Style Tips -- 3rd October 2007
[ 3 October 2007 ]
If you don’t own a full-length mirror yet, buy one! But most importantly, make sure it is sitting square, either on a couple of raised boxes or hung on the wall. I realised the other day that because my mirror is tilted backward — so I can see my entire body — it also makes me look disproportionately large from the hips down!
Remember to say “please” & “thank you”. It seems so elementary but is easily forgotten, & nobody likes an urchin! Charm is back.
Start buying magnificent hats (wide-brimmed, casual, sun, cocktail, ushanka) & brooches (cameo, floral, crystal, bronze). Wear them with simple outfits to tart them up & add some pizazz.
Decide to spend some time lying down, reading magazines & eating exotic fruit (passionfruit, mango, papaya, guava).
Go to the hairdresser just to have your hair washed & blown dry. The head massage is always the best bit of a haircut, & this way you don’t have to deal with the trauma of it being too short or making you look like something from Little Shop Of Horrors!
Stop underestimating & underselling yourself NOW.
Listen to more Fleetwood Mac.
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala
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Mmmm, Fleetwood Mac. Good stuff.
I need a full length mirror DESPERATELY. I used to have one and it made life so much easier, but we moved and I have to leave it behind. Also I agree with saying please and thank you. Its abominable how many people ignore this rule in etiquette.
I had two full length mirrors when I was licing with my parents but since we moved out and down to melbourne I haven’t been able to cart one home but I really really really need to invest time into dragging one home on the train from the city… I’m breaking our toilet by standing on it to see in our medicine cabinet mirror how my pants look…ugh!
Gala I also want to ask you a career question.
...i…on the other hand am working for a funeral finance company!!! I don’t know how I ended up here, I failed maths badly and am in love with painting and graphics as well as web design! I am at a loss as to how to get back on trackHow do I not get stuck in jobs that do not interest me in the slightest? You seem to be doing what you love
Ooh! Time for delicious mango & passionfruit smoothies!
I cannot understand why common courtesy suddenly vanishes in a public environment such as a shopping centre. It’s like people suddenly become primitive beings only capable of clawing their way through crowds and grunting instead of saying ‘Excuse me’ and ‘Thank you’. Whatever happened to manners?! I think we should campaign to bring them back!
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“Stop underestimating & underselling yourself NOW.”
Gosh, I so needed to hear that! Thank you, Gala! :)
Wow… it just never really occurred to me that having my mirror propped against the wall might be what is making my hips/thighs look bigger (which they are; that is where I carry my “extra”, but still!!). lol. Shall put hanging it on the wall at top priority! :)
Yay for wearing brooches!!!
And Yay for Fleetwood Mac! I love Stevie Nicks’ aesthetic. sigh
good advice missy, i have been dealing with some really NASTY bloggers on my blog today and i was so upset but coming here brightened my day. i love you lots! x
“Stop underestimating & underselling yourself NOW.”
Best tip! This is something I often need to be reminded to do. Thank you x
kelly I totally agree! i’ve been stuck in call centres for years, good money of course but how can i enjoy my money when im working all the time and don’t even enjoy it?!
I have tried for other jobs plenty of times but ‘lack of experience’ (how does one get experience without being given the opportunity!!?!) meant i was useless to them.
x
Oooh Fleetwood Mac – my ultimate stress relief music. Stevie makes me feel happy and relaxed :)
I like your tip for brooches and hats. I shall make that my new mission. Thanks Gala! (note to self – harass Mum into clearing out her jewellery case…)
Kx
the thing i love about iCiNG is that you take a holisitic approach. in the same post as saying big hats are good times, you put in a positive message in terms of self esteem.
this rules, thank you.
NATASJA- I totally feel your pain. it took me a long time to work up to a job where i didn’t have to get down and do all the dirty jobs. i started off in a pizza hut cleaning toilets and vaccuuming. But all that experience makes you a better person. I think we both just have to remember not to let it comsume us! working is not everything, (although is sure does seem like it).
I suppose it’s how we look at it. don’t let it drag you down it’s not who you are!
Also gala is ever watching :P check out her new post
I love this! I love your little tips to make life more cheerful and interesting. Fleetwood Mac are my favourite band ever and not enough people our age understand how damn good they are for dancing around the house to!
Keep the style tips coming, girl!
Great tip about hats! I love wearing them. They’re just so fun. My latest post just happens to be my hat collection.
Check it out at:
http://www.allaboutappearances.info/its-a-say-something-hat-day/
great tips :D
i have just left a dead end job i hated, now working in IT and enjoying it good jobs do come along in the end. just got to work on the clothes now then il be set. I have loads of hats but i have just moved in with my boyfriend and they are all at my parents house in the loft packed away :(
hugs Vikx
Ah, so that’s why I think I’m hip heavy! Great tips, Gala. I particularly liked number 2 about remembering your ps and qs. I have consciously cultivated elegant manners in myself and in my children, as I believe there is no real excuse for bad manners, and I genuinely think that people treat you better if you remain polite. Just yesterday, an elderly gentleman complimented me on my well-mannered children. It seems like such a small thing, but it really can make all the difference to someone’s day :-)
omg! this list could have been written by me! Except for the Fleetwood Mac part (i have never heard them but now i want to) this list is so so close to my list of things that keep me happy – i have two full length mirrors in my room and a narrow one on the floor so i can look at my shoes =D
p.s. lying around, reading magazines and eating exotic fruit on the BEACH watching HOT SURFERS is my happy place
Batopus — You love them too! Eeee! I bought their greatest hits a couple of years ago & tortured my boyfriend with it, but after a couple of days he was singing along to it too…
poison apple my dear? — You should deeeefinitely get one. If you go to a huge shop like a Walmart/K-Mart/Target etc., you can usually buy them for less than $20, & they are worth their weight in gold.
