Dress Of The Day with Angela

Dry, fly-away hair. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury. Sometimes I take off my hat for a photo and I have fly away hair. It looks untidy. Worse, messy. It might look tousled and sexy. But more often it does not look professional. It sometimes ruins an otherwise good photo. On Zoom, in close-up when I am sitting down, even worse. Other people also have this problem. For years I went to the World Travel Market and saw an acquaintance who turned up every year with attractive orange hair, but such a mop that she looked untidy. I always wondered what was the cause and cure. After several years, I discovered the transformation I could make on my own hair - which got drier and drier, pershaps from tint  - with conditioner. I then had the urge to improve her hair. When I could not persuade her to take action, I went to the bathroom with her, put some on my hands to smoothe onto my own hair, and offered to add some to her hair to show her the difference. Unfortunately, she liked to look like ...

  Angela is wearing a four piece Ann Balon outfit, consisting of a skirt, top with ruler width shoulder straps, a jacket and a long oblong scarf. This view shows the satiny effect back of the jacket. The long thin scarf is worn as a headband. Photo by Trevor Sharot. Here you can see clearly the collar as well as the scarf. Photo selfie by Angela Lansbury. Head scarf to Conceal Hair The headscarf can be used to hide the roots of your hair if they need dyeing. To add elegance. To look jaunty. For a special occasion of course I would not have greasy hair. I washed my hair. Too much washing or too much shampoo can result in dry fly-away hair. The solution is conditioner. If you have none, sometimes a dab of  moisturizer from your own bathroom or a hotel or club wash room will do the trick. Failing all else, water. Hiding A Bra Strap With A Dickey At a Toastmasters meeting we were treated to a workshop on looking good on camera. The speaker, patricia Lum, showed several pictures of...

  Why Add Ear-rings? Do the ear-rings complement and complete the outfit? Or do they distract? I thought they completed the outfit perfectly. You have to look in the mirror and keep trying accessories, removing them, replacing them, until you get the effect which makes you feel good and happy and smiling. Use Your Mirror The effect when you are seated showing only your shoulders and neckline and cleavage on Zoom or in a head and shoulders portrait is not the same as when you are standing. To see the effect of the selfie, your camera is your own mirror. Why Add A Necklace? Does the red and black necklace distract? Maybe. I wore it because with a full length picture the red picked up the red colour of the underskirt and red evening shoes which have glass sparkles. The bulky red necklace also covered the cleavage. Hope for Fly Away Hair - Moisturizers My skin has dried out and sagged on my face and my hair has dried and become fly-away. The cure for fly-away hair is conditioner. Ideal...