About Nancy Goldblatt Wardrobe Wizard

What Accelerates Skin Aging, Besides Smoking and Sunlight ?

April 5, 2012 by Nancy Goldblatt 1 Comment

Nancy3professionalpicture — Nancy Goldblatt, Wardrobe Wizard

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

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

It’s what you eat and drink.

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

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

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

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

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

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face-sad — Avoid These Foods & Beverages

soft drinks

sugar sweetened fruit

cakes

pastries

potatoes

sugar

milk

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face-smile — To keep your skin looking great

foods that prevent accelerated aging of the skin :

beans

spinach

eggplant

asparagus

celery

nuts

olives

cherries

prunes

pears

unsweetened yogurt

eggs

tea

pure water

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

I would love to hear from you.

I will respond to your comments.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Personal Image Consultation,from the Wardrobe Wizard, What Happens During the Consult

February 17, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

Just out of shower, hair still wet, no makeup

Monica In Her Uniform Looking Radiant At End of Consult , (her skin is less pink in person)

What exactly does “The Wardrobe Wizard,” do during a consult?

Who do I work with, and how long does it take?

This is the first of a series explaining what I do by using real life examples.

Yesterday I met with Monica, a young woman who is in her late twenties.

Monica contacted me after seeing some u-tube videos on”color analysis”. She wanted a color analysis because she always feels she looks too pale.

As an Air-force mechanic she has to wear a uniform when she is at work.

She had been stationed in Japan and was coming to Baltimore for a few days before going to a new assignment, so we met in her hotel room.

IMG_0541-2 — Fabric Color Too Bright for Monica’s Body Color’s

After draping her with prints and solid fabrics in natural light, I was able to determine her color type.

I struggled a little to determine her color type (because she is a combination of two color types.)

I put together a “Smart Chart,” for her after draping her with various colors and prints and determining her color type.

The smart chart is a wallet of 40 to 50 best shades plus skin and hair colors. She got a written and verbal explanation on how to shop with her colors. I also did a face and body shape analysis and gave her a fashion personality test.

I usually spend 3 or more hours with clients but because Monica did not have a closet to go through and she did not need much makeup advice I spent less than 3 hours.

I would have spent more time with her, but she had invited one of her long time friends and her four year old daughter over to go swimming in the hotel pool.

Monica’s fashion personality is “romantic, timeless-classic,” and she likes to be comfortable.

Her clothes are not dramatic or trendy.

She loves to wear perfume and she wears small delicate jewelry. The perfume and jewelry are her “romantic signatures.”

I encouraged her to wear essential oils as a scent, rather than perfume because she is concerned about staying healthy and perfumes can have hundreds of chemicals in them, that may not be so safe for us.

The first thing I noticed when I met with her was she had no color in her cheeks.

When she first called me, she told me she wears nothing on her face except mascara and sunscreen.

She has beautiful full lips,but her lower lip is much darker than her upper lip. (I suggested she use a colored lip-gloss so her lips are the same color.

Monica had brown low lights put back into her hair recently because her hairdresser had made her ash brown hair too blonde. Her decision to go less blonde was the right decision, because when she went too blond, she appeared even paler than usual.

Also, a whole head of blonde hair would have not looked balanced with her strong, dark brown eye-brows.

Monica is a Light-Bright, Gentle Color type in the Color One system.

This means she has a light and bright look, but because of the pink undertones in her skin, she needs to wear colors that are slightly toned down.

The “light bright,” part of her color type indicates how she will combine her colors.

Monica needs to wear prints that are small or medium in size or if she wears a larger print it needs to have a light back ground and the print needs to look blended. Print of her uniform jacket (see above picture) fits this criteria but the color is a little too “toned down. Not quite bright enough.

Monica with right colors and better print size, she should not go any bigger than this size print

This large bright print overpowers Monica, the print is wearing her.

(Note in some pictures her skin looks pinker than it did in-person.)

The most important color you wear is the color nearest your face.

If you have to wear a uniform, and it’s not your best color, you can open up a few buttons and by showing a little skin, you are giving yourself a “color break.”

I gave Monica line drawings of some of her best styles.

Monica has an angular face and a curvy body, so she looks best in necklines, and jewelry and glasses that have more straightness than curves.

She has a defined waistline, so she can wear belts and clothing with defined waistlines.

I showed her examples of angular earrings and lapel pins. She was wearing a delicate silver necklace with an angular motif that stopped at her short balance point. This piece of jewelry was perfect for her

She also had a wonderful pair of angular sunglasses that covered her eyebrows and were the perfect size for her face.

