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Nothing dates you more than an outdated hairstyle. Just as your clothes and accessories say a lot about you, your hairstyle speaks volumes about you too. You don’t need a new hairstyle every month, but if you haven’t changed your do in years then maybe it’s time for a makeover. You update your wardrobe with the seasons so why not your hair? Autumn is the perfect time to pay your crowning glory some attention and even a tweak in colour or style can be a great pick me-up to take you into the next season.
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Celebrities often set hairstyle trends inspiring us to get a new chop, but some trends won’t necessarily suit us. Mrs Beckham’s pixie crop looks fabulous on her, but would it really suit you? When choosing styles that work for you, you need to consider the following six points:
1. Your hair type
You need to understand your hair. When looking at hairstyles you must always keep in mind that you have to work with what you’ve got. Styling and products will help enhance a hair style but be realistic about the looks you can and can’t achieve with your hair.
2. Face shape
Your hair frames your face so you want to make sure it does you justice. Firstly, you need to determine your face shape, so pull your hair off of your face and look at the shape and size of your forehead, cheeks and jaw.
3. Personality
Think about your lifestyle and what suits your personality. If you’re a ‘natural’ that likes to wash, dry and go then you need to find a style that’s easy to manage. If you’re a ‘city chic’ you will want a very stylish do and won’t mind spending time on it to look good. ‘Dramatics’ will want to make a statement and love attention grabbing haircuts and colours.
4. Age
As we get older, our hair changes in texture and colour so it’s important to make sure we adapt it accordingly. Choosing the right style and colour for your hair type will keep you looking younger.
5. Colouring
Colouring your hair can take you from drab to fab or take years off your look instantly, but only if you get the colour right. You may want to highlight, lowlight, go lighter or darker, there are several options. Don’t be afraid to go white all over if it suits you though, on the right colouring it can look striking; think Judi Dench and Helen Mirren.
6. Trends
All hairstyles are taken from four basic haircuts and will often be a combination of elements from more than one of them. Fashion may change and styles vary, but these basic haircuts remain the same. Often, just a tweak will do the trick.
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Glasses are becoming more and more of a fashion accessory and you don’t need a prescription to wear them.
Online glasses retailers offer a range of styles, patterns and colours in prescription free spectacles.
You can change your look from sophisticated to funky for around €20 to €30 a pop.
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If you wear glasses you need to adjust your eye make-up accordingly as the lenses in your spectacles will affect how people see your eyes. If you are short-sighted then your lenses will make your eyes appear smaller so you should use light or bright eye pencil colour and shadow.
Choose from
colour me beautiful
eye shadows in your colouring. Cool tones should try
lavender bliss,
indian ocean
or
lilac, warmer colourings can use
apricot,
bayleaf
and
gold whisper. Avoid heavy black eyeliner which will make the eye appear smaller but use a good mascara that adds volume.
If you are long-sighted then your lenses will make your eyes appear larger so opt for darker or muted shades from your colour palette.
Heather
and
delph
are perfect for cool tones and
fawn,
greyed green
and
dusk
work well with warm tones. You should also use
skin adjuster
under the eyes as dark circles will be magnified.
To find the best make-up shades for you, book a
make-up prescription
or
make-up lesson
with your
nearest consultant.
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