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

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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

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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?

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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

 

Super Sunglass Sale at Walmart

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Sunglasses on sale for $1 at Wal Mart
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.

Sunglass Sale at Walmart
Sunglass Sale at Walmart

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

  1. 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.
  2. Sunglasses should feel so comfortable that you barely notice you are wearing them.
  3. 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

 

 

                   

Healthy Lips, How to Protect and Flatter those Big or Small Lips You Inherited

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I inherited big lips from my paternal grandmother’s side of the family.  What size lips did you  inherit? 

Nancy, age 13 with her big lips

When I was growing up, thin (sophisticated lips) were in style.  I had many conversations with my younger sister, Suzi, who also inherited those big lips.

Suzi and I came up with a plan.  When we grew up, we would get lip surgery to make our lips thinner.

We did not know lips naturally lose volume as we age.

I am now grateful for my big lips.  They aren’t as full as they once were, but I no longer feel they are too big.

Whatever the size of your lips, the skin on your lips is quite thin and vulnerable to sun, heat, wind and cold damage.   In addition, if don’t drink enough water, drink carbonated drinks, or take medication that is dehydrating, your lips can end up looking dry and wrinkled.

Think of your lips as a barometer of your stomachs health.  When they are dried out it mean your stomach does not have enough hydration.

How can you care for your lips, so they stay beautiful besides drinking lots of water and avoiding caffeine?

Here is a link to “Sun Protection Tips to Help Prevent Skin Cancer,” from Dr. Brandith Irwin, Cosmetic Dermatologist.  These Tips can apply to our lips as well as our skin

http://madisonskin.com/skin-cancer/sun-protection-tips.html

Whether you have big or little lips, the right shade of lipstick or colored lip gloss with a spf sunscreen rating can not only protect your lips but help you to look healthy and vibrant.

Just because a lipstick color is being promoted by the fashion industry,  does not mean it will be flattering to you.

How can you find out which lipstick colors really flatter your unique coloring?

Choose a lipstick a shade or two darker than the inside of your lower lip.

To discover additional flattering lipstick shades get a  Color 1, Smart Chart done.  Besides 40 to 50 of your best clothing and makeup colors, a Color 1, Smart Chart will contain at least 3 of your best lipstick colors and as many as 12 of your best lipstick shades.

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You can get a Color 1, Smart Chart from the Wardrobe Wizard, Nancy Goldblatt.  Nancy is now able to do virtual color analysis on-line.

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

 

Three Fashion Fads That Waste Your Money

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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.

  1. 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?
  2. 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.)
  3. 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.

 

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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Bargain Hunter, Is It Really A Bargain?

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How many of you have bought something just because it was on sale?

What other criteria do you need to consider besides the fact an item is on sale for it to be a bargain? 

 

Do you enjoy bargain hunting?
Do you enjoy bargain hunting?

I recently  helped Theresa pare down her wardrobe.

She had many things in her closet that still had the tags on.  Many of them no longer fit .

Theresa realized that she had too many clothes, but couldn’t resist buying more clothes because they were on sale.

Questions to ask yourself to help you decide if something is really a bargain.

  1. Can you wear it with three things you already own or can you wear it three different ways?
  2. Is it comfortable, does the fabric breathe?
  3. Does it fit properly?
  4. What kind of care does it need? 
  5.  Grab the fabric and squeeze and hold for 10 seconds.   Does it wrinkle easily?  
  6.  Can it be washed?  ( If it needs dry cleaning it will cost you more long term.)    Also, most dry cleaning uses carcinogenic chemicals and some of these chemicals may stay in the fabric.
  7. Don’t forget color.  Does the color make your eyes sparkle, do your shadows and lines disappear?
  8. Do you really need it?

When I go shopping, I have my helper, my “Wardrobe Wizard Pocket Pal.”  This includes my wallet of 50 of my best colors and  line drawings of my best styles.

I still  have trouble making decisions, at times, because sometimes “my wants and my needs,” are in conflict.  So I carry a pendulum and I ask my pendulum for help in making my final buying decisions.

I believe my unconscious mind knows the right answer and projects this on the pendulum.

(Yes, even “The Wardrobe Wizard ” needs a second opinion at times.)

How can you remember the 8 questions that help you determine if its really a bargain?  Write them down on a small index card and keep the card in your purse for easy reference.

How do you decide what is really a bargain

How many so-called  “bargains,”  do you have hanging in your closet that you rarely or never wear?

Wondering what to do with those unworn bargains? 

Some of your unworn bargains  can be salvaged and worn.  You may need to find a matching piece to make an outfit.  Your bargain may need altering.

 Want to learn more?

“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 “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 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

 

 

Nancy Goldblatt, Wardrobe Wizard

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” is a professionally trained personal image consultant.  She specializes in working with women whose shape or size has  changed.  Contact her at Nancy@Wardrobewiz.com

Naturally Curly, Secrets You Need to Know

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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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What Accelerates Skin Aging, Besides Smoking and Sunlight ?

