Spring clean

It's at around this time of year that our wardrobes begins to not quite cut it. It's getting warmer and more humid, yet it can still be rainy and miserable. It's time to clear out your winter pieces and get ready for the long hot summer and if you're anything like me, it is the very worst time of year! I overheat, burn, become drowsy and can't wear my favourite items anymore.

But it's not all bad..

Change of season is a great excuse to clear out your wardrobe and start afresh.

It's also a great time to give yourself a mini-makeover, new trends are hitting the shops, maybe it's time for a new style or look? I just chopped off all my hair ready for the summer heat, requires minimum effort so I don't have to sweat under the heat of my curling tongs or straightning irons!

Most importantly, change of season is the best because it's time to hit the shops! but be careful, it's easy to go crazy and buy up everything you see but this is not the way to do it.

Follow these steps for a successful and sensible (yucky word I know but so important to avoid you wasting your pennies) shopping trip.


1. Clean out your closet

Rid yourself of all the clothes that you never wear or are sick of. If you don't like wearing something you won't feel good in it so get it out of your wardrobe or it will just confuse you everytime you're getting dressed.

Move your winter pieces to the back of your wardrobe or invest in some of those air tight bags and store them under your bed.

A great way of organising your wardrobe is to employ a stylist, not only do they know what suits your body, they don't have the emotional attachment to the clothes like you do.

If it's just wardrobe organisation that you need in the way of drawers, hangers etc either get yoursef to a howards storage world, IKEA or alternatively hire some experts.. Practical Princess send people out to your house to sort out your wardrobe so you don't have to!! it's a great service for those of you that don't really have a clue and shows you how much easier it is to dress when your wardrobe is clean and organised.

2. Make a list

If you don't know what you need when you go shopping, you run the risk of buying things that don't fit with the other clothes you have, which means yet another garment that doesn't get worn..

..so.. make a list of everything that you need. By need I don't mean yet another pair of unnecessarily high heels that will collect dust for the next 3 months, I mean the things you need to fill the gaps in your wardrobe, the things that will complete the outfits you have, that you can't wear because you have nothing to wear them with.

You may need to replace some items that are getting old. There's nothing worse that white tops that have gone grey or black tops that have gone grey for that matter, chuck them out and get new ones.

 3.  Get shopping!

Stick to your list and don't let yourself be distracted by all the shiny, pretty new clothes, you know what you need, make sure you purchase these items first and then, if you have some money left over, feel free to splurge on some great trend pieces as long as you can wear it with at least 2 outfits you already have.

Not sure what you should be wearing or have no idea where to start cleaning out your wardrobe? Hire a stylist, they're not as scary as you think and can be really helpful if you're feeling a bit unpretty, overwhelmed or stuck in a rut and.. oh yeah.. I am one!!!

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