A complete capsule wardrobe for 2023

A Complete Capsule Wardrobe for 2023

Fashion is ever-changing. But capsule wardrobes aren’t! You may have heard of a “capsule wardrobe” also referred to as “closet staples.” They are pieces of clothing that will transcend fast fashion and will be a part of your wardrobe for years. As such, the pieces that you select need to be high quality to ensure a long lifetime. Here are some recommendations to ensure a high quality capsule wardrobe in 2023!

Capsule Wardrobe 2023

The key to a completely well rounded closet is to pick colors and styles that do not go out of style. Most generic colors will suffice as a staple color. It’s more of the more specific colors like neon yellow, hot pink, mint, lilac, etc that are not considered capsule wardrobe colors. These kinds of colors move with seasons and with current fashion trends. Whereas colors like black, white, royal blue, deep red, tan, etc are solid choices no matter what year or season.

As for styles, you’ll want a long coat, a blouse, regular tee, a pair of jeans, a sweater, and a cardigan. Essentially, you just need one of each more popular type of clothing. Remember, these things will be with you for years. That being said, the only way to ensure that they stand the test of time is to purchase high quality or luxury pieces.

Where to Get Closet Staple Clothing

A brand that focuses exclusively on offering high quality, closet staple pieces is FibFlx. It stands for “fiber (premium fibers only) + flexible (staying resilient in chaotic times)”. Their clothing brand was created to simply life and focus on what’s really important – making simplicity through versatility. Fibflx is literally helping you pick a capsule wardrobe closet instead of following quickly fading fashion trends.

These are my favorites from their site:

Everything on their site is made through sustainable practices. And their high quality products make it easy to understand their price point. Their highest prices are for their long jackets and you can expect to pay around $330 for those. However, they average about $100 per piece for most of their catalog. Obviously, that is a very large commitment to just one piece of clothing! But if you keep it for five years, that’s an average of $20 a year. Which, if you buy a low quality product, could very well cost you $20 per year to keep replacing it. Buying a high quality piece of clothing once is much more logical than buying a lower quality with a lower life rate.

Fibflx Coupon Code

For an extra special bonus, I have a Fibflx coupon code for you! Use the code DGB15 for 15% off. Use the savings to keep updating your closet until you have your very own complete capsule wardrobe! You can find this, and other popular coupon codes, on my Sales and Coupon Codes page.

Fibflx sponsored this blog.


Honest Rest Duvet reviews

HONEST Rest Duvet Reviews

One of the hottest trending brands in the bedding game is Rest Duvet. They are a brand new business and making big advancements already. You may know them for their extremely popular cooling comforter, the Evercool. Since they are a brand new business, it could be difficult to find Rest Duvet reviews. Lucky enough, I have some of the most important reviews for Rest, including an Evercool review!

Links on this page my lead you to RestDuvet.com via my affiliate links.

Rest Duvet Evercool Review

Evercool Cooling Comforter Review

★★★★★

If I’m being honest, this actually deserves 10 stars. My husband is an incredibly hot furnace to sleep next to. Worse than that is that he loves to cuddle. The only Evercool review that you will ever need is what I’m about to say next. Having the King sized Evercool made it so I wasn’t sleeping next to someone’s lava skin. AND it allowed us to keep our condo at 76 degrees at night. If you’re shocked at how “hot” that seems, just remember.. that means this cooling comforter works THAT well. See it on their website here.

Vegan Duvet Review

★★★★☆

I love that this duvet is eco-friendly! Made of corn? Love that. I got the All-Season option as that was the best for my needs living in San Diego. For our winter chills, this was perfect in helping us to keep the heater on a lower setting. It feels soft, yet it also feels a little “dry”. Because of that, it does have a little crinkling sound to it. I also think that’s why since I took it out of the packaging that it is still wrinkled. I’d love to stick it in the dryer to de-wrinkle it, but it’s too big for our tiny little condo dryer. See it on their website here.

Rest Duvet reviews of their performance sheet set

Performance Sheet Set Review

★★★☆☆

This SHOULD be a five. And for a lot of reasons it is. For example, I love that they were cooling sheets. This could be great if you like sleeping with just a sheet, or you just want silky soft sheets during winter. Not to mention, I accidentally ordered a King size sheet set and not a California King. Although Rest’s return policy is easy, I still wanted to see if I could make them work. And thankfully they are stretchy so they ended up fitting! But one BIG thing that was a constant thorn in my side with this sheet set was how slippery they were. Trying to make the bed with sheets that slid across one another made it pretty hard to do. Even with a duvet on top of it, my husband and I would always find the sheet to slip or to cause the duvet to start sliding off in the middle of the night. So it SHOULD be five, but it just missed the mark. It’s just a tad infuriating. See it on their website here.

Hopefully these Rest Duvet reviews can help you make an educated decision. I personally am I big fan of their products because they are effective. Not to mention the Evercool and the performance sheet set are just THAT cool to the touch. If you do decide to purchase, I highly recommend waiting until they have a sale as they have them frequently. Check them out now as they are running a 25% off sale plus free shipping!

