Clothes, Colors & Accessories That Look Best on You: A Guide for Young Adults

by Jennifer Leigh Youngs, Bettie Youngs

Overview

This fun and fact-filled book shows teens and young adults how to select clothes, colors and accessories that look best on them; why a certain color makes her feel and look better than do others; how to choose a perfume that is the right scent for her skin and chemistry profile; and, provides charts and checklists for being a smart and savvy shopper with all this in mind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781940784427
Publisher:	Burres Books / Bettie Youngs Book Publishers
Publication date:	09/30/2014
Series:	The Smart Teens-Smart Choices , #4
Edition description:	Large Type
Pages:	100
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.24(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Leigh Youngs is the author of 4 books and co-author of 12 books, including Confidence & Self-Esteem for Teens, Health & Fitness for Teens and, the best-selling Taste Berries for Teens series. Her books are published in 26 languages.

Dr. Bettie Youngs is the author of 24 books published in 31 languages, including the Taste Berries for Teens series--12 books for teens and young adults.

Table of Contents

About this Book........................................................................................ .xiii

1. What Your Appearance Tells Others About You................................1

Chinos Chatter, Tommy Tattles: Clothes Talk • What Do Your Clothes

Say About You? • What Would You Like Your Clothes to Say About You?

• The Secrets to Creating a Style of Your Very Own

2. “Nothing to Wear”?................................................................................9

Do You Frequently Sing the “Nothing to Wear” Blues? (Or, Do You Have

“Nothing to Wear”?) • Your Closet: Home for the Perfect Wardrobe—

Yours! • An Inventory to Figure Out What’s Really in Your Closet • How

to Use Your Inventory When Getting Dressed Each Day, When Shopping—

And for Your Wish/Want/Need List!

3. What Looks Best on Your Body?........................................................ .23

What You Can Do to Be Sure Your Clothes Look Good on You • How

to Be the New “It Girl” • Your “Body Line” and What It Means • How

to Determine the True Shape of Your Body • How to Play Up Your Best

Features—And Minimize Your Flaws

4. What Colors Look Best on You?........................................................ .33

How Wearing the Right Colors Can Increase Your Chances to Get

Tickets to See Lady Gaga! • Feeling “Blue”? “Green” with Envy? In the

“Pink’’?—The Power of Colors • Why Wearing the Right Color Can

Make You Prettier • Are You a Spring, Summer, Winter or Autumn

Girl?—The System of Seasons and How to Determine Yours • Your Very

Own Color Chart: Be Sure to Take It with You When You Shop!

5. It’s the Little Things That Count: Accessories................................... .43

Accessories Advertise Your Style—What Do Yours Say About You? •

Earrings, Bracelets, Necklaces, Scarves, Belts, Pins and Other Accessories:

Taking Inventory • Using Accessories to Complement, Not Detract

• Nifty Ways to Add Jazz with Scarves and Other Accessories • Large,

Funky, Dainty, Delicate: How to Decide When and Where to Wear What

• Are You Considering Body Piercing or a Tattoo?

6. Shopping, Shopping, Shopping, Shopping, Shopping..................... .53

Be a Smart Shopper: How to Decide What’s a Wise Buy and What’s Not

• Fads, Fashion and “Extreme Edge” Trends • Following a Master Plan—

Basic Pieces to Get You Through Everything from Playtime with Your

Friends to a Job Interview • How to Create 30 Different Looks with 10

Articles of Clothing • Your Personal Shopping List: Take This with You

When You Go Shopping!

7. Scents-ible Advice: What You Should Know About Perfumes...... .63

The Earlier the Hour, the Lighter the Scent: Rules for What, When and

How Much to Wear • Pulse Points: Where to Wear Your Perfume • Why

You Can’t Smell Your Own Perfume • Floral, Citrus or Chypres?—How

to Choose the Right Scent for You • Aromas for Your Home • How to

Buy Perfume

Editorial Reviews

“This book is amazing! After reading Jennifer’s book, I have a “look” that is cool, and REALLY works for me. I get compliments all the time, and I feel more confident, and sure of myself. I love it! This book made a world of difference in my life!” —Maya Reeves, 16

From the Publisher