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Dress to Impress – How to Know if Your Dress is Too Short/Long

March 6, 2017 No Comments

How short is too short? How long is too long?

There’s a fine line between stylish —————- and unstylish.

Getting the right length, but also the right fit and shape, can make all the difference between looking fabulous or looking frumpy.

Let’s talk hemlines.

How to choose the right hem length for your body.

To determine your best length, stand in front of a full-length mirror, heels together, toes pointing toward 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock.

Check to see where your legs touch and where they don’t.

The places on your legs where your legs don’t touch, or rather the “openings” in the legs, are called “diamonds” in your legs.

Make sure all lengths, including skirts, dresses, shorts, capris, cropped pants and cuffed jeans end in the center of the diamond.

Note: The openings will vary depending on the shoes you are wearing.

The bottom line is wearing a dress of the right style and ideal length to suit your body type is sure to make you feel beautiful and look fabulous!

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Resources: Excerpts from: Fashion Meets Faith Training Manual (if you have ever thought about becoming a Certified Christian Image Consultant – please CONNECT with me so we can TALK about that), and the popular self-help book –

The Fashionating Life Formula: How to Build Your Self-Confidence by Nancy Joseph

In these pages you’ll discover:

How to identify and develop your personal image

How to take care of your skin so you can put your best face forward

How to get healthy and increase your happy factor

Why your image impacts your income and your outcome

How to build your wardrobe and your bank account.

If you want to be more confident but don’t know how, this book is for you.

https://www.amazon.com/Fashionating-Life-Formula-Build-Self-Confidence/dp/1533558493

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How To Avoid Autopilot And Live A Fascinating Life – Struggles of a Solopreneur

January 26, 2017 No Comments

Are you selling yourself short and living your life on autopilot?

Every day we choose how we live our lives, whether we’re conscious of it or not. And choosing to live a fascinating life doesn’t have to be complicated.

The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.

John Maxwell said, you will never change your life until you change something you do daily.

Have control of how your day starts and ends. Have a routine for both.

RISE & SHINE and SWEET DREAMS

Start with your goals in mind and design your behaviors and routines accordingly.

RISE & SHINE

I was inspired by The Miracle Morning and my morning routine starts at 6 am. It includes the six principles stated in the book. (S.A.V.E.R.S.)

Silence(meditation), Affirmations, Visualization(vision board), Exercise, Reading and Scribing (writing in journal).

I recommend you create a routine that is styled unique to you.

SWEET DREAMS

I was inspired by The Compound Effect and my evening routine consists of reading at least ten pages of an inspiration book before going to sleep. Evidently, the mind continues to process the last information consumed before bedtime, so I want to focus my attention on something constructive and helpful in making progress with my goals and ambitions.

Every so often interrupt your routines. Otherwise, life gets stale and autopilot takes over. Look at your routines. If something that used to energize you has become same-old/same-old, or is no longer generating powerful results, switch it up.

It’s difficult to predict what will show up in the middle of your workday, but you can always control how your day starts and ends.

*For solopreneurs, having a starting and ending time for your business day will give you greater life balance, help with focus, and allow for personal time, so you don’t feel like you are working all the time.

GET UP! DRESS UP! SHOW UP! and NEVER GIVE UP!

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PS – Do you feel uncertain about the way you look? Are you going through the motions and calling it living? Does fear keep you from taking chances and living a more authentic life? If you answered YES to any of those questions, The Fashionating Life Formula: How to Build Your Self Confidence is a book for you. Discover how to identify and develop your personal image, build your self confidence and your bank account.

PSS – If you want to grow your business and learn 5 Ways to STAND OUT and be OUTSTANDING at Networking, SIGN UP for the FREE ebook.

Source: The Miracle Morning, The Compound Effect

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How to Create a Vegan Breakfast Bowl (Recipe for Happiness)

January 4, 2017 No Comments

This BREAKFAST BOWL has Super Foods and Super Powers!!!

