Sadly, this is my last fashion blog for the rest of the few weeks left in the semester 🙁 I personally feel like my blogs have improved my writing skills as well as the structure in my writing. Throughout my two semesters of participating in passion blogs, my love for fashion grew immensely. While figuring out what exactly I want to write about each week for my blogs, I found myself learning more and more about fashion and the amazing history behind it. Like I said in multiple blogs before this one, fashion has been a growing passion of mine for as long as I can remember. The tremendous amount of effort I put into structuring my blogs as well as finding the right words to catch my audience’s attention, has made a huge impact on the way I take fashion very seriously. Alright… Enough of my rambling… For my last fashion blog of the school year, I decided to basically “mimic” my first couple of fashion blogs and talk about a few of the latest fashion trends. Since I won’t be posting weekly fashion blogs anymore, I thought, the least I could do is keep y’all up to date with the latest fashion! 

Pastel bucket hats!

For the first fashion trend of spring 2020, I came across these super cute pastel bucket hats almost everyone has been wearing. From celebrities, going to a famous fashion show to regular people walking down the street, I’ve literally seen everyone rocking this item! While blocking out the bright sun from shining in your eyes, this soft-colored hat is a cute and trendy accessory that is great for any season and is so versatile that you can wear it with absolutely every and anything! 

Vests! 

Vests are back! Whether it be denim vests, wool vests, to finally silky-textured vests. These throw on and go garments made a huge comeback this spring and were featured on several runways. No matter the style of the vest you choose to wear, these vests are extremely affordable and easy to pair with!

Bralettes under blazers! 

Another fashion trend of 2020 I came across is the idea of wearing a bralette underneath an oversized blazer. This simple yet really cute look can be spotted on a lot of celebrities at big awards or fashion events. People typically match their bralette to the oversized blazer. However, the beauty of fashion is that you don’t always have to match. Simply wearing a let’s say, black and white bralette with a bright yellow blazer can add a really nice touch to your final look! Be creative with your clothing colors and styles!   

Leather! 

Now, this specific trend and I often bump heads. One day, I’m all for the leather look, but then the next day I would cringe at just the thought of wearing anything leather…  Just because I personally have my days with the whole “wearing leather” trend doesn’t mean anyone of you guys can’t be obsessed with the look! Anything leather is the one material that everyone gets super excited about. Whether it be leather pants, a leather skirt, leather shirt, or even a leather dress, this look has made more and more designers expand and experiment with their pieces. 

Now that you reached the end of this week’s blog, I personally want to thank each and every one of you who actually enjoyed reading about fashion just as much as I enjoyed writing about it. This has been a really overwhelming first and second semester, but taking a break from it all and writing about something I loved since I could walk and talk, made it thousand times easier! I hope you all are staying safe and healthy with all that’s going on in the world right now! 

“Wear clothes that matter, the joy of dressing is an art.” 

xoxo, 

Typically my blogs are centered around fashion tips, fashion guides, and honestly anything having to do with the latest fashion trends. However, we’re going to take a minor step back from everything fashion and dive into some beauty and self-care rituals we can all participate in while trapped in the house. This past couple of days I’ve actually been feeling a little under the weather. I’ve been having major headaches and body aches that just never seem to go away. My sisters always tell me to take a break from doing homework because staring at a computer screen for hours doesn’t really help. But with the crazy amounts of homework I’ve been given this past couple of weeks, it’s just so hard to actually take a break and time off for myself lately. However, after being forced to actually take a break, (literally, my sisters took my laptop and hid it from me for the entire day) I’ve looked up some relaxing beauty tips to keep my mind off of homework and more so focused on myself. Lucky you, I chose to share these helpful and soothing tips with you all!  

Beauty tip #1: Give yourself an at-home facial ladies and gents! 

When I was in middle school I was going through pretty rough times and honestly didn’t know how to get over them, until my aunt suggested trying out some at-home facials. When she suggested this I thought she was out of her mind. I thought, “how would a simple little facial help me with all the stress I’m dealing with… How?” So I took her up on that offer and tried out some facials… all I could say is… people really need to take the time out of their day to try out some facials because it works wonders. Unfortunately, I had stopped doing my daily facials and of course… I started to stress out even more. I came across a brand of face masks called, “Yes to” and it has been absolutely amazing on my skin and mental wellbeing! I highly recommend y’all!  

Beauty tip #2: Attempt a new hairstyle/ makeup look!

