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Why Do You Have So Many Unworn Clothes? part 2

January 6, 2012 by Nancy Goldblatt 1 Comment

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Here are 7 reasons why you have so many unworn pieces of clothing cluttering your closet and some possible solutions from “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore.”

1. It doesn’t fit right. It may be the wrong size or it may be an unflattering style for your body shape. Even if its the right size and fits you in some places, in others places it pulls and is too tight or it bags because its too big. (Possible Solution- take it to a dressmaker who can do alterations.)

2. The color isn’t flattering. It drains all the color out of your face, makes you look sick or makes you look like you are having a perpetual hot flash. (Possible Solution- (You need a “color break.”) Get this by showing some skin or wearing a flattering scarf color near your face.

You have nothing to wear with it. I call these pieces “orphans.” (Possible solution: take your orphans shopping to find matching pieces.)

4. It doesn’t feel right on. Maybe the fabric is itchy or it does not breathe or maybe you feel too uncovered or too covered up. (Possible Solution-layer it over something else)

5. It requires too much upkeep, ironing and expensive dry cleaning. (If you are anything like me, you are very busy and don’t have time to iron and do not like the idea of wearing clothing that is cleaned in Perc, a Cancer causing chemical.) Possible Solution: You may be able to wash it even if it says dry clean. Do not wash it if it says “dry clean only.”

6 It was a gift that you never liked or someone talked you into buying it. (Possible Solution- Re-gift it or donate or consign it.)

7. Maybe it was marked down to such a bargain price that the “thrifty part of you” couldn’t resist it. Possible Solution- Donate it or consign it to make room for pieces that really flatter you.

Your closets and drawers are being fattened by these non–working pieces of clothing. A recent client of mine had so many orphans with the tags still on, crowding her closets and drawers that she had lost track of what she owned. She no longer remembered what she owned that she could actually wear.

I was just like some of you before I got trained 20 years ago. I had closets overstuffed with clothes I could not wear. If image consultants were around when I was younger, I would not only have saved a lot of time and money, but I would not have turned down lots of fun activities, because I had nothing to wear.

What’s the solution to those overstuffed closets and drawers? Get educated about your body and face shape and get a color analysis so you will have a wallet of your best colors to shop with. Where can you get accurate information.? There are lots of books out there, some with good information and some with not so good information

Two books I recommend with lots of accurate information are “Dressing Smart for Women,” and “Dressing Smart for Men.” These books were written by Joanna Nicholson, my mentor and teacher. You can purchase them from Leslie Stott, Color 1 CEO. Contact Leslie at : http://Leslie@thecolorlady.com/

You may also be able to find them on Amazon or at your local library.

If you do not get help from someone who has training in image, style and color you will probably continue making many of those seven mistakes.

I am now able to do color and face and body shape analysis on-line no matter where you are located, using digital photos.

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Nancy Goldblatt, Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore, is a Color 1 Associate. For over twenty years, she has been helping women whose size and shape has changed, to shop their closets.

She specializes in color analysis , and face and body shape analysis. After a client works with “The Wardrobe Wizard”, she will have a pared down closet with “mix and match pieces,” and the ability to put her own best looks together.

Nancy works with clients in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area as well as long distance customers. She can now do online consults. To find out more: Contact the Wardrobe Wizard at nancy@wardrobewiz.com/ or call 410-513-9496 for a complimentary, no obligation 20 minute telephone consultation to discover your fashion personality and find out what “The Wardrobe Wizard,” can do for you.

Unhappy About Your Appearance? Go to the Magic Wish Store

November 15, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

When I was twenty something, many years before I became an Image Consultant, I was complaining to my cousin Roz about my freckle mustache.

It was summer and I had just come home from a vacation in Mexico. The sun is very intense in Mexico and my freckles which usually are only sprinkled over the bridge of my nose, had appeared in droves above my upper lip.

I was disturbed about this because it made me look like I had a mustache.

My cousin Roz who is a social worker, and from the South asked in her slow southern way. ” How much do you want to get rid of your freckle mustache?”

I immediately answered,“Very much, what do I have to do?”

Roz said she would take me to the Magic Wish Store.

She explained, “The Magic Wish Store is a place where you can magically change things, but there is always a price to pay. Close your eyes and imagine all of the qualities you value about yourself both inside and outside. You can get rid of your freckle mustache but you must pay to get rid of it. The payment must be in the form of a quality you really like about yourself.”

