Hey awesome ones Heather here. You know there's the saying
that you're only as young as you feel.
These days since a lot of us including myself we've been spending a lot of time
at home well i'm going to say weird because me
too I've been gaining weight and a lot of you are spending time in
sweatpants and I say let's dump the frump.
Let's start thinking about being rejuvenated re-energized and I've got
some great tips and tricks for you to help do that
with your style. And it all starts in just a few seconds.
So in this video I have 12 transformations for you
and they're ideas that you know, I have and I
swear they make me look 10 years younger and see if you don't agree.
In these transformations I'm going to be showing you all different things that
you can do and as a former model, you know I'm 65
years old right now and I really try to I don't know, like
when you start looking and feeling younger you've got
that little extra swing in your step or spring
in your step I should say. It just gives you a little bit
more life and vitality and that's what I want to share with you.
Now if you're looking through some of these looks especially the before looks
and you go oh my gosh that's me...hey I want you to be
authentically you. If certain styles with lots of
layers or certain kinds of shoes are totally you, then I say go for it.
But I think for a lot of you it's going to be a little bit of an awakening
and well let's get started with the first look.
How do I describe this? I'm going to call this the
lounging at home, staying at home, gaining weight kind of outfit.
Let's take a look. Okay does this look familiar to you? You know the oversized
t-shirt, the sweatpants, even the slippers.
I gotta tell you you know if you're wearing this every day
week after week and month after month, you know I've even talked to some women
who say that they're sleeping in the same clothes that
they're wearing during the day. Well you're going to have more of a lack of
confidence you know, you're probably going to gain weight because how can you
tell if you're gaining any weight in an outfit like this.
I prefer to wear something during the day
that's a little bit more of a pick me up, it just kind of energizes me a little
bit more. Let's take a look at something that
I wouldn't sleep in.Here I am in an outfit that's just a little bit more
youthful feeling. These are stretchy pants
even though they're kind of like a straight leg or
kind of a jegging kind of look and I've got comfortable shoes on
and a little bit more of a stylish t-shirt. When i say these pants are
comfy I mean I mean these pants are comfy.
Now I also added a little necklace. This is actually from Carolily,
it's the Tara necklace. It's got a cute little heart on it
and I'm going to have links below for a lot of these items. Now
a lot of women have told me well when I'm on zoom I'm just wearing my
sweatpants and I'm wearing my slippers. Why be just
halfway with vim and vigor especially if you're doing some things for work. Now
I say go with the entire outfit and feel a
little bit more youthful and energetic and let's take a look at
the two.... the two me's side by side.
Now notice in that second photo that there's really little room to be gaining
weight because if you are gaining weight you're going to know that you're gaining
weight. Let's show another outfit right now.
I call it the layered look. And this was really really popular a few
months ago. Still a lot of women are wearing it and
it's just basically layers upon layers of clothing whether
it's a long skirt or maybe just a pair of white pants.
It's more or less...again we're hiding, we're hiding our curves and
and we're looking just a little bit older and a little bit
more frumpy. But I've got another idea for this kind of look.
Here I am in a layered look still, but i look about 10 pounds lighter
I look a lot less frumpy I think and more youthful.
Now if you don't want to go for you know the kind of tight leg pants
you can always go for maybe a little bit more form
fitting pair of trousers or pants and it'll look just great on you. I
just sort of mashed it with a bit of a youthful kind of hoodie.
This is just an under camisole and of course these
great stretchy pants that I have and a pair of booties. Now
one of the things is you're worried about your curves. Maybe you're thinking
to yourself, oh my gosh I can't show off my curves. Well you know what? A lot of
fashion people say they say that Marilyn Monroe was
actually plus size. So think about that because
her curves made her an icon. So let's take a look at the two looks the two
layered looks side by side.
All right so this is another look that I see a lot of women wearing
and it's a long maxi dress. I just kind of added a vest to it just to
add a splash of color. What i'm seeing
are these kind of sandals you know and hey I get it. A lot of women
have maybe plantar fasciitis or bunions, that sort of thing but
this is just probably not a good choice for
well for a lot of different reasons. Now I don't mind if you're wearing them at
home or you know that's fine. I mean they're
great shoes let's face it, but I've been in a lot of
shoe store these days and my husband actually does have
plantar fasciitis and i cannot believe the styles the
modern the more youthful styles that you can get in both
sandals and also you know a pair of pumps all
different kinds. And as I mentioned before, some are
specially made for those bunions. So let's take a look at this look in an
entirely different way. Here I have a much less
matronly kind of look and even though I'm all covered up
I have a really cool jumpsuit underneath and it's super stretchy material
so I also just put the same vest on to kind of complete the look.
Check out those shoes. I'm wearing strappy sandals
with this and again it's giving me the height. I have a
beautiful necklace which also helps to give you the height and this is
from Carolily. It's called the Bea necklace as in Bea and
also let's talk a little bit about the shoes again because
you might be able to wear an orthopedic insert into your shoes and that might
help you with plantar fasciitis. I know that helps
my husband with....he can wear all kinds of shoes with those inserts but
let's take a look at the two looks side by side.
Okay for a lot of women of a certain age this is a go-to
kind of look you know the shirt that hides the tummy.
And check out these shoes because a lot of times we become complacent with just
wearing our athletic shoes with capris and
really it's kind of a an older look. But in the next shot I'm going to show you
how I can really kind of make this look a little more youthful.
