Are you looking for a speaker for your ladies’ group With the world slowly getting back to the new normal. If you are a member of a Ladies’ group like the Women’s Institute, Townswomen’s Guild and similar would you be interested in booking a speaker for the autumn and beyond. I am a Colour and Style Coach and have three talks relating to colour and style that will be of interest to women of all ages. Are you looking for speakers for your ladies group? Are you looking for speakers for your ladies’ group? I have three talks that I am currently marketing. Live your life in Colour Great Ways to Tie Your Scarves Zoom presentation – Colour & Style. Live your life in colour This is the most powerful talk of the three. I will be talking about how Colours effect how we look and feel. All colours have an energy and effect how we feel -some colours will give you energy whilst others will deplete you of energy. I explain how wearing the wrong colours you can look stressed and tired but by wearing the right colours it can bring out the colours of your eyes, smooth out imperfections and give a youthful look to your whole face. The system I use to find out which colours are best suited to each client is called the Colour Twist System. Colour co-ordinated clothes are an economical investment. I will show how you will be able to buy less clothes…
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Can everyone wear the colour green?
Yes, everyone can wear the colour green but it depends on the undertone of the colour and the level of colour you like to wear. A cool green will have a blue undertone and a warm green will have a yellow undertone. The colour green comes in many shades, undertones and level of colour and it is about finding out which is right for you. Wear the wrong undertone and it will not look good on you. BUT wear the right undertone and level of colour it will Give a lively look to the face. Less need for makeup. Bring out the colour of your eyes. fade any lines or wrinkles Warm and Cool Greens Cool Green Blue Undertone So, it is important to get it right. Let’s look at some examples of warm and cool greens. Here we have two examples of a cool green and you can see that they have a blue undertone. These are not the only greens a cool person can wear but this is to just show you the difference. As a Winter you look nice in bright emerald greens. A Summer would like to turn the dimmer switch down and wear something a lot softer. Warm Greens Yellow Undertone On the warm side the green will have a yellow undertone and here you can clearly see the difference. If you are a Spring, you can wear the brightest of the bright green some even the neon green . If…
Have you thought about buying fewer clothes but better quality?
Have you thought about buying fewer clothes but better quality? As I have got older and am a lady of a certain age, I am no longer a slave to fashion. Yes, I like to be fashionable, but age appropriate with it. I am thinking now that I no longer want to buy clothes that I know will only last one season. I am wanting to buy clothes that I love, and I know I am going to love wearing for several seasons. So, that brings me to my question have you thought about buying fewer clothes but better quality? Have you thought about buying fewer clothes but better quality? Landfill is a big problem and therefore buying clothes that will last longer must be a good idea. I have never been a designer girl, mainly because I could not afford too. I am still not drawn to go that way but if that is for you, they are usually of good quality and will last and give you good wear. Think about price per wear? This is very important, if you buy something that you wear once and it sits in your wardrobe, it makes it an expensive buy. If, however, you splash the cash on a new coat it could start off by being an expensive buy. But, if you have that coat in your wardrobe for many years to come. Now work out how many times you have worn it and the price per wear will be…
Do you have too many clothes in your wardrobe?
Do you have too many clothes in your wardrobe? Do you have too many clothes in your wardrobe and do not know what to do about it? You find it difficult, letting things go in case you might get an invite somewhere to wear it. Or, you may have paid a lot of an item and feel guilty about letting it go or you may have an emotional attachment. I have a few suggestions here on how to rethink your wardrobe and wear more of your clothes. Do you have too many clothes in your wardrobe? I cull my wardrobe each season and as I put the next seasons clothes back into the wardrobe it is a good idea to put all the hangers one way. As you get things out and wear them, when they go back into the wardrobe, put the hanger the other way round. This way you will see which items you are wearing and which you are not. This will make it easier to see which items you no longer wear. Most women wear 20% of their wardrobe 80% of the time Do you have too many clothes in your wardrobe? If you have too many clothes in your wardrobe this can cause overwhelm. You cannot see what you do have, which makes putting outfits together very difficult. Things get lost at the back of the wardrobe and you end up buying more which sometimes you will already have. This then becomes a costly mistake.…
My tips on how to dress your changing body shape.
