How to be glam

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Hi everyone,

What do you think makes someone glam? How can I glam up without looking ott? Is it a case of wearing lots of make-up/having a stylish hairstyle etc?

I'm 38, dowdy and want to look better but don't know where to start. I'm a size 14, wear skinny jeans but somehow always look dowdy.

Any advice/tips would be very much appreciated. xxx

Mrs SB its like you are describing me

{grin]

cyb I am more sham!

Don't shatter my illusions!

Well fitting clothes - no muffin tops or too tight jeans.

Understated jewellery, not too flashy and not all matching (ie. not a earring/necklace/ring set from Next)

Scarf - get a couple of good quality silk scarves in different colours and practice how to tie them.

Shoes - doesn't have to be heels, but clean, not scuffed, not down at heel.

Handbag - don't buy dozens of cheap bags. One or two decent quality handbags.

Think about having your colours done - I am going to do this next year. A consultant told me recently that I should wear purple/lilac and I have bought a couple of tops and scarves in these colours and have had lots of compliments.

practicing tying scarves is not glam, casually throwing them on- yes or ideally being tied to a vintage bed with them while waiting to be ravaged Now thats glam

Yes, but you have to practice at home so that you can glamly throw a scarf on when in a restaurant.

I watched two French women on the beach this year as they both grabbed a scarf, wrapped their heads in some kind of ultra-glam turban thing with just a twist and a twirl of the scarf.

I would have looked like I had tied a nappy on my head if I had attempted it, but they looked fabulous.

oh how i love to be glam :)

always rememebr that style and fashion are Not At All the same thing

It was my new years resolution to try and look a bit more glam and groomed this year which failed miserably so i'll just roll it over to this years new years resolutions!

noddy what a glimpse into your private life we had then

Oh dear; I just bought the most blingtastic dangly vintage-style chandelier earrings from a vintage boutique today. Thought they were glam but understated they aint. Mabe I'm not as glam as I thought.

Statement 'pieces' like vintage chandelier earrings are great - so long as you know what to pair them with - which means everything else should be simple and understated so they stand out, and don't get lost in a dog's dinner.
So no chunky necklace and fussy blouse then!

A bare decolletage is what you need.

Oh no not me just anyone truly glam!otherwise scarves are terribly provincial and middle aged

I assure you Nodday IS glam and gorgeous in rl, her advice is veeery good :)

I believe glamour comes from within, its about how you feel not how you look. You can look glamourous in jeans and a T as well as in a little black dress.

Its about being confident in yourself, using what you were given to their best and enjoying yourself.

ahem...now off to don chanel rouge noir, sip a cosmo and snuggle into my fur wrap.

Been thinking about this and am sure it's much easier to be glam if you are slim and can afford good quality clothes, accessories and hair.

Right back at ya mabs Now you are REALLY glam and I am merely an impostor!Although I have to say brighton gals are all gorge must be in the water

i have my moments when i can be arsed xx