Planning a Party with candles…Who doesn’t look better by candlelight?

When you’re a guest at a party, you want to have fun, sound intelligent and interesting and, unless you were just dropped off here from Mars, you want to look good.

If you think you are looking particularly fetching you are probably going to act more confident and have a better time.

So, when planning a party, you want to guarantee success as much as you can and one way to do this is to make your guests feel as comfortable, and therefore, good looking, as possible. Short of having them each meet with Clinton and Stacy of What Not To Wear immediately before your party, how on earth are you supposed to accomplish that? What a surprise, we have an answer. And it will not only make your guests look good, it will set a lovely tone for your entire party.

Try candlelight. EVERYWHERE. You can get inexpensive votive candle holders and bags of tea candles at.... Set them out everywhere. On your dining table, coffee table, end tables. Put them in your bathroom, entry, outside. Make them high, make them low, place them everyplace your guests will go. If you have taller candles, intersperse them and the effect will be magical. And the side benefit will be that all your guests (not to mention, YOU) will look their very best.

Now if you’re having a daytime party this really doesn’t work and you have to rely on good, old fashioned makeup. But at night you can give yourself and all your guests a little boost.

Another trick is to changing all the light bulbs in your home. By simply replacing your old bulbs with GE Reveal bulbs, you can bring out vibrant colors of fabrics, textures or create focal points with spotlighting. GE Reveal bulbs make everything look better. They are more expensive but they do give everyone a pinkish cast rather than the usual harsh yellow cast. Your guest will look their best, and a guest happy with her/his appearance will be happier in general. You can find GE Reveal bulbs at most discount, grocery, home improvement, office supply, and super center stores.

So go forth and conquer, knowing that when you plan a party you have left no stone unturned. And no matter what else happens, you’ve probably boosted the self esteem of everyone lucky enough to visit your house.

Leave a comment if you have a suggestion of what other party ideas you are interested in.