Adorn your Body

This week, I encourage each and everyone of you to take on adorning at least one part of your body, a part which you revere and want to honor.

Every summer since I was 16 years old, I have decorated particular places on my body and built an adoring relationship with them. The adornment would emphasize their beauty, making me proud that they are mine and feeling sexy. Back then, I was all about handmade anklets and decals on the ankle, and would of course wear appropriate footwear to display those proudly.

I have since become more elaborate in my adornments, and no longer do I wait for summer to do indulge in a little decoration. There is no better time than now to adore and adorn your body.

Andrea from Any Shape or Form also had a lot to say about adorning: 

"You ARE the special occasion!  Each week (or even each day), pick one thing to do for yourself that makes you feel good in your body, that is a treat for you and your body. 

  • Paint your nails
  • Take that extra time to “do” your hair (whatever that means to you) 
  • Wear a piece of jewelry you’ve been saving for a special occasion – you are a special occasion. You don’t have to wait to wear it. This one is hard for me too. I feel over-dressed when I wear anything other than jeans… I’m still working on that. 
  • Wear that lacy underwear you’ve been saving for a special occasion. I reiterate, you are special occasion enough! You deserve to feel beautiful, adored and adorned. 
  • Wear that piece of clothing that you bought months ago, but have been waiting for the “right” occasion to wear. We all have those in our closet, the ones that we look gorgeous in, but that might make us feel self-conscious in because we look so awesome that we stand out. It’s OK to stand out. You deserve to stand out. Wearing things that make you feel beautiful makes you shine, from the inside out.  

 Adorn yourself, you are WORTH IT. "


Let your Skin be your Canvas

Pick a location and experiment with temporary solutions such as decals and henna designs. The good news is that they are temporary. Once they vanish, you can pick another design and another location. What an opportunity to be eternally creative!

Let me nudge you into picking a part of your body to adorn this week:

  • Side groin/hip bone               
  • Side abdomen/ribcage
  • Shoulder blade
  • Neck
  • Behind the ear
  • Inside thigh
  • Ankle
  • Top foot                              
  • Hand
​Photo by Eela Nair

​Photo by Eela Nair

My absolute favorite has been to visit my local Henna designer Eela and to have her create a design that really speaks to me and to what I am going through at that particular point in time, on the side of my abdomen/ribcage area and/or on the side of my ankle. Upon which I wear slightly see-through white blouses and Italian heels, and rock my freshly decorated skin.


Be-jeweled

If you are shying away from getting something actually designed, although temporarily, on your skin, consider the use of jewelry. Jewelry is a beautiful, self-expressed way of highlighting particular body parts: big earrings add to your wild curly hair; crystal or diamond studs to showcase your eye color; statement rings will show off your delicate hands and fresh manicure. 

I tend to give in to slightly less traditional jewels such as anklets, toe rings and belly chains. I do think that the foot is a very sexy, highly sensitive part of our body which is too often overlooked.


What is that wonderful Smell?

“Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odor cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for it.” - Patrick Suskind, The Perfume

Are you ready to persuade yourself and others of your sexiness? 

Use perfume to adorn. Pick a scent that works well with your skin: a sure sign that you have succeeded is when several people tell you that you smell incredibly good. It might take a bit of exploration to find the perfect one, but it is important that you get there.

A couple of drops behind your ear, on your neck so they roll down between your breasts, behind your knee and on the inside of you elbow, and off you go!


A dirty little Secret

Undergarments, too, are a form of adornment. In France, lingerie actually is a most adulated form of body decoration. French women inherit from previous generations the understanding that lingerie is not just a luxury or an art, it is a right and a must. 20% of their clothing budget is consequently and shamelessly spent on lace and silk. Never mind that most days, none other than themselves will see it.

It does not matter if no one is there to witness your sexiness. It is enough that YOU know it is there. Like wearing a red lace thong under your working girl outfit or wearing a garter under your skirt. You get to sit in meetings all day and have the satisfaction to know a dirty little secret no one else knows: that under your power suit, you are being a sexy babe in this very instant.

Black or white lace is what makes me embody my closet sex goddess, but it does not have to be for you. Pick the type of underwear that has you unleash your "bad" self. Allowing yourself to be a little "bad" is good for the soul. And if you really want to know what that feels like, go with no underwear at all.


You are done, oh you adorned one.
Next Theme: June 5 - Taste the Sexy

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