10 Quick Fashion Fixes to Feel Confident and Sexy

Kathi Lipp, Erin Macpherson

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When was the last time you dressed hot for your man?If you haven't changed out of your yoga pants since last Tuesday or have worn the same outfit to work more times this month than you'd like to count, then the answer is that it's been too long. It's hard to find hot mama clothes that make us feel good about our post-baby bodies (even if your baby is in college). But when we dress confident, we feel confident. And, in case you didn't know, hot mama confidence is sexy.It's time to put on something that will make you feel good and look good. And our hot mama fashion team is ready to help. This short book will walk you through a few targeted edits to your closet that will help you find flattering jeans, buy a bra that actually fits, and even say farewell to those tired old sweatpants that you wear around the house.If you're ready to transform your look from so-so to sexy (and get your husband's undivided attention), you're ready for this Hot Mama Challenge!And if you like this, you'll love Kathi and Erin's full-length book, Hot Mama: 12 Secrets to a Sizzling Hot Marriage, and their other ebooks: 10 Ideas to Inspire Red Hot Sex and 10 Hot Date Night Ideas for Married Couples.

Informations

• Publié par: Baker Publishing Group
• Date de parution: 05 mai 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781493400157
• Langue: English

Extrait

© 2015 by Kathi Lipp and Erin MacPherson
Published by Revell
a division of Baker Publishing Group
P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.revellbooks.com
Ebook corrections 05.14.2015
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ISBN 978-1-4934-0015-7
Published in association with Books & Such Literary Agency, 52 Mission Circle, Suite 122, PMB 170, Santa Rosa, CA 94509-7953.
To our always beautiful daughters: Kimberly and Amanda (KL) and Kate (EM)
Contents
Cover 1
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Dedication 5
Acknowledgments 7
Introduction 8
1. Heels Are the New House Slippers 11
2. The Red Hot Fashion Challenge 14
3. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #1: Overhaul Your Underwear Drawer 16
4. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #2: Wear Black, Blue, and Rainbow 18
5. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #3: Get Made Over for Date Night 21
6. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #4: Dig through Your Denim 24
7. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #5: Find a Shirt That Flatters Your Best Parts 28
8. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #6: Get Some Red Hot Pajamas 31
9. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #7: Don Your LBD at Just the Right Time 33
10. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #8: Get a Day-Worthy Roger Bra 35
11. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #9: Dress for the Night . . . in the Morning 37
12. Red Hot Fashion Challenge #10: Try Leggings 39
13. What Our Friends Say about the Red Hot Fashion Challenge 41
Continuing Your Red Hot Journey 44
Sneak Peek for Hot Mama 46
About the Authors 50
Books by Kathi Lipp and Erin MacPherson 52
Back Ads 52
Back Cover 53
Acknowledgments
Much thanks to our amazing team—Andrea Doering, Jessica English, Lindsay Davis, and the rest of the Revell team, as well as Rachelle Gardner at Books & Such Literary—for being steady, smart, and wise when we are often off in our own creative worlds doing the things writers do. We couldn’t do this without you guys, and we are so grateful for each of you.
Huge thanks to our fashionista consultants on this book, specifically Kim Nowlin, Ophelia Chafigoulline ( www.keatonrow.com/ophelia ), and Laura Choy ( http://www.laurachoy.noondaycollection.com ), who helped us step-by-step as we gave you the best fashion fixes we could.
Finally, we could not have written this book without our amazing hot mama friends, who not only happily tried out our challenges but gave us honest feedback, unwavering support, and hilarious anecdotes. The list is long, but special thanks to Christy Ahart, Mollie Burpo, Melissa Carter, Alisa Dusan, Michelle Halvorsen, Annie Hoffman, Katie Kessel, Laura Marion-Faul, Dina Morris, Rebecca Palmer, Stevi Schuknecht, Leslie Spencer, Bianca Vimont, and Sarah Windham.
Introduction
We’ve heard whispers of it at the gym.
Caught glimpses of it in line at carpool.
Peered around the aisles at the grocery store to find a poor, haggard soul who just wants to escape with her gallon of milk without being seen in the throes of it.
It’s awkward. It’s embarrassing. It’s the place that no mama wants to be but most are at one point or another.
You know what we’re talking about: the Mama Walk of Shame. Just think back to the last time you walked it—the ratty gray sweats, the mismatched socks, the hair that’s clipped up to the side in a Hello Kitty barrette, and of course, the inevitable run-in with the principal as you do your best to quickly scrub gummy oatmeal off your too-loose Newsboys T-shirt.
We’re here to give you a little encouragement, a glimmer of hope, a bit of refreshing change in a world that has gotten a bit too judgmental of our yoga pants. So we’re just going to come right out and say it: the Mama Walk of Shame isn’t shameful.
Instead, it’s a beautiful thing.
From now on, we want you to wear your gummy oatmeal as a badge of honor that proudly says, “I made my kids oatmeal this morning! With raisins and brown sugar, thank you very much. Not to mention the fact that they are at school wearing (mostly) clean clothes and with (most of) their homework done.”
In fact, we hot mamas need to unite.
It’s okay that our days are jam-packed and sometimes we really don’t have time for things like showers and clean leggings. And so we’re here to tell you to walk that walk proudly. Walk it from the school drop-off to the grocery store and home again with your chin up and a smile on your face. We won’t judge you. Wear those old purple Hanes from 1992 with pride, Mama. You deserve a break.
There’s just one thing.
One teeny-tiny thing.
We want you to change before you see your husband.
Screeeeeeech ! That kind of put a halt to your yoga-pants pride rally, didn’t it? And we know what you’re thinking: What? By that time, it’s almost time for bed and I can just keep my yogas on for the next day. And anyway, my man doesn’ t care how I look; he married me for my heart. And I’m beautiful on the inside. (We’re not mind readers; we’ve just thought the same thing many times.) And we get it. You’re tired and those sweats are oh-so-comfortable.
But we hold to our statement: you have to change your clothes. Take a shower. Put on something nice before you see your husband. In fact, you might want to do it earlier rather than later. (Yes, you may have to change out of the shirt that has been splattered with organic peanut butter. It’s okay. You have a washing machine.) The truth is, it’s not only how you look, it’s how you feel. And the earlier you dress for the day, the better you’ll feel—all day long.