We can all get into bad beauty and fashion habits from time to time. It could be not cleaning your makeup brushes regularly enough to wearing your favorite sweater a few too many times before washing it. So sometimes it is good to stand back and reassess your overall fashion style and image. By making a few small changes you can give yourself an instant confidence boost and lift your spirits. So let’s take a look at some of the ways you could go about adjusting your beauty and fashion habits for the better, starting today!
This is one of the fastest and easiest ways to change your overall look instantly. In addition you can often get expert advice from your hairdresser who can match a new style to your face shape. If you are dying your hair, they can also suggest the shades and tones that would most suit your skin color. To best understand what hairstyle may suit you, you firstly need to understand what face shape you have.
Face Shapes can usually fall into seven categories which are oval, round, square, heart, pear, rectangle and diamond shapes, although there are many other face shapes in between.
One of the best ways to tell what your face shape is can be to draw around your face whilst looking in the mirror. Mark the lines lightly with a washable eyeliner pencil or old lipstick. Then stand back and you will be able to see which category from the above list that you fall into. Alternatively, and without even stepping towards the mirror, there is a great quiz you can take on ‘the beauty department website’.[1] They highlight that for a round face for example, a deep parting and curls or a very short hair cut could suit that type of face shape. It is worth exploring and discovering ideas on this website for yourself.
In terms of the color you should dye your hair, you need to take into consideration your skin tone and whether it is pale, light, medium or dark in tone. You will want to enhance your natural beauty and not take away from it, so picking more drastic colors could look harsh against your skin. Ask your hair dresser to tell you if you have a ‘cool’ or ‘warm’ toned skin complexion as generally speaking, you should aim to try and match your new hair color to this.
Remember that your hair will always grow back out again so it is not the end of the world if you take a risk and try a new style or trend out which you end up not liking. At least this way you will have learned one more thing about what you want your ideal image to become.