Whanganui Chronicle
  • Whanganui Chronicle home
  • Latest news
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology

Locations

  • Taranaki
  • National Park
  • Whakapapa
  • Ohakune
  • Raetihi
  • Taihape
  • Marton
  • Feilding
  • Palmerston North

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • New Plymouth
  • Whanganui
  • Palmertson North
  • Levin

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Whanganui Chronicle / Lifestyle

Gorgeous Me: Why be a moth when you can be a butterfly?

By Lisa Lyford
NZME. regionals·
4 Mar, 2015 04:00 PM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

A bit of makeup can do wonders for the self esteem.

A bit of makeup can do wonders for the self esteem.

It astounds me how women want to look and feel gorgeous, but do nothing to help themselves. Sometimes you just have to make an effort.

I get that it's very easy and comfortable sometimes doing nothing, slopping around in your trackies, wearing no makeup. However, I also feel it's starting to become the norm and we're no longer making the effort we should. You just need to people-watch in a mall one time and you'll see what I mean. Are we becoming a drab, no care society?

Take casual Fridays, for example. I'm sure some companies rue the day they introduced it. Casual Friday is for "smart" casual, it's not what you'd wear blobbing on the couch watching a movie or sport.

I got a lovely text one Sunday afternoon from one of our Gorgeous Me makeover models. She was about to pop down to the mall to grab a few things and took a quick look at herself in the mirror - trackies, no makeup.

She said to herself, "I'm better than this" and proceeded to get changed into her new gear, put on a bit of makeup and away she went, walking tall and proud. That little extra effort took her no time at all but boy did it make her feel great.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Making an effort will not only have you looking great, but you'll feel great too and this in turn can lift your spirits and your self-esteem.

Lisa Lyford is the founder of Gorgeous Me, free DIY personal styling and makeover advice. www.gorgeousme.co
Send your questions for Lisa to regionalfeatures@nzme.co.nz

Discover more

Cutting it - when your hairdresser has to go

04 Feb 04:00 PM

Improve your image with positive self-talk

18 Feb 04:00 PM

Gorgeous Me: 10 top tips to feeling gorgeous

25 Feb 04:00 PM

Gorgeous Me: Secrets to successful online shopping

10 Mar 04:00 PM
Save

    Share this article

Latest from Lifestyle

Premium
Opinion

Gareth Carter: Growing potatoes in Whanganui

11 Jul 04:00 PM
Premium
Opinion

Gardening: Pruning deciduous fruit trees and roses

04 Jul 04:00 PM
Premium
Lifestyle

Gareth Carter: My favourite flowering plants for winter cheer

27 Jun 05:00 PM

From early mornings to easy living

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Lifestyle

Premium
Gareth Carter: Growing potatoes in Whanganui

Gareth Carter: Growing potatoes in Whanganui

11 Jul 04:00 PM

COMMENT: Get started early to make the most of growing season.

Premium
Gardening: Pruning deciduous fruit trees and roses

Gardening: Pruning deciduous fruit trees and roses

04 Jul 04:00 PM
Premium
Gareth Carter: My favourite flowering plants for winter cheer

Gareth Carter: My favourite flowering plants for winter cheer

27 Jun 05:00 PM
Premium
Gareth Carter: Plants to attract birds

Gareth Carter: Plants to attract birds

20 Jun 05:00 PM
Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Whanganui Chronicle e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Whanganui Chronicle
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • NZME Events
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP