What's your style & beauty "duh!" moment?

[Poughle]

Everywhere I have lived, I've always been cold in the winter. I hate being cold!

It's finally clicked that LAYERS keep you warm. It's only taken me 3 and a half decades to figure this out. I am cold because I wear thin summer clothing with a jacket on top... Not going to cut it!!

I spent ages on pinterest and polyvore looking at how to layer, for some reason I just couldn't grasp it properly until I'd seen loads of examples. But I am proud to announce that I NOW GET IT and all the lovely basic long sleeve tshirts and loose fitting tops I ordered online arrived this afternoon! Several jumpers are on the way too!

This winter I will be warm for the fist time ever. And I will look good as well!!

I can't do kooky chic. Or boyish. Or androgynous. Or gamine

Someone on mn posted that things like long cardies, etc only cover up your bum or your tum to you ie you think they're hidden. What they actually do is add a thick layer of material to a part of your body that is already thick enough!

I caught sight of myself in my fave cardie and i just looked so big! Took it off braving a wobbly tum and bingo wings and i looked so much smaller in just my top. Wonderous advice!

I probably haven't explained that very well but i hope you understand!

Wearing the things I want to wear, even if they're not sedate and chic (which they never are)

I get what you are saying Apocalypse. I was also told to not have a top that finishes at your widest point - wear iteither just above or below hips/ bum. It's minefield this style lark!

Think hair that's radically different from your natural colour normally drains you. Women who think they're blonde still. LOOK!

My blonde is probably ok as I go from dull mousy with grey to dark blonde. Anything darker than light brown makes me look like a vampire.

Sorting washing really helps. I used to ing everything in together and put it on a mixed wash. Now I do:

• Whites (pretty much all cotton)
• heavy darks (jeans, dark towels)
• DH's work stuff (building sites)
• sports stuff (swimming kit, running kit, cycling kit) and other synthetics
• other stuff (t shirts, socks, pants etc)

Wool jumpers and bras are washed by hand

Forgot to come back to this thread Have been on very strong painkillers that's my excuse!!

Great ideas here, am going to steal some. Lipstick you say. Hmmmm

that I don't do classic dressing. Quirky things just work for me, much to my sister's distress we are very different dressers.

Lipstick looks great on me when I wear the right colours

Coral, despite me loving it, does not work for me and never has. Same with browns

different to some posters; my 'natural' hair is a frizzy mess and doesn't look like all those lovely 'natural hair' pictures on Pinterest but fighting with it to smooth (notice not straighten) it just makes me feel useless so extenso plus no styling leaves it smooth, slightly wavy and healthy looking & makes me feel a lot better FWIW