Now this one is for all the ladies out there.. (sorry gents!) It has been scientifically proven that a young woman feels 100% her best and confident while looking 100%. Since I’ve been in the house for days now with nowhere to go, I decided to try out and practice some of my makeup looks. I watched a whole bunch of youtube tutorials on how to create the “smoky eye effect” and the first few tries didn’t come out so good, but with more practice, I’m sure I’ll be your next professional MUA! (Really wish I had taken pictures to show you all.. yikes!) Besides struggling with new makeup looks, I decided to try something new with my hair. My natural hair is pretty curly and a bit wild at times, so I tried out some natural curly hairstyles that I wouldn’t typically wear. One style I tried out was a curly twist-out puff. This look took about 2 and a half hours to do just cause I naturally take hours doing my hair and making sure it comes out perfect. All I can say about this style is that it’s super cute and very easy to do! I’ll be sure to try out some more natural looks (and remember to take pictures of them!) and let you all know how they came out! 

The smokey eye look I tried to do:

The hairstyle I did on myself:

Lastly beauty tip #3: Meditate! Meditate! Meditate! 

Towards the end of the first semester, I was going through a lot and didn’t know how to get through it on my own. So I took a trip down to CAPS and asked for guidance. One counselor down at CAPS suggested doing yoga and meditating before bed because the situation I went through kind of made it hard for me to fall asleep at night. Not only did the mediating and yoga help tremendously with the situation but it also helps till this very day, for when I’m feeling overwhelmed in schoolwork or just overwhelmed in general. I found a couple of soothing youtube videos on meditation and thought I’d share it! Meditation also helps with clearing out your mind when you’re stuck on an essay or something!

links to some meditation videos!

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIIEI33EUqI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8a3T8pI9Ns

Hey, fashionistas! It is now day 76 of quarantine… at least that’s what it feels like. Who else has been extremely bored at home with absolutely nothing to do?! This past couple of days felt like it has been merging on an endless loop at this point. My days are kind of like a routine… (If I don’t have class..) waking up at practically noon, showering, eating breakfast at nearly two in the afternoon, trying out these new Tic Toc dances (cringy.. I know), working on a boatload of homework, and finally getting to bed around two in the morning… then repeat it all over again the next day. Since we’ve all been trapped in our homes this past couple of days I really don’t find it necessary to “dress up” just to sit in my living room. So today’s blog is dedicated to some of the simple and cozy quarantine looks I’ve been rocking!

Look 1: Can’t get any more basic than this…

Alright, so the first look you’d catch me in is the most basic look you could think of. A pair of black leggings and an oversized white tee. Since I only packed a few outfits to come back home with (not knowing we wouldn’t be going back to school) this set is my go-to. This is a perfect outfit to just throw on and lounge around the house in after a warm steamy shower. 

Look 2: Jammies…

One thing I like about classes being switched to remote learning is the fact that I can stay in bed while signing onto zoom for class. When I was at school it was pretty hard for me to get up and get ready for early classes since at school I barely slept due to the amount of homework I’d be given… but now, I can stay in my warm and comfy bed while still learning and getting my work done. For those lazy days, I could honestly sit around in my pajamas for the whole day and not have a problem with it one bit. My favorite set of jammies to lounge in is this really cute satin two-piece set I got from… yup, you guessed it… Fashion Nova!

Look 3: What’s stopping us from working out now…

So I’m not sure about the rest of you but for me, I always say I’m going to start working out and eating healthy so I can finally have that “summer body.” But something always comes up, or I just don’t feel like working out so I push it for another day. However, now that we’re stuck in the house with literally nothing to do, I have no excuses now. My next look is simple activewear. I just throw on a pair of gym shorts and a long-sleeve quarter-zip shirt. Putting this outfit on motivates me a little bit more to actually start working out… at least at some point in the day.  

Look 4: “Socks and sandals… (what what what!)”

If you don’t know where the phrase “socks and sandals (what what what!)” came from, I used to watch this show with my cousins growing up called, “Sonny with a Chance” and two of the main characters used to wear socks with sandals all the time and they made a rap song about it. I found it relatable because my cousins and I are always wearing socks and sandals when we’re just lounging around in the house.  If you lived in Beaver Hall and happened to walk around on the fifth floor, you would see me walking around in this very comfortable yet funny looking piece.

(Btw- This is the show im referring to:))