Do you like the red color? Red is popular on Christmas season. It’s a Christmas color. Red, in different shades, is popular as wedding motif. Even I chose this color (the crimson shade) as my wedding motif. If you want to grab attention, then wear red. If you want a little bit of red with your outfit, then choose accessories in red. Red is the color of life and love. It can do more than help stop traffic. Wearing RED could help save lives. How?
If last October millions of women wore PINK as one of the ways to support Breast Cancer Awareness, then on February let’s join millions of women wearing RED, the joyful color to celebrate commitment to keeping our hearts healthy. As part of the International Go Red for Women campaign brought to you by the World Heart Federation , wearing RED could help raise awareness on women and cardiovascular disease. The movement has helped revive interest in making the color red even more fashionable. Wearing this vibrant color offers women a chance to stand out and make a statement.
“Color is an easy and affordable way to express yourself through what you wear,” says style and beauty expert Andy Paige. “Red is an empowering color. Once you feel the lift this color gives your spirits and see the attention it attracts, you may decide to make it a mainstay of your wardrobe all year.”
According to Paige, there are as many ways to wear red as there are good reasons to do it.
Go Red from head to toe or accent an outfit with red accessories. You have time to prepare for that particular month- time to pull out your red clothing, carry a fabulous red handbag, kick up your heels in red stilettos, don on with your sexy red wig, your garnet and ruby jewelry, red power suit…it is time to GO RED! Red isn’t just for women, either; men can Go Red by wearing a red shirt, tie or socks.
Try these tips from Paige:
- Pick the perfect red. If your coloring is warm, try a rich tomato or pomegranate. If it’s cool, think cherry or scarlet.
- Worried about looking washed out? Fill in the neckline of a red blouse or sweater with a scarf in a softer shade or wear red away from your face-in a skirt, pants or boots.
- Put a new spin on it. Wear red accessories, like the ones at ShopGoRed.com, in offbeat ways. Substitute two tiny red-dress pins (the Go Red for Women symbol) for cufflinks on a French-cuffed shirt; tie a red-dress logo scarf around your wrist or use it as a watchband.
- Don’t forget your lips, tips and locks. Glossy red lipstick and nail polish are classic ways to add a touch of glamor. Take it a step further and color your hair red-any shade from strawberry blonde to burgundy will do. I’ve tried burgundy before and I love it!
Regardless of the shade or the accessory you choose, wearing red can also be a fashion statement that says, “I am taking a stand for my heart health.”
Paige advises, “Incorporating red into your wardrobe serves as a visual reminder to love your heart and Go Red in your own fashion.”
GO RED! FOR WOMEN HEART HEALTH CHECKLIST:
1. Visit www.goredforwomen.org or http://www.world-heart-federation.org for more details on how to join the movement. You can also discover more about the campaign run in your country. If your national foundation is not running a Go Red for Women campaign yet, you can be the person encouraging them to start one.
2. Make an appointment with your doctor to see what you can do to improve health.
3. To keep your heart healthy, the simplest point of reference is the ABC of Heart Health. This involves avoiding tobacco, become more active, and chooses good nutrition
4. Have a laugh! Give yourself a good chuckle to get your heart going!
Go Red for Women is not for one day only, it is a life-long commitment. Go Red for Women is a way to women to think about taking good care of ourselves so that we can continue to care for the others who enrich our lives.
Today is the day to start to Be Bold, Be Noticed and Be Heart Healthy!
See you on your RED on February 2012:)