IS IT possible that our Jove affair with youth is finally
ending?

Carol
Grenna

Seah

Now that thirty-something
women are associated with dirty
diapers, and successful
businesswomen are seen.as pop
culture icons, older women are
becoming the metaphor for female
sex appeal.

Why did it take current televi-
sion stars, mega-models and
magazine editors to tell North
Americans what the French have
known forever?

In praise of maturing women,
the North Shore News gave two
individuals the opportunity to
rethink their personal style, allow-
ing their most stellar assets to
shine.

Both women are over 40, and
though they have very different
lifestyles and needs, both felt the
urge for.a dramatic change in

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their appearance,

With the aid of a well-respected
wardrobe consultant, hair stylist
and makeup technician, these two
North Vancouver residents are
given new polish, self-esteem and
resolve,

Was it easy? Yes!

Often, the difference between
so-so and sensational is simply a
matter of confidence. Letting go
of outdated personal images,
realizing your best features and
working with them, will give your
looks an updated edge that better
represents you and your age.

Here is a step-by-step guide to
the ‘‘new you,'’ which you can
take with make-over models
Donna Morrison and Joan
Fradera,

Both women look reniarkably
young for their ages, but needed a
lift to their style and their spirits.

Donna Morrison is 42 years old,
and is married with a 28-month-
ald son. She is a nurse working
part-time as a counsellor for a
health agency.

Morrison requested a make-
over because she feels ‘‘frumpy.’’
She has gained weight since her
pregnancy and now many of her
clothes won’t fit.

For her new job, which does
not require her to wear a uniform,
she would like a more professional
image.

Morrison describes herself as
“not much of a risk-taker and
too ‘conservative.’ She says: that
makeup has always intimidated
her, and she would be embarrass-
ed to show anyone her closet

AFTER: JOAN Fradera is given a more youthful Jook and mor
tefined business wardrobe by make-over experts Kathy Chan,
Diana Kilgour, and Sharyne Herbert.

BEFORE: DONNA MORRISON

because it is full of items she no
longer wears and hasn't for years.

The first step to Morrison's
metamorphosis is styling her hair.

Hair technician and salon owner
Kathy Chan explains that Mor-
rison’s hair is naturally curly on
the sides and straight on the top.
This limits styling unless she cither
straightens the sides or has the top
permed to even out the texture.

Chan worked with the natural
hair, giving Morrison a smoother
look and more volume through
the sides and more height and
slight curl on top by simply using
a blow dryer.

She cropped the hair to the
chin, took off the length at the
back, and layered the sides back
off her face,

Chan says that Morrison’s flat
but wavy sides were dragging her
face down, emphasizing the length
of her face, whereas the added
volume, height on top and spiked
bangs highlight her delicate, femi-
nine bone structure and her eyes.

Chan darkened her light
‘‘mouse brown’’ hair to give it
more depth and richness, changing
it to a copper chestnut shade by
Goldweli called Vesuvian. This
brings out the warmth in Mor-
rison’s complexion.

Chan emphasizes that styling
aids are very important to finish,

‘and uses A.G. gel for contro] and

spray shine for an extra healthy
look.

To find clothing that fluttered
Morrison’s figure, is profe:sional
enough for the office and fits her
well was a bit of a challenge for
wardrobe and image consultant
Diana Kilgour.

Their first shopping trip was
not successful,

Kilgour stresses, however, that

BEFORE: JOAN FRADERA

NEWS photos Mike Wakefieis

AFTER: DONNA Morrison’s new haircut, makeup and wardrobe
make the most of her fine bone structure and warm coioring.

this often happens, but the
woman should not feel that it is a
reflection on her. "

‘Sometimes everybody can’t
find: clothing that works, and
some clothes don’t work on
everybody.”” ‘

Morrison thought it was simply
her lack of dressing savvy that
made it difficult to shop, but
when Kilgour reaffirmed her belief
that her body shape was hard to
fit, and they would work with it
to find solutions, this gave her
confidence in her own judgment.

Kilgour confirms, ‘‘They cali-
brate their own antennae for what
looks and feels good.’’ :

Though Morrison had always
Shopped for iteris to hide her
curves, Kilgour encouraged her to
show her shape, keeping away
from masculine tailoring and
toward romantic styling with soft
fabrics to complement her femi-
nine facial features,

Since her upper body is a
smaller size than her lower body,
Kilgour chose separates instead of
a suit.

These included a Mr. Jax crop-
ped jacket to emphasize her waist,
a shorier skirt to reveal her legs
(which are one of her best
features), and well-fitting pants
by Steilmann which have pleats at
the top and are narrow at the
hem, ail at Compliment Fashions.

Kilgour suggested wearing
brighter, multi-colored and
printed fabrics in rich blues,
greens and fuchsias to work with
her warm coloring, instead of
Morrison’s usual white and solid
dark colors.

Morrison’s daily makeup
routine was very basic since she
admitted that she had never learn-

ed how to apply it properly.
Using Chanel cosinetics, make-

up technician. and Frais Visage . :

esthetics salon owner - Sharyne «
Herbert gave Morrison a day look «
which enhanced her perfect com-
plexion and fine bone structure.

Herbert used an oil-free foun-
dation in soft bisque as a base. .'

She stressed, “‘It is very impor-
tant to blend. You may have done
the worst makeup job, but if it is
all blended thoroughly, it will
look great.’’

She dotted ona light cover stick
in a large ‘‘V’’ shape below her
eye, which was then blended up-
wards directly beneath the eye and °
toward the temple to take away
hollows and highlight the
cheekbone. She then applied
Chanel Perfecting Powder in
daylight shade (in downward
strokes so that facial hair does not
stick up) to even out skin tone.

For Morrison’s eyes, Herbert
added Chanel’s matte shadows in
muted violet and chestnut on ei-
ther side of the lid and peach in
the centre. Eyes were lined with
brown pencil liner on the outer
two-thirds of the upper lid and
outer one-third of the lower lid.

Eyebrows were darkened. with
Les Coromandel copper
eyeshadow to bring out the
highlights in her hair, and lashes
were brushed with brown

_ mascara. .

On the cheekbones, peach spice
blush was applied in upward
strokes, and on lips, Chanel’s

_ tawny lip liner outlines and matte
plum with Rose Stone lipsticks °
colored the mouth. i

To emphasize Morrison’s pouty

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