How to Look & Feel Fab With Zero Cash

If you are an existing client you are experiencing how our services transform women to become savvy shoppers by saving thousands of dollars on shopping, teaching them how to create endless combinations with small number of items and how easy it is to really look & feel fabulous always!

 

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4)   Give thanks for 3 things

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Shocking SHOPPING Statistics!

What does a woman spend her money? 

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Did you know ….

On average women only wear 20% of their wardrobe 80% of the time.  The rest is just hanging there.

On average women own 100-500 items of clothing with an average cost of $50-$100 per item.  This includes small to larger items.

On average women are wasting every 5-6 years $6,000 on clothes they don’t like or wear, yet I still have not met a woman that is never going to shop again. So guess what happens as we mature?

 By the time a woman has reached her 40’s she has on average wasted $24,000 on clothing (doesn’t include beauty products - this is a different poll) and is still not happy!

Ready for change?  Take the first step 

Find out how much you have wasted in your wardrobe.  Ready to make a change?

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Now let’s find out ‘your’ SHOPPING Statistics

Did you read how much women are wasting on clothes?

A very quick way to find your statistics is every time you wear a garment turn the hanger the other way around facing you.  You will find out ‘your’ 20% in no time and your 80% hanger-ons.

However, if you are committed to get real, here is a way to find out your true stats.

Now is the time to find out yours.  You may want to grab a glass of wine for this as you may not like what you find.  Remember that awareness is half the battle; once we find out where we have gone wrong can we begin to implement savvy new habits. 

Do I have your commitment to help you save you money and look fabulous? 

1:       Grab your coloured post it notes

2:       Without disrupting the layout of your wardrobe grab set price ranges, i.e. less than $50, $50-$150, $200+ and start posting it, do it with shoes, handbags etc. 

3:       Grab all the post it notes of a particular colour, i.e yellow is $50 or less, and count them all and write your figures below:

 Don’t forget to breathe!  Isn’t it amazing how much we are wasting in our wardrobes?

Ready for change?  Take the first step

Or for only $24.95 take charge of your wardrobe!

Get yours!

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Our self-image portrait is the image about ourselves that we carry with us whe

rever we go, day & night, different locations and countries and through various relationships.
Not a day goes

by that we don’t carry this perception on how we look, and on what we don’t like and like about ourselves.

Let’s take a little quiz to see how we are currently scoring in our ‘Self-Image Barometer’.
Remember to have fun and dare to shine!

Susana Sarmiento

Style & Self-Image Guru
www.laquaimageinternational.com

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What is Self-Image & What Image Do you Carry About Yourself? 

Have you noticed that wherever you go you turned up?

If your mirror could speak what would it say about you?

If we could transcribe your thoughts about what you think about yourself, say while you get changed and when you see your mirror reflection.  How would this script read?

Let’s talk now about our wonderful self-image.  As you know, this is my passion: for all of us to be proud owners of a glowing picture of how we see ourselves, as this is a true reflection of how others perceive us.  

Working with thousands and thousands of women we encounter wonderful gorgeous women who have temporary distorted self-images of themselves.  You may know someone or know what I am referring to.  

When we think our thighs or a certain part of our body are a lot larger than we think; 

When we have been brought up to belief certain rules on what is appropriate and what isn’t at a certain age or size, not leaving us with very much from our ‘clothing menu’; 

When we keep buying the same ‘story’ and when we open up our wardrobes and our clothes have twins hanging there, the same styles over and over again;

When we keep trying to experiment with clothing costing us our precious time and money without an overall success.

Why do we at times have a distorted image of ourselves and what can we do about it?

Our self-image is the portrait that we carry about ourselves every day.  Not a day goes by that we don’t carry this perception on how we look, on what we don’t like and like about ourselves.  

This portrait is carried around ….everywhere from job to job, one relationship to another, to countries when we travel or relocate and year by year. 

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The question is, what does our self-image portrait look like?

·     Is it a fantastic glowing beautiful woman who wakes up in the mornings celebrating her true essence?  

·    Do you open up your ‘castle doors’ (your wardrobe) and have a wonderful selection of colours, styles and accessories that celebrates your true potential against an obituary of your past challenges and current frustrations?  

·     Even though we may not be at our perfect shape (or be as youthful as at times we wish we were), are we happily achieving our self-image goals and always focusing on bringing our best features alive?  

There are not many women who wake up in the morning, open up their wardrobe and say “I cannot wait to get dressed”!  

This is my personal mission: to show women this wonderful gift and how it is every woman’s right to feel and look her best.  And, it is truly so simple when you know how!   

Remember fashion comes from the outside and style comes from within!  

Whether you like it or not we are going to have to get up every morning and put clothes on our bodies.  

However,  how about this as a concept… instead of our wardrobe being a true reflection of what we don’t like about ourselves, why not make it a showcase of our true uniqueness, a celebration of who we really are and start to ‘adorn’ our bodies with pride, love and appreciation .  

How does that sound to you? 

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Are you your worst enemy? - 3 Steps on how to quickly boost your self-image!

