Baltimore Wardrobe Wizard

Nothing to Wear Panic When You Are Getting Ready to Go Out

March 31, 2014 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

What happens when you get invited to a special event?

After you get all “dolled up,” do you look in the mirror and realize you look awful?

Does your outfit cling to your body revealing every bulge?
Do you look tired, old or washed out?
Maybe you don’t know what’s wrong.

But you feel, you look bad.

If you leave your home looking like this, everyone will think,

“That poor woman, is over the hill.”

Will they

Feel sorry for you…

Talk about you…

or

Avoid you…

You say to yourself…

**“I must find something else to wear.”**

You go to your closet and begin desperately searching.
Before you know it, you have pulled out more than half the clothes in your closet.
Clothes are piled everywhere and now you are running late.
Still you haven’t found the right outfit to wear.

Your heart starts beating faster and you are perspiring profusely as your panic builds.

If you have straight hair it’s hanging limp and wet.
If you have curly hair, it has frizzed up into a wild mass, from perspiration.

Your carefully made up face, is now red and blotchy and your makeup has melted away.

You are a wild woman, as you vainly pull more and more pieces of clothing out of your closet and drawers.

The friend waiting for you outside in the car has begun to impatiently honk the horn.

Or the phone is ringing and the hostess is asking,

“What’s going on, why aren’t you here yet?”

You are in fight or flight mode and can’t talk.

You think to yourself,

”I must find something to wear fast.”

Do you put on that original outfit again and force yourself to leave the house?

Will you hide in a corner, hoping others don’t notice that you are looking fat or frumpy?

Because this has happened before, you know you will be miserable, if you don’t find something to wear that makes you look and feel good.

Do you give up in disgust and call the hostess and say,

“I’m too sick to attend.”

Now you really do feel sick, as your heart beats faster, panic is racing through your body and you can’t stop perspiring.

Maybe your problem isn’t a special event

Maybe it’s facing your closet everyday.

Do you dread trying to find something to wear to work?

Because

You have gained weight.
Your shape has changed.
Your “old faithfuls,” are threadbare.
Or you have a closet stuffed with separates but nothing matches.

Is there something you can do to avoid all of this?

You can call in sick, and hide out while you exercise like crazy, lose a few pounds and then spend lots of money on new clothes.

Even with exercise, weight loss, and new clothes, you will face the same problem, if you don’t learn what colors and styles really flatter you.

You can’t depend on the fashion industry for accurate information on how to choose flattering clothes and accessories.

They are not in the business of teaching you how to understand your unique style.

They want to sell you the latest clothes and accessories.

There is a solution

You can learn to be your own Personal Image Consultant.

Imagine…

Having a closet full of mix and match clothes that all look great on you.

Imagine…

Going shopping and knowing what to buy and what to avoid.

This won’t take thousands of dollars or years to do.

You don’t even have to wait till you lose weight to start looking and feeling better.

And you don’t have to buy a whole new wardrobe of clothes.

You can learn to shop your closet and use what you already have.

Are you ready to learn to be your own “Image Consultant,” and say goodbye to the panic of “Nothing to Wear”?

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Contact Personal Image Consultant, Nancy Goldblatt, the “Wardrobe Wizard,” for a 20 minute, no obligation, telephone conversation to see if her reasonably priced services are right for you.

During this conversation, besides a needs assessment, she will give you a brief guided imagery test to help you determine your “inner fashion personality.” By learning about your “fashion personality,” you will be able to avoid purchasing styles you don’t feel comfortable in.

This is the first step in becoming your own Personal Image Consultant.

No need to live in Baltimore, Md. Nancy can now do virtual consults online. Set up an appointment for a complimentary telephone consult to find out how this works. Of course, Nancy is still available in-person for women in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

Contact: Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496, blog.wardrobewiz.com

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Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” is a “Color 1,” Personal Image Consultant who specializes in working with “women baby-boomers.” whose size and shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “nothing to wear.” After a woman works with “The Wardrobe Wizard,” she will have a wallet of her best colors and styles, and a pared down closet. She will have learned how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed “lickety split,” and look great everyday.

“The Wardrobe Wizard,” also works with younger women and is available to work with men. She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color 1 Associates an International Image & Style Company and has over 20 years of experience as a Personal Image Consultant.

Contact her at Nancy@wardrobewiz.com or 410-513-9496

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Nothing to Wear Panic

January 2, 2014 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

What happens when you get invited to a special event?

