Feel Good Fashion & Beauty Tips
This week we are on our way home for a brief pause in holiday proceedings to allow Jack to attend his first festival on his own (what could go wrong.....!!)
Clearly I am thinking a few things could go wrong, so I arranged to be in the same country as him, in case I was needed!!!
I’m rounding up this week’s Feel Good Fashion & Beauty favourites from my content on Instagram, TikTok & YouTube!
How to wear the polka dot trend 💫
If you’re a Royal fashion admirer like I am, and you fancy incorporating a bit more polka dot into your life, listen up for these easy tips on how two make it your own.
🟣 Start with accessories. This is a great way to get in on the act without jumping into the deep end. Accessories add bags of personality (pardon the pun) as well as fun and flirtatiousness to your outfit.
🟣 If polka dots feel too girly for you, add a pair of statement sneakers to make them feel sportier and more daytime appropriate.
🟣 Add a little edge with black outfit details and a biker jacket - a graphic tee also gives a cool rock edge.
🟣 Or if you’re feeling brave go for a pattern clash - Breton stripes are an easy place to start.
🟣 A blazer smartens them up and will take you from office to cocktails.
🟣 Finally a real statement look is a striking coat over neutral basics - I guarantee that heads will turn!
Have fun incorporating this fresh and feminine print into your wardrobes and let me know how you get on.
Watch the Feel Good Fashion reel here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvh1KeFsRWY/
Because our bodies are perfectly imperfect...
.... and we need to start showing more of this on here 💗
I was writing a press article the other day and had a realisation mid-flow, which made me stop and reframe everything as a writer.
As you know, I write about fashion, including a lot of Royal and Celebrity commentary - it’s super fun! My usual patter is to give a bit of background and critique the outfit, explaining the possible choices behind it - I am careful to always be kind 🌸
Then I realised that I was, as a matter of course describing their bodies. Recently I have described Carole Middleton’s legs as ‘cracking’, Princess Kate’s figure as ‘svelte’ and so on... and I caught myself.
Yes, I am always kind and complementary - but is this kind of commentary actually responsible?! 🤔
By doing this, am I not putting out into the collective rhetoric that long legs and svelte figures are the holy grail of body goals for women and what we should all be aiming for?
Yes I bloody am!
I have a beautiful, 15 year old daughter who is the light of my life - Lily. Luckily she has her head screwed on straight, but I absolutely do not want her to grow up in a world that only celebrates being slim and shapely. I want her to love her body for how strong it is, how miraculous it is and what it can do for her, not berate it for possibly not being the right shape or size.
Ever since I started this channel I wanted to put the right energy out into the world through it - but I have realised that I can still do better in my other work, and that there are changes to be made.
So here I am, setting an example (whilst probably embarrassing the teens) celebrating my 47 year old body, with all its extra peri-menopausal lumps and bumps, many imperfections and scars, but being thankful that it has got me this far in life, and trusting it to take me further 💫
Watch the Feel Good Beauty reel here:
Dream Dress
Because every now and then, we all just want to wear a knockout dress and feel like a total goddess 💫
Dress of dreams by the talented Millia London - if you need an absolute show stopper then look no further 😍
Watch the Feel Good Fashion reel here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvm-y_csQwV/
How I do my lashes...by popular request! 💫
I’ll just leave this here...
Many of you ask about my lashes, and since before lockdown, I have been loving Lashify home lash extensions.
They are like falsies, but they are cut into little sections so are far easier to apply, you actually pop them on the underside which works better AND they last for about a week ✨
Winner, winner, lashes for dinner.
Like all good things, it’s good to give them a break every now and again to allow your own lashes to breathe... my technique is as follows:
💛 Clean lashes thoroughly with Eyebright by Liz Earle
💛 Curl them.
💛 Apply a thin coat of Lashify ‘bondage’ to lashes twice, allowing to dry for a few seconds in-between.
💛 Coat the spines of the individual lash strips with a thin coat of bondage.
💛 Working from outer to inner eye, add a strip at a time, popping a dab of extra bondage where the two strips will slightly overlap, for longevity.
💛 Fuse, apply night bond, and after a few minutes apply glass.
Honestly don’t know where I would be without Lashify!
Watch the Feel Good Beauty reel here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CvpjilvMph_/
Introducing.... 💫
When you get a beautiful bounty of stunning jewels for a shoot and can’t let them go without a little play.... ✨
If your looking for a home-grown, female-founded brand with the most beautiful collection of jewellery which is so thoughtfully designed and just a little bit different, then look no further than Soru Jewellery.
Royally approved as well - their pieces have graced Kate Middleton on several occasions 👑
If you are after something really special, then this is the place to look.
Marianna & Francesca have kindly given us a discount code too - just use ‘holder15’ for 15% off.
Watch the Feel Good Fashion reel here:
Fear - it's not what you think!!! 😱
Just leaving this here for those of you who suffer with anxiety, mental health challenges, or frankly, are just getting butterflies about something that's ahead 🦋
This really helped me, and I hope it will you too 💗
We tend to catastrophes in our heads, get carried away with potential doom and gloom, and it's never as bad as you think it's going to be....
So here's your little hump-day reminder to put a pep in your step.
You've got this!
View the Feel Good post here:
Barbie in blue?! 🦋
Another look at this cute co-ord set that made it into the Barbie shoot for Daily Mail.
St Beets do the comfiest, most cheerful athleisure-wear, that even Barbie herself would approve of, I am certain!
Just loving these Skate Hut roller-skates too - just don’t ask me to stand up in them!!! 😅
Watch the Feel Good Fashion reel here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CvxR4nnsNFq/
Have a wonderful weekend!
Love,
Mx
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