So here we go. A little less frumpy here and I've showed you this trick before
but basically it's the same shirt. I just put a cami under it and that way i can
sort of you know loosen up a few buttons and
roll up the sleeve. And then I still want to have a little
bit of ruching around my tummy. So I tied a little knot here. And also check
out the shoes that I'm wearing. I just have a pair of really nice little
white sneakers on so that really does...doesn't it really
change enough to make it look a little bit more youthful?
Well let's take a look at the two me's side by side.
So my next tip, number six is about wearing a good support bra.
All right so hey I grew up in the time
you know when women were burning their bras and
I kind of looked at that and I went I wonder what I'm going to look like when
I'm 60? So I didn't do it. I actually paid attention
to the commercials that said it lifts and it separates. And
if you remember that commercial, if you do just comment in the
comments and let me know which one you think it is. But
anyway this bra that I have here...I've got several
and this is a pretty lacy one and if you want to feel kind of
energized and a little bit sexy and youthful
get yourself a nice lacy one. Again
it lifts it separates and it kind of
holds up those girls a little bit and i think that we all need that especially
if we're getting older. It's just not a good time to
go without support or even go broadless. So let's talk about a few more items
that you can add to your wardrobe to give you kind of a more youthful
style starting off with the denim jacket.
I know I've mentioned this before but you know these days
you can get a lot of different colors in the jean jacket so that's a thought too.
What I love about a denim jacket or the jean jacket style is as you're
running out the door you can just sort of say to yourself you
know what could make this look a little bit more youthful
and throw on the jacket. It just automatically just adds that touch of
youthfulness to your look. Let's take a look right now
at a dress a really nice floral dress where I've just added the jean jacket.
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join us, but let's get on to the next item and
the next item that I wear to make me feel kind of youthful
are my white sneakers. I hope you can see those okay.
These sneakers are you know they're kind of like a boat kind of design
but now if you're the kind of person that does suffer from
you know foot problems, there are orthopedic
insoles that you can get even for sneakers and athletic wear. So
make sure that you take a look at those. Now one thing I love about these
sneakers is I can wear them with with a dress yes
absolutely with a dress with a skort with a pair of capris.
They go with almost everything and again as I'm running out the door if I want to
feel kind of youthful I put on my sneakers so I know these
days it's a little bit tougher to go and get a manicure done
but you know I also think that if you are growing out you know those
long one-inch bedazzled nails maybe it's time to think about a shorter
kind of nail. And of course you want it manicured your
nails manicured and you want them shaped, but I think a shorter nail
actually looks a little bit more useful... useful ?...wait a minute...youthful! So today
I'm wearing a kind of bright little pink color but I've been known to wear
also blues and purples and all different
kinds of colors on my toes. All right so number 10 this is another
kind of running out the door kind of thing.
Have a few fun sunglasses. I feel the need for speed or maybe you
might want to go with something a little bit more...hey this is also
a kind of 80s style I guess where... "I wear my sunglasses at night"...and
I picked these up just not too long ago and I gotta tell you
I love them they're really a lot of fun and they're in an
animal print so don't be afraid to pick up some
fun sunglasses. And also when you're wearing sunglasses and of course your
sbf you're going to help your eyes from
squinting, you're not going to be squinting as much you're not going to
have that sunlight in your eyes and you're going to get less wrinkles.
And don't forget what our grandmother said to put on a little bit of rouge and
a little bit of lipstick. And that's my number 11. and if you
have hooded eyes or maybe you just want to
you know try like how do I put on a new foundation,
how do I hide my age spots, how do I put on mascara these days...well you've come to
the right channel because right here I've got a lot of different
videos on hooded eyes and applying glowy makeup all kinds of
things for you and that's really going to help you look 10
years younger. And for number 12 may I suggest
to wear your smile! You know wearing a smile really takes years off
of our looks and if you don't believe me watch
this....here I am smiling
and here I am frowning and well maybe that that's a little over
emphasized but if I am frowning
check out the marionette lines, check out the eyes. I mean
I just lose my sparkle I just I look older when i'm frowning so
my suggestion for you is hey you know I know what's going on in the world right
now and there's not an awful lot to smile about but
hey you know instead of just sharing with everybody
on zoom or even in person (social distancing)
you know what let's not just share the doom and the gloom and the
gossip and all that sort of thing. Why don't you be the one that
wears a smile that shares a smile and just brightens up the room a little
bit more. So someone who always puts a smile on my
face is our little Yorkie Hurricane. I know he
puts a smile on your face too. I'm just going to talk just for a
second about the upcoming videos. A lot of you have been asking me
about my nighttime skin care routine and since I'm 65 years old
I'm always changing it because well I kind
of have to. I'm noticing a lot more wrinkles these days so
I'm trying out some new products I can't wait to show them to you but
they have to go through the testing period first. So
that will be coming along very very soon also I'm going to be answering a lot of
your questions on makeup, skin care, fashion so there's
still time to maybe ask a question in the comments below
and I'll be happy maybe to choose yours and answer those questions.
Also there's more style and fashion on its way as well.
So in the meantime you know what just kind of stop and
look in the mirror and whether you're just at home or maybe you're going to
meet somebody for a lunch or some kind of a social
gathering, social distancing of course, you know look at yourself and say to
yourself, hey you know what could I throw on a jean jacket, could I
maybe change my shoes to be a little less frumpy
or my outfit or all the layers that i'm wearing.
And you know I just hope that this video it just kind of re-energizes you to
take another look in the mirror and take those 10 years off of your look. And
in the meantime as I said before the most important thing that we can wear
is a smile. So keep smiling and keep it awesome.