Tag: Style Resolutions

Well hello! I’m back after a break and hastily wrapping up the year (in between working flat out at my part time job! Gotta love Sale season!).

If you can cast your mind back as far as last January, as per tradition, I set up 5 style resolutions for the year. A lot has definitely changed since then, but let’s see how I got on with them…

When I set this goal I was mid-way through my Placement year and was stuck in a style rut. I wanted to branch out a little from the usual office wear but also needed to bear in mind the fact I’d be working in a very formal setting. Never the less I did experiment a little bit with my work wear and changing offices (and therefore getting rid of my long commute) definitely helped. My style choices didn’t break boundaries but I had a bit more fun with what I wore during my last few months! Check out my year in workwear round up to get the full scoop on the whole year’s retrospective!

Oh yes, I can tick this one off for sure. 2013 was the year I got addicted to beauty bloggers/vloggers and those ladies had me lusting over beauty products like coffee in the morning. I’ve done some beauty posts and reviews this year and I also, for the first time ever, had a set morning beauty routine and favourite products, which I may post about at some point in the future. 

I think I nailed this one too? I’ve accepted my shape and size for the first time ever, and am sticking to clothes I’m actually comfortable in for once. It’s helped that I’ve been able to veer back into my casual wear since being back at Uni – oversized t-shirt and jumpers! Yay! – but I’m consciously looking for the right sizes in shops now. This also includes footwear – which my feet are grateful for!

I’m giving myself a 50% on this. Like I said above I’m wearing the right sizes now and am shopping for comfort but I’m still a sucker for cheap and pretty shoes. Ah well…

Another 50% here? This one was pretty hard to judge, because to me, I simple don’t have these ladies wardrobes *le sigh*. I do feel like I’ve adopted a more preppy edge to my wardrobe, a la Emma/Taylor, and do think I favour more ‘classic’ looking pieces now rather than adopting the latest trends. Though I’m putting that more to age than anything :P

So there we go 3/4-ish out of 5 resolutions isn’t too bad right? Keep an eye out for my 2014 list in the next few days ;)

Happy New Year! It’s that time again to start afresh and anew with some fashion goals…

So I managed to get a placement and have start building up a decent work wardrobe…the problem? It’s getting a little dulls. All black trousers and blouses and pencil skirts and cardigans. I have a few outfits I’ve been pretty happy pulling out of the bag but it’s time to start thinking creatively now. I know the work environment well by this point so I know my boundaries in terms of style, eccentricity and comfort – no Jeffery Campbell Lolitas to the office! – so it’s time to really start looking and having a bit more fun.

I really got into reading beauty blogs and watching tutorials on YouTube this year, which has inspired me to become a little more adventurous and informed about my beauty routine. I’m not usually one to experiment too much with make up, but have started trying and testing which products are right for me. So this is definitely something I’d like to keep up in 2013! Who knows maybe I’ll have a set beauty routine for the first time in my life?

I’m notorious for sticking to what’s on the dress label rather than actually trying to go a fit that well…fits. I’ve finally acknowledged that my body shape has changed and I do want to make sure the clothes I’m buying actually fit me – not make myself do this the other way around. Sure it would be nice to think I’ll be that so-called perfect size 8, but shouldn’t wearing clothes you’re actually comfortable with be the main goal here? I’m also a sucker for thinking I’m a bigger shoes size that I am – a diddy size 3 – so want to invest time and effort into getting shoes that fit.

Linked with number #3. Shoes are on my agenda this year. They need to be comfortable, they need to be practical, they need to be awesome looking, and they need to last. This is the mantra I want to follow every time I buy a pair of shoes from now on. No more of this buying heels I’ll never wear or ballet flats that fall apart after two weeks.

Because not all of my resolutions should be practical, this year I’m looking to my favourite style stars for inspiration. Emma Stone, Dianna Agron and Taylor Swift are all acting as my 3 muses for 2013, for their ability to take a classic look and give it a modern twist.

So there we have it! 5 style resolutions for 2013, time to get cracking now.

So what about you guys? What are your vowing to do this year? Comment below and let me know :)
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