I’m going back to the 90s. And not in a good way.
I’m aiming to try as many different looks as possible while I’m in a transitional phase (come November, my job is dissolved, effectively meaning I’m laid off, and come December, I’m moving to Honolulu where I hopefully land a job). So for the next 4-5 months, I’m going to be experimenting with Man Repeller style.
I got a perm–not the good kind you see in Korean Dramas–but a straight up Jew Fro (no offense meant to my lovely Jewish readers). Basically, the idea I had in my head of gorgeous waves didn’t play out well in real life. I got two pairs of hipster glasses (Ray-Ban, of course)–except with the lenses IN, and with an actual prescription. I also got braces (InvisAligns), which gives me a slightly weird accent and slur, as if I have tons of saliva in my mouth. With these changes, I’m pretty much as unattractive as you can get.
If my life were a romantic comedy, I’d be Laney Boggs, but before the whole defining moment Zach and Mackenzie Siler reinvent her as a cute girl in a red silk dress and Zach falls in love with his heart in his teenage throat as she descends the stairs. (She’s All That.)
The realization that I’ve gone from semi-cute, vivacious girl with vain poses and wanna-be sultry expressions in set of 5 canned poses, to a highly man-repellent creature with a bird’s nest for hair is both hilarious and slightly humbling. My attempt to transform from a straight haired girl to one with luxurious, large-bodied waves wholly backfired. So now I have a FOB Fro (you’ll see lots of girls in Japan and Korea sporting big-assed afro-like perms, but none here in North America), big glasses and a weird accent, and I’m nowhere near attractive.
I guess it doesn’t matter now, though. I’m married. I don’t need to impress anyone anymore, right? (^___,^)
I’ll post the Hooping vlog tomorrow. I’ve been so busy…editing takes a back seat.
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Was totally going to comment on this and forgot until just now.
LOVE it!
that’s all.
I dig the glasses! Ray Bans are always hot.
Indeed!
Mae! I love your harrr! I think you look gorgeous in anything (lucky lady)- and that includes your glasses (tres jealous) – and not at all man repeller material. I know what you mean about the FOB perm, but your style makes you look anything but that. I lurves it!
p.s. If I looked as good as you in glasses I swear I wouldn’t be so cranky pants about mine.
OMG…. No way, dude! Jerry curl like cray-cray!
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love those glasses on you! You can still have curly hair on short hair.. it”s popular in japan.. you just need to relax them a bit more! but anyway definitely not man-repeller
Haha when I mess things up too, I always say well I have no one to impress I’m taken lol. Anyway I don’t think you’re manrepelling at all.
Aw, thanks, Ria! Not exactly what I thought it would be, but I think the fro look is also kind of cute in a certain way.
I want InvisiAligns – I always think that I have crooked teeth, but I feel like I’m too old now to get braces haha. And I really like those frames your wearing.
Think of it this way: You’re never too old for a perfect smile.
If your teeth are slightly crooked, they may continue to crowd until your mouth is unbearably crooked, right? You’re never too old for braces.
Hi Mae! I don’t remember if I responded to your comment or not, but I’ll do it again if I already did:
There are no Bobbi Brown stores in Canada, just counters at Holt Renfrew (like Barney’s or Neiman Marcus in the States) but I don’t often go there. I should make time to go there, though. I just wish it was more widely distributed like in Sephora or something.
Get to Holts or any other department store that has Bobbi Brown… get tone matched, you should. The tinted moisturizer is amazing.
HAHA. You still look great girl!
xx THE CHEAP
Um… wait till you see Friday’s post.
Man Repeller my ass. The glasses are terrific, the hair is adorable and the braces are invisible. You rock ‘em all Mae.
whatevs! that purple dress is hot!
Holy shit, literally the minute it was posted, there’s already a comment. You must be bored at work right now.
I am…. I’m working from home.