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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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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

Do You Have Gremlins, That Prevent You From Following Your Dreams? I Did

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Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” Color 1 Associate

Do you have dreams of things you want to do but  your automatic negative thoughts have prevented you from following through?

  I call these  automatic negative thoughts, gremlins.    For over 10 years I thought about becoming an Image Consultant and my “gremlins,” almost prevented me from following my dream.

Here is the story of how I overcame (my gremlins) those negative beliefs we all have, that prevent us from following our dreams.

Perhaps my story will encourage you to become aware of, and tame the gremlins that are preventing you from following your dreams.

My passion has always been to help people make the most of their strengths and overcome their challenges.

My challenge, since I was a little girl, was feeling self-conscious about my appearance.

I believe this was related to my mother being very critical of herself and me, her oldest daughter. Maybe some of you can relate to this.

The way I dealt with my challenge, was to seek information in self-help books.

I devoured psychology books on self esteem and books on improving how I looked.

In the early 1980’s I thought I found a “pot of gold,” when I learned wearing the right colors could make me appear more attractive and make it easier to shop.  I read about various color analysis systems, but they all seemed too difficult for me to understand and the trainings were expensive and too far away.

The more I read about appearance and its effects on self esteem, the more I thought about becoming an image consultant.

But a little voice inside kept repeating,” You can’t be an image consultant, because  you are not tall, or thin and you don’t look like a model.”

The first time I read Joanna Nicholson’s book “Color Wonderful,” I did not fully understand the Color 1 system of color analysis.

When I took this book out of the library a second time, I read it more thoroughly and the “Color 1 ” approach began making sense to me.

I found a 1-800 number at the end of the book and discovered “Color 1” was located only one hour away from me and a training was scheduled in a few weeks.

This was in 1990.   I had been working with psychiatric patients at a half-way house for over 9 years.

Just as I was starting to feel “burnt out,” I got laid off.  While I was trying to determine how I could use my skills in a new career, I joined a “Master-Mind Group.”

I had been telling the Master-Mind group about my “ideal career.”  I told them,” I don’t want to just sell makeup, or just be a personal shopper, I want to do it all.”

I wanted to use all my skills, from my 3 previous careers as a teacher, photographer and social worker to become a “holistic image consultant” and help my clients to learn to love how they looked.

But those little gremlins in my head kept saying to me,”Who do you think you are. You are short, plump and too old to become an image consultant.”

 (I was in my forties by this time) “How can you help others to love the way they look, when you don’t even love the way you look.”

 I felt defeated by my inner gremlins.  I decided I would give up my dream of becoming an image consultant.   I would not be signing up for the “Color 1” training.

Fortunately, my “Master-Mind” group had  been listening to me and they were  ready to tame my gremlins. 

They reminded me of what I had been telling them. “The Color 1 training sounds exactly like what you have been telling us you want to do, and you have the time and money to do it now.  If you don’t do it now, when will you do it.“

That last sentence still echos in my head now, when I put off doing something I really want.“If you don’t do it now, when will you do it.” My gremlins were outnumbered and the rest is history.

 

Wardrobe Wizard doing a makeover at On Purpose Networking, Dec 2010

It was one of the best decisions I have ever made.  An amazing transformation took place both inside and outside of me, when I took the “Color 1,” training and learned that I didn’t have to be tall, young or thin to look good.

Looking good is about looking visually balanced. This is done by understanding how to combine your best color clarities, choosing flattering styles of clothing for your shape and using accessories in a way that makes your head and body look balanced.

As I learned to make the most of my own appearance, and learned to like how I looked, my self consciousness slowly began to disappear.

I have been able to say goodbye to the panic of those “nothing to wear moments,” and  I have helped hundreds of women over the last 20 years to do the same.

How do I work with clients now? The first thing I do is try to understand a clients fashion personality and their figure or size challenges.  I also take into consideration budget, lifestyle and age.   So I can reach out to more women, I have been writing a blog.  Now I am able to do image consulting over the internet.

Want more information about the Color 1 approach?

