Daily Glam!

{This post was written by Shelly of 100Things2Do - all opinions expressed are her own - although I think the other ladies will agree}

I am so excited to share this!

You have no idea how hard it has been to keep it quiet - but I can finally share my deep, dark secret…

I have partnered with Jen and Rita of Pink Ink and Ang of Visions Graphic Artistry to bring you….

(imaginary drumroll and edge-of-your-seat anticipation)

Daily Glam!

It is a styling blog - meaning, if you have little or no sense of style, or if you want to ramp up your style with the aid of professional stylists - this is the place for you!

No, don't worry - I'm not providing any fashion advice - I'm the back-office chick that makes sure the blog is working and that subscriptions are being sent.

The Pink Ink Diva's have come up with a wardrobe capsule -"Glam-capsule" - of approximately 16 articles of clothing, shoes and accessories.
Each day you will receive an email outlining how to style these pieces to create 21 different looks!

How it works:

• On August 1st you will receive an e-mail with a "shopping list" of items you need to participate in the Glam-capsule.

Shop your closet first!  Many of the items are 'staples' in that you may already have them in your closet, and if you don't, they are wardrobe essentials that will see you well beyond this month's styles.

If there are pieces you need - you can work it within your budget.  It isn't necessary to buy exactly what we show you online.  What you are looking for are certain elements that flatter your body type - and those elements can be found in any store from Goodwill to Gucci.
Heck, shop your sister's closet!

• You will have 10 days to get your Glam-capsule together.

• On August 9th at 7pm EST your first outfit will be e-mailed out to you.  

• You will receive one outfit per day ending with the August 30th e-mail.

That's it?

Not by a long shot!

The difference between this style-capsule and any others is:

1.  The price.  Fashion capsules created by professional stylists can run into thousands of dollars to subscribe to.
This one is $25 Cdn.

2.  Other fashion capsules provide you with one outfit and assume that you are a size 2 and will look fabulous in it.
Not here.  Jen & Rita have created looks for everyday, but with alterations to accentuate the best features in YOUR body type.  
This is not a one-size fits-all circus.
We want you to feel fabulous and look fabulous in your body. 

3.  There will be an invite-only Facebook page where we encourage you to post selfies!  Yes, these are selfies that people actually want to see, because these will be interpretations of the outfits that you have created.
Take the accessories to the next level, change colours etc.  Make these your own.  

4.  The styles provided will be appropriate for work AND for play.  No shorts and t-shirts here.  The looks are elegant and edgy while still being comfortable.
MOMPRENEURS - this is how you want to dress to make the right impression!

Do I sound excited about this?
I'm THROUGH THE ROOF excited.

These ladies have some serious talent and we can all benefit from it at an unheard of price.

Check out the Daily Glam blog this week for some sneak peeks at what's to come.

and SUBSCRIBE to get August's Glam-capsule!

Subscription opportunity closes on August 9th and won't be available again until the release of September's capsule.


MyDaily-Glam.blogspot.ca

Pink Ink Thanks: Wright Hair & Co.

Honestly, I've been procrastinating on writing this blog post.  Not because we are not grateful to this phenomenal hair salon but because we are SO  grateful to this phenomenal hair salon.  I just didn't know how to express our real sense of gratitude!  I remember when Rita and I were planning out what Face of Pink Ink would look like this year, we evaluated all of the amazing relationships we formed last year with various businesses and immediately, without question, we said "WRIGHT HAIR & CO."  

Dodie - the owner of Wright Hair & Co - did not even bat an eye when we asked her if she wanted to take part.  She did not know the details nor did she know the expectations we had of her she just said "YES".  She believed in us and what we want to achieve for women.  To top it off, she supplied us with three other stylists from her salon AND allowed us to hold the London photoshoots in her salon.  Again, she did all of this before knowing anything she was going to get in return. 

Fun lovin' Dodie!!

