A New Me: A Guide to Reinventing Yourself

Bonjour Beauties!
Everyone experiences hardships in their lives. It's simply a part of being a human being. We all have experienced a lost friend, a death of someone you're close to, an illness, a big fight, or a breakup. These things are hard, but the most wonderful part is when they end. When you see the little light at the end of the tunnel or you finally feel like you can breath again. Most of us, at the end of a hard time, want to change. Ourselves, our outlook, our relationships. We want a fresh start.
I tend to do this a lot. Start over. Not because I'm over dramatic about bad things that happening to me and not because I have so much bad that I need to change all the time, its because its my way of letting go. That being said, I'm kind of a pro at the 'reinvention of me' thing. So I came up with a list of tips and tricks to starting over and reinventing yourself, hopefully they help you out!

1. Redecorate- Changing the environment you live in is so important. You don't need to tear apart your room and paint and all of those things, just move some furniture around, add some new wall art, buy a new little pillow for your bed, find some DIY's online and change up your bedroom with cute crafts! If you can't change your room at all maybe opt for just a deep cleaning, dust, vacuum,clear out trash, just so you feel better in the space you are in. I do this by creating collages of things from magazines and hanging up pictures and letters and small things that make me happy.

2. Find a new hobby- For me it was this blog, but it can be ANYTHING. Sewing, drawing, singing, playing an instrument, a new sport, collecting things, the world is your oyster and you can do anything. If you think you aren't very good at something just remember that you get better with practice. Do you think Michael Jordan was shooting three pointers the first time he picked up a basketball? Was Einstein a math genius when he first started his times tables? Were the Beatles amazing musicians the first time they played together? No. Being good takes work, so don't refrain from doing something just because you are scared you won't be good at it. 

3.  Change your wardrobe- Donate your old clothes and buy new ones. They don't have to be expensive and you don't need to buy a new closet in a day, just slowly rebuild your wardrobe by buying a piece here and there, getting hand-me-downs from friends, and if you are a super crafty person you can even make your own.

4. Change your hair- Dye it, cut it, shave it, dreadlock it, get a perm, whatever you want. As small as it may seem changing your hair can give you a new outlook and can make you feel ten times better. Just remember, hair grows back so whatever you do isn't permanent! 

5. Get rid of reminders- If it is a breakup you are recovering from (breakup is not specific to a significant other, it could be a friendship, or even a family member you need to cut off from) then this means throwing away letters, notes, gifts, deleting pictures, texts and phone numbers, so you can feel free and not have anything you might come across and have sudden feelings of sadness and regret.

Good luck on the road to change!

Bisous,

Emily and Liana (Limly)

Emily's Fashion Pick Of the Day!

Bonjour Beauties!
Emily here with a controversial statement: Fedora's are cool.
But Emily, aren't they a bit to elderly, a bit to 1920's mafia, a bit to friend-zoned nice guy? The answer is no!

I searched all over for a blog-worthy fashion pick of the day, and then a bright light came from above. And by that I mean I laid eyes on the large collection of hats on top of my wardrobe that have slowly been collecting dust. I glanced at my favorite feathery fedora, that has gone unworn, along with the rest of my hats, for months, and decided it was time to rekindle my love affair with my hats. Now hats, especially fedoras, can be a trouble to style, but with the right outfit, it can make your wardrobe go from basic to beautiful! Easily the most simple and statemented accessory found on any of your favorite clothing store shelves, hats can brighten a boring outfit, dress up casual clothes and hide a horrible hair day, so whats not to love?

 Here you will see the aforementioned hat, with multicolored feathers and a blue strip of material wrapped around the top (unseen in this picture).

 I find that the perfect way to style a hat is with a pair of high waisted shorts and a neutral colored semi-dressy top.

 This outfit is great for a not-to-hot-not-to-cold summer day out with friends, or even just a chill day at home.

My outfit consisted of a grey fedora with black, red and brown feathers from H&M, a white Forever 21 button-up dress shirt,  A pair of black Forever 21 high waisted shorts and my favorite black strappy sandals, again Forever 21. (Do you sense the recurring theme here?)

Bisous, 

Emily & Liana (Limly)