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 |  | | It is one thing to know what you want and what you deserve, but it’s another thing to take action and walk the talk. If your confidence is returning then express that, refusing to hide in the shadows. Take a more confident approach to not only what you wear, but how you choose to wear it. Aware that a picture paints a thousand words and that you never get a second chance to make a first impression, make the kind of statement that you want to make. If what you’re wearing says one thing and you're saying or trying to portray something else, then it’s going to get lost in translation. |
 | | It is the time that Venus, planet of beauty and your ruling planet, has spent in your sign that has allowed you to get in touch with your inner goddess, allowing your inner beauty to shine. The more you can trust your own sense of style, the more that inner glow is going to shine from you. As the month progresses expect your confidence to rise, with what began as a chance to start expressing yourself more, spending more and more time out of your comfort zone. Have the courage to wear the kind of things you want to wear or that you haven’t dared to wear before. A new era calls for a new look. |
 | | At the start of a brand new Venus cycle, it will take to the end of the month to fully develop a new sense of style for the coming year, because it will take that long to not only explore your options, but get a sense of the new you that is emerging. Turn exploring your fashion style for the new era into a journey of discovery. As your enthusiasm for a retro look fades, you’re more and more keen to move on, willing to try on new styles and colours, finding out for yourself what suits and what doesn’t. Explore your options and don’t be afraid to try before you buy, assuming that just because it suited you in the past, that it will now. |
 | | It is now, in the early days of your new solar year that you are developing tastes and styles that represent the new era you’re moving into, with some of last winter’s clothes no longer suiting you or no longer expressing the person that you have evolved into over the last 12 months. That process isn’t yet complete, so don’t rush it. While your new solar year is already underway Venus, planet of beauty, won’t return to your sign until early next month, giving you time to consider your options. It is Venus who will eventually cement your tastes for the coming year and for now, she’s encouraging you to take a trip down memory lane. |
 | | A busy professional month not only calls for a need to look the part, with plenty of opportunities to dress to impress, it also brings an opportunity for networking. Never knowing when the opportunity to make the right connection is going to arise, be prepared for unexpected or surprise opportunities. With both your personal and your business calendar filling up and not wanting to be caught up in a fashion emergency, decide beforehand where to draw your bottom line between being prepared and taking it too far. While you want to make a good impression, people are interested in you, not in what you’re wearing. |
 | | You have come too far to be held hostage by high fashion standards, regardless of the demands to dress to impress. With growing professional opportunities throughout the month there is a higher than normal need to make the right impression, but not at the expense of a growing need for personal freedom. Either set your own fashion standards or start breaking some of your old rules, giving yourself as much freedom of choice as possible. Go for a look that is unique and original and makes the kind of statement you want to make, one that says ‘this is who I am’. It is your inner confidence that is shining through. |
 | | There is enough pressure on you already, with having to juggle things to get the right work/life balance, without making your fashion choices another burden. Make things as easy for yourself as possible, even if that means cutting corners or going for the minimum amount of effort you can and still getting away with it. Go for time saving approaches and a low maintenance look that allows you to still look great, while being able to say with all honesty that you just ‘threw this thing on’. Life is simply too busy to make fashion yet another chore, though that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun when an opportunity to dress up presents itself. |
 | | As Venus, planet of beauty turns her attention towards a very passionate part of your chart, the desire for a makeover or a change develops and is destined to grow stronger over the coming month. At the same time the courage to take a risk is also developing, giving you the confidence to move out of a rut. A small change can make a big difference and is a good way to start if you're not ready to make a drastic change to your look or to what you wear. As winter strengthens its hold, go for bright, bold colours or fashion choices that brighten things up, both in terms of how you look and how you feel. |
 | | With professional demands high this month and financial pressures putting the squeeze on things, it’s more important than ever that you keep your confidence up, by looking and feeling good. Regardless of how tight your budget is, splurge on something that is going to be a real confidence booster. Despite the pressures there is a lot of opportunity, with a need to believe in yourself and present a confident face to the world, even if you have to fake it till you make it. Dress the way you want to feel even if at first you don’t believe it. In time, faking it will start rubbing off on you, with a need to lead by example. |
 | | Find the kind of balance between work and play that you’ll be able to retain, no matter how busy things get. Knowing that things are going to become even busier as the month progresses, bring a mix of the playful and creative and the practical and functional into your fashion choices. Busy times leave little time for complicated fashion or beauty routines, with a need to go for choices that are practical but are still fun to wear. Look at what you're trying to achieve in the outside world and if what you're wearing reflects that. What you wear does have an impact on your moods and attitudes. |
 | | Trust your instincts, especially when it comes to taking a creative approach to what you wear and how you wear it, knowing that it’s time to have some fun. If life has been too serious, then lighten up by taking a more creative and playful approach to your fashion choices and options. With Venus, planet of love and beauty, spending the majority of the month in your romantic and creative sector, it is the romantic and creative approach to what you wear that will not only come more naturally, but will bring out your inner beauty. As busy as life is destined to get, there is still time to have some fun. |
 | | Venus, planet of beauty, is watching from the sidelines this month, not moving into a romantic and creative phase until next month. This means that even though you are likely to be experimenting with more creative and romantic looks, you’re not quite ready to commit to them, instead keeping your options open. It is the simple things that are going to work the best, allowing you to make maximum impact from minimum effort. Take a simple approach to not only what you wear, but what it takes to pull it off. Go for no fuss and low maintenance, while realising that simple designs and styles will let your inner beauty shine. |
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