WiW: Thanksgiving & the aftermath

My DD bought me a "Selfie Friend" with the idea I can take my own WiW photos. Please excuse the angle as I'm just getting the hang of it! Unfortunately my arms a tad too short to get the whole outfit in the pic!

Pic 1 & 2: WiW for Thanksgiving.
- Vince dress - forgiving & waistless to make room for lots of turkey and stuffing. And pockets! POCKETS!
- Flat black tall boots (Franco Sarto, ages old).
- Opaque black commando tights (so comfortable on the waist)
- Paisley scarf (old)

Pics 3-4-5: WiW the next day
- Sweans (sweat pant jeans), because they accommodate the T-day belly.
- AT tunic sweater
- Scarf... it's old too... so old can't remember where I got it.
- CM hat
- MK snakeskin handbag

Face: remaining blush free since starting the Claritin + copious amounts of olive oil from the kitchen. Not sure which is working, the Claritin or the olive oil. As I said on my other thread you'd think that all the alcohol + rich foods would be a major rosacea trigger. I will say this: I am sleeping like a puppy. I'm taking the Claritin before bed. Maybe just maybe I have developed some sort of allergy. DH says I'm snoring really really LOUD though.

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11 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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You look so, so fabulous in that Vince dress! I love how you're wearing it with the tights, boots, and scarf. It looks great without the scarf too. And the second outfit is equally as chic, in a super cool, casual way. Your skin looks amazing! I didn't weigh in on the rosacea topic because I have no clue. But in these photos you have the flawless complexion of a model.

Suja

Love that Vince dress! Very fashionable. I think I need a Selfie Friend to up my WIW posts

rachylou

Looking fab The ripped bf jeans are a new look for you... In my head anyways... Lol

Sveta

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The Vince dress is fab! What a great outfit for TG indulging day.
So happy your rosacea is under control now - you look great.

Mia

Love the "selfie friend". My fave is the Vince dress. That colour is dynamite on you as is the whole outfit. I must try the Commando tights if they are not "binding".

DonnaF

Looking fab and like a college student/recent grad. Can't believe your girls are as old as you say. Or are they step-kids?

thimblelina

Your Vince dress is perfection on you! I want a selfie friend!!

Aquamarine

I never heard of a selfie friend, but what a great idea!

I love, love the Vince dress! Perfect for the holiday. The day-after outfit is fun, too.

Suz

WOW, I am in love with that Vince dress on you - it is gorgeous and so are you! Love!

And what a terrific gift from your DD. So clever of her!

Windchime

More love from me for the Vince dress on you! What a gorgeous, rich color for a late fall holiday.

Your "day after" outfit is super cute; I'd never know you were concealing Thanksgiving feast aftermath.

Your skin looks so nice and clear; your rosacea routine must be working well for you. I didn't post on your other thread, but I had pretty obvious rosacea--lots of flushing and break outs--for several years. I used to laugh at the list of triggers: heat, cold, sun, stress, alcohol, sugar, salt--in other words, my normal life! I tried everything including special diets. Nothing really worked, and then, it ended as abruptly as it began--when I got to the other side of menopause. Here I'd been blaming my "bad habits" for years, and the whole thing was chemically or hormonally induced. It was quite a relief to realize that. My skin is still a bit redder than it used to be, and I have to be sure to wear sun protection, but it's tons improved from a few years ago. Hopefully yours, too, will pretty much go disappear eventually.

Jaime

You look fantastic in your dress and your next door outfit looks terrific too. Your skin looks good from here!

cheryle (Dianthus)

The vince dress looks great both with and without the scarf. Finding a simple dress is a neutral or personal neutral is such a boon to the wardrobe isn't it?

I really like the greys and blacks with the distressed jeans. I often put on sweaters with scarves and then take them off. I find it hard with a v neck if skin is showing but think I am being silly because it looks so good on you.

I didn't read the rosacea thread because it isn't something I know anything about but it sounds like it is more an allergy issue which sadly I know a lot about so I am heading over there now.

lyn67

Wow, I never saw a "selfie friend", but gotta love it, it's a great gadget!!! I suggest to pay attention to always face the light if possible (nr 2 seems against), so it will be all sorted.

Love all your outfits,shinny! You always had a great style and sense of appropiateness(age, event, or level of formality) so these are all very inspiring to me. Happy for founding a cure for the rosaceea, then, is the Claritine an anti allergetic drug? YLF!

TraceyLiz65

Wow, Claritin for Rosacea who knew? i find it interesting that you find it helps you sleep.. Might switch mine to night and see if that helps my current state of insomnia..
Love your Thanksgiving outfit, the addition of the vibrant shades and print of the scarf is wonderful... The second outfit looks so cozy and love the snakeskin bag..

Mellllls

You look great! I am totally getting a selfie friend!

shiny

Thanks all!

I updated my rosacea post with photos of the flushing. I will keep it all updated on that thread. I don't know if it's the Claritin or the olive oil or both OR just coincidence, and only time will tell. I tried the Claritin simply because we had it in the house (for DH's seasonal allergies) and the stores were closed for Thanksgiving.

I have washed with olive oil in the past, during the winter months, to help with dry flaking skin, so I figured why not try that now (my skin IS dry, but not flaking). The olive oil feels really really good -- quite cooling on the skin. I am using it twice a day.

Windchime - thank you for your post! I keep pondering the trigger connection, and coming up empty. My dermatologist suggested it was my diet and my diet is actually quite good. Earlier in the year, when this flushing started, I did a supplement regimen (mega vitamins, probiotics, flax seed, fish oil) and it didn't make a darn difference. Alcohol... I could understand... and yet, with all the alcohol I had on T-day (including red wine), NO flushing? There just seems no rhyme or reason! The only connection is that the flushing all started after/during two courses of antibiotics. And, when I officially entered perimenopause.

Donna - yes, they are my kids, not step kids!

Karie

I love those sweat pant jeans, and the Vince dress is perfect for turkey day!

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