Sometimes in this business, the makeup artists and hairstylists are the behind the scenes people and the hype goes to the photographer and model BUT Dodie, Ashley, Emilie and Jill - THANK YOU!  From the bottom of our hearts - THANK YOU!!  Pink Ink looks forward to a long relationship with all of you.  Oh, and to top it off, they are AMAZING stylists.  Just sayin.

So let me tell you about an upcoming event these ladies are having.  They have partnered with Seacret (another sponsor of the FOPI - we love you Alanna) and have announced the following:

Please join us Thursday July 31st for complimentary facials and sampling of Seacret!

The entire SEACRET beauty product range is enriched with water, salt or mud-based Dead Sea minerals for which there is no natural or synthetic substitute in the cosmetic pharmaceutical world.

We are super excited to get this line in our salon and we'd love to get you excited about it too!

Call 5196850147 to book your 

complimentary facial before it's too late.

                                          

Please show your support for these amazing ladies. They have helped to make the Face of Pink Ink contestants feel like queens and they are just so darn nice!! Truly, going to 

their salon is a win, win for everyone because you go out feeling and looking better than when you went in.

They too have an in house makeup artist who was trained by the same phenomenal teacher

as us ladies at Pink Ink!! 

If you would like to experience what it is like to be pampered with hair by Wright Hair &

  Co., makeup by Pink Ink, styling by Jockey and Park Lane 

and photoshoot by Angelic 

Images Photography please contact us at www.thefaceofpinkink.com! There are two 

photoshoots left for the summer! August 17th here in London and August 24th out in 

beautiful Paris, Ontario at the Studio on the Grand.

 

We would love to hear from you and

most importantly, we would LOVE to see you!!

Thank you again Wright Hair & Co. You rock!!

Yours in Beauty,

Jen & Rita

Closet 101 - In the beginning...

{This article was authored by guest contributor Shelly of 100Things2Do - all opinions are her own}

In the beginning there was sun and water and a closet of mismatched garments all purchased from online catalogues and in-store mannequins.

There was a woman that couldn't put together a pair of shoes if it wasn't already in the same box…

and then came Pink Ink and their closet makeover program "Closet 101".

Rita and Jen saved this poor woman from herself by teaching her how to mix and match different outfits.

How to coordinate,

How to accessorize…

all from within her own closet.

And the sun shone brighter and the water was sweeter.

Closet 101 is a program where two professional stylists (Rita and Jen) come and do a complete inventory of your wardrobe.

Complete inventory.

Well, maybe not underwear or socks.

They write down every article of clothing you have and provide you with a written inventory.

In doing this, they are also able to fill in the gaps - knowing what you already have is the key to better shopping.
Instead of wasting money on entire outfits, or several pieces that you hope will go with something - Jen and Rita will provide you with direction as to what you need in order to fill those gaps.
What wardrobe must-haves you are missing that would accentuate your existing pieces.

Beyond just an inventory, they teach you how to put different pieces together, offering several options for any one piece of clothing.

They will go through you accessories and help you to put together the finishing touches.

The ladies at Pink Ink will come in and tell you straight out (albeit kindly) what items you need to alter to accentuate your body shape - e.g. the pants above need hemming and to have the legs narrowed.

The above dress could be dressed down with cute sneakers, or taken up a notch with heeled sandals.

You will learn what body-type you have and how to accentuate your best features.  You will also learn what pieces you should look for (and stay away from) when shopping.

Most importantly - they coach you.
One of those "teach a man to fish…" kind of things - so that tomorrow morning you too will be able to go into your closet and come out looking (and more importantly feeling) like a Diva.

Could I have done this on my own?
In my case - definitely not. 

For those of you with a sense of style...
the proof is in the pudding; perhaps you HAVEN'T done it.
No good saying coulda', woulda', shoulda'.

Everyone NEEDS Closet 101.

Everyone should have help from professional stylists. 

Everyone needs to feel this great!

Thank you Pink Ink!  
I can't wait for phase two of the new me!