Side Zip Trousers

If you want to create a slimmer silhouette then avoid trousers that have bulky buttons & zips at the front; those that zip at the side are much more flattering, particularly under tunic tops.  

However, they are not always easy to find, but here are some in the shops at the minute:

Side Zip Trouser, available in Black & Charcoal

Side Zip Trouser, available in Navy & Black

Cropped side zip trousers, available in Black & Dark Blue

Side Zip Wide Leg Trousers, available in Black & Navy

Berry Side Zip Jegging

Slimming gym clothes

You may have decided to hit the gym after all the excesses of Christmas & the New Year, but the thought of all the toned gym bunnies may put you off going there!  The answer?  Look like you're the weight you want to be already by creating an optical illusion; here are some of my favourites:

Marisota Performance Tee

 

Simplybe Body Star Performance Pant

 

Spanx On-The-Go Pant

Marisota Performance Zip Jacket

Magisculpt Vest Top

Forever 21, Colour blocked Track Jacket

 

 

 

Marisota Body Star Performance Sports Top

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU!

Although it's almost 7 years ago now that I trained to be a Colour Me Beautiful consultant, I still remember the feeling of wishing I'd known the colours and styles that suited me 10 years earlier!  As I'd spent 12 years working in the corporate world my working wardrobe was mostly black; if only I'd spent my money on light navy & charcoal I would still have those items, & wouldn't have looked so washed out every day!  Instead I sold all my black clothes, at a fraction of their cost on ebay, and started to buy the colours that flattered me, even without make-up.  It was a costly lesson to learn, but now my wardrobe is full of clothes in colours & styles that I love and feel confident wearing.

If you want to start 2015 only purchasing clothes that make you look and feel great (& not wasting money on clothes that are worn once), I cannot recommend having a professional Colour Me Beautiful consultation strongly enough.  Click here to find your closest UK Colour Me Beautiful consultant, or Color Me Beautiful if you're reading this in the US.

It's just amazing how you can instantly look younger and slimmer by understanding what suits your colouring & body shape ...

Example of a Colour Me Beautiful makeover, the before & after