21 Broke Girl Secrets to Look Like A Rich Girl

[Music] i've loved fashion for as long as i could remember but growing up my family didn't have a lot both of my parents immigrated to canada from ukraine and worked really hard for most of their lives so did their parents and so did i i worked really really hard for a majority of my life doing every single job you can ever imagine from telemarketing to managing a consignment boutique in toronto i've pretty much done it all and only once i got my footing in entrepreneurship and my businesses did i really get to enjoy the fruits of my labor so i really gone through everything from the bottom to the top and through it all i've learned a lot of lessons on how to create chic and put together outfits that look super expensive for a lot less so i'm going to be sharing with you all of my bro girl secrets if you will to dress like you have a lot of money but not spend a lot of money so without further ado let's just hop right in so my first broke girl secret to dressing like you have money is to invest in high quality basics and i'm not talking about investing a lot of money in high quality basics a lot of high street stores such as zara and h m have premium lines where they use super luxe high quality fabrics that all of the high-end designers use but for a fraction of the cost a great example of that is the knit sweater that i'm wearing today this is a mo hair wool blend sweater from the premium collection from h m i almost always shop exclusively from their premium collection now because the quality is so much better than their mainstream line in my opinion it's really worth the money it is a little bit more than their mainstream line but these are quality pieces that fit really well that feel really good that are made of really high quality fabrics and they will stand the test of time i know that zara also has a new premium line that they came out with and they have a lot of incredible cashmere pieces they also have really beautiful leather shoes and suede shoes so definitely check out high street brands like that for high quality basics such as knits and t-shirts trousers and denim because they will definitely give you that luxe look for a lot less i also wanted to mention that i've been able to find a lot of high quality timeless pieces for much less by shopping pre-loved some of my favorite and most worn pieces are pre-loved if you're in the toronto area and looking for some great places to shop these are my favorite spots in the city and you can shop with them online too secret number two is layering a white blouse under pretty much any sweater so the problem i find with a lot of sweaters is that they tend to look a little bit plain or more casual especially if it's something really really basic but throwing on a white collar blouse underneath instantly makes it look a lot more interesting and a lot more expensive than it is this simple white collar adds a very chic and sophisticated vibe to a look and it's a very simple combination that will make you look like a layering pro another way i like to spice up my wardrobe more specifically my shoes without spending a lot of money on new shoes is with clip-on shoe embellishments like these beautiful ones i found on amazon for under 15 they make the most basic shoes look so much more expensive one of the pieces that i invested in early on once i started to have more success in my career is a luxe brooch i bought the chanel brooch years ago but i cannot tell you how much wear i've gotten out of it now i'm not saying go out and spend a lot of money on a chanel brooch it doesn't have to be a chanel brooch i'm just using this as an example because this is what i have in my wardrobe but you can find pieces similar to this for much less if you shop pre-loved and it's a very versatile piece that you will be able to wear with so many different things such as sweaters coats dress shirts i also like to put my brooch on hats sometimes there are so many different ways to wear a brooch like this and it instantly makes even the most basic outfit look a lot more expensive another secret that i like to follow is the three color rule and what i mean by that is when i'm getting dressed for the day i want to stick with a color palette of no more than three colors and one of those colors must be a neutral such as black white gray beige or navy i find that when i stick with that roll it's really easy to create a very cohesive outfit that looks very clean and polished and it's really hard to make an outfit not look good with that rule so secret number five is to invest in a classic pair of everyday shoes now i say shoes because it really depends on what your lifestyle is about if you're like me and you mainly work from home then this could really mean whatever you want it to mean but if you for example are constantly on the go running around you want to make sure that your most worn shoes that you wear on a daily basis have a classic look and feel to them and you want to invest in premium materials so if you are constantly on the run and you tend to find yourself wearing sneakers majority of the time invest in a high quality pair of white leather sneakers you can't go wrong they're easy to clean they always look good they always make an outfit look chic and expensive and they're a timeless piece that you'll be able to wear again and again if you live somewhere where there are four seasons and you're opting for a pair of boots to keep you warm in the fall and winter months then i would go with a classic black pair of boots because they're versatile they go with everything and they'll always make whatever outfit you're