I've been nominated for this award once before and I think it's a fantastic award to network with other bloggers. I've now been nominated again by Amelia Blake from: Mint Sunday and Laura Atkin from: Laura's Blogs. (Both have very lovely blogs. Check them out!) And I'm very excited to answer their questions and nominate some fellow bloggers. Read on for details :)
For the last 6+ months I've been in a severe style rut. I can remember a time when I actually took pride in the way I looked and I wanted to look good. And I'd give it my best shot. For the last good while I've just neglected myself completely. Without a second thought I've thrown on yoga pants and either a loose t-shirt or tank top. Now this isn't the end of the world by any means, but since I've been in this mindset for the last good while I just don't know how to get out of it. I wouldn't even know what to buy if I were so inclined to do so.
Have any of you experienced this sort of slump? If so, what do you recommend to get out of it? Please feel free to share your experiences and thoughts. :)
Alexandra Hastings @ CelleMeBeauty Nominated Me for the Liebster Award. Thank you kindly!
The Liebster Award
The Liebster Award is an award given to bloggers with less than 200 followers by fellow bloggers in order to promote blogs and develop blogging communities and promote discussion. This is how it works:
I got this perfume from my boyfriend for Christmas. As you can see I have used slightly more than half of it already and it's now on emergency lock-down, meaning: I'm only using it ever so often because I want it to last as long as possible. I must say I developed my mother's disability: I SPRAY ON MORE THAN NECESSARY IN ONE GO!!! I'm trying to remedy this problem but at this stage it's an OCD issue. I just have to feel like it's "right" before I walk out the door. Does anyone else have this problem? Anyway...read on to learn more and don't let the blood and semen shock you :)
I was excited when I saw the ad for this. I thought to myself, "I'm too lazy to apply real lotion after showers, could this be the solution to all my laziness?" I bought it half off and was eager to find out. Read on to see what the verdict is :)
My Conflicted Relationship with Miley Cyrus and her New Hit
I generally don't go out of my way to concern myself with Miley Cyrus anything. She just isn't usually on my radar. But I kept getting accosted by other blogs and websites about this particular song/video. Apparently it all boils down to race and cultural/racial appropriation. Statements like, "I want something that sounds black," does not help Miley's case. But then again I don't think she's going out of her way to offend, and she just wants to have fun and pull off an image she deems edgy and cool. In this world I never know what's crossing the line and what's just daring and amazing and it seems most people don't know and don't know where to toss Miley. Aside from "cultural appropriation" (and yeah I think she does only use the black women in her video as props) I'm conflicted by her oozing of sex and general lackadaisical attitude. Just seems to provide more fuel to the "rape culture" we seem to support more and more day by day.
All criticism aside though, the song is catchy and although I feel like I want to take a hot shower after seeing her video, I can't get the damn song outta my head. Do I like Miley Cyrus, not particularly, but I also think she's just doing her thing and whenever anybody just does their "thing" they get shit for it. Doesn't seem to phase her. So I'll roll with this one.
