There is a little bit of an internal ‘squeee’ moment (you know that noise!) when you get to meet a celebrity you admire. You know, where a noise goes off in your head and you have no idea what you said and when you are left on your own you hope you didn’t embarrass yourself…….. too much!
Dannii Minogue is one of those gorgeous, classy ladies who is so glam and down to earth it is also almost an oxymoron to put it all in one sentence, but there you are.
So I am over the moon to get a copy of her book MY STYLE, AND with it personally signed it allowed me another ‘squeeee’ moment of absolute joy. (That squee may or may not have not been an internal noise).
At first all I wanted to do was look at all the pictures of how gorgeous she is and see how much she has changed and grown. From that cute little girl on Young Talent Time (it wasn’t her fault the 80’s happened to be there as well) to a blossoming woman and mother. This picture of her in the green dress that graced the cover of Who Weekly takes your breath away. You can see in her eyes a woman who knows who she is, is comfortable in her skin and a softness that can only be described as contentment.
Yes Dannii knows how to work the camera and has had years of learning what works and doesn’t work for her but it is more than just professional elegance you see. Dannii’s book, MY STYLE is about sharing her journey to find her style and what works for her. If we laid our own scrap books out of fashion hair and clothes faux pas I am sure we could fill a book ourselves (I know I could!) and still not get it right.
So once I got away from the mesmerising pics I took time to read the actual words. It is jam-packed with tips, tips and more tips! My favourite? Her packing technique. This is a girl who’s life is traveling for work around the world so there is no-one better to get my tips from as I live in and out of a suitcase for six months of the year myself and guess what, I’m doing it all wrong! Some-one told me years ago to roll your clothes up so they don’t crease and everything jams in nicely. Dannii does the opposite! So I am going back to ‘packing school’ and relearning the art of packing a suitcase.
Next is the underwear secrets. Dannii’s not afraid to say she doesn’t walk out the door everyday in matching underwear and it’s all for the practical reasons rather than worrying about how to ‘sex-up’ herself. Now that is my kind of girl. That matching under wear thing is exhausting! Oh hail the non-matching underwear!
Then there is the spanx, the tape, the perfect bra, hoisery (hmmm better look at something other than the nude and sheer blk) etc. And the tips for looking great for that perfect event. But of course there are the casual and everyday outfits as well, you really didn’t think she lived lounging in a corseted evening gown did you?
There is so much in this book it is perfect to have on the side table, by the bed or anywhere in the house to do a little ‘small chapter’ reading as each time I look at it there is another tip I haven’t seen before.
Our style grows with us and Dannii is a woman who has grown perfectly into her own skin and style, and so I finish with my favourite pic in and quote in the book.
LOVE the sunnies, the pout and she is rocking that towel!
I have recently become a new Ambassador for the program called JustBU and this is all about looking inside to find out who you are. Love who you are, and all the rest follows.
