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Do you admire those women who always seem cool, calm, collected and, most importantly, confident? The good news is they’re not members of some super exclusive club that you can never hope to join.

Flossie looks at some common situations that can zap your confidence and exposes the secrets those uber-confident women already know so you too can deal with whatever life throws at you…

Confidence deflator 1: You wake up with a hair ‘mare
Some days your locks just don’t want to play ball and if your normally sleek mane has morphed into a frou frou ball of frizz chances you’re not feeling your normal glamorous self.
Instant confidence boost: Scarves were practically invented for days like these. Pull your hair into a pony tail and tie a pretty patterned number around headband style – all eyes will be on the print so no one will notice your fly aways. Either tie the scarf in a big floppy bow at the base of your neck or allow the ends to hang down your back.

Confidence deflator 2: Your evil boss just made you cry
There’s nothing more confidence shattering than bursting into tears in the middle of the office. Especially when you know the colleague you love to hate is smirking at you from her corner desk.
Instant confidence boost: Pop to the bathroom but save the wallowing sob-fest until you get home. Take a few minutes to freshen up, pop some eye drops in your peepers and a slick of gloss on your lips. Square up your shoulders and march back to your desk, head held high. Oh, and you could always take a detour past the sales department for a quick flirt with sexy Stu – that will give you an instant lashing of confidence.


Confidence deflator 3: Your period is making you feel crap and you’re paranoid about leakage.
We’ve all been there. Not only does your uterus feel like it’s about contract its way out your belly button, but your flow is so all over the place you’re sure you’re about to leak all over your new pale camel coloured skirt.
Instant confidence boost: New Carefree Flexia tampons are your new best friend. These little babies are the first tampon with wings, which provide extra protection so you can feel confident, in control and equipped to deal with whatever the day may bring. Pop some pain killers, stuff some of these in your handbag and by midmorning you’ll have forgotten you even have a period to worry about. Grab them from Foodtown.co.nz or Woolworths.co.nz in regular ($4.99) or super ($5.15).

Confidence deflator 4: The first bikini outing of the summer
Despite doing your best to keep up your exercise routine over the winter, when you pull on your bikini before a trip to the beach you feel more beached white whale than glamorous swimsuit model.
Instant confidence boost: Oh how this first beach trip pains us! But never fear, you can be beach ready quicker than it takes to eye up Giselle’s impossibly long legs. Simply take one part gradual tan and apply as per instructions. Once you’ve taken the edge off winter’s pastiness you’ll look a million times better. Then seductively wrap a floaty sarong to strategically cover any lumpy bits and you’ll be looking hot and ready to go!

Carefree Flexia are the first ever tampons with wings, so you can feel confident and protected wherever you are.

For your chance to win one of four confidence boosting packs, including a $500 Westfield voucher; see here, and find out what Flossie readers can’t live without here…

Gemma

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Last updated: Tuesday, November 18th, 2008