The English countryside and I have always had a tumultuous relationship. I love the peace, the timelessness, the sheer beauty but I find solitude suffocating. I visited Sutton Park, 20 minutes from York and the stillness of the land comforted me.
Unfortunately I couldn't do much exploring because I wore this very urban, modern outfit and I do not recommend anything but Wellies if like me, you decide to venture off the cobblestones and onto the crunch leaves. There will be mud.
Midi skirts have always been awkward for me because I am not tall, and so I wore my surprisingly comfortable heels to add a touch of color, which often softens the look. I also ventured out of my comfort zone with these long earrings. I don't know. I feel like I'm always doing the most with king, dangly earrings.
Hi! I received the YSL Voxbox and got to try the Touche Éclat Neutralizer in #3 Violet thanks to Influenster.
I love the creamy texture, it's easy to blend and doesn't get cakey when I layer my makeup. I refer to the color wheel and use correctors to neutralize darker spots so I can have a more balanced complexion.
Check out my video and let me know your thoughts!
I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.
I believe I am aesthetically ambiguous. I used to think I was trendy but then trendy became boring and dishonest, so I became disenchanted with fashion. I'm fickle by nature but never have I lost interest in shopping until now.
Partly because I'm allergic to something (it may be polyester but I keep putting off seeing a specialist because seeing doctors is boring). I've been forgoing 99% of my wardrobe for cotton t-shirts and jeans when I absolutely must leave the house and shorts when I am allowed to lounge about in my comfort. I went shopping on Black Friday and generally askewed (if not completely) my need to BUY! BUY! BUY! I bought stuff I genuinely need - nylon sweaters because Tim Gunn recommended them to a woman who wrote in to Marie Claire about her inability to find un-itchy sweaters. I may have made some impulsive purchases online, because online shopping is created for impulse buys, but I am definitely going to return them if they do not bring me joy*.
Which leads me this impulse buy, a crocheted white maxi dress that I bought because I find it so pretty but also a complete juxtaposition (one of my favorite words) with my wardrobe. I rarely do maxis because I am short, and although I adore white I avoid it because my motor skills are on par with my 18-month old. Case in point: got a dot of eyeliner while I tried on this dress for exactly 5 minutes. And that is why, despite not finding it all that I had imagined, I had to keep it.
I ended up wearing it as is and so you can see how it's a tad too long but it is Jane Austen(ish) who happens to have written my favorite love story of all time - Darcy is my fave.
*Before I was married (and for a good few years after) I was a clothes-hoarder. My husband is a minimalist. He would often return home from college (University, as he calls it) and "surprise" his mom with decluttering (read: THROW AWAY EVERYTHING). After years of storing clothes at our house, his parents' house, and my parent's house, my husband had to intervene - especially because he organizes my closet every few months because I am terrible at it. Most recently he organized my entire wardrobe by color. Thanks Babe, you are literally the best kind of human. I digress, I began to see how terrible it is to compulsively bring clothes upon clothes into my life, especially when I never even touched certain articles and they hung for years in my closet, tags and all.
There is a Japanese decluttering technique which basically states that you should only keep something that brings you joy. I now, hold every item of clothing and ask myself that question - it's all quite existentialist and profound - and works.