And if you want to read more about the Evercool cooling comforter or the vegan duvet, just click on the links!



Thrifyland 101 Anaheim thrift store

Trending Anaheim Thrift Store: Thriftyland 101

Are you a Disney adult? Do you also like thrifting? Good thing you said yes for both because the hot, trending Anaheim thrift store, Thriftyland 101, is the perfect place for you!

Where is Thriftyland?

It is located at 842 N Euclid St, Anaheim, CA 92801. That’s just ten short minutes away from Disneyland!

The parking situation is a little confusing, at least it was for me. But I parked in the neighborhood that was adjoined to the same block and walked the short distance inside.

What does this Anaheim thrift store offer?

Being so close to Disneyland, I’m sure you can imagine what it’s specialty is. You guessed it – Disney merchandise. Some of them are directly from the Disney Parks and still have the tags on them! Jackets, hoodies, sweatshirts, and tees for everyone. They also offer a number of different Disney toys and plushies.

This isn’t the entire store though. Only about half of the store’s products are Disney brand. Not only did I buy myself a Disney shirt, but I got a plain, black v neck long sleeve. What can I say? I needed to update my wardrobe with some non-Disney picks.

Thrifting is a great way to live a sustainable life. Giving these clothes new life keeps the cycle going. It also keeps these clothes out of landfills. It’s amazing that Thriftyland is offering places for Disney fans to come together to get merchandise on a budget.

What are the prices like?

Prices are very fair! Normally when shopping Disney items at thrift stores, they tend to not even really be marked off. I was happy to see that these prices were very affordable. Even the ones that still had tags on them were priced reasonably.

I wonder how many awesome Anaheim thrift stores like Thriftyland are out there?

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What is a vegan duvet

What Is a Vegan Duvet?

You’re thinking it, I’m just saying it. How in the world can a duvet be “vegan”? Also what is even the point? Rest Duvet has made their newest product – the Vegan Duvet. So the question stands, what is a vegan duvet?

What makes something “vegan-friendly”?

Vegan simply means that no animal by-products are used. For food purposes, we know that means that animal meat or anything that an animal produces like milk or eggs is not allowed. How does this relate to duvets then?

For starters, a lot of duvets are made with “down”. “Down is a filling feather gathered from the undercoat of geese, ducks, and swans. Because of its lightweight nature and lofty fluff, down is a great temperature regulator for people who sleep hot.” (Casper Editorial Team, 2021). In other words, down is an animal-product and not vegan-friendly.

Why get the vegan duvet from Rest?

That being said, Rest Duvet has made their new vegan duvet for those who want to continue living a vegan lifestyle! Or if you are someone like me that just likes supporting environmentally friendly products, this would also be the product for you. If there is a simple way to bring more eco-friendly products into my home, I will.

This duvet is made from corn and has biodegradable fill instead of down. It comes in three options: Light, All-Season, and Ultra-Warm. I chose the All-Season one as it’s the best for my needs living in San Diego. The material feels like peach-fuzz, but is incredibly still moisture-wicking!

Rest Duvet Discount Code

Now for the best news of all. Get 25% off of ANYTHING on Rest right now!

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Five Products that you did not know could be made from bamboo

5 Products That You Didn’t Know Could Be Made from Bamboo

Bamboo is one of Earth’s most renewable resources. In some cases, bamboo plants have been found to grow 35 inches in one day making it truly the fastest growing plant on the planet. As such, many companies see the value in switching from making products from tradition tree-based materials and switching to making goods made from bamboo.

The list of bamboo items is endless but..

Here are the top 5 products that you probably didn’t know could be made from bamboo:

1. Paper towels

Trees take forever to grow, that’s pretty common knowledge. So why waste those trees on something so daily and wasteful as paper towels? There are so many companies out there that are using bamboo to make paper towel products. By switching to bamboo-made paper goods, it helps to keep more trees planted in the ground!

2. Toilet paper

Now this just goes hand in hand with bamboo paper towels. And the same sustainable reasons still apply! This is something that we use daily and frequently so we might as well make it an eco-friendly switch!

3. Clothing, and

4. Bed sheets made from bamboo

This is the product that blows everyone’s minds – “Clothing? Made from BAMBOO?!” Yes, it’s real. And it’s probably the softest material I have ever worn. However, if you’ve already experienced bamboo-made clothing, then you will love bamboo bed sheets. It is just as soft, and it has the same cooling effect. Not to mention, I love that it’s naturally moisture wicking. Instead of linking merchandise, I have linked companies that provide bamboo-made clothing and bed sheets.

5. Hair ties

Honestly this is something that rocked my world. While I was shopping at Walmart, I saw these hair ties. I know bamboo is versatile, but I never thought to see how it could be used with beauty accessories. So far, only Planet Goody is offering a variety of bamboo-made hair accessories.

I could go on and on about bamboo-made products. It truly serves as a great alternative to tree-based commodities. Going forward, I have no doubt that more companies will start making the switch to using this fast-growing, renewable resource.

If you have found value in this blog and want to learn more, be sure to check out my other blog, Four Products to Use to Be More Eco-Friendly.