What does the New Year mean to you?

The New Year can be a time for reflection, contemplation and signify a new chapter in your life and a particular direction you would like to be headed in. Maybe it is the right time for a career change, to refresh your image and get fit and healthy or to find someone special to share your life with. It could also have you thinking about the aspects of your life that brought you happiness the previous year and the areas where there is still room for growth.

Image design and photography by Lukas Kroulik.

You might have considered writing a book or starting your own business but have put it off for far too long because of a fear of failure or even success. We all have talents that sometimes are deeply hidden and need to be nurtured, so whatever your personal or professional goals are, 2016 could be the year to make them happen!

We wish you happiness, success and all the best for the year ahead.

Happy New Year from Chrysalis Studios

Unlock your Confidence and Create your own Personal Style for the Festive Season with Chrysalis Studios

We are all individuals, with different colourings, shapes and sizes and it is our many variances that make us special and interesting.

Online visual reference.

Our personal style and image makes a statement without having to use words. It expresses our creativity, personality and how we might be feeling at that time. 

Online visual reference.

At Chrysalis Studios we believe that your personal style is a combination of recognising who you are and then reflecting this in what you wear.  

Online visual reference.

Our personalised Life-Coaching & styling sessions will take you through a fun and interesting journey of self-discovery and transformation and the end result ensures that everyone looks and feels their very best from the Inside Out.

Gift Experience

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone Challenge

Special Social Occasions

Getting Ready For Your Dates

New Job - Success Story

Finding Love Online or Leaving It to Fate, that Is the Question?

Nowadays people have increasingly busy lives and it has been reported that more than 9 million Brits have logged on looking for love.

A third of new relationships are estimated to have started online, but a quarter of those surfing the web, particularly men, are reportedly already in relationships and just looking for fun.

But do we actually get to see the “real” person when we find them online or do they simply portray themselves as our ideal partners?  It may come as no surprise to hear that the area where women supposedly exaggerate the truth is with their age and for men it is their height.

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching we would love you to share your online dating stories with us on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/chrysalisstudioscouk or Twitter https://twitter.com/chrysalistudios.

As a thank you we will chose our favourite story and send the lucky person on a Chrysalis Studios mock first date where they will receive useful and honest feedback about their first impressions and the do’s and don’ts on a first date.

Good luck!!!

Andrea's Success Story: From a Mother To a Personal Trainer

The Chrysalis Studio team first met Andrea when her husband gave her the experience as a gift after receiving the winning bid at a charity auction.  At the time she was on maternity leave, had gained weight and wanted to carve an identity of her own aside from being a Mum.

The experience couldn't have come at a better time for her as she was looking for some new direction in her life.

With the aid of some tailor made image and lifestyle sessions, Andrea restored her confidence and created a new personal brand and career where she has the flexibility to have a great work/life balance.

The photo speaks for itself.

Emilia’s Dating Diary

The exciting anticipation of Emilia’s journey to find love.

Meet Emilia - she is thirty something and after separating from her partner a year ago is ready to start dating again. 

Follow @Chrysalistudios her dating journey via blind dates, online, parties - her progress and see the characters she meets along the way in her pursuit to find Mr. Right, not Mr. Right Now. 



For all the latest photos and tips like us on Facebook.

Getting Back to Employment Workshop - Visual Essay

Confidence In Your Self-Image Inside And Out

Sharon Wilson and Lukas Kroulik are passionate about supporting people to get them back into employment by developing self-awareness, building confidence and creating the right image for job interviews and the work environment.

Sharon and Lukas introduced themselves and the expectations workshop to the participants.

Sharon was talking about the importance of personal goal setting.

The audience were curious about the new experience and took away some tips and tools from the workshop.

Sharon was listening to the emotional story of one of the participants as she shared it with the rest of the group.

Lukas was explaining and demonstrating how the right make-up can help you look fresher and how important it is to create the best first impression at a job interview.

Confidence and Personal Image Workshop

Recommendation

Sharon and Lukas have a unique talent to make you feel in safe hands instantly. Their natural passion for their subject inspires you to listen and take action. A great 2 hours that will give you some great hints and tips. 

