It’s no secret how much i love clothes and fashion. I used to feel guilty about how much i spend on clothes and berate myself for all the other things i could have used the money for. After telling myself off and wallowing in a pool of consumerist guilt, i’ve managed to resist shopping quite a few times. Mainly by avoiding malls and stores altogether.

I think this made it worse, like keeping a fat kid away from candy. Cos when i DID walk into a shop with things i really like, i’d end up committing a fashion binge.

After years of feeling guilty about my addiction to fashion, i came across some youtube vids featuring elderly fashionistas. In one of them (i can’t find the link!) this lady quoted that she used to feel really guilty about all the things she would buy and how shallow it seemed to be. After decades, she realized that dressing up was her art. Just like how other people express themselves through music or painting, her art was via putting together outfits and letting other people view/enjoy it.

I thought she was amazing and still looked amazing at 75. And i felt less bad about my shopping endeavors. I treasure all my clothes and when people say i should throw more junk sales, the truth is – i DON’T WANT to sell these clothes. I took hours, days and YEARS of my time and money COLLECTING these pieces. There are some great quality pieces in my wardrobe that i bought 9 years ago and still wear! And they are things you just cannot find anymore.

When i look at my wardrobe, i don’t see a waste of money. I see a carefully-curated and very-well-loved collection of fashion i’ve bought from across 20 countries. My friends say i have a great radar for tracking down fashion items in remote areas and i tend not to disagree. It doesn’t matter whether it comes from the Champs-Élysées in Paris or the middle of a forest in Pai as long as it reeks awesomeness.

I’ve been keeping my fashion items as best i can to help it stand the test of time. Accessories are all kept in ziplock bags according to sizes. Some shoes are kept in boxes. And my best dresses hang in fabric bags. The one thing that gets to some of our clothes… are those occasional sweat stains! They’re only obvious on light and dark clothing – black fabric gets white patches, and some white ones tend to to stain yellow under the arms over time after repeated washings. It’s generally caused by a chemical reaction between our sweat, the material and ingredients in our deodorants.

It’s not like we can just stop wearing deodorant cos that would be really gross. So i thought it’s quite cool that NIVEA just launched their new NIVEA Invisible For Black & White Anti-perspirant deodorant – a special deodorant that WON’T cause white stains on your black clothes, and also helps to reduce yellow stains on your white ones. Not only does it promise that, but also has double the effectiveness of antiperspirant that absorbs quickly and deeper into your skin.

Okay, i have to admit that my previous deodorant didn’t really absorb into my skin but i didn’t care and still used it cos i already bought it and didn’t want to waste it! Now that it’s finished i’m quite relieved to switch to my NIVEA  Black & White ones. I say ‘oneS’ cos i have two! One for my dressing table and one for my gym bag.

So if you don’t want to reek and scare people away, or have sweaty stains under your arms halfway thru the day, OR stain your clothes; then NIVEA Black & White might be what you’re looking for 😉

For those of you who wonder what i actually do, here’s a video glimpse into my busy lifestyle:

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