How to Create a Post Pregnancy Clothing Capsule

I had a question re wardrobe (& btw-thank you for YOUR 5 STEP FORMULA FOR A FABULOUS WARDROBE it’s been really useful.) I have a 4 month old baby girl, so especially as an aspiring colour consultant I have been on a misison to get my wardrobe organised, also to reflect the new me (as [...]

How To Wear the Nude Colours

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There are lots of ‘nude’ coloured garments in clothing stores at the moment and people often comment to me that they are impossible to wear. So I want to give you some ideas on how to wear nude so you don’t look nude or washed out. So to get past the nude nude look, you [...]

Dressing Your Age When You Naturally Look Young

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Hi Imogen, I was wondering if you could give me some advice, as my problem is the opposite of one you have dealt with several times regarding “mutton dressed as lamb”. I’m 38 but look a lot younger (people generally guess my age at 25-28). Should I dress my age or the age I look? [...]

Wardrobe Capsules for Your Life – Busy Mum (Mom)

- Wardrobe capsules are a great way of making your clothes work harder for you and your dollar go further.  A wardrobe capsule is a selection of up to 12 garments plus accessories that all work together.   Busy Mum Capsule by imogenl featuring striped shirts Today I’ve created a capsule for a busy mum [...]

More Tips from Image Consultants

..I have a few more tips from some of the image consultants I met in Manila at the AICI Conference to share with you. Melissa Chor From Melissa Chor (Singapore):  For Asian hair when you want a sleek sharp look with a bob hairstyle, when travelling and you normally use wax at the end, instead [...]

How to Remove Scuff Marks from Patent Leather

. . Patent leather can’t be polished up in the same way with shoe polish that regular leather works with, so how do you remove scuff marks? Soap and water can get some marks off.  One thing you could try is to put some some non-acetone nail polish remove on a cotton pad and wipe [...]

Avoiding Mom Clothes – frumpy to fabulous

..With my kids being school and pre-school age, I get to spend a bit of time at the school gates and see how the other mums (moms) dress. Yes I know when you’ve got kids your life changes and it’s not so much about you anymore.  Your focus becomes your kids, you end up being [...]

Happy Mother’s Day

Today is Mother’s Day (not in the UK I know) but the USA and Australia it is, so I hope all you mothers out there have a lovely and indulgent day – with or without your kids. What do you do to celebrate it?  My mother always dismissed mother’s day as ‘too commercial’ so we [...]

Weekend Reading – Organising

Who doesn’t love a storage solution?  I know I do, but beware, take heed of Angela from Creating Order from Chaos, she has some great advice on how and when to choose your storage solutions. Have you a pile of jobs, projects and other tasks that are half done?  Creative Organizing has a great post [...]

Stylish Stocking Stuffers for Christmas

. December is here, and suddenly I’ve got to think more seriously about the whole present issue.  So for yourselves (if you have to fill your own stocking), or for your stylish friends, here are a few ideas for stylish stocking fillers or Chris Kringle presents. Petal Plusheez – Spa Socks After a long day [...]