Purchase Joanna Nicholson’s most recent books, “Dressing Smart for Women,” and “Dressing Smart for Men,”  from Leslie Stott, the color lady  at Leslie@thecolorlady.com

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Think you might be ready for a virtual makeover?  It doesn’t matter where you live. Nancy is now able to do makeovers virtually.  Contact her at 410-513-9496 or write to her at Nancy@wardrobewiz.com for more information.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,”and Color 1 Associate, specializes in working with mid-life women whose size or shape has changed and who have lots of clothes and nothing to wear.  She also works with younger women, as well as men.  Contact her at Nancy@wardrobewiz.com or 410-513-9496, her website is WWW.WardrobeWiz.com

Looking Good In Cold Weather

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Its the middle of December and its below zero and there is snow on the ground in Baltimore.   I have seen lots of people so bundled up that only their eyes are showing.

If you care about your appearance but still want to stay warm when you venture out on very cold days, here are some guidelines that will enable you to still look visually pleasing.

1. Wear shoes or boots that repeats the color on your head. If you are wearing a hat, repeat your hat color or if you have lots of hair that shows, choose shoes or boots that are hair color.   This will visually help you to look “pulled together.”   Our eyes automatically search for repeated colors.  When you wear a hat and shoes that are the same color the eye travels up and down to the repeated colors and this is relaxing to the eyes.

Here are a few examples: With  a hat or hair that is dark brown wear boots or shoes that are dark brown.  If you have a moss green hat, that you love, try to find moss green boots.  If your hair is black and lots of hair shows even with your hat on, consider black boots or shoes.

2. Choose a coat color that is flattering to your skin. (Note : not everyone looks good in black).  But if you already have a black coat choose a neck scarf that repeats your eye, or skin color.  This will give you a “color break,”and the black coat will not look so harsh against your skin.

3.  Unsure which colors are flattering to you? Get Joanna Nicholson’s books Dressing Smart for Women and Dressing Smart for Men at Amazon.

4.  Consider getting a “Color Analysis,” from a Color 1 Associate.   This is a very accurate “non-seasonal approach,” that allows you to wear every color in the right shade.   To find a Color 1 Associate in your local area contact Joyce Harris at Color Style.  Her e-mail is Joyce5001@aol.com.  She  also can sell you copies of Joanna Nicholson’s books.

Nancy Goldblatt, Personal Image Consultant & The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore 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  (She can teach you how to shop your closet and eliminate what doesn’t work, mix and match in new ways and she’ll suggest what you need to fill in the gaps)

Secrets of Smart Clothes Shopping

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How do you make a decision about what clothing items to buy? Besides the clothing fitting you and flattering your shape and body colors, what else should you consider?

Here are 9 secrets of smart clothes shopping  from personal image consultant, Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore.”

1. Look at care tags, if it says “DRY CLEAN ONLY,” the item will be more costly to maintain.  If item says dry clean without the word ONLY you can probably hand wash it or even machine wash on gentle cycle.

2. Squeeze fabric in your hand for 10 seconds to see how likely it is to wrinkle. If it bounces back with few or no wrinkles you probably will not have to spend time ironing it.

3.  Can you wear it with 2 or 3 items you already own or can you wear it 2 or 3 different ways?

4.  Try it on and sit down in it, raise your arms above you head, raise your arms to your chest with your fists together and elbows out. Then bend over and touch your toes. Does the clothing  item move with you or restrict your movement?

5.  Don’t expect items to fit perfectly.  They will probably need to be altered.  So bring some straight pins with you.    The pins will enable you to see how the item will look after alterations.

6.  If you have had “your colors done,” keep your color chart in your purse so you won’t be wasting your time trying on unflattering colors.

7. If you have had a face and body shape analysis and have line drawings of your best styles bring your line drawings with you.

8. If there is a two or three piece matching outfit get all of the pieces, if they are flattering.

9. If you are on a tight budget, get items that are solids and do not have decorative designs or embellishments.  These will be easier to mix and match with your existing wardrobe.

Before I became an image consultant in 1990, I did not know what colors or styles looked good on me and I would spend many hours shopping and trying on things that looked awful on me.  The more things I tried on that looked bad, the worse I felt about myself.

Now that I know my best colors and styles, when I go shopping, I can quickly skim over the aisles.   I usually  only have to try on items to see if they fit.  This saves me lots of time and my self esteem remains intact.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” of Baltimore is a professionally trained, personal image consultant.   She specializes in working with women who have lots of clothes and “nothing to wear.”  (After you get a wallet of your best colors, and line drawings of your best styles, “The Wardrobe Wizard,” will teach you how to  shop your own closet.)   Nancy is available to work with groups as well as individuals.  Contact her at www.WardrobeWiz.com

How White Should Your Teeth Be?

