Shades of teal, pink and grey create a light, fun mood that prepares mind and soul for the coming Spring.
Introduction
It is February and the temperatures are still below freezing for many days. Snow has fallen in your area. Once pristine and fluffy, it is now hard and dirty. Heavy snow boots and layers of clothing keep you warm. Overall, you feel tired and winter weary after your commute to work or errands around the neighborhood. How do you revive your spirits?
The answer is simple: self care and a coordinated set of new sleepwear or loungewear. All it takes are a few pieces to perk up your spirits. Suddenly being home does not mean putting on old, faded pajamas for bed. Nor does it mean wearing a faded track suit and old slippers.
Choose a lightly scented floral fragrance
Turn the evening into a spa evening at home. After bath or shower use a body lotion and moisturizer of choice. Fragrance is a big mood booster, too. Pick up a bottle of a fun fragrance at your local pharmacy/retail chain store. Something light and floral will put you into a mood that aligns with the coming of Spring. Remember, under that hard frost Mother Earth is nourishing the roots of trees, bulbs, and plants. In 6 to 8 weeks buds will be green and small shoots of grass and flowers will peek out into the sunshine. So keep the fragrance choice light hearted and something you enjoy. It is not necessary to buy a long-lasting, expensive perfume that might be out of your budget. This is about fragrance as a key to set a mood in the moment. From that moment you mentally and emotionally move into Spring.
Begin attuning your color choices to Spring
Choose a robe in a color that coordinates with your sleepwear.
Color plays a particularly important part in this shift from winter weary to light hearted and hopeful of the changing season. I bought a nightgown in a print showing pink, teal, and grey cats, Some look happy, others look a little grumpy. The first ones I notice are the cute, happy cats. In a way this reminds me that we should always choose the positive mood that communicates an upbeat state of mind.
Add a touch of bling in your choice of slippers or slides.
To coordinate with the nightgown, I decided to put the deep, jewel colors of winter away. A plush, velour robe in a rich teal color provides a pop of coordinating color to the nightgown. To complete the look, I chose a pair of open toe slides in black satin. A touch of bling turns the slides into a very adaptable fashion accessory. A jeweled clip that came with the slides provides a final addition to this sleepwear ensemble. The chunky rhinestones on the clip are close to the shades of pink and teal in the nightgown and robe. The look is completed by a comfortable, stretch hairband in pink.
Conclusion
This wonderfully comfortable and budget friendly nightwear ensemble makes the time before bed an affirmation that Spring is already beginning. The conscious choice of colors and fragrance affirm a mind and spirit already aligning with the return of sunshine and color to the world.
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Note: This post was written by me based on my actual shopping and styling experience. No AI was used to draft or revise it. The photos were taken with my Android LG phone camera. Editing and removing the background was done using Nano Banana, accessed through Gemini on Google Search.
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