After you get all “dolled up,” do you look in the mirror and realize you look awful?

Does your outfit cling to your body revealing every bulge?

Do you look tired, old or washed out?

Maybe you don’t know what’s wrong.

But you feel, you look bad.

If you leave your home looking like this, everyone will think, “That poor woman, is over the hill.”

Will they:

· Feel sorry for you

· Making fun of you… or

· Avoid you

You say to yourself, “I have got to find something else to wear.”

So you go to your closet and begin desperately searching .

Before you know it, you have pulled out and put on more than half the clothes in your closet.

Clothes are piled everywhere and now you are running late.

And still you haven’t found the right outfit to wear.

Your heart starts beating faster and you are perspiring profusely as your panic builds.

If you have straight hair it’s hanging limp and wet.

If you have curly hair, it has frizzed up into a wild mass, from perspiration.

Your carefully made up face, is now red and blotchy and your makeup has melted away.

You are a wild woman, as you vainly pull more and more pieces of clothing out of your closet and drawers.

The person waiting for you outside in the car has begun to impatiently honk the horn.

Or the phone is ringing and the hostess is asking, “What’s going on, why aren’t you here yet?”

You are in fight or flight mode and can’t talk.

You feel like you are going crazy.

You must find something to wear.

Do you put on that original outfit again and force yourself to leave the house?

Will you hide in a corner, hoping others don’t notice that you are looking fat or frumpy?

Because this has happened before, you know you will be miserable, if you don’t find something to wear that makes you look and feel good.

Do you give up in disgust and call the hostess and say, ” I’m too sick to attend.”

Now you really do feel sick, as your heart beats faster, panic is racing through your body and you can’t stop perspiring.

Is there something you can do to avoid all of this?

· You can stop accepting invitations to go out

· You can exercise and eat less and lose 20 pounds and then spend lots of money on new clothes

Even with weight loss, and new clothes, you will face the same problem, if you don’t learn what colors and styles really flatter you.

You can not depend on the fashion industry for this information.

They are not in the business of teaching you how to understand your unique style.

They want to sell you the latest clothes and accessories.

Is there is a solution?

You CAN learn to be your own Personal Image Consultant.

What would it be like to only buy clothes, makeup and accessories that look great on you?

Would you also like to learn …

· How to look in the mirror and see if your colors and proportions are right.

· How to make some simple changes, so you can always look visually (pleasing) balanced.·

This won’t take thousands of dollars or years to do. You don’t even have to wait till you lose weight to start looking and feeling better.

And you don’t have to buy a whole new wardrobe of clothes.

You can learn to shop your closet and use what you already have.

Are you ready to say goodbye to the panic of “Nothing to Wear”?

Contact Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” for a 20 minute, no obligation, telephone conversation to see if her reasonably priced services are right for you. During this conversation besides a needs assessment, she will give you a brief guided imagery test to help you determine your ” inner fashion personality.” By learning your “fashion personality,” you will be able to avoid purchasing styles you don’t feel comfortable in.

Contact: Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496, WWW.WardrobeWizcom

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Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” is a “Color 1,” Personal Image Consultant who specializes in working with “women baby-boomers.” whose size and shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “nothing to wear.” After a woman works with “The Wardrobe Wizard,”she will have a wallet of her best colors and styles, and a pared down closet. She will have learned how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed “lickety split,” and look great everyday.

No need to live in Baltimore, Md. Nancy can now do virtual consults online. Set up an appointment for a complimentary telephone consult to find out how this works. Of course, Nancy is still available in-person for women in Baltimore and surrounding areas

Contact: Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496, WWW.WardrobeWiz.com

Comfortable Clothes that Breathe from Baltimore’s New Store, “The Joshua Tree”

November 19, 2013 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

Did you know most of the clothing you wear is made of fabric grown with lots of pesticides?

How much of these pesticides are being absorbed into your skin?

One of the few plants that does not need protection from pesticides is hemp.

It’s possible to purchase 100 % hemp clothing.

Because hemp clothing breathes, it’s extremely comfortable.

In Baltimore, Maryland, you can find hemp clothing and other clothing made with comfortable sustainable fabric at “The Joshua Tree.”

“The Joshua Tree has been in business 16 months. It’s located in Baltimore’s Mt. Washington neighborhood near Whole Foods.

I discovered “The Joshua Tree,” one day after I finished shopping at Whole Foods on Smith Avenue. I had previously seen a big sign that said, ” Eco Friendly Clothing””.

