Sharon Haver

Thanks for reading my post! I'm Style Expert + Success Strategist for women entrepreneurs helping you and your business get out there so you can attract the high-level clients you want. All my tips come from my real world professional experience. As a bootstrapping entrepreneur with a business degree in Marketing and a graduate of an extensive amount of business and personal development programs and high-level masterminds, my advice is based on how I successfully run my online business since 1999. Previously to be being the founder of FocusOnStyle.com, I was a well-known New York fashion stylist on major photo shoots for 15 years, where I styled everything from Vogue covers to advertising campaigns for cheesy products that I made look so good that you would actually want to buy them. I've also had a syndicated newspaper fashion advice column and featured in lots of media. Learn more...  About Sharon Haver | Press Clips | Start Here | Work With Me Let's get social... Facebook  |  Twitter   |   Instagram   |   Pinterest   |  YouTube

What to Wear Under White…

What to Wear Under White... I'm an African-American woman with a medium-brown skintone. What is the best color lingerie to wear under white clothing (white cotton shirts, white CK khakis, etc.)? Some are of the opinion it should be black, others feel it should be white. Are either right? (Columbus, OH) Regardless of your race, you want to wear lingerie that blends with your skintone when you wear white clothing. Whatever matches your fleshtone is the desired color for you. If you are dark skinned, black undies can be fine. Otherwise, more cocoa-colored lingerie would blend in better. For lighter skin or Caucasian women, anything from what they call champagne to suntan would work dependant upon your skin color. Under

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De-Fuzzifying…

Home Waxing Just Got Easier There are two kinds of girls: Waxers and shavers. Yeah, there are also the Neanderthal Nina's, but we won't go there. So what happens when you're a waxer and time just got away from you? With not a minute to slip into the salon for a quick leg wax fix, your shins start to look like Fido was resting on them as he was preparing for the Great Shed-Off contest. Breaking out the razor will cancel-out past waxing efforts. Frankly, who wants to heat up a microwave full of Hairy Houdini hot wax potion and ouch it off yourself? Well, that was before! Veet depilatories just launched Aquasystem Warm Wax Roll-On System that uses only

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Wheels, Italian style…

Vespa Motor Scooter Rides Again Wheels, Italian Style... Vespa Motor Scooter Rides Again. The Euro way to buzz around town or country disappeared from the American scene for 15 years. But now, the Italian motorscooter is back and the perfect vroom vroom style staple to get around in for summer. There's something classically cool about the films of the fifties to early sixties… La Dolce Vita - directed by Federico Fellini, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita EkbergRoman Holiday- directed by Billy Wilder and starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn The World of Suzie Wong- directed by Richard Quine, starring William Holden and Nancy KwanAn American in Paris - directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie CaronL'Avventura - directed

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Cheap Chic Beauty Secrets

Beauty secrets - celebrity makeup, hair,and diet tips - cheap tricks of the rich and famous unleash the home spa Cheap Chic Beauty Secrets- 15 Cheap Tricks of the Rich and Famous That Unleash the Home Spa In Your Kitchen Cabinet! Buy Nothing! Diane Irons shares celebrity makeup, hair, beauty, and diet tips that you can do with what you have at home! Buy Nothing! Makeup, hair, beauty, and diet tips that you can do with what you have at home! Dear Sharon: I want to try new beauty ideas but I am on a very tight budget. Everything I read about seems to show celebrities who have all the time and money to get beautiful… I wish! How can

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Straw Bags- the easy summer tote.

Ask any junkie, straw bags were hotter than hot last summer and are still going strong this season When is the appropriate time to use straw bags? Is spring too early or should I wait for summer? (Montgomery Village, MD) Ask any handbag junkie, straw bags were hotter than hot last summer and are still going strong this season, albeit running a close second to fringe hippie chic bags. >> SHOP: Best Bags Straw, like any other obvious warm weather detail, is best kept for warm weather days. Whether or not these days fall within the proper range of the summer calendar or simply when the weather is appropriate is totally up to how much of a stickler you are

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My Friend Is Getting Bigger But Her Clothes Are Not

My Friend Is Getting Bigger But Her Clothes Are Not I know this may sound shallow, but my friend has that child pooch from having two children, yet still thinks she can wear crop tops with tight jeans! This only pushes the pooch up and creates a hideous (embarrassing) hangover of skin. I am no beauty queen or model by far, but I try to help her conceal her middle. However, she insists that she looks good and I'm embarrassed to go out in public with her looking like that. My other friends have made comments on how tacky she looks. Please help me find a polite, yet forceful way to tell her she needs to hide it not flaunt

