fashion

Super Sunglass Sale at Walmart

February 19, 2013 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3 Tips for Choosing Comfortable & Flattering Sunglasses

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

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

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

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

How to Choose Flattering Sunglasses

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

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

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

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

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

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

Looking Good In Cold Weather

December 17, 2010 by Nancy Goldblatt 3 Comments

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)

Baltimore Artscape 2009, Product Trends Observed

July 27, 2009 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

Artscape, known as America’s largest “free arts festival was held the weekend of July 17-19, 2009 . The weather was great and there were lots of people of all shapes, sizes and colors to watch. I have always loved “people watching,” and this weekend was no different, except I had my new camera with me and I wanted to take pictures to post to show some of the trends I spotted. Unfortunately some of the vendors had posted signs saying<“No photos, Please.”

I have just begun using a digital camera and I am still shy about asking people if I can take their picture and seeing the “no photos please,” posted with some of the vendors made me even more hesitant to ask to take photos . I did take a few pictures of things I found interesting and I actually asked one young woman if I could take her picture. In the future , I hope to post more pictures showing examples of flattering fashion as well as examples of what not to wear.

The product trend I spotted at Artscape this year was recycled or re purposed items made into costume jewelry, including earrings, over sized rings, cuffed bracelets , and totes.

Some of the recycled items included vintage soda bottle caps made into earrings and other jewelry. Debby Caplan-Ziman stated she has been making bottle cap earrings for the past 3 years as part of her therapy in recovering from Colon Cancer. poptopearrings@yahoo.com

Clever Cat Bags are totes and bags made from recycled woven coffee bean containers imported from Brazil. Another vendor of recycled fabrics is Jen Athanas. Her company is Jenafusion. Jen makes totes, change purses, and makeup cases out of recycled fabric. She says she got started recycling fabrics when she was a child making clothing for her dolls. Her contact info is : Jenafusion.etsy.com/

Another vendor at Artscape was , “I Wanna Be Made Over.” (I love the name). This company makes wrist cuffs and ties out of used inner tubes.

During the fashion shows ( I only saw 5 of the 15 shows) there seemed to be a trend toward more feminine, girly and romantic styles. Teronce Styyles, Baltimore fashion producer extraordinaire kept audiences entertained in between the fashion shows.

This year I bought a cosmetic case from Jenafusion, a guatemalian shawl from Corpus Cristy Church which I plan to make into two pillow covers and a wall hanging and a piece of silk that used to be a sari from “A People United.” I’m not sure how I will use the silk yet. I might make it into a wall hanging or a scarf.

Have you recently been inspired to re purpose or remodel something you already own or something you just bought.? I would love to hear from you, you can share in comments section of this blog.

Nancy Goldblatt, Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore is a professionally trained personal image consultant. She specializes in working with women whose size or shape has changed and or who have lots of clothes and nothing to wear. Reach her at nrgoldblatt at gmail. com/ her website is www.Wardrobewiz.com

Beauty or Beast? What Is Real Beauty?

June 5, 2009 by Nancy Goldblatt Leave a Comment

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What is real beauty? The media would like us to believe that beauty is being forever young, tall, perfectly proportioned with flawless skin and a great head of hair. If this is true, we are all doomed to accepting we can’t be beautiful.

When we look at “air brushed photos” in magazine of models, who look like they have no flaws it hard not to compare ourselves. We forget that the models have been airbrushed and photo-shopped to look perfect. I don’t look at those magazines anymore, but when I did, I felt flawed and frumpy. Have any of you had that experience? When you feel more like beast than a beauty what do you do?

Do you overeat, exercise or go shopping?

When you feel bad about how you look, you are more likely to buy beauty products, clothes, jewelry and shoes you do not need

The real truth is that “beauty” is what’s pleasing to our eyes. You can check this out by looking at a painting you like. Why do you like looking at it?

The answer is that its visually pleasing to your eyes. It gets your attention with its repetition of color, line and proportion.

What can you do to become visually more pleasing? Think of yourself as an “unfinished masterpiece,” waiting for the right frame.

Do you remember the last time you had to choose a frame for a painting or print? When you went to the framing store there were hundreds of choices of frames and mats. The store clerk quickly and easily picked out a few frames and mats and you were able to choose the one you liked. Before I tell you how the store clerk was able to pick out the right frame, I want to know how well you do picking out a frame for a painting or print.

Visualize a 11 x 14 painting of a water scene with boats tied up at the dock. The sky is greyish blue and a storm is brewing. What color mat and frame would you put on it? Would you choose a wide, shiny gold frame and a pure white mat. Or would a soft white mat with a non-shiny mat silver frame be better? Now think about an abstract painting the same size but with large, bold,splotches of primary colors. Would you choose the same frame for both paintings?

Of course not, the frame needs to be an extension of the painting. Your clothes, jewelry and makeup are your frame. Your frame needs to be an extension of you so that it can compliment, not detract from your natural beauty.

So how did the clerk do this so easily? He or she did this by looking at the painting and picking out one or two predominate colors and looking at the scale of the painting.

So how can your frame look like a natural extension of you and put the finishing touches on the “master piece,” thats uniquely you? (See part 2 of this blog for important tips on how to use color to do this)

By reading Dressing Smart for Women and or Dressing Smart for Men, you will learn more about choosing flattering shades of color and how to look great everyday no matter what your age, shape or size. These books are available at Amazon.com and as well as your local library or Contact Leslie Stott, Color 1 CEO to buy the book, Leslie@thecolorlady.com

Nancy Goldblatt, “The Wardrobe Wizard of Baltimore,” is a professionally trained “Color 1, personal image consultant.” Her website is: www.WardrobeWiz.com/ She can work with you online using digital photos to create a wallet of your best colors.