12 Things You NEED If You Want To Be A LADY! ｜｜ The Classic Girl's Guide
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In this episode, I talk about the 12 things I think every classic woman should have in her home. These are things that have made me feel more ladylike and feminine and I m so excited to share them with you!
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Hello, Classic Crew, and welcome to today's video where we're going to be talking about
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I'm so excited to share today's video with you guys because I think that there are certain
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things that most modern people don't own or at least don't have a nice, pretty, dainty,
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feminine version of, and having these items makes you feel like a classic woman, and it
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is the nicest feeling. So I really wanted to share these things with you. I will say that
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these are things that I've collected, and these are things that I didn't have growing
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up, nor did I even have before I was married. Some of these I was actually introduced to
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by my husband, and then I just found maybe some feminine versions of them, or I'm just
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using other things that he brought into our marriage. But it's things that I love having
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as a lady and as a woman, and it will make you feel much more ladylike and feminine and
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make your home feel beautiful to have these small items just in your house to use whenever
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you want. And I'm so happy I own these things, so I really wanted to share them with you today.
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I'm really excited to get into this list. I will link what I can down below, but I'll
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also link some things that I just think are pretty and that I think you should try. So
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I'm really excited. Let's get into it. The first item I think every classic woman should
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own is a ring holder. So my mother-in-law actually gave this to me when Jacob and I got
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engaged. It was a place for me to put my ring, which I thought was so sweet. And this is such
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a classic piece to own and to have and to use in your house because every time you're
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in your kitchen and you're about to do something with your hands, you're going to want to take
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off your rings. So this is just a beautiful piece that you could get, but you can get different
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kinds of ring holders. They're all different styles, and they're just little dishes that you
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can put your rings in. And it's a place where you'll always remember that that's where you
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put your ring instead of just putting it willy-nilly anywhere. And then, oh my goodness,
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like where did I put it? I forgot. No. With a ring holder, you always remember. And it's
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also nice for guests because when they come to your house and if they need to wash their
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hands, they have a place to put their rings. So I really love having this. This one is just
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really beautiful, but you can get any kind of style, and it's definitely a great addition
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to your home. The next thing I want to talk about is something I actually have to get
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from back here, and that is perfume. I think a classic woman should have at least one kind
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of perfume that's just her scent and that lingers on her skin. And I absolutely love this Toca
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Simone perfume for the spring. So I've gotten this question from a few of my followers, so
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I wanted to mention it here. If you're looking for a spring perfume, I think this is just absolutely
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lovely. It's Toca Simone, and I think this is a lovely scent. It doesn't last on the skin
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forever, so if you're looking for something much more long-lasting, this wouldn't be it.
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But this is a great scent for spring, and it's such a pretty bottle too. And having a perfume
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bottle that just sits on your countertop, it's so pretty and feminine and delicate. So I think
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that having a perfume is absolutely necessary if you want to feel like a lady. The third thing
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I want to talk about today is a thimble. So I actually got this thimble from an antique store,
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and I absolutely love it. I think it's so beautiful. And I never had a thimble, but I
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would sew and I would hurt myself because you're poking through the fabric with a needle and you
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don't have anything to stop it. And having a thimble is actually really useful, but you can
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get such beautiful thimbles from so many different places. You don't have to just use the plastic
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one that comes in your little kit. You can also get them from antique stores, from vintage stores.
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Really, there are so many different places. And this one was, I think, 99 cents or something,
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and I just love it. So owning a thimble, it may not be popular, but it's something that I think
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every woman needs. And I think every woman should know how to do just a little bit of sewing, at
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least to put on a button. I mean, I just think that's useful. So learn how to sew, number one.
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And then number two, get yourself a thimble. The fourth item is slippers. I think having a comfy
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pair of slippers to walk around the house in is such a nice little luxury. And these are Uggs,
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but I also have a pair from Target. You don't need to go fancy with your slippers, but just having a
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pair that you love, that you think are pretty, and that are comfortable, and that keep your feet warm,
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so that when you're walking around the house, you don't have to have bare feet on cold hardwood
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or whatever else it is. Having a nice pair of slippers is just so classic, and it's so nice.
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I mean, if you want to go really classic, you can get the really fancy vintage-looking slippers that
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are like a little heel and have a little puff on the front. Those look great. Those are really feminine
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and really fancy, and they're the kinds that women would wear back in like the 40s and 50s with
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long nightgowns. Stunning. So I would absolutely be a proponent of that, but even if you just want to
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have just the nice little luxury of having just comfy and cozy slippers, that is something I think
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that every classic woman should definitely own. Oh, are you wondering what the next one would be?
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It's a pocket mirror. Having a pocket mirror is the nicest thing, because I think looking into your
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phone camera is... I hate it. I hate looking at my phone camera to check my makeup or to check my teeth.
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Having a little pocket mirror that you can just kind of check things, and it's a mirror and not
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trying to use like your front-facing camera is so much better. I love this little mirror. I got it
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when Jacob and I got married, and of course it says Mrs. on the front, so I think it's just really cute.
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And you can get these anywhere. You can get them at vintage stores and get a really beautiful one,
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or you can get a more modern one. But having one of these in your purse is just really useful and
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helpful, and it means that you don't necessarily have to go to the bathroom. It means that you don't have to
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use your phone. You actually have the thing that you need, which is a little mirror in your purse.
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The sixth thing on this list is a butter dish. I love this butter dish. I've mentioned it on my
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channel before. I got it on Amazon. I love the color. It's like Tiffany blue. But having a butter
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dish is so nice. I never used to have a butter dish growing up. My parents never had a butter dish.
