What do you do with an unwanted fashion gift
What do you do with an unwanted fashion gift? Do you keep it or get rid of it? Find out more on the accompanying blog post: What Do You Do With an Unwanted Fashion Gift
What do you do with an unwanted fashion gift? Do you keep it or get rid of it? Find out more on the accompanying blog post: What Do You Do With an Unwanted Fashion Gift
Do you worry that your outfits have to be perfect? That you don’t want to wear something for fear of being ‘wrong’ and potentially laughed at? Discover why being wrong is actually something that can improve your style.
As you may remember, rather than a list of New Year’s Resolutions I like to choose a word theme for each year, as a reminder of my overall goals and it also helps when looking at opportunities to decide if it’s something I should say yes or no to. It must fit with my word.…
Want to know about what I’ve discovered doing lots and lots of wardrobe audits over the years? Read the full article on Why are You Holding Onto Dated Clothes here.
We tend to think of stress as all bad, but it doesn’t have to be. Without stress, we might feel less motivated, and if we’re pushing our life forward, getting things done and achieving our goals, stress will always be part of that.Stress is a fixed and natural part of our lives so, instead of…
Many people underestimate the importance of body language in our day to day interactions. In this TedX talk, Allan Pease, explains that then speaking to an audience, the way in which we orient our palms can dramatically alter the way that the audience perceives us. Not only that, but palm orientation also affects audience memory…
A fascinating TED talk on the importance of your brain.
This is one of the most powerful TED talks video by Brene Brown I’ve seen – so worth the 20 minutes!
This short video from the survivor of a plane crash has some great life lessons for all of us.
White is ethereal, it’s the colour of clouds, snow and seafoam. It says: clean and hygenic, fresh and new. It’s often associated with winter in cooler climates, because of the snow. A fresh new piece of paper – a blank page, ready to be written on. In the Western world it’s the colour of…
Yellow is the happiest colour. It’s a bright sunshiny day. As the brightest and lightest colour in the visible colour spectrum it is fun, playful and uplifting. Because it is so light and bright and noticeable from a distance, it’s used for taxi cabs in many places and traffic signs to grab our attention and…
Purple (or violet) is a colour with many connotations and meanings. In the past it was associated with royalty as it was such a hard colour to create from natural materials to dye fabric thus was only worn but the very rich and powerful. It’s symbolic for wealth and status in Japan. These days, as…
Orange – a colour that few list as their favourite colour, but one that radiates warmth, joy and happiness. Orange is fun, it’s playful and will encourage conversation if used in decorating an environment. Not only does it encourage communication, it also stimulates appetite. It’s not a colour that works well in business, it’s message…
Red has a physiological effect on us. It stimulates and raises blood pressure. It’s warm overtone makes it the most noticeable colour which is why it’s used to alert us – stop signs and traffic lights are two such examples. Because of its stimulating effect it makes time to appear to go faster. It’s the…
Blue is the world’s favourite colour. It surrounds us, from the sea to the sky but it is rarely found in food. A blue sky says “trust me as I will not rain on you”. A blue sky is calm, peaceful and non-threatening. It promotes relaxation (don’t we all love to look at pictures of…
I’m so excited to let you know that as of today, you can purchase a copy of Jill Chivers and my new ebook Svelte in Style: How to Look and Feel Great While Losing Weight. It’s a fabulous resource for the many women who are currently on a weight loss journey or who are about…
Last week I spent time in Queensland and was lucky enough to catch up with the lovely Jill Chivers who is an expert in the field of over shopping. Jill is a recovered shopaholic, so we made this video on becoming a more conscious shopper and some of the warning signs of over shopping as…
People don’t notice your flaws until you point them out. I learned this from a friend, many years ago at University. She had heaps of friends and appeared very attractive. One day I asked her what her secret was and she told me that she never ever points out what she perceives to be a…
I was just reading an article on Mamamia by Anna Spargo-Ryan about whether or not having a breast reduction is superficial in the way that having breast enlargement is seen as superficial and it got me thinking about my own breasts and how I feel about them. I’ve got a rather large bust (34G) and am…
Time and time again when I ask clients about what they’d like to highlight and camouflage on their body stomachs come up as a place that they dislike and want to make disappear. Most of the time these are normal stomachs. I see a lot of stomachs in my job as an image consultant and…
Sunset over Wellington NZ harbour Having just spent the past 5 days running a Personal Colour Analysis training course I’ve been thinking lots about colour. Part of the course covers psychology of colour and I like to think about what colours mean to me, or to you and why. An experience with a client one…