Monica does own some scarves, but like lots of women she did not know how to wear them.

I showed her three ways to tie a scarf that flattered her angular face. She especially liked the “banditto,” style scarf tie.

Makeup

I only did a few things, since Monica is not used to wearing makeup and does not really need much makeup.

I showed Monica how to choose lipstick and blush colors with her color chart.

Then I showed her a good blush color, a toned down pink, and where to apply it. I had her blend the blush with a loose translucent powder and I had her put lipstick on her upper lip, to match her bottom lip color.

At first she said the lipstick felt uncomfortable, A few minutes later she told me she could see the difference it made and planned on finding a colored lip gloss or translucent lipstick that would feel more comfortable than a mat lipstick.

For three months after I do a consult, I will check any new purchases my client makes at NO CHARGE. I can do this over the internet with digital pictures or a web-cam.

Wow! See for yourself the difference in her face.

Her face was lovely before, but she did look pale, and tired from her 24 hour airplane flight. In the after picture taken about one hour later, with no extra sleep, she looks radiant. Frequently, even I am surprised at the transformation that occurs with the right colors.

IMG_0544(4) — Monica, Looking radiant with powder, lipstick and blush and her Airforce Tee Shirt

In the future I will take more pictures of each step and if my client gives permission, I will put these photos and my comments on this blog for my readers to see.

Up until now I have only done in- person color consults. I plan to begin doing on-line color consults.

Monica has given me permission to share the pictures from her Color Analysis.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” specializes in working with mid-life women whose size and shape has changed and who have too many clothes and “nothing to wear.”

She also works with younger women and is available to work with men.

She was trained by Joanna Nicholson, founder of Color One Associates an International Image & Style Company.

Say goodbye to those “Nothing to wear moments.”

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

Want to save lots of money?

To far away to meet in person. Get an online-consult. E-mail to set up a Complimentary 25 minute telephone consult.

Lipstick, How To Choose A Flattering Color

January 4, 2011 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

bobbibrown_hollywoodred001 — Bright red lipstick from Bobbi Brown

I recently ran into a longtime client of mine. I noticed she looked tired. She was wearing her best clothing colors and I wondered if she had been sick. I looked at her more carefully and realized why she did not look so good.

It was her lipstick color. She told me she could not get her favorite colored lip pencil anymore and settled for something that was similar. She thought it was similar, but it was much too brown and much too dark.

I told her that the brown lip color did not flatter her. It made her teeth look yellow and her lips looked more wrinkled.

I asked her to try an experiment and put on a lipstick I had sold her previously. This lipstick was a more of a” toned down red”. When she put this flattering lip color on, she immediately got her sparkle back.

"toned down red lipstick" — toned down red lipstick

Brown lipstick will not look good on your unless your lips are naturally brown and your teeth are very white. Cindy Crawford, a Victoria’s Secret Model from the 1990’s, is an example of someone who does look good in brown lipstick.

The makeup industry has been promoting fire engine red lipstick and most recently I have seen ads showing nude color lipstick.

If you look good in “fire engine red lipstick,” you will probably not look good in nude or brown lipstick and visa versa.

With so many choices of lipstick colors, how do you choose a flattering color?

Look at the inside color of your bottom lip. How bright or dull a red or pink is it? You can use this color as a guide when you choose a lipstick. You can go one or two shades darker than this color. Do not go lighter than this color, or more brown or brighter or duller than your inner lip color.

When you choose a color that is an extension of your natural lip color, this color will always be flattering. This will make you look “visually balanced.” When you look “visually balanced,” you appear more attractive. Research has shown that more attractive people are automatically assumed to be intelligent, and honest. When we feel attractive its easier to feel and act confident.

Still unsure which lipstick colors flatter you? With a color analysis you can get a wallet with 40-50 of your most flattering colors from Nancy Goldblatt, Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore. This wallet includes several shades of your best lipstick and blush colors.

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).

Paula Begoun, “Cosmetics Cop,” comes to Baltimore

December 13, 2009 by Nancy Goldblatt 2 Comments

When Paula Begoun aka ‘The Cosmetics Cop,” came to Baltimore Thursday, Dec 4th and spoke at Barnes & Noble in Pikesville, Md., she stated, “For centuries women have wanted to look pretty, and wasting money is not pretty.”

Paula came to promote version eight of her book “Don’t Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me.” I have been a fan of hers since she wrote “Blue Eyeshadow Should Be Made Illegal.” in 1986. I currently subscribe to her on-line “Beautypedia.” It costs $24.95 a year to subscribe and new products are reviewed every two weeks.