I thought about what I really liked about myself both inside and outside.

I thought about those qualities I valued on the outside first. I liked my beautiful clear complexion, my naturally wavy dark brown hair, my full lips, my almond shaped, hazel eyes.

On the inside, the qualities I valued were my quick, curious mind, my ability to understand other peoples problems, and my ability to laugh at myself.

Roz asked me again. “What are you willing to give up to get rid of your freckle mustache?”

I was stumped. I really wanted to get rid of that freckle mustache, but I wasn’t willing to pay for it by giving up any of the qualities I valued in myself.

I told Roz and myself, “I guess I’ll have to keep my freckle mustache.”

I stopped complaining about my freckle mustache, when I realized I wasn’t willing to give up anything I valued about myself to get rid of it.

Luckily, the freckle mustache faded as Fall came. Since then, I have learned to use sunscreen to keep my freckle mustache from reappearing.

So what would you like to change about your looks? What are the qualities you value about yourself both outside and inside? Is there any quality you really value about yourself that you are willing to give up in exchange for something you don’t like about your appearance?

Fortunately, you don’t have to give up any of your valued qualities when you work with the Wardrobe Wizard.

I have easy to learn”‘magic,” that can transform your appearance using color, proportion, line and design.

And now it doesn’t matter where you live because I am now doing online consultations!

I am still available to work with you in-person, if you live in Baltimore or surrounding areas.

Contact me to set up a 20 minute telephone discussion about your fashion challenges. I will give you the fashion personality quiz and you will learn how your fashion personality affects your choice of clothes and how you can learn to be true to your fashion personality, without losing your credibility. This telephone conversation will get you started on the path to a wardrobe of clothes and makeup that makes it easy to shop and get dressed quickly and look your best everyday. This 20 minute telephone conversation is complimentary, email: Nancy@wardrobewiz.com

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November 5, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

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Wonder Why You Feel Self Conscious?

October 12, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

Are you self conscious about your appearance?

Or do you have a friend or relative who is self conscious?

I want to share with you a story and a theory as to why a person might be self conscious.

When I was younger, before I became an Image Consultant, I was dating a guy named George.

I was waiting for George to pick me up. I had a few minutes and I laid down to take a quick nap.

When I woke up I looked in my magnifying mirror to check my makeup.

I was horrified to see the beginnings of a pimple on the end of my nose.

My doorbell rang and I had no time to pop the pimple and camouflage it with makeup.

George greeted me with,

“You look nice tonight.”

“No I don’t, I have a pimple on the end of my nose. “ George squinted at me.

“I can’t see it.”

“Well it’s there, right on the end of my nose.”

George still could not see it.

I admit, that George’s eye sight was not the greatest.

On the other hand, I have eyes like an eagle.

I see every little detail, especially my flaws.

Even as a child, I would notice the smallest flaws in my appearance.

I would also notice when other people looked bad or looked good.

I thought everyone was as visually aware as me.

When I read the book,” How Your Child Is Smart,” by Dawna Markova, I discovered that not everyone is as visually aware as me.

I used to think my self-consciousness was entirely due to my mother being so critical of me.

I now believe my “learning style,” how my brain is wired, was the other contributing factor.

Have you been self-conscious since you were a child?

The way you process information may be the cause.

I will try to explain about learning styles in the next few paragraphs.

We all use our eyes,(visual sense) our bodies (kinesthetic sense) and our voices and ears (auditory senses) to learn.

There are six different learning styles or learning orders according to Dawna Markova, teacher, therapist and author of many books including “Your Child Is Smart.”

The order in which we use our senses determines how we are smartest, what makes us feel balanced and what sense is the slowest to come but most deeply felt.

In her book,”Your Child Is Smart,” Dawna Markova describes these 6 different learning patterns. The difference in learning styles, is the order in which we use our senses.

There is a front or conscious sense (the way we “bite,” into information) and how we are most aware of whats going on outside of us.

The middle or next sense uses the sub-conscious to help us be aware of both inside and outside and sort information.

The third step in processing information into our brains and bodies is called the unconscious or back channel, It is the slowest to come but often the most creative part of us and the most deeply felt.

