Battling cancer is an experience none of us want to have to go through and even when you have rung that bell and you’re in remission, the battle doesn’t end. While those around you will be relieved and celebrating the fact that you are a survivor, they might not realise you will need time to … Read more
Booking a summer break is the easy bit. You choose your destination and accommodation and start ticking the days off the calendar. But as the holiday approaches, the stress of what to pack starts to weigh heavier than that excess baggage you always seem to have to pay for. This is your ultimate guide to … Read more
Let’s be honest, bodies change over the years, especially women’s bodies. Not just as we grow from a child to an adult, but through many other changes – puberty, pregnancy and menopause probably being the major ones, along with weight fluctuations due to diet or ill health. When I was training to become an image … Read more
There is always plenty of advice online and in magazines etc., about current trends and how to wear them, but often they are aimed at young women, and apart from a few exceptions, most brands still use young models with ultraslim figures, which more mature women just don’t identify with. However, those of us in … Read more
Let’s be honest, women’s clothing sizes can be confusing and frustrating. Not only do different brands size their clothes according to their ideal customer (which can be vastly different from one brand to the next), but there is also the phenomenon of vanity sizing, which has been around for decades and shows no signs … Read more
Spring is in the air and with that comes the regular seasonal trend articles in magazines, newspapers, blogs and more, focussing on all the new fashion trends for the season. How do you feel about them? Do you: Devour every bit of information you can find? Get confused by all the different trends and don’t … Read more
I recently ran a poll on LinkedIn to find out how people shop for clothes, and from the results, it’s clear how popular online shopping has become (long before the pandemic meant we were unable to venture into a store for so long), as well as how stressful many find the process. Here are the … Read more
This is a comment from a member of my Facebook group recently, after I’d been talking about how dressing in colours and styles that suit your physical appearance can improve the way you look, but bringing in your personal style helps you to FEEL more like you – and indeed the best version of you! … Read more
It’s the only one you’re ever going to have. I’ve just celebrated my 60th birthday – I’m not quite sure how that happened as I still feel around 25 (most of the time), but it is a fact and there’s no point in denying it. In fact, I’m proud to be in my 6th decade … Read more
As an image consultant, I naturally take care of my appearance – I put make-up on every day (unless I’m at home, cleaning or working in the garden etc.), I style my hair every day and I make sure I dress appropriately for the day ahead. I wouldn’t feel like me if I didn’t follow … Read more