Judging From Picture Books Apparently Heaven Is A Partly Cloudy Place

Glittery eyeliner + dark lipstick. Both are new makeup purchases and I am in love. The lipstick (Milani brand in Cherry Chocolate, I think) is actually even darker in person.


I don't think I actually did anything in this outfit except go to CVS, where I got said lipstick (and Maybelline Lash Stiletto, which I like SO much better than Diorshow Blackout, which was a huge ripoff). They also had tangerine lipstick but no liner so I decided against getting it.
Trying out my best crooked smile. Just gorgeous, no? I'm actually doing weird things with my lips in all these pictures....

These jeans are bootcut, and I don't have the slightest clue what shoes to wear them with.

Thrifted cardigan. DIY shredded t-shirt. Wet Seal jeans.

I also got my new favorite things ever, bobby pins. Seriously, in 2 minutes I can do this with my hair, plus loads of other things I didn't photograph. And maybe with a lot of hairspray, my hair might not return to normal in 5 minutes.

Honey, I'm Home!

Ah, nothing like a delicious Fuddruckers veggie burger to fill the stomach, no? Ahaha the epitome of delicious but gross... so instead let's think about these outfit pictures from at least a week ago. Yeah, I'm a little behind.




Wet Seal jacket. DIY dress. Target shirt. Minnetonka ankle boots.

And I celebrated V-day by... going to teh moll with my buddies, Danielle and Red. We took a lot of beauteous photos (though unfortunately we didn't catch me drop-crotch attacking Danielle. [it's not as bad as it sounds!])

I look positively deranged as I grab at a pair of boots... which I didn't get despite the fact they were only $35... but I'm very slowly developing self control.
Going wild at Sears....


Sunglasses and hats!

Dressing room at Wet Seal. I actually got the jeans... only $9!

And don't forget the wild antics in the car ride home. Everyone crammed in the back seat is probably going to have serious issues for the rest of their lives, but that's okay. It was fun.

Not captured in camera: me spazzing out and scaring middle-aged women shopping at Victoria's Secret, me sticking a thong in Red's hair (I am so mature, guys), and Danielle and I chasing Red around Nordstrom with expresso beans. We're not sure why she's so afraid of them... except we kept putting them in her hood and bag....

Why Do We Wear Trends?

Well, why? Because we want to be current, up-to-the-minute, super-fashion-forward? Everyone makes fun of people who "blindly follow the trends" but it is nearly impossible not to buy into some trend or another, intentionally or otherwise. Perhaps this is because virtually everything can now be considered "trendy": clothes from cheap trendy mall stores like Forever 21 and H&M, clothes from thrift stores, clothes from designer stores. It's altogether impossible for someone very interested in clothes to avoid every trend, because just about anything can be considered "trendy".

In my case, I feel compelled to wear trends not because I feel the need to be the most fashion forward person on the internet (it's totally effortless, actually) but because my aesthetic is constantly changing. Maybe it's because I'm a teenager, because I'm relatively new to fashion, blah blah blah, but I find myself liking something that's trendy because I see it a lot. Not too much, or it's kind of a turn off, but enough so I feel differently about said item of clothing. For example, when I first saw skinny jeans I was like, wtf are you wearing Lindsay Lohan (this was in 7th grade or so, and the magazine was Teen People). But after seeing them a few more times, I was like, wow those are actually really cool-looking. And (at this point) I'd never seen a single person wearing them in real life, so I knew I had to get myself some. Another example would be leggings as pants. Leggings are simply not pants, I once could be heard saying. But then... ahaha. And now some peepz a mi escuela consider leggings-as-pants to be my signature.

This is not to say I automatically like something because it is trendy, but a lot of the time I find myself liking it because I have grown to like the way it looks over time. Also, seeing something styled a different way can make me see it differently and make me like something that I had disliked in previous situations. One example would be Erin Wasson. And then of course there's the fact that trendy items are more likely to show up in stores. A few years ago, it was quite difficult to find a leather jacket for under $100, real or faux. I wouldn't have a leather jacket if they weren't trendy, but that doesn't mean I only like them because they're trendy; it has more to do with the fact that their trendiness puts them in my price point.

This is just something I've been thinking about lately that I thought I'd write about. And while this is intended to be serious, remember guys, I do like to include the occasional sarcastic remark....♥

Every Dude On The Block Knows That You're A Trick

This post is timed. I am on vacation right now. I will be back on New Year's!




Wet Seal jacket. H&M vest. Target t-shirt. DIY bloomers. Forever 21 rings and necklace (new). Minnetonka moccasins.

I went to the mall on Saturday with Victoria and Tina, and blew the most of the remainder of my money. I need babysitting jobs!