Two of the six learning patterns begin with the Visual pattern. These are VKA- Visual, Kinesthetic and Auditory and VAK,- Visual Auditory and Kinesthetic.

If you have the VKA or VAK pattern, you will be visually aware, and you are likely to be self-conscious.

When you have this learning style, you feel what you see.

When I got trained as a Color 1, Personal Image Consultant and learned how to use color and proportion to look visually balanced, something amazing happened.

Because of my VKA learning style, and feeling what I see, when I looked in the mirror, and I saw that I was visually balanced, my feelings of self-consciousness began to disappear.

If any of those old negative messages tape recorded in my brain pop up, I take a deep breath and use “positive self talk,” to turn off the messages.

My old self consciousness has been replaced by self-confidence.

Before I knew how to put myself together using color and proportion to look visually pleasing, I felt self-conscious.

Now, because I know I look visually balanced, I can leave the house and not feel self-conscious.

If you are self-conscious about your appearance, especially if you have felt that way since you were young, it’s likely that you are visually smart.

Here are some other indications that you are visually smart.

Do you learn best by reading or watching
Do you feel energized when you write
Are you comfortable with direct and sustained direct eye contact
Do you organize by writing lists?

If are visually aware, you still use your kinesthetic and auditory senses , but in order to process information, you first have to see something or at least visualize it in your imagination.

Does this sound like you?

If you are self-conscious about your appearance, this does not mean you have low self esteem or that you are self-centered. It’s more likely that the self-consciousness comes from the way your brain is wired to process information.

I have talked in past posts about the magic that happened for me when I discovered what colors and styles looked good on me.

You can have this magic too.

The way to overcome self consciousness is to get educated about what looks good on you.

When you learn how to look visually balanced, using flattering colors and styles, you can replace self consciousness with self confidence.

Want to know what your learning style is?

Get “Your Child Is Smart,” by Dawna Markova or go to her website,www.Smartwired.org.

The website is targeted towards parents who want to understand their children.

If you want to understand your “Inner Child,” I highly recommend ,” Your Child Is Smart.” I believe this was Dawna’s first book. She has written about 6 or 7 books but I found her first book the easiest to understand.

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Think you might be ready to replace self-consciousness with self-confidence? To far away to meet in person?

Call or e-mail to set up a Complimentary 20 minute telephone consult. The telephone consult I am currently offering is FREE, with no obligation, but I only have a few of these slots available each month.

The purpose of the telephone consult is to help you determine what your fashion personality is and to help me better understand what your needs are. Say goodbye to those, “Nothing to wear moments.” I am now doing long distance consultations using the telephone, and digital pictures sent on-line.

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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.

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

“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.

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What Did You Learn From Your Mother About Your Appearance?

September 2, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

I wonder how many of you were affected by the way your mother felt about her appearance.

Even if your mother did not talk about how she felt about her looks, she may have communicated her insecurities by the way she behaved.

I remember going to the grocery store with my mother when I was a young child. If she glimpsed a neighbor or friends she would grab my hand and duck down another aisle to avoid them. She told me this was because she did not have time to stand and chat. As I got older, she admitted to me that she didn’t want to chat because she did not feel she looked her best.

As a young child, I did not understand my mother’s behavior. When I became an adolescent I began to understand her behavior when I started having some of the same feelings.

My mother was a beautiful woman, but she did not feel beautiful. She felt her nose was too big and she hated her freckled skin. She envied her friends who could lay out in the sun until their skin turned leathery brown. Even though she had dark brown hair, she had the skin of a red head. When she tried to lay in the sun, thinking her freckles would blend together to give her a tan, she got sun poisoning. Ironically, because she had to stay out of the sun, as she got older, her skin stayed beautiful as her friends grew more wrinkled.

They say it’s not what our parents say but what they do that affects us.’

For me it was what my mother said and what she did. She was highly critical of her own appearance and my appearance. When I was about 6 years old, I was invited to my best friends ballet recital. I did not go because I got a stomach ache. That stomach ache felt real at the time, but I realize now, looking back, that underneath the stomach ache was anxiety because I felt I did not have anything to wear that I felt I looked good in. As I got older, I turned down many invitations, because I felt I did not have anything to wear.

When I became an adult, if I could not avoid going to a special event, I would look in my closet and feel panicked because my “old faithful’s,” were too raggedy to wear.