One day when I was not in a hurry, I decided to follow the sign. I discovered a store full of clothes and accessories grown sustainably.

This store carries hemp, soy and organic men’s and women’s casual clothes. The styles are forward-thinking, inexpensive to up-scale and also sewn “sweatshop-free.” You will also find locally made scrubs, soaps and aromatherapy oils.

I bought a pair of ecoSkin leggings that are so soft and comfortable, I can barely tell I am wearing pants

Joshua Tree turquoise dress — Dress at the Joshua Tree

Joshua Tree Wallet — Wallet from the Joshua Tree

The Joshua Tree also carries, jewelry, hats, wallets, and socks, all made with sustainable products. It’s a great place to find gifts for that special person as well as shop for yourself

The address is 1340 Smith Ave, Baltimore, Md. 21209, behind Whole Foods. Phone : 971-570- 0732. for hours.

Are you a woman whose size and shape has changed. Do you have too many clothes but not much you can wear?

Nancy Goldblatt, Wardrobe Wizard can help you decide what clothes to keep and what to give away. She is available to work with you in person if you live near Baltimore, Maryland or on-line if you are not local.

Nancy is a Color 1 Associate and for over 20 years has helped women whose size and shape has changed to choose their best styles and colors.</strong> <strong>Contact her at: Nancy@wardrobewiz.com, or 410-235-5325

You Don’t Have to Wait Until You Lose Weight, You Can Look Amazing Now

May 9, 2013 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

What’s keeping you from looking your best right now? If you are a woman, you will probably say.“My weight,” or a particular body part thats too big, like your stomach.

So You Think You Have to Lose Weight Before Hiring An Image Consultant

Many of the women who contact me say they have to lose weight before they can use my services. They assume that when they hire an image consultant, they will have to throw out their entire closet and buy a whole new wardrobe because they have seen this happen on television shows like “What Not to Wear.”

When I work with a client my goal is to help a woman make the most of her existing wardrobe. That means teaching her what colors and styles are most flattering and teaching her how to shop her closet using a chart of her best colors and line drawings of flattering clothing for her face and body.

This is information that can be used for a lifetime no matter what the fashion trends are

Stop putting your life on hold while you are trying to lose weight. You can look beautiful while you work on your weight.
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Contact Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” today by e-mail: Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com or call 410-235-5325 to set up a 20 minute complimentary no obligation consult to see if her services are right for you.

Super Sunglass Sale at Walmart

February 19, 2013 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

**Sunglasses on sale for $1 at Wal Mart**

I don’t like to spend much money on sunglasses because I seem to lose or break them so frequently.

This last weekend when I stopped at Wal Mart to pick up a few toiletries, I was delighted to discovered lots of sunglasses on sale.

There was no sunglass sale sign, but I noticed $1 stickers on many of the sunglasses.

The sunglasses I purchased on sale cost me $1 for sunglasses that were originally $5 and, $3 for Foster Grant, Iron-Man, shatter resistant, high performance, polycarbonate glasses that were originally $15.

Foster Grant, IronMan, High Performance Sunglasses, orig price $15, on sale at Wal Mart $3 — **Foster Grant,, High Performance Sunglasses, orig price $15, on sale $3**

I bought 4 pair of sunglasses and 1 super large sun-glass case for $3.97. Total cost, $9.97 not including tax.

Sunglasses in super sized case, case cost $3.97 — super sized case, case cost $3.97.

3 Tips for Choosing Comfortable & Flattering Sunglasses

When you try on the sunglasses, close your eyes and see how they feel on your face. If they pinch, feel too tight, are too loose or are uncomfortable in anyway, do not purchase them.
Sunglasses should feel so comfortable that you barely notice you are wearing them.
Sunglasses as well as eyeglasses should follow the line of your eyebrow.

Want to know more about choosing flattering sunglasses or eyeglasses for your face shape?

Click on the following links to read 2 of my previous blog post.

How to Pick the Perfect Eyeglass Frame Using Your Smartphone or Camera

How to Choose Flattering Sunglasses

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“The Wardrobe Wizard,” is available to work with you, no matter where you live.

If you live in Baltimore, Maryland, or surrounding areas she can work with you in person. If you live other places, she can work with you on-line using digital pictures.

Nancy Goldblatt,“The Wardrobe Wizard,” is a Color1 Personal Image Consultant. She specializes in working with mid-life women whose size or shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “not much to wear.”

