EMBRACING MY IMPERFECTIONS

As someone who is fiercely independent and ambitious, I can be quite hard on myself sometimes. Over the past few years, however, my experiences have taught me to embrace my imperfections in order to ensure that I'm always moving forward and evolving towards being the very best version of myself. I've never really felt the need to idolise those in the public eye - not bloggers, celebrities or even my favorite artists.  I realised from an early age that "all that glitters is not gold". I mean who airs their dirty laundry on social media anyway?! You may have also realised by how often  talk with admiration and pride about my brothers and my parents. They are and always have been my greatest source of inspiration, but this doesn't mean I’ve never experienced the feeling of not being good enough plague and cloud my motivation to succeed. Quite the contrary. It took a few years to silence those negative voices and channel who I am, to ensure I am always on the right track for where I'd like to be.

HOW TO STYLE THE OVERSIZED DENIM JACKET

Here I am wearing the same denim jacket I've been wearing a lot lately. I've already sung its praises on my Instagram and my BASIC WARDROBE STAPLES | STYLE video on my YouTube. My mum bought this jacket for me when I was in my early teens, in the hope that I "would grow into it". Finally in my twenties, the jacket is still oversized and I can't seem to stop wearing it these days, which I actually find amusing considering how much I never liked it when she bought it. It's funny how things change as we grow up isn't it?!

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FASHIONABLE DENIM THAT FLATTERS YOUR FIGURE

Classic blue jeans will always remain a yearlong style staple, so it’s important to find ones that do your body some good. It is important to remember that there is no perfect body type and each shape has its own styling advantages. The key is to show off our best assets and divert the attention from areas of insecurity. As women it’s vital to love our bodies and part of that process is knowing how to properly style your individual body type.

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