wearing them with look a lot more expensive while we're on the topic of shoes i really believe that a pointy toe flat or boot or shoe or whatever it may be will always look a lot more expensive than for example a square toe or rounded toe there's just something about a classic pointy toe that is really elegant and sophisticated and it's just a classic timeless shape that will be around forever sticking with neutral tones is another secret of mine to make my outfit look super cohesive and chic and sophisticated it's really easy to style a neutral outfit and it's something that looks good on everybody regardless of age gender skin tone you really cannot go wrong with a neutral outfit which is why majority of the pieces in my closet are a neutral tone in my opinion one of the things that really completes an outfit and makes you feel more expensive if you will is a really beautiful luxurious perfume but a lot of the perfumes that are out there are really really expensive i made a whole video about this a few weeks ago comparing one of my favorite perfumes to its dupe and what i found doing that experiment is that you can really find similar fragrances to a lot of the expensive ones for a lot less so i'm going to share these on my favorite tips and tricks on how to get an expensive fragrance for a lot less and even sometimes for free so one of my personal favorite ways which you unfortunately cannot do now because of the current lockdown but after the lockdown you can pretty much walk into any sephora and ask for i think it's up to three samples maximum of any perfumes that they have on deck and they will provide you with a perfume sample that way you can experience a luxury perfume without actually buying it now of course i don't advise taking advantage of this system only use this method if you are planning on purchasing a perfume or if you're trying to figure out what fragrances you are into but back in the day i definitely used to do that a lot another one of my favorite ways to experience a luxury perfume without spending a lot of money on a luxury perfume is using a service such as scentbird i've talked about them on my channel several times before and basically it's a service where you can buy a small perfume bottle of a lot of different luxury perfumes that you can try out it's a 30 day supply and if you like it you can purchase the full size one if you don't like it you're not committed to anything and my last favorite way of experiencing luxury fragrances and is my personal favorite is using a service such as oak cha or oil perfumery so what they do is they create luxury scents inspired by luxury fragrances so the ingredients are virtually all the same they just don't have the luxury branding the luxury packages or the luxury price tag so in that video where i did the comparison i compared my favorite 300 perfume to ocha's 40 dupe and they were pretty much exactly the same if you guys were interested in checking it out i'll leave it in the cards above my head and also link it in my description box below probably the easiest way to make any outfit look a lot more chic and expensive is just to throw on a classic red lip color not just any red lip color but a classic blue toned lip color i feel like blue toned reds look flattering on most skin colors and it's just a very classic timeless red that you can get a lot of wear out of so if you are looking for a red lipstick and are not sure which direction to go on because you can only spend money on one a classic blue tone red is the way to go in my opinion natural manicured nails always look chic and expensive and i know that getting your nails professionally manicured can start to add up and luckily this lockdown has forced me to really bunker down and figure out how to get myself at home manicures because otherwise i wouldn't be able to share with you my tips and tricks for this so i've been doing my own nails for almost a year now because of the lockdown and i feel like i've truly figured out the perfect combination that will give you the most beautifully natural manicured nails for a fraction of the cost so i used to hate doing my own manicures at home because no matter what i would do i always felt like it would turn out terrible but i finally found the perfect products that allow me to create a really beautiful manicure at home and i really think it's thanks to these two polishes from dior so this really beautiful pale pink apricot base coat is what i use for my nail color it's pretty much like your nail color but a hundred times better it's very natural and it's really like foolproof it's really difficult to make your nails look bad with this color in my opinion and i use the dior top coat on top to give it a glossy finish it dries really fast it's really easy to put on you can't see any of your mistakes and i can literally get my nails done in 20 minutes or less there are a few tools that i use to help me get my nails to look really really good i don't use cuticle cutters anymore because i used to cut my nails so much the point that my skin around my nails was just uneven and i would nick myself all the time so i have learned a lot from my diy manicure experiences and i really think that these two polishes plus some of the products that i'm showing this b-roll has helped me achieve the best at-home manicures thus far so i'm going to link everything that i'm using in this b-roll in my description box for those of you who are interested and yes i know that the d-or polishes are a little bit more on the pricey side but the way that i look at it is that the price of these two polishes is pretty much the equivalent of two professional