The Design Collective: Reviews and Articles on every aspect of Jewellery.Even in our darkest times, it is possible to feel better by putting on a show. When people are a little down it can be hard to get out of the rut and to even feel like getting dressed, but making the effort does lift the spirits.
Dressing up is an important motivational factor for any human. When you are walking around in tracksuit bottoms or your old painting shirt it can drag your mood down. By contrast, when you are looking your best, with high heel shoes, a little lipstick, a new hair-do and your clip on ear rings, you will feel much better in yourself.
That is not to say that appearances are the main factor, far from it. It is much less important what others think of you than how you feel. Just by taking a little time with your appearance you feel better, more attractive and more confident. By extension you feel more uplifted and in a better frame of mind.
It does not even have to take lots of time and if you are a busy mum the last thing you need is to have to spend hours in front of the mirror.
Just a change of clean clothes, a swipe of lipstick and some nice jewellery is often all it takes to feel human again.