One of my resolutions/goals for 2015 is to have more fun with my personal style and to really own my sh#t. I thought I'd do a post digging into that goal a little bit more. What does it mean to "own your sh#t?" To me, it means owning the skin you're in. To stop with the excuses - "I'm too short/thin/fat/unstylish…I could never wear that…I need to lose at least 10 pounds before I even try wearing that…" Stop. Enough is enough. At what point do we just say "screw it - life's too short not to have fun" and just give it a try. I mean, it's just fashion and beauty - it's not that serious. Always wanted purple hair? Go for it. Want to try the trend of dyeing your hair gray? Knock yourself out. Want to rock a pair of high waisted jeans? Why not. Think nail art looks fun but you have always stuck to "safe" neutral nails? Book a manicure and get the craziest sh#t painted on your nails that you can think of. And it doesn't have to be something crazy. Maybe you've always wanted to try bangs. Or red lipstick. Or dark nails…
Here are some style related things I plan on trying in 2015:
01. Dye my hair
I've had that photo of Rihanna bookmarked forever - I love the hair colour and long layers so this year will be the year I dye my hair…or have fun with coloured extensions.
02. Long hair extensions
I plan on wearing protective styles for all of 2015 so sometime in the Spring I plan on giving my go-to protective style of long box braids a break and trying a long layered wavy weave a la Gabrielle Union (pictured above) or maybe something big and curly with bangs like Rihanna (pictured above). Either would be a bit of a departure for me.
03. Almond nails
I disliked the pointy nail trend (stiletto nails) that seems to be everywhere but when I saw a few girls with almond shape nails I quite liked the look…much less severe than stiletto nails but a little more fun than my usual squoval shape
04. Have fun with glasses!
Glasses as an accessory! I have an entire post coming up on glasses! I'm a convert.
05. Winged liner
When I do wear makeup I tend to keep it super super simple. I think the addition of a winged liner would be subtle but nice. I very rarely do eye liner so this should be fun. (Some tips for getting winged liner right.)
06. High waisted jeans
I've had the urge to try them for a while. They'll either work or they won't - I'm gonna give them a try as soon as the weather warms up.
07. Embrace a tighter fit
That doesn't mean I want to wear spandex - but I would like to play around with clothes that are more fitted than I tend to go. I think there's a way to wear casual clothes, that isn't baggy, that fits well, and still looks put together. I think she's a master of this look. I just think she has great style all around and will definitely be using some of her looks as inspiration.
How do you plan on having fun with your personal style in 2015? Any trends you've wanted to try but talked yourself out of? Let's make 2015 the year!
*First four images are of fashion blogger/model Nadia Aboulhosn who I've also mentioned here. She totally owns her sh#t.