Claire - workshop attendee

Sharon - life coaching exercise on affirmations  

Lukas - practical tips on suitable make-up and hair styling

Testimonials

“The combination of Sharon’s coaching and Lukas’ image consulting has made a lasting impact on me. Sharon really seems to know the right questions to ask to make you think about who you want to be and how you want to come across to others. Lukas is magic! Our session together was fantastic and I now have great photos that I can use both professionally and personally. I highly recommend Chrysalis Studios to anyone who wants to both look and feel great.”

Lisa – Consultant & Mother of three

“Sharon and Lukas believe passionately that to look good on the outside you also need to feel great on the inside. Too often we focus on the outside and forget to nurture ourselves from within which creates a viscous circle where we lose our courage to take care of our image on the outside. 

Sharon's coaching skills combined with the image makeover talent of Lukas enable you to feel confident on the inside and out. Creating a powerful positive circle. They have a unique talent to make you feel in safe hands instantly. Their natural passion for their subject inspires you to listen and take action.”

Claire – Charity CEO

“As an older professional woman, I find that attempting to look stylish can be difficult, especially with the 'youth oriented' clothing and makeup on offer. But Chrysalis Studios knows that a youthful sense of self is not just the preserve of the young.

The styling advice given to me by Lukas at Chrysalis was very useful in helping me to achieve an ageless look. They helped me to choose the right colours and clothes to wear for specific events and showed me how to use makeup and hair styling to create a fresh, natural and contemporary look. They simply enhanced my own personal style, so I was able to still be 'me' yet attend events with greater confidence in my appearance.

I think that many 'youthful' older women would get much out of either one-to-one or group sessions with Sharon and feel so much better about their ability to present themselves either for photographs or at important functions.”

Laura

“Thank you Sharon and Lukas for your excellent session with me. 

You are both so genuine and passionate I found the day invigorating and inspiring. 

Things are moving in the right direction for me and the advice you both gave me has been ruminating and settling as I map out the next phase of my life.”

Pauline

“Lukas made some fantastic portraits of me for my website. He really grasped what I wanted to convey, made great images, and was a delight to work with.

Sharon helped me to find my own voice.”

Michael

Getting Back to Employment Workshop

The Learning Project (HELP) and London Business School are working together to offer employment mentoring sessions to HELP clients.

On 22^nd May 2014 Chrysalis Studios will support this worthy project.

Image and Confidence Workshop

Sharon Wilson and Lukas Kroulik are passionate about supporting people to get them back into employment by developing self-awareness, building confidence and creating the right image for job interviews and the work environment.

With unemployment at an all time high, it is important to be able to present yourself in the best possible way and create the right impression with future employees.

This practical two hour workshop will help participants to take charge of their own personal image.

Academic Research Study on Confidence and Success

Chrysalis Studios team is working on a big academic paper. We have been working behind the scenes and getting into the core of the link between self image and success. 

Are people who are more confident with their self image and abilities more likely to be successful in their personal/professional lives than those that lack confidence? If so, can an injection of confidence in both these areas make a long lasting difference?

Sharon and Lukas are looking forward to hearing from you.

Our academic research on this topic should help us answer some questions. 

We are looking for people who consider themselves to be self-confident as well as those that don’t to be part of this exciting project.  

New Mothers

After working with numerous clients we have discovered that feeling and looking better work hand in hand and that enduring beauty blooms from inside out.  Just like a blossom.  This is particularly symbolic of pregnant women whose bodies are constantly changing and with it they exude the glow of bringing a new life into the world. Like a small budding flower that reaches full bloom.

However, after the birth and when their normal routine has been thrown into disarray, it is common for some women to feel a little less confident as their personal identity quickly begins to merge under the umbrella of being “Mum”.  Some mothers find it challenging to lose their baby weight or even to find the time to dedicate to this.  The early stages of motherhood become a period of selflessness where you end up putting your needs on the back burner.  As a result, you can start to feel “unattractive” when you can no longer fit into the clothes you previously wore and this could have an impact on relationships with your partners or husbands.

We believe that this is an ideal time for personal and image coaching sessions as the attention and focus will be totally on you.  Through this fun and interesting experience we will support you to achieve your goals, build your confidence and prepare you for entering or re-entering the job market. We will also create a personal image that compliments you and teach you skills for easy maintenance.

Self-esteem

"Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right."

  --  Henry Ford

Self-esteem is a reflection of a person’s overall emotional evaluation of his or her own worth. Who we believe we are based on our own and others perceptions of us whether in a positive or negative form has an overall affect on our self-esteem.  It is our foundation or core, but if it has not been nurtured and positively reinforced from childhood it can weaken during life’s challenges.

