Editor's letter 29 September 2019: Sorry, but I love a makeover Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Editor’ s letter Sorry but I love a makeover By You Magazine - September 29, 2019 Some may scoff at the idea that a haircut can change your life but experience tells me it’s true. I remember so well the time when I was 21, nursing my first proper heartbreak and stagnating in a low-paid job I should have left months earlier. This rut was the real deal. I had to do something – anything – to feel different. I couldn’t control my failed love life or conjure a great new job out of thin air. I could change the way I looked. It would have to do for the time being. So, sitting in my hairdresser friend’s kitchen, I watched with terror as she hacked off my shoulder-length bob into a tiny pixie crop (très on trend at the time, thanks to Sinéad O’Connor). Of course, my whole life didn’t improve overnight. But the new hair did rev up my confidence. It also changed the way I dressed and the way I carried myself. And thus, it changed everything right when I needed it to. You don’t really hear much about ‘makeovers’ these days. They used to be such a staple of women’s magazines, but in our more ‘woke’ times people bristle at any inference that there’s something wrong with you that needs fixing. I disagree. A well-timed makeover can be a brilliantly effective psychological gear change. Which brings me to the subject of this special issue, Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge. I imagine the nation would reach for the smelling salts if she got a Sinéad O’Connor hairdo. The changes to her hair, make-up and style have been tweaks, to be sure, but significant ones. I remember so well when she stepped out in March in a vibrant, violet blouse and flared trousers – trousers! It was the first time I’d ever had the urge to find out where I could buy something similar. The prim blue lace for Ascot was so poured-on that it was positively edgy for Kate, as was the pearl-crusted headband for Louis’s christening instead of her usual trad hat. There’s something fresher and more modern going on here. Which came first? The new poise and radiance that has given her the confidence to experiment with her look? Or has a change-up in her style helped her to blossom into a more radiant, self-assured woman – the very model of a senior royal, a future queen? I know which my money’s on. I hope you enjoy this in-depth, indulgent look at the dawn of Kate: The Next Chapter. It’s an exciting time to watch a whole new generation of royals take centre stage. Editor’ s picks A few things I’m coveting this week My new evening staple. Blouse, £380, Tory Burch, net-a-porter.com It will start as a candle and finish as a jewellery holder. Candle, £8.45 for four, sunnylife.com The perfect throw-and-go office dress. Dress, £49.99, mango.com RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life The You magazine team reveal their New Year s resolutions December 31, 2021 Susannah Taylor The TLC tools your body will love January 23, 2022 How to stop living in fear February 6, 2022 Susannah Taylor My pick of the fittest leggings February 27, 2022 Women’ s Prize for Fiction 2022 winner announced June 17, 2022 These BBC dramas are returning for a second series June 30, 2022 Susannah Taylor gives the lowdown on nature s little helper – CBD April 17, 2022 The baby names that are banned across the world April 27, 2022 The Queen has released her own emojis May 26, 2022 Sally Brompton horoscopes 27th June-3rd July 2022 June 26, 2022 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved