Here are some specifics:

Makeup will add color and vibrancy to your features. It’s a natural pick-me-up. Have make up lessons to learn makeup application and tips.

Get an updated, fresh haircut from a recommended professional. Ask her for styling help and what products for your desired look.

Wear color, not just black or grey. A wardrobe stylist or image consultant can advise you on what colors will flatter your skin tone best and balance your hair & eye colors. I do a mini color analysis and give you color swatches to keep in your handbag. You’ll love that.

Skin care should include a retinol cream, either over the counter, or prescription strength from a dermatologist for everyone over 40. Also, cleanse and moisturize daily and exfoliate weekly to eliminate dead skin cell build up and rejuvenate your face & neck.

Accessorize. Exercise. Eat healthy to stay wise.

How is your posture? Stand and sit up straight, shoulders down, tummy in. There, you just took off 10 pounds and 10 years!

Get a new, updated and flattering jacket, sweater, pants, top, boots and shoes this fall season. Wear them. Get rid of the stuff that’s outdated; it makes you look old! Not sure what to buy, where or how to shop? You’ll save time, money, effort, and stress by using me as your Personal Shopper.

Marian Rothschild, Corporate Image Consultant and Personal Stylist has a full range of services to help you achieve your ideal put-together look for work or casual. Visit the services page and then call for your appointment. Look Good Now 2497 Keller Farm Dr. Boulder, CO 80304 720 933-9247.

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 touch,
• Skirts and dresses should be no longer than knee length,
• Pant hems should be 3/4 inch from the floor, no matter what shoes you wear,
• Hard soled shoes with a tapered toe are the most appropriate for a smart, stylish, professional look.

If you need help putting together your professional image, contact Marian Rothschild, wardrobe consultant, business and corporate image consultant with Look Good Now. Marian can help you with your style makeover, applying makeup, personal shopper, color analysis, and most importantly, a polished, professional image that will lead to success. Call today 720-933-9247.

Look Good Now 2497 Keller Farm Dr. Boulder, CO www.marianrothschild.com

This burgundy quilted jacket has some great elements to it that might help you. First of all, the color. This deep red will flatter anyone with high contract, meaning very dark hair and light skin. Also, it will look fantastic on gals with rosy or bluish skin tones. The vertical center line draws the line inward, and the brass snaps add a center line embellishment.

But the best overall feature of this jacket is the wonderful full collar that is so flattering if left open a bit, and is popped, the way this model wears it. When the collar is in this position it creates an inverted triangle on your top half (good), a wide V neckline, (good), and puts the focus right up on your face, (very good).

This jacket would NOT be a good length for women who’s widest part of their hips hits right at the bottom of the jacket.

This jacket is available on-line at Nordstrom.com. Now you know. Wear it well.

Marian Rothschild, AICI, does personal styling and wardrobe consulting, aka Image Consulting in the Boulder, CO area. Marian is also does personal shopping and teaches make up lessons. Visit the Look Good Now services page for more info. We welcome your comments on these blogs.

You know those puffy bags under the eyes that we tend to get as we age? Just the other day a respected plastic surgeon right here in Boulder told me what to use to lessen the inflammation.

Now, every major cosmetics brand carries some sort of cream, lotion, or gel that claims to alleviate puffiness around the eyes. And all over the globe, women gladly shell out millions of dollars each year in hopes that they will look years younger within days or weeks. But – surprise – even after applying makeup, there’s no difference!

Unfortunately there is NO SUCH THING as a facelift in a jar. The only thing that comes close is doctor prescribed Renova. It is a retinoid cream that you use at night. You must start off with a tube of very mild solution, like 0.02%, then after six months or so increase to 0.05%, then after another six months, increase to 0.1% solution.

That’s not an instant solution. It takes a lot of time and has to be applied correctly and diligently. Also, while on Renova, you must keep sun exposure to an absolute minimum.

But the easy, inexpensive, readily available product that will actually decrease puffiness is Preperation H. That’s right; the cream for hemorrhoids. It works because that’s what it’s formulated to do: decrease inflammation on-the-spot! Try it and let me know how it worked.

What you can’t fix with creams and lotions, you can enhance with color analysis and makeup application techniques. I give make up lessons and teach you about applying makeup, yourself. I teach you how to apply every day makeup and also special occasion and going out make up. So you’ll be able to look as beautiful as you’d like for every situation.

Marian Rothschild is a personal stylist and wardrobe consultant, aka, Image Consultant. She also is a personal shopper and gives makeup lessons and tips. Instant results. Call today for your appointment 720-933-9247. Look Good Now 2497 Keller Farm Dr. Boulder, CO 80304.

Now you can have a personal, private makeup lesson to learn easy, up-to-date application techniques. You will look absolutely beautiful when you understand what and how to apply certain colors and cosmetics. You will finally understand what, why, and how to apply cosmetics that you were once unsure of.

Look years younger! Bring out your natural beauty that has been hidden, maybe for decades. You’ll love how you look, and will be able to duplicate the easy application techniques every day. Men will notice you. Women will say, “Wow, you look really nice today!”

