Did you know that wearing the right colours gives you an immediate advantage? Your skin will look brighter and clearer, your eyes more vibrant and shiny and your skin will glow. Once you understand your colouring: Shopping will become easier, the choice of colours second nature. You will always have the right combination of colours [...]

Option A Option B After posting my previous article, a long time friend and client of mine asked about choosing glasses based on faceshape. As she rightly asserted, faceshape can be very difficult to define and there are huge variations depending on placement and size of facial features as well as colouring. There is a [...]

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  Rectangle or H – Casual to Smart by aileenlane featuring an anchor necklace As mentioned previously, the aim with this figure is to detract from the straight up and down torso and wider rib cage; make the waist look smaller by drawing the eye out at the bust and above and the hips and [...]

My tips on how to wear Spring 2012 colours: Tangerine Tango: This juicy colour will look fabulous in clothes, makeup & accessories on all autumns, bright and cheery in a fun print for springs and in accessories down from the face of Winters and Summers. Solar Power: This colour will pack a punch in any [...]

    Fun Smart Casual by aileenlane featuring vintage bracelets One of my blog readers Renna posed the following challenge to me: ‘I  wanted to request if it’s possible if you could do a post on outfits meant for teachers. Teachers do not have to be formal and nether too casual- somewhere in between.  And [...]

I was away when this article came out in Ex Pat Living, so I was quite shocked to come  across a big picture of myself while I was flicking through:) Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Print On Print by Aileen Lane featuring a scoop neck blouse Match a print and a solid and it gives a perfectly nice outfit. Match a print and a print and create a showstopper. The trick to matching prints is to find a common thread. Colour is always easy to match and is a common [...]

3 Week Holiday In The Country by Aileen Lane featuring a long grey cardigan I am heading off to Ireland for 3 weeks in July to spend some time with my family (who live on a farm in the country) so the preparation starts already. We will also be spending a week in Portugal and travelling a [...]

Take 3 Classic Pieces… by Aileen Lane featuring camel sandals If you have learnt anything from me from reading my blog, you’ll know I am a big fan of the classics. I have chosen 3 of my favorites here; a navy blazer, a nautical striped T and stone beige shorts. These are ideal items to [...]