Mixed messages are coming at you from everywhere. In almost every industry, guys and ladies, young and mature are dressing down for work these days, simply feeling the need for comfort above all else. You want to fit in, but you get the feeling that worn-out jeans, wrinkled tee shirt and muddy hiking boots are not really furthering your branding statement of up-and-coming industry expert. You’re baffled about what to wear to work. As a certified personal image consultant I advise [.....]

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Here’s the solution to fine hair that won’t seem to hold a curl or stay full. So many of my clients have this problem and have expressed frustration over the fact that their fine hair won’t hold a curl and goes limp-straight soon after blow drying, even with a round brush. For years, I had the same problem; no volume, and the curl falls out after an hour. Now I’ve got the solution! Several hair stylists told me this, but for [.....]

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The Holidays are over, but it’s still snowy and cold. Some days it’s sunny and cold, and other days it’s kind of warm, and then cold. Light lingers a few more minutes each day, but it’s fair to say we are, right now, in the dead of winter. These conditions may lead to what’s commonly referred to as the winter blues.  If you’re lucky enough to jet away to warmer territory, take the brief respite. I always know that by [.....]

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It’s Party time, but it’s cold outside! I have never, ever seen a woman wear a skimpy, sleeveless cocktail dress to a Christmas or New Year’s Party. Why then, do catalogues and fashion magazines show pictures of dresses that are for a hot August night, in their Holiday issues? Who wears those dresses? Not real women.  Anyone I know who has ever gone to a Holiday party in Chicago, New York,  or Colorado, wears something warm. You gotta be warm, [.....]

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Fashion divas, this is your night! Watch fashion from local boutiques in Boulder, CO strut the runway. Styling takes place Thursday, March 10, 2011, 7:30 at the Boulder Theatre. This year the fund-raiser benefits There With Care charity foundation. Come early for VIP dinner, music, hair and makeup reduex. Local stylists will be giving beauty tips, show you how to apply makeup, give makeup tips, etc. Boulder Fashion stylist and Image Consultant Marian Rothschild will be there, amongst all the [.....]

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Nothing represents you like a photo on your website, business card, on-line dating, or bio page. Everybody wants to have a terrific headshot and look their absolute best. You can! Yes, it is possible. Here’s how: Get a recommendation of a reputable photographer. In the Boulder area, my three favorites are Dana Rogers, (she did this shot), Barbara Columbo at 11:11, and Davies Creative Photography, all in Boulder. Use a personal stylist like me, Marian Rothschild, to help you with [.....]

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In the Friday, Oct. 15, 2010 issue of the Daily Camera, Aimee Heckel published (with my permission, of course), photos of seven outfits that I created from one dress. This is the basic dress that I started with. It’s a Calvin Klein, from Marshall’s in Boulder for $49.00. I added this green cardigan, a light green necklace, and emerald green peep toe pumps from J.Crew. Color! Then I put this ivory blouse underneath the shift, tied a multi shad scarf, [.....]

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Fall fashion; you know you’ll have to deal with it any day now. This glorious Indian Summer can’t go on forever (well, in my heaven it will.) Next week will be October and sure as night follows day, it will turn cold. You will need sweaters, coats, hats, and gloves, boots, the whole nine yards. The color consultant in me loves pairing a white hat with white sweater or jacket. If you’re blond, you can wear white and tan or [.....]

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The business suit is BACK, hurray! Grunge is officially out. Smart, “put-together”, professional image is IN. Here are some relevant tips to use to update your image from a professional image consultant: Wear jackets or crisp tops with strong shoulder seams and a collar, Choose suits in either the color or tone (light or dark) of your hair, Wear a lighter or brighter colored blouse or knit top underneath, Bracelet length sleeves and tapered waist lines will add a feminine [.....]

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As an Image Consultant, I am privy to a lot of very cool deals and info which I happily pass on to clients and my blog readers.Today’s blog reveals an amazingly easy, inexpensive, and available anti-aging product. Funny thing about it is that it is not marketed as such. This is neither an old wive’s tale or an urban myth. It sounds gross, but I swear this is the absolute truth. You know those puffy bags under the eyes that [.....]

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