Arum Lilea

South African fashion, beauty & travel blog

This decade I have…

I happened to be reading Zoella’s article on a “backward bucket list” and I thought it was such an excellent exercise for reflection that I decided to work my way through the exercise of beginning a statement with the phrase “This decade I have…” and each word listed below.  It’s quite a beautiful exercise because it forces you to think wider than the tunnel vision that we automatically generate that’s focused on the present moment in time.  It challenged me to think a bit and definitely required a little bit of long-term memory recall.  This decade I have:

What it means to be a woman

The concept of being a woman is something I’ve spent so much time pondering on over the years and I’m sure it will be always be a topic I love to explore and discuss.  I’ve spoken about gender-related topics both on this blog and I’ve written magazine articles on the topic too.   Being a woman is something I am so passionate about and I love the skin I’m in so much, despite the challenges, every single day.   Here’s my version of what it means to be a woman.

2019’s most loved basics

Throughout the year, I’ve noticed that there are a few key pieces that keep popping up all over the internet as 2019’s most loved basics.  Whether it is a basic cami to wear under a great blazer,  key layering necklaces that you can wear with just about any outfit or the most comfortable set of pajamas you’ve ever experienced, I’ve grouped them together and decided to provide the details to all of them in today’s blog post.