So I would go out and feel desperate as I shopped for something to wear for the special occasion. When I did go to the event, I felt self conscious and did not enjoy myself because I felt fat and frumpy. I would often find myself comparing the way I looked to the way the other women looked.

I wonder if any of you can relate to this?

I discovered after I got trained as an image consultant that I have the most challenging body shape to dress.

Even when I weighed 112 pounds, I felt I looked fat because I have narrow hips and a proportionally wide waistline and midsection. ( If you happen to have this body shape, you need to wear tops with undefined waistlines.) It was hard for me to find clothes that looked good on me because

I did not really understand my body shape or the colors that flattered me.

No matter how much I dieted, my waist stayed wide because of my bone structure. Because I did not understand which styles or colors were flattering, it would take me forever to find one thing that looked ok and fit me. Frequently if I found one piece that looked good, there would be nothing to match it and it would just hang in my closet unworn.

IMG_0705 (1) — Nancy at 112 pounds and still feeling fat

Something magical happened to me when I learned what silouettes worked best on my body shape and what my most flattering colors were.

Shopping got easier and putting myself together became a breeze. As I got more and more compliments about my appearance, some of those old feelings of self consciousness and “not looking good enough,” began to melt away.

When I have an important event to go to or I am invited out now, I still have a flash of panic, but it only lasts for a few seconds.

Then I remember that I have the knowledge to put myself together and look good. When I leave my house, I no longer feel self conscious because I am confident that I know what looks good on me no matter what my shape or weight.

Even if you did not have a self conscious, critical mother or body shape challenges, some of you may be experiencing body shape challenges as you have gotten older.

Do you understand your body shape and the styles of clothing that most flatter your body?

Do you know what shades of color really flatter you?

Do you understand your “Fashion Personality,” and how that affects what you feel comfortable wearing?

What are you doing as you get older to continue presenting the best version of yourself? I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to comment.

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Are you ready to save lots of money and look great everyday? To far away to meet in person. Think you might be interested in an Online Wardrobe Makeover? Call or e-mail to set up a Complimentary 25 minute telephone consult. The telephone consult I am currently offering is FREE, with no obligation, but I only have a few of these slots available each week. The purpose of the telephone consult is to help you determine what your fashion personality is and to help me better understand what your needs are. Say goodbye to those, “Nothing to wear moments.”

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

Get Your Closet Ready To Be Shopped, 10 Easy Steps

July 17, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt 1 Comment

Nancy2-Original 4 — Nancy Goldblatt, "The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore," Color 1, Personal Image Consultant

Is your closet dark and so crowded with clothes that you can’t really see what’s in there? Do you have wire hangers mixed in with plastic hangers hanging in different directions? If you have “huggable hangers,” in matching colors, congratulations.

In order to “shop your closet,” you need to clean your closet out first. Here are 10 easy steps you can take to get your closet ready to be “shopped.”

1. Install a light in your closet so you can see what you have. If there is a fixture someplace for a bulb put one in. If there is no fixture for a bulb you can install a battery operated light. You can purchase LED battery operated lights that last a long time. Battery operated lights for your closet will run you anywhere from $12 to $26. Go to Amazon.com/ for some choices. Also,if you room lighting is dim, get a few full spectrum bulbs and put them in table lamps or purchase one or two OTT lights, either desk type style or floor models. JoAnn Fabrics frequently has them on sale and you can find some good prices online also.

2. Once you have enough light to see what you have, its time to go exploring. Set aside a few hours to do this exploring.

3. If you don’t have a portable hanging clothes rack, use a bed or table. Recently, my friend Joy told me about a product she likes a lot that she purchased at QVC called the “Hang Up.” Its a portable, collapsible rod with 3 arms. (You can use it for storing, drying and sorting clothes.) Each arm holds a minimum of 30 hangers. You can get two for $58.26. The number is M12586 at QVC.com

4. You will need 6 boxes or 6 large garbage bags. Label them, “give away or consign,” “repair or alter,” “needs washing or cleaning,” ” too big or small” “sentimental keepsake,” and “never worn.” (Most women have three sizes of clothes in their closets. Unless you plan to lose or gain a lot of weight, I suggest you only keep clothes that are no more than one size too small or too large.)

