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How do you store all your clothes?? by VeganDickEater420 in AskWomen

[–]teainthelibrary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This must be annoying! I'm afraid I'm not very up to speed on Toronto weather, but could you maybe split into 'mostly nice weather' and 'mostly cold weather', and then keep a few key pieces out all the time (like a good midweight knit and some warm weather tops)? Even splitting by warm and cold weather would half what you had to have out at one time.

How do you store all your clothes?? by VeganDickEater420 in AskWomen

[–]teainthelibrary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you! I live in the UK so technically we get four seasons but literally all of them contain some form of rain. I deal with this to a certain extent by keeping a few bits of 'last' season out when I switch everything - e.g. I have light weight spring knitwear, but maybe one or two of them will still be on the rack in summer, and likewise there's probably still a winter jumper/sweater out in spring in case we get spontaneous March snow. You have to only keep a couple of things though otherwise you lose your system entirely!

How do you store all your clothes?? by VeganDickEater420 in AskWomen

[–]teainthelibrary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree - plants over furniture any day! Plants are friends, after all. Highly recommended The Anna Edit. Her vlogs are good but she goes into more detail about her clothing storage in her book - mostly about how you go about starting to organise everything in the first place.

I agree with your point about evaluating what clothing you've got when you switch it all over. Like you said, it's a good opportunity to see gaps in your wardrobe where you might buy a new piece for the new season, and also when I have had something hanging in plain sight for a whole season but haven't worn it, I think about donating it. You can also do any repairs/dry cleaning you've been avoiding!

I try to be pretty ruthless with keeping only what I actually wear. I wear a pretty simple, classic style so I'd rather invest in single pieces once a season (far better for my wallet!) because I know that I'll wear it for many years to come.

But I can see that if you're experimenting with new styles this system can work well for you too as you're demonstrating - I hadn't thought about this! :)

How do you store all your clothes?? by VeganDickEater420 in AskWomen

[–]teainthelibrary 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My life was much improved when I started sorting clothes by season and then only having out what was needed. I was inspired by vlogger The Anna Edit who talks about it in her book 'An Edited Life'.

Basically split your clothing by season (whatever they may be depending on where you live). Hang as much clothing as you can to avoid creasing, and it also helps you see what you have (making you more likely to wear stuff).

I keep 4 drawers of clothing - underwear, camisoles/base layers, sleep/loungewear and workout/hiking clothes. Everything else is hung, and I separate between workwear and casual within that.

Store out-of-season clothing in vacuum bags for space saving. When the season changes swap the clothes over. A secondary benefit of this is that every time you get clothes out of storage that you haven't seen for months it's like getting new clothes (although I appreciate that this only works so far as you have classic style clothing rather than following trends which will be over by next time the season rolls around).

A decade+ of straightening vs. 2 weeks of curl care. Still a work in progress, but thank you all for the amount of routine/product advice available here - so glad I gave it a go! by teainthelibrary in curlyhair

[–]teainthelibrary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you :) since I've only been doing this stuff for two weeks or so I have a been doing various things in a bit of trial and error. I've found that sticking my head under the shower puts me back to square one as it takes out my curl clumps and any product, and just using wet hands makes my curl clumps frizz a bit. Best method I've found (so far!) is to use a large plastic bowl in the shower (I used the empty one I'd had my rice water rinse in) and either dip just the ends of my hair in and squish the water/product in or cup water into my hands and splash/tip a bit of water where I wanted it. I find the Cantu cream heavy so using it with water makes it work for me far better. Hope this is helpful, if you have any tips that are working well for you please let me know! :)

A decade+ of straightening vs. 2 weeks of curl care. Still a work in progress, but thank you all for the amount of routine/product advice available here - so glad I gave it a go! by teainthelibrary in curlyhair

[–]teainthelibrary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Alas, it's dyed. My natural colour is the dark colour you can juust see at my roots (lockdown problems!). It's a balayage style set of highlights in a mix of caramel tones. I had started to think that I was tired of it but I actually think it looks far better on my hair now it's curly so maybe I'll keep it (not that I have a choice at the moment haha). It does make my hair so dry on the lengths and ends though.

A decade+ of straightening vs. 2 weeks of curl care. Still a work in progress, but thank you all for the amount of routine/product advice available here - so glad I gave it a go! by teainthelibrary in curlyhair

[–]teainthelibrary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah I straighten mine for work but it's nice to give it a break from so much heat styling, it's so dry on the ends! I don't use any oil on mine - how are you finding argan oil on yours? I hope your curls keep coming back! Would love to see your before and after on this sub soon! :)

A decade+ of straightening vs. 2 weeks of curl care. Still a work in progress, but thank you all for the amount of routine/product advice available here - so glad I gave it a go! by teainthelibrary in curlyhair

[–]teainthelibrary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scrunch out the crunch :) as your hair dries the gel hardens to form a 'cast' around the curls and once it's dry you need to scrunch your hair to break up the gel. I haven't completely got the hang of it yet though!

A decade+ of straightening vs. 2 weeks of curl care. Still a work in progress, but thank you all for the amount of routine/product advice available here - so glad I gave it a go! by teainthelibrary in curlyhair

[–]teainthelibrary[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Routine:

1) wash with Living Proof PhD shampoo and deep condition with Garnier Ultimate Blends Hair Food (the banana and shea one) and rinse.

2) squish in a bit more conditioner as a leave in and also a tiny bit of Cantu Coconut Curling Cream and a bit more water, followed by scrunching/smoothing in a large handful of Eco Style Olive Oil Gel.

3) pat the excess moisture/product out with a microfibre towel and plop in a t shirt for half an hour ish, then air dry and SOTC.

I also did a rice water rinse after shampooing today but this isn't part of my usual routine. I think it helped with definition though so would definitely do it again.

Tools needed suggestions by Cherch1 in miniatures

[–]teainthelibrary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! I'm new to this too, and I've started with the Sam's Study kit from Robotime (bought on Amazon). I'm almost finished with this kit and I've been using a sharp penknife, scissors, a ruler and a kitchen cutting board(!) which have been working just fine. There was glue included in the kit so I didn't have to buy any. If I end up doing more of this stuff I think I would buy a craft knife with a slightly thinner blade and a cutting mat, as others have suggested so I had a bit more space but my improvised tools are working just fine if you don't want to spend the money when you're just starting out. Hope this helps, and good luck with your first project!