While I’m not a fashionista, I still love seeing the different trends, the make-up, the different aura that the new lines present every season. I definitely do NOT keep up with the new trends – I don’t have time or the energy (or the $$) for that. But what I love most about new seasons is seeing the mixed combinations: the vintage with the nouveau; iciness with warmth; classique with moderne. In other words, what an individual has to project when he or she views as beautiful. I don’t dislike straight up Runway, Vogue or Glamour looks (well, at least not on models), but I do believe that as an individual, we have something so much more tangible and individual to offer than maybe even the late Christian Dior. (I’m not hating on CD; my shades are from CD.)
I attend college, and with my major, I honestly don’t have much time to myself. My routine is quite simple: rise, wash face, brush teeth, mouth wash, lotion, breakfast (if I have time; usually I snatch a few granola bars), coffee, class till I drop, rise miraculously and somehow attend meetings, study, somehow fit in lunch and dinner, drink some carbonated drinks for the caffeine and study till my brain finally melts away. I recently realised that a stressful life isn’t all that I could have. I can’t always be ‘go-go-go!’. I’ve been trying harder balance work and play a little bit more this semester, and I’m a happier person now. Anyways, what I was getting to that is I enjoy life a little more. A few weeks ago, my friend invited me to this Mary Kay facial event thing, and for the first time in my life, I learned how to actually apply make up. And guess what.
I ADORE IT.
I don’t need foundation or blush really, but I’ve always wanted to experiment with eyes and lips (the you-want-what-you-don’t-have mentality). So, of course I had to invest just a little to experiment:
Just basics of the basics . I really want to get a eye shadow palette and a maybe a lip palette, but I guess that’ll have to wait. I’d love to invest in L’Oreal. My mother uses L’Oreal, Clinique and Lancôme, and I’ve always loved their vividness and intensity.
The picture on the left is me with mascara + eyeliner and the one on the right is me without anything. Granted, the comparison isn’t the best, but regardless of that it’s so visible that the mascara gives so much more definition, and eso me gusta.
Makeup reminds me of painting so much, I love it. Your face is your canvas, your makeup your tools, and you can make anything out of it.
How does this all tie in? I guess I wouldn’t mind changing my daily look a little bit. I’m not saying I’m going to do a makeover every day, but I could lose the sweats. I have a more olive-y darker skin tone, and to complement this (and look professional, a lot of wardrobe is dedicated to herringbone print and pinstripes, black-gray-brown tones style (and yes, cable sweaters and vests). That said, I must admit that I do own some crazy print shirts and dresses from Oilily and other places. (LOVE THEM). I love to mix and match!
What does fashion mean to me? Some people imbue a lot more meaning into it than I do (“Fashion is my life!”), but for me, it’s a lot more simple. Fashion, like most other arts, is just a mode of expressing the mood (I admit that the pun was intended). Fashion expresses who I am now and who I want to be. I guess, in a way, fashion makes the facade of the present concrete and invents what comes tomorrow.
Ah, this post is a mess. It’s just a jumble of random thoughts, but oh well. Here it is! I’m not going to keep it on my hands anymore. Maybe I’ll do a follow up post. I’m going to Chicago for Spring Break, and maybe I’ll do a fashion report on college campuses! (… NOT) Like I said, fashion really is not my forte. Don’t worry; I’ll go back to writing about other random things like drugs and bracelets… yeah.
P.S. I’m going to try to start writing about daily college drugs and illnesses…. maybe.