5. The too big or small clothes,” can be stored away for now. You can separate these items into two plastic boxes labeled “too big,” and one labeled “too small.” If and when you gain or lose weight you can go through these boxes.

6. You can review the clothing that needs washing or cleaning now or later.

7. Try on the repair or alter items to see if they truly are worth repairing or altering.

8. Give away items that you can not consign can go to a friend or to Goodwill or Amvets. If you donate and itemize you can deduct this from your income taxes.

9. The “sentimental keepsakes,” are items you can’t bear to part with. Store them in a covered labeled container.

10. The “never worn items,” need to be evaluated for why you have never worn them. Are they orphans waiting for a second piece? Try to determine why you have not worn the item. If you think you will never wear it, take it to a consignment shop or donate it and get a tax write off.

You are now ready to evaluate what’s left in your closet. (There may not be much left.) What’s left is probably your “old faithful clothes,” that you wear regularly. Also, you may have a few “million dollar looks,” in your closet. What is a “million dollar look”? You always get compliments when you wear the piece or outfits. Because you look terrific, you feel extremely confident when you wear it.

Are you still unsure what to let go of or what you need to add to fill in the gaps in your wardrobe? You can try on everything left in your closet on and do the “Blink Test,” see Blog “Do You Feel Like A Beauty or A Beast?” Part 2. http://wardrobewiz.com/?p=1880/

Are you still unsure what is really flattering? Wondering what you need to add to look current. Tired of wasting time and money on clothes that don’t work for you? Want more “million dollar looks,” in your closet?

Time to contact the Wardrobe Wizard, Nancy Goldblatt, at Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com or call 410-513-9496. Personal Image Consultant. She is a Color 1 Associate, with over 20 years of experience helping women whose size and shape has changed, to shop in their closets. She is now offering online consulting to long distance customers. WWW.WardrobeWiz.com. 410-513-9496, Nancy@WardrobeWiz.com/

Online Wardrobe Wizard Makeover, New Service Launch

June 21, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt 2 Comments

Are you too far away from Baltimore, Maryland to have an in-person consultation with “The Wardrobe Wizard?”

Or are you so busy you don’t have time during the day to meet for a consultation that takes 3 hours or more. I am launching a new service.

I call it, “Online Wardrobe Makeover and Image Consultation,” by the Wardrobe Wizard.

In the past I have always done “in-person,” consults that included color analysis, face & body-shape analysis and closet shopping. I was limited by geography and was only able to work with people located in the Baltimore-Washington area.

I am now able to do this online using digital photos.

For those of you who are local, I am still available to work with you in-person.

Here is a snippet from one of my first virtual consultations.

Donna works as an Accounting Assistant and she had just returned to school to get her accounting degree. She called me after completing entrepreneurial training from WEB, Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore. Donna took this WEB training because she wants to become an Image Consultant specializing in accessories. Her business name is “Accessorized, The Image.”

Here is the first picture she sent me

Red blouse too bright for Donna's color — Donna, red blouse too bright for her, overpowers her delicate color and emphasizes her shadows

When you close your eyes and then open them again, you eyes will go to the blouse first because its too bright for her. She needs to wear a more toned down red blouse, perhaps in maroon or a brownish red.

Small Changes Make A Big Difference

In this next picture Donna is wearing a top that is a toned down brown. This a brown that is perfect for her gentle coloring. I did put a little lipstick and blush on her and I filled in the end of her eyebrows.

DSCN0089 donna w — Donna after consult with a little lipstick and blush and a top that is a flattering color.

In previous blog posts I have talked about clothes needing to look like they are an extension of you. In the picture above, Donna is wearing a flattering color that does not overpower her delicate coloring.

I also did an online body shape analysis of Donna. Donna has a defined waistline but because she has gained some weight her waistline is not as defined as it used to be. Nevertheless, her best styles will be styles that have some waist definition.

When I helped her shop her closet, I discovered Donna had a lot of unworn pieces of clothing that still had the tags on them.

Most of these were clothes she bought for weddings. Donna’s fashion personality is “timeless classic,” and these piece were too romantic for her and most of them did not have a defined waistline.

She thought, because she was going to a wedding, she should wear something romantic looking.

In the picture below is one top she never wore. Can you guess why?

DSCN0075-9 — Why is this romantic top with the big bright, print and undefined waistline so unflattering to Donna?

