5 Style Habbit Of Happy People

Need some cheering up? Why not start with
your clothing?! Modern Muse shows us how.
1. There is life after black and white
Granted, Coco Chanel cemented the LBD as the
must-have item in every woman’s wardrobe.
Despite her love of black, she also said, “The
best colour in the whole world is the one that
looks good on you.” This is not to say that
everyone has to ditch their black and white
items entirely but rather add a cheerful burst of
colour to your look. A punchy red bag or vibrant
yellow scarf will do. Octavia Ephraim, the
founder of Octapear Image Consulting in
Pretoria, says “Don’t get rid of all the ‘wrong’
colours in your wardrobe; just wear the right
colours closer to your face or from the waist
up.”
2. Wear happy clothes
Just like that dress you wore to a disastrous
event remains hidden at the back of your
closet; the sundress that you bought five
Decembers ago while on honeymoon gets a
regular outing. Why? Simple! It reminds you of
a happy time. Australia’s University of
Queensland did research and found that quite a
few participants mentioned that they used
clothing to change or boost their mood. “If they
get up and aren’t feeling great, they would put
on something that would brighten them up.” As
if we needed research to tell us that!
3. Go green (The Beloved Prophet, pbuh’s
favourite colour)
The Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam has found
that green puts you, and everyone who sees
you dressed in the punchy colour, in a good
mood because of its close association with
nature. It is uplifting in the same way as a brief
respite out of doors, making it the colour to
wear if you need to improve your mental acuity.
4. Pick me up, buttercup
Psychologically, yellow is the colour that has
the strongest effect when it comes to boosting
confidence and making us feel more optimistic.
That said, yellow is also associated with
anxiety and you may want to use it in
moderation – it has been found to make babies
cry!
5. Think pink, or red
Imagine a flash of fuchsia or red in a sea of
black. A striking image, is it not? That’s
because shades of pink and red, like orange
and yellow, are warm, energizing colours. This
applies to lipstick too! Spruce up your look and
boost your mood by adding a smudge of
colourful lipstick paired with a brightly coloured
statement piece. When you’re feeling down and
boring, pack away your neutral shades of
lipstick and go for something pink or red. It
won’t just perk you up, it will also change the
way that other people respond to you.
Octapear’s Ephraim emphasises that the
clothes you choose to wear will make an
impression if you concentrate on visualization:
“Imagine how you would like others to react
when you enter a room, and then work to
achieve that.” In other words, fake it till you
make it!