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Have you whitened your teeth or are you thinking about whitening your teeth?

Do you wonder how white your teeth should be?

As we get older our teeth darken or yellow  from the foods we eat and the things we drink and smoke.

Whiter teeth can help us to look more youthful.  However, if you overdo the teeth bleaching, your teeth may end up looking like they are false.

teeth are too white for her skin, they practically are jumping out of her mouth

An easy way to determine how white your teeth should be is to look at the whites of your eyes.

If you bleach your teeth a whiter color than the whites of your eyes, this color will cause your teeth to become your focal point (the place people eyes go to first and keep being drawn back to).   If the color of your teeth is a brighter white than the whites of your eye this  will not only cause your teeth to look fake, but it may make your skin look dull or washed out next to the very bright white of your teeth.  By repeating the same or similar shade of the whites of your eyes in your teeth you can create visual harmony.

teeth are a good shade of white for her skin color and eye color

Our eyes find visual harmony relaxing and pleasing.   When you look visually harmonious you will look your most attractive and you will communicate instant confidence and intelligence.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” is a Color 1, Personal Image Consultant.

 She has been helping men and women look great everyday for over 20 years.  

She is available to work with you no matter where you live because she is now able to do “online consultations.” using digital photos. 

 She can be reached at 410-235-5325.  her website is www.WardrobeWiz.com/

   Unsure if her services are for you?  E-mail her at Nancy @wardrobewiz.com to set up a 20 minutes telephone consult to find out what she can help you with.

Tim Gunn and Me At The Baltimore Book Festival

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About Nancy Goldblatt:

I am a professionally trained “Personal Image Consultant,” based in Baltimore, Maryland.  I call myself “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore.”  I specialize in working with women whose size or shape has changed or who have too many clothes and nothing to wear.    I help my clients by first teaching them how to shop in their own closets.  They get a wallet of their best colors and line drawings of their best styles.  Most of my clients are women but I also work with men.  After I work with a client they will knew what clothing to keep, and what to eliminate.  They will also know what items they should get altered and how to fill in the gaps in their wardrobe.  Best of all , they will get rid of the panic of ” those nothing to wear moments.”

The  weekend 0f Sept 25-27th, 2009 is the 14th annual Baltimore Book Festival. This reminded me of what happened several years ago, (I believe it was 2 or 3 years ago.)  when Tim Gunn,  of Project Runway, was one of the featured speakers. I am a fan of Tim’s and I was looking forward to hearing him speak.  At that time Tim had just gotten his own show and had written a book.  He was speaking at the  Baltimore Book Festival to publicize his new book.

Unfortunately, I had trouble finding parking and by the time I parked,and walked 5 or 6 blocks to the book festival, I had missed Tim’s talk. When I finally got to the area where he had spoken, I discovered there was a long line of people waiting for him to autograph the book they had just purchased.

The book was sold out, so I borrowed some one’s book and quickly looked through it. I felt disappointed because  I did not see any new information that I had not seen elsewhere.  I have a hunch the book may have been written quickly to capitalize on the popularity of Project Runway and Tim’s new show which had just begun.

I was disgusted with myself for not arriving earlier and my lower back was in spasm and I was looking for a place to sit down. I passed a small table with two chairs.  There was a sign that said something like “Sit down, and participate in a psychic experiment.”  The experiment  was sponsored by students from Maryland Institute of Art.     I asked for more information, but mostly I wanted a place to sit and rest.

The experiment was simple, there was a sender and a receiver. I would be the sender.  There was a volunteer receiver already seated.  All I had to do was sit down at the table and concentrate on an image in my mind and try to send the image to the receiver.  He had a pencil and paper and would draw what he received.  I decided to picture “the happy face symbol from the 1960’s.”  I choose this because I was feeling the opposite of happy and I wanted a distraction from my “pity party.”

I concentrated as hard as I could to mentally picture the “happy face symbol . ” The receiver began drawing after a minute or two.   I watched as he drew a line and then made it curve around.  At the end of the line he drew two sheep.  The MICA student asked me if that was the image I sent.  I said, “No, I was picturing a happy face symbol.”  

 I looked at the pencil drawing again and started laughing.  I was laughing because I  realized the line the receiver drew that curved around was the same shape as the long line of people waiting for Tim Gunn’s autograph.  I would not have called those fans of Tim, sheep, at least I would not have said it outloud.  But when I saw the picture “the reciever,” had drawn, I realized that’s what I had been thinking.  Those “Tim Gunn fans,” clutching their newly purchased books, standing in an extremely long line under the hot sun reminded me (at least on an unconscious level) of sheep.

