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Week 7 of the Wardrobe Architect series focused on prints / patterns and solids.

I laughed when I read the title, as I knew my answers were going to be all along the same vein.  I just don't do prints/patterns very well at all.  The exercise which asked us to pick the 10-20 most worn items out of the wardrobe and see what percentage of them were printed?  HAHAHAHA.  If you don't count stripes, none of mine were patterned at all.

In a nutshell here is what I knew already:

• I massively prefer solids
• I do like textural variation (so slubby dye variations for example)
• I love stripes
• I don't mind an indistinct dot or something like a chevron (which is clearly just messed up stripes...)
• All other patterns need to be small-scale and non-novelty and not in-your-face-patterny
• I hate florals.  Even small ones.

What did I learn?  Perhaps that I should be more targeted in making sure I incorporate patterns into my wardrobe and that I buy fabric with pattern!  I also reminded myself that there are a few things I will really never wear as they are super patterny (I must have been feeling like I *should* wear more patterns when I bought them) and I should just get rid of those in the Great Moving Cleanout.

Some patterns I do like!

Week 8 of the series is on hair and makeup and beauty.  Not exactly my comfort zone!  Here are my answers to some of the questions from week 8:

1. Which hairstyle was most flattering and comfortable.  Hmm.  I think long probably works best as it's versatile and "easy", though people often comment shorter suits me too.  Long it is!
2. I don't like too much makeup - but always mascara and usually concealer or tinted moisturiser.  Everything else is mostly special occasion wear.
3. No idea how they reflect my personal style, except they aren't super flashy I don't think.  I do need to probably wear more eye makeup when I go out as I wear glasses and it often gets lost.
4. I want to own as few products as possible (I have too many now).  Just a core set which work for me would be good.
5. I like products to be as natural as possible with as few ingredients and avoiding things like parabens where I can.
6. Not sure which colours feel best near my face (not sure if she meant clothes here or makeup?).  Softer tones tend to work better for me - I will never be a red lipstick person.
7. See 6 - bright yellow tends to make me look like crap, but not sure if we are talking makeup still...
8. I currently spend about 10 minutes getting ready if I haven't showered (drying long hair takes time sadly) and am happy with that.  
9. I wear perfume - currently Obsession by Calvin Klein for night and Miracle by Lancome for day.  I mostly wear those as they are just about the only two which people ever seem to be able to smell on me...

So that was weeks 7 and 8.  Probably areas which I already had a reasonable handle on and feel like I don't want to change awfully much, but still worth going through the exercises...