8 Ways to Look Effortlessly Polished

thank you to billy for bringing us today's video more on them later on i'm sharing eight ways to look effortlessly polished in today's video [Music] hello everyone my name is jennifer and welcome to the daily connoisseur i am the author of the madame chic series and connoisseur kids and i love talking about self-presentation how we present ourselves and being polished is a big part of that if you want to come across as an elegant person so today i'm going to be sharing eight ways that you can look effortlessly polished on a daily basis why effortlessly because we don't want to appear like we're trying too hard or making an effort we want it to appear as though we are just naturally polished now nobody is naturally polished i really believe that i even think people like audrey hepburn and grace kelly were not naturally polished all the time i think everybody has to work on it and so today i'm going to share eight key elements to looking polished that i think will help all of you because it certainly has helped me so i've looked at the definition for polish in the dictionary and uh the definition for polished is uh the first one is shiny as a result of being rubbed okay so that's not what we're going for we're not we're not going for shiny as a result of being rubbed um the next one accomplished and skillful that's getting closer right an example is his polished performance in the movie okay so we're getting closer but what we're really going for here is the third definition which says refined sophisticated or elegant and the example that the dictionary uses is he was polished and charming now who watching this video would not want to be polished and charming to aim to be refined sophisticated and elegant are three excellent goals so let's work on this together tip number one on how to look effortlessly polished is to look at your overall outfit if you're going for a polished look you're going to want to avoid rips distressing wrinkles and pilling in your clothing let's talk about rips ripped jeans are very popular although they're getting less so in recent years now it has a very casual and edgy look but if you're going for a polished look i would avoid those when you select jeans and pants make sure that they are tailored for your height if you have jeans that trail and hit the floor because they're not tailored properly they're going to have rips and tears and i know this from first hand experience because when i was younger i never had my jeans tailored and they were always dragging on the floor it doesn't look polished regarding wrinkles they must be taken care of so you can either use a steamer to get the wrinkles out of your outfit or you could of course use an iron another idea is if you do not have the time to do this is to invest in wrinkle-free clothing i have a dress by karina dresses that is wrinkle free and it just looks fantastic on i never have to worry about wrinkles with that particular dress let's talk about peeling peeling in your sweaters this cannot happen if you want to look polished and i struggle with this because obviously after you wash your sweater which i do wash mine at home it can get a lot of pills on them so i do have a little machine that i purchased on amazon very affordable that gets the pills off the sweaters really easily you want your sweaters to look very smooth if you're going for a polished look another tip for a polished look with your clothing is to use a belt or have a belted outfit this always creates a look of polished it looks like it's been tailored for you because it cinches into your waist in the perfect amount because you're able to adjust the belt and belts just make everything look super chic tip number two for appearing effortlessly polished is to have a clear complexion now i know this is easier said than done because some of us suffer from hormonal breakouts or acne so let's start with the very basics we should try to drink enough water we should try to get enough sleep take our vitamins and have a really good skin care routine find products that work for you i've tried so many products over the course of my adulthood and i always go back to paula's choice i just always do i try a lot of things and they're all good i've never tried something that i was like this is horrible but paula's choice for me just really works especially their exfoliants so if you visit my corresponding blog post i will have a lot of information about the various aspects of my skincare routine that i use i won't go into it here but my point is is that you should find something that works for you now let's say you do have breakouts hormonal breakouts i still get those and i'm 40 okay so it never really goes away so that's unfortunate but if you do find a way that you can cover it slightly with your makeup now we don't want to do heavy machias to cover our face too much but just a little bit of concealer here and there to cover a blemish or dark spots or things like that never hurt anybody so a clear complexion goes a long way toward looking polished tip number three is to control hair in the places that you do not wish to be hairy in this tip leads us effortlessly into our sponsor for today which is billy so as we know controlling unwanted hair is a big part of looking polished and you need a high quality razor in order to do this so i'm pleased to present you billy which is a female first body brand the starter kit is only nine dollars and it includes two blades and the magnetic holder which i really love because it makes it really easy to store the razor the razor itself is the star of the show it has charcoal on it it's super moisturizing and it gives you the smoothest shave it is so good i use it in conjunction with the shave cream and it leaves my legs so moisturized so i really cannot recommend it enough the shave cream has aloe and sage and it's really delightful so use my link in the description box to get 10 off the starter kit plus free shipping speaking of hair let's get into tip number four which does involve our eyebrows you've heard me say this before ladies brows before bros okay i'm slightly kidding there but i do believe your eyebrows play a big part in framing your face to give you a polished look i discovered this way too late in life i was clueless about my eyebrows i was always frustrated with my eyebrows and they were always very sparse i didn't know how to fill them in now i just closely follow their natural shape and fill in the parts that are missing and just that alone has created such a polished look because if not i start to look a bit scraggly like my eyebrows are different lengths it just doesn't look symmetrical and uniform which is what i am going for so i highly encourage you if you're not satisfied with your eyebrows to consider looking at them in a different light maybe visit a professional stop waxing them do not wax your eyebrows grow them in if you want to i use vegamore to grow mine in i will leave that link down below but once i started filling in my eyebrows properly i looked so much better so i'm reminding you here about the brows lady brows before bros tip number five to look effortlessly polished is to have an