manicures and i've already done my nails using these polishes at home five times so it's already so much less expensive to get my nails done at home plus it saves me a lot of time i don't have to go anywhere so in my opinion this is a lot more cost effective than getting your nails done professionally another one of my favorite secrets to make your outfit look more expensive is throwing on a pair of high-waisted bottoms whether it's jeans trousers shorts or skirts whatever it may be anytime you wear something high-waisted i feel it looks a lot more chic and sophisticated and put together it gives your body more shape it cinches you in at the waist it's super flattering and makes your outfit look a lot more tailored to your body type and the best part is you don't have to spend any extra money buying high-waisted bottoms you just have to look for those items and opt for those over the mid-rise or low-rise alternatives so this next secret is something that you do have to spend a little bit of extra money on but in the long run it's going to save you a lot more and that is tailoring i have reached about tailoring so many times on my channel and i cannot tell you what a difference it makes in making your outfit look more expensive so what i like to do with tailoring is i usually like to look for premium pieces from retailers such as mango or h m or zara and when i receive them if i find that the pieces fit me really really well but there's a few things that could be fixed to be improved and look a lot better such as taking in the hem or taking it at the waist then i will take it to my seamstress and have those modifications done that way when that piece is tailored it looks a lot better on my body and it looks like it could be a designer piece so even though you're spending a little bit extra on tailoring because you're tailoring something that you purchased from the high street retailer it's still going to cost a lot less versus going the designer route so even though i love my shoes and bags i personally believe that a girl only needs one classic everyday handbag and if you could only choose one classic everyday handbag to get you through all seasons if you have four seasons to get you through day and night through work and play i would go with a medium sized handbag that is more on the structured side that way it'll be more versatile you can dress it up you can dress it down and either a black or a nude shade black and nude is always classic always timeless very versatile you can style it with so many different pieces in your wardrobe i'm saying black or nude because it really depends on where you live and which colors you tend to gravitate towards more but i personally believe that you cannot go wrong with a black or nude handbag i also forgot to mention that when looking for a classic everyday handbag you want to look for something that's not only versatile in the way you can pair it with different items in your closet but also in the way you can wear it on your body for example my medium chanel flap can be worn four ways as a top handle or clutch which makes it more appropriate for evening occasions over the shoulder with two straps for a more sophisticated vibe over the shoulder with one strap for a more laid back vibe and cross-body whenever i need to be more casual and hands-free so anytime i'm struggling to get dressed and i don't know what to wear my go-to is wearing a monochromatic outfit from head to toe and sticking with a neutral color such as all cream or all black or all gray i feel like you can never go wrong especially with all cream or all black it always looks timeless always looks classic always looks super super expensive just make sure that the monochromatic outfit you're wearing is going to highlight your best features if you're going to be wearing a super baggy sweatsuit and super baggy coat on top obviously it's gonna start to look dowdy because you can't see your body underneath if you're wearing something fitted and flattering to your silhouette i promise you you can wear the same color from head to toe and it's going to look amazing i love sunglasses i pretty much own every style and shape and color imaginable but i always always tend to gravitate towards my classic black on black shades whenever i just want to make my outfit look more chic and sophisticated and expensive i also am one of those people that think that glasses are very very overpriced yes i do have my fair share of designer sunglasses but i also have a few sunglasses that are dupes of designer sunglasses if you look at what sunglasses are made out of most of them are made out of acetate designer sunglasses are made out of pretty much the same materials as all the other sunglasses out there the only difference is that they have the branding on them so this is a great place to save a lot of money and get the look for less amazon has a lot of amazing designer dupes i have this incredible pair of celine dupes that i get asked about all the time and they were only 10 or 15 i will link them down below for you guys to check out but there are a lot of other retailers that i love to shop for trendy sunglasses such as zero uv their sunglasses are also 15 and they're super super high quality so you really don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on a pair of sunglasses when you can get the same look for a lot less as long as you know where to shop if you don't have a lot of money to spend on makeup my best tip is to spend it on multi-purpose or multi-functional makeup that you can use in more than one way a great example of this is this tinted moisturizer that i use from josie marin it's