Donna is 5’7″ but because of her “gentle-muted,” coloring she needs to wear small to medium sized prints in colors that are “toned down,” (not bright).

Besides the print size being too large and too bright, the style of this top is unflattering because it does not have a defined waistline.

OK, she doesn’t have any makeup on, but the deal breaker in the picture above is the unflattering top.

This is from an e-mail I received from Donna a few weeks after the consult. “The consult I had with “The Wardrobe Wizard,” helped me understand why I hardly ever wore my brightly colored clothing and why I never wore the romantic clothing I bought to attend weddings.

After the consult, with my color chart and line drawings of my best styles in hand, I finished going through my closet and removed all of my “too bright clothes,” that had no waist definition. Then with the information I had about combining my colors, I took what was left and made outfits from them.

Now, instead of having a closet full of clothes and nothing to wear, I have fewer clothes and I wear everything.

I contacted several consignment stores but they were only interested in designer label clothing. So I decided to have a yard sale.

My beautiful items, although not designer labels, sold like hot cakes. I have also used my color chart to pick out nail polish and my fingers and toes are looking great.

I just purchased a new pair of glasses based on what I learned during the face shape consult. I can’t wait to pick up my new glasses next week.” Donna W

Think you might be interested in the “Wardrobe Wizard’s,” my new online “Wardrobe Makeover”?

Here’s more information. You will need a digital camera with 12 megapixels or better and have access to a computer. If you don’t have a 12 megapixel digital camera, perhaps you can borrow one. I need specific pictures for the color analysis and specific pictures for the face and body shape analysis, as well as a few body measurements. You only need a webcam if you want me to help you shop your closet.

(I will send you more details when you sign up for the makeover.) Are you ready to save lots of money and look great everyday? To far away to meet in person. Think you might be interested in an Online Wardrobe Makeover?

Call or e-mail to set up a Complimentary 25 minute telephone consult. The telephone consult I am currently offering is FREE, with no obligation, but I only have a few of these slots available each week.

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

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 know how to mix and match her best looks so she can get dressed “lickety split,” and look great everyday.

Say goodbye, to those “nothing to wear,” moments. “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.

Do You Feel like a Beauty or a Beast? Think of Yourself As An Unfinished Work of Art

June 4, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

My friend Connie recently said to me. ” I used to be able to throw my clothes on, run a comb thru my hair, smear a little lipstick on and I was good to go. Now that I am older, I am afraid I will scare someone, if I don’t do more before I leave the house.”

Do you ever feel this way? You probably do if you are over a certain age.

One of my favorite anonymous sayings is “Young people are works of God and older people are works of art.”

Think of yourself as an unfinished work of art. Your frame is your clothes, hair and accessories like glasses, earrings, and other jewelry. For you to look visually pleasing your frame should look like its a natural extension of you.

You can start by repeating your eye color, skin color, and shades of your natural hair color. Our eyes automatically search for repetition of color, shape and proportions. When you create this repetition, preferably in odd not even numbers, so the eye keeps moving, you create visual balance and harmony. This visual harmony translates as “real beauty.” In addition to your body colors, most people can wear 40 to 90 other complimentary shades of color.

The colors you wear should not overpower you (be brighter than your natural body colors) and they should not be duller than your natural body colors.

Here is an exercise you can do to determine if a complimentary shade of color works for you.

Stand about 5 feet from a full length mirror in natural light (sunlight or full spectrum light). Close you eyes and Blink. When you open your eyes, if you see your face and the color you are wearing at the same time and the color makes your eyes sparkle and your skin glows then its a flattering shade for you. If you see the color first its probably too bright and if the colors you are wearing drain the color out of your skin it may not be bright enough. This takes a little practice

Before I became a Professional Image Consultant and knew the best colors to choose for makeup and clothing, I would look in the mirror and see this pale, tired looking face staring back at me. I can remember thinking even when I was a teenager that I looked tired all of the time. What I did not know then was what a difference the right color clothing, lipstick and blush could make in my appearance.

You too, can be transformed by the right colors. Find out more by reading Joanna Nicholson’s books “Dressing Smart for Women,” and “Dressing Smart for Men,” Joanna Nicholson is the co-founder of Color 1 Associates and I was trained by her.

