Image & Style

WHY DOES IMAGE MATTER?

• Image matters because people often make assumptions based on limited information. First impressions can qualify or disqualify you within 30 seconds.
•  Your appearance strongly influences other people’s perception of you. You are your message!
•  A poor image is self-defeating and gets in the way of reflecting your true qualities and abilities. Stats have proven this to be true.
• How people feel about themselves is influenced by childhood experiences, self-image, as well as the stage of life they are in.
• Being in the business world, I have seen people disqualified from job opportunities and promotions just because they don’t look the part.
• Total perception is made up as follows:

     55% How we look  /  38% Tone of voice  /  8% Words spoken

•  It is therefore of the utmost importance to present the right image at all times.
• Clothing makes a very powerful statement. Successful people generally look successful. They wear clothes that look attractive and send out the right message. A person who is well groomed, articulate and has a positive body language will feel confident and come across as confident.
• What does your appearance say about you? Do you feel confident? Have you reached your business goals?
• In 1972, a study by clinical psychology professor, Thomas F. Cash, found that 23% of American women were dissatisfied with their overall appearance. A generation later, by 1996, the number of women dissatisfied with their appearance had more than doubled to 48%. Can you imagine what the stats for the 20^th century must look like?
• John T. Malloy in his book, Dress for Success, 1975, introduced the idea that dressing professionally leads to greater success in the corporate world.
• People are more likely to want, or need a new image when they are about to make a significant change in their lives, such as applying for a new job, seeking a promotion, losing a lot of weight or going through a divorce. However, some people may just want to improve their appearance.
• Back in the 1980s, image consultants were hired only by high-profile individuals in the public eye. Nowadays, the services provided by image professionals are more widely used. Anyone who wants to improve their image can now hire an image consultant and it doesn’t have to cost you a fortune!

COLOUR CONSULTATION 

Ever looked in the mirror and felt you look dull, boring?

Are you confused about which colours suit you best?

Psychologists have determined that colour is the first thing noticed about a person. Its impact is immediate and lasting.

Colour affects mood, body shape, age, even your outlook on life.

Wearing your best range of colours will make you look younger, healthier, vibrant and energetic. While wearing unflattering colours can make you look older, ill, exhausted or dull.

These facts make the colour consultation an essential component and step one of the image management process.

Through a colour analysis we will determine the most suitable colours for you. A colour consultation allows you to wear a larger range of colours – confidently! It will encourage you to wear colours you’ve never tried wearing before, and almost immediately you’ll be glowing in these new choices!

Combining the correct colours with the correct style clothing for your body shape, will give you the confidence you need, knowing that you always look great.

The benefits of colour analysis:

The Correct Colours will contour, define bone structure; improve skin texture; smooth lines, shadows; even out skin imperfections, define the eye area.

The Incorrect Colours could make you look tired, depressed, unapproachable, aggressive, angry, dulls complexion, physically distorts the face shape, show pigmentation marks and accentuates lines.

During the consultation you will learn what exact colours will make you shine regardless of your age or weight.

MAKE UP CONSULTATION 

This basic make-up consultation is all about teaching you what make-up techniques and colours work for YOUR specific features.

Be your own best make-up artist!

During the consultation you will learn:

• How to enhance your best facial features with make-up, naturally.
• Which colours (eye-shadow, lipstick, mascara etc) suite you best.
• How to make your make-up stick the entire day.
• How to make-up for day and for night time.
• Application of the steps of a make-up routine.
• Which brushes to use for what part of the face.
• Make up tips
• Have a look through your own make-up selection and identify which of these are most suitable for you and show you how to apply them correctly.

We also offer a professional make-up service for special occasions. Please contact us for a quote.

FIGURE ANALYSIS 

Style is not about your looks, size, wealth or fashion. It is about knowing and loving yourself for who you are and discovering your unique style that will bring out the best of you.

Clothing expresses your taste, highlight your beauty and comfort your body. They precede your words, thoughts and fears.

 This consultation will change the way you look at yourself and clothes forever. It will:

• Teach you about your specific personality type & body shape
• Teach you what styles to wear for your specific body shape
• Teach you the rules of accessories
• Teach you how to camouflage with clothes.
• Stop you wasting money on clothes you rarely wear
• Improve your prospects for career advancement.
• Help you create a wardrobe of clothes that excite and inspire you.
• Increase your self-esteem and confidence
• Have others noticing the positive change in your appearance

WARDROBE PLANNING

Did you know that you only wear 10% of the clothes in your wardrobe? This is because due to clutter you don’t get to see all the clothes in your wardrobe and you end up wearing the same clothes over and over again.

Having a good co-ordinated wardrobe will change your life and it will save you time and money!

• This is a fun session where we spend time together planning your wardrobe!
• We will go through each item in your wardrobe and match it to your image solution.
• This is the final step in the image management process where we practically apply everything we have learned about your style.

Please contact us for quotes. Special prices for group workshops, teenager parties etc.