Women: Wear some makeup, Please!

I don't get it. Make up is a necessity, I just don't understand why some people (women) refuse to put it on. Make up isn't just for the wearer, its for everybody looking at you.


Make US happy and put on a little Happy! Rather than bitch and moan, here are the facts.

1) People think more highly of you if you appear that you take care of yourself.

2) Women who wear make up are treated better than those who don't.

3) No one is really a "natural" beauty, most women look better with a little happy on their face.

Plus and this is strictly my opinion, it makes me wonder if you are so "natural" that you don't take care of other things and you know what I mean.

Am I the only one who wants to around slapping people with make up?

Trip Tips: Packing, What to Wear, Bring and Pack

I must admit that sometimes I go a little travel heavy but the new policy of $15 a checked bag thing put an end to that! Not to mention, my husband started making me carry my own luggage after I started packing books!




Of course, I want you to listen to Tailored Edges but here's the skinny - don't bring a lot of shit. Here are my top travel tips.

1) Think about where you're traveling and what the "colors" are for that climate because walking around in all black when everyone else is brightly lit, is depressing.

2) Make sure you pack a couple pairs of shoes and a pair of bathroom/pool flip flops. If you saw the show I saw on 60 minutes you'd never walk barefoot in a hotel.

3) You need more tops than bottoms. Pack a couple of tops (shirts, polos etc) for two changes a day. You can cut back on the bottoms, because just like real life you can wear bottoms a few times before they start to walk on their own.

4) Have a color plan. Ideally all tops you pack should work well with all bottoms so you don't need to bring as much.

5) Please take you good stuff. Don't schlep your crappy clothes. You're on vacation take a few thrill pieces and whoop it up.

6) This has little to do with packing BUT you should dress the way you want to arrive. In other words, don't go the airport all jacked up. You never know who you will meet and you'll get better service!

Want the rest of my tips? Listen to my broadcast on Tailored Edges with Robin Walker http://blogtalkradio.com/tailorededges and Get an Edge on Packing for your Trip.

Unpleasant Tweets and Twitter Twats

Kool Aid, Twitter Twats - where o where is this blog going! I'll deal with that later, meanwhile, here's what's on my mind. Tonight I met a Twitter Twat.


I made up the phrase, but basically a twitter twat is a female who criticizes other peoples tweet and broadcasts her opinion as fact. Nothing wrong with that but it is a minor annoyance. Here's why.

Twitter is free speech. To criticize others for their tweets is contrary to whole ideal of twitter, even @ev, the founder said "tweet whatever you like."

Twitter is a diverse. The entire concept is to connect, hear and share just about anything you can imagine including diversity in thought.

Twitter is by choice. The follow button and remove are available to everyone. You can even block.

I could go on but there's no point because most of us get it. Just be warned, much like real life there will always be at least "one" twat in the room.

If the Twitter Twat is spraying at you, be strong but not foolish. It never hurts to double check yourself because most feedback is good. But not all feedback is worthy of change. In my case, I write to hundreds of thousands of readers every month in national publications and a handful of cherished people on twitter. I am not you, your will need to make own decision. Decide what's important to you, know that yo can't please everyone, and do what you need to do. Just beware that every action has a consequence.

In this case, my consequence was a minor distraction with a Twitter Twat, that made my decision easily. I thought to myself "fuck it" and I tweeted back and thought I'd post my twitter experience on my blog - tadah!

After you've made your decision, handle it gently, swiftly and move and try to be brief but it may take a couple of tweets for YOU to get your full message across.

Unpleasant Tweets? Remember, its hard to communicate in person and even harder to do it in 140 characters or less.

Stir your Own Kool Aid

I'm always amazed at how critical we are of other people, specially when it come to clothing and what someone should or should not be wearing. I have one thing to say to everybody - Stir your Own Kool Aid!


As a stylist people often ask me what I think about what someone else is wearing, usually some innocent person who is minding their own business. I typically try not to reply, simply because I don't walk around mentally redressing strangers. And when I don't reply, usually the other person weighs in with their opinion and its harsh.

Folks, here's a bit of advice - when you point one finger at someone three are pointed back at you. Before you crack the whip on strangers, coworkers or friends, ask yourself if your time would be better spent Stirring your Own Kool Aid?

Pull it . . . and it will Grow

Not that! I'm talking about clothing care and sweater snags.

As winter wraps up, things start to happen to our clothes, things like sweaters snags. Don't get unraveled about it, just resist the temptation to pull it because if you pull it . . . it will grow.

Here’s what you should do.

1) Take the sweater off and turn it inside out.

2) Use a safety pin to push the yarn back into the fabric.

3) Gently stretch the area around the snag to tighten the other yarns surrounding it. This will help hold it in place.

If you can still see the sweater snag, it’s time to take it to your tailor. If you're one of the few people who actually saved the additional yarn that came with your sweater, take that too. Now, you know what it’s for!

Men's Fashion Tip: Dress for Success and Look Better than the Next Guy

Here's my favorite fashion tip for men, when it comes to "Dress for Success" - Do everything you can to LOOK BETTER than the next guy!


I wish I could say something sweet, like "just wear something clean that looks nice", but THAT advice is useless and it doesn't work. In part, because other guys will be there in something clean that looks nice too. Same applies to wearing the typical suit; they'll be others dressed in a typical suit, maybe even the same suit. None of that advice is enough to win the room.

The whole point behind Dress for Success is to stand out for all the right reasons, to look credible, competent and ready to claim your success. That's hard to do if you dress like today's just another ordinary day (translate - I'm just another ordinary person).

Do you see yourself as an ordinary person of a successful person, an asset? I would hope the later, because that's the way you want to dress!

My advice: First and foremost, Dress for Success requires that 1) you have a goal and 2) decide what does success mean to you. Is it a new job, a promotion, leadership, conquering the world or a woman?
Only you can decide your goal, my job is to help you dress it!

In the absence of a goal you are not getting Dressed for Success - you are simply getting dressed.

OUCH!

Call me. We need to talk! Or you could tune into Tailored Edges with Robin Walker for a weekly dose on men's fashion advice. http://blogtalkradio.comn/tailorededges

Valentine's Day Advice for Men

Hey Guys, even if she says she doesn't care about Valentine's day, I am officially warning all MEN don't be fooled by what we say, of course, we care. We're just testing you, now that you know the truth, please don't show up empty handed and without a plan!


I'm going to let you in on a secret, Valentines day and all holidays, are for women - that includes Father's day too. Women, expect to be acknowledged on all major holidays. It's not cause we're greedy, it's because we think we provide "joy" all year long. All we really want are a few days where some of that joy gets acknowledged and returned.

Here's a few more suggestions on how to be a good Valentine.

1) Know that we also want a gift. It could be chocolate, it could be flowers, doesn't really matter - we're expecting something.

2) Don't give us or Valentine's day present early. It's not the same, we need something to open the day. If you give it too us early, it won't count for Valentine's day.

3) Have a plan for dinner. Please don't ask us what we'd like to do, chances are we told you already and you didn't hear it. You're better off already having a plan, we'll either go along with it or change it. Either way, you're in the clear - you had a plan.

Finally, don't try to make us go to bed early because you think you're gonna get lucky. Nobody goes to bed at 8:30 and if you push it, you might mess it up for yourself!