So this summer has been very inspirational for me. I discovered a new style, new music, new icons, ect, and I'm so exited to share them with you!
I made this collage to show you some examples of my favorite things I'll be telling you of!
Something I was obsessed with this summer was ombrè hair, and I love this in any colors. As you can see, I have a picture of it in the collage (top left corner). I was THIS close to getting it done to my hair, but I ended up not doing it because of how hesitant I was about it. I may end up doing it another time, but for now my hair is natural colored.
I'm going to move onto beauty products and such. Just before school was out last year, I picked up a few different beauty products that I could test out for the summer.T hree of those products happened to be the Clump Crusher mascara by Cover Girl (pictured in the middle), Baby Lips (pictured top left), and the L'Oreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder (pictured on middle right). The Clump Crusher mascara lives up to its name. It doesn't clump and it makes your eyelashes look full in a natural way. As for the L'Oreal Magic Nude Liquid Powder Foundation, it looks great on skin and again, it makes it look perfectly natural. Just as if your skin was naturally flawless. It feels light, and amazing on your skin also, which is great for days you wouldn't want to wear a ton of make up and feel it caked on your face.
Clothing.. Clothing. It's the best part of summer is finally getting to embrace your true style. None of those school dress codes or anything! My style has totally changed this summer. I've gotten a more relaxed style, and I've kind of gotten off those name brands like Hollister or Aèropostale. I took a look at Brandy Melville which I have heard SO MUCH about from Youtubers, and let me just say: Oh. My. GOSH! Their clothes are amazing! I know, a lot of people don't like Brandy because of their "one size policy", but for me, being thin, I'm happy it fit me because it's an amazing store. I picked up a ton of cropped tops like the ones I have in the collage (pictured middle left) and I paired them with another summer favorite, high waist shorts (pictured in middle). I actually fell in love with vintage high waist shorts and ended up making my own. At places like thrift shops and more vintage stores, you can get high waist jeans, or "pre cut" which would just be high waist shorts, and make them your own! You can bleach them, distress them, add stitches to them-- Whatever! But I had a blast making them, and made like, 4 pairs! You can also buy them, which I forgot to mention. I also have fallen in love with my low cut white Converse shoes which were an inspiration from Harry Styles (1/5 member of One Direction). I saw them on him and thought they were really cool so I got a pair and spite how dirty they are by now, I still wear them everywhere! And lastly, flower crowns. Tumblr intorduced me to these a while ago this summer, and I never thought I'd look good in them, but I grew a love for them. I got my first two, then noticed that I didn't look half bad in it, so I got some more! I do happen to love them, and they're perfect for summer, I think.
I did wear a lot of jewelry this summer, and finally got into it. My three favorite pieces was a cat ring I got from Forever 21 (pictured middle top), a "message in a bottle" necklace I had gotten at Claires (pictured middle top), and an earring cuff that I got as a gift from Tillys (pictured middle top). I really like inspirational pieces of jewelry with crosses, hearts, keys, or Eiffel towers on a chain.
Okay, okay. #CommonWhiteGirl on the loose! Starbucks. Starbucks is one of my addicitions, and this summer was like, just crazy how much I drank strabucks! My favorite drink from there this summer was the caramel ribbon frapè, and of course every summer I love the orange-mango smoothie.
Model inspirations, there are so many! My absolute no-thought-about-it idol is Cara Delevigne (pictured top right). She has been my idol for the past year or so now. I love everything about her too, I think shes a great role model for the most part, and she beautiful, and she's herself. I think that's my favorite thing about her is that she isn't all Prada and Gucci model stereo type. She wears hoodies and jeans and she isn't afraid to go out in public like that. She also has a charming and quirky personality which is so amazing and shes a great inspiration for people to be theirselves no matter who you are.
Music is one of the biggest motivations in my life for pretty much everything. Last year I got really, and when I say "really", I mean really into music. I started out by listening to music I discovered on Tumblr like The XX, and Lana Del Rey (pictured bottom middle), but then I fell back into Paramore who I had been obsessed with when I was about 9 or 10 years old. I then found out about Panic! At The Disco (pictured bottom left), The Kooks, Matt & Kim, Marina & The Diamonds, The Neighbourhood, The 1975 (pictured top left), and I also had taken interest in a little bit of medal-core music and I gained liking of Sleeping With Sirens, Pierce The Veil, & a bit of Bring Me The Horizon.
I had a great summer, got some traveling in my list, went to a One Direction concert, got to do some shopping and all the good stuff that we wait for summer! Let me know some of your favorite summer memories from this year and some of your summer 2013 favorites!
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Xoxo, Stef.