not only an spf so it will protect my face when i'm outside in the sun but it also has a slight tint to it so it evens out my skin tone i can use it as a tinted moisturizer i can use it as just a general moisturizer so in my opinion it's kind of like a three in one so that way instead of spending money on three separate products a moisturizer an spf and a tinted moisturizer i get all three in one another great multi-purpose multifunctional product that i love is the lanol lips 101 i literally use this for everything and anything from moisturizing my lips to moisturizing my under eyes my cuticles and taming my flyaways around my face so if you're trying to save money on makeup look for products that you can really get more than one use out of that way instead of having a collection of 30 products that you use on your face on a daily basis you only need to use like five or six superstar products that will do everything for you as you guys can probably tell i love jewelry but i don't think it's worth spending an arm and a leg on jewelry especially fine jewelry for those of you who don't know i used to have my own jewelry business so i know first hand how much jewelry actually costs i know that the markup on jewelry is exponential so that's why when buying jewelry i always do my research and i always look for affordable alternatives but for high quality pieces that i know will be in my collection for years and years to come some of my favorite places to shop for jewelry are etsy i also love anna louisa you guys are probably so tired of me talking about them but i genuinely love their pieces and like more than half of the jewelry that i'm wearing today is anna louisa i also love apm monaco so my tip for looking for luxe jewelry that's affordable is looking at the composition of the piece that you are buying for me the main thing is the metal because in my opinion the crystals are all virtually the same whether it's swarovski crystal or cubic zirconia it really doesn't matter it's the metal that's the main thing because i'm a gold jewelry girl as you can probably already tell so for me tarnishing is a huge factor so if i'm buying gold jewelry i always make sure that it's either gold vermeal or it's gold plated on top of brass brass is the same color as gold so once the gold plating washes off it's still going to be the same color when it comes to silver tone jewelry i either go with sterling silver or white gold sterling silver that way when it tarnishes it's not going to lose its color in my opinion when someone has beautiful healthy hair it could really transform that person's look all together and make whatever they're wearing look more chic and sophisticated and expensive i don't know what it is but you can take the same person and photoshop their hair and if their hair looks dried out and damaged and stringy and then and put them next to a photo of themselves where their hair is shiny and healthy and lustrous it totally transforms their entire appearance so that's why i put such a huge emphasis on taking care of my hair i only heat style it once a week i put very very minimal heat on it i always put heat protectant on it to protect it from not only heat styling tools but also from the sun i always put serums and oils and i hydrate it with nourishing hair masks i go above and beyond to make sure that my hair is always healthy and always looks its best a simple secret to really transform any look and make it look more expensive is to look for tops that have a high neck like this it adds a very effortless chic sophistication to a look it's very simple to implement it doesn't cost any more than a shirt without a high neck top so whenever possible look for tops that have a high neck and it will make your outfit look more expensive whenever you are feeling lost and unsure of how to put an outfit together to make it look expensive i always recommend looking for inspiration around you some of my favorite places to look for outfit inspiration is pinterest and instagram and anytime i find something inspiring i'll save it either to my computer or to my phone on instagram it's really easy because you can just save everything to your saved folder and reference it whenever you need inspiration for example i really love rosie huntington whiteley style so every time i'm in a fashion rut i will go to her page or look at some of my saved photos of her and scroll through her photos to find something that i can replicate another tip is to follow people whose style you not only like but style that you can also easily replicate with pieces that you already own in your closet and secret 21 my last secret is confidence it doesn't matter what you're wearing whether it's just a t-shirt and jeans or it's a ball gown if you don't have that inner confidence and it doesn't radiate from the outside it's always going to look a little bit off so whatever it is you're wearing make sure that you rock it with confidence and i promise you you're always going to look amazing that is all for today's video i really hope that you enjoyed it let me know in the comments what was your favorite tip for looking chic and sophisticated and expensive on a budget and if you have any tips that you'd like to share with me leave them for me in the comments down below as well if you haven't already it would mean so much to me if you would subscribe to my channel and as always i want to thank you guys so much for hanging out with me and watching and i'll see you in my next one you

Channel: Niki Sky

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Length: 24min 14sec (1454 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 10 2021