Hey everyone! Hope you all are surviving the work week! My closet is in an awkward phase. With that, my relationship with my clothes is in disarray. I didn’t feel the urge to wear anything. Nothing inspired me. Here’s my predicament. On one hand, I don’t want to keep wearing the same things repeatedly. I’ve mixed and matched pieces as much as I can and it’s becoming redundant. On the other hand, I don’t want to make it a habit if buying clothes for the hell of it. My wardrobe is huge. I’m just at an awkward place emotionally and my indecisiveness is spewing into my style.  Today, as a subconscious expression of my inner style conflict, I wore this neutral outfit. 

We all go through periods of disconnect with out wardrobes particularly when were having a difficult time figuring out our own selves. 

My lipgloss was poppin’! Because my outfit was so neutral, I wore this plum luster gloss by Maybelline. All of my life I was taught and told what I couldn’t do because I have dark skin. “You can’t wear that color lipstick!” “Darkskinned women can’t wear these brighter shades, stick to dark, deep colors…..” 

Finally I reached a point in my life where I realized that God gave me breath and free will to live for myself. He made my body mine. I can wear whatever shade I want. Of course, I want it to be complimentary but only for my liking. 

I received compliments today on this lipgloss. Purchasing it was definitely a step out of my comfort zone but I’m glad I did it!  

Interestingly, I found power in my neutrality. I Made a statement without speaking. That’s what style is all about. Stop letting people tell you what you can’t do. 

Outfit Details

Boyfriend/ Oversized sweater/ Old Navy, Rouched Shirt- Coldwater Creek

Pants- given to me

Shoes- details in previous posts

Lipgloss- Plum Luster- color 120 

Until next time

-Nora