Did you know that 8/ out of 10 women and 4 out of 10 men are not happy with their current image and would love to find ways to make some improvement to enhance their self-esteem?

Are you happy with your current mirror reflection?

Are you working out consistently and still not content with your body since it does not match the mental picture you have in mind?

Our bodies are beautifully wired and every thought, movement & emotion play big part on forming ‘our’ self image which reflects highly on ‘our’ self-esteem.

Body perfection is not the foundation of high self-esteem!

Hmm, you ask.

Yes, that is correct. Flick through your favourite magazines and you will find a number of celebrities who battle to match their own mental self-image. Y

ou would be surprised to know that in an interview Nicole Kidman she talked about a lot about how she wished to have looked differently; she wished she had more curves like Marilyn Monroe.

In an interview with Cherlize Theron said that she did not see her self as beautiful! Yes, it seems strange that most of these body-beautiful women are not content with their outer image.

Whether you want to change your body or just come to terms with who you are, isn’t it time to start accepting and embracing our bodies?

You have probably heard me talk in the past about learning to flaunt ‘your’ assets and learning the art of optical illusion to camouflage those less flattering areas (which we all have). It may sound a little like a broken record; however as the couple of above examples show it is very rare that someone is 100% satisfied with their bodies. There will always be something they wish to change now and in the future.

So, what can I do to boost my self-image you may ask? Here are three quick, simple steps to boost our self-image and internal portrait that we carry about ourselves

1) Be gentle with yourself and begin to celebrate ‘your’ uniqueness.
It is very unhealthy to compare ourselves to someone else or to unrealistic mirage an unrealistically mental picture of ourselves. A person who looks beautiful (whom maybe you admire) could also dislike their body appearance. Did you know that 90% of adult females have cellulite? Ninety percent!

Let’s start focusing on ‘your’ own physical assets. It is healthy to start by accepting that no-one is perfect and it is harmful for your self-esteem if you play the 'waiting till... “when” game'  (when I am thin enough, pretty enough, fit enough, anything enough). If we are not careful these years can catch up with us!

2) Take stock of yourself.
Of course, it is healthy to have goals and self-image goals. There is nothing wrong if you wish to maximise your self-image potential. In fact, it is encouraged. Workout more, eat healthier, buy new clothes, get a new haircut; however again set realistic expectations that will thrive you as you see yourself achieving them.

For example, if you have beautiful eyes or face. Why not get yourself a new hairstyle? If your facial face shape permits, why not a fringe that frames your beautiful eyes so others can notice? Or get a haircut that will enhance your facial features even further (however, ensure that your hairdresser understands the principles of your facial structure and your colour complexion).

Also, did you know that the two things that will outdate your look the most is hair & shoes? Not that a woman needs another pair :), but I have just given you another excuse to hit the shoe stores!

3) Take a healthy pride of your outer image.
‘Healthy’. Becoming obsessed with anything creates negative energy and expectations. It is the small things in life that make big differences. There are a lot of handsome men walking around the streets with dirty shoes and nails. There are some women who are very beautiful vivacious and fun people however they are false advertising themselves.

As their exterior reflect the contrary, they look like someone who you may you wish to invite over to your home to tidy up your book collection.

So, let’s ‘declutter’ our self-image!  Every time you catch yourself with a disempowering negative self-image thought ask yourself …

Would I say these things to my best friend? Let’s feed our bodies & mind some healthy thoughts and be kind to ourselves. There is a New Year here so let’s break the cycle today!

Stay tuned as we will soon launch the self-image quiz ...

Life is not a dress-rehearsal .. dare to shine!

photograph credit to FabulousMag.co.uk
 

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How  to boost your self-image potential and slice your wardrobe spending?

If you have gone Shopping with us in the past or had a Wardrobe Planning session you will have discovered not only the ‘weight off your shoulders’ but also the ‘weight off your clothes rack’.  We have too many unnecessary clothes in our wardrobes and we are spending too much money on the wrong clothes!  

The goal is:  

1. To have less clothes in your wardrobe (it is a fantastic feeling not to have a cluttered wardrobe) that give you far more combinations that you could have ever imagined.  

2. Spending less money in clothes but having someone objectively getting you out of your current self-image portrait of yourself,  showing you your true potential. 

3. About feeling fabulous in your skin every day, no matter what age or size you currently are.

We invite you to read what our current clients say about us ...

2010 is a brand new year what a better time to break the cycle and join the ten's of thousands of women who look & feel fabulous .. always!

Remember...... fashion comes from the outside and style comes from within!

Dare to Shine!

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Do you know how long does it take for the average woman to get ready in the mornings?

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Innovative Cost Effectives techniques on how to look & feel fab in a savvy budget Part IV

• Minimum of 45 minutes of me time
• Summer Clothes (dresses, shoes, skirts, singlets etc)
• Winter warmers (i.e. merino long sleeves, thermal tops, merino singlets, hosiery, scarves & if you have one waistcoats as they are fab for layering)
• A glass of wine to make it fun and let’s get creative!
• Learn to count 1,2,3

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