After a woman works with“The Wardrobe Wizard,” she will have a wallet of her best colors and styles, and a pared down closet. She will learn how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed quickly and look great everyday.

“The Wardrobe Wizard,” also works with younger women and is available to work with men. She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color 1 Associates, an International Image & Style Company.

e-mail or call Nancy if you would like to set up a 20 minute FREE consult to find out if her services are right for you. Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496

A Bittersweet Memory, The Only Time My Father Took Me Shopping,

December 27, 2012 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

Nancy Goldblatt, Color 1 Associate, "The Wardrobe Wizard — Nancy Goldblatt, Color 1 Associate, “The Wardrobe Wizard”

(Blog dedicated to my aunt, Ann Kahn, who recently died. With a ” Thank You,” to my cousin Geri.)

When you were a child, did your father ever take you shopping for clothes?

If he did, what was it like for you? What do you think it was like for him?

This is the story of the first and only time my father took me shopping for clothes. Maybe it will remind you of a time your father went shopping with you. If you are a parent, there is a suggestion at the end of the post for you.

I was 13 years old and going away to overnight camp for the first time. My mother decided my father should take me shopping for the required camp clothes. She had never been to overnight camp and since my father had worked at overnight camps when he was younger, she felt he should be the one to take me shopping.

My father had never taken me shopping before and knew nothing about girls clothing.

He was a traditional father of the 1950’s and 60’s. He was a business man, a huge sports fan and a golf fanatic. He did not have a clue about clothes, especially clothes for a teenage girl.

For him “comfort was king.”

I just realized while I was writing this that he and I both had “sporty natural,” fashion personalities. One of the few things we had in common.

I love comfort, but I am also concerned about how my clothes look on me.

My father grudgingly took on the chore of going shopping with me.

All I remember about that shopping trip was my father telling me ,“You need room to run.“

He meant my clothing, especially the shorts, should be big enough so I could run.

This seemed strange to me, because I have asthma and running makes my asthma worse.

I thought, “Maybe at overnight camp, I will have to do a lot of running.”

Nancy age 13 at overnight camp in Poconos — Nancy age 13 at overnight camp in the Poconos

My father told the sales lady at Marshall Fields,”She will need shorts big enough so she has room to run.“

I protested when he choose shorts that were big, baggy and beige. But he was the expert on overnight camp.

I thought to myself, “ Maybe he knows what he is talking about.”

Those shorts were so loose around the legs that when I sat down, you could see up the leg and see my underpants.

“I imagined the boys at camp chanting, “I see London, I see France, I see Nancy’s underpants.”

My father chose an ugly beige color, “Because that color will go with any top.”

I think he also bought me big t-shirts that matched the shorts. At least with the t-shirts, I could roll up the sleeves and knot the hem to make the t-shirts look more like they fit.

I was unhappy about the shorts but I couldn’t argue with my father because he was paying the bill and he was the ” expert,” on camp clothes.

The overnight camp belonged to a cousin of my father’s, Menchy Goldblatt, and was located in the Poconos mountains in Pennsylvania.

We lived in Chicago, Illinois. It was the first time I would be flying on an airplane and I stopped complaining about my camp shorts, because I was focused on the airplane trip.

When my brother and I arrived in Pennsylvania we stayed with my father’s sister, my aunt Ann Kahn, in Philadelphia, for a day before we went to camp.

Once back on the ground, I started obsessing about those ugly, loose shorts.

I broke into tears when I saw my aunt and told her how humiliated I would feel wearing those gigantic shorts.

It was Sunday and no stores were open and I would be leaving for camp in the morning.

Aunt Ann took pity on me and went shopping in her daughter Geri’s closet for some shorts that actually were my size. Aunt Ann gave me 3 or 4 pair of Geri’s old shorts.

At least she said they were Geri’s shorts. Geri’s was thinner than me.

It’s possible that Aunt Ann gave me some of her own old short shorts, but told me they were Geri’s, so I would not feel embarrassed wearing them.

I remember there was a turquoise pair and a bright orange pair of shorts. I liked the turquoise shorts, but orange was not my favorite color. At least the legs on the shorts were tight enough so my underpants didn’t show when I sat down.

I don’t remember if I ever wore those ugly, loose shorts that gave me “room to run.”

I did do a little running in races when the camp had a “Color War.”

