How to Take a Decade Off Your Looks

11/03/2011

Want to take years off your looks? Most of us do! Skip the salon and save your money. There are quick, easy and budget friendly ways to "dump the frump" and take years off your look. Style expert Amy Tara Koch shows us how.

Amy's "Quick Fix" Fashion Tips

Have a "uniform" that accentuates your assets and camouflages your least favorite body parts.
It's all about proportion! Baggy clothes = old looking and dumpy. A tailored, balanced outfit will showcase your figure and make you look taller.
Use accessories as lengthening tools. Longer earrings will elongate your neck and a scarf creates verticality and elongates your silhouette.
Asymmetrical knit creates verticality and will make you look younger and sportier
Keep Clothes minimal. Trends are expressed through accessories
Get rid of flats and add a heel!
Black is the most slimming color. Use it as a base and then accessorize
Invest in garments with "compression technology"
A graphic, flowy knit will inject a sporty, on-trend layer to the look
Add polish to your look with a sculptured, high gloss cuff
A simple gold statement earring brings light to the face and adds zip to the look

Amy's "Quick Fix" Beauty Recommendations:

L'oreal Root Rescue, $7.99, local drug stores or www.Ulta.com
Ulta Ultimate Brows Shade and Shape Kit, $20, Ulta stores or www.Ulta.com
Covergirl Natural Luxe liquid silk foundation, $12, local drug stores or www.Ulta.com
Anastasia 7 Element All in One Brow Kit, $85, www.anastasia.net
L'oreal Voluminous Million Lashes, $9, Local Drug Stores or www.Ulta.com
Covergirl Nature Luxe gloss balm, $7, Local Drug Stores or www.Ulta.com
- SPANX Look at Me Leggings ($62), www.spanx.com
- Three Dots Asymmetrical Open Knit, $78, www.bloomingdales.com
- Forever 21 Basic Black Cami, $3.80, www.forever21.com
- Forever 21 Ltwt knit button cardigan, $27.80, www.forever21.com
- Theodora and Callum Navajo Scarf, $175, www.bloomingdales.com
- Lia Sophia Gold Bangles, Similar styles available at www.LiaSophia.com
- Sequin NYC gold/black chain link bracelet, $48, www.Sequinnyc.com
- H&M Orange stone ring, $6, www.hm.com
- Vintage Gold Door knocker clip on earrings
- Aqua Tuxedo Jacket, $148, www.bloomingdales.com
- Forever 21 Multi colored scarf, $10.80, www.forever21.com