Quotes About Self-adornment

Whatever moments he could spare from self-adornment were devoted to the neglect of his duties, and he was so little good as an officer that Longstreet had to assign staffers to Pickett to explain things "very fully; indeed sometimes stay with him to make sure he did not get astray.

I always accessorise with jewellery. I am a bit of a magpie; I love sparkles, and so wearing jewellery makes me feel more exciting and confident, too!

Sometimes I get very dressed up just to go to the corner for some bread; I dress for my own amusement.

I just like tattoos.

Now, from the crown of my head to the curve of my toe-nails, there was an unguent for every part of me - oil for my eyebrows and cream for my lashes; a jar of tooth-powder, a box of blanc-de-perle; polish for my fingernails and a scarlet stick to redden my mouth; tweezers for drawing the hairs from my nipples, and a stone to take the hard flesh from my heels.

I put my little yellow ball earrings in and wore my hair pulled up and back with a yellow banana clip holding it loosely.

Any opportunity to adorn oneself is human, and accessories are an easy way to do it.