You can get these books at the library, Amazon or from Leslie Stott, Color 1, CEO, Leslie@thecolorlady.com

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Nancy Goldblatt, “the Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore, is a professionally trained Personal Image Consultant. She is a Color 1 Associate, with over 20 years of experience helping women whose size and shape has changed to shop their closets. She is now offering online consulting to long distance customers. WWW.WardrobeWiz.com. 410-513-9496

Wardrobe Clutter: Why Do You Have So Many Unworn Clothes?

May 8, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt 1 Comment

Why do you have so many unworn pieces of clothing? ( Part 1 of 2 parts)

When I was a little girl, I secretly believed I was a princess. I was very “sensitive,” and when the school librarian read, ‘The Princess and the Pea,’ to us, I knew I must be a princess in disguise.

When I was twenty years old, many years before I became an Image Consultant, that little girl part of me that still believed I was a princess in disguise finally found “the dress.” I was living in Chicago and I spotted the dress in Marshall Fields. I bought it thinking I would lose a few pounds and be transformed by the dress. I put it on many times, but when I looked in the mirror, I had to take it off. I was never able to wear it out of the house.

Maybe some of you can relate to this. I called it my princess dress because it reminded me of the dress Disney’s princess in the Sleeping Beauty movie wore. It was a dark blue velvet dress, with princess darts and a deep v neckline. “Princess Fiona,” from the movie Shrek wore a similar dress.

I loved that dress but it did not love me. In my “princess dress,” I looked more like the version of Princess Fiona after she kissed Shrek and turned into an Ogre.

The dress was my size, but even after I toned up with exercise, I never looked good in it. It hung in my closet for several years unworn. Finally, I gave it to a friend who was the same height and weight as me. The minute she pulled it over her head she looked fabulous in it. She looked like a ” true princess,” in the dress.

Why did it look so wonderful on her and so terrible on me?

Let me help you answer this. The answer is shape. The dress was shaped like my friend who had a small waist and wide hips. I have narrow hips and a wide rib cage. Even at my thinnest, because of the structure of my bones, my waist was never small. The dress hid my narrow parts and emphasized my wide parts. The dress complimented my friends shape because it was shaped like her.

Here is a simple but important rule to remember. Buy clothing that widens where you widen and narrows where you narrow. (This rule can also be applied to buying shoes.)

Most women wear only 20 % of what they own. So how many items do you own that you do not wear? Do you find yourself putting something on and taking it off ?

Why can’t you wear it? There are 7 reasons why you can’t wear it. to find out see part 2 “Why Do You Have So Many Unworn Clothes?” and discover some possible solutions.

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Nancy Goldblatt, Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore, is a Color 1 Associate. For over twenty years, she has been helping women whose size and shape has changed, to shop their closets.

Free Beauty Products Reviews,from the Cosmetics Cop, Paula Begoun

January 4, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

“Beautiful young people are works of nature, beautiful old people are works of art.” author unknown

A friend of mine recently said, ” It takes more time and effort to put myself together before I leave the house. When I was younger I could just throw any outfit on and run a brush through my hair and I was good to go. I can’t do that anymore, unless I want to scare someone.”

Have you ever felt like my friend?

As you get older it may take longer and you may need more aids to look good. Hopefully, you also are wiser about the clothing and makeup choices you make. Here is a great resource that will increase your wisdom. It will help you save money and help you make make wiser less impulsive choices about cosmetics and skin care products

It’s called Beautypedia, from Paula Begoun, “the Cosmetics Cop”. www.Beautypedia.com/

It used to cost $24.95 for one year online but now its totally FREE online. It will keep you from impulsively buying cosmetic and skin care products that are a waste of money.

Unlimited access to a huge database of product reviews

Ongoing updates featuring new brands and new products

Ability to create your own list of products via My Faves
Access to the best products for your budget and needs

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“No matter what your age, size or shape you can create an attractive, ” visually pleasing appearance.” by wearing flattering colors and flattering styles of clothing.”

Nancy Goldblatt, Personal Image Consultant & The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore, Maryland is a Color 1 Associate with over 20 years of experience. She is available to do your colors if you live in the Baltimore, Washington corridor. Contact her at 410-235-5325 or nrgoldblatt@gmail.com (Learn to shop your closet and eliminate what doesn’t work, learn to mix and match in new ways and find out what you need to fill in your wardrobe gaps).

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