New photos of Gaga and Taylor Kinney swimming in 2011.
Recently on my main blog:
I fell in love with Dr Bronner’s pure-castile soap
I continued to go wild for Topshop make-up
and referred to myself as Mr Pussy.
I’m not really sure what to do about the multi-blog situation. I wish more of the great blogs I follow on Tumblr were on Blogspot instead. Also, I was going to make an FAQ for my Blogspot based on the several “asks” I get here every week. Then I realised that almost every question is just a variation on:
“How old are you?”
“What size are you?”
“Is that your daughter? Sister? Niece?”
“How old were you when you had your daughter?”
or simply “You don’t look old enough to have a child.”
So, if anyone has a question they’d like an answer to, please feel free to drop it into my ask and it may make it into a little FAQ.
Born to be wild,
Hetty
More riveting tales of excess on my blogspot, where I talk about spending all my Boots points in one go. BORN TO BE WILD, HUH?!
♡ Hetty
So far in 2013…
I have blogged about 2012 and Lana Del Rey and the ways I wish to copy her.
Born to be wild,
Hetty
EYES: This week…
…on my uni-blog.
A carefully edited look inside my handbag
I’ll try harder next week, swearsies…
Born to be wild,
Hetty
EYES: This week…
…on my uni-blog. Having a blog was fun until I had to have a blog.
Model’s Own Lili’s Pink Nail Polish review and swatch
Cobalt, the winter hue I’m seeking out right now
Born to be wild,
Hetty
EARS: Marina and the Diamonds; “How To Be A Heartbreaker”
Electra Heart by Marina and the Diamonds is current frontrunner for my album of the year. It’s pop perfection with an integrity that transcends the superficial prom queen image she’s carefully cultivated. I mean, if Teen Idle, her ode to a youth spent navel-gazing, doesn’t resonate with you, you clearly weren’t a fat, friendless sixteen year old, aka me*.
From interviews I get the feeling she felt like a bit of an ugly duckling, so it’s gratifying to see her get the recognition and admiration she deserves. She’s enjoying her transformation into a swan and playing peacock too.
Marina Lambrini Diamandis (ugh! so jealous!) is the whole package. She is an amazing songwriter, an accomplished musician, has beauty, brains and what a body. However, with great power comes great responsibilty. As her popularity grows, so will her sartorial influence, and if you’re a shameless copycat like me, you’ll be looking for ways to emulate her distinctive style.
Unfortunately, I think I have a bit more streamlining to do before anyone will catch me cracking about in a PVC mini-skirt. I don’t care if it’s in homage to the Spice Girls. I know my limits.
I already wear bows in my hair all the time because je suis coquette; I’m the oldest Lolita in town!
Doll-lashes are another no-can-do. As a contact-lens and strip-lash wearer, and reluctant fan of the clip-in weave, I already have to dismantle myself from the neck up at the end of a day. I’m intrigued by the beauty-heart though. Rule #3: wear your heart on your cheek:
I think a teardrop tattooed below one eye might befit my demeanour better.
At the less murderous end of the scale, I adored the interlocking double-Cs worn by the Chanel models for the showing of 2013’s cruise collection:
There are many, many reasons why I wouldn’t copy this, starting with the fact that I don’t have a very steady hand, and ending with the sad reality that everyone would laugh at me.
Very, very occasionally (for example, in the cases of yoghurt and fur) natural is best. Before it was Cindy’s trademark and Dita was getting her’s tattooed on, Marilyn Monroe’s beauty mark punctuated her expressive face while she declared that “Imperfection is beauty”:
I wasn’t blessed with this particular variety of ‘imperfection’, but next time I have an untimely blemish, I’ll think of Marilyn, channel Marina, and get the eyeliner out.
Born to be wild,
♡HETTY♡
*Jokes!**
**Well, maybe a little bit fat.
MIND: Too many blogs.
The reason I haven’t been posting lately is because I have to do a new blog for university. I have been busy writing fashion-related posts that I am comfortable with my lecturers reading. Although my lecturer really liked the common theme throughout this blog, it needs to be a new blog, with a more refined fashion thread running through it. I haven’t actually posted anything new to my new blog, but I’ve transferred a few posts across so I can mess around with the appearance. I have discovered that it is a lot harder to make Blogspot look pretty!
I will maintain this blog as much as can, and cross-post where appropriate, but until the 14th of December, my new one will be the priority.
I am not even sure what to call my new blog, so for now, it is at hettybl.blogspot.com.
If you follow this blog, and have a blogspot, please leave a comment and let me know. I’m excited to know what is out there on blogspot, as I feel there’s a strong beauty/fashion community happening there. Can you follow people on Blogspot? Is that what Bloglovin’ is? I have a lot of learning to do, and quickly.
Born to be wild,
Hetty
