Style blogging is incredibly narcissistic. I literally have someone take multiple pictures of me, because I think I dress well, and post them to a website, devoted to pictures of myself. That's some Louis XIV shit right there.
Why did anyone let this happen? Why did style blogging become a thing? Who decided "Oh I dress really well, I better show the world"? And then more importantly, why did anyone decide it was okay to reward this behavior!? YOU'RE JUST ENCOURAGING US! I get twice the likes on my style photos or selfies on Instagram, than I do on any other photo. This shouldn't happen. My photos of carefully-crafted cappuccinos and shots of the Eiffel Tower deserve your love. But alas, I know style photos are what the people want, so here you go.
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Fairly often, I have this overwhelming urge to dye my hair an unconventional color. I can't commit to anything permanent though because A) I have the attention span of a gnat and B) I like my red hair and it would be almost impossible to get it bleached and then colored without it all falling out of my head.
So I decided to try Garnier Color Styler. It's a non-permanent "dye" that coats your hair with the color, but it doesn't penetrate or actually change your hair color. Sounds like the perfect solution, so I tried it with mixed results. On one hand, the color does show up vividly, which is awesome, and it does last a few shampoos. I've washed my hair once and the color faded a little, but it is definitely still pink. The problem with this product is that it makes your hair have the grossest texture of all time. It feels like there is glue in my hair and I cannot get it to remain tangle-free for more than five minutes. I'm legitimately forming dreadlocks. Other online reviews and comments seem to agree that the texture is annoying. I'm hoping that all of the color, and with it, the consistency, will be removed from my hair in another wash or two. Although some other users said it lasted way longer, so I hope that's not the case for me. I'm not convinced the emotional trauma of having to brush out your dreads every fifteen minutes is worth it. However, if you only want to put a few streaks of color in your hair and don't want to permanently dye your hair, this product will probably work well for you. Just don't be an idiot and ombre athe entire bottom half of your head. Your hair will tangle. And you will die. But at least it looks cool. And yes, this post is doubling as an OOTD post #sorrynotsorry Apparently is was supposed to snow today, hence the bleak whiteness in the background. Who knew. Maybe I should get into the habit of checking the weather before I leave my house.
Do you ever just know you belong somewhere? Like you just know you will thrive there? That's how I feel about New York. Since I was a child, I knew that I was a city person. I'm not sure if that's a weird thing to know when your seven years old, but whatever. Every time my family took a road trip, I would always stay up because I knew we were bound to drive through a city, and I loved looking at the lights and the buildings. Even now, every time I see a skyline in the horizon, I still feel that hint of excitement.
I need a big city. A packed metropolis, if you will. Minneapolis is not nearly large enough. The more people, the more buildings, the more craziness, the happier I am. My list of acceptable habitats has pretty much been narrowed down to New York, Chicago and Paris. London would also be a potential contender. However, as I go through the pros and cons of each, there is ultimately some reason why I couldn't see myself living permanently in Chicago, Paris or London — I'll get into the reasons later. Which leaves New York. My true home, I think. And here are the reasons why I think New York is where I'm meant to be: It's on the East Coast. Chicago is a great city — it's big, there are plenty of people, and it's ridiculously awesome in the summer. If I could spend every summer in Chicago, I'd be a very happy camper, err, city dweller. But alas, Chicago is in the Midwest and I am an East Coast person, which I never really realized until I spent a few years in this god forsaken, landlocked tundra. Although I grew up all over the place, I've always had strong ties to the East Coast because my mom is from New Jersey. I spent my childhood playing in the ocean and eating "hoagies." Not to mention, my family currently resides in Savannah, which is on the East Coast (for those of you who are geographically challenged). Which leads me to my next point. New York is only an hour from the beach. I didn't realize how much I missed the East Coast and the beach until my jerk friend Kelly started snapping me pictures from Florida. I miss the ocean. Lakes suck. New York has everything I need – specifically Chinatown. Not sure why I'm so fond of Chinatown, but I'm assuming it's because I have an eating problem and Chinese food is damn delicious. It's one of those things that we always did *if* we were visiting a city on vacation. We would eat Chinese food and it was always spectacular. The Midwest severely lacks quality Chinese food in my opinion. Speaking of food... Brunch is a religion. Brunch is taken seriously in New York. As it should be. People need to prioritize brunch more. Why wouldn't you want to spend hours eating eggs and potatoes and drinking Bloody Mary's!? Those three items are the holy trinity. And I stand by that. New Yorkers brunch like the champions that they are and the world should do the same. So. Many. Concerts. Have you ever heard of an artist not having a concert in New York? No. Because it literally never happens. Every artist ever performs in New York. Oh, you want to see Skrillex? He'll be here on Friday. You wanna see Taylor Swift? She's coming in March. Literally you could see every artist you've ever wanted to see. How awesome is that? The fashion. The true reason New York wins the non-existent competition of my home, is because New York is where fashion happens. Paris is the fashion capital of the world, and I would absolutely love to live there, but Paris is in France. And as much as I love it, I don't think I could ever legitimately become an expat. So unless I can land some baller job that keeps fighting for me to stay in the country, I can't imagine I'll ever be able to live in Paris full-time. But that's okay, because New York is home to so many fashion brands, you can't even start listing them because the list would never end. I want to work in fashion and that means I need to move to New York. It's basically non-negotiable. Not to mention everyone seems to dress well in New York, so that's an added bonus. Have I sold the idea of New York to you yet? Because I've definitely sold myself on the idea. Watch out, NYC, I'm coming for you! Just give me 18 months so I can save up enough money to live in poverty in a super crappy apartment in a very sketch area. Don't worry, I'm sure the views will be great. |
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