Gizmo displays my legging and jegging collection to show how fantastic they look with cat hair. By Marie Bombeck
I have to take back what I said when jeggings made their debut. I also now am a total hypocrite when it comes to the whole leggings as pants situations. I didn’t think the trend was for me. I had numerous reasons. There aren’t flattering on me… They aren’t flattering on anyone… They are so tight and restricting… They are only for skinny girls… Lies. All lies. I told myself all these lies until I bought my first pair of jeggings. They were slimming. They were comfy. They were magic. (And sometimes they were half the price of normal jeans.) I was in love. One pair led to three or four or five in assortment of colors from black to grey to fake blue jeans. Then, I started to work out a little more regularly and I needed new workout clothes. I got a pair of black capri workout pants. My mind was blown. They were super comfy. They stayed in place. These leggings did not ride up like some shorts do. They were perfect, but I swore I wouldn't wear them outside of the gym or the comfort of my own house. One day, I wore them to Target. I was self-conscious at first. (Everyone could see the shape of my behind... Eek!) In my mind, everyone was looking. Everyone was staring. Everyone was judging. She isn't skinny enough for those. Who does she think she is? Wait... no one cared. No one stared. I was just another legging clad girl in the dollar aisle. Eventually patterned leggings came into the picture. No, I said. This is where I draw the line. I am a black/neutral legging gal. I don’t want to draw attention to my back side. I want it to appear smaller not bigger. Patterns will turn my backside to a planet. But on fateful day, a pattern caught my eye. It was pair with white and black polka dots. I impulse bought and I again fell in love. The polka dots led to geometric patterns to flowers to owls. And now I physically restrain myself from buying a new pair. Because really, how many pairs do I really need? I am all aboard the legging/jeggings trend train and I will probably rock them way longer than they are in style. They are fast and easy to pull on. They are comfy. They stretch on my fat days and cling on my skinny ones. I am so in love. So the day they go out of style, I will be in denial. That’s just how I roll. I stick with a trend even when the train has returned to the station. Check out my legging wearing rules below. *I follow strict rules for my legging/jegging wearing experience.
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By Marie Bombeck
I am 24 years old and I do not know how to do a perfect cat eye. Or a smoky eye. Nor do I know exactly what the Kylie Jenner lip kit is. Most days, my mascara is clumpy. The average time I spend on my makeup is maybe 10 minutes, if that. By midday, it may be hard to tell if I put makeup on that morning. Girls, lets talk about makeup and how hard it really is, the struggles, the tribulations. I remember the good old days when I thought I had it mastered. I thought that I had it figured out. I used the cheap cosmetic sponge wedges to apply my foundation. I tried not to have a line, but let’s face it… most girls did. Girl, it is hard to match your foundation color. We did our best. I used the applicators that came in the eye shadow and lived to tell the tale. If I got my skin to be one continuous tone and the zits on my foreheads were barely visible, I was having a good make up day. But nowadays, it is a different story. Now your skin needs to look soft and dewy, but not sweaty. You have to highlight and contour and bake your face (whatever that means). You got to prime and set. You have to fill in your brows (I am lucky if I have plucked them this month). You gotta look on fleek, or whatever the cool kids are saying these days. You need all these different brushes and sponges. I looked at the sponges in the makeup aisle, and I walked away bewildered. I was so confused. I don’t know what they are used for what. If you are feeling as confused I am, just hop on YouTube and watch a 13 year old out do your makeup game and make you feel inferior. I don’t have time to learn all these tips and tricks. The beauty standards to aspire to these days are crazy! If I outline my Cupid’s bow perfectly, I am killing it that day. If my mascara looks even on both eyes, awesome. Actually if I look undead and un-sickly, my makeup game is on point that day. But hey, I have low makeup standards. And if one prolific day, I may master the skills, it will be in vain. For the skills and tips and tricks will evolve past my reach again. But hey, that is ok. Because as I said before, I have low makeup standards. |
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