I find it saves me money because it prevents me from impulsively buying new products. Paula said her goal has always been to help women save money. She has saved me a lot of money over the years.

Before I buy a new product I go online to “Beautypedia,” to check “the Cosmetic Cops” review. Cosmetic & skin care reviews include both drugsstore, department store and other retail brands. I am still unsure about the product and it’s a drugstore cosmetic, I buy it at CVS or Rite Aid because even if it has been opened or used it can be returned or exchanged. Paula emphasizes in her reviews that expensive products are not necessarily better than less expensive products.

Paula now wears two hats. She is still “The Cosmetics Cop.” She and her staff evaluate thousands of brands of makeup, and skin care products. She gives a smiley face with a check mark for outstanding products and a frowning face for products that aren’t well formulated and do not do what they promise. She also has her own line of makeup and skin care products called “Paula’s Choice.”

I especially like her exfoliating AHA and her BHA products. I have very dry skin but in the summer time I get oily around the T zone. I break out with pimples under the skin and even have had a few blackheads. Nothing helped me until I used her 2% BHA product. It cleared up my pimples without overly drying my skin out. “Yeah, Paula’s Choice.”

If you like Internet research and want to get reviews of new products coming out, its worthwhile subscribing to Beautypedia’s online reviews or if you prefer buying a book, get her latest version of “Don’t Go To The Cosmetics Counter Without Me,” available in paperback from Amazon for $19.77.

Avoiding Looking At Your Body In The Mirror?

October 25, 2009 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

When was the last time you looked at yourself in a full length mirror? I am asking this because the more “over fat,” you are or “out of shape,”you are the harder it is to look good in your clothes.

I must confess, that for some time now I have been looking at myself in the mirror only from the chin up. Yes, I use my full length mirror before I leave the house but recently I only quickly glance at my self from head to toe. The other day I had to get a pictures taken of my silhouette in fitted non-camouflaging clothing for a sewing project I am doing. I am still in shock.

I have always had an apple shaped body with narrow hips, flat bottom and muscular legs. When I gain weight its usually in my stomach and waist area. My previously flat derriere is no longer flat. Because I know how to dress for my body shape I had even fooled myself, until I saw those pictures of me without camouflaging clothes. I know I must take action for my health and of course I am concerned about how I look and finding clothes that fit me. The areas I need to work on are my eating habits, exercise and sleep.

My eating habits are better than most of the other people I know, but they aren’t perfect. I consider myself a flexitarian. I eat mostly steamed vegetables plus small amounts of chicken and fish and dairy such as non-fat yogurt, low fat cottage cheese, almonds and walnuts. My weakness is rice tortillas and gluten free cookies. Also, because I am a night owl and stay up late at night, I tend to eat a snack before I go to bed. I have read that this is not good because those calories are not burned off and eating right before bedtime disrupts sleep because the body is busy digesting food and can not completely relax.

I have been watching the Dr. Oz show lately. Dr. Oz says to be healthy a woman should not have a waist over 32.5 inches. If your waist is larger than this, it means your belly fat is beginning to crush your other organs, especially your kidney function. One way to determine a good waist size is to take your height in inches and divide it in half. According to Dr. Oz your waist size should be half your height or less than half your height.

What is your waist size in relation to your height? How do you make time for exercise? What do you eat that isn’t good for you? When was the last time you looked at yourself in a full length mirror with only your under ware on?

Because I needed a “jump start,” to start exercising again, I applied to be in a research study at Johns Hopkins Hospital Bayview in Baltimore, Md. Its called “Shape Up.” There are two components to this study a nutrition component and an exercise component. I am hoping to be assigned to both the nutrition and exercise parts. The exercise would be at the Hopkins facility. As I write this, I am realizing that besides getting more sleep,and not eating before bedtime what I really need is, help with “building in” exercise to my daily life for a long term change in my habits.

How have you built exercise into your busy daily life?

Tim Gunn and Me At The Baltimore Book Festival

September 28, 2009 by Nancy Goldblatt 1 Comment

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.

Does The Color Black Really Flatter You? If Not, How Can You Wear All Those Black Clothes

July 26, 2009 by Nancy Goldblatt 1 Comment

When you look in your closet how much black clothing do you see?

Is black really that flattering for your unique body colors?

Keep reading to find out what to do about all that black clothing you own.

Here’s my black clothing story.

My mother wore a lot of black and she told me it was slenderizing, so for many years I wore mostly black clothes.

