think its a brill idea, enjoy yourself finding out the styles that suit you (i bet you'll look a million dollars!!!.
best of luck and most of all ENJOY yourself and enjoy being pampered!!
take care rach xxx
You just have to update your makeup, there is no way the plum that suited you 15 years ago will suit you now. I have to change my make up from winter to summer and from hair colour to colour. My killer brown lippie that suited me all the way through my 20's just doesn't cut it anymore.
GET YOUR EYEBROWS DONE ASAP. Its amazing what a change to your face a GOOD eyebrow wax can make, sometimes as good as a facelift if done properly!!
I dunno how to find a good stylist. My cus is in Sydney, she makes a day of taking you to all the shops, showing you what suits YOU, out to lunch and MORE shopping woo hoo.
Fiona, I don't get away with the sort of stuff I wore in my twenties either (none of it fits me for a start )
I don't have an answer for you on stylists - but one of my favourite clothes labels has their shop in Northcote, so is probably not far from you. They have a website, google manque and you'll see what sort of stuff they do. Lots of sophisticated but a bit edgy/arty stuff that is designed for women, not girls. They also stock a lot of accessories / jewellery from local designers. You could also google dogstar, they are a fantastic label too.
One thing I've found is that the haircut absolutely makes an edgy look, and colour is a really important component to that. If I don't colour my hair, it doesn't matter how funky the cut is, because I naturally have fairish/auburny/mousy brown hair that doesn't lend itself well to edgy and cool. Looks great if I'm going for an earthy and natural look, but edgy needs to be striking and bold to work well. It can still work within your natural colour range, it doesn't need to be OTT or garish, but a good colourist will complement your skin tones whilst bringing out the cut.
Good luck - I reckon it would be fun going to see a stylist. Can you ask before you make the appointment to see a portfolio - see what sort of style they specialise in and whether it is in the same ballpark to what you would be comfortable with?
I think it sounds like a great idea. I would love to at least get some makeup/hair and clothing colour advice - i'm pretty limited in styles of clothing for religious reasons.
LOL Fiona, it sounds like you and I used to share a wardrobe although I've always had a thing for costume so I tended to walk out my door looking like a 50's housewife one day and the next day I'd be more in the mood for a fly-girl or harajuku look lol. I think that bi-polar might be the best word to describe my wardrobe.
I think a stylist is a great idea but just remember they're not an expert in being you so feel free to adopt any advice you like and ignore that which you don't.
Try and find one through word of mouth so s/he is more likely to fit with own personal asthetic (maybe Lulu's freind?).
Suse - Manque is not very far from me at all - infact, it's at the end of my street! I think that's part of the problem. I really like their clothes and there are lots of other little independent clothes shops in Northcote and I like their stuff too but a lot of it doesn't suit my body type. According to Trinny and Susannah, I'm an hourglass so I should go for stuff like v-neck tops, pencil skirts and jackets that emphasise my waist. When really what I want to do is to channel my inner punk and have a funky little t-shirt, skinny pants and converse sneakers (even though that's a bit last season).
Manque, for instance, does a lot wide leg pants which just don't work on me. I had a look in another shop today as well and there were a couple of things I loved, one which was quite reasonably priced wouldn't have suited me at all. The other which would have, was $310 for a knitted dress and although I kept repeating the mantra "signature piece, Fiona, signature piece," I just couldn't justify spending that much money on one item when I know I can get something that looks quite nice but not as stand-out from Witchery for a third of the price.
So, I guess for me, it's a matter of knowing what works on my body (which I'm getting better at) but also where to look.
I suppose I'm looking to mix my normal Bonds, Witchery and occasional Cue stuff with a few pieces of independent label stuff but so that it all works together without having to buy a whole outfit from an independent and paying a resulting fortune.
But y'know what else I was thinking? I should just ask the assistants in the shop too. I'm often too shy but I've had some really good advice in the past.
But starting this thread has been really good because if I do see a personal stylist at least I've half done a brief for them now!
Lulu mate, I will endeavour to have my eyebrows done very soon and let you know if DP still recognises the vision of youthfulness that greets him!
I felt a tap on the shoulder at Flinders Street station yesterday so I stopped, turned around and a man said to me, "I just wanted to tell you that you look beautiful today."
!!!!
AND he didn't appear to be drunk and I checked my handbag afterwards and it wasn't a ploy to nick my wallet.
Just had to share. Very self-indulgent I know but it did make me feel GOOD.
Ah, the kindness of strangers. Makes the world go around.
And someone else said the same thing to me at work today.
DP's response was, "you must be ovulating." Didn't quite know what to make of that one.
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