Winter weary? Let’s beat the blahs!
A lot of you are going through transitioning right now. And while winter’s a great time to do it, you can begin feeling as faded as a gray gloomy day. Here are a dozen things to do to brighten your spirits.
1 Fake a tan! Use a dab of sheer gel bronzer on your cheeks, forehead, and down the bridge of your nose. (One I like: Clinique true bronze bronzing gel for face – it’s totally sheer and you can control just the amount of color you want.)
2 Go for brighter lips now that your skintone is a bit bolder. A good red, or a strong rose/coral.
3 Grab a prettier hat. If you're still hiding rooties – do it with some color, some panache! Newsboy caps, muffin hats, buckets, berets – there’s a whole world beyond baseball caps! Break out in something more face-flattering than draining winter black, brown, navy. Betmar has a great line of delicious, “cosmetic-color” toppers. Just right for now, if it’s still cold where you are.
And if it’s beginning to show signs of Spring, why not rush the season a little with a flirty, lighthearted chapeau?
4 Just take a walk. Learn to love the grayness of the air, the shadows of bare tree branches, the fine white mist of your own breath, the fur on a silvery squirrel scampering by. This is your palette, and it’s beautiful! Besides, a brisk walk will rev up your cheeks and leave you glowing.
5 Mark your calendar for the first day you can get a haircut, after allowing a certain amount of transitioning growth to come in. Use the time now to go through hairdo mags to select just the kind of cut you want. Doesn’t have to be drastic, but by now your hair may need some shaping.
6 Break out the blouses! The best bet is pure, crisp white to add light to your face. If you feel this pales you out, add a zinger of a cardigan on top!
7 Take care of the rest of you. Go out and splurge on some wonderful body and bath products, then luxuriate away, pampering every inch of skin.
8 Light up your life with a delicious scented candle. Go out and get a fabulous floral or citrus scent and dream of Spring. While you’re at it, explore the fragrance counters. Pick one with some deliciously yummy undertones. Have you seen Anna Sui’s Flight of Fancy? It’s a radiant scent, full of things like Litchi, Java Lemon, Star Magnolia, Rose Blossom and sheer Purple Rain Freesia. It feels like the sun coming out!
9 Stop thinking about your hair. Think about what’s in your head. Why not take a course, attend a seminar, go for classes at a local art store?
10 Buy flowers, flowers, flowers! Surround yourself with COLOR.
11 Go for pale nails. Rid your digits of dark reds and burgundies. Go lighter, or get a French manicure. Feels like Spring already!
12 Fall in love with your husband, boyfriend, or significant other all over again – and act like a girl in love!
Feeling better already? I hope so!