In my sophomore year of college, my roommate Leslie , who was a good friend, told me if I bought one more piece of black clothing, she was going to strangle me.

She was sick of looking at me in black. At that time I didn’t know what colors looked good on me and black clothes were so easy to find and mix & match.

I bought a few items with color, so Leslie wouldn’t be upset but I continued to wear lots of black.

In 1990, when I had my “color chart done,” by a ” Color 1 Associate” and got a wallet containing 40-50 of my best shades, magic happened for me and I was able to begin adding lots more color into my wardrobe.

I have said in previous blogs that by repeating body colors you can create visual harmony because our eyes automatically search for colors that are repeated. My hair is very dark brown but gives the illusion of looking almost black. Because the color black repeats my hair color it creates visual balance. Now I combine black with my best shades of other colors.

Is black one of your body colors ?

If not, then black is not a dark neutral for you. You may still be able to wear black in small amounts but in large amounts it may drain the color from your face, and it can emphasize your lines and shadows.

What to do with all those black clothes, if black is not your best dark neutral

For my image clients that don’t look their best in black, but aren’t ready to part with their black clothing , I tell them to shows some skin when they wear black. This means v neck lines or scoop neck lines. Or wear a scarf near your face that is a flattering color.

Wondering what your best dark or light neutrals are?

I recommend getting JoAnna Nicholson’s books, “Dressing Smart for Women,” and “Dressing Smart for Men.” These paperback books explain the Color 1 approach to color, which I believe is the most accurate system of color analysis around.

If you are interested in having your colors done and you are located in Baltimore or surrounding areas including Washington, D.C., I am available to work with you in-person. I can do a color analysis on-line if you live in other parts of the country or the world.

I offer a free 30 minute telephone consultation to help you determine if my services are right for you. Contact me at Nancy@wardrobewiz.com

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” is a Color 1, professionally trained personal image consultant.

Where Can You Buy A Full Length Mirror That Hooks On To A Door Frame for $5?

July 13, 2009 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

I just found a place where you can buy a full length mirror that is easy to install because you can hang it over a door frame. The cost, only $5. You will find the name of the place at the end of this short blog.

I have previously suggested getting a full length mirror and placing it some where you have good light. It’s best if you can back up 5 feet from it to look at yourself, so you can do the “blink test,” to determine where your focus point is. Also, a full length mirror will show if something in your outfit is not right.

In the 1970’s one of my aunt’s discovered my grandmother who was in her mid 80’s at the time, standing on a chair. My grandmother had on a pair of my grandfathers trousers. She had never worn pants and pant suits had become popular. She did not own a full length mirror and she was standing on the chair to look in the in the mirror that hung over her dresser. My grandmother who was 5 feet tall, plump and curvy was about 8 inches shorter than my grandfather. My aunt said my grandmother looked like she had clown pants on. My grandmother liked what she saw well enough to agree to get several pant suits and wear them.

You don’t have to risk your life and stand on a chair to see your whole body. Just go out and buy a full length mirror from Wal Mart for $5. The mirror has a frame that comes in several different attractive colors. I believe the colors you can choose from are black, turqoise, orange and green. The mirror is probably a special for the college crowd , so if you don’t have a full length mirror get one quick before they are gone. I have previously seen full length mirrors that hook over door frames for $19 to $39.

Get Rid of Your Pimples and Get Back Your Radiance With Two Products

July 6, 2009 by Nancy Goldblatt 2 Comments

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Can You Make The Body You Have, Look Like the Body You Want?

May 5, 2009 by Nancy Goldblatt 2 Comments

Welcome to Dressing for Comfort, Confidence & Style, a brand new blog from Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore.”

Nancy is a professionally trained personal image consult. She was trained by Color 1 Associates in 1991. Her passion to help other women learn to love themselves and be less self critical came out of our own struggles to feel good in her short, plump body. One day in 1990 she discover a book by Mary Duffy called, “How to Make The Body You Have Look Like The Body You Want.”

After reading the book she realized that this is not possible but you can still look good no matter what shape or size you are. The way to do this is to understand your shape and choose clothing that flatters your shape. Looking good is not about wearing the latest trends or being skinny and tall. Its about understanding your face and body shape, knowing your most flattering shades of color (most people can wear 40 -90 shades) and understanding how to combine colors so you can look your best and feel confident wearever you go.

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” can be reached at nancy@wardrobewiz.com or 410-235-5325/ Her website is www.WardrobeWiz.com/ She is available to work with individuals and groups in Baltimore and surrounding areas as well as work virtually using digital pictures and webcam.