Her Style: Madison McElroy

Fashion + Design

February 9, 2016

This month I’m featuring some Delight girls who graciously agreed to share their personal style, favorite products and advice with us. This week it is Madison McElroy’s turn! She shares a unique product as the foundation to her daily beauty routine, as well as some great advice on thrifting. And how cute are those roller skates?!

Q: Describe your personal style: are you more of a trendsetter, trend follower?

MM: Generally I don’t think I could classify my style – it’s pretty eclectic as of late! I love minimalist color palettes (black+tan especially) but I also love bold, bright prints and vintage-inspired pieces. I follow trends while also setting my own. People often tell me, “I wish I could pull something like that off!” in regards to what I’m wearing and I excitedly respond back with, “YOU CAN!” Put on the clothes, and rock it!

Q: Favorite place to shop: this could be online or brick and mortar.

MM: Overall, my favorite places to shop ever since I was young has always been thrift stores. I love secondhand shopping and the hunt to find things you love! In “normal” stores I bee-line straight to the clearance and sale section by default! Outside of thrifting, I’m a big fan of Forever 21 . Their clearance section is amazing and their website is easy to click though and find what you’re looking for plus the selection is just massive!

Q: Describe what you’d wear for a day out exploring your favorite city.

MM: Lately, my go-to has been either dark grey or medium-demin colored high-waist skinny jeans with either a fun printed crop top or a black flowly top to keep it simple with either converse or ankle boots and a cardigan of some kind and lastly, my newest thrift find which could best described as a retro-denim parka. When it’s warm, I love wearing high-waist printed midi-skirts (vintage inspired) with a simple top and flats and red lipstick!

Q: What is your favorite beauty product and why?

MM: This is probably the strangest answer but my deodorant from Fab Deo! The last 6 months I’ve been over-hauling all my beauty products to ones that are naturally derived and don’t have harmful ingredients in them and I struck gold with Fab Deo! It not only works for me, it’s super safe and healthy to use! It’s the foundation to my “beauty routine” by starting with staying fresh!

Q: If you could give any style/beauty related advice to your peers, what would it be and why?

MM: When you go shopping or go to get clothes go with your instincts. Questions like: “is it what other people are wearing,” or “is is on trend,” are questions I try to never ask myself. Instead, ask yourself: do I like it? Do I feel good in it? Go from there! Free yourself up to find what you love to wear outside of people’s expectations. I promise you can wear anything as long as you wear it with confidence (a little fake-it-till-you-feel-it doesn’t hurt when stretching outside of your normal clothing comfort zone at first!). Have so much fun and don’t take it too seriously! Wear what makes you feel good!