Babet Style Consultancy

I recommend a wardrobe analysis session before a shopping trip. During the session I will:

• see what you already have - what works, what doesn't and what we need to add to our priority shopping list;
• advise on alterations to existing garments - I can pin and prepare suitable items ready to be taken for alterations;
• learn more about your current shopping habits;
• understand you, your lifestyle, body shape and self-image;
• begin educating you on how to dress in the most flattering way for your individual shape and height;
• leave you with an uncluttered wardrobe ready to be refreshed with some lovely new things!

Before the session I ask you to fill out a detailed questionnaire, which enables me to determine your motivation for hiring me, and what you want to achieve from the experience. When I come to your home for the weeding session we will have a brief discussion about your responses. Then we will get into your closet and start weeding out the items that no longer work. I promise to be honest but kind and tactful - my only objective is to get you looking great!

I am based in London, but can travel countrywide. The session is 3.5 hours.

You and I will go shopping together and you will:

• learn and become clear about how to dress for your individual shape, build and lifestyle;
• practice putting outfits together, have the opportunity to try new styles and experiment with styles and accessories you may have previously overlooked or disregarded;
• discover which styles work well for you and new ideas on where to shop;
• get hands on tips and advice through demonstrations using YOU!
• go home with lovely, wearable items to begin building your new wardrobe.

Prior to our shopping trip I will send you a detailed questionnaire, which enables me to determine your motivation for hiring me, and what you hope to achieve from our time together. If this is our first meeting, the session - which is held in the morning - will begin with a consultation over coffee to discuss your questionnaire and moves to the dressing room for a brief body and style analysis. Then we get shopping!

I aim to make the experience relaxed and fun - the objective is to get you kitted out in clothes that make you look and feel great. I will work hard on your behalf; selecting and carrying items to and from the fitting rooms so that you can stay in one place and try out plenty of things. I will show you how and why some clothes do or don't suit you and how to accentuate your best features and minimize those you don't like. We will shop in a relaxed manner, with a lunch break in the middle to re charge our batteries. The usual stresses are taken care of. You will learn a lot, have fun and buy some fantastic new garments and accessories. The session is from 4 hours.

Wearing colour is a fantastic way to express and flatter yourself. The aim of a colour analysis session is to find the pallette that creates harmony between your personal colouring and the colours you wear.

After the session you will:

• have a clear idea of what colours, shades and resonances best suit you, your skin tone and personality;
• know how to wear your personal colour palette to best effect;
• receive notes on your colour palette and how to wear it;
• have a palette of approximately 80-90 colour swatches that have been selected specifically for you.  These are handily presented in their own pocket-sized pouch.

Colour analysis helps you to choose colours that not only make you feel and look good but which help you to confidently express your personality to others.

The system used is unique and has been created by renowned colour and image expert Carla Mathis at Body Beautiful. She spent years developing this very individualised method of colour analysis, which is quite different to the common 'seasonal' method used. It incorporates your personality and unique colour pattern and is, therefore, more flexible. It avoids categorising you and labeling you with colours you don't like and assesses your colour temperature, value, intensity and contrast levels and your unique palette - found in your skin tone, eye and hair colour.

The colour analysis either takes place with the wardrobe session at your home, or it can be arranged as a stand-alone session in central London. It takes approximately 2 hours.

The purpose of wardrobe management sessions are to work on putting together outfits for the different areas of your life (work, casual, eveningwear etc.) in order that you have a clearer idea and gain confidence about how your wardrobe can work together. I also highlight in detail any specific items that may be required to pull outfits together, such as shoes and accessories, enabling us to continue building your personal style.

I use a digital camera to capture images of various combinations and I prepare an individual 'Look Book' so that you don't even have to think when you get dressed - saving you time and stress whilst giving you a range of options and confidence in your look.

The session lasts from 3 hours.

Special Occasion Makeup &/or Hair 
Having a new haircut and colour really can make all the difference to your image. My hairstylist, top international salon director Kene Franklin, will listen to your needs and wishes, and offer advice on what will suit you, not what suits him! Kene is based at his own central London salon and offers a generous discount to Babet clients.

Bookings taken in London and surrounding areas only. 

Personal Makeup Consultation
Ever looked in your makeup bag and wondered why that eyeshadow you fell in love with at the counter is still un-opened or feel frustrated that you wear the same lipstick shade day and night whether you're doing the school run or going to a party...

Update your makeup techniques, get a makeup bag overhaul, colour advice and have new makeup looks specifically designed for you - natural, daytime, evening and red carpet show stopper.

Kit can guarantee that you will come away feeling confident and with a new outlook on makeup.

This session is 3 hours and takes place at a central London salon.

Makeup Indulgence
This session consists of a personal makeup consultation and a makeup master class. It includes shopping for makeup at the stores the professionals use so you go away with new skills &a re-vamped makeup bag!

It will get you out of a makeup rut with an in-depth and informative makeup experience teaching you the beauty basics, makeup to suit you and know how to recreate the latest trends. Kit works with all skin types and can answer any questions you may have. You will learn how to make the most of your own makeup and which products are best for you. She will show you how to apply products and where appropriate, advise on new products to buy.

Department store beauty halls and specialist makeup shops can be daunting; so many products to choose from and pressure to buy can put anyone off. Kit will help you to choose products from cosmetics to skincare according to your budget. Without focusing on one particular brand you will be getting unbiased advice on the products that will really work for you, backed by professional experience.

Shopping will be followed by a makeup lesson so that you can learn to create the looks you want and make the most of your new products. Your new makeup bag will be versatile and work according to your requirements, so you need never make expensive beauty mistakes again.

“Kit is very skilled, and just like Lizzie very easy to get on with. Having her explain how to apply make-up was brilliant, then practicing was the key - she made it look very easy! But by the time I left I was confident I could recreate what she'd shown me.”

Sarah, 37, Business Partner

This session is 5 hours and takes place at a central London salon.

Hair makeovers
Having a new haircut and colour really can make all the difference to your image. My hairstylist, top international salon director Kene Franklin, will listen to your needs and wishes, and offer advice on what will suit you, not what suits him! Kene is based at his own central London salon and offers a generous discount to Babet clients.

“Kene is a great hairdresser, and easy to talk to. I was thrilled with my new short haircut, though it was quite a change. The great cut was the crucial bit, well worth it and great value too.”

Sarah, 37, Business Partner

How great would it be to have your own professional photo shoot, complete with a stylist, make up and hairdresser to make you over. Unlike similar packages on the market the results of a shoot with Babet Style Consultancy will be natural, stylish, and show you - but at your best.

I have brought together a team who will make you feel and look like a million dollars. Jemma Watts, Kit Hall, and I will put you at ease and give you a memory of your makeover experience to keep, and serve as a reminder of how fantastic you look.

The session includes:

• A professional photo shoot at a London studio, or out on location nearby.
• Make up and hair style makeover including, tips and new ideas
• Clothes styling and advice using your wardrobe.
• Between 30-40 images for you to choose from.
• A free 8 x 10 black & white or colour print of your choice

Professional yet natural photos are a great present to both yourself and your family, or a great way of showing yourself at your best on internet dating sites.

The shoot can also be arranged with partners and friends, or in your own home if you prefer. The session takes a morning or afternoon.