HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Catcalls

All the women and teenager girls I know have been harassed by men and other women, pretty much their whole lives, I'm talking about catcalls, whistles, comments on facebook, or in the hallway of your school, the list can go on and on. All our lives, especially our teen years we're expected to just deal with the fact that EVERYONE feels the need to point out the positive or the negative about our bodies, and do men realize even the so called positive comments are quite offensive and rude?

   When both boys and girls go through puberty they obviously both deal with insecurities about their bodies, but guys don't have to deal with the constant judging that girls are objectified to. Why is it that as soon as we go through puberty we're automatically assumed to be asking every ones opinion on our figure, since when have we cared about your goddamn opinion on the way we look?? Do guys understand how self-conscious it makes girls feel when their constantly being judged and talked about just because of the way they look?

The obsession with looks needs to stop, all these tv shows, movies, magazines, etc are telling girls what we need to do to become attractive to the opposite sex, but maybe just maybe we choose to dress up, wear make up, or whatever else because it makes us feel good, not because we want men to think we're pretty.

-Riel

Taking a stand

This is something I wrote for my creative writing class. My creative writing teacher got really mad at me and started shouting at me because I was late handing in a project. Riel suggested I post it to the blog, so here it is!

Recently I had a teacher shout at me because I was late handing in a project. When he asked me where it was I said it was at my house(which was true) and that I would bring it in the next day. He went on to tell me that he needed it today, and right now! He also said that I was two weeks late, and had given him excuse after excuse. In fact I was four days handing it in, and had not given him any excuses at all because for three of the four days I was not at school.

After all this had happened I felt very angry with him. However there is some good that came out of this experience. I realized a few very important things that I believe have the power to change the school system for the better. I realized that one of the most important things for children and teenagers is to be able to work in a stress-free environment. Ask any kid at school wether they find school to be stressful, and I can assure you they will say yes. I know most adults reading this are probably thinking the schools are fine, and don't need improvement. If that is so, then why is it that the number of challenged kids at school keeps growing? The number of kids with ADD and ADHD continues to increase. If our schools were getting better, then the children would be the best example. And yet so many of us dread a monday morning, and come home saying we're never going to school again. This doesn't make any sense because kids love to learn! Everyone knows this. So why do kids hate school so much? Ask yourself this.

The answer that I came up with is this; The school is set up to feel like a prison, I mean, just look at an empty hallway and you will understand! And the students, well they can sense this. It's puts them on edge, making it harder for them to learn.

Also, everything we are taught in school is supposed to help us face the 'real world', when in fact it is preparing us for a long life of slavery. To money, to work, and most of all to those who are considered to have authority over us. After all, the easiest way to control people is to make them believe they are free. We think that when we graduate we are finally free. Able to go out into the world and achieve our dreams, and even when we do get our dream there is still one thing most of us fail to see. And this is that every single person who went to school will continue to go through life according to what they learned in school. So what did they really learn in school? They learned that the most important thing is to listen without question to those who have higher social status and power. They learned that the opinions teachers have of their work matter more than their own. They learn that it is normal to feel constantly stressed out, and that it's healthy to sit and listen to someone else talk for six hours everyday, for years, and years, and years. Does this sound like healthy learning to you?

It is my belief that if the method of teaching was changed our schools would be able to teach any kid, without the stress, fear, and anger they would normally have to put up with.

So I ask that any adults or teachers who read this consider all of the above for a few minutes. Because it is important, so important! It is important that the students are surrounded by a safe stress-free environment. And it is crucial that we are told that our thoughts matter, and it is okay to speak up about what we believe. And please don't shout at your students, it's really rude and disrespectful.
And to all the kids who go to school, wether you're six or sixteen, please please please don't be afraid to stand up for yourself! Yes it is hard, and scary, and you might get in trouble. But you know what? It's worth it, and you won't regret it.

-Veda Daunhauer.

How to: 1960's hair!

    Today we're going to show you just a few of the many ways you can create that beautiful 1960's       hair! As we've said before, we love the 60's! Makeup, Clothing, And of 'course the hair! This tutorial is fairly easy, but not recommended for everyday use as there is a lot of backcombing and that can be damaging to the hair if done frequently. So keep it to the partaays!

So what you need for this is:

A comb

Hairspray

Bobby pins

Hot rollers (optional)

Hair ties

                                                         

Start off with putting hot rollers in your hair. You don't have to do this, but it is strongly suggested. They will add volume and a soft feminine look, and curls hold hairstyles better.

Take them out and gently brush through them with your fingers.

Now take a small section at the front of your head and pin it out of the way. Now taking your hair in layers start backcombing. Don't be really rough with your hair! Just gently drag the comb backwards on   your hair.  Hairspray as you go along.