As I laughed and shared why I was laughing with the MICA student and the receiver my spirits lifted as I realized what was really on my mind.  I was shocked that my unconscious mind would view them in this way because I am usually very non-judgemental.    I like to believe it was a combination of the hot sun, my aching back and the fact the book the people standing in line were clutching did not seem to have any new style information.  I am still a fan of Tim’ s.  I don’t know what he is like in person but on television at times he appears a bit formal and proper but his genuineness comes through.  I am ready now to get a copy of his book and do more than just skim it. 

How to Choose Earrings That Flatter Your Face © 2009

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Flattering earrings can give you a polished, finished appearance.

clip on earrings with dimension and hanging ethnic earrings
clip on earrings with dimension and hanging ethnic earrings

Think of earrings as a finishing touch or a frame for your face and hair.

No matter how much weight you gain or lose, your earrings will always fit.  Earrings are an inexpensive way to freshen your look.  They bring the viewers eye up to your face.  Depending on the earring you choose, you can look professional in a work setting or creative and carefree when you visit friends or go on a vacation.

It’s  especially important to wear earrings, if you are a woman with very short hair, because earrings will give your face a more feminine appearance.

Also, when you have very short hair, earrings that have some  dimension (are not flat) will look best on you.

Here are some  guidelines for choosing earrings in flattering sizes, shapes and colors.

Earrings to wear in the workplace

Consider choosing an earring that is the size of your eye when it is open.  This is considered “classic size.”

Look at either the height or the width of your eye.   The earring does not have to be the same shape as your eye.

If your  earring is smaller or larger than your open eye, it’s no longer a classic size.

If you work in a very casual environment, you may be able to wear earrings that are  larger or smaller than classic size depending on your face and body size and “color type.”

If you wear earring smaller than the iris of your eye they hardly show.  (The  iris is the part of your eye that has color )

If you are a male who wears an earring, it may be better to wear a small earring.  Too large an earring or the wrong shape can take away from your credibility or look too feminine.

Choosing the scale or size of a hanging earring

Measure  the distance from the bottom of your nose to the top of your upper lip to find a flattering length for a hanging earring.

  • You can also measure from the bottom of your lip  to your  chin.
  • For a longer earring, you can measure the length of your nose.  Yes, that’s  right, I said, “the nose.”  Don’t laugh.  When we repeat shapes and proportion of our body and face this creates visual balance.
  •  If  you do not like the length of your nose or if you have a short neck avoid this longer hanging earring because  it can emphasize your nose  and or your neck.

Choosing a shape to flatter your face

Another way to create visual balanced is to choose an earring that is similar to your face shape.

I realize that most books say the opposite.   In other posts I have talked about creating visual harmony by repeating shapes and proportions.

  • If you have a predominantly angular face (more straightness than curves) a more geometric shape earring will be pleasing on you.
  • If you have a more curved face, a more oval earring will be flattering.

How do you decide if your face is more angular or more curved?

Your face may be a combination of curves and angles. 

  1. Look not only at the outside shape of your face, but the shape of your lips, eyebrows, nose and chin.
  2. Look at yourself smiling and unsmiling.
  3. Have a friend look at your profile.  Count how many curved elements and how many straight elements or lines you see.

You are more likely to have an angular face.

I say this because after analyzing hundreds of  faces, I have found most (but not all) women have angular faces.

  As you shop for earrings you may find that many earrings, especially the  hanging ones with beads, are predominantly rounded.  This will make it more of a challenge to find earrings that have predominantly angular or geometric shapes.

  I began making earrings for my clients when I realized this and I am always on the lookout for softened geometric shaped earrings for my clients who have more angular faces.

Choosing flattering colors

If you choose earrings that repeat your  natural body colors, particularly your eye color or a naturally occurring highlight in your hair you will be able to wear them with everything you own.

 (See JoAnna Nicholson’s book, ‘ Dressing Smart for Women,’ to find out more about color types.)

For example  I have very dark brown, almost black hair and very light olive skin.   I have hazel green eyes and I look my best in very clear bright colors and shiny metals.

