Posts Tagged ‘perception’

Love the colour but be careful with the size of the print …

Spring has sprung and florals are blooming on tunics and tops in a mass of colour, which is fabulously refreshing after the dark of winter, but buyer beware.  Proportion is the key to having you wear the print instead of the print wearing you. 

Look respectfully at your body -

• if you are carrying weight and curvy then do not go for a little flower print (which will make your look like you are wearing a large amount of fabric resembling a table cloth) OR a very large print which will in turn just make you appear larger and heavier.  A good option is a medium print about the size of your palm.
• if you are short and petite, the larger the print, the more you will be lost and overpowered and have the appearance of a child playing dress-up.  A smaller print will give you balance and  enhance your shape.

Enjoy the injection of colour and find a colour that you love in a print that can be found in other pieces of clothing as you start to put your winter wardrobe away and look toward warmer weather and spring purchases.

enjoy the sunshine, Karen

is not about acheiving perfection …

Perfect is defined as being flawless or having nothing to improve on. Perfect however, is far from the reality of anything.  When you look at your face and body and feel that you are flawed ie too fat, too skinny, big nose, crooked teeth etc. you are comparing what you are focusing on to another ’image’ that you have in your mind of how you should look.  This image will have been generated in all likeliehood by a digitised picture or by comparing yourself to others and judging yourself  … others in turn are likely to be doing the same thing.  Not necessarily with you but with someone/thing else.

When you look at the whole picture (body or face) it’s about balance.  If the ‘parts’ are symetrical and in proportion or at least appear this way then you will be closer to acheiving ‘the perfect’ look. 

 To acheive this ‘appearance’  is relatively simple when you know  how to mix and match types and colours of clothes and incorporate a good dose of confidence as well.  Its about creating focus/drama where you want the attention to be focused and in turn drawing the eye/vision from the perceived flaw – finding a happy, smiling face will always attract attention!

Simple!  cheerz, karen

in search a bra that will lift, conquer, divide or shape, fill and flatter

Finding a bra that ‘fits’ is a major undertaking!  The word ‘fit’ means not only covering your breasts but also, supporting, uplifting, shaping, minimising, dividing, etc.  So when shopping for bras the number one rule is get fitted!  ie. have a fitting specialist run a tape measure over you and give you the two magic digits.  The numerical one being the width/size of your ribs, under your breast and the alphabetical one being your cup size (this may also contain double digits ie DD).  But that is the easy part – all you had to do was stand there!  Now, comes the hard part and that is going to the racks/shelves and collecting every bra that has that number on it and then trying it on!  Serious!  I tried on 15 last week and 3 fitted … My daughter tried on 12 and got 2.  You will know when the ‘fit’ is right cause you will look in the mirror and smile.

However, if you can’t face this, and i truly understand because it is hard work go see Kirsten at Savoir in Christchurch, NZ.  She is awesome and will do all the work for you while you just stand there.

love and laughter, karen