Gracefully Aging, Day 25: Judy Chapman, Modern & Mature

As I said before, I'm a big fan of YouTube beauty tutorials. But when I first started watching them, there were very few tutorials by anyone other than young women... many of them little more than teenagers.

I was very pleased to find a few that were near my age.

Judy Chapman of Modern and Mature is not only my age, but she's gorgeous. She doesn't talk about make-up much--she leaves that to her daughters, make-up artist Samantha and Nicola of Pixiwoo.

 But she gives marvelous fashion advice, and she looks AMAZING. Always appropriate for her age, but fashionable and attractive.

Check out her tutorial on many ways to tie scarves.

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Gracefully Aging, Day 23: A Makeup Tutorial for Mature Women

Nicola and Samantha Chapman, "Pixiwoo"

Two of my favorite YouTube makeup artists are British sisters Sam and Nicola Chapman, who go by "Pixiwoo."

These lovely girls have an equally lovely mother, Judy Chapman, who occasionally does videos herself as "Modern and Mature." More about her in another post.

Here, though, I wanted to share with you a video in which Nicola does her mother's makeup.

It's well worth a look, especially is you're wondering how you may need to adjust your technique as you get older.

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I'm finally wearing more scarves!

Since re-watching this video by Judy Chapman, AKA Modern and Mature, I am finally incorporating scarves into my wardrobe more!

I'm determined to use scarves more. It's awesome how a scarve can completely transform an outfit!

Here are just a couple of recent examples.

This scarf is one of a few my brother brought back from Afghanistan for the ladies of the family. I think it's gorgeous!

Coincidentally, in both of these photos, I've tied the scarf in a manner I learned from watching the Modern and Mature tutorial on scarf-tying. I plan to experiment with other ways, though.

This scarf was given to me a few years ago, and I'm sorry to say it has mostly languished in my closet until now. It's a bit shorter than some, but I think it's lovely.

I paired this scarf with a tan tank top, purple shirt from Macy's, and brown skirt from Cato. I think it all came together rather well.

Here are a few lovely scarves I found on Pinterest:

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Duchess Kate often wears scarves, to lovely effect

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You'll often see photos of Jennifer Aniston wearing lovely, chic scarves to dress up a plain T or tank top. Some examples:

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So why did I wait so long? I'm definitely going to be wearing more scarves.

Monday Melange: What's Going On in My Corner of the Blogosphere

Actress Lea Michelle at the Emmys

So, yeah, I'm bringing back (at least for today!) an old feature called Monday Melange, in which I give you some cool/interesting links to check out at your leisure.

--No, I didn't watch the Emmys last night, but I always like to check out the fashions the next day. Above, actress Lea Michelle, whose look I thought was really pretty. (Oh, and Christina Hendricks of "Mad Men"? We know you have cleavage. We get that. Dial it back a notch, please.)

Anyway, here's a link where you can browse all the looks, "best, worst and wackiest."

--Biggest Loser winner Olivia Ward is asking the question on her blog, "Is Big Really Sexy?" Prompting her question is the TLC show, "Big Sexy." Says Olivia:

"I have to admit, I watched all 3 episodes and I could not for the life of me figure out how I felt about them. My initial reaction was “You GO girls…flaunt those curves”….I was so moved by how brave these women are to really encourage people to be comfortable in their own skin...

Another part of this is how do I justify supporting people who want to continue to stay in an unhealthy state? It’s one thing to be overweight and working on it…it’s quite another to say that it is healthy to stay overweight and being proud of that."

--The Ink Slinger, my favorite brilliant teen-age blogger, has a list of Books Every Guy Should Read. (And this is just Part One.)

--As you know, I'm a big fan of YouTube beauty gurus, but I've noticed there are not many who represent women of "a certain age" (don't you love that French expression!). It seems most of the beauty gurus are very young.

However, Judy Chapman of Modern and Mature is not only my age, but she's gorgeous. She doesn't talk about make-up much--she leaves that to her daughters, make-up artist Samantha and Nicola of Pixiwoo. But she gives marvelous fashion advice, and she looks AMAZING. Always appropriate for her age, but fashionable and attractive.

With scarf-wearing weather on the way, check out her tutorial on many ways to tie scarves.

(Not the least of my favorite things about the Chapman ladies: their lovely British accents.)