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Round Up 2017
I thought it would be good to round up 2017. It has been a eventful year which I think most of us can testify too. The beginning of the year started off to a anxious start with a serious illness in my family. I dont talk much on here about my home life, but I do feel when it begins to spill into my work life its good to just clarify things. In contrast, My blog was really taking off and I felt I was finally being heard. If I’m honest though, I was not happy. Any Bloggers reading this will sympathize, It is hard work blogging if you want to do it professionally. I felt I was putting so much effort into keeping up to date with all social media, uploading videos, blog posts, working part time at our salon, oh yeah, and being a full time mum. I constantly felt overwhelmed and that I was giving only a little bit of myself to everything and that I was spreading myself so thinly, that I wasn’t succeeding in anything.
“We invest so much of our time into strangers liking or not liking the content we put out.”
It all came to ahead in February, when after a family holiday and I wanted to take a week off the internet. I came back feeling refreshed, revitalized, but only to find out that a week away, a lot had change!. My engagement had gone REALLY down!! Instagram algorithms had kicked in and you were penalized if you did not engage for a few days. All that effort I had been putting in, one week away and your pictures begin not to be as well received. How frustrating! This is a common theme in Social media world, it made me realize that if I dont slow things down, I would loose my sanity. We invest so much of our time into strangers liking or not liking the content we put out. I decided instead of keep moaning about it, to take decisive action. I chatted to my husband my concerns, and he really wanted me to join forces with him and put all my effort into our salon website/Social Media. I took three weeks off and worked on renaming all social media handles and redesigning our website. It made sense to join forces with my dearly beloved to help more with our salon workload as a team.
In March 2017 We re-launched as HallStyling. It made sense to collaborate, as my content had begin to visit different realms and Naybeautymua just didn’t fit with me anymore. Over the last few months, I have honed down our content to just twice a week, and I have varied our content from makeup and hair tutorials, to starting the Capsule Wardrobe series. Producing vlogs and outfit ideas to help share mine and Richards expertise.
Going forward, I will be introducing a more New series to our YouTube channel. I really enjoy making videos the most, and although it has a small growth, I feel I will always be a slow burner on YouTube. I believe over time it will grow. I just dont want to be a “cookie cutter” Youtuber producing content that appeal to masses to get the subscribers. I am aiming to do a chatty vlog style Monday Makeup, which I will upload on a Tuesday. It will be between 5-10 mins of me putting on my makeup and chatting about New products and how they are performing. I want to concentrate on putting out content thats not stuffy and over edited with lights and a soup-up camera, abit more casual approach. I will still be doing outfit posts as they do get the most views on our blog, but I will be looking at the more practical side of it. Outfit diaries, How to Style is what I am looking at more to produce this year. I want people to find our content helpful, yet entertaining.
I have come to terms that I will never be a successful blogger and I am o.k with that. I have seen first hand how much it costs trying to be at the top. I just cannot give that much of myself, I just do not think its balanced way of living. For me, my motto has always been, ‘I work to live’ and I want to be able to balance everything I would like to achieve. There is so much more to life than Work, work, work, but as long as I create content that I enjoy and that hopefully you guys enjoy, thats the only thing that matters.
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Shop My Look
Unfortunately, having a capsule wardrobe some the items I am wearing are not available to buy. Do not fret, I have scoured the internet to find similar pieces so you can create your own unique look. Enjoy!!
Winter Topshop Haul,Try On and Planning|Winter Capsule Wardrobe | Hallstyling
The Perfect Coat For Winter
Winter Coat Everyone Needs.
Its been a while since I wrote a outfit post. These photos and another outfit post, have been on my camera for some time now. I just haven’t felt inspired to write anything, until yesterday, when we had the first -1c figures for this Winter. I broke out this Navy Puffer coat from Zara(sold out) Similar. Its been sat in my wardrobe since I did this photo shoot back in October, because it has not been cold enough to wear it, until now!. A puffer or quilted coat as some call it, I believe, has a place in everyone’s wardrobe. Whether you are a Mum on the School run, going to the gym or on your Sunday afternoon walk this coat fits into anyone’s life. Who doesn’t want to feel wrapped up in something that feels like their duvet, to give them some comfort with these really cold days that we are now having.
This coat comes with a WARNING though. A Puffer coat can be a tricky item to pull off, get it wrong and you can end up looking like a Michelin man!. In this post, I have been careful to get these proportions right and I think of pulled it off!!. I have paired this with a Metallic crew neck Jumper from Marks and Spencer(SOLD OUT) Similar, a Black Levi Skinny 711 and High Ankle boots from Zara (Similar) to make sure that it balances well. I have also worn this coat with a pair of Stan Smiths or Converse Hi tops which also work well too.
There are so many Puffer Coats on the market at the moment, that you are really spoilt for choice. Here are some of my favorites.
I hope this gives you abit of inspiration and to give the Puffer Coat a try if you haven’t before.
Styling a Midi Skirt
If you have had your eyes peeled for the latest trends you will know that you can not escape two things, 1. Checks are everywhere 2. And so is the colour RED. That being said Midi skirts crept in last season and have given no signs of leaving any time soon. If you have been reading our blog for a while, you will know I could not give two hoots on whats on trend, but more if that item suits my figure. For me, my style is always evoling, because I am a emotional dresser! In the morning depending on my mood, and what I am doing that day, dictates to what colour and style I will adopt for that day. I always want to push my boundaries to never get bored of my capsule wardrobe and for me trying out different styles and making them work for my figure is what its about. The Midi skirt has wangled its way into my capsule wardrobe. Today I have styled it with a soft, snuggly Jumper from George@ASDA Simple! The colours really complement each other, and when it gets a bit more chilly I will add a pair of black tights to keep warm.
This Checked Midi Skirt is from Zara and is quite a thick material which is great for the upcoming cold winter we are expecting. It has three large buttons down the side and splits at a more modest level. Im looking forward over the next weeks seeing what this skirt will also work well in my wardrobe. Im in the process of creating a video on ‘Shopping my wardrobe’ where I will be re-working keys pieces from my wardrobe to get some fresh ideas on new outfits without spending a penny!. Around November time I start to get itchy feet or hands should I say, as I start to get a bit bored of the new items I added at the end of august, but I dont need to buy anything new so there is the tug of war I have. I am determined not be sucked in by all this fast fashion and overspending on things when it is not necessary. I feel in the blogger world that we can be the worst for this. With PR brands throwing their latest items to try, its hard to strike the balance. Sorry about the rant I think this is subject I might leave for another blog post!
Red Jumper ASDA|Checked Midi Skirt|SimilarAnkle Boots Topshop
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