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And Three Fantastic Formulas Starting at Only $20.
12 Basics for Women’s Wardrobe
What You Need to Create a Dozens of Looks
Cyber Monday Deals on Amazon Fashion
Big Savings on Favorites and New Finds
Cyber Monday Deals on Amazon Beauty
Old Favorites and New Finds for Stocking Stuffers or Splurgy Self-Purchases.
How To Dress Your Body Type: An Easy Guide
Dress to Highlight Your Favorite Features
What to Buy at Tuckernuck
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Classic Fashion, Style, and Beauty for Women Over 40
We’re redefining what classic fashion, style, and beauty look like for women over 40.
No more feeling overwhelmed when shopping, intimated when getting dressed, and worrying about being “age appropriate.”
At The Well Dressed Life, we help you love your wardrobe, feel confident in your choices, have fun with fashion and save precious time and money.
We share practical and approachable daily recommendations, including shopping lists from your favorite brands, guidance and inspiration, outfit formulas, personal style tips, and more.

The Well Dressed Woman Fall Workshop
Learn Practical Tips to Finally Build a Classic, Modern Wardrobe You Love!

52 Outfit Formulas
Every Thursday we post a new outfit formulas, using popular items featured here on The Well Dressed Life and show you the blue print for wearing them, along with recommendations.

Dress for Your Body Type
Discover how to determine your body type, tips to highlight your favorite features, guidelines for dressing well and feel empowered and confident when making dressing room decisions.
Latest Fashion
Let’s get dressed! But let’s get dressed thoughtfully, with your personal style top of mind. The Well Dressed Life differs from other fashion sites because we work alongside you. Our daily posts take you on a journey. We start each week with What to Buy at, highlighting a popular retailer and sharing our top picks based on everything we know about our community. Then, we take a top seller and style it in three ways in How to Wear it, using previously featured reader-favorite items so you can see true mix-and-match wardrobe options.
And throughout the week, we share tips, real-life outfit inspiration, and our popular “Outfit Formula” series every Thursday.
12 Basics for Women’s Wardrobe
What You Need to Create a Dozens of Looks
Cyber Monday Deals on Amazon Fashion
Big Savings on Favorites and New Finds
Cyber Monday Deals on Amazon Beauty
Old Favorites and New Finds for Stocking Stuffers or Splurgy Self-Purchases.
3 Thanksgiving Day Outfit Ideas
Featuring Reader Favorites and Wardrobe Staples
Meet Megan Kristel
In 2006 Megan Kristel started Kristel Closets, Inc., a full-service personal styling firm with offices and clients across the east coast. It quickly became one of the most successful firms in the country, with hundreds of clients ranging from stay at home moms, professional women and retirees.
With years of hands-on experience dressing women of all shapes, sizes, and lifestyles, Megan transitioned from working 1:1 with clients and founded The Well Dressed Life. [Read more]
What to Expect
Classic Style, Fashion and Beauty Advice and Inspiration for the Modern Woman Over 40.
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Latest Beauty
Stay current with our simple, practical, and effective skincare and beauty advice for women over 40 with our best tips and recommendations, including drugstore-to-designer brands.
Why You Need Vitamin C in Your Morning Skincare Routine
And Three Fantastic Formulas Starting at Only $20.
What to Buy at the Sephora Sale
Save On Favorites Now
What is an Everything Shower
And Why You Should Squeeze One into Your Schedule
Prime Big Day Deals: Beauty
The Best Savings on Beauty
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Simple, easy-to-implement tips and tricks to create a lovely, peaceful, and organized home on any budget.
Anthropologie-Inspired Home Finds on Amazon
Affordable Finds to Romanticize Your Life
Bogg Bag Review
Why I Love A Bag I Didn’t Like
How to Create a Guest Room When You Don’t Have One
Helpful Items and Thoughtful Touches to Welcome Guests
6 Steps to Creating a Gift Closet
And Why it Helps My Over-Run Brain