MEAGHAN SMITH PERSONAL STYLIST

I know these photos of Pamela Anderson on the cover of this magazine are completely manipulated, but looking beyond that what you can see is the huge impact eyebrows can make to your face

I think the pictures speak for themselves and I don’t need to say much more about it other than, I over-plucked my eyebrows when I was younger and now in my forties I’m trying to thicken them up and they won’t completely grow back. One of the reasons I want thicker brows is because as I get older I want to wear less makeup and for me less eye makeup looks better with thicker brows.

If you’re young and reading this, take it from me, hold off touching your brows for as long as you can.  If you feel you need to have them shaped, remove hairs very sparingly or get an expert to guide you.

Here’s a great video from one of my favourite make-up artists Lisa Eldridge, about how to groom your brows.

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When I work with someone new I always ask them if there is anyone’s style they admire. (This just gives me a bit of an idea as to what they like, in the same way I might ask you to tell me what music you listen to or how your home is decorated)

Often if someone is quite classic, non fussy, simple and casual with their style they might mention Jennifer Aniston.

Jennifer’s look often involves a t-shirt or singlet with a pair of jeans, sometimes a blazer and a pair of wedges. It looks very easy to achieve – and it can be – but there’s several reasons why Jennifer or any other celebrities with great style look good in their clothes. It’s because..

1. More than likely they’re wearing clothes of relatively good quality.
2. Everything they wear looks fresh and new. They wouldn’t wear anything that was pilled, stained, stretched, scuffed or faded.
3. They wear clothes that are flattering for their body shape.
4. They wear clothes that fit them perfectly.

This was highlighted recently when Jennifer Aniston was asked about her style, in particular her love of T-shirts and jeans.

“This is my secret:  The trick to T-shirts is I that I usually tailor them. Which is silly, but it works.”  

“Or you just have to find the perfect one”, she told the site. 

So while Jennifer’s look may appear effortless, it isn’t exactly.  It’s well thought out.  She doesn’t just wear any old t-shirt, she wears one that is just right.

Having our t-shirts tailored is unrealistic for most of us, but striving to find a great one, is not.

As with all the pieces you wear, it’s the little(ish) things like ensuring you’re wearing the most flattering sleeve, the most flattering neckline, the most flattering length, the most flattering size and the most flattering fabric, that make the big difference to how stylish your overall look is – if that matters to you.

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Today we farewell the incredibly beautiful and talented Lauren Bacall.

Not only was Lauren a wonderful actress she was also one of the most stylish women to have ever graced this earth.

The flawless hair, those amazing brows, the exquisitely fitted clothes, the grace and elegance with which she moved and that husky voice.

The way Lauren dressed highlights how classic style endures.  In most of the images we see of Lauren throughout her 89 years she is wearing something that would be relevant and fashionable today.

A true style icon. A woman who paved the way for all of us who followed. One of my all time favourites.

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For some reason several of my clients have looked at me like I’m a bit bonkers, when I’ve suggested they try wearing a couple of their wardrobe pieces of the same color, together in one outfit.

Putting a grey top with a grey skirt, a navy sweater with a pair of navy pants or a white shirt with white jeans.

I’m not sure if it reminds them of wearing their old school uniform or if they were taught it was not the done thing, but many consider dressing head-to-toe in one color, a fashion faux pas or boring.  And it’s not.

In fashion terms, wearing only one color or shades of a color, is referred to as monochromatic dressing.

Monochromatic dressing is not only fashionable and stylish, it’s also easy (you don’t have to worry too much about mixing and matching) lengthening (it can make you look taller) and slimming (who doesn’t love that).
But while dressing in a column of color is relatively simple, it still requires some thought and effort.

Keep in mind, if you give this look a try, that interesting decoration and/or various textured fabrics will be what makes your outfit chic, rather than flat and dull.

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