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Monday, June 11, 2012
Fashion Flash Summer Dressing, Beauty and Health Tips!
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
What To Wear To The Office In Summer?
Wondering what to wear to the office this summer to look casual, but professional? Here’s a great suggestion.
Summer is a time when you want something that is breezy and easy, so we’ve put together this tropical themed outfit.
What are the key elements that make this look work?
Wrap Dress
A wrap dress is always a great way to look chic, plus it flatters every figure. It cinches in gracefully at the waist making you look really feminine and works to create a faux waist even if you think you don’t have much of a waist left! Most wrap dresses like this are made of jersey, so they follow the curves of your body which are usually getting more prominent as your midlife body gets softer and rounder.
One suggestion here, You might want to wear Spanx or some kind of shapewear underneath to smooth out any lumps and bumps. It will make all the difference in the world.
The most attractive wrap dress sits just above, or at the knee.
Also, if you find your wrap dress cuts too deep at the bust we suggest a simple stretch camisole to wear underneath that softly fills in the deep v neckline. It’s a more modest look for work.
The Necklace
You always want to remember that when you have a strong theme like this banana leaf pattern dress you want the jewelry to be in keeping. For example. pearls or sparkly diamonds would not be in keeping with the tropical, natural feel of this print. This necklace works well because it is chunky and tribal and the colors go perfectly with the pattern too.
The Bag
Again, one could not imagine a serious Chanel bag with this exotic print, or some kind of dainty, flowery romantic bag. This look is fun and and a little wild, so you need something that goes with the jungle feel. This rugged leather tote looks like something you’d imagine Indiana Jones or an explorer in the jungle carrying, and so it suits the tropics fashion theme going on here. Notice the bag is a neutral shade which anchors this dress. A green or yellow bag would be too matchy- matchy and frankly a heck of a lot of color with a dress that is bright and busy.
The Shoes
These wedges are casual and natural looking in wood and raw leather, and again the neutral color anchors this strongly patterned dress. In this case we’ve shown a high pair of wedges. You may not want to go this high and that’s fine, but we just wanted to stress that a wedge is a nice casual, summery look with the dress. A pump would work too but would be more formal and less carefree.
The Total Look
This outfit is very versatile because it could take you from the office to out drinks and dinner on a summer patio. If you did have an important meeting during the day, you could just throw a jacket on over top of the dress to show more authority. It’s summer- have fun with this look!
Have you ever worn a tropical look? Send us a photo. We’d love to post it!
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Friday, June 8, 2012
What to Wear In Summer When you Hate Showing Your Legs?
Sue Donnelly loves bright tights with summer dresses
Recently we wrote about How to Wear Dresses when you have unattractive legs. One reader responded by asking, “What if you don’t like showing your legs at all? How do you cover up in summer?’ We turned to our good friend, Image Consultant Sue Donnelly, to answer this in a guest post. Enjoy!
SUE: Yes, this is THE season when women of a certain age bury their heads into their hands and wail – 'what do I do about my legs?' Of course, if you have pins to die for, tanned, lean and going up to your armpits, you can move on. No need at all for you to be reading this article. If like the rest of us, the onset of summer is a nightmare then these tips will be your best friend:
1. The obvious – wear pants. Not very original but totally do-able. Linen pants are a great standby in hot weather, keeping you cool and chic at the same time. Capri or ¾ length pants are really chic and show off a slim ankle without revealing the rest of the leg. Wear with a cute kitten heel to lengthen the leg even more. A shorter length colored jean worn with ankle boots, so there is about an inch of flesh on show, is a fabulous way to be totally on trend if it's not yet in the 90's.
2. Try a midi or maxi dress. I've only just succumbed and I'm already hooked. Midi length is fabulous for petites and for those of you who want to show off your fabulous ankles. Wear with flat shoes, flip flops or a small heel. They never look quite right with a towering stiletto.
3. Thanks to Kate Middleton, we can now all wear 10 denier flesh colored tights without feeling 103 years old. Some even have the added advantage of control panels so your tum, bum, thighs are streamlined too. Choose toe-less if you want to wear sandals. You could even go the fishnet route, as they are cooler to wear in hot weather.
4. Sounds crazy I know but I started a new trend the other year by wearing black, patterned or colored tights with summer dresses and I'm talking 40 denier or higher. It sounds bizarre but actually looks amazing with lighter colored shoes or sandals and is especially good if you are stuck in an air conditioned room for any length of time. Hitch your hemline up a bit to make the most of good shaped legs. Just remember that you choose either a shorter hemline or a lower neckline. Never both. That's just tarty
5. Like it – the tan, I mean. If your legs are just pasty, then this is the way to go. Alternatively, you could show off your beautiful, white skin as long as it's like alabaster and not blue veined cheese!
