10 Fashion Tips for Nerds

Everyone has an inner nerd somewhere...I most certainly do! If you're a nerd, you should absolutely embrace it, but don't set yourself up to be ridiculed when you wear things that don't flatter you and most certainly doesn't separate you from the stereo typical nerdy look. I'm going to name off 10 nerdy things that you may currently be wearing and tell you what you can replace it with...AND still feel comfortable. Here it goes!

Company logo shirts are a no-no.

1. Company Logo Shirts: C'mon really?  Are you really wearing that?  Now unless it is a fabulous stylewithanna shirt...your IT company logo screams "HI I'M A NERD, I JUST THOUGHT I'D LET MY COMPANY DRESS ME."  No honey, NO!  Company logo shirts are free and meant to be used if you must wear that to work, or for laundry day, or when you're doing yardwork or painting or any other household chores where it is acceptable to "rough it".  If you're a t-shirt and jeans kind of person, that's fine!  Try layering different colored t-shirts with no logo, or if you're going to go with a logo, brand name honey -- that's what they're there for.  Same goes for polos: brand name or no name is fine.  Now make sure if you're a skinny guy, you don't shop in the kids section for your t-shirts where your shirt barely covers your belly button.  Get a shirt that is at least halfway down your butt.  And make sure it's not too wide or too fitted. A rule of thumb: if you spread your arms out to the side, you should have about 1" to 2" between you and the t-shirt on either side of you. Find your own swagger though!  Feel confident in what you're wearing and don't show your insecurities.
2. Tucked in Shirts: Now when you tuck in your shirt, don't tuck it in all the way and then walk out the door!  You must pull some shirt out so it doesn't look so uptight.  Of course dress shirts and certain occasions call for tucking in your shirt, but if you're out with friends, relaaaaax.  Pull out your shirt and it will actually help you feel more comfortable in most situations.  Same rules apply with buttoning your shirts.  You should not button them so far up that people need to perform CPR on you because you've choked and passed out.  Please do not button your shirts all the way up! It's extremely uncomfortable to do and to look at! One of the ways you can exude confidence is by relaxing and really looking like you're relaxed.  Unbutton the top 1 or 2 buttons and wear a white undershirt.  It makes you more comfortable with your look and your body, and less awkward in social situations.


Let Dad handle the pleats...rock a more flattering cut.

3. Pleated Pants: I don't even know why these things exist.  Pleated pants never looked good on anyone!  It makes your hips look big and when you sit down, it puffs up and gives you an air roll at your crotch area.  Not hot!  When you're wearing dress pants, go for a straight fit.  It fits better and is definitely more flattering!
4. Gym Shoes: I know they're comfortable, but if you're going to go with comfortable shoes, go with something not so bulky. Instead of gym shoes, go for something similar to these Payless Airwalk Kicks.They're inexpensive, comfortable, light weight and trendier.
5. Phone Clipped on Belt: Unless you're in business attire or sell cell phones at the mall, you should never clip your phone to your belt.  It's bulky and weighs down one side of your pants which sometimes result in showing your underroos.  Definitely do not clip your phone onto your belt if you have a ghetto phone!  I've seen it, it's not good. If you haven't spent the extra money to upgrade your phone, it needs to be hidden in your pocket.  Just don't do it, it's tacky!
6. Fat Wallets: Wait a sec...is that a third buttcheek? No, it's your wallet! I know you don't carry around that much cash, so why is your wallet so fat??  Sometimes those receipts that we can't bear to throw away, needs to be thrown away!  Clean out your wallet once a month and ditch any old receipts or papers that may be fattening up your wallet, causing you to be lopsided when you sit down.  There is no reason to look like you have a 3rd buttcheek when we spend so much money trying to slim down the 2 that we already have.  Clean out your wallet!
7. Jackets: In order to stay warm and look good, you have to shop for one that fits you properly.  Guys can throw on a jacket and look so slick and stylish.  I love the look on guys during the winter time when they layer on sweaters, a jacket and scarf...hot.  Make sure it flatters your figure.  I do not want to see bubbly jackets with the tight elastic at the bottom cutting off your circulation and making you look all round and puffy on top.  Here are some options to consider.
8. Eyewear: Let people see your eyes!  Let people know who you really are and let them look into your eyes.  Don't use your glasses to hide behind -- people want to get to know you and you want to get to know them.  If you're hiding, you're not giving other people the time of day and that's why people stay away from you.  Now I'm not always suggesting that you have to wear contacts.  If you're more comfortable with glasses, there are such things as trendy glasses. Bring a fashionable friend or consult with the eyewear specialist to find the frames that are trendy and fit your face. Frames Direct offers a huge selection of designer frames.
9. Hair: You guys give me no median here.  You either have way too much gel here and your hair looks like a comb over helmet, or it's too messy like you just rolled out of bed.  Try using hair wax.
   It gives you a more natural look and still holds your hair in place so it's easy to style and it doesn't give you that stiff hair effect.
10. The Unibrow: Yes....this is classic.  In no way shape or form would you ever need a hair trail that goes from one side of your forehead to the other.  Wax, shave, pluck, do whatever you need to do to separate your eyebrows.  You are supposed to have 2.  You have 2 eyes, and an eyebrow goes on top of each one of those beautiful eyes.  Not in the middle somewhere random by itself.  Do not let yourself be made fun of when you can easily get rid of the unibrow.  Check back for future post on the best hair removal techniques, but for now, any technique you use to remove that hair is absolutely necessary!

