An inky tradition on the (un)luckiest day of the year
Style
I struggled to get myself out of bed the morning I promised myself I go without makeup to write this article. It is already difficult enough to come to grips with my face as I apply makeup. I crowned the day as No Makeup Monday and left my house bare-faced and miserable.
Making the transition to natural hair can be an empowering expression of self-love and acceptance. But there is another side to this movement that has some people steering clear.
Identity. Who are you? What do you define yourself as? We search and strip ourselves down to find the answers to these major questions. Once we have figured who we are, soul bared and naked, we have to figure out an appropriate way to express this out loud. While this can be done in several different ways my favorite examples are fashion mavens— girls and guys who dress not just for necessity, but for art, for style, and for luxury.
Spend your money, look flawless, land the dream job, and you still lose. Damn, it’s hard out here for a feminist.
When you slather something on your body every day, you probably want to know what’s in it. That being said, ingredient labels these days certainly don’t make it easy. After all, who – other than a chemistry major – knows what the hell tetrasodium EDTA is? (Hint: it’s not something you’d put down on your grocery list.) Behold: Lush Cosmetics….
When you picture the perfect woman- what do you think of? Thin? Straight, pearly white teeth? Flawless, tan skin? You mean…you don’t think of gap-toothed women? Or women that are pale? What about women that are curvy, and maybe have a little bit of meat on their bones? The world of high-fashion is begging to differ, instead they think this…
What’s the point of keeping an object if it’s only going to collect cobwebs in a basement, or dust in a closet? There isn’t a simple answer to these questions; rather, every individual has a different answer to them. For this reason, I became fascinated with finding out what treasures and keepsakes my close friends have preserved over the years and the memories associated with them.
So you want to party like Gatsby? 1920s-themed parties seem to be especially popular lately with the upcoming release of The Great Gatsby movie on May 10. It’s actually really easy (and fun!) and you don’t need a mansion to do it. Although that would definitely be pretty awesome, we’re not all rich like Jay Gatsby himself, so I’m going…
You thought your mom’s jeans were unfashionable? Well you thought wrong! Dig those things out- you know, the pair that stopped fitting her after she gave birth to you- and try ‘em on for size because high-waisted ANYTHING is the new sensation, the fad that’s sweeping the nation! And one clothing company is spearheading this comeback: American Apparel. Here’s a…