Nancy wearing a classic sized, silver earring
Nancy wearing a classic sized, silver earring

As I have gotten older, my hair is less dark as silver has started to appear.   I have found that I can wear shiny silver earrings with everything I own, because it repeats a highlighted color of my hair.

If you still are unsure what earring shape, size, color and metals will look best on you I am available to work with you online at a very reasonable price.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” was trained by Color 1, as a “personal image consultant,” in 1990.   She is available to work with you no matter where you live because she can work on-line as well as in person. 

   She is also available for talks, workshops and fundraisers in Baltimore, Maryland and surroundings areas.  Contact her at 410-235-5325 or Nancy@Wardrobewiz.com

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What is the Sassy Sewer Lounge?

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I just came from my first “meet-up group,”  at The Sassy Sewer Sewing Lounge and I am looking forward to going again next month. I consider myself a beginning sewer, but I am hoping to get more proficient with my skills and the Sassy Sewer Lounge is the perfect place to do it.   I previously had gone several times for individual sewing lessons with Blondelle Howard the owner and founder of the Sassy Sewer.

The Sassy Sewer Lounge offers sewing lessons, fabrics, notions, patterns, and sewing machine rentals. Sewing Lounges are popping up all over the United States.   The people attracted to these lounges are looking for a comfortable place to learn or improve sewing skills and or connect with like minded people.  My motivation to sew and learn to alter my clothing comes from budget concerns, as well as the fact that it feels like the fashion industry has “written off,” us “baby boomers,” and is making clothes mostly for people under 30.

The Sassy Sewing Lounge is located at 9008 Harford Road, Parkville, Md. 21234, and the phone is 410-882-7277. The space is “roomy,” and well lighted and there are lots of sewing machines.   Tonight there were 3 others signed up for the meet up but one person never made it.  Blondelle shared the SWAP concept which is basically how to make a “mix and match wardrobe of 10 pieces.  I really liked the “meet-up,” because it was not a class but mutual sharing of information.  We will be using a few items from our existing wardrobes and adding to these items as we meet once a month to brainstorm, share and sew.

Blondelle discussed the possibility of having a fabric swap and there is a trip to New York planned for Nov. as well as some other classes scheduled.

Sassy Sewer has a face-book page as well as a blog.  If you live in the Baltimore or surrounding areas and have any interest in sewing or altering your clothing you should check out the offerings.  I just missed a series on fashion illustration.  Blondelle says she plans on offering it again.  Blondelle does most of the teaching but she has guest teachers as well..  I hope to be a guest teacher in the future.  I will probably be presenting something on “The Color 1” approach to looking visually balanced.

See the calendar on the website, WWW.SassySewer.com/ and be sure to sign up for the mailing list if you want to know what classes will be offered in the future.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” is a professionally trained personal image consultant.  She works with individuals and groups in Baltimore and surrounding areas.  She offers an initial complimentary telephone consult to help you decide if her services can solve your challenges.  Reach her at nrgoldblatt ATgmailDOT com or 410-235-5325

Does Latisse really make lashes longer

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In May 2009 I started using Latisse, a new product that is supposed to make eyelashes grow longer.    I had some concerns when I first started using it because of the warnings that it could make eye color darker as well as darken the lid.  I like my hazel green eye color and I did not want brown eyes.  It’s now August and I am starting on my 2nd bottle of Latisse.   I am pleased with my longer, darker lashes, and I still have hazel green eyes!

Latisse costs about $99 to$120 for a tiny bottle with applicators. I admit  I did not use it everynight as directed.   Some nights I was too tired to  apply it to my lashes and carefully wipe off the excess with a q-tip so my lids do not darken.    Because I did not use it every night, the tiny bottle lasted me 3 months.  If I had used it every night, my lashes might be slightly longer and it would have lasted about 60 days.

Is Latisse worth the price and the effort? Maybe

You may be able to buy Latisse on-line for $99. Hopefully the price will come down.  The way I used the Latisse, it cost me a little over $33 a month.  I wanted longer lashes because my eyes are begining to disappear underneath the weight of my eyelids.   Years ago I  wore false eyelashes, but these days, I don’t have the eyesight, time or patience for false eyelashes.  I have noticed that I seem to need to use my reading glasses more lately.  I asked the Dr. if there was a connection between the Latisse and my worsening eye sight and she said she thought it was a coincidence.   I want to believe that it’s a coincidence.  I could not find anything online about Latisse making eyesight worse.   For now, I plan to use it another few months because I like having longer, darker lashes.