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type:: session zettel-id:: 25r parent-id:: 25b created:: 2025-05-19 - # 2025-05-19 – Session Summary Appearance & Style Updates - ## Highlights (Fleeting Notes) - Tried on Lululemon ABC 5-Pocket Slim chinos in Obsidian, Silver Drop, Iron Blue; decided on Obsidian & Silver Drop in size 32, with free in-store hemming - Discovered waistband comfort rule: keep size 32; Warpstreme fabric relaxes ½-size after first wear - Replaced rejected Bonobos chinos; Todd Snyder cords still benchmark for quality - Picked up SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF, Supergoop (Re)Setting Mist SPF 40, Jack Black SPF 25 Lip Balm, and Oribe Rough Luxury Soft Paste at Bluemercury; free facial earned with $200+ spend - Added mid-day SPF mist step and antioxidant serum step to AM routine - Confirmed Skinfix Barrier+ stays core night cream; Omega Repair used as corner-buffer under SPF - Mouth-corner protocol: clotrimazole 1 % + hydrocortisone 1 % mix twice daily + Aquaphor seal - Eye-brightening samples secured; test one eye tonight to pick favorite - Lunya slip dress & silk robe coat shortlisted for Saie; focus on petite sizing (XS, size 0–2) - Style code reinforced: Urban Neutral Ops palette (olive, charcoal, bone, black) - Sit / knee-bend test adopted for future trouser buys (must pass without waist pinch) - ## Permanent Notes - Lululemon ABC 5-Pocket Slim (Obsidian & Silver Drop, size 32) now anchor smart-casual bottoms → pairs with existing olive utility jacket, dusty-pink tee, white courts; hem free in store for no-break fit → strengthens Appearance Systems summer rotation - Phloretin CF added as AM antioxidant shield → sequence: cleanse → Phloretin CF → Niacinamide → Eye cream → ISDIN SPF → improves photo-protection; updated Skincare Systems with new step - Supergoop (Re)Setting Mist SPF 40 enables 2-hour desk-side top-ups without disturbing beard or hair → supports long-term skin-health strategy in Skincare Systems - Jack Black SPF 25 Lip Balm plus Aquaphor reinforce angular-cheilitis barrier at mouth corners, preventing recurrence during retinoid nights; added to Skincare Systems protocols - Oribe Rough Luxury Soft Paste replaces Claymation for softer hold, rinses clean before PM skincare → reduces forehead congestion risk; noted in Skincare Systems - Urban Neutral Ops palette confirmed; new trousers and future purchases must integrate with olive/charcoal/bone spectrum → maintains cohesive wardrobe experiment per the Wardrobe Experiments section in Appearance Systems - Sit / knee-bend comfort test becomes standard sizing protocol for all future trousers, ensuring practicality over vanity sizing - ## Open Questions / TODO - [ ] Schedule complimentary Bluemercury facial on a retinal off-night (within next 3 weeks) - [ ] Return to Lululemon to collect hemmed chinos and confirm final break length - [ ] Test eye-brightening sample on one eye tonight and note results tomorrow - [ ] Purchase first aid items (Lotrimin AF, Cortizone-10, Aquaphor) from shopping list - [ ] Review "Home Luxury Capsule" options for Saie in Closet Directory - ## Link Suggestions - Appearance Systems - Skincare Systems