There you have it, your first few steps to being a more fashionable nerd.  It's ok to embrace your inner nerd!  My tips are for you to not get yourself made fun of to have even more issues to tell your therapist about.  Hope this helps, if you have questions, leave me comments!

Top 3 Worst Dressed at the Golden Globes

We kicked off Awards Season with the Golden Globes last night and you know what that means -- a fashion buffet full of Do's and Don'ts!  Now I am still deciding on who I think the Best Dressed were, but the Worst Dressed list was an easy list to run off.

Coming in at #3:

Maggie Gyllenhaal
I love animal print as much as the next fashionista, but there was definitely too much animal print happening on Maggie Gyllenhaal last night.  No Maggie, even the zoo doesn't take blue leopards.

 

Glenn Close 
Glenn wasn't close at all in this number.  I believe I heard children screaming in this gaudy gold pant suit situation.  I was trying to think of an appropriate situation where you could wear this and I believe it would look great in the fireplace along with hot flames.

 

Renée Zellweger
Poor Renée.  I guess she had to land on this list sometime.   This number reminds me of Gwyneth Paltrow's Oscar mishap a couple years back.  Usually Carolina Herrera gets it right, I don't know what happened!  It's like a backwards see through bib.  We all love Renée, but we are not used to seeing her on this list and we don't want to see her here again!

What did you think of the Golden Globes last night?  Leave me comments!

Chi Pink Iron - The Best Flat Iron Ever!

I have wavy, sort of curly, sort of straight, frizzy, very annoying hair. The easiest and quickest tool for me to use to look fabulous is a straight iron. Now, there are so many different straight irons on the market. Which one is good? Whichever one that is in your budget, make sure it’s a ceramic iron as is it better for your hair. This is the one item that I suggest you splurge a little on.  Because a little goes a long way! It is less damaging to your hair and it makes it look healthy, smooth and fabulous!

Go for a Chi Pink Iron. I have the pink limited edition one because I love pink, but you can’t go wrong with any of their flat irons. It’s the best flat iron that I’ve ever owned and I recommend it to everyone!

Tips on Makeup Brushes

What are advantages of Makeup Brushes?

People think that they don't need makeup brushes and like to use their fingers to get the job done. No doubt you love your finger, but use them to hold things, i.e, makeup brushes. Using makeup brushes have several benefits:

• The brushes are simpler to control than your finger and so the result is much less messy.
• Brushes can help you applying blush on one cheek and then the other with a matching effect.
• Brushes make final effect natural and wonderful. Your face will glow more and each color should come blended into the next.
• Your fingers can contaminate your cosmetics, but your brushes do not.

Type of Brushes:
There are a number of makeup brushes available in the cosmetic shops ranging from purpose to size to cost. Choose according to your need. You can buy the following range of Makeup Brushes:

• Power Brushes - Luxuriously designed oversize brushes to dust loose or pressed powder across the face.
• Blush Brushes - These brushes gives user excellent control.
• Sponge Brushes - Sponge of this brush helps in blending of the cosmetics very well.
• Eye Brushes - your eyes are beautiful and after all important to you. You can Buy a range of eye brushes like Eye Shadow Brushes, Eye Liner Brushes, Eyebrow Brushes, etc to keep doing your eyes designing.
• Lip Brushes - These brushes gives your lips the true blending of color and cosmetics.

There are many more brushes are available for doing makeup and makeup of different kind. Identify your requirement and got them. Definitely, these will make you prettier.

Take care of your brushes
Once you got the brushes of your need and choice, you need to take care of these. How do you do that??

• Always store your brushes in mesh brush bag.
• Don't blow on your brushes. If you need to reduce some of the powder or cosmetics while using gently shake them.
• Clean the brushes regularly.
• After cleaning, dry them naturally. Do not use hair dryer etc, otherwise bristle will melt.

How to clean makeup brushes?
To clean your makeup brushes, please follow the followings cleaning rules.

• Run warm water over the bristles of the brush. Take care that base of the brush do not get wet, especially if is made of wood.
• Do continue rinsing till it become clear and clean.
• Squeeze the extra water but very gently.
• Reshape it delicately.
• Allow it dry in air for 24 hour.