Riki Leggings | American Apparel chiffon blouse | thrifted leopard skirt turned scarf | Jeffrey Campbell Lita boots | MAC lipstick in Viva Glam VI
I can’t stop wearing that leopard skirt in as many forms as I can. Today, it was a scarf. Tomorrow, who knows? I seriously encourage you all to start playing with your wardrobe. There are so many ways to wear your pieces nowadays-you’ll get more bang for your buck.
How did I turn the skirt into a scarf you ask? Well, I placed that bad boy over my head and folded a piece into the opening and twisting it until I got the desired folding. It’s easier with lightweight yet starchy fabric like viscose. I also am not the thinnest girl, hell I’m not thin at all, so having this drape in front of the unforgiveables lets me get away with being sheer while not exposing my junk in the front.
The day has come-voting starts today for the full-time fabulous fashion blogger contest for Sunglass Hut. My God, that is a mouth full. Anyhow, tons and tons of thank you’s to all who voted, are voting and are spreading the video! Thank you all in advance! This is an opportunity of a lifetime and I would want nothing more than to be the best blogger I could be for Sunglass Hut.
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I know this is a completely self-indulgent post but I can’t help but share. I never thought that it would go live and I’m beyond speechless that it’s posted!
While I was in New York for fashion week, I soon realized that Lincoln Center was the watering hole for all fashion persons related. People coming to and from shows or people just people-watching. While taking shots for street style for the IFB blog, Elin Kling approached me to do an interview. You can see how giddy I am in my interview. It was a moment in time I will never forget-and now, I have FOOTAGE!
Women, we are planners. We’re constantly boggling our minds over our next step or our next venture, littering our minds with things that are inevitably unpredictable. I believe the more you plan for the outcome of every single thing, the more frustrated you’ll be when it doesn’t happen. I strongly believe in living in the moment unless it’s majorly life-altering, then take some time to think. This way of thinking can be used in most scenarios in life but I’m specifically talking about relationships and dating. I swear, the moment you expect a man to be something, is the moment you’ll find it will never that way.
I can attest to the fact that I wanted my boyfriend at the time to be something he just wouldn’t be. I loved him for who he was but I knew in the back of mind, I wanted something that wasn’t fair of me to expect of him. I wanted him to have a more “proper” attitude in front of company and I wanted him to have a more pretentious job. How could I ask that of any man? It’s too much of an expectation. A man will never be happy if you subject your ideas of how a man should be or how a man should act.
Top Five Ways To Stop Expecting
Go into any relationship or any dating scenario expecting nothing. I know that may seem wrong in some minds but seriously, the moment you start expecting him to be this romantic guy or wanting to get swept off your feet, is the moment you’ll be disappointed. No guy wants to live up to what you hope him to be. I’m not saying lower your standards-I’m saying alter how you view your expectations. No person is perfect-NO ONE.
If he brings up his hopes and/or dreams, don’t bring it up months later asking what happened to that. People are going to do things the way they want. What people don’t want, is another mother. You see what I’m saying? How would you feel if he kept pestering you about opening up that store you’ve spoke about doing 6 months ago instead of working as a copywriter? You’d probably tell him to shut the hell up. Let him do things his way and if those hopes and dreams never happen, don’t speak on it. (These conditions are a bit different if you’re married. If it’s damaging the way you both live and risking your financials, then you absolutely have a place to say something.)
If he isn’t the man you like when you first meet him, don’t bother being with him. Men won’t change unless they want to. Women, we’re more susceptible to change so you should think that if we can, they can. Men are different in the sense that they may change it to make you happy for a few days, a few weeks, but guaranteed the fool will be right back to what you don’t want. So you either accept him for who he is or don’t bother wasting your time.
Don’t compare him to ANYONE. I remember I used to compare my boyfriend at the time to my friend’s boyfriends, thinking he can be like that if I do this. It was a terrible expectation. You’ll make him feel useless and undervalued. Like/love him for who he is not for what you wish he’d be or hope to become.
Don’t expect him to your bitch. I’ve known so many people that drag their boyfriends, dates and so on to shit they just don’t want to be a part of. (unless what you’re dragging him to is his type of thing.) Most men don’t want to go to a party that is all females (I’ve done it before, it’s no fun for both parties). “Hold my purse.”, “Take my picture.”, “Could you get the car?”-do these sound familiar? I mean, don’t get me wrong, men should do this for you if it’s a safety issue like getting into a brawl, Channing Tatum is walking down the sidewalk or the car is in a dark alley but other than that, be a grown person and do it all yourself. No guy wants to go to an event, party, social gathering of any kind if he’s there to be your bitch.
Have your guys been victim to this? What have you done to change the situation? What do you expect of men?
Question for you all: Would you rather these type of posts be posted in a separate blog or alongside Profresh Style? Please let me know what you think!
So apparently I thought it was Profresh Style’s birthday today but as I’ve been corrected, PS’s birthday was on the 20th of October! My bad-geezus. Well, a big fat freaking birthday to my blog-we turned one! (Click here to see my first post on Profresh Style!)
I can’t believe I’ve had this blog for a year-I’ve committed to one and it’s definitely a good feeling to know I’ve made it here! I could rant on how much I’ve learned since starting but I thought I’d break it down, bullet-style.
Editing is Queen! Looking back at where I started, I posted every single picture, not caring about the certain things I care about now. It’s 100% important to edit your content including your images. I try to narrow it down to posting three or four images per post. Ever so often, I’ll post a collection but I’m trying hard to keep it down on the amount of images on the blog.
Watch your back! A majority of bloggers are female and as females tend to do, we talk and gossip and shit talk but the biggest thing for me is I’ve watched what I said. The last thing you want is for someone to speak on you saying you said something you never did say! Blogging, most times, is a friendly business but sometimes it can be a bit nasty.
Have fun! I remember a few times when blogging became a chore-I felt obligated to post. Now, I post because I enjoy it and I care about my content and what my readers want to read.
Go to events but edit them! I think it’s important to get your blog out there and attend events you get invited to but edit your time. I learned that if particular events weren’t going to benefit the blog or myself, there wouldn’t be a point in attending since my readers will read it.
Believe in your blog! I can’t tell you how many times I doubted what I was doing. I posted because I liked to write and liked to talk about my style but I didn’t put in the efforts that I am now. It took me 10 months to realize this. Ya, 10 months.
Start a blog because you have something to say! I had about 3 different blogs before I settled on Profresh Style. Although it took me a year to find myself in this journey, it was worth the time because now I know my focus.
A huge, ginormous thank you to my readers. Since the move from Typepad to WordPress, I lost about 2,500 of you BUT the ones that have found me again or are just joining me now, I want to say thank you. You all are the reason I blog. I actually have people reading my thoughts and opinions and are voicing their opinions back. I love it! You all have pushed me to be a better blogger and to dedicate to you all and that has made me a stronger blogger in itself.
I wish I had something to give away like I had planned but the sponsor fell through! I’m so sorry but I’ll be making it up to you soon, I promise! I don’t even know how to thank you enough but I’m trying to figure out how. You all deserve my gratitude and more! To the ones who’ve stuck around in the beginning (mostly friends and family, lol), thank you for being my backbone. Y0u’ve watched this blog grow up and mature and I can’t thank you enough for keeping up with my journey!
