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I look like Jane Austen and need a 2026 glow up - please help

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ChocoMarmalade · 27/12/2025 10:58

Can anyone please recommend some stylish 50+ ladies on Instagram that I can follow for fashion inspiration? (I am not yet on Instagram).

I don't want to drip feed so here goes...

I need a makeover in 2026 as I am stuck in a rut - mainly Boden trousers with a silk shirt and pointy flats in navy and jewel tones as I am a Winter, which is practical as I have a senior Finance job Monday - Friday and Primary aged kids.

I am 5'1", Size 10, hour glass figure with big boobs and really old fashioned hair - after a long period in hospital it's very fine/thin shoulder length Auburn ringlet curls which was last in fashion in the 18th Century. I think my hair is the biggest problem in my overall look. I have been to multiple hairdressers for advice but they all give the same advice that a curly bob is the most they can do as my hair doesn't grow beyond shoulder length and is so fragile they can't really blow dry it, do Keratin straightening or extensions.

I have a round face with very pale blue-white skin and blue eyes so I basically look like a vintage porcelain doll. Lots of people make this comment - they mean it as a compliment but I want to look like a grown up, modern polished professional!

I like the fashion style of Cate Blanchett, Kate Winslet, Emily Blunt, Queen Mary of Denmark and Queen Rania of Jordan. So elegant and modern. But obviously they are thinner and taller than me with lovely thick glossy hair so maybe they are not relevant inspiration.

Anyway, any suggestions welcome as I really need to glow up a bit as I just look old fashioned and frumpy and it's getting me down. And thanks if you read this far.

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GameOfJones · 29/12/2025 18:51

@DancingNotDrowning I completely agree. Anyone can type prompts into ChatGPT. People come here for advice and conversation. An AI wall of text adds nothing and is just annoying to have to scroll past.

@ChocoMarmalade I agree with PPs that you don't sound like a Winter to me. I say that as a Bright Winter with very pale skin but I look great in black. Winter is the only colour palette that really pulls black off so that and your hair colour suggests you're not a Winter colouring.

Overtheatlantic · 29/12/2025 18:58

I thought the Chat GPT was interesting. Not sure why it can’t take its place along with the rest of the suggestions.

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