I was inspired to do this post by @laurengracelifestyle after reading her blog post all about how she is trying to shake up how she creates content and breaking free from 'boring blogging'. Finding your niche and what makes you different from literally EVERY blogger on the planet can be so frustrating when there is a very specific, clean style of images which tend to be successful with brands. Which is why I stopped and thought about how I could combine the two, still keeping the mix of bright colours and clean backgrounds that has unintentionally become my theme. When I first applied to become a Boux ambassador, I said in my application that I wanted to play to my strengths as a creative and I realised that so far, I hadn't done this at all. Yes, I have created some beautiful content that I am very proud of but I have felt myself slipping back into 'what everyone else is doing' because it was easy, it looked nice and got more likes.
So this month I am challenging myself to be more creative, bring a bit more of my personality and my strengths into it. I have always been very into illustrative style line drawings and although this still seeps into my theatre design work from time to time, I haven't done any for ages. (There was a point where every one of my friends started to get their own cute illustration drawing for their birthday when the obsession was at its worst!) When looking for some inspiration I found tons of gorgeous fashion illustrations that worked so well for lingerie sketches but the girls were all so unrealistic, and I wanted to do a couple of drawings which celebrate different body styles and gave a sense of the lingerie empowering the girls wearing it. I think with everything going on this week, there is so much girl empowerment and mutual support everywhere with the 'Galentines day' theme which is so great, but also seeing Gigi Hadid having to defend her body shape to all her twitter followers reminding me that we still have a long way to go with body positivity - on both ends of the spectrum.
I based both my drawings on the gorgeous Valentines pieces I was very kindly sent by Boux Avenue this month, specifically the Chloe Lace Plunge Bra, Lace thong and Suspender Belt which I will link below. I also popped a few photos of the Sorcha thong body to share with you in a quick flat lay but hopefully will do something a bit more exciting with it when I get some more time!
Have a great Valentine's Day/ Galentines day/ PANCAKE DAY loves and if you want to treat yourself to any Boux goodies, final orders for Valentines delivery is 4pm today! You can use code TARAJADE20 for 20% off, or to make use of any existing offers, use the link below:
Love,
Tara-Jade x
Featured items:
Chloe lace plunge bra: here
Chloe lace thong: here
Chloe lace suspender belt: here
Sorcha thong body: here
