2025-05-19 – Session Summary Appearance & Style Updates

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zettel-id:: 25r
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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