Huge Spring Haul| Building My Spring Capsule Wardrobe
Todays video I am showing the items that I have been picking up over the last 6 weeks from Topshop, Asos, Zara and many more, to add to my Spring Capsule Wardrobe.
I still really enjoy practicing the whole Capsule Wardrobe malarkey. If anything I have found that it has helped me to spend less and really hone down my style, to the point that I need less and less clothes. In this fast pace life where you feel you always have to be onto the next thing, it is really refreshing to not have to keep up with that because you become content with what you have and can then spend your money on other things.
I have mentioned before in a previous post why we made the decision last year that we were not going to waste our hard earned money on just STUFF. We wanted to spend our money on experiences instead with our family, hence that was one of the reasons why we went to Florida this year. We had got so caught up over the last 5 years doing our old house up, that we had forgotten what it was like to go on a real family holiday where we had such a relaxing time together. It made such a change where normally everyday we are all going our separate ways and may only see each other at mealtimes. When you are forced to spend 24/7 together, it is so easy to forget that we really do enjoy our time together.
Have you had tried the Capsule Wardrobe mind set yet? I would highly recommend having a go. If you want to save money, or you always want to have something to wear that you love in your wardrobe. If you do decide to have a go let me know in the comments below. Look out in the next few videos where I will be re-styling some of the items that I bought in this haul.
All items that have been mentioned are down below. Some I haven’t been able to but have put a similar link in its place.
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Items Mentioned
Coach Card Holder Mini Skinny id case
DKNY Bryant Medium Box Crossbody Bag
Nike Sportswear (sorry couldnt find any links)
ZARA Spotty Leotard Top Cant find it on the website similar
Structured Shirt (Cant Find It)
Stripe Jogger Trousers https://www.zara.com/uk/en/jogging-tr…
Checked skirt similar https://www.zara.com/uk/en/search?sea…
Floral Pencil Skirt https://www.zara.com/uk/en/floral-pri…
Basic Black Skirt https://www.zara.com/uk/en/pencil-ski…
Zara Bag Not available
Re Styling 5 Items From My Winter Capsule Wardrobe
New Beginnings
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
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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5 Autumn/Fall Outfits Inspiration Over 5 Days
The Only Shade Of Red You Will Need This Autumn
If you remember at the beginning of last year seeing all over Instagram the Bella Freud stunning Red 1970 Jumper. The colour of red was very striking, and was complementary against the stone wash high waisted jeans. The only down side was the price tag, a whopping £290!!!. For some thats a reasonable amount to ask for a jumper, and in some ways it is as its made with Merino wool which is the finest and softest wool of all time. Saying that I cannot bring myself to spend that kind of money on a jumper. There was no need to fear because at some point the highstreet fashion gods heard my cry and BAM!! New Look brought out this champion of a Jumper that I am wearing today. Now granted it does not say 1970 on it, but what it does have is the hue of red that is so on point this season and is SUPER flattering for all skin tones. What I am focusing on today is this Beautiful blue toned red that is in all the shops. When worn on your top half, it sharpens the whites of your eyes to make them sparkle and why not also match your lipstick to your top and you will have the sparkly-list gnashers in town!.
Everyone needs a RED knit of some kind in their Autumn Wardrobe, so I have pick out some of the best on the high street right now for you.
My outfit ZARA Jacquard Blazer(last season)|New Look Red Jumper (sold out)|Topshop Mom Jeans| Topshop courts(soldout) Similar
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Capsule Wardrobe| Re-Styling Most Worn Items From Summer To Autumn
Why I Quit Instagram
Today is a bit of a personal post for me, but I felt it was about time to share. After watching Sophia Hilton from Not another salon’s ranting about how Instagram is ruining people’s real life expectations (If you haven’t seen it check it out here.) It got me thinking that she has hit the nail on the head the way social media has created lives, that we are finding impossible to reach. If you have been following our blog for a while and remember when I had a blog called Naybeautymua, you would of known that I really, really liked Instagram at the beginning. With its right there, right now captured moments, when no one cared about filters and themes it seemed such an innocent platform. On a good day I was receiving anything up to 350 Likes (I know thats not ground breaking) and my followers were growing steadily, there was a real sense of community and I enjoyed the engagement. The time I was spending Liking and commenting to keep the engagement up was exhausting! I would post twice a day to keep up. It all came to ahead when I wanted to take some time away to have a holiday and not use my phone at all. I found it hard, I felt like I was missing out and realized then, it was time to take a step back. I was so scared of losing engagement, if I didnt like everyone’s post or comment right there and then, then what would happen?.
Then Instagram introduced the dreaded InstaStories and the dreaded Algorithm, there was so much more to keep up with and to watch. Every good Blogger knows you need your social media platforms to raise awareness of your blog so people read it, and brands in turn want to work with you because you have the following. But what people dont tell you is Blogging is a 24hr, 7 days a week kind of job, if you want to be successful. Then on Easter weekend on Twitter, where many well known bloggers were outed for buying followers or likes. What ensued, with others jumping on the band wagon, it left a bad taste in my mouth and I realized everything you could be working for could all go in one night. With Insta becoming more annoying, all you read on twitter feeds is constant moaning from fellow bloggers (and rightly so) about engagement. I wish all bloggers could unite and just boycott Instagram, as it is not a fair platform any more. I decided for my own mental health, to completely unplug. I took a month off social media. I discussed my feelings with my husband and he suggested why not put all my efforts into our hair salon business instead. I change my handle, to our salon business and stopped engaging so much, and just posted when I had a new blog post or hair and makeup look to share. When I checked my statics I found that my main referring sites was not Instagram and that it was only no.4. so would I really notice a difference?.
So, what has been the consequences of my actions?. This was back in February, 6 months down the road now. Within a month my followers dropped (only a few hundred) and my likes dropped, 6 months down the line Im lucky if I get to 100 likes per post and my PR work has dried up a little, but to be fair its become more manageable balancing with my other job (Makeup Artist) and a full time mother to three kiddies. I will still blog, I found it relaxing and I love reading blogs, but I just dont put the same importance on it as I used to. I feel happier and more content for it. Its giving me more head space to create better content, and I figure at some point people who like what you do will find you and enjoy it, as long as you are enjoying it thats the main thing. So, come on sack the numbers and just keep creating good content for you.
I have rambled on enough, and it feels good to off load. Just a quickie about my standard uniform ATM. White shirt and Mom jeans what more could you ask for! What are your thoughts about Instagram? Would you give it up? Let me know below in the comments.
White Shirt COS Similar | Next Mom Jeans (old) Similar | Shoes Topshop Nude Mary Janes
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