“Comfy, Cozy or no cloth-sey”

What are you wearing during the quarantining?

We’ve entered week 3 of the “stay at home” order, things are slowly changing and I’m adjusting to the new normal. On day one of week one, I thought ok, I got this. Being a true Libra I started to organize myself and make lists of important items to take self care of. I got my gel nail polish removed and filed down my nails, went for one last brow wax before I took it on myself, got my hair braided, made a grocery list, cleaned out my home office and got us all on schedules, made a fitness regimen and facetime/imessage chat schedule to keep up with my folks abroad while we are at home…. Now I can relax.

Well I wasn’t prepared for what relax meant in a wardrobe sense. It went something like this.

Week 1, Day 1: still cute hair pulled back in a pony tail, #nikewomen cotton sweats on with crop top and socks
Day 2: pool day – pulled out a Minka BLue bikini and cover up and later an ankle length sun dress
Day 3 – 5: Hair finally braided before the lock down and confused on what is now considered cozy
Day 6: Day Pajamas to Night Pajamas
Day 7 was when I realized I didn’t have a plan to stay comfortable and cute

I know that staying cute is the least of our worries during this time but for some people depression or anxiety kicks in hard, emotions are heightened and self confidence is being challenged. It’s important to find ways to settle and stay in control of our mental health through this period. So the occasional dress up routine is just one way of coping.

Here are a few ways you can jazz up your wardrobe and mood during this quarantine period.

Instead of wearing bonnets and head clothes, alternate with turbans, head scarves and head bands.
make the lips pop with some colored or flavored lip gloss
I often add a touch of vaseline to my eye lids for extra glow (it also helps to moisten and brighten dark lids)
pick out at least 1 day of the week to get dolled up for yourself – the inside edition
put out day and night pj’s , make sure the day ones are cute enough to feel sexy but cozy enough to take a zoom meeting
Find 3 basic bottoms and 3 cute tops and alternate wearing them
change your earrings out every few days
Fix your hair. Either get braids done or braid down your hair yourself so you won’t have to fix it every day. Keep it tied down at night for a fresh look in the morning and don’t forget to lay those edges.