Question: Is Black Still The New Black?

Happy Thursday SRaDC Members! I am particularly exciting about the impending weekend and hope you all are too. I hope everyone did well on wearing Sunday's colour (black). As I've stated before I love wearing dark colours because I find that it's easier to coordinate other pieces with it. However, I just came across an article that refutes this claim.
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Shocking discovery of the day: 4 in 5 people look bad in black clothing



For many women, black is a go-to color when it comes to wardrobe choices, because it can be very slimming and it goes with everything. But experts say black is not the universally flattering hue we all thought it was, and that often it can actually make you look old. Ouch!

The main problem with black, according to color consultants, is that it emphasizes dark lines, wrinkles and shadows on your face--sometimes when they're not even really there. Colorist Jules Standish says, "the effect can be as serious as making women feel drained, self-conscious and introverted." To avoid this, she advises ditching hats, scarves and turtlenecks in black in exchange for brighter colors. And if you do want to wear a black top, she says to opt for one with a low neckline, or add a colorful necklace.

If you have a warm skin tone, you may want to avoid black because it actually detracts from your healthy glow and can make you look tired and aged. For women with pale, cooler coloring (think Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman, Liv Tyler, Dita von Teese, Nigella Lawson) black can be quite flattering.

Want to do a quick test? Standish offers up this advice: "Hold the colour up against your face, stand in front of the mirror and look for dark lines under the chin, shadows around the eyes or lines on the face that are highlighted. If there are no dark areas or shadows, you can probably wear black close to your face and look great - otherwise, change your ways."

from Yahoo's Shine Network
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So what say you SRaDC? Is this just a pointless article or is there some truth to this finding?

God Bless!

Question: What's Your Resolution?

Though SRaDC's resolution as a whole is to solidify personal style and closet maintenance what are your personal fashion, spirtual, financal, professional goals for the upcoming year?

Personally, I try to use everyday as an opportunity for a bit of change in my life, but in the spirit of the new year I am trying to refine my fashion and beauty goals to growing my hair past my shoulders (just a few more inches) and learning how to pose when the camera is in my face. I'm a cute girl, but I really need to take a lesson from Tyra on how to smile with my eyes.

So, what is your resolution SRaDC?

God Bless!

Question:She's pretty, but her swag ain't there

Singer Chris Brown was recently on Hot 97's radio show and was asked to rate certain female celebrities.



Now before I go on any further, I want to know who gave Chris Brown the authority to rate anybody?

Anyway, he goes on to rate each female celeb he was asked, giving everyone a 8 or 9. However, when he got to singer Amerie he gave her a 6, stating, "she's pretty, but her swag ain't there." Of course this got me to thinking-what about swag? What do you think swag is? Is this a dealbreaker? Do you agree with the comment? Can you have the right look but without swag it's all over?





Honestly, I hate the idea of a man rating a woman. And then his added comment was real jerky. But I do understand what he's saying. I see it everyday, people in the right look, but the swag is still off. I wonder how my swag is doing? Do I even have swag? Am I one of those pretty but swag-less girls? Ahhhhh....another thing to fixate on! What do you think? Leave comments in the comment boxes!

God Bless!