Now once your done take the section you pinned aside and very carefully brush it back over the teased parts. This is going to hide the mess. You can already see how much smoother it looks here than before! We also left two little front sections out, and pinned them around the back to give it a more defined style. See how much more noticeable the bump is now?

Here we pulled the hair into a low side ponytail. You have to be careful though, because it does flatten to poof a bit.

Our last one was actually a mistake. We tried putting the hair into a high pony, but it looked like a weird alien head. So we twisted the hair into a bun instead, and although it's hard to see them, added some flowers. This is a much more formal look. It would also look nice if you took the hair when it was down, and pulled it into a french twist. 

P.S Hairspray hairspray hairspray!!!

So We hope you enjoyed this, and try it for yourself!

- veda & Riel xoxo

Inspirations

 We didn't really know how to start this, but this is basically just about our inspirations. These are our most favorite people in the world! Inspirations are so important because they are what define who we are, and who we want to become. For us, they inspire and push us try out and think of new things that we may not of ever thought of before. We honestly don't know where we'd be without them!

Charli xcx is a fairly new and unknown singer, but we just love her!! She has a really unique voice and style. She's just amazing!

 Marina and the diamonds has been our favorite singer for over a year now. We love EVERYTHING about her! We don`t even know where to start! We love every song of hers, and every single outfit she`s ever worn- from bambi moomoos to 50`s beauty queen! She`s just adorable! There`s so much we want to say, but that would take up waaay to much space, so you should just look her up.

 Tavi Gevinson is teen blogger, who got into fashion when she was 11. She has a blog called style rookie, is the editor of the website Rookie, and recently came out with her first book, Rookie yearbook. All that and she`s only 16! She has a crazy sense of style, and really doesn`t care what anyone else thinks.

 Well, this isn`t really a inspiration so much as an obsession. We are in love with almost all of Miu Miu`s shoes. Just look at them, they`re amazing!

Meadham Kirchhoff is just awesome.

How to: 1960's makeup

The 1960's is one of our favourite time periods and we love the makeup, so we thought we  would do a 1960's inspired makeup look. 

First apply white eye shadow all over your eyelid.

Next apply a medium brown or grey eyeshadow in your crease and the outside corner of your eye, blend well.

Repeat the same process with a slightly darker colour to add depth. 

I did classic thick 60's eyeliner, but if u prefer it thin, do what makes you feel comfortable!  (using liquid eyeliner)

                                                

I curled her eyelashes, applied some mascara and finished the look off with a light pink lipstick.

If you want a more dramatic 60's look, apply black pencil eyeliner underneath the eye, white eyeliner in the waterline, and false eye lashes!


Thanks for reading!

How to: Make your shoes glittery!

Hey awesome people! We're gonna show you how to make amazing glittery shoes! It's super easy, and fun, and a great thing to do with your friends!

So, what you'll need to do this is glue, and glitter, some sort of tray, a brush, and of corse some shoes.We used two different types of glue, extra tacky glue and acrylic gloss, but you don't need both of them, we just ran out half way through and had to use the gloss.

For glitter any kind should work, but keep in mind that the smaller the glitter, the more smooth it will look on the shoes, and the bigger the glitter the more chunky it will look. You can buy glitter at the dollar store, or Michael's craft store.

 Now it's very important that the shoes you use don't have tons of straps and buckles on them because it will be really hard to cover in glitter, and will look gross and bumpy. 

Pour some glue into your tray, and then slowly add glitter in bit by bit.

It should look like this. Now mix it all up.

So now it will look like this. The next step is to take your brush and start painting it onto the shoes. Don't do really thick layers, it will take longer to dry and look weird. Thinner layers and lots of layers look better.

This is what they should look like after two layers, and don't worry about the glue, it will dry clear. Now all you have to do is wait for them to dry and then do another layer. Continue this until your shoes are totally covered. If you have any areas that have less glitter on them go over with your brush after they have dried to fix it up.

And this is the finished result!

So enjoy your new super-duper cool glittery shoes!

Obsessions!

Hello, we were gonna try to be serious and all dramatic, but it sounded stupid, so we gave up! There are two of us running this blog, we're both teenagers and love fashion, were not experts but we thought it would be fun to start a blog. We wont just talk about fashion though, We have lots of other interests which we will not get into, but there will most likely be lots of random post, you've been warned! Our current obsessions are glitter, multi coloured lipstick, and extremely girly things, our biggest inspirations are Rookie yearbook (Tavi Gevinson) Marina and the diamonds, Lana del rey, Bobbi brown makeup manual, and we also love vintage clothes, makeup, hair, at the moment the 1960s/1970s!