I've given in to admitting how totally crap I feel about myself. The past 5 years have washed away half of me, due to lack of help (and for a while school) for my severely autistic son who needs constant attention, and I'm completely on my own. Haven't seen friends for nearly 3 years,stopped taking care of myself like I used to and have ballooned in size although that's shedding. I haven't looked in a mirror for heaven knows how long, aside from a compact size one that I can only see little bits of me in and in changing rooms a couple of weeks ago that made me want to cry! I've always been insecure about the way I look (abusive parents) and really have gone to pot, probably been slightly depressed for a while but hey ho! I'm desperate to be me again and the bit I'm really struggling with, the rest I can manage, is looking like 'me' or just like someone who hasn't been dragged through a hedge backwards after being hit with every ugly stick going!!!
Anyway, I'm 33, roughly an 18 but smaller waist. Hourglass with 38J boobage!! Being hourglass still means the weight is chunked all over my entire body making me look even larger. My hair is an issue colour wise, I'm naturally some shade of brown, golden brown when I was a kid but it darkened to a yucky dull darker brown as I got older. I've been every shade of red/ginger going and have gone back to a brown but am stupidy insecure.
So, my needs are help with hair colour, maybe a cut that is manageable with my curls (although I tend to just chuck it in ponytail) and some nice but relaxed outfits for during the day, I don't really go anywhere, work at home and only go out with ds really although respite is starting again so I can venture into town and maybe one day to the theatre or something?!
Only requirements with clothes is, aside from being nice but not ott, I don't want cleavage showing, I always cover my shoulders/upper arms, and I don't show legs unless covered in leggings!
Just braved temporary pics in profile for hair help. Two are two years old, the last one bravely taken today...I don't do photos
Please help me, it's like my sticking point and people aren't taking me very seriously with the state I've become (pics don't quite show that tbf)
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TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 29/07/2015 22:44
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