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They didn't leave butter out. And so we would always have to be scraping the butter off for our toast,
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and it was the worst. You'd dig holes in the bread. I hated it. And when I got married to Jacob,
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Jacob always had a butter dish, and he would always leave out his butter, and it was so smooth
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and nice to put out on our bread. It was just easy to spread. And so getting a pretty butter dish,
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it's just such a nice addition to your kitchen. And if you get one that you love the appearance of
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too, you'll like it being out on your counter. And I love the appearance of this, so having this out
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on our counter makes me really happy. And it also just is so useful because I can actually have
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butter that is ready to spread. So I recommend having a butter dish if you want to be more classic.
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Oh, what time is it? Well, it's watch time. So number seven is having a watch. I've mentioned this
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again on my channel before, but having a watch I think is one of the more classic things you can do
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because it means you don't have to look at your phone to get the time. If you're sitting at lunch with
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someone and you check your phone, it just looks horrible and it looks really rude a lot of the time.
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But if you glance at your watch, it's just a little bit more subtle. You can also do it,
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you know, in a way where they don't really notice. But also just having a watch on is always a nice
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addition to any outfit. And having a beautiful watch, one that you love, one that goes with
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whatever you're wearing, is a really nice addition to your jewelry closet, to your wardrobe. And I think
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having a watch is one of the most important accessories that men and women should have. I think that
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all people should own watches and wear them regularly. Now, do I wear a watch every single day?
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No. But if I'm going out with people, I try to put on a watch just because I think it's useful. And it's nice
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to be able to reference the time without pulling out your phone. Number eight is an apron. So this is an apron
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that I got on Amazon. It's really cute. It has a little cross in the back. And I really think having an apron
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is important. If you're not wearing an apron when you're cooking, things will splatter on you and then
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you have to do twice as much laundry. And who wants that? So having a really nice apron that you think
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is cute and makes you feel pretty, that's just a really nice addition to your kitchen and to your
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life. And also, if your apron gets dirty, that's what it's meant for. That's what it's supposed to do.
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I felt bad when I got a stain on this apron and then I realized that's why I bought it, so that it would
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get stains on it and I wouldn't get stains on my clothes. So having a pretty apron in your kitchen
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is a wonderful thing that you will always feel good about putting on when you're about to cook.
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Let's talk about coasters. So this is number nine. These are our coasters that we got in Omaha.
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And I love these coasters, but we have so many coasters around our house. And having coasters
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available to everyone in your home when they come and they want to use a dish and they want to put
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something down is a really important thing to have as a classic woman. Because you want people
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to feel comfortable putting things down on surfaces. And if there's coasters available for everyone,
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then they won't have to ask you, they won't have to worry, they won't have to forget, and then maybe
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leave a water ring on a table that you really didn't want a water ring on. So having coasters is just
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really important. I think these are not the most feminine. These are just fun. But if you want to get
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some really feminine, beautiful coasters, there are so many different kinds you can get. Amazon has great
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options. I'm sure you can get them pretty much anywhere if you take a look. And having coasters
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available and ready is just a great thing to have. Number 10 is pearl earrings. I've got them right
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here. I love these pearl earrings. I did a sponsorship with the Pearl Source a few months ago and they
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sent these and I love them. And I think every classic woman should have a pair of pearl earrings.
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Pearl earrings are so beautiful. They're so classic. And they are a great addition to your wardrobe.
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They go with pretty much anything. You can dress them up, dress them down, and having just a
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pair of pearl studs is always going to be a great part of your jewelry collection. So I definitely
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recommend having that as a classic woman. Number 11, I'm going to say this without actually owning it
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because I think I should own it and I'm upset at myself that I don't. And that is a letter opener.
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I think having a letter opener is such a beautiful classic thing to own. I think you can get really
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beautiful ones. You can get ones that are your style and that will make every letter you open feel
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special. And I don't actually have one and I regret that. But I wanted to mention it because
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I wanted to show you guys. I don't always get everything right. I am not perfect. But I aspire
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to be more classic. So I would like to own a letter opener. I think that would be a really classic
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addition to my life. And I think that every classic woman should own a letter opener. So I will link a few
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down below that I'm interested in purchasing and you guys can check those out. And the last thing I
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wanted to mention is a schedule or an itinerary. I love having an itinerary. I love having my calendar
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and being able to lay out the whole month and then also be able to go day by day. I know many women do
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it on their phones. That's also fine. But I find that having the written out paper version of a
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calendar is so important. And I just, it makes me better at sticking to my schedule throughout the day.
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And it also makes me better at remembering appointments. So I think that having a really
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beautiful, whatever style you like, because there are a million styles of calendars that you can get
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nowadays, really beautiful schedule and itinerary for yourself is a really nice thing to do. And
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speaking of a to-do list, a schedule, I have created a template of one that you can get a free
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download of if you subscribe to my newsletter. So if you head over to the link in my description box,
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you will be able to subscribe to my newsletter and you will also get a free download to a to-do list
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and schedule template that I designed. So if you're interested in doing that, feel free to hit that
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link in the description box. But that is it for today's video. Those are my 12 items I think every
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classic woman should own. I'd love to know your thoughts. Let me know if I missed anything. I'm sure
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there are many things that I didn't talk about today. And I'd love to hear what you guys think a
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classic woman should own. Thank you so much for watching today's video. Please subscribe to my
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Thank you guys so much for watching, and I'll see you guys in the next one. Bye!