Well its no secret that we are all going a little stir crazy and trying to get creative these days! To stay sane, to stay productive, inspired, all of the above!
So I have put together some ideas to try in the fashion and beauty world to add some spice, pampering, and well things to keep your mind occupied so you’re not totally bored!!
Lets start with Beauty:
Create your own face mask in the kitchen. With a lot of us balling on a budget and staying at home, we may not be able to wear our masks and skincare we usually use.
I have personally been fascinated by how much I can use from my kitchen and let me tell you, I am not a cook! haha
Super simple one?! Honey is great for your face and feels so good. You can even add a bit of steam from the stove to give it that extra spa feel!
I also have tried eggs just mixed up in a bowl, add a little water and let it sit on your face.
Want to make a scrub?! Use left over coffee grounds! My husband always saves ours for the ground, so I can steal a little bit and use it on my phone with avocado to give it a nice creamy base and boom, a scrub! You can put it on your lips too!! And it smells good!
I’ve also mashed up berries for my face. I’ve learned you can google pretty much any ingredients you have extra of in your home, and you can DIY some pampering for yourself, and bonus the ingredients are really good for you and your skin! Same goes for your hair, now’s the time to let your hair get oily and a little crazy and experiment, while no one is really seeing it!
I have put avocado in my hair as a mask, taken honey and slathered it on and put a mitt around it and let it sit all day. Hair smells so good, so fresh and seems healthier and fresher!
Another fun idea is decluttering and purging your make up and finding items maybe you didn’t know you had!
I have been going through a lot of my makeup areas and discovering new lip colors and brands to try, and then also finding eye products that I maybe really don’t love the pigment and it’s sitting in my drawer for no reason. A purge feels good right now! Starting fresh even when everything can feel the same every day.
You can also just perfect your beauty hacks! Whether it be that shape of your brow, lining your lips, faux lashes… now’s the time to practice and nail it, because really who’s seeing it beside you at the moment?!
Fashion:
1) Marie Kondo your closet if you haven’t already. Really take the time to go through your wardrobe, what’s serving you, what’s not?!
What are you still into?! Did you find a new trend or look in quarantine that you’re into?! Embrace it, play with it! Organize and really purge your clothes. Now is the time!
2) Reinvent your look, try new fashion you were afraid to mess with, mix and match your wardrobe, play with pieces you maybe had but haven’t used. Find the intrigue in your wardrobe again and play with that creatively.
3) Fashion is still an idea of self expression, don’t let go of that. Play dress up and stay in! Remember the days we played dress up when we were little and loved it!
Dress yourself up for a cocktail party, for a date night at home with your partner, dress up like you’re going out on the town!! Dress up for your travel destination, your imagination and creativity is endless here!!
Have fun with it! Fashion is still a huge part of us and can definitely affect our mood.
4) Have a fashion show online! I have been loving watching people not only get dressed up but share their fashions and inspirations via zoom, tik tok etc! So much fun!
Even better having fun with it, pillow cases, blankets, towels things at home… whatever fits your fancy!
5) Try the pillow challenge! I’m sure you’ve seen it! Dress your pillow up and wear it. Express that mood via your pillow and go pillow chic here loves!! I’ve seen some good ones!
6) Heel Heaven – who else has too many heels! Now’s your chance to strut in so many of them in one day. Stare at your heels, why do they make you feel so good?! Are there heels you forgot about that bring a new sense of style and power right now?! I love to put heels on and just feel them! I have personally tried many on to see what I am really feeling right now, maybe a heel that’s making a come back for me, or maybe a heel that just isn’t bringing it anymore?!
7) And of course, cozy chic! How sexy and fabulous can you look in your lounge wear and pajamas! Head to toe, the mask, the cutest pj’s, the perfect slippers, how can you create the most perfect cozy look?!
Hope this gives ya’ll some inspiration and creativity in this time. Remember we may be in quarantine, but fashion doesn’t have to end and shouldn’t!
Challenge yourself, have fun with your look, find new inspirations, fall in love with picking out an outfit again, vs it being a routine.
Going out looking fabulous may be on hold right now, but Fashion is never dead.
Xox
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