So last night I joined a few hundred other women (and a couple of guys) at the Look Good Feel Better charity screening of Sex and the City 2. The evening started with a cosmopolitan and a goodie bag, and I got to meet Anna, one of my lovely blog readers who had come along…
Today I’m guest posting over at Middle Ageless for Rosina who has had a burning reader question. How to Disguise an Ageing Neck. While you’re over there, why not check out all that Rosina has to offer.
How your hair is cut and colour completely changes your look. But how to find a flattering cut and colour? I’ve been having a play with In Style’s online makeover tool. This is a free tool, and a bit of fun to play with. It can really help you realise what does and doesn’t work…
I was asked by one of my lovely Australian readers if I could do some posts on my favourite beauty products, as many products reviewed on the blogsphere are not available in Australia, though we do get lots. So I thought I’d start with some of my favourites that I use daily. Cetaphil Cleanser –…
Sal from Already Pretty said in her comment on the post on Finding Your Face Shape that she still has problems figuring out what her face shape is. There is one more point about your face that you need to consider – the placement of your features within your face. I’ve done up some pictures…
So many people want to know what their face shape is. Unfortunately, face shapes are not easy to define as most people’s faces don’t fit exactly into any specific shape. The easiest way of figuring out your face shape is to pull all your hair off your face, and sitting in front of a mirror,…
So often people want to know what their hairstyle options are – what will suit their face shape is the most often asked question. But before that is answered, there are other factors to take into consideration on what will be the best hairstyle for you. 1. What is the texture of your hair –…
Ok, so hopefully you now have some idea of whether you are warm or cool and your undertone vs overtone from these posts. Now it’s time to figure out your intensity – what is intensity? It’s the saturation or brightness or dullness of the colour. Albert Munsell was the man who figured out that colour…
Yesterday in the comments of the first part of Discover Your Colours – Warm or Cool – this comment was left by rb: This is such a complicated thing. I have about the pinkest skin on earth so am a cool, but I have reddish brunette hair and blue eyes with gold flecks, so I’m…
I found my first grey hair at age 15 – easy to spot because my hair was so dark. I’m now around 80% grey and dye the roots every 3 weeks. I don’t feel ready to be grey, I feel it’s ageing on me and doesn’t feel like ‘me’ at all. I’ve done a…
The other day I received this comment on my post Enjoy the Power and Beauty of Your Youth from an Anonymous commenter: I actually think you are more beautiful now than at 27! I take one day at a time, for it is all we are given. I’m 34, my body will never again be…
Reading this article on ABC News website about the results of a recent study: Good news girls: you’re getting more beautiful. But the forecast isn’t so rosy for men. Scientists have found that evolution is driving women to become more attractive, while men are not likely to advance in the looks department at all. A…
The other day, as I was brushing my teeth, I thought to myself that I was becoming long in the teeth, and it made me think about all the other image related sayings that we hear from time to time. Here are just a few that came to mind: Long in the tooth – as…
Do you wash your hair every day? I used to wash my hair everyday – but the constant blowdrying and my greying hair (yes it’s pretty grey underneath that brown dye) was drying out my hair. My hairdresser suggested I try a dry shampoo to use every second day. I was pretty sceptical as I’d…
I was reminded on Tuesday evening, when I spent 3 hours doing some extra training with the Look Good Feel Better organisation for whom I volunteer, about what a fabulous program it is. What is Look Good Feel Better – it’s a charity that delivers programs to people with cancer, in hospitals all over the…
Some weekend laughs.
I downloaded my photos from my camera from the AICI Conference in Irvine, SoCal (this is Karen of a Certain Age and me), and I noticed something, my teeth are not very white. I get compliments on my teeth here in Australia, but I don’t think they make the grade in LA. They…
So, I’ve made another little video after Maria from Colour Me Happy had a request about how to choose foundation colours. My tip is, as you will see is to try on every colour, don’t limit yourself to two or three colours. Put them along your jawline, then look for the colour that disappears into…
What is the difference between an 8 shape and an X shape? Well they both have defined waists, and their hips and shoulders are both fairly proportioned, (though sometimes you can have an 8 shape that has narrower shoulders, more like the A shape, but their hips are a different shape to a traditional A/pear).…
I received a reader request to explain about concealer and foundation colour choices. You may have seen green concealers and wondered what they are for – well, if you think about going back to your colour wheel and looking a the complementary colour on the colour wheel, the opposite of green is red, thus green…
I decided to find a new hairdresser late last year, after not having a hairdresser who I was really happy with for the past few years, and have been trying different stylists at local hair salons for around 4 years since I moved house to a new area of Melbourne. Anyway, to cut a…
