The Year of the Woman? Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Carly Fiorina discuss

Meet the Press had a segment this week on the media's favorite meme after last week's primary elections: 2010 is the "year of the woman." Carly Fiorina and Debbie Wasserman Schultz were on hand to discuss. I recommend watching the whole clip, which is about 6 minutes:


Without a doubt, we're going to have a lot more to discuss here!

Rep. Wasserman Schultz does the red jacket look really well here. Her hair is perfectly frizz-free too, although I am concerned that it looks rather stiff. For years, women with curly hair were encouraged to use silicone-based products to keep frizz at bay, and while they are effective, they can leave you with this stiffness problem, especially if overused. I recommend instead water based products like Deva Curl Angell and as much time as possible to air dry your hair before applying a hairdryer.

Wasserman-Schultz and Shea-Porter stricken by blue eyeshadow

I had hoped that by now, in 2010, we would all be on the same page about blue eyeshadow. It has a role to play, but that role is not "matching the blue clothes I'm wearing." Unfortunately, two members of Congress were on some other page during the health care debate.

First, it was Debbie Wasserman-Schultz:

My concern about this eyeshadow is not just the color, it's also the shimmery formulation. Because Rep. Wasserman-Schultz has fuller eyelids, she would benefit from a matte shadow instead, in a neutral color. Stila has a really nice matte shadow right now.

Then blue eyeshadow showed up again, even brighter, on Carol Shea-Porter:

It's tempting to say "just say no to blue eyeshadow" but of course that isn't true. You should know by now that I'm a never say never kind of girl when it comes to fashion and beauty. But there is such a thing as too much color, and this is it. Rep. Shea-Porter might do well by trying a soft eyeliner and no shadow at all, focusing instead on some more color on the lip. Her suit is so saturated, the rest of the look needs to be simple.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz: A Color Comparison

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz spent a lot of time on television this weekend after the health care vote, and what she wore gives us another good example of why color matters.

First, here she is on Face the Nation:


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The pale pink blouse and taupe suit complement her coloring. Her skintone looks even.

Now let's compare this to her appearance on MSNBC:




This saturated blue overwhelms her. See how the skin around her eyes looks white and papery? It's not that she can't wear blue - it's just that she shouldn't wear this blue. A dusty cornflower blue would work much better for her.