You might have been wondering where I got my AMAZING fashion sense from. Well, here she is, Ladies and Gents! Judy Davis. She is amazing. And if you look VERY closely, you will see that she is rocking....yep....THE DRESS!!!! She had a party to go to and needed a FABULOUS outfit, so naturally she wanted to wear The Dress. I was more than happy to oblige....because to be completely honest, I love the Dress and would love nothing more than to see it enjoyed....by someone other than me! I don't know that I can ever put it on again. 30 days was JUST enough time to spend together! 
Here's how she "put it together"---besides having some pretty hot "arm candy" (that's right, Phil Davis, that's YOU I'm talking about! Looking good Daddio!), she wore her gold heeled sandals, and an beautiful pink wrap. I think she knocked this one out of the park, folks! Doesn't she look great? She followed my advice and wore a POP! of color and also wore something that makes her happy (her husband on her arm, duh!) So, everything that I know about "beauty" comes from my mom. In this department, anything she says, goes. Here are a few choice "tidbits" of beauty advice--(besides the saying "God gave you TWO ears and ONE mouth, Ali, so that you will LISTEN twice and much as you TALK) that she has passed down to me (whether she knows it or not):#1. Don't wear clothes that are too "snare-py". This means "wear clothes that fit". I can hear her telling me while going formal dress shopping for one dance or another, "Well sweetheart, that's REALLY pretty, but don't you think it's kind of SNARE-PY?" What she was really saying was "Sweetheart, that dress doesn't fit or is not flattering" but in her totally nice, Judy Davis way. She also taught me to sit down in the dressing room and see how my jeans felt, raise my arms over my head and see if my stomach shows when trying on a shirt, and finding a three-way mirror so I can see what my outfit looks like from behind. She is amazing people. Seriously. If you don't do these things already, START!
#2. MOISTURIZE and WEAR SUNSCREEN! I can't remember a time when my mom wasn't using her "MaryKay" creamy cleanser and putting on her moisturizer every single day. Her skin is luminous. She looks amazing. And it is seriously all because she moisturizes and wears sunscreen. She also rocks the "straw fedora hat" look VERY well. All part of her skin care regiment. Now, I must admit that I am not as dedicated to this cause as I probably should be, but I am conscious and I am trying. And that is half the battle, right?
#3. The third and most important lesson about being beautiful that my mom taught me is that True Beauty comes from within. Love radiates out of my mother, patience is her strongest virtue, she is a servant in the truest sense of the word. I look at my mom and see beauty and I only hope that each and every day I am one iota as beautiful as she is, inside and out.
"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is only revealed if there is a light within."--Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Also, one a sidenote: isn't it cool that my mom, who is about 26 years older than ME, can wear the same dress as I can? It just goes to show yet another thing that I have been saying since Day 1 of the Black Dress Challenge. And that is: wear what you want. Don't worry about what people are telling you in right, or appropriate, or fashionable. Who says that just because you are over a certain age that you aren't allowed to wear something? My mom is really good at wearing stuff that is age-appropriate but also fashionable--no "Mom Jeans" for her! If you can't tell, my mom is pretty much my style icon. I always ask myself "WWMT"? (What Would Mom Think?) You should do the same!
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