Makeover Day!

Do any of you watch makeover programmes, like the ones presented by Trinny and Suzanna or Gok Wan? I love watching them and have always hankered after trying it out myself, but am way too private to ever bare my soul (or anything else!!) on TV. So when I found a place doing colour analysis and style advice in a nearby village I decided to have a go. I had got a session booked before Christmas, but it was the day I broke my toe and I was in no fit state to go anywhere! So I've been waiting a looooong time for this, and yesterday was finally the day.

I was so nervous before I went, even crying at Mr Messy that they would take one look at me and say they can't help fat blobs. He calmed me down and pushed me out the door anyway!! The woman doing the analysis and styling was lovely, and I was the only one referring to myself as fat. She pointed out my good points, which I hadn't even known I had!! She is also a life coach, so she gave me plenty of pep talks throughout the day and I feel a lot more positive and have a clearer idea of how to go about losing weight (the MAJOR thing bothering me about myself).

Anyway the colour analysis consisted of me sitting in front of a mirror draped in a white cape (like you wear at the hairdressers). Different swatches of material were then put near my face to see what suited me and what didn't. There were so many different swatches that this took nearly all morning!! And in the end it turns out I suit soft Summer colours and to my total surprise PINK!!! I have very rosy cheeks and totally avoid wearing pinks, but quite a lot of the colours that really looked good were pink or colours with pink undertones!! The stylist then worked out my "wow" colours! I thought this was going to take just as long, but it was much quicker and I'm encouraged to wear blues and pinks. Still can't get over the pink lol. She also put make up on me, to show me what sort of colours will work for me and even though I never ever wear make up, I was quite impressed with the results! I'll have to buy some!!!

I went into the village for some lunch and then returned for the afternoon style session. This made me feel quite uncomfortable as the stylist studied me and looked at me, not something I like people to do!! I prefer to fade into the background and not stand out!! I felt very "under the spotlight" and as I said, uncomfortable. Anyway I have been told I have a rounded top half and square bottom halfand that my personality is a "Natural type." The stylist suggested I wear softly tailored clothes, not frilly frou-frou things and not formal suit-like things either, and definitely not dramatic "in your face" outfits lol. She went into loads of detail about what style tops, trousers, skirts, shoes, coats even jewellery I should go for. I can't remember much of what she told me lol, but luckily she will send me a file in the next couple of weeks with all the information in it. Then I'll have to go shopping :-)