effortless manicure and pedicure now this is easier said than done not all of us can go to the salon on a regular basis a lot of us are really busy or we have young children we can't get out of the house you know that i am the queen of the at-home manicure i love doing my manicures at home my favorite brand is london town and there's one particular product they have it's called the illuminating nail concealer this is a product that anybody could use it is so easy to put on it looks like you have a professional manicure but it's not one of those really loud manicures it's just so elegant and effortless it's the type of manicure that a princess would have or a duchess it is very subtle yet provides a nice polish for your nails so that one is excellent it just brings out the color and everyone's natural nails and gives it that extra polish so if you're able to put something like that on or at the very least just clean up your nails on a regular basis even if you don't wear polish and scrub your calluses on your feet okay so manicures and pedicures your feet need to look good we have to get off those calluses on the feet i have a tool on amazon it is incredible and so cheap and it gets off the calluses like nobody's business so pay attention to your feet and your hands and how they look try to moisturize your hands on a regular basis this is something i really struggle with my skin is so dry on my hands and because of an eczema situation i had my hands look really wrinkly and old so i have to constantly moisturize them and paint my nails in order to counteract that so an effortless polish is going to look great you do not want dark polish that has chipped that does not look polished at all and it's going to be quite distracting so if you use something very neutral two other shades i like are london town tea time and london town cheerio another cult classic is essie mademoiselle or ballet slippers so all of those shades which i'll leave down below would help to have a beautiful look for any skin tone tip number six on how to look effortlessly polished is to have well kept shoes you must make sure that your shoes look clean now this is hard because they are shoes and they're always in the dirt and walking around in the street but it is really important to take care of them properly and make sure that they don't look too scruffy because a pair of scruffy shoes can really ruin an outfit and give away that look of polish that you're going for so back in the old days they used to polish their shoes and you probably if you're my age remember even at the mall there would be shoe shining stations or in train stations and people would polish their shoes i'm sure some maybe businessmen and women still do that today but all in all we've kind of gone away from shoes and sometimes people wear really badly constructed shoes that look like they're falling apart and when i was younger i would just wear flip-flops until they burnt the soles off of them they would just be flapping around and they would look so cheap and horrid so now if you can buy a well-constructed shoe and take care of it for a long period of time address any things that happen with it like stains uh or things like that and it doesn't matter what it is whether it is a sneaker or whether it is a pair of high heels it's going to help with your outfit because we should never forget our shoes tip number seven is to use a quality handbag and i'm going to add an addendum to that is to use a quality wallet as well don't forget the wallet now this does not mean that you have to go out and buy chanel everything although that would be nice wouldn't it but it does mean that you should save up for the best investment that you can afford make sure you can properly afford it and you can find bags at all different price ranges but buy something that is quality that will last a long time and that will add to your overall look if you look like a million bucks in your outfit but your handbag is kind of cheap and falling apart that's not going to round out your look so much it's just about rounding out your wardrobe in the same way you do with the shoes making them high quality so when i think about investing in my clothing i like to invest in things like handbags and shoes and wallets things like that because they are important and the quality does matter and the final tip to look effortlessly polished is to come up with a strategy for your hair now we can't go really with a messy bun if we're trying to look effortlessly polished that's not going to give off that vibe but you could kind of tweak that a little bit i do um a half chignon with a messy bun and it looks very elegant if you have wild and unruly hair like i do it's unavoidable so i don't want you to worry about that i love curly hair i love wild hair i don't personally like to tame my own but i like seeing it on other people so i'm not saying that you have to have the same type of hair as everybody else but i'm saying to come up with a plan for it and so that messy hair don't care kind of attitude doesn't really work that well with being polished you can come up with a few hairstyles to help you with that simply wearing it down of course can work for everybody you could wear it half up that easy and elegant half chignon that i've showed you in other videos i recently did milkmaid braids that were inspired by frida kahlo and i got so many compliments on my hair so coming up with a few looks that look right for you that's the key what looks right for your hair length for your face shape what can your go-to looks be my friend micah meyer who's an etiquette expert she always wears a ponytail slick back ponytail that's her look and she always looks chic it's her signature look think about anna winter she has a signature way she wears her hair so you could come up with a signature way or have a few handfuls of ways that you wear your hair to make yourself feel polished now i want to close by saying that even though you might really work at this and try like i do you're still going to have days where you're not polished and that's okay i can't tell you how many mishaps i have last week i had a video where i was doing an entire video the whole time i was doing the video i had a gigantic smudge of eyeliner right here and i had no idea sometimes i'll have lipstick on my teeth sometimes as i talk my hair will just get wilder and wilder so these things do happen but if we put in an effort to be polished it's not going to be so bad right so i just want to thank you for watching this video and i hope that you found it useful these are not all of the tips on how to be polished but these are some of them and if you would like a follow-up i could definitely do that i'd also like to thank billy for sponsoring today's video don't forget you can get their starter kit for only nine dollars plus free shipping when you use my link in the description box below thank you so much for watching today's video keep calm and remain classy and i will see you in the next one [Music] goodbye [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] you

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Length: 15min 42sec (942 seconds)

Published: Thu Jul 01 2021