“Several years ago, I was 70 pounds overweight, unhealthy, addicted to menthol cigarettes; suffering from hot flashes and depression. I was unfulfilled in my job and unhappy in my 30 year marriage to my high school sweetheart.

At my lowest point I was inspired by a true story of a young, vegan girl.

I spent an entire year building a wardrobe that complements me; treating myself to beauty treatments; eating healthy; organizing my closet; simplifying my style and focusing on me. As a result, I quit smoking, lost 50 pounds and gained self confidence. I built a booming business and restored my marriage.

Today I eat to live, not live to eat. I make food choices that nurture my body and my brain. I’ve decided not to poison myself with the processed, packaged products. Instead, I delight myself with colorful fruits and vegetables.” -(Excerpts from The Fashionating Life Formula: How to Build your Self Confidence by Nancy Joseph)

I don’t know what brought you to this post today.

But if you are tired of being sick and tired… Here’s a delicious solution!

Vegan BREAKFAST BOWLS!

Did you know that plant-based food impacts your mood and energy levels?

I like to fill my breakfast bowls with “good-mood” foods like: oats, bananas, nuts, peanut butter, sesame seeds & walnuts. (Omega – 3s Fatty Acid)

If you know me at all or follow me on Instagram or facebook, you know that I have a saying: “Everything tastes better in a wine glass”

Well, I also believe that coffee cups are not just for coffee. So let’s do this!

How to Create a Beautiful Breakfast Bowl (Vegan)

What you will need:

Pretty “Happy” Coffee Cup (Microwavable)

1/4 Cup Natural Whole Grain – Instant Oatmeal

1/2 cup water

1 banana

1 handful of blueberries

cinnamon

What you will do:

Cook Oatmeal and Water in Microwave as directed

Top Oatmeal with sliced banana, blueberries & cinnamon

ENJOY!

Have a beautiful day,

Nancy xoxo

PS – If you know anyone who is not “HAPPY”, please feel free to send them this post – you may just change their life.

Source: Excerpts from The Fashionating Life Formula by Nancy Joseph

Disclaimer – This Recipe and all of these blog posts are personal opinions and experiences I’ve developed after researching different topics on my own. Please use your discretion before taking any of my advice and please do not take my advice over your doctor, marriage counselor, nutritionist, personal trainer or God.

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Learn The Four Words that Reflect Your Style Personality

December 30, 2016 No Comments

Will you agree that clothes are the most noticeable thing about a person?

Your clothes reflect you and your personality.

Your personality is key when you choose what you wear and how you look.

Here is a simple assessment for discovering your style personality.

List four words that describe who you are:

Those four words will help you create and manage your own personal style so that you look and feel fabulous every day!

Expressing yourself through your personal style should be giving a little glimpse into your life.

Here is my Style Personality in four words: INDEPENDENT, RANDOM, UNIQUE, CREATIVE

Take the time to go through your wardrobe. Every item should reflect those four words that described your personality.

Just be yourself and let your personality reflect your style!

Did you find this information on Style Personality valuable?

If so, I don’t want you to spend another dime on clothes that are not the right color for you, that don’t flatter your figure or reflect your personal style… So here’s the Formula based on your God-given beauty; how to build your perfect wardrobe, increase your self confidence and live the fascinating life that you were put on this planet to live!

PS – I would love to hear from you: What are your four words? Please COMMENT below.

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Source: Excerpts from The Fashionating Life Formula by Nancy Joseph

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How to Pick the Perfect Lipstick – Be Your Own Beauty Expert

December 18, 2016 No Comments

Lip color is one of the most fun and accessible areas of makeup, and also one of the most noticeable. From pretty and natural through classic and sophisticated to glamorous and vampish, how we makeup our lips can change our mood in an instant!

The right shade of lipstick can add to your attractiveness. Bold, unnatural colored lipstick has the opposite effect.

Bubble Gum Pink? Rock Star Red? Nude Namaste? What is the perfect color for you?