I must have looked strange when I ran, because Neal, a boy at camp who liked me, told me,”You look like you are doing a little dance when you run.”

Maybe I was doing an unconscious ‘happy dance,’ because I didn’t have to wear those loose, floppy shorts my father had purchased for me.

I am not sure if I ever told Aunt Ann how grateful I was to her for coming to my rescue. And I never thanked Geri.

” Thank you Aunt Ann and cousin Geri.”

Does my story remind you of a difficult or painful shopping experience when you were younger? Feel free to share by commenting.

Attention parents: Please be sensitive to your children’s, pre-teens and teens needs for clothing that is both comfortable and attractive to them. If they protest and you buy the clothing anyway, they probably won ‘t wear what you buy.

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Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” is a “Color 1,” Personal Image Consultant who specializes in working with mid-life women whose size and shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “nothing to wear.” After a woman works with “The Wardrobe Wizard,”she will have a wallet of her best colors and styles, and a pared down closet. She will learn how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed “lickety split,” and look great everyday.

“The Wardrobe Wizard,” also works with younger women and is available to work with men. She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color 1 Associates an International Image & Style Company.

Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496, WWW.WardrobeWiz.com

Three Fashion Fads That Waste Your Money

August 22, 2012 by Nancy Goldblatt 2 Comments

Are you trying to look current by buying the latest fashion fads?

Here are three of the latest fads, I give a thumbs down to because their main purpose is to get you to spend money.

These fads will soon be gone.

Sometimes fads turn into trends that last a few seasons. Trends can become classics that last forever. An example of this is denim jeans. I predict the following fads will never become trends or classics.

Shoes that are a different color than your outfit. The fashionistas call this “wearing a pop of color.” Do you really want people focusing on your feet instead of your face?
Another large pop of color. A second fad which is trying to become a trend. How many of you have purchased a very large purse that is a different color than your outfit (usually in a green or orange color.)
The third fad is the color orange which is everywhere this season. Orange can work for everyone, but you must know which shades and brightnesses of orange flatter you otherwise you risk looking like a pumpkin if the orange is too bright.

Here is Judith, one of my image clients in a beautiful “toned down orange,” top. If Judith wore the bright orange being shown this season, it would overpower her gentle coloring.

judyorangetop — Judith, Wardrobe Wizard Client in a “toned down orange,” top

I would look tired and sick if I tried wearing the toned down orange that Judith looks so fabulous in.

The Halloween orange being shown this season doesn’t flatter many people. But when you understand the orange shades that flatter you, its easy to look current as well as visually balanced.

Look Current Without Wasting Money

I am not discouraging you from trying new fads or trends. Just be selective about what you buy.

I urge you to get educated about what really is flattering for your unique coloring and shape so you don’t end up wasting your money.

Follow Your Inner Compass

Once you understand some simple rules about looking visually balanced, and you know what colors and silhouettes are flattering, you can begin to follow your inner compass in choosing what looks and feels right on you.

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“The Wardrobe Wizard,” is available to work with you, no matter where you live.

If you live in Baltimore, Maryland, or surrounding areas she can work with you in person. If you live other places, she can work with you on-line using digital pictures.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” is a Color1, Personal Image Consultant who specializes in working with mid-life women whose size or shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “not much to wear.”

After a woman works with “The Wardrobe Wizard,” she will have a wallet of her best colors and styles, and a pared down closet. She will learn how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed “lickety split,” and look great everyday.

“The Wardrobe Wizard,” also works with younger women and is available to work with men. She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color 1 Associates , an International Image & Style Company.

e-mail Nancy for more information on how to get started with an on-line consult. Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496

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Naturally Curly, Secrets You Need to Know

May 11, 2012 by Nancy Goldblatt 1 Comment

Do you have naturally curly hair? Has it felt like a curse or a blessing?

Nancy age 5 with curly hair — Nancy age 5 with mass of curly wavy hair

If your curly hair has felt like a curse, keep reading to find out what you can do to turn it into a blessing.

In the picture above you can see my mass of wavy, curly hair at age five.

I envied my friend Penny because she had very straight hair and long braids that went way past her shoulders.

I had a tangled head of hair that grew wide instead of long. I longed for straight hair so I could have long braids.

Have you ever wished you had straight, smooth hair?

I can remember when I was 4 or 5 years old, going for rides with my family on Sunday afternoon by Lake Michigan and tugging on my pig tails, hoping they would grow long like my friend Penny’s. My pig tails never got longer than 2 or 3 inches.

