Hi - I’m Lorraine, a personal stylist & accredited trainer (and mentor) empowering mid-life women fall in love with their wardrobes by creating their signature style, organising their wardrobes and learning how to shop with ease.
And I deliver fresh and exciting image consultancy and personal stylist training courses by guiding, mentoring and supporting consultants to build a successful and rewarding business.
3 customer reviews
Charmaine F
Wow! What can I say apart from I wish I had taken the plunge sooner.
The style & colour consultation has really helped me going forward to make the most of me!
Choosing the right colour makes such a difference to looking bright eyed or looking washed out and dull! Choosing the right style pieces also really helps. This has really boosted my confidence!
Lorraine at Absolute Image was organised, professional & very knowledgeable but also patient and kind with me. There was a warm welcome on arrival at this beautiful location.
Highly recommended!
Thanks again.
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Kelly
Lorraine is wonderful. Her studio is nestled in the beautiful Surrey Hills and it’s home from home - she offered me refreshments and then just started with a super relaxed and engaging conversation about why I was there, what my expectations were (if any) and what it was I really wanted out of my session so that she could tailor my bespoke experience - I wanted to know what colours would make me “pop” - my words not Lorraine’s - for an actors headshot session - I feel fully equipped to hit the shops with confidence.
The whole day was enjoyable & relaxed, Lorraine approached everything with sensitivity, a genuine knowledge and infectious and gentle sense of humour. Highly recommend!
P.s I’m a cool summer! If you want to know what that means I suggest booking :)
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Gina
OMG! What a fantastic consultation! I now have a wardrobe full of clothes I enjoy wearing. The colour analysis was such an eye opener – who knew I’d look fab in hot pink!
Learning ways to lengthen my legs and emphasise the bits I love about my body was brilliant – my confidence has soared and your help with sorting my wardrobe.
And bringing everything together and helping me establish my “go-to” outfits for work has been worth it’s weight in gold - I no longer find myself panicking about what to wear.
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What do you love most about your job?
Empowering people to look and feel great about themselves and helping them achieve their goals along with the positive impact wearing the right colours and styles has on clients is amazing. And as for teaching others my craft – where do I begin?! Watching students evolve in their knowledge, application and confidence is just wonderful.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I'd always wanted to have my own business (originally as a wedding planner). I had a colour and style consultation (20+ years ago now), loved the difference it made and decided then I wanted to have my own business as a personal stylist to empower others to look and feel great.
Why should our clients choose you?
I am fully accredited with over 20 years experience in the industry and have helped thousands of clients fall in love with their wardrobes by creating their signature style, organising their wardrobes and learning to shop with ease.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
I can provide all my services online and remotely.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
Our studio is well ventilated, good hygiene is observed at all times and we are happy to wear face masks if our client requires us to.
Colour Analysis
Colour has a major influence on how we feel and how others react to us. More than this knowing just which colours are best suited to your natural skin tone can actually make you look more radiant, vibrant and yes, even younger!
In this incredible, confidence boosting 2hr session we will identify your unique colour portfolio and show you how to use them in your jewellery, accessories, glasses, hair colour, hosiery and shoe choices. Worn in the right way, colour can create the illusion of you appearing wider or slimmer in all of the right places!
Consultations are inclusive of a full makeup application and a personal portfolio containing 30 colour swatches with notes detailing your best neutrals and accent colours.
Personal Styling
In this 2hr consultation, you will discover:
How to put “looks” together to achieve a style that’s right for you
How to understand your natural body shape, scale and proportions and how to make the most of them to cheat your way to your perfect look
The best cuts, fabrics and accessories for your shape and style
How to create get more outfits with less items
How to finish off your style impact with advice on hair and make-up
You’ll get top to toe style advice from hairstyles to footwear – Includes notes and diagrams on clothes design, patterns, fabrics, hairstyles, and accessories to compliment you body line, scale and proportion.
Wardrobe Management
Your 2 hour wardrobe management session takes place in your own home where we can work through what you have, what’s working, what’s not and how to get more out of it. Using your shoes and accessories we’ll show you how to create outfits taking photographs as we go along and creating your very own look book so you’ll never have to guess or stress again!
With a de-cluttered wardrobe beautifully organised so that you can see what you’ll be wearing, we can identify key items you would benefit from adding so that you’ll wear all of your wardrobe all of the time. We’ll create a shopping list for you to take on your next shopping trip or we can help you do this on our personal shopping experience.
Personal Shopping
Has shopping become a nightmare filled with too many clothes in too many shops online and in the shops? Do you feel overwhelmed and completely lost often leaving with nothing or with items you end up not wearing? We feel your shopping pain and help is at hand!
Whether you’re looking for a one off special occasion outfit, or to want to update your wardrobe with outfits that make you look and feel utterly fabulous, we make sure that you finish your personal shopping experience on a stylish high with us.
Your personal shopping experience will be as informative as it will be fun. We’ll show you where you should be heading for the items and outfits that suit your body shape, lifestyle, personality, style? and budget. No dress will be left unturned as we put style advice into action in a stress free shopping experience that only gets better when we show you how to get more for less and how to avoid making those expensive mistakes again.
Group Workshops
Our personal styling workshops have proved to be a hit with so many of our clients. Not everyone wants to have an individual session preferring instead to grab a friend or 5 and have a fun couple of hours finding out the insider secrets to dressing with effortless ease in a relaxed and informal environment.
During the 2hr workshops Lorraine will guarantee to stamp out ever having to feel frustrated, confused and fed up again when it comes to knowing what to wear and how to shop. Whatever the event or occasion, book your place today or call us to arrange a bespoke event and change how you and your friends or colleagues look and feel forever.
Get Colour Confident
Think wearing black will make you look slimmer? Think again!
Colour yourself confident by discovering the basics of which colours suit you and why. Learn how wearing the right colours can have a huge impact on the way you look and feel and transform your look in a few easy steps.
Get Style Savvy
Bored of the same look?
Discover how to create a look that is right for you and your body, solve your figure problems and find out how to dress to impress in a way that will make you look and feel amazing!
Be a Wardrobe Warrior
A jam packed wardrobe full of clothes and still nothing to wear?
Discover how to organise a wardrobe that spills out fabulous outfits time and time again. You’ll learn how to work it, weed it and restyle it so that choosing outfits is a simple, stress-free and liberating experience.