My tips on how to dress your changing body shape. Our style changes as we get older, and our lives change. You may have had a corporate job and needed to be booted suited. Perhaps you now work from home, so you no longer need to wear a suit. You may be retired or working less hours so need a different kind of outfit. Either way you need to find your own sense of style and to wear clothes that not only look good but make you feel good too. Here are my tips on how to dress your changing body shape. My tips on how to dress your changing body shape Our bodies do change shape in our mid-life, it could be the menopause which causes our bodies to redistribute the weight, or it could be a change of lifestyle or just maturing. Either way it is about learning how to dress your new body shape in a flattering way rather than just covering up. Choose clothes that show off your new shape. With an expanding waistline I have seen ladies start to wear large and baggy clothes to camouflage a larger tummy area, but this can sometimes make you just look bigger all over. Check out one of my previous blogs with my tips on how to camouflage your tummy area. Some clients have grown a larger bust (something I would love to have done) and perhaps you were straight up and down before. Now is your chance…
Colour yourself happy by choosing colour to enhance your mood
Colour yourself happy by choosing colour to enhance your mood Use colour to enhance your mood. Colour brings out the best in you and makes you look and feel fabulous. Therefore, so many ladies choose to have a colour analysis done. Yes, it is an investment in you, but who does not want to look and feel fabulous. Wearing colour can change the way you feel, some colours will deplete your energy whilst others will give you energy. Colour yourself happy by choosing colour to enhance your mood. Understand the benefits of wearing colour After a trained as a Colour and Style Coach and the more that I understood about colour the more I wanted to know the true benefits of wearing colour. I decided to do a Colour Therapy Training to understand the reasons why some colours were energy giving and others were not. I know that many ladies like to wear black as they think that it is slimming and yes, it is, but there are so many other colours that will do the same. Black is a very negative colour and can deplete your energy. It is also a colour of authority and can make others wary of approaching you. If you have to wear a black suit for work, I suggest that you wear some colourful underwear of accessorise with some colour in jewellery in a scarf. Colours to wear to feel calm. Think of doctors and hospitals they are always painted in a soothing pale…
My top tips on how to camouflage your tummy
My top tips on how to camouflage your tummy Everyone coped with lockdown differently. I know myself we seemed to go from one meal to the other, as it was the best part of the day sitting down together to enjoy a meal and a glass of wine. Bob and I stepped up our exercise routine to try and compensate for the expanding waistline. If your tummy has expanded like mine here are my top tips on how to camouflage your tummy. My top tips on how to camouflage your tummy In this blog I will share with you some ways you can camouflage your tummy area and draw the eye away. When you talk of body confidence so many ladies are aware that they have a large tummy area. I know in my family that is where we store our fat, some ladies will do so on their hips others their highs we are all different. It’s all about choosing the right clothes to wear. Wearing the right underwear – This is so important as your underwear is the canvas which you put your clothes on top. Firstly, get yourself fitted for a bra. So many ladies are wearing the wrong size, and this will impact on the way your clothes look. If you have large breasts that are hanging low, you will not be able to see your waist. I am not a fan of support knickers as the fat must go somewhere and you can end up…
Get your inspiration for colour combinations from nature
I always get my inspiration for different colour combinations from nature as nature never gets it wrong. Remember the saying Blue and Green should never be seen unless there is a colour in between? How wrong is that? Here are my thoughts on how I get my inspiration for colour combinations from nature. Get your inspiration for colour combinations from nature Get your inspiration for colour combinations from nature This photograph was taken in the first lockdown by the River Chelmer. look how the blue from the sky and the river go with the green of the bank. Think of this as a pair of blue jeans and a green sweatshirt. Or a scarf in blue with green leaves and flowers. there is also the brown of the trees which is the third colour in this photo. If you can see the colour combination in nature, then you can wear those colours together. Colour Combinations When I was training it was suggested to me to wear pink and green together. This was something I had not tried before. I had not worn pink because I have a warm skin tone and I had not managed to find a warm pink. If you think of a pastel pink or a barbie pink, they are both cool. When I managed to find a warm pink with a yellow undertone which looks like a peachy pink, I knew I could do that combination. Nature never gets it wrong Get your inspiration for colour…
How to move into your Spring/Summer wardrobe
I don’t know about you ,but I am fed up with this weather. Yesterday we went for a walk, it started to rain as we got out of the car, and we got soaked walking into town. We sat down for a coffee under cover in the sunshine and as we left to walk back it started raining and the hail stones came down. Today we put on our heavy winter coats and the sun came out and we were hot. The forecast for the weekend looks good and temperatures are set to rise up 22c. Here are my tips on how to move into your Spring/Summer wardrobe Is your wardrobe ready for the lovely weather coming this weekend? How to move into your Spring/Summer wardrobe With the weather so changeable it is difficult to know what to wear to cover every eventuality. This is when I go for layers. Layering up your clothes gives you the flexibility to take off, or add as the weather changes. I have already put away my heavy winter clothes and have my lighter clothes in my wardrobe. These I can layer up. I have not got my legs yet ,but have already started using my coloured moisturiser to take add some colour to my white legs. How to move into your Spring/Summer wardrobe So, instead of wearing thick jeans and boots, swap them for a pair of 7/8 cotton trousers and some trainers which I have chosen today. I have put a short…
Lockdown has changed the way I shop going forward
Lockdown has changed the way I shop going forward Lockdown has made us all think differently about so many things. More and more people are working from home and perhaps will go to the office once a week. I think it has made us all think about our lives, where we are going and looking to the future. One thing that I noticed was I was not wearing all of my clothes. I have had a huge thrift and weeded out unwanted items. Here are my thoughts on how lockdown has changed the way I shop going forward. Lockdown has changed the way I shop going forward. I know that when we open and I am back working fully I will need to be wearing more of my everyday clothes. I have learnt that I need to think differently about what I buy in the future. It has made me think twice about buying in the sale. During my clearing out process I noticed that several of the items in the charity bag were items I had bought in the sale. What does that say to you? Was I just buying them because they were cheap? They cease to become a bargain if you don’t wear them. Small local boutiques and independents. With so many shops that have left the high street and not enjoying shopping online I must look elsewhere. I am going to start buying from the small boutiques and independent retailers. Hopefully going forward there will be…