What kinds of things have you tried to straighten your hair?

Have you tried smelly perms that burned your scalp? Have you ever tried ironing your hair?

In my twenties, I ironed my hair to straighten it and ended up burning the ends of my hair.

If you are over a certain age you may remember Dippity Doo, a gloppy lotion used to set hair. I used Dippity Doo and set my hair every night, using larger and larger rollers.

I even used empty orange juice cans as rollers, in my effort to calm down my curly hair. At night I would sleep on my nose, so I did not disturb the rollers in my hair.

Does any of this sound familiar to you?

Has all of your hard work to get smooth, sophisticated hair disappeared when the weather is wet or humid?

I didn’t realize I was blessed to have naturally wavy, curly hair until my mid 20’s.

That’s when I got my “million dollar haircut.” It didn’t cost a million, but it was the perfect hair cut for me. It was very short and I could wash it, run my fingers through it and let it air dry and it looked fabulous.

I still have this same basic haircut. As I have gotten older, my hair is more wavy than curly and because I keep it short, it looks straighter than it did when I was young.

Here is a recent picture, right after I washed my hair. It’s still wet. All I did was wash it with conditioner and run a wide toothed comb through it.

I use my fingers to comb it when I want a more relaxed, wavy look. With the right haircut, your curly or wavy hair will actually look even better when its humid or wet outside.

hair still wet after washing, ran a wide toothed comb through it — hair right after washing with conditioner, still wet, only ran a wide toothed comb through it

There is a “million dollar haircut,” waiting for you.

You need to find a hairdresser who knows how to cut curly hair. Your hair dresser should also have some understanding of face shape or be open to learning about it.

Face shape is not just the outline of your face, it includes the shape of your eyes, eyebrows, nose, and mouth. Face shape is the overall impression of your face.

Your face shape will be either more curved or more straight.

(My face shape is more curved. Notice the natural shape of my lips, my eyebrows, even my nostrils are more curved than angular.)

There are various levels of curly hair from kinky curly to wavy curly. Curly and wavy hair is dryer than straight hair and needs different care than straight hair.

A few years ago, Wendy Cooper, one of my image clients with beautiful, corkscrew, curly hair, told me about the book “Curly Girl,” by Lorraine Massey. Lorraine wrote this book in 2001 and since then she has written an updated version called The Curly Girl Handbook.

Lorraine has revolutionized the care and treatment of curly hair.

Ever since I read the book, I have been washing my hair with conditioner instead of shampoo and I have followed some of the other suggestions in her book and my hair has never looked better.

Another suggestion for you naturally curly girls is only using a wide toothed comb and never comb when your hair is dry, only when hair is wet and well conditioned. There are lots more suggestions in the book. There are even web- based support groups for curly girls.

An industry has grown up around the Curly Girl book. Here is a link to a great article from WikiHow, How to Follow The Curly Girl Method for Curly Hair, 15 steps.

So please don’t despair if you have naturally curly hair. You are truly blessed.

The “Curly Girl method” will enable you to love the way your curly locks look.

When you learn the “Curly Girl method,” you won’t have to torture your locks into submission.

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How can you decide what your best hair styles are?

The first step is understanding your face shape. Are you more angular or more curved? When you get a face and body shape analysis from “The Wardrobe Wizard,” you will get the best styles of clothing for your body as well as suggestions for flattering hair styles.

Call or e-mail today for more information about an on-line virtual consultation.

“The Wardrobe Wizard,” is available to work with you, no matter where you live.

If you live in Baltimore, Maryland, or surrounding areas she can work with you in person. If you live other places, she can work with you on-line using digital pictures.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” is a Color1,Personal Image Consultant who specializes in working with mid-life women whose size or shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “nothing to wear.”

After a woman works with “The Wardrobe Wizard,” she will have a wallet of her best colors and styles, and a pared down closet. She will learn how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed “lickety split,” and look great everyday.

“The Wardrobe Wizard,” also works with younger women and is available to work with men. She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color 1 Associates, an International Image & Style Company.

e-mail Nancy for more information on how to get started with an on-line consult. Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496

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Lipstick, Can’t find Your Favorite Lipstick Color Anymore. Still Searching for that Perfect Color, 3 tips

April 29, 2012 by Nancy Goldblatt 1 Comment

Do you have a favorite lipstick color that was discontinued? Have you been desperately searching for your favorite color, hoping to find it made by another company.

