It's Not About the Clothes!

"What to do with all those old pants?"

I recently went shopping (for myself) and it was super fun!  Although, the three piece suit I purchased included dress pants, and they were unlined.  With 95% wool, those babies had to have lining, otherwise they would be very itchy.  I put them aside to take to my tailor.  Then, I started clearing out my closet to switch out Summer garments and bring in my Fall/Winter garments.  To my delight, I found I had three pairs of pants with lining that were fit to me.  Before I placed them in the bag to give away, I had a major lightbulb moment...I could re-purpose the pants and strip the lining out to use in my new pants.  The end result is perfect and my tailor said, it was if I made them to fit into these pants.  The moral of the story, look at your clothing from different perspectives before giving, selling or tossing away.  In the end, it saved me about $100.00, however, I had already spent that the first time around.  You will also be happy to know that now I will not be itchy in my wool pants!   My goal when working with clients is to help you save money and I know this would as it saved me money and resources. If I have peaked your interest and you would like to find out some other fun things I get to do as an Image Consultant to help my clients, please visit my website at personal services for more information. 

"Face Primer and what a difference it makes"

This is an amazing product that a friend of mine just suggested. I cannot believe in all my years of make-up that I have never tried a face primer...Where have been living.  It is quite a difference.  I was recently with a client who has also noticed the difference.  This is a whole new level of regime women, that takes seconds and your skin just becomes like butter!  If you are interested in knowing the brand or I can help with your make-up colour and style selections, please visit my website under personal services for more information.

"Honouring you and your Style"

All around us there is pressure to conform to what, that is sometimes unclear.  What I do know after being a professional for almost 20 years and being a professional image consultant for 15 years is that I am even more scrutinized to conform to what people think someone in my industry should look like.  One of my challenges is that my clients will allow themselves the freedom and space to unleash what should be, to what is and who they are. 

What I find exciting when working with a client is the progression from the unknown to the oh this is who I am!  It is not easy to honour who we are and our preferences.  The definition of this may be scary because there are no wrong answers or wrong ways of doing things.  There is no judgement, however, there is honesty and coaching on my part as your professional image consultant. 

Many clients start out feeling quite uncomfortable with even looking at themselves in the mirror when we are involved in the colour analysis process, to being measured for their style lines and body type, let alone asking them what their style is and what they want to look like.  I find the colour and body part easy, so to speak, the challenge for me is for the client to open up their possibilities to define who they are, what they like, goals, etc. Because, who they are is perfect, good enough and beautiful.  One of the myths perhaps surrounding the appearance side of my work is that the outside is one of the more important elements such as colour, line and design, clothing, etc. however for me, the inside is the key to perfection on the outside.  We have all we need to create whatever you define as your style on the outside, we need to get to know the style on the inside and then the fun begins.  Honouring the person, allows for the style to come naturally. 

Because Spring is around the corner, March is a great Month to start the process of closet review, closet clearing and perhaps asking yourself what methods are in place for you that allow you to honour your style.  If I can help you to start this process, please feel welcome to visit my website at personal services.





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