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is swirls of delicious colors or you wear a necklace that makes a statement or you add a jacket or cardigan in a gorgeous fabric that beautifully frames your face … these are a few of the many ways you can express passion through your clothing .
Once you have your inner beauty words , keep them handy when you get dressed and shop . One day I was at a store with a client and she was trying something on she had pulled off the rack . I noticed she was looking in the mirror and frowning . I asked her what was on her mind and she looked at me and said , “ Why doesn ’ t this work ? It fits , looks great with these pants and I like the way it feels , but something isn ’ t right .”

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Narrow the words / phrases down to your top four .
I know it ’ s hard , but choosing your absolute top contenders is all you need . Make sure they express different parts of your personality . For instance , you might be happy , but you also might be fearless or straightforward .
Apply these words to your wardrobe .
How do you do that ? Look at what you ’ re wearing today . Does it reflect your words ? Let ’ s say you chose passionate as one of your inner beauty words . How can you express that in your clothing choices ? There are many ways including color , prints , accessories or the way you combine the pieces of your outfit . So , if you ’ re wearing a top that is a rich purple or a print that
I noticed that the top was a lovely fabric that fit her beautifully . It also had bold black and white stripes . When I asked her if it looked ‘ delicately vibrant ’ ( one of her inner beauty words ), she laughed and said , “ Not at all !” There was her answer . Had it been stripes in a combination of light and medium blues it might have worked , but the boldness and intensity of the black and white was anything but delicately vibrant . She put it back and we kept browsing . Her inner beauty words saved her from buying something that would sit in her closet unworn .
Your dream wardrobe will be always be a reflection of your inner beauty words . It can take some practice , but when you wear something that expresses your true essence you will feel confident , empowered and fully authentic from head to toe .
Ginger Burr - Ginger Burr , President of www . TotalImageConsultants . com , helps women around the world create a wardrobe they love by connecting with their inner essence . She is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College and the author of That ’ s So You ! Create a look you love with beauty , style and grace . Ginger has been interviewed by Worth Magazine , Forbes Magazine and Bloomberg Business .

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