Or are you are still searching for the perfect lipstick color that will make you eyes sparkle and your lips look luscious? If you are still trying to figure out what lipstick color works for you, read my post, “Lipstick,How to Choose A Flattering Color.”

Over twenty years ago, before I became an image consultant and knew my best lipstick colors, I wasted too much time and money on lipsticks that did not look good on me.

I was ecstatic after I had my colors done by Color 1 and found 3 different lipstick colors that looked fabulous on me.

I believed I would never have to waste any more time or money searching for those perfect colors. Then those colors, one by one, were discontinued.

Fortunately, I was able to go to my Color 1 wallet of colors and find other lipstick colors that were perfect for me.

I now have my fingers crossed that my new favorite lipstick colors will not be discontinued.

Here are 3 tips I have come up with to prepare myself in case my current favorite lipstick colors get discontinued.

These tips can help you too.

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Tip 1: Stock up on your favorite lipstick colors. I have stocked up on 6 tubes of my favorites and I store them in the refrigerator.

Tip 2: Use a lipstick brush. By using a retractable lipstick brush, you can use every last drop of lipstick. You should be able to buy a retractable lip brush at Target or your favorite beauty supply or drug store for a few dollars.

Tip 3: If your favorite color has been discontinued, save a piece and send it to 3 Custom Color Specialists in New York and they will duplicate exactly the color, sheen and texture of your lipstick. 2 tubes costs about $50. They will duplicate other things also. I got a shade of eye shadow duplicated and I was pleased with the results.

Here is a link to a few reviews and more information about 3 Custom Color Specialists.http://www.yelp.com/biz/three-custom-color-specialists-new-york

Are you still looking for your best lipstick colors?

I can now do a color analysis online using digital pictures. You will get a Color 1 chart with 40 to 50 of your best shades including your best lipstick and blush colors. Contact me for details.

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“The Wardrobe Wizard,” is available to work with you, no matter where you live.

If you live in Baltimore, Maryland, or surrounding areas she can work with you in person. If you live other places, she can work with you on-line using digital pictures.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” is a Color 1,Personal Image Consultant who specializes in working with mid-life women whose size or shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “nothing to wear.”

After a woman works with “The Wardrobe Wizard,” she will have a wallet of her best colors and styles, and a pared down closet. She will learn how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed “lickety split,” and look great everyday.

“The Wardrobe Wizard,” also works with younger women and is available to work with men. She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color 1 Associates, an International Image & Style Company.

e-mail Nancy for more information on how to get started with an on-line consult. Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496

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What Accelerates Skin Aging, Besides Smoking and Sunlight ?

April 5, 2012 by Nancy Goldblatt 1 Comment

Nancy3professionalpicture — Nancy Goldblatt, Wardrobe Wizard

It’s common knowledge that smoking and sunlight can accelerate the aging of your skin.

What most people do not know is that something else can also accelerate how fast your skin ages. Wonder what it is?…

It’s what you eat and drink.

While some foods and beverages accelerate how fast skin ages, other foods can help skin stay radiant and unwrinkled.

I discovered this information when I read the, Dr. Jonathan V. Wright newsletter, Nutrition & Healing. Dr. Wright is a well known integrative physician who is head of the Tahoma Clinic, in Seattle, Washington.

I found the following lists of foods and beverages in Dr Jonathan V. Wright’s, November 2011 issue of Nutrition & Healing.

Dr. Wright got this information from The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

If you want healthy, wrinkle-free skin, well into old age, forget about expensive anti-wrinkle creams. Instead avoid the following foods and beverages.

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face-sad — Avoid These Foods & Beverages

soft drinks

sugar sweetened fruit

cakes

pastries

potatoes

sugar

milk

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face-smile — To keep your skin looking great

foods that prevent accelerated aging of the skin :

beans

spinach

eggplant

asparagus

celery

nuts

olives

cherries

prunes

pears

unsweetened yogurt

eggs

tea

pure water

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What are you doing to slow down the aging of your skin?

I would love to hear from you.

I will respond to your comments.

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“The Wardrobe Wizard,” is available to work with you no matter where you live.

If you live in Baltimore, Maryland, or surrounding areas she can work with you in person. If you live other places, she can work with you on-line using digital pictures.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” is a Color 1, Personal Image Consultant who specializes in working with mid-life women whose size or shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “nothing to wear.”

