We all know someone who is absolutely determined not to buy the next size up. For instance, they’re convinced they’re a size 12 so they “ruddy well won’t buy a 14, even if the gates of hell were to freeze over!” This isn’t you, of course, but if this is you, tell me… How exactly did you arrive at this momentous conclusion about what size you are? When did you last measure yourself properly, and whose guidelines did you use? You’re totally convinced that you’re absolutely this exact same size in every single shop in the universe? There’s a term for this particular form of mental instability. It’s called vanity sizing.
Read moreBra measuring guide
Wearing a great fitting bra will help your clothes look and feel great. Unfortunately, more than 70% of women are wearing the wrong size and style of bra. Use this easy bra measuring guide to discover the correct bra and cup size for you.
Bra size (band measurement) – Without any clothes on your top half, including a bra, measure yourself in inches around the ribcage below your bust, making sure the tape measure is tight and doesn’t slide down at the back. This gives you your band measurement.
The general rule of thumb for all measuring is: less than half an inch, round DOWN, more than half an inch, round UP. So if your initial measurement is 32.25 inches, call it 32. Now calculate your bra size. If the band measurement is 33 or less, add 5 to that number. Over 33 inches add 3. Round odd numbers up to even.
Read moreLast week I did a wardrobe weed-out
You’ll need to be sat down for this one. Last week I did a wardrobe weed-out! I know, I swore blind I’d never do one ever again but this was for my most excellent friend of over 40 years, Kafburga. She was petrified that I would stand in front of her wardrobe and shout out in abject horror, “Where is all the colour?” and that I would end up taking away virtually everything in black bin liners.
So we went for lunch first at a local pub. If she intended this to soften me up, she was very much mistaken. I was a woman on a mission! And it gave me the perfect opportunity to put the client first and ask her the questions I would spend at least 20 – 40 minutes asking any other client before we went anywhere near the wardrobe door
Read moreWhat does a colour consultation client want?
What would a colour consultation client want – Being draped to within an inch of her life just to make the image consultant happy? Or being asked what results she wants, and for the consultant to make the client happy by fulfilling her needs? How would you like to be treated? Stuff the system. Put the client first.
In the online course ‘Fabulous Colour Analysis’ we filmed 2 days of live training with 6 gorgeous image consultants from England, Scotland, Cyprus and Mexico. All of them had already had their personal colour analysis done elsewhere and on the course Sahlburga told us her colour consultation story
Read moreUniversal colours that suit just about everyone
Lilac (or lavender) is a marvellous universal colour that suits just about everyone. So no matter which season you are, you could easily add it to your holiday packing or your capsule wardrobe. As an example, if a bride discovers that her four bridesmaids are one of each season, then I might suggest she dress them all in lilac or some shade of soft lavender as they will all then stand some chance of looking good.
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