Are you ready to step out of your comfort zone and find love?

• There are currently about 15 million single people in the U.K looking for love

• These singletons need to prepare themselves for dating by building confidence and having the right image and attitude that reflects their style and personality

• It is all about looking and feeling good and creating the best first impression

At Chrysalis Studios we fully support YOU. Dating should not be something that fills you with fear. If you feel that now is the time to get out there and give it a go, or brush up on your dating skills and image, we can support you to achieve positive results and have fun during the process.

Here is our favourite success story:

“As you can see from the photos, the Chrysalis Studios experience changed

my life!” A.

February is now the new January!

The snow has cleared, the weather is milder & the feel good factor has started to return after the highlights and celebrations of Christmas and the New Year.

At the beginning of the year we put so much pressure on ourselves to set goals, lose weight or find that special person that when we don’t feel motivated enough to keep them up, we feel disheartened and are our own worst enemies.  

One way to overcome this might be to view January as being our well-deserved month off!  A time for us to take care of ourselves, be self-indulgent, watch our favourite movies with a box of chocolates to hand, and to just be happy “living and appreciating the now” rather than “striving to do”.  Then towards the end of the month we will begin to feel like a bear coming out of hibernation, recharged, revitalized and ready to embrace life and what lies ahead.

In February, aside from the constant bombarding from advertising tools that Valentine’s Day is fast approaching - which is great if you already have a partner but not always the case if you don’t - we can relax, reflect on the highs and lows from the previous year and begin where we left off.



"Chrysalis Studios helped me change career and also find love."  F.

February might then be the right time to focus more clearly on what you would `like to do` or `no longer continue to do’ for the rest of the year.  It could be as simple as empowering yourself to say “no” to things you don’t really want to do just because it is the easier option, by being more courageous and finding your voice.  Or taking up a new hobby or sport so that you create the opportunity to improve your skills and also meet new people. 

Unlike other lifestyle services, gyms or weight loss clubs who push their clients to make changes in the first week of January. We believe there is so much pressure on an individual that it not sustainable.  At Chrysalis Studios we adopt a different approach and give our clients time for reflection and prefer to start with new routines and changes in February.

Whatever you decide to do and when is up to you, but if you continue to do the same things you will get the same results so taking the first steps towards change is where it all begins…….

New Year, Better You!

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year when we all come together to spend time with our friends, families and loved ones. As the New Year approaches and we celebrate and say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the New, we excitedly look forward to what lies ahead. For some undoubtedly 2013 will be better than 2012 and for others they might have hopes of love, success & happiness. But is it simply enough to leave it to HOPE?

Take a look at the list of top 10 New Year’s resolutions http://pittsburgh.about.com/od/holidays/tp/resolutions.htm

Statistics show that less than a quarter of those who set resolutions will actually stick to them.

However, at Chrysalis Studios we believe that with the right level of support we can genuinely help you to achieve them. Whether it is trying to lose weight, changing career or asking for promotion, or looking for someone special in your life, we believe that we can keep you motivated and on track to achieving your goals, ambitions and resolutions for the New Year.

All you need to do is be committed enough to take that first step and find out what makes us confident in our “Working From The Inside Out” approach that has brought success to numerous others.

Chrysalis Studios brings a touch of glitz and glamour to the countryside in the Women’s Workshop

Chrysalis Studios was invited to a rural town hall on the outskirts of Garston to bring some glamour & sparkle from London into the lives of the female inhabitants.The audience comprised of wives, mothers, singletons and local business owners. 

At the beginning of the evening we held a prize draw and the winner was given a live makeover session and life coaching session during the workshop. The excited audience were all keen to find out if they had been the lucky one and as most of them didn’t have the time or inclination to wear make-up and couldn’t remember the last time they had invested in their own personal development.

The winner was announced, and the cheers from the audience confirmed that Caroline was indeed a worthy recipient. She had spent a great deal of her life working for charities and good causes and was always putting the needs of others before herself. In fact she shared with the audience that she had not visited a hairdresser nor had her make up done in the past twenty years.