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Kid Rock…

Cool Newborn to Toddler Clothes for Your Favorite Little Punk Get your face out of that scrunch! Yes, it's the return of green eyeshadow and you will love it. For those who find the irony of The Osbournes way more captivating than the saccharine of Ozzy and Harriet then this StyleThing! is for you. As if someone would think that a parent who loves cutting-edge style would dress kiddy darling in putrid pastels or those fuddy-duddy pre-coordinated matched sets. Well, stop thinking and start rocking! Collect some über-cool baby onseies and toddler T-shirts with graphic declarations that have their tongue firmly planted in their cheek. Consider-- "Scream Queen","Little Punk", "Evil Genius For A Better Tomorrow," "Super-Duper Pooper", a "Mom" tattoo,

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MODERN MOM– TURNING 30 IN STYLE…

It's all about easy pieces and the right hit of makeup for terrific casual style It's all about easy pieces and the right hit of makeup for terrific casual style 8 great ways to get casual right now Dear Sharon:I will be turning 30 soon and I need some advice on fashion. I dress casually most of the time since I'm astay-at-home mom. But, when I do go out for fun or to my child's school, I try to look nice. My problem is I feel like I am still dressing like a 23 year old. I want to dress more my age so I can fit in with the other mothers but I don't want to look like June

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Natural Beauty…

Cosmetics Powered by Flowers Natural Beauty...Cosmetics Powered by Flowers. We've dosed ourselves in edamame, pinned ourselves with petals, revved up with too cuteolicous cars, and now can get gorgeous with totally natural cosmetics powered by flowers. Ecco Bella Flower Color cosmetics took off on a known fact of science-- flowers stay fresh through scorching sun, drying wind, and time because of a subtle wax that naturally coats each petal to nurture a more beautiful life. Stylething from Focus On Style by Sharon Haver- the latest trends, hippest tips, coolest things in beauty, fashion, and style. We've dosed ourselves in edamame, pinned ourselves with petals, revved up with too cuteolicous cars, and now can get gorgeous with totally natural cosmetics powered

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Men In Panty Hose- Love It or Leave It

Men In Panty Hose- Love It or Leave It 1. I'm a 29-year-old married male and I wear pantyhose daily. I wear them under my jeans or with shorts for comfort; as well as for the look they give my legs. I would like to wear some sheer hose with a pair of tailored black casual dress shorts and a nice brown/black paisley button-down T-shirt. Do you recommend any styles or colors of pantyhose that would coordinate and what type of men's shoe would look nice with it? Thank you for your time. (Garland, TX) 2. Your Web Site and Columns are GREAT!! Keep up the good work... I need your advice on an issue I have been struggling with

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Short on Bermuda Style…Hose No’s

Short on Bermuda Style...Hose No's I like to wear navy Bermuda shorts suits with a white blouse, ivory hose, and navy shoes. I'm not into bare legs and prefer ivory in lieu of natural color hosiery. Is this acceptable dress for someone who is 60 years old and size 8? And, is colored hose out of fashion? Should I just do what feels good and looks good to me? (Conroe, TX) If you're after the Little Lord Fauntleroy look, you've hit the right mark. Bermuda shortsuits are just not a chic style choice in most fashion circles. Always unflattering ivory or white hose is simply not stylish. If you need to wear pantyhose, you should not be wearing shorts. A

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Blisters Begone…

Relief for the Shoe-A-Holic Blisters Begone...Relief for the Shoe-A-Holic Spring is here and we know what that means… fab strappy slingbacks and daresay d'Orsay pumps that you just can't wait to strut your stuff in. It's enough to think about keeping your tootsies in tip-top shape with a perfect pedicure. And, chucking pantyhose is a relief. But, oh those poor, mangled dogs cannot bear the torture of another brand-new shoe grating against your skin. What to do? Wear worn-in shoes with a thick pair of tube socks? Think not! Prepare with a quick spritz of a liquid bandage, like New-Skin Spray, and your feet will get a tough protective cover to shield away potential blisters. Best off, the stuff is

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Men’s Clothes Style… What Impression Does Your Style of Business Dress Give?

Clothing coalition develops style scale to take the stress out of corporate dress Dear Sharon: I am a 21-year old actor/student who has no idea about what a the big picture for a basic clothing inventory should be. My clothes now have an "easygoing geek chic" look that my friends say well suits my personality. However, I really don't want to wear such ordinary garb. I need to have the ability to go from "boy-wonder" to "jet set urban-god" to get the part... but I just don't know how. I'm not the "boy next door" character... average is about the best way to describe myself. Except, when it comes time for auditions, I never get the part because I don't

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