Fashionista: How to Get the Perfect Look

Effortless chic is what marks a Fashionista from the wannabes. It is one of the biggest irony, but all the beautiful people out there labeled "Fashionista" are the ones who looked like they rolled out of bed looking like that each day. Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Moss, Cate Blanchett and Cameron Diaz are the best living examples. On the other spectrum, you have the wannabes with their entourage of stylists, make up artist and hair dressers but still manage to turn out looking like they just rolled out of their beds in the trailer park. Think Paris Hilton and Mariah Carey.

The key, I believe to helping you the achieve the "perfect" look is to achieve maximum impact with minimum work. You may ask how that is possible when you are not allowed a single strand of hair out of place to achieve the status of fashionista. I say, start with a great hair cut. Its life transforming. See how Nicole Richie changed her social standing as Paris's ex best friend" to a style icon in her own right with her new bob. Having a right hair cut not only change the way you look, it can drastically reduce the time you need to spend in front of the mirror fixing your hair. On days where a visit to the hair dresser is the only way to fix your hair, hide it. Fashionistas hide bad hair days with scarves, buns or hats. Easy breezy.

Remember the old adage "Always take a piece off jewelery off before you go out"? That should work for most of us mere mortals. Remember that jewelery is to enhance the look and not distract the attention from YOU. Admittedly layering of jewellery can look very stylish in Vogue, but it's a fine art that very few have perfected. Most of the general population just end up looking like a christmas tree. To play it safe, invest in interesting pieces and let that one or two pieces on you speak for itself.