During the evening there were some coaching exercises and the audience were 
interactive and excited to discover why certain beliefs shaped their behaviours
and what might be potentially holding them back from achieving their goals and ambitions.

Personal stories were shared and the audience recognised that by opening up to each other they strengthened their bond as a community. There were laughter and tears as they regaled the high and low moments in their lives.

Whilst the live make over demonstration with Caroline took place, others asked for tips on how to apply their make up in the quickest time possible and what style of clothes would best compliment their body shapes.

You can see the results of Caroline’s makeover session in her before and after pictures above and she was also given a coaching session which revealed that she had an underlying passion to be a writer. She was so excited about pursuing this that she committed to the audience that she would sign up for a creative writing course by the end of the year.

Chrysalis studios has since received emails from the participants of this workshop telling us how inspiring it had been and how it would be a catalyst for positive change in their lives.

Lukas Kroulik's portrait of Ellen Miller gets featured in The Daily Telegraph

As well as co-leading the Chrysalis Studios team, Lukas has also wide experience with celebrity styling and photography (among his clients are management guru Lynda Gratton, Ivana Trump and other stars) and his work is often published in the media. 

The Daily Telegraph featured Lukas's portrait of Ellen Miller, director of Women2Win, in her article on Michelle Obama on 8th November.

“I want every client to feel like a celebrity,” says Lukas.

Special Holiday Offer: Order a Chrysalis Studios Voucher and get a 15% discount

Christmas is the time when we want to make our beloved ones happy. Has your sister recently graduated and you would like to help her kick start her career? Or would you like to say ‘thank you’ to your mother who has devoted her whole life caring for others? Express your love and gratitude with a very special present. GET A GIFT VOUCHER FROM CHRYSALIS STUDIOS.

Sharon Wilson and Lukas Kroulik do not only offer an image makeover. Using their combined talents and expertise in Award-winning Life Coaching, Celebrity Make up, Styling and Photography, they create a life changing experience that makes every woman look great and feel gorgeous.

We work with women at different stages of their life; singletons looking for love pre and post marriage, new mums, career transitions and many more. A Chrysalis Studios gift voucher gives someone an amazing opportunity to unlock their full potential and beauty from within.

Do not miss our special Holiday offer: If you order a Chrysalis Studios voucher before December 15th, you get a 15% discount.

Contact us on info@chrysalis-studios.com

Get inspired by the clients of Chrysalis Studios - Jane's story

Chrysalis Studios would like to introduce you to one of our clients, Jane, who has given us permission to share her story and experience.

She had been married for 25 years with grown up children and felt it was now the right time for her to invest in herself. She has a job which is quite physical so is unable to wear smart clothes to work and in the evenings when she gets home she is so exhausted that she does not feel like dressing up.  Jane came to us looking for ways to rebuild her confidence and make her feel more feminine and attractive.

Jane wished to look more feminine

After a few sessions at Chysalis Studios you could see that Jane’s whole posture and body language was changing into that of a confident, successful woman.  She began to realize and appreciate that she was a wonderful wife and mother, was proud of her achievements and that she had been a great support system for her family.  However, somewhere along the line she had lost a bit of her own identity and decided it was time to give back to herself and celebrate the person she had become through her challenges and life experiences.

Jane after structured coaching and makeover sessions

As part of her image coaching sessions, we gave her examples of what her make-up might look like using some of her own products which she had in her make-up bag, but only used on special occasions. We also demonstrated how she could adapt her image with the right make-up and hair style in just a few steps. 

The key thing about image coaching is to create a style that is easily maintainable for the client’s lifestyle and to teach them how to do this independently as part of their daily routine. As Jane told us, she felt that getting some simple and straightforward advice helped her to use the minimal amount of make-up and hair products but still look groomed, glamorous and sophisticated and ready to face the world.

What do you think about Jane's new image? Let us know in the comments.