Every Monday I will be sharing a quote from fashion icons as a sort of motivation and words to live by for the week. Here is this week’s quote that I will keep in the back of my mind.
“I didn’t always know what I wanted to do but I knew the kind of woman I wanted to be.” – Diane Von Furstenburg
Karlie Kloss inspiration
From time to time I get the urge for a change in my hairstyle. When I say change, I mean a minor change because I am a chicken and will never cut it all off and go short or do something crazy with it’s colour (I’ve never coloured my hair in my life!). So basically nothing drastic, lame I know. So in order to fulfill my need for a bit of a change, I go with something small that won’t take me a long time to get rid of if I hate it and over the years this has been just changing up my bangs. A few weeks ago, I had this urge because a coworker sent me a picture of Karlie Kloss saying she thinks I would look cute with her cut and who wouldn’t think the style was nice because lets face it, anything Karlie does looks fabulous! Like I said, I will never go short with my hair (the reason for this being I am too lazy to always have to style it) but since my side bangs were growing out and I needed to go in for a trim, I decided I’d get full bangs. I immediately regretted it (like I do after most bang trims though because they are always a bit too short). Right away I was like alright I’m growing them out to be side bangs again, which luckily is only just over a month. It’s now been almost 3 weeks since I got them cut and they’re at a length where I’m starting to like them. It’s safe to say I have a total love-hate relationship with these bangs, so much to the point where I can love them in the morning and hate them by lunch. And what’s even more annoying is that this “perfect length” only lasts about a week and then they’re a bit too long and you have to get them trimmed, which makes them a bit too short and so starts the cycle again!
The middle part
I’ve either had side or full bangs for the past 7 years and haven’t grown them out because I feel like I look best with some hair on my forehead. At the same time, I love the way a middle part looks and kind of want to try this too but I know it doesn’t suit me. Do you ever get the urge to try a certain trend or style, knowing that it won’t be your best look but its just so chic on other girls that you can’t help but want to do it anyway?
Maybe I’m just noticing these now and late to jump on the bandwagon but it seems there is a lot of hype around bralettes recently. I’m not quite sure how I feel about these but for some reason I am drawn to them. There has always been hype around the push-up bra and “faking” it but these bralettes appear to take the opposite approach, with nothing extra there. Who are these for? They don’t offer any support for bigger chested girls and as a smaller chested girl myself, these would be very comfortable but as I said, they don’t offer anything “extra”. Do guys like this au natural look? Or are these just for bedtime/intimate wear?
They are a little on the pricey side for what they are and I have all of these questions, yet still want one and find myself lusting over them. What are your thoughts on bralettes?
Bored sitting in traffic
Ready to accessorize
Dinner for two ❤
What’s one of the worst ways to start your first day? Show up late. Yup, I did it. I arrived 10 minutes late on my first day. On top of my first day jitter nerves, sitting in traffic not having any control of the situation only added to my anxiousness. I of course sent my manager a quick email apologizing and to let her know I was just out front and would be there shortly!! She couldn’t have been sweeter! She told me not to worry at all, that it’s hard to gauge traffic and timing for the first little bit.
When I arrived, I walked through the Flare doors and was filled with excitement all over again. I met the team and we immediately hit it off, chatting about my winter boots and how they managed to be cute and stylish, while at the same time actually standing up to the dreadful Toronto winter we are having this year (on and off it seems, as today must have hit a record of the warmest day in January history). I was given the grand tour of our floor (which included the fashion samples closet!!), the 11th floor where Sales works because I may have to go up there from time to time and also the building facilities such as the cafeteria and the fitness center. Then I had to get my picture taken for my pass card, which I need if I want to get anywhere on our floor, let alone the whole building. Did I mention I love pictures but hate getting my picture taken when it’s for some sort of ID card. They just never turn out well and I happened to just get bangs last week because I was bored with my hair but I already want to grow them out, so I am now stuck with bangs in my picture 😦
Next stop, back to my desk to get some admin stuff out of the way. I spent the rest of the afternoon helping out the team with some upcoming events and plans, beautifying, wrapping and pricing a gift basket for a Gala Flare is sponsoring and assembling some mannequins. I ended off the day listening in on a conference call with Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic and Lou Lou Magazine on an upcoming maternity collab. Stay tuned!
It was a great first day and I look forward to crazy busy days when I’m running around (hating myself for insisting on wearing heels) feeling like there’s not enough hours in the day. Careful what you wish for!
I’m Kirsten McNeill, 23 years old and chasing after my dreams. If you know me, you know that I work my butt off and have a passion for fashion. With a new year comes new beginnings and this year I definitely have a great opportunity for one. Tonight is filled with nerves, excitement, joy and visions of my dreams coming true. When I graduated from university, I knew that I wanted to pursue a career in marketing but didn’t think I would be lucky enough to combine my passion outside of work into my work. Never would I have imagined that tomorrow I would be starting my journey as a Flare marketing intern.
It still doesn’t quite feel real as I think about what my first day will be like and meeting the team. It’s a little past midnight and it’s just starting to hit me that this is tomorrow!! I mean of course I have been thinking about my perfect first day outfit and as I lay out my options on my bed I can’t help but feel like it’s the first day of a new school year. Except it’s my new beginning. Join me on my journey as a Flare magazine intern, as I take a leap of faith and chase after my dreams.
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