If you believe that you can do something or will give it a good try, and learn from the experience, regardless of the outcome, then you probably have high self-esteem.  However, if you believe that you will fail at something before you even start because of past experiences or a lack of confidence then it could be a form of self-fulfilling prophecy.  Regardless, if you are prepared to not give into your negative thoughts and dig deep inside to find your inner courage and confidence you could turn the situation around.

Your self-esteem can be derived from a healthy mind, body and soul, so just like a healthy lifestyle you need to look after it, work hard to get the desired results and reward successes and milestones.  It can fluctuate from time to time but try to overcome negativity and do things that build it up if it has been knocked.  Confidence is closely linked to self esteem and if you build each of them up they will make a complimentary team and contribute to your overall happiness.

Low self esteem can have a negative affect on your body image and how you see yourself.

Think of your self-esteem and confidence as a set of weighing scales.  Try to keep them balanced and if you feel either of them getting low because of an experience that didn’t go too well or it triggered something negative from your past, try to do something new you like and enjoy, spend time with positive friends and family in order to build it up, so that it regains it’s balance.  The good thing about self-esteem and confidence is that now matter how low they get, they can be built up.  Even though your negative “inner critic” might rear its head from time to time, you will be in a stronger position to be able to challenge and overcome it and get pleasure from proving it wrong.  The more you do to strengthen your self-esteem the weaker your “inner critic” will become.

Image and Personal Coaching for Youth

With unemployment at an all time high, it is important that young adults can present themselves in the best possible way and create the right impression with future employees.

Young adults might spend the majority of their teenage years wearing similar clothes so that they “fit in” and do not draw attention to themselves but as they enter the job market it is important to have the right personal image and exude the confidence that enables them to stand out from the crowd.

Visual Reference - Teen Vogue online

Image and personal coaching can make a lasting difference to the lives of young people and can help them to develop self-awareness, personal growth, confidence & self-esteem.

As a result, they will also develop a better understanding of personal identity and its relationship to visual expression in order to feel and look better at:

• Important college events
• Job interviews
• Dates
• Family events

At Chrysalis Studios we will help them to increase their confidence by conducting mock interviews and giving them constructive feedback throughout. We will also explain the importance of body language, and show them how to create the right image for important events.

Chrysalis Studios supported this worthy educational project for young girls as a part of Chime for Change campaign!

Time For Change

Beyonce Knowles, Salma Hayek Pinault and Gucci creative director Frida Giannini have joined forces to co-found Chime For Change, a new global campaign to raise funds and awareness for girls' and women's empowerment, backed by Italian fashion house Gucci and Chrysalis Studios is also going to support this project.

http://www.chimeforchange.org/

Since our first Chrysalis Studios workshop in October 2007 we have shared the very similar mission statement and have been supporting several charities in the UK. It is time for change, to unlock hidden potential, increase confidence, appreciate our body image and support women to achieve their most fulfilling lives.

Photo by Gina Remonda http://ginaremonda.com/

 
"We have reached a significant moment in the history of girls' and women's empowerment and now is the time for change. I think it is essential for girls and women to see and celebrate what is possible says Frida Giannini.
 

Salma, Hayek, says ''I believe that by working together we can change the course of history to ensure that girls and women are empowered to realise their potential and thrive.''

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9899742/Beyonce-Salma-Hayek-and-Frida-Giannini-launch-Guccis-Chime-For-Change-campaign.html

"Chrysalis Studios have been helping and empowering women since 2006."

Photo by Gina Remonda http://ginaremonda.com/

Finding Your Own Personal Style

We are all individuals, with different colourings, shapes and sizes and it is our many variances that make us interesting.

Our personal style and image makes a statement without having to use words. It expresses our creativity, personality and how we might be feeling at that time. At Chrysalis Studios we believe that your personal style is a combination of recognising who you are and then reflecting this in what you wear. Our personalised life coaching & image consulting sessions will take you through a journey of self-discovery and elicit your inner confidence.

With the spring weather and summer holidays on the horizon, here are some examples of casual, business and evening wear in line with this season’s colours. Our clients have fun by experimenting with different hairstyles, make-up and accessories and adapting them for the right occasion.