So in my hunt to "look the part" for my career goals, I've had to find a few solutions to the issues that have, historically, kept me from accomplishing that. First and foremost has been a VERY limited clothing budget - even Target was typically too "expensive" for more than the occasional shirt. So my hunt for a good location to find clothing began.
I already new about Marshall's where I had found great deals in the past, but they were sometimes hit and miss on pricing - and I needed something up-to-date. I also needed something professional, so that also narrowed my possibilities. Add in that I have longish arms and legs, skirt would solve the pants issues, but jackets - not so much.
Taking some tips from coworkers who shopped locally I took my first trip into H&M. Here I found some great deals, and also found some jackets in the colors I wanted and best of all, they actually fit great right off the rack! Double bonus! For less than $120 I got a jacket, skirt and a couple tops to layer underneath. They fit great, and definitely helped me look the part!
Next was some shoes and a few more layering top possibilities. This led me to try Forever 21. I had never been in there before, either. Oh, was I missing out! Although some of their clothing is definitely way to "young" for me, there was still a very large selection that, pieced together with the right items, could look very professional, or just cute and "put together" on a relaxed day. I found lots of great deals on layering tops and items that I could pair with a suit or jeans depending on the occasion.
Finally I was left with the little touches, like nails and hair. Hair, well, only so much I can do with that. Picked up a few items that will help me hold my "still a tad too short" hair back, and then moved on to nails. Now, I'm HARD on my nails - so painting them isn't very reasonable - #1, I'm likely to have at least one or two that are broken off way shorter than the others, and that's if I've recently filed them to remove dings and nicks. Plus, I'd have to paint them every-single-day, maybe could do every other day if I was lucky. Right now, I simply don't have time for that! So, after reading some online reviews, decided to give the Impress Nails a try....well, I'm impressed! Like I said, I'm tough on nails. These were super easy to put on (my only wish is that the sizes were separated rather than all thrown in together), they have held up for almost an entire week, they were comfortable, looked great and lasted. The length was perfect, too. I put them on last Wednesday, this is Monday and they are all still on and looking good - about the only issue after this long is a few of my nails are starting to grow out so they're about due to be redone. Not the cheapest thing at $8/pop, but if something little like that can make that huge of a difference, I'm all for it! Being quick and easy to put on, plus not ruining my real nails, plus lasting a full week even with as hard as I am on nails - total win!
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