How to change your image?

"Image is nothing, thirst is everything!" - so the well-known advertisement says. However, any sane person realizes that this is certainly not the case. It depends on our appearance what impression we will make on others, whether we will be able to become “ours” in certain circles. Any change in life is best started with a change of image. And how to do it - read below.

First, let's talk about when most often there is a radical change of image.

• With a feeling of incompleteness of life, dissatisfaction with it. A person wants to "turn life 180 degrees" and for this he changes both externally and internally.
• A person seems to himself "dull", "none" and believes that people do not perceive him the way he would like... Then a new style of clothing, a new haircut, jewelry, make-up is used. Changes of this kind tend to increase self-esteem.
• Very often, a change of image occurs as a result of choosing a different way of life. For example, a girl started playing sports and lost a lot of weight. Now she feels sexy, instead of baggy clothes that hide extra pounds, she wants to wear dresses with a neckline, shorts, tight jeans.

Some people are very fond of changing: they experiment with colors and style in clothes, do a variety of hairstyles, and give in to fashion trends. Others, on the other hand, are conservatives who have worn the same favorite sweater for years. However, in the life of both those and others, there are times when a change of image cannot be avoided.

• Reaching a certain age... The style of a 15-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man cannot be the same.This is due to the fact that they have completely different values, social circle, hobbies.
• Status changed... This includes career growth, marriage with a high-ranking person (politician, top manager of a large corporation, etc.).
• Striving to receive new promising position.
• A sharp change in the field of activity (was a personnel officer, became a hairdresser-stylist).
• Often, men and women change their image after a painful separation from a partner, wanting to forget everything and start living "from scratch".
• Dissatisfaction with your appearance, complexes, isolation and self-doubt - excellent prerequisites for a change of image.

How to find the style that will correspond to the inner worldview and bring harmony to self-perception? This, of course, is not an easy task. You should start by analyzing the following aspects:

• how old are you;
• what gender are you;
• what are the features of your figure;
• what is your color type (combination of skin, eye and hair tones).

So, you have analyzed all this data. Now find ... a style icon! No, no, we in no way recommend that you blindly imitate any star - just look on the Internet for photos of celebrities similar to you in anthropometric parameters, age and worldview. Note how they dress, what haircut, makeup, accessories they choose, and, most importantly, make sure that this style really suits the “idol” - then you can take individual elements of the image and “try on” yourself. And only then go shopping.

Let's analyze the main stages of changing the image of a girl.

• The best place to start is by revising your existing wardrobe. Throw away things whose color is not in harmony with your color type, as well as morally and physically obsolete, not suitable in size, not consistent with the current worldview. The rest of the clothes should be tried on and critically evaluated: whether it emphasizes your merits, whether it will fit into a new wardrobe, whether it will be easy to pick up top / bottom, accessories, shoes for it. If yes, we leave the thing, no - we take it to the trash heap. Now you need to make a shopping list, including all the missing items of the future wardrobe.

• We monitor retail outlets in the city and go shopping... If you can't buy everything at once, don't worry - buy things gradually, starting with the main ones and ending with complementary ones.

• Now again, we critically examine the wardrobe for a combination of new things with old things.... After that, you may want to give something back to the store, throw something away. This is totally normal. As a result, only those things will remain that fit perfectly into your new image.

• To keep your "capsule" up to date, you must constantly monitor fashion trends and purchase at least a couple of new items per season. However, you should not follow all fashion trends and take them too literally. Remember, personal style is much more than fashion. It is he who will help you to become recognizable, unique, while excessive indulgence in fashion is fraught with the fact that you simply join the army of "fashion clones" and get lost in their crowd.

• Changing the hairstyle. The art of hairdressing today has reached unprecedented heights. All sorts of options for monochrome and color dyeing, different types of haircuts and styling, Afro-braids, dreadlocks - yes, there is where to roam! If you decide to radically change your hair color and cut your hair, you will have to contact an experienced hairdresser-stylist - he will not only select the perfect hair shade for you, but also recommend a haircut that will highlight all the dignity of your face. If a sharp change of image is not yet included in your plans, you can experiment at home: curl curls, braid an unusual pigtail.

• We deal with the face. In the presence of rashes (acne, pimples, rosacea), we go to a dermatologist and solve the problem. It is not even discussed. Clean skin for a girl is a prerequisite for beauty. Recently, wide, well-groomed eyebrows are in trend. Therefore, if yours still leave much to be desired, visit a brow-master - let him put them in order and recommend home care products.

• Make-up. Based on your color type, find out which shades of lipstick, eye shadow, tonal means are right for you. Watch a couple of training videos, which are now a lot on the Internet. Always start small: learn how to do everyday nude makeup, gradually moving on to the more complex - evening.

• A smiling girl, of course, disposes more to herself than a gloomy and displeased one. Therefore, always monitor the health of your teeth. Curvature or malocclusion will help to correct braces, a damaged tooth can be replaced with an aesthetic fixed construction. Professional whitening will make your smile snow-white. If it is contraindicated for you, then ultrasound cleaning will not interfere with anyone.

• Learning to move beautifully... A light gait, graceful, easy movements are signs of femininity. Therefore, it will be useful to learn how to walk correctly: without fussing, "rolling" the foot from heel to toe, keeping the back straight. Leave "jerky" movements in the past too.

• We buy expensive perfume. The cherry on the cake of your new image is a good perfume. Do not buy cheap stuff of dubious quality - it will smell delicious for several minutes, but the “aftertaste” will give such a product away.

And a few recommendations in the end.

• Decide what you want to see in the end. You should not start completely changing your style without understanding what should turn out. You must keep in your head a clear image of your future self, down to the smallest detail. Explore the specifics of each style, be it glam rock, casual, sport chic or boho. Coming to the store, be guided by the information received and do not deviate from the chosen concept. Otherwise, you will simply become the owner of things that do not fit together.

• Ask yourself the question: "Why, in fact, am I changing my image?" Because of the choice of a new profession, a change in social status, or because of a new worldview? Having given an honest and frank answer, you can easily navigate the choice of wardrobe and other parts of the updated style.

• We have already talked about this, but we will repeat: find an example for yourself to follow among domestic or foreign stars. Just see how they dress, how they combine things, how they go to people, and how they go to the supermarket. It is not necessary to repeat everything blindly - it is only important to remember the basic elements of the idol's style, to take something into service, to exclude something.

• Build a capsule wardrobe. This will save you tons of time and money. All of your items will perfectly match each other, and this will help you compose a new look every day.

• What's inside is outside. This postulate is one of the most important. A hippie in the shower is unlikely to feel good in a tuxedo.

A few tips for changing your style are presented in the video below.