The Rath of T-Swift

Here is my first post including a video of myself...oh please be forgiving.  I'm always wanting to help people with my posts, and throughout the years I've had many people ask me how I do my hair.  You have to understand that insteed of playing sports I stayed home and practiced doing hair and make-up as my free-time.  Any who, one of my hairstyles is a curly twist, bun, up do whatever you want to call it.  If you're wondering where the title of this post comes into play, its due to the fact that this hair do

End Result 

of mine came with the nickname T-Swift, from friends of my own and even strangers.  I should just take a complement but I don't like being compared to someone who eats boys for breakfast ;) This is turning into a rant, I'll get moving here.  Step one, start with completely dry hair, be sure not to flat iron it before curling.  Next, starting at the bottom layer of your hair, barrel roll each piece starting from root to tip.  If you are un-aware of a barrel roll it's using a normal curling iron, but instead of clamping your hair down, you twist it around the barrel using your fingers.  Your going to repeat this for every piece, with time you'll discover how much hair to put into each curl. I don't spray my hair until I have it up in a bun and pinned.  Now since the next part is hard to write out I made a video :)  Please forgive my ratchet roots.  Hope you like it and have a safe Fourth of July.  Designate a sober driver and don't hold onto that firework to long.
Photography complementary of E.L. Photography.  https://www.facebook.com/PhotograpEL

When it's ok to spend your rent on clothes...

The oh so popular debate of buying cheap or spending more on quality clothing.  Most people pick a side whether they want to buy cheaper clothing and know it probably wont make it past a year, or spend a little more on something you can keep for years.  I feel the perfect way to stock your closet is to do a little bit of both.  Of course there's items one shouldn't spend an arm and a leg on, so let me differentiate those for you! When deciding whether you want to spend more for quality ask yourself, "Is this a staple piece?"  Staple pieces are classic looks that will continue to be timeless throughout the years.  The number one staple piece for your closet is jeans.  Now, when I say it's a good idea to spend a little more money on staple pieces I don't mean you have to drop $200+ on a pair of jeans, I would just recommend not buying them at Target.  Stores I like to get my jeans at are Gap and American Eagle.  I know this isn't an opinion piece but I'm just gonna take the chance to say bedazzled back pockets need to go.  If you attract the attention of TSA agents, that's too much bling.  Ok moving on. 

  A basic Maxi dress.  Maxi's (if the right color) can be worn all year round. The dress by itself in the summer, and pair it with a chunky sweater for those winter months.  I advise choosing a black maxi, that features anti-pill fabric.  The final thing you shouldn't be afraid to spend a little money on is that piece that  makes you feel 100%.  For me it's my blush tulle skirt I purchased at Proper and Prim one year ago.  I can dress it up, dress it down, wear it with either sandals or flats, all that good stuff.  This piece should make you feel like a million bucks, like nothing in the world could bring you down.  Now lets discuss what you should buy at a lower price.  I'm basically going to sum this category up in one word, Trends.  All my readers know how much I love trends, but lets be real, they are trends, and in six months I'll probably be throwing my hammer pants out the window.  Keep in mind that not all trends fade away.  Skinny jeans, gladiator sandals, and leggings all started as trends, and are now in almost every American girl's closet.  Over the weekend I've been updating my blog.  If you scroll to the bottom you'll be able to see my most viewed posts, along with a space to receive my blog via email.  Happy late father's day to all the padres out there, hope it was swell.  Here's a pic of me and the man who granted me with the mouth of a sailor and the sarcastic humor my Mother will never understand :)

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What the City of Angels Taught Me

Last Tuesday I took off for a study tour in Los Angeles California. Many of my friends didn't believe any "studying" was being done, but trust me there was lots of learning.  Disney Land, Santa Monica, and the beach was just extra credit! Technology you can't even imagine goes into everyday fashion, I'll share a video later to explain ;) throughout our trip we visited factories, showrooms, design studios, trend forecasters, and fashion news editors. Not only
does the study tour give you a look into a potential location of employment, but different employment options as well. Going into the trip I was stern on the fact I wanted to go into styling or social networking after I graduate from NDSU, but the trip opened up so many more options for me and what I want to do.  Before the trip I was paranoid that you couldn't get proper experience in Fargo, and I'll never get a job blah blah blah, but in the fashion industry anything can happen.One of the sales reps from Seven For all Man Kind denim was working as a sales associate at Nordstorm, and the next day was assistant to the lead stylist for a shoot with Klohe Kardashian and Lemar Odom. Everyone's so worried about getting your dream job right after graduation, what I learned from this trip is everyone just needs to take a chill pill on that high expectation.  Be open to different jobs, classes, trips, friendships, whatever!  Nothing is going to happen at the snap of your fingers. It will all turn out in the end.  And like I promised, here's a video of the newest technology in denim.  The video shows a laser burning a design, and thank you message to us students using a laser.  Pretty neat ay ;)