Hi Awesome Ones, today I want to talk about
looking slimmer instantly with eight styling tips. Now I always promote to, you know, eat healthy.
And also at least do some moderate exercise. But if you're like me you might have gained some
weight over the past couple of years and you need these tips. So let's go!
First of all I want to say that this is in no way a body shaming kind of video. As a former model
I know how dangerous it can be to, you know, go on crash diets. Actually I was bulimic for many many
years and I don't want to go back to being that Heather. So let's take a look at tip number one.
It's all about the gaping? So as you can see this shirt that I absolutely love
has a gaping problem. Now I used to put a safety pin in the spot but it was obvious
that it was ruining the material so now I just use double-sided fashion tape and I solve the problem.
And for tip number two let's talk about our hips and how some styles can actually make them look
bigger. Now I'm actually lucky that I don't have big hips but many pants and skirts and shorts have
these pockets on the side they just add pounds to my hips and especially if I fill them with things.
Well since I would be too restricted with styles with no pockets I sew them closed.
And if they come already sewn clothes I would suggest that you leave them that way. My third
tip is to buy stylish tops that actually flow outwards near the bottom. I like this top
so much I bought it in three colors. Let's take a look. So here I have a lovely flowy
top with a stylish crisscross detail at the neckline. Now I could just wear this over
pants skirts or leggings but if i wanted a bit more flare I could tuck it in the side and give
it a kind of a ruching look in the front. And by the way I'll put links for this top and many of
the other fashion items that I'll be showing. It'll be underneath the description of the video or also
in the comments. Tip number four is about our coats and jackets and how the fit is. Let's
take a look. Now a lot of slimming styles are all about illusion and these jackets are no exception.
You can see how there's a hidden inner belt that you can adjust and although I say to avoid wearing
all black all the time, I love my new jacket that I just bought from amazon. I love the brass details
and the inner belt it kind of cinches my waist to make me look like I have a great hourglass figure.
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out of the eight tips what your favorite was. Now I'm not a big believer in wearing shapewear
every single day and I actually have some tips coming up that will kind of help with that.
But what is the best kind of shapewear? Let's take a look. So notice how this shapewear
has an area to wear your own favorite bra and if you're going out for a long day or dancing
i also love how I won't need to worry about the dreaded roll down that sometimes happens with the
high-waisted shapewear panties. Now if you're not into wearing dresses I gotta tell you how
feminine I feel when I'm wearing them. For tip number six these dresses are actually slimming. So
let's take a look. Again I love this dress so much I bought it in another color. There's so
much going on that helps me to look thinner. First the lower neckline it brings the eye
downwards and the longer length also does that. Also tying the belt just under the bust line
allows my tummy a little bit more room without showing its outline. Here I am in my new
royal blue color that just got delivered to me. I could definitely wear this to a fancy event
or even a wedding. And just a reminder that I have a live chat on Amazon Live every single Wednesday
at 8 p.m eastern standard time. You know what? We just kind of sit back and have a chat and
take a look at maybe fashions even some of my home goods that I have here I'd like to share with you. So
again that's at amazon.com/shop/awesomeover50 8 p.m eastern standard time on Wednesdays
and if you happen to miss it if you go to the very very bottom of that page you'll catch the replays.
All right so for my next tip I actually showed this as a kind of sweater in one of my videos but
it's all for hiding those upper arms. I think you know what I mean.
Let's take a look. So this sleeveless top is lovely but I really don't like how my upper arms look. So
all I do is add this simple crochet cover up over top and it really doesn't distract from the top
and I could even add a nice piece of long jewelry which also helps with the illusion of slimming
as the eye is drawn downward so you can look taller and leaner and because this top
also has a lot of airflow you don't have to worry about wearing it in hot or warmer weather. Now
remember how I said that I don't want to wear shapewear every day. Well I've got a solution.
It's my absolute new go-to and it's all about the waistband and how it kind of pulls your tummy in.
And I have got these waistbands in well skirts and skorts and pants and all kinds of things. So
let's take a look what I'm talking about. So I love the wide stretchy waistband styles
and look at how many fashion pieces I have here and this isn't even all of them. I love the way
that the high waistband tucks in my tummy but it it doesn't really feel restrictive.
I also don't have the extra bulk of a fly front on many of these jeans and pants which
also really helps to hold in my tummy and help me look slimmer. Now the one thing that I really
wanted to point out with my tips is well I want you to be comfy. I want you to be able to breathe.
And you know if you're getting somebody to help you put a corset on or you're always wearing this
shapewear and you're always squeezed right in and or maybe you're just trying to wear those jeans.
Remember when we used to kind of lay on the bed and try to put our jeans on? You know it's just
not comfy and it's just not healthy. I'm happy to be a healthier Heather and not the Heather
of the bulimic modeling days. And you know I do exercise...moderately. I also eat right but I have
two daughters and I really want to be an example for them and not try to show that you always have
to be a size zero. Now I always talk about how we can show the younger generations that
you can really rock getting older but I also think that we can be a beacon of light and and let them
know that it's okay to be a little bit curvy and they're still beautiful and they're still awesome.