Here comes new styles and colors for warm weather, for men and women!  Great looks this spring for women include nude colored heals and sandals and brightly colored tops that pop and sizzle. You can incorporate these trends into your professional attire for the office as well as more casual looks for weekends and also more formal dresses for evenings.     Multiple strands of the new larger sized fashion pearls give a totally fashion forward statement. These babies add a [.....]

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In the movie “Steel Magnolias,” Olympia Dukakus’s character, in a southern drawl, postulates something like; “What distinguishes us from the beasts is our ability to accessorize.” What can absolutely make an outfit? Accessories. What is one of the seven components of a put-together look? Accessories. What can give pop, zing, and sizzle to an otherwise rather dull, ordinary get-up? Yep, you guessed it: accessories. Yet, in my experience seeing women during speaking engagements, networking events, private consultations, and in my [.....]

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Guys, this message is for you! Let’s be honest; all men want to make more love and money. A study out of the University of Texas revealed that men will make an average of $230,000.00 more in their lifetime if they pay more attention to their personal style. That means, a conscious effort of time and dollars devoted to wardrobe, accessories, grooming, and posture. As far as sex goes, every woman I know would rather spend time with a well-groomed, [.....]

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A few days ago a friend of mine asked my opinion about letting her hair go grey. Other women are probably wondering the same thing. I’d like to share with you, my answer.   The reason we think that we might look old with grey hair is that for the most part, the only people who have grey hair are…well, upward of 50. But our human mind associates grey hair with old people. That’s the first problem. It’s in the [.....]

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Never buy anything JUST because it’s on Sale! If you do, it will shrink up, ball up, pill up, or twist up into a handful of floppy fabric that you’ve wasted your money on. We are hypnotized by the word Sale! As if you’ll get everything you want for just a few measly pennies. Yea, not really. They want you to think that you will be the height of fashion and your wallet will be none the worse for wear.  Hogwash. [.....]

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Winter Clothes in your Summer Closet?  It just doesn’t work…   It’s time to pack up sweaters, corduroy, wool, and fleece.  These items will only clog up your closet space and make it difficult for you to find a suitable outfit for a summer outing. Keeping them in the prime real estate of your closet is cumbersome and will only lead to dressing-time frustrations.     Here’s a quick and easy solution: If it’s not a light jacket or something [.....]

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How to update what’s already in your closet, without spending a boat-load? There are some simple tweaks that can give last year’s pieces an updated look. Here’s a simple floral shirtdress. It came with a matching sash that, last year, was tied just below the waist, so that the sash or belt hung on the hips, more or less. Also in previous years, the default accessories would have been a pair of black pumps and classic pearls.  It’s nice, but [.....]

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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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  Second hand stores and I have a long history. My role as a “second hand rose” started when I was a little girl, the middle of five children, from a modest-means family in the Chicago area. My mom would take me to Saint Mary’s Thrift Shop in suburban Flossmoor. This second hand store carried everything from lady’s coats and dresses to household goods.  I never thought about where the merchandise came from, or why everything looked like it was hanging [.....]

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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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