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COLOUR ME BEAUTIFUL HEALTH AND WELLNESS
When your hair goes white or a wonderful steel grey,
that is the time to introduce more strong yet cool
colours into your
wardrobe. Nature can be kind to us ladies by altering
our skin tone to suit our hair as the grey increases.
So our choice of blusher and lipstick may need to be
altered to suit new hair colouring and skin tone.
Colours that looked good even ten years ago can
make you look ill today. Spend a little, save a lot, by
investing in having your colours done. You end up
with an integrated wardrobe and more outfits with
fewer garments, and the bonus is that you will feel
and look great. Add to that a little makeup in the
right tones, that can make a big difference too. So
dump that old lipstick, the one shade you have used
for years and invest in a new one to suit you, as you
look now.
Start by doing things that make a huge difference. First off: buy clothes to fit. For example buy jackets
and coats to fit your shoulders; get fitted properly for underwear. But above all STOP looking at what you
think is bad about yourself and look at what is good. Get out of the rut.
Are you petite, tall or average height? Whichever
you are, find out, learn the rules and use them to
your advantage. Have you ever thought about colour
blocking? Do you have a defined waist or no waist?
Again, my advice is to deal with it appropriately,
either by emphasising or disguising. Do you carry
some weight? If so, where on your body? Or are you
too slim? Sometimes it is just a matter of a couple
of simple adjustments in how you look at yourself, or
think about yourself. Distract by colour, accessories,
texture or shapes. Be confident and shop for bags,
scarves, jewellery to finish your look. Look good
every day, in casual or more dressy outfits.
Lastly, shoes can make or break an outfit so keep them current. Look at the shape of heels, the curve of
toes, the opening where our foot goes. The trend in colours, matching or contrasting. Above all be true to
yourself: express your personality in how you dress.
Good skin, beautiful eyes, great legs. So what if you have no waist anymore, feature your neckline instead.
Look at some great on-line sites for fashions that will work for you like artigiano.co.uk or www.fiftyplus.
co.uk
Note: When a retailer will not deliver to Ireland, use a company such as Parcel Motel to get over the problem.
The item is delivered to Belfast and Parcel Motel pick it up to deliver to locations around the
Republic. Check it out! www.parcelmotel.com
www.activeirl.ie Active Retirement Ireland 91
When your hair goes white or a wonderful steel grey,
that is the time to introduce more strong yet cool
colours into your
wardrobe. Nature can be kind to us ladies by altering
our skin tone to suit our hair as the grey increases.
So our choice of blusher and lipstick may need to be
altered to suit new hair colouring and skin tone.
Colours that looked good even ten years ago can
make you look ill today. Spend a little, save a lot, by
investing in having your colours done. You end up
with an integrated wardrobe and more outfits with
fewer garments, and the bonus is that you will feel
and look great. Add to that a little makeup in the
right tones, that can make a big difference too. So
dump that old lipstick, the one shade you have used
for years and invest in a new one to suit you, as you
look now.
Start by doing things that make a huge difference. First off: buy clothes to fit. For example buy jackets
and coats to fit your shoulders; get fitted properly for underwear. But above all STOP looking at what you
think is bad about yourself and look at what is good. Get out of the rut.
Are you petite, tall or average height? Whichever
you are, find out, learn the rules and use them to
your advantage. Have you ever thought about colour
blocking? Do you have a defined waist or no waist?
Again, my advice is to deal with it appropriately,
either by emphasising or disguising. Do you carry
some weight? If so, where on your body? Or are you
too slim? Sometimes it is just a matter of a couple
of simple adjustments in how you look at yourself, or
think about yourself. Distract by colour, accessories,
texture or shapes. Be confident and shop for bags,
scarves, jewellery to finish your look. Look good
every day, in casual or more dressy outfits.
Lastly, shoes can make or break an outfit so keep them current. Look at the shape of heels, the curve of
toes, the opening where our foot goes. The trend in colours, matching or contrasting. Above all be true to
yourself: express your personality in how you dress.
Good skin, beautiful eyes, great legs. So what if you have no waist anymore, feature your neckline instead.
Look at some great on-line sites for fashions that will work for you like artigiano.co.uk or www.fiftyplus.
co.uk
Note: When a retailer will not deliver to Ireland, use a company such as Parcel Motel to get over the problem.
The item is delivered to Belfast and Parcel Motel pick it up to deliver to locations around the
Republic. Check it out! www.parcelmotel.com
www.activeirl.ie Active Retirement Ireland 91
