Auckland had experienced the longest lockdown in the whole of New Zealand due to a major Delta outbreak. The lockdown was extremely long - and terrible. It truly was. Asides from cooking, and doing some art at home, and going out for a walk locally, there was not much I could do, and especially not much to do with fashion and beauty asides from dressing up at home and posting my outfit on Instagram. In fact, if it wasn't for the online shopping, I would have felt really bored - and would be in a worse position than I am in now.
Once lockdown commenced, we turned to online shopping not just to make up for the lack of offline shopping as businesses could not operate - but also to boost my morale. Online shopping was one thing that was enjoyable and it kept my morale up as there was plenty of options of what we could buy online - as someone with a passion for fashion, we bought mainly fashion items - including jewelry. Bearing all this in mind, we also had to buy a new phone for myself once we reached the now defunct alert level 3 as my old phone was starting to go slow and the camera lens were cracked - but we also did buy ear pods as well, both phone and ear pods through click and collect. We also bought some beauty items from Sephora as well - including a lip balm as I had run out of my old one, which was done through online ordering. We also supported local hospitality and food businesses in addition by doing some online spending on food and treats as well. We also bought a mask from Adrienne Winkelmann through online ordering, because disposable masks are bad for the environment, and, at the same time, I want to display myself off in style when wearing a mask.
We spent a couple of thousand of dollars worth in total in online spending - which didn't include the Moncler jacket as we bought that in store directly once retail was able to open - or the reversible Ferragamo belt as that, too was bought offline, at a duty free store. Although this was pretty expensive during that period, there were reasons for this. First of all, I am into designer fashion (and videography which is why I also bought a video camera as well, in addition to documenting adventures that I go on) and I will definitely be wearing what we have bought during lockdown. (Already I have worn the earrings shown above in my Tik Tok video.)
Simply put, online shopping during a lockdown is a great way to boost morale, especially if you buy what you want and need and that it makes up for the fact that you can do shopping online as opposed to offline in a lockdown that requires all but essential businesses to remain closed for the duration of the lockdown.
NOTE: Online shopping is a great way to boost your morale during a lockdown, but please, only buy something if you're going to use it! Don't just buy and hoard. Oh, and never panic buy at any supermarket for all the reasons I've outlined in my blog here during a lockdown. Also, remember to stick within your budget. And when lockdown ends, please try to shop offline as much as possible and support both local and international brands/businesses within your community or country. Photo on blog cover by Firmbee.com on Unsplash
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AuthorI am Natalie Dunn. I am a feminist who believes in gender equality and rights for everyone. I have many passions in life such as fashion, beauty, adventures and travelling. Archives
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