I live in a pretty funky suburb. It’s full of incredibly stylish and totally unique looking people. There’s one woman who gets her coffee from the place I get mine and she always looks like she’s walked out of the pages of Yen magazine. Her hair is always perfectly coiffed, her eye make up looks like it takes her 4 hours every morning and she has different wild nail art every week. I really admire her. She’s very consistent in her presentation and I think she’s a wonderful example of how true glamour never dies. She inspired this week’s lovely list post.
How to be glamorous… why don’t you…?
1. Wear nail polish? All the time? Never show a nude nail?
2. Wear an eye mask to bed? Silk? Egyptian cotton? Sleep like a true diva?
3. Dine in the same restaurant every Thursday evening? Have a standard booking with a regular table?
4. Collect something? Italian Vogue magazines? Bakelite brooches? Milk glass vases?
5. Create an extraordinary hair-do and make it your signature? A bee-hive? A fuschia pink dye job? A dead straight Cabaret style bob?
6. Be fastidious about oral hygiene? Brush, floss and gargle with mouth wash twice daily? Carry a tiny dental kit in your handbag?
7. Have a glass of champagne with lunch?
8. Find the most beautiful thing about every person you meet and compliment them sincerely? Do this every day?
9. Have a gemstone talisman? Citrine for luck and protection? Garnet for love?
I’m going to try to be a bit more glamorous this week… starting with a fancy manicure and a whisky on the rocks!
What do you do to feel glamorous? Have a fancy bubble bath? Wear totally hot undies? Sleep in the nude?
P.S This post was first published in 2015 but I though it was too cute to leave it buried in my archives.
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