Over the years I’ve seen many fashion accidents and they can be avoided by a bit of self searching, some knowledge of your chart and a bit of education. The first accidents can come about when one’s Sun is badly aspected by planets such as Venus and Mars when we love or crave something to wear that is just not right for us or we dress for someone else we are seeking to attract or to please. Accidents of the Sun are things like too tight clothing to “please your S.O,” for example. Tight jeans, leggings and tight T’s are not meant to be worn together no matter what your weight! The look is that of a sausage that is stuffed into one’s clothing and no one has the body or call to dress in this fashion.

If you are wearing a low cut or tight top try pairing it with a looser pant or skirt that will balance the look and direct the eye to where it needs to go. Never flatter a bust that is in bad shape, of course, and don’t wear skinny jeans or leggings if you carry some weight on your thighs without wearing an oversized top or tunic with them. Tights, leggings and skinny jeans can look fine on someone without a perfect body if you shop for oversized sweaters and tunics that cover your hips and hit below the butt to give you a cuter look that does not scream “sausage!” This look of too tight clothing is also favored by those with overactive Mars and Pluto as well as those who have misguided Leo and Scorpio.

At times, even fashion knowledgeable Libra will make a mistake and dress for a partner that they feel only responds to extreme eye candy. This is not to say that I dislike all tighter clothing; it is to say that the tight part of your clothing should be on your calves, or any place below the knee and off your stomach unless you have a “six pack” and even then it can be rude! I’ve met some great women who turn people away with tight dressing when they are really great people whom you would want to know and just have a self image that is suffering and who feel they need to be tight to attract! If you have to strain to get it on, zipped or buttoned it is too tight and you need a larger size. The same goes for clothing you can’t sit down in without straining it and have to worry about ripping seams! If you can see the outline of your panties you have it too tight and if you can see the shape of your bra from behind because the back is too tight, it’s too tight. I like the look of transparency with a bit of a lovely bra peaking through but make sure the bra fits and so does the top.

The signs Aries, Sagittarius and Taurus sometimes make a habit of dressing a bit too shabby. To be comfortable they trade fashion and say they don’t care about clothing. This is simply not true, they do care about fashion because they care about the color of that old shabby top or the feel of those old worn out jeans that don’t fit. You can get fabric that feels wonderful in your size and have the comfort of it all without going sloppy and wearing your father, husband’s, boyfriend’s, or brother’s pants! Find pants that have plenty of room in the thighs for example and look for baggy waists that need to be cinched but have plenty of room in the butt.

If you love your tops comfortable, try wearing a better grade of cotton and buying the top in your size or one that is cut to wear oversized and fits in the shoulders while being a correct length. It may be cute to wear those men’s jeans when we are in college and don’t care but any grown up should have their own fitting clothing and go for comfort in different ways. One who wants to have less clothing touching the body can opt for a dress, for example, that fits but has a full skirt and blousy top. There are shirt dresses that have plenty of room too that are made of great quality cotton which are comfy and easy to move in. Some of the full skirts from the forties, for example, made of cotton, will work for you too if you want your body free to move. If you are one of those that has a badly aspected rising and need to feel comfortable to the point of sloppy dressing you might also try a long skirt in a fabric such as jersey which can look great on the body when it fits yet feel like silk against your skin and you can wear them with cropped tops that don’t squeeze your waist and make you feel uncomfortable.

If you are a comfort dresser you can look for separates that give room but look pulled together and are of the correct fabric. Try a silk and cotton mix if you like comfort, or high grade cotton. There are lines that carry separates made from these fabrics that have pants that are cut to be roomy enough to move and shirts that are either cropped or tunic length to go with the bottoms which are perfect for you and can be found in flattering colors or black if you love black and wear it most of the time. Remember to match your black separates and mismatching blacks is a common accident for those with active Pluto or Scorpio that is malfunctioning. Often a person will favor black when Scorpio or Pluto is prominent in the chart, and this look is fab but your blacks have to match and there are many shades of black. If you aren’t buying from the same dye lot go ahead and bring your black with you to make sure what you are buying will match the black you already have. The exception to this is to wear a dark wash jean that fits you well and not too tight and pair it with black shirts, blouses, T’s and other tops.

For Virgo, Taurus, Aries and some Sagittarius, no makeup is a mistake that is often made. Sure, you can hate makeup and hate the look of it but still wear a minimum of makeup that flatters you and brings your face into “well dressed” and away from “messy.” Use minimal makeup in the fashion of wearing only a dusting of powder on your skin or a swipe of tinted foundation to even out your skin tone and get rid of shine. No one with a darker skin looks good with shine and most lighter skin isn’t at its best with shine so get used to a light and natural mineral powder that is good for protecting skin while making it matte.

Go for sheer with the brush when you apply it and use a very large brush while taking very large strokes over your whole face. Go ahead and darken your eyebrows a bit to bring forth your eyes if you don’t want to wear mascara or wear mascara in one coat to bring out your eyes. If you hate mascara think about curling your eyelashes to open your eyes and give them an “awake’ look. Stay in the brown family in mascara if you hate eye makeup and have light skin. Finish a natural face with a dot of cream blush or a swipe of powder blush in a subtle pink tone or a brown that simulates a tan.

You can wear lip treatment and forget about lipstick if you hate the look of lipstick and give the impression of finished lips in this way. Make sure you care for your lips by brushing them or exfoliating them in some way so they don’t look full of lines that are aging and very unattractive. Bare skin can be fine if you have great skin but most of us don’t so when going out remember to show even skin. Bare eyes can be fine if you have dark eyes but clean up your brow line and if you don’t know how to do it go to “YouTube” and watch a video on how to shape them or have them done once professionally and follow the line that they recommend. Never pluck your brows too much and try to get a natural brow shape that has an arch you can see and a neat inside and outside line that stops and doesn’t keep going. Of course, avoid the “uni-brow” at all costs even if you have to learn to use eyebrow wax which is really easy to use if you buy the right one. For examples of easy wax to use just post to me and I’ll give you a brand!

Lastly, if you lean toward the above, you most likely don’t want to deal with your hair and that can be a problem and greatly hurt your look. To make hair easy and have it look nice remember to have trims every six weeks if your hair is short and every two months if it is long. Go for a shape for your hair and have layers put in long hair that are even and interesting if you like to dry your hair naturally and go. You can manage curly hair very easily if you have it cut to go with your curl and use some product on it when it is still damp. Most product works best when hair is still a bit wet but not too wet as to slide off the hair strand. Apply your hair product in the form of gel, cream or wax and style your hair the way you like it. After styling your hair wet let it dry on its own like you prefer and you will have nice hair without much to do.

If you have really curly hair have it shaped and then apply a treatment cream to your hair followed by a holding gel and let it dry that way giving you well conditioned hair with a tame look and a good shape. If your hair is thin and you hate bothering with it have it cut to the chin line or shorter for body and use a light gel product on it to get a style that is pulled together and has some shape. Try not to let your hair just grow out of a style you hate and have it trimmed from time to time to clean it up and even up layers as it grows out. If you have regular trims while growing your hair you avoid having “wings” and hair that looks messy as it grows. Hair grows about an inch every four weeks if it is in good shape, so having the ends trimmed won’t hurt your project or slow it down.

Any questions? Fashion challenged? Don’t be shy, just ask! If you are interested in a fashion consult, just contact Elsa and we will work it out!