It dawned on me the other day that I look a lot cuter when I'm not
at work. Too bad
my co workers will never know the magnitude of my true hotness.
It's not exactly a corporate or fashion forward type of environment. If you are an administrator you might wear Ann Taylor suiting and dresses but other then that most of my co workers don't. I've never had to wear a suit to work thank goodness, so I don't even own one. The style of dress ranges from tennis shoes and jeans to slacks, suits and dresses. The age range is anywhere from 20's to 60's. We don't have an official dress code. I mean, there is the moral code of not wanting to look like a ragamuffin at work but overall, it really is left to our own discretion to wear what is appropriate. There is little to no face to face interaction with anyone outside my office. I see the same people every day. I sit inside an air conditioned office for about 9 hours staring at computer screens and most of the time don't even go outside. And then I go home. So what's to get all beautified for? I'd rather spend the extra time in the morning scrolling through Instagram and Twitter feeds thinking about getting out of bed instead. I don't think I have to look "done up" to present a professional image and I'm comfortable with my appearance without make up.
There is some cross over, but my more conservative work outfits are less exciting then my non work ones. Monday through Wednesday I wear my favorite chino type pants that I get from J.C. Penny's or slacks from The Limited and Express. I try not to wear any pants that are too bright or skinny delicious on those days. I pair them with casual tops or button ups and cardigans. I do casual Friday AND casual Thursday just because I can. Those days I'm in colored denim or blue jeans and cute tops. I like my casual clothes way more and I hate ironing. I live in flats.
And then there is the
face. I feel like I used to care a lot more, but somewhere along the
way it stopped mattering so much. I've never been a big make up person anyways. There was a time that I never showed up to work without at least blush and a colored
lip gloss which I keep in my purse and put on in the car on the way there.
About a year ago I stopped doing that every day. I even show up to work totally bare faced. The horror. It feels like too much effort to do it every day before 7am. When I do feel like wearing make up for work it's just my 5 minute
face with the basic fixings. I really don't see the point of any more then that. Unless I have plans directly AFTER work. Sometimes I have to whip out the flat iron but the hair is basically get up and go.
It's not exactly a corporate or fashion forward type of environment. If you are an administrator you might wear Ann Taylor suiting and dresses but other then that most of my co workers don't. I've never had to wear a suit to work thank goodness, so I don't even own one. The style of dress ranges from tennis shoes and jeans to slacks, suits and dresses. The age range is anywhere from 20's to 60's. We don't have an official dress code. I mean, there is the moral code of not wanting to look like a ragamuffin at work but overall, it really is left to our own discretion to wear what is appropriate. There is little to no face to face interaction with anyone outside my office. I see the same people every day. I sit inside an air conditioned office for about 9 hours staring at computer screens and most of the time don't even go outside. And then I go home. So what's to get all beautified for? I'd rather spend the extra time in the morning scrolling through Instagram and Twitter feeds thinking about getting out of bed instead. I don't think I have to look "done up" to present a professional image and I'm comfortable with my appearance without make up.
There is some cross over, but my more conservative work outfits are less exciting then my non work ones. Monday through Wednesday I wear my favorite chino type pants that I get from J.C. Penny's or slacks from The Limited and Express. I try not to wear any pants that are too bright or skinny delicious on those days. I pair them with casual tops or button ups and cardigans. I do casual Friday AND casual Thursday just because I can. Those days I'm in colored denim or blue jeans and cute tops. I like my casual clothes way more and I hate ironing. I live in flats.
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| NO make up, NO filter, NO problem |
I don't think I look bad. Typically
anyways, unless I'm running on hardly any sleep or it's the day after
an annoyingly mid week holiday. Yes, I'm talking about you 4th of July 2013. If I'm in an outfit that I feel good in
and well groomed that works for me. And earrings. For some odd reason I
feel naked without earrings and I get bummed out for a second when I realize I forgot them. I wear the same necklace everyday. It rarely comes off. Outside of work I put in more effort with make up and styling my outfits. I get to wear fun things that won't cut it even in our casual
office environment and I enjoy taking the extra step with make up to feel extra pretty. I'm not a glamour girl. Unless we are going out out out I'm still not wearing a lot make up but I will wear a little more and switch up the jewelry. I'm more motivated to take those extra steps on weekends when I'm on MY TIME enjoying life with friends and family and
doing things that I want and when I'm just schlepping around doing errands lately, I just rock the glasess and don't even bother putting in my contacts. I'm not going out like the people of Walmart but I'm definitely not going to get done up. And if I run into someone I know from work or elsewhere? Who cares. Since I don't wear a lot of make up anyways I don't look all that much different.
So have I really let myself go? I mean, is this where it starts? One day you stop wearing make up on the daily and the next you are shopping in the ugly Missy section at Macy's and leaving the house with pink rollers in your hair. I'm not quite there yet so I'm going to go with no. As much as I wish I was more glam...it's just not me. I'm going to call it settling into my casual self and not caring what anybody around me thinks of it instead and I'm finding it to be very liberating.
So have I really let myself go? I mean, is this where it starts? One day you stop wearing make up on the daily and the next you are shopping in the ugly Missy section at Macy's and leaving the house with pink rollers in your hair. I'm not quite there yet so I'm going to go with no. As much as I wish I was more glam...it's just not me. I'm going to call it settling into my casual self and not caring what anybody around me thinks of it instead and I'm finding it to be very liberating.
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