Wear stacks of silver bracelets & cuffs & channel Kate Lanphear (Style Director of US Elle). Dry roses by hanging them from your ceiling. Clean your make-up brushes! Use gentle shampoo & lay them down to dry. Not using brushes to apply your make-up? Start! Make a photographic collage of all your old lovers & […]
Separate your planner or journal into sections. Mine, for example, has each day split into 3 parts: iCiNG, social & personal. For some reason, putting each actionable item under a heading makes everything much more manageable. I learned this trick from my friend Livia, who is very clever! Her day is split into 5 sections: […]
Diana Vreeland chilling at International Playgirl HQ / John & Yoko Buy strange, sparkly, clunky pieces of costume jewellery & hang them from the push-pins you already have in place holding up pictures or prints. They serve as a kind of fabulous impromptu frame. Make a regular midnight snack date with someone who makes […]
Learn to love where you’re from — your family, your neighbourhood, your school, your city, your country, your planet. Just before you get out of the shower, take a deep breath, mentally prep yourself, & quickly flick the tap to cold. Let it blast you, then turn it off & get out. Every time I […]
Write yourself a report card. School was rough for everyone, so forget all those old vindictive teachers who always commented that you’d be so wonderful if “you applied yourself” or went on & on about your “potential”. (Who wants to harness their potential in geography class?!) Think about the things that are important to you […]
Download Poladroid, drag your favourite photos into it to create polaroids, then make yourself a huge wallpaper featuring all your best people, moments & places! Buy something with sequins on it in preparation for the holiday season. Issue yourself a Twitter challenge! Try using only song lyrics to express yourself; write all your tweets in […]
Photos by & of my beautiful friend Chloe. Take a photo of yourself looking really, really happy. Bonus points: link to it in the comments! (Here’s my submission.) Change the way you walk. It seems like a little thing, but it can make a huge difference. I had a friend who used to bounce up […]
If you’re in America, buy enough pairs of hallowe’en pyjamas to last you the rest of the year. If you’re not, have a friendly American buy some for you! Try a Lush toner tab: fill a bowl with hot water, drop the tab in, place your face over the steam & cover your head with […]
Buy yourself a bunch of flowers which complement your hair.
Buy teeny figurines & decorate your plate with them. Plant an army man on top of your potato, put a monster in your porridge & bury the smallest matryoshka nesting doll inside a pile of fries. Write pornographic haiku on napkins at restaurants. Come up with some new birthday traditions — like a colourful photoshoot, […]
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