Kelly — Buy one, buy one, buy one! It will change your life. Okay, slight exaggeration, but it is so worth it! & in response to your question, you need to start valuing yourself enough to not settle for bad jobs. But luckily for you, I wrote an article on this months ago… http://galadarling.com/article/i-dont-know-what-to-do-with-my-life ! Good luck!
Pants — Your comment reminds me of the Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory! http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 ;D
Casey — It’s where I carry my extra too, but there’s no point in distorting the image so it looks even worse than it actually is! We should be trying to do ourselves a favour, not a disservice! Smooch!
Brittany — Yes, I love brooches! I don’t have anywhere near enough, though… I guess that’s what markets (& Ebay) are for!
tiny donna — Just remember, other people’s comments are not about you :> It’s their stuff! Let them have it! Don’t shoulder it, it doesn’t help you in any way whatsoever. Kisses!
Melisa — Happy to help, lovely ;>
Kristy J — Ooh, mother’s jewellery boxes are always such a great treasure trove! I used to go to my grandmother’s house for a couple of weeks over the school holidays, & we would go looking for “treasures”, which meant she would load me up with all the rings, necklaces, dolls, sequins & jewels she didn’t want anymore. Such good times.
bluebird — Thank you for your support, darling!
Iris — Hee, I know you like them, so I decided to do another one! Glad you enjoyed it.
amypalko — Being polite is so important! I can’t think of anything more off-putting than a rude person. & it’s not like table manners, where some people don’t know about it, saying please & thank you is easy!
jess_xox — You should start listening to them, it makes for wonderful summer music. & your beach plans sound amazing, I intend on doing that too!
Just wanted to drop in a poke and a happy thankyou…
You brighten my day, thanks.
Oh, you also inspired me to have the guts to get a haircut I have wanted for ever so long…
Also quick question: I’m completely obsessed with music, any idea’s on the best way to wear a band shirt without looking like a boy, or like I just rolled outta bed and threw on whatever I stumbled across?
Would be ever so helpful!
Love you lots, like vodka shots!
Heehee, two of my closest friends (one of whom I’ve linked here before, so she might be reading this) are absolutely obsessed with Fleetwood Mac (and, Brittany, the Stevie aesthetic), so I know all about them without really having had a chance to decide if I like them (FM, not my friends). At the moment I do. I have the Greatest Hits too, and a few other songs I’ve been sent (THREE VERSIONS of Edge of Seventeen, which is Stevie solo. I didn’t ask for three versions. Not even a little bit :P).
I usually have a long mirror but I’ve just moved house and then into my (fabulous!) new attic bedroom and am making do with a small, spotted mirror balanced on the basin in the bathroom! All will soon be rectified, however.
I normally have a mortal fear of hairdressers, but am going in tomorrow to get a fringe cut and my hair trimmed! All in preparation for dying it purple, which I figured there was no point doing when all my split ends had split ends.
“Stop underestimating & underselling yourself NOW.”
I needed to hear that too. Lately I’ve been doing that and it’s taking its toll on me.
You’re spot on with the head massage bit. I always let a hairdresser do my hair for that reason alone. The feeling is just amazing.
And also the Fleetwood Mac. My mom and I both love Fleetwood Mac so there’s no shortage of love for that band in our household. Which reminds me I need to buy some of their albums.
“The head massage is always the best bit of a haircut…”
That was one of the first things I learned in beauty school a few months ago! Haha.
Charm is back? & it should never leave..
i finally got a full length mirror yesterday! god, what a difference!
hmmm…i always eat those exotic fruits!! :)
“Stop underestimating & underselling yourself NOW.”
really, really, really, really good tip!! my friend is really having an underestimating issue…no matter how i try she’s won’t believe me!
thank you!!!
xoxo
Syph — Aww, thank you! Hee! How does your new haircut look?! Hmm, band t-shirts… Buying ones that fit is a good first step, the oversized boy ones are pretty hard to work with! Even the ones that fit tend to be pretty big (loose sleeves & super-long), so play up the proportion by wearing something short or close-fitting on your bottom half. You can also try modifying the shirt, but I can’t sew so that is not at ALL my forte!
Roo — Fleetwood Mac is so great, it’s perfect summer music really!
E. Black — Hee, glad to hear that what I’m writing is resonating with you! ;>
[a} — Tell me about it!
natasja — YAY FOR YOU!!!
Cruella — Ahh, it’s something she needs to learn for herself… She’ll get there eventually!