Hear/Say

Sometimes you catch yourself checking every reflective surface for a hint of weakness within yourself– some days, you can’t be touched; others, it seems like you embody the world of ugly. Everyone else is probably just as insecure. If you make enough of a statement, maybe it’ll make you feel better to know exactly what people might be staring about, instead of self-consciously second-guessing. It’s why people get crazy piercings, right? You don’t have to get tattoo’d or stuck like a pin, though: it’s what make-up is for. To look a little more like you want to, and it’s completely under your control. So make it funZO.

Here’s some awesome ideas for some fresh looks—granted, they’re not very traditional (done as fashion show presentations), but good taste consists of the balance of “just so”—a coherent look—will help make your style pop sass and style. Confidence helps: resigning to “that’s not for me” or “I can’t pull that off” simply makes the sentiment true. Go out on the town and paint it whatever goddamn color you want. Remember when you dreamt of “When I grow up…”? Well, you’re grown up. And you can do what you want.

Drastick lips: Black, Dark, Or Eye-Popping Neons
Dramatic yes, but fierce as Tyra Banks (…before ANTM). Makes your eyes pop and draws attention to your edginess…. your dark side.

Too Two Toned Lips
Bump up the sass with an extra pop in your color: two toned lips made a coy appearance at the Nanette Lepore Fall 2010 show. Dress them up, take them out, kiss the boys and make them pout.

Knot (NOT) so Nappy

Fendi features some sweet knots in their Autumn/Winter show. Let your hair take a break from the reliable but tiring ballerina bun– a desperate variety is in need.

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If the boys don’t know how, lead by example– down to the detail. Don’t fear the tie.

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There are no faux pas– do what looks good, quirky, fun!

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Reinvent and appreciate the special pieces; reinvent any persona and make the look yours. Tavi inspired by C. Love.

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Truth is, haven’t been shopping lately. The sheer amount of clothing and competition is overwhelming over here, not to mention my dad and Michael ragging on about dinner or going home. But when I get back to Value Village…

Graceee

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One thing about where I work, is that so many smart people are milling about waiting for you to pounce on their ideas and dissect their brains.

This is not as parasitic as it sounds.

“Freigeistig”, for example, I learned from reading someone’s dissertation. German for “free-thinking” and “spiritual”, he relates it to several -isms of Modernism: Monism… humanism… secularism… anti-clericalism… great stuff, really awesome. I have bouts of intense wiki-searches in order to understand the words coming out of their mouths…

Today has been a wonderful day. Although this “wonderful day” precedes a most likely to be difficult weekend, it’s done me great good.

For example, I feel like writing the Federal Pell Grant an intense and inappropriate love letter to express my undying appreciation. But… I’ll restrain myself. *THIS* time.

I’m sure the beauty queen feels the same way as I do today. She seems so sure of herself, confident, classy, enjoying life’s little things like pushpins, tape, and photocopy machines. I guess that’s more like office-work’s little things.  

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Ew.

<3 Gracieee

Lies in art.

With the advent of the internet and the progress of convenient technology, audiences are becoming more and more empowered in choosing which advertisements to review and the medium in which they’d like to engage in. Hulu uses this model when they ask if you’d like to watch one 90 second commercial, rather than three 30 second commercials. You see it as advertisements on Facebook and other social networking sites begin to gear their material towards audiences more likely to receive and utilize it.

In any case, people are finally realizing they can choose something else– they don’t have to have Billy Mays (bless his Oxycleaned soul) yelling at them about oxygen bubbles tickling the red wine stain from the roots of their carpet. They can fast-forward their TiVo. So the dilemma for them becomes How to Get People Genuinely Interested– and here enters artistic appeal. Innovation and creativity will be our higher calling– well, it always was (or should have been), but now the providers of our beloved commercials are being forced to step it up.

Here’s a fantastic example of a possible cutting-edge photo shoot promoting makeup and beauty accessories:

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I can’t seem to find the actual artist on the behance network, but this stuff is fantastic. See more crazy creative works here.

My hope for the future? Advertising as enjoyable, thought provoking pieces that promote their products in creative, innovative, and relevant ways.

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Gracieee