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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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Avoid These Foods & Beverages

soft drinks

sugar sweetened fruit

cakes

pastries

potatoes

sugar

milk

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To keep your skin looking great

                    foods that prevent accelerated aging of the skin :

beans

spinach

eggplant

asparagus

celery

nuts

olives

cherries


 apples

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

prunes

pears

unsweetened yogurt

eggs

tea

pure water

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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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You Can Look Spectacular at Any Age

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Nancy Goldblatt, “Wardrobe Wizard”
Are you worried you look “Over the hill”?  At networking events, do you feel you are invisible to people because you are over a certain age?  

If you are an employee, are you concerned you might get downsized because you don’t look as young and energetic as your co-workers?

Have you noticed you look more tired and the lines in your face look more prominent?

If you are in a relationship, when was the last time your partner said,”Wow, you look great.”

Even if you aren’t interested in a new relationship, when was the last time a stranger looked at you twice?

 When you look in the mirror, how do you feel?

Erma Bombeck, the late humorist said, ” It’s better to be over the hill, than under it.” This isn’t very reassuring when you aren’t “Under the hill,” yet.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” says, ” You don’t have to feel or look over the hill.”

 “No matter what your age, shape or size, you can recapture your natural good looks.”  This does not involve anything drastic, but it does require getting accurate information about what really looks good on you.

You Can Look Spectacular At Any Age
You Can Look Spectacular at Any Age

You won’t find this accurate, personalized information in  magazines or on television.

 Lots of books are available with good and bad advice.  After you decipher which is the good advice, you have to determine what applies to you.  This can take many years.

The Secret to Looking Current 

The secret  to looking like you know “What’s Happening,”  is not wearing the latest trendy colors or style.  The secret is to look:

  • coordinated
  • pulled together
  • visually harmonious.

You don’t need a face lift, or botox injections to do this.

This involves understanding your face and body shape, finding out what your best colors are and learning how to use this information so you can look visually pleasing.

 Yes, You Can Look  Spectacular at Every Age.

A good place to start is with flattering colors.  I believe the Color1 system, of color analysis is the most accurate system available.

I have been a Color 1, Personal Image Consultant for over 20 years.  I have seen hundreds of my clients transformed after I did their colors and they used their charts to choose makeup and clothing.

A Color 1 chart can be used for your entire life.

 It’s not true that as you get older you should wear more toned down or more pastel clothing.  

Want more information about Color 1?

Joanna Nicholson and Judy Lewis Crum founded Color 1 about 35 years ago.  Joanna Nicholson has written a number of books.

Her most recent books are “Dressing Smart for Women,” and “Dressing Smart for Men.”  Find the books at the library or try Amazon or contact Leslie Stott, current CEO of Color 1 at: Leslie@thecolorlady.com

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

If you live in Baltimore,Md 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,  WWW.WardrobeWiz.com

Secrets Of Choosing A Flattering Purse, by Nancy Goldblatt, The Wardrobe Wizard, revised © 2012

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Here are four tips for choosing a purse that will flatter you.  You will need to consider color, scale, shape and where the purse sits on your body.

  COLOR

  1. Because our eyes automatically search for colors to be repeated, when you carry a purse that repeats one of your natural body colors (hair, skin or eyes) you will look visually pleasing and be able to wear this purse with everything you own.    (Best choice is hair color if your skin is light and skin color, if your skin is dark)                                                     

SIZE

  • 2. Here is a way to find a good size purse that will be in   proportion to your body.  Spread your fingers apart with your thumbs  touching and measure horizontally from little finger to little finger.  This measurement is the widest or tallest your purse should be to be in proportion to your body.  You can also measure your hand from your wrist crease to the end of your longest finger.  This could be the depth, height or width of your purse.  (If your hands are in proportion to your body these suggestions will work for you.)

STRAP LENGTH

  • 3. If you can adjust strap length, adjust your purse to end at a place on your body that is the narrowest.  For example if you carry your weight in the lower half of your body, and have a defined waistline, shorten the straps so your purse stops at your waist.  If you are top-heavy, lengthen straps so your purse stops at your lower hip or thigh.  (If your strap is not adjustable, take it to a shoe repair store, have the strap cut and resewn to the correct length)

SHAPE

  • 4. A purse that has some softness and some straightness is best for most bodies.  If you have a very angular (straight body) and angular face, you can choose a purse with sharp angles.  If you have a curvy body ( with very obvious waist definition and a more curved or round face then you can wear a purse that is more soft and curved.  See purse examples below :
                                                                                                 
straight, structured purse best for someone with undefined waist and angular face shape
purse has some straightness and some softness  
Curved purse best for someone with a curvy body and oval or round face

 

 

 

 

 

TRENDS

Recent purse trends include super sized handbags, clutch bags, vintage, brightly colored and metallic bags.  If you are petite, a very large handbag may dwarf you and if you are a plus size an over sized bag may emphasize parts you don’t want emphasized.

If you do choose a brightly colored purse, try to repeat the color in your outfit at least once or twice.  This repetition of color can  be done with a scarf, shoes, or belt.  As stated before our eyes unconsciously search for repetition of color and this will help you to look more pulled together.

 

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Nancy, Wardrobe Wizard

 

Nancy Goldblatt is available to work with you no matter where you live.  If you live in Baltimore, Md 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 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