跟读练习: how to be insanely chic *without being rich* | elevate your look & aura - 通过视频学习英语口语

Girl, if you are expecting this video to be me telling you to buy expensive stuff so that you can look expensive, you clicked on the wrong video. The great Audrey Hepburn was probably the coolest woman to ever walk this earth. And you really only see her wearing the same rotation of outfits. But of course, it was never about what she was wearing. It was her. Chicness is that quality that you can't quite explain in words. It's simply an aura that some people have and others don't. So, why is that? And how can you be chic? If this is the first time we've met, my name is Allison and I give women the tools to become the best version of themsel. I'm also known to be that it girl and create that community for other women. I also want to give a warm thank you to Nordstrom for sponsoring this video. So, enough talking. Let's address the elephant in the room. What does chic even mean? The dictionary definition of chic is elegantly and stylishly fashionable, which is pretty obvious. What's interesting though is the origin of the word is French. And by the 1850s, it was being used in Parisian slang to mean classy, not expensive, not designer, classy. There's a difference. But unfortunately, with social media, words start to lose their meaning the more they get used. They become these blanket terms that people throw on everything until the word loses its meaning entirely. Don't even get me started on the word aesthetic. At this point, it's become almost cringey. And I think the same is happening with chic. We see the same presentations on social media.

Drinking cappuccinos, buying designer, getting French tip manicures, but these are extremely surface level and honestly performative interpretations of chic.

So, I want to bring back its original meaning. Being chic is a practice. It's small habits that exude cool girl energy without being desperate because the whole point of being chic is not trying too hard in the first place. So, these are the real practical habits that will instantly make you look chic without even realizing it. And I'm actually going to demonstrate with their pieces how you can have that timeless, elegant style, but without that high price point. The first thing that will make you effortlessly chic is invisible makeup. Not wearing less makeup, not doing clean girl makeup, but doing makeup so naturally that people think you just naturally look like that. I already know what you're going to say.