We all are fond of good clothes. although wearing clothes, accessories and footwear is far more a science than an individual choice. That is where the role of a personal stylist comes in.

A personal stylist is a person who suggest clothes, accessories, footwear and the colors of the garments which are in accordance with face shape, body type and skin undertone. What we don’t know that there is a science behind selecting the appropriate clothes and color. We go to the store and buy garments. We keep buying clothes from time to time on and for different occasions and our wardrobe is loaded with clothes and accessories and we are still not satisfied and happy with the garments which we have.

One of the reasons for it is we do not look at garments from the point view of which suits us best. The suitability of the garment has to go in accordance with the type of body we have, the body dimensions, shape of the face and our skin undertone. You may ask how do we find out what looks great on us, which color we should wear, what color of eye shadows we should use and look best on me.

A personal stylist sits down with client for a counseling session. In a given counseling session, which is an informal level of conversation where the client talks about his/her professional and family background. The client also speaks about her/his present taste and preferences while selecting a particular garment. All the personal and professional details given by client helps in determining the right clothes.

Most of us don't wear the right colors as colors of the garment are chosen on the basis of identification of your skin undertone, whether your skin has warm or cool undertone. A personal stylist also recommends clothes on the basis of your roles and goals of your life, for example if you are a senior executive in a corporate firm and you are working six days a week, then in that case you should have more formal wear and western dresses than casual dresses in your wardrobe.

A personal stylist also does your wardrobe management which means he identifies what all garments you should be having in your wardrobe. A personal stylist identifies your face shape whether its round or oval etc and suggest you the hair style which is more suitable for your face.

The personal stylist also recommends you the kind of jewelry you should be wearing whether short or long neck pieces looks good on you or silver jewelry or golden jewelry looks best on you. There are certain faces where junk jewelry looks better on them than formal jewelry.

The kind of makeup which makes one look good is also of importance. S/he identifies best features on the clients face and suggest how to cover up dark circles, fine lines and red spots on your face. Some personal stylist also suggests the skin care routine for the client and helps in giving a solution for a facial skin problem by suggesting right skin care product for the skin problem.

A personal stylist helps in recreating the overall image of the client in a positive way which creates a positive first impression on people. 

(The author is a personal stylist and makeup artist. He can be contacted on: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)