When shopping for the perfect color, try lipstick on your fingertips – the skin there is most similar in color and texture to your lips and will give a fairly close representation of the effect.

Try it on your fingertips

Look in the mirror

and hold your finger up next to your mouth

Here are some other pointers:

Bare or Neutral colors look fantastic on everyone, especially for day (Just make sure it’s at least one shade darker than your skin)
Pinks warm up pale or older skin
Pale or glossy lipsticks make thin lips look fuller
Dark lipstick, especially harsh reds, is more aging than any other makeup choice
Choose lip liner that blends with your skin tone

Source: JEMMA KIDD make-up masterclass

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“Makeup is something everyone can master. You can be your own makeup expert. I’ve come a long way since my first makeup nightmare. At 40, I taught myself how to do makeup and then I got my license. I immediately landed the dream job of a makeup artist, with a national brand (it rhymes with “black”); I was the store manager – teaching and training women (and a few fabulous men), how to apply makeup based on their unique beauty. I worked there for 5 years. Then, I opened a makeup studio and spa – offering skin & airbrush makeup services for brides, fashion shows and photo shoots. My favorite thing to do was teach and train everyday women how to take care of their skin and apply their makeup. I even returned to the skin school that I graduated from and taught makeup to the students there for a couple of years… Over the past twelve years – I’ve touched thousands of faces and shown them the power of makeup… Follow my advice and you will have a better understanding of makeup and makeup products. That knowledge will give you confidence about the makeup you choose to wear and how to apply it.” – Excerpts from The Fashionating Life Formula: How to Build Your Self Confidence, by Nancy Joseph.

PS – Do you feel uncertain about the way you look? Are you going through the motions and calling it living? Does fear keep you from taking chances and living a more authentic life? If you want to be more confident but don’t know how, The Fashionating Life Formula book is for you. Here is the Amazon link: http://a.co/ac1r3rg

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Why You Shouldn’t Work in Your Pajamas – Struggles of a Solopreneur

December 13, 2016 No Comments

Working from home on your own can cause laziness. If you treat it like a hobby, you’ll have hobby results, so treat it like a business.

GET UP, GET DRESSED AND GO TO WORK!

The act of being dressed will set this time apart from doing household chores, watching TV and drinking coffee. Yes, you have the luxury of working in your pj’s, but when you are dressed for work you’re more likely to leave the house, network and connect with clients.

*WINNING WITH YOUR CLOTHES!

Color attracts the eye first. Are you wearing the right color?

How many times has someone asked you “Are you tired?” “Are you not feeling well?” and yet you were perfectly fine! Chances are you were wearing the wrong color. The natural color of your skin, your hair and your eyes determines which colors will make you look radiant or washed out.

When you are wearing your best colors, there is a balance and harmony between your natural color and the colors you are wearing. The colors of our skin, hair and eyes will seem fresher and brighter. Your skin will appear more clear and healthier, and because of how others will react to you, you will feel more confident.

When you are not wearing your best colors, there is a lack of balance or harmony between you and your clothes. Your clothes will clash with your natural color, causing you to look unhealthy and tired. Any lines or dark, uneven color in your face will be more apparent.

Knowing whether you are Warm or Cool is the foundation of your personal image.

Here is a quick do-it-yourself assessment to identify which colors will make you look your best.

In the natural light make a fist and look at the inside of your wrist.

If you see Green veins your are WARM and Red, Orange & Yellows will look amazing on you.

If you see Blue veins you are COOL and Green, Blue and Violets will look beautiful on you.

What if you see Blue and Green veins?

Ah, ha! Most likely, you are both Warm and Cool. You’re NEUTRAL. You can wear any color on the color wheel.

Divide the wheel down the middle. To the right are WARM colors. To the left are COOL colors.

Your eye color is your best neutral. If you have no idea what color to wear… go with the color of your eyes!

“Life is a fashion show and the world is your runway, so always dress your best and walk with confidence.” – Coco Chanel

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*Excerpts from The Fashionating Life Formula by Nancy Joseph.