This month's SIA Challenge - Style Imitating Art - over at Jen's blog, Librarian for Life and Style, threw down the gauntlet to step out of my comfort zone and wear something a bit different.
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Tuesday 31 January 2017
Sunday 29 January 2017
Is it possible to look stylish when hiking?
The rainbow was a bonus on a day when the weather was mostly grim |
What? I hear you cry. Stylish when hiking? Surely an oxymoron!
Well, dear reader, before we started our trips to the Lake District back in 2012, I had no idea I would soon be avidly scouring The North Face website for their latest drops, or scurrying into George Fisher as soon as we arrive in Keswick each time to buy more stuff.
Well, dear reader, before we started our trips to the Lake District back in 2012, I had no idea I would soon be avidly scouring The North Face website for their latest drops, or scurrying into George Fisher as soon as we arrive in Keswick each time to buy more stuff.
Friday 27 January 2017
Wearing neon brights to add some colour to winter
This is a seriously bright jumper - an acid or neon green (my husband would call it yellow). I added a touch more green with the velvet shoes and necklace. And ignored the rule about "red and green should never be seen" by adding red lippy.
Too cold for photos outdoors today! Keep warm and enjoy your weekend. Sharing with A Pocketful of Polka Dots, Nancy's Fashion Style and Not Dressed As Lamb, #SaturdayShareLinkUp.
Jumper: Sainsburys; jeans: Boden; shoes: Next (out of stock); necklace: Justine at Etsy.
Too cold for photos outdoors today! Keep warm and enjoy your weekend. Sharing with A Pocketful of Polka Dots, Nancy's Fashion Style and Not Dressed As Lamb, #SaturdayShareLinkUp.
Tuesday 24 January 2017
When your hands are 20 years older than your face
I'm in good company with this one: both Madonna and Sarah Jessica Parker suffer from the same affliction.
There are four reasons why our hands can age faster than the rest of our face - and it's not just failure to apply hand cream:
There are four reasons why our hands can age faster than the rest of our face - and it's not just failure to apply hand cream:
Monday 23 January 2017
Fashion in my 20s: what was I thinking?
I thought I would give you a laugh by sharing some of the outfits from my 20s. This was in the 1980s, a decade not noted for sartorial style. But even so......
Labels:
fashion over 50,
what I wore in my 20s
Friday 20 January 2017
5 ways to radiant skin
If I was to envy young women for one thing, it would definitely be their skin: firm and peachy with no hint of wrinkles, shadows or pigmentation marks. As you get older, it becomes harder to replicate that gorgeous radiance. I have five key products I use when I'm looking less than radiant.
Thursday 19 January 2017
Finally embracing cropped trousers
Cropped, or shorter length trousers, have been around for a while but I have been stubbornly resisting them. Two reasons. I didn't like the idea of an expanse of ankle being exposed to the elements in winter, and as far back as 2013, I was lamenting the fact that worn with mid calf boots, they give the "beam me up Scottie" look. And they usually seemed to be worn with high heel court shoes, which I don't wear.
Labels:
cropped trouser trend,
fashion over 50
Monday 16 January 2017
In praise of Pearls: birthstone for June
It was Coco Chanel who decreed "a woman needs ropes and ropes of pearls." Lady Sarah Churchill, meanwhile, revealed: "I feel undressed if I don't have my pearls on. My pearls are my security blanket.”
Pearls are highly flattering against the skin, with the more expensive pearls casting a gorgeous light against the face. Pearl is one of the three birthstones for June. This post has been updated (June 2020) with a latest shopping guide.
Thursday 12 January 2017
A new look for an old favourite: Lypsyl lip balm
I'm pleased to see it has now been relaunched with a new range of seven delicately scented SPF balms.
For my US readers I'm not sure what relation UK Lypsyl has to US Lypsyl: I see that the US product has entirely different packaging and varieties, claiming to date from 1905 and describing itself as "pure Swedish beeswax."
I recently reviewed several lip balms and Lypsyl (in the old original formula) performed just as well or even better as more expensive brands from Rodial and REN - here.
Saturday 7 January 2017
15 Health and diet tips from over-40s women like you
Wednesday 4 January 2017
Fun with faux fur
Sunday 1 January 2017
Wearing Green in 2017
The Pantone shade "greenery" is a ferny sort of green, not the type I would normally wear. I prefer Kelly, emerald green or the yellowy pistachio. Which greens do you normally veer towards? Those will probably be the shades that suit you most.
Green goes very well with pink on the opposite side of the colour wheel. If that seems a bit too daring as an outfit, choose a couple of pink highlights - a scarf, bag or shoes. In the photo above I've added pink with my lipstick. I like green with navy or black for corporate wear. The yellowy pistachio shade, below, looks fab with silver.
Here are some of my green outfits - Boden have traditionally offered some good green choices - plus some new green arrivals available to buy now, below.
Dress: Boden, shoes, Next, sold out; tights, Next; necklace, Justine at Etsy.
Jumper and skirt, Boden (past season); shoes Next (sold out)
Coat and navy trousers Marks and Spencer (past season), boots Zara (past season)
Indulge now in Green
St Emile jersey dress, £449, Peter Hahn
Silk blouse, £169 (reduced), Peter Hahn
Lace Colour Block Pleated Midi Skirt, £39, Marks and Spencer
Per Una Pleated Belt Front Tapered Leg Trousers, £45, Marks and Spencer
Labels:
fashion over 50,
wearing green
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