After a woman works with “The Wardrobe Wizard,” she will have a wallet of her best colors and styles, and a pared down closet. She will learn how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed “lickety split,” and look great everyday.

“The Wardrobe Wizard,” also works with younger women and is available to work with men. She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color 1 Associates, an International Image & Style Company.

e-mail Nancy for more information on how to get started with an on-line consult.

Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496,

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Baltimore Wardrobe Wizard

What happens when you get invited to a special event?

After you get all “dolled up,” do you look in the mirror and realize you look awful?

Does your outfit cling to your body revealing every bulge?

Do you look tired, old or washed out?

Maybe you don’t know what’s wrong.

But you feel, you look bad.

If you leave your home looking like this, everyone will think,

“That poor woman, is over the hill.”

Will they

Feel sorry for you…

Talk about you…

or

Avoid you…

You say to yourself…

“I must find something else to wear.”

You go to your closet and begin desperately searching.

Before you know it, you have pulled out more than half the clothes in your closet.

Clothes are piled everywhere and now you are running late.

Still you haven’t found the right outfit to wear.

Your heart starts beating faster and you are perspiring profusely as your panic builds.

If you have straight hair it’s hanging limp and wet.

If you have curly hair, it has frizzed up into a wild mass, from perspiration.

Your carefully made up face, is now red and blotchy and your makeup has melted away.

You are a wild woman, as you vainly pull more and more pieces of clothing out of your closet and drawers.

The friend waiting for you outside in the car has begun to impatiently honk the horn.

Or the phone is ringing and the hostess is asking,

“What’s going on, why aren’t you here yet?”

You are in fight or flight mode and can’t talk.

You think to yourself,

”I must find something to wear fast.”

Do you put on that original outfit again and force yourself to leave the house?

Will you hide in a corner, hoping others don’t notice that you are looking fat or frumpy?

Because this has happened before, you know you will be miserable, if you don’t find something to wear that makes you look and feel good.

Do you give up in disgust and call the hostess and say,

“I’m too sick to attend.”

Now you really do feel sick, as your heart beats faster, panic is racing through your body and you can’t stop perspiring.

Maybe your problem isn’t a special event

Maybe it’s facing your closet everyday.

Do you dread trying to find something to wear to work?

Because

You have gained weight.

Your shape has changed.

Your “old faithfuls,” are threadbare.

Or you have a closet stuffed with separates but nothing matches.

Is there something you can do to avoid all of this?

You can call in sick, and hide out while you exercise like crazy, lose a few pounds and then spend lots of money on new clothes.

Even with exercise, weight loss, and new clothes, you will face the same problem, if you don’t learn what colors and styles really flatter you.

You can’t depend on the fashion industry for accurate information on how to choose flattering clothes and accessories.

They are not in the business of teaching you how to understand your unique style.

They want to sell you the latest clothes and accessories.

There is a solution

You can learn to be your own Personal Image Consultant.

Imagine…

Having a closet full of mix and match clothes that all look great on you.

Imagine…

Going shopping and knowing what to buy and what to avoid.

This won’t take thousands of dollars or years to do.

You don’t even have to wait till you lose weight to start looking and feeling better.

And you don’t have to buy a whole new wardrobe of clothes.

You can learn to shop your closet and use what you already have.

Are you ready to learn to be your own “Image Consultant,” and say goodbye to the panic of “Nothing to Wear”?

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Contact Personal Image Consultant, Nancy Goldblatt, the “Wardrobe Wizard,” for a 20 minute, no obligation, telephone conversation to see if her reasonably priced services are right for you.

During this conversation, besides a needs assessment, she will give you a brief guided imagery test to help you determine your “inner fashion personality.” By learning about your “fashion personality,” you will be able to avoid purchasing styles you don’t feel comfortable in.

This is the first step in becoming your own Personal Image Consultant.

No need to live in Baltimore, Md. Nancy can now do virtual consults online. Set up an appointment for a complimentary telephone consult to find out how this works. Of course, Nancy is still available in-person for women in Baltimore and surrounding areas.

Contact: Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com, 410-513-9496, blog.wardrobewiz.com

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“The Wardrobe Wizard,” also works with younger women and is available to work with men. She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color 1 Associates an International Image & Style Company and has over 20 years of experience as a Personal Image Consultant.

Contact her at Nancy@wardrobewiz.com or 410-513-9496

**“I must find something else to wear.”**