See the difference that makeup can make for you. Call today for your appointment. 720 933-9247

Makeup tips, applying makeup, make up lessons, beauty tips, call Marian Rothschild, Image Consulting in the Boulder, Longmont, CO area. 720 933-9247 Look Good Now!

As a Professional Image Consultant, here are some Packing Tips for Vacation or Business Travel.

The bulkiest shoes and clothes that you are bringing with you should be worn on the plane. This will save space in your suitcase.

Do an on-line search for a weather forecast of your destination. Know if rain gear is needed and what temperatures to expect. Pack accordingly.

Plan out your day and evening activities. You will probably need a clean shirt everyday, but shorts, skirts, & pants can be worn several times.

Check with your hotel or guest house to see if they stock a hair dryer, umbrella, and robe. You may not need to bring any of those items.

Even in warm weather you’ll want to bring a sweater, light jacket, or pashmina for air conditioned restaurants and cool evenings.

A pashmina, or shawl will take up less room in your suitcase than a jacket or bulky sweater.

Use tissue paper to wrap each piece of clothing to keep them wrinkle-free.

Slide a scented dryer sheet into a flat zipper area in your suitcase. On your way home, stick it in with your dirty clothes.

Wardrobe Consultant Marian Rothschild helps busy professionals and vacationers pack for a successful trip. You’ll have everything you need, and won’t bring too much stuff.

Check out this webpage for photos and more travel tips.

Beauty tips

Beautiful skin means no blotches, spots, or uneven tone. Whenever you are outside in daylight for more than 15 min, use sunblock or wear a hat. Dermatologists suggest SPF 45+.

Long hair can be hot, heavy, flat, or frizzy in this heat. For either a casual or elegant look, wear it up in a French twist. This video shows how to do the do!

You can only see yourself head to toe if you have a full-length mirror. $14.00 at Target. Here’s why.

All the single ladies will want to talk to date coach and matchmaker Heidi Wicks. She’s so cute & nice. Contact her at 303.449.0017.

Personal stylist & wardrobe consultant Marian Rothschild also gives makeup lessons. Visit www.marianrothschild.com and then call to book your appointment . You’ll look fantastic, I promise.

The costume designers hit some fabulous marks, but also some real hum dingers. For example, in the beginning of the film Carrie is the “best man” at her gay friend’s wedding. She wears a traditional tuxedo with a black crown head piece that makes her look like some black queen from the depths of Hades.

The hair extentions used in the film must have taken up an entire room; sometimes Carrie’s hair was thicker than the forests in Borneo. Other times her locks were tamed by a simple wave and hung long. Nothing was realistic, it was all meant to be a fashion show disguised as a story.

All four friends, Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda, wear four inch platform heals, even when riding camels. No one would actually wear a white vintage Valentino skirt to make a kitchen full of cupcakes, like Charlotte did. Nor would any guy wear a dark blue suit just to go walking around for the day, thinking, the way Big did. But I suppose everyone in certain cities has spray tans, like these folks do in this big city fairy tale frolic.

Samantha is all about sex appeal. Huge earrings are her signature accessory. I mean they are the size of door knockers. And her necklaces must weigh a ton.

Miranda’s style is artsy and her signature color is green to compliment her brick red hair.

Charlotte’s archetype is Miss America. She’s sweet, to a fault, conventional, formal, and traditional.

But it’s Carrie who gets to wear the coolest costumes, in my book. I love how the costume designers juxtaposed fancy and casual together in one outfit, and she came out looking original, fresh, exciting, and inspirational.

Three out of four of the ladies wear some sort of head adornment in almost every scene. Hats, scarves, headbands, turbans, even a tiara, no kidding. The bigger the better, more, more, more.

One of my favorite dresses was worn by Carrie when she has a dinner date with an old boyfriend. It’s a strapless number, revealing the top 1/3 of her bust, flowy and clingy, with a slit up one leg to reveal the entire leg, all the way up. Then she’s shocked and regretful when the old beau kisses her! Typical for this story line.

But I loved how the designers had Carrie break stereotypical fashion rules. Like wearing black bra and panties under a white gauze dress, and mixing different styles within outfits. She’s definately a trendsetter!

If you’re into fashion trends and starlet statements, this is the movie to see. But don’t expect anything to be realistic or certainly not respectful nor intellectual. The girls do use cleaver turns of phrase. Too bad the story line wasn’t as well-written as the one-liners. But us visual types love that eye candy. By the time to get home, you’ll be ready for your fashion makeover.

When I lived and wrote fashion for a newspaper in Chicago a year ago, I got to rub elbows with the fashion elite. Very cool stuff. And great shoes. Fashion week, every October.

What I can pass along is this: think outside the box, be creative when assembling an outfit. Ask yourself What else can I do? What would be so cool? Try new things. Yes, you.

You don’t like being stuck in a rut, right? The only way to get out is to dig it.

If you’re stuck in a rut and want a style makeover, contact Marian Rothschild, Image Consultant, for color analysis, make up lessons, Boulder, Denver, Longmont, CO. 720 933-9247