6. Leggings. These cover a multitude of sins. Wear them under tunics and dresses as an alternative to tights. Adjust the bottom hem so they look good on your legs. Some women look better with them worn nearer to the knee, others nearer the ankles.
7. Divert attention. The oldest trick in the book but it works. Move the focus upwards by wearing a fabulous hat, bright lipstick, dramatic jewelry, a must-have scarf. Your legs won't even be noticed!
Experiment and play. Laugh if it all goes wrong – it's not the end of the world. Pretend it's a new trend, like I did, and then you get to set your own rules.
Like to lean more?
Sue Donnelly www.suedonnelly.com Style for your Soul, Spirit and Silhouette
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
How Do I Accessorize This Dress for a Summer Wedding?
For more tips like this you might enjoy our newest e-book:
How to Dress the Mother of the Bride or Groom.
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Gold Sandals -Why theyre a great summer choice
Deb's gold sandals
Deborah: I was at the hairdresser the other day when I complimented my stylist on her new sandals and somehow got into this great conversation about gold sandals and how they are the perfect summer shoe.
After chatting about how much we loved rich metallic shoes I realized that pretty much all my summer sandals were gold!
So I went home and counted. 8 pairs out the 12 pairs I own are gold.
So I asked JoJami, “Is it just me or do you like gold?” Turns out, she has a few pairs herself. Why so many?
1. Gold is a fab neutral - It goes with everything, while black can be harsh an white tacky, brown too earthy gold is perfect.
2. Gold matches my skin- I’m warm spring and it flows. it looks a part of my skin and gives my legs a nice lean line. Even if not warm skinned, anyone with even hint of tan looks fab in gold.
3. Gold looks rich and elegant- not matter how summery I look in shorts, or a sundress, I always feel more elegant with gold shoe. It adds that touch of class.
Will I buy more? Yes, I’ll keep going for the gold. Here are a few new gold sandals JoJami and I found online that we would love to add to our collections. How about you?
Do you have a Favorite gold sandal? Please send us an email and we would love to post your photo.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Does Chocolate Break You Out? Quick Fix for Red Bumps on Face.
Is chocolate causing your skin to break out?
It was innocent enough…I was visiting my daughter recently when I spied a large box of Godiva chocolate that her boyfriend had given her and asked if I could have a piece. She replied, “Go ahead, there is SOOOO much of it!” With permission to go for it, I dove in and tried several yummy nuggets! I don’t eat chocolates like that often so I was in heaven!
However the next day, I awoke with a surprise. Much to my horror, my face had 4 large red bumps! Oh NO!! What had I done…I looked terrible!!
I googled, “Large red bumps on face”…and found that one of the causes can be from food like chocolate especially rich chocolate. I have noticed in the past that after splurging on confections I have noticed my skin react but this was worse than I remember!
The products form Somme Institute feel so soothing and are easy to use!
So being desperate I looked at my stock of beauty products and realized that I had not yet opened some new products that The Somme Institutehad recently sent to us to try. The packaging was simple and clean and the information claimed that it has been tested and proved to work wonders on skin that has discoloration or breakouts. Bingo! ”Let’s hope this works,” I thought! So I got right to work on my skin.
The packaging was color coded and came with a guide on which product to use and in what order. I don’t know about you, but I find most writing on beauty products is so tiny and hard to read and I can never remember which cream to put on first. However, these products are clearly marked and even color coded! Next, as I got to work on my face, I noticed the products were fragrance free and were soothing to the skin. My skin felt wonderful!
I have been using them morning and night now for 4 days and have definitely seen my skin respond quickly! I’m down to only 1 bump and it’s almost gone! After checking out their website, seems that these products are helpful to those with problem skin, sun damage and for those who have rosacea too! They can be found at Nordstrom and on line.
Needless to say, these products get a thumbs up!
Disclosure: This review includes products that were provided by the manufacturer/PR firm for our consideration.
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Fashion Flash: Over 40 Style, Health and Beauty Tips
Welcome to our weekly Fashion Flash!
We Glam Gals are so excited to be a part of this dynamic group of bloggers and one of our newest members is hosting for the first time, please welcome Prime Beauty!
Make sure to click on this blue link and read more on these hot fashion and style tips for the over 40 gal:
What’s the Fashion Flash? This is a our weekly fashion report from the top over 40 fashion, beauty and health bloggers. Every week one of our experts “hosts” the Fashion Flash and link to the full articles of an array of topics. Enjoy!
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