Let's Get Some Shoes

Some people are bag people. I am a shoe person. I can't stop myself from shopping for (cheap) shoes online. I have had a constantly evolving shopping cart on GoJane for quite a while now... if you pick through the hideous shoes there's some good (somewhat shameless knockoff-y) stuff. These sneakers would look awesome studded!

Yes, they're Gucci wannabes. But the heel is so high and the straps are so many.... I just might have to scoop these babies up.

I'm still debating these fake Docs you might remember from a while ago.... I can't make myself buy the real thing at full price but are these the answer?

As recently mentioned, F21 has been rolling out some great shoes lately. I could just stick some studs on these babies and... oh my god, who am I turning into?

Black substantially heeled sequined ankle boots? What's not to love!

Look, mom, you should totally spend $43 on a pair of shoes from Forever 21 because they're sooo practical! Perfect for winter, right mom?

These are like the model version of Docs... taller and skinnier!

I really need some good, basic knee-high boots and these are PERFECT! Well except for the quality, which I can only imagine....

*Sigh* This is all speculative, unfortunately, unless I get a buttload of money for Christmas....

And I know the title of this post refers to a horrible eye-gouging viral video that was quite popular back in the 8th grade. I'm proud to say I've never watched the whole thing (well, maybe) but people ALWAYS used say that whenever shoes were mentioned. Ugh!

And I would just like to remind y'all to ask me any more questions you have lingering in the back of your mind... don't be shy! And if you have no idea what I'm talking about, scroll two posts down.

I'm An Addict For Dramatics

Tuesday was definitely the last day of this week that I'm wearing heels. It is track veteran's week. Which means we are being killed. Being super sore from running really hard on Tuesday for the five half-miles on the track, and then on Wednesday having to run a particularly hilly 6-mile? Thanks, coach! I can no longer walk properly. But anyway. Here's what I wore before the first of those epic workouts:





Wet Seal motorcycle jacket and wedges. Target dress and socks. Vintage squirrel-hunting belt.

Wet Seal and Target? Yeah, that pretty much sums things up. Add a dash of redneck, and there we have it.... But anyway I got a super-good deal on the shoes, I got them for $12 with free shipping. I plan to spike them a la Rodarte. If you still want a pair they're on the website for $26.50 (ahaha did you think I was talking about the Christian Louboutins?).

And I Like It

The first half of the day was spent doing this:


Gotta protect the innocent, y'all:

I seriously ate most of those fries. And I didn't even have to run yesterday. The cross country season is (finally) over, so I might be able to take some better outfit pictures. Might being the operative word. Anywho, the second half of the day was spend doing this:


Forever 21 jacket. Target t-shirt. American Apparel leggings. Thrifted fur headband thing and purse. Converse sneakers.

Well, not doing that exactly, but wearing that and going shopping on Newbury Street. Though my search for good, reasonably priced (i.e. sub-$150... hey, it was for my b-day and it's not my fault boots are so freakin' expensive) over-the-knee boots (or just any good, affordable boots in general) was fruitless, I found some great stuff. Here is my new favorite outfit:


I found nothing at Urban Outfitters (why is everything so expensive?) but at Zara I found these great YSL-esque pants. They also had two different types of dropped-crotch pants (naturally not my size. Sizing at Zara is really erratic in my experience...) and not much else that was interesting. At Second Time Around Vintage, I found this great cardigan with an attached "fur" stole, which was actually Banana Republic (!). The fur color looks sort of weird with my hair, they're too close in color or something. But I still like it. And I couldn't resist grabbing a neon bra thingy at American Apparel. I also got a few other things that I was to lazy to photograph.

WTF!?!?

Is it at Doc Marten? No, it's a $25 "combat boot" from mothereffing GoJane! (Yes, I do kind of censor myself for those who were wondering...) And to add salt to the injury, it's the type I want. Cheap looking "leatherette" (whatever that means)? Of course. But I kind of want it, because I know I don't even have $100 to pay for the real thing... gahh moral dilemma much!

And lol I just realized I combined "insult to the injury" and "salt to the wound"... genius.

P.S. What the fug is this?

Did I Mention In The Spanish Inquisition We Also Burned Vampires?

Random line from this Cartoon Network thing my brother got really excited about... yeah. I do look kind of murderous here....




Wet Seal jacket. Forever 21 dress. Payless shoes and tights.

On Saturday night my mom and I went out for Indian, and right next to the restaurant was a Payless! So I dragged my mother in, really looking for these, and instead found these purple ones for just $20 (it's not surprising my local store didn't have the nice ones). Plus lacy tights. And then yesterday I went to Building 19 and while all the carpets there were super fug, I did buy literally five pairs of tights: nude fishnets, white fishnets, black microfishnets, black sheers, and white sheer thigh-highs, for $1 a pop. Fun.

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