RecessionISTA

Snippy titles, I love fashion, I am not my hair, all for free!

Friday, September 25, 2009

DIY: Oz Fest


I procured this adorable little figurine of the Wicked Witch of the East who was crushed by Dorthy's house in The Wizard of Oz. Classic movie and it inspired me to try this dualistic nail design. One one hand is a Sally Henson color in "Red Carpet" which is an EXACT match to the paint on those iconic ruby slippers and on the other are the black and white striped hosiery of the evil witch. I used a french manicure white pen--also by Sally Henson--for the tights. I also painted my toes Emerald City green or "San Francisco" by Sinful Colors.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Fashion FALLward


Fall is in the air. I can see it, I can smell it, and now I can officially wear it. I, as a full-figured girl, have always most enjoyed the fashions of Autumn. Boots, scarves, layers, they all serve the voluptuous woman well. The tradition of this season that I am not so much a fan of are the naturally drab colors that come along with it. Vibrant colors are fun and such a mood changer. I'll miss throwing on an acid yellow tank and jeans and some flip flops. Those days are long gone, especially here in Chicagoland. Although the fair wheather is out, lucky for me COLOR is still IN! In looking through the glossies, I am still spotting the bright pinks, yellows, blues, and greens of seasons gone by. It is very inspiring and VERY RecessionISTA. This means more milage out of those bright tops, shoes, and acessories.

My thing: I'm am really feeling white jeans for some reason. I do not own a pair but I am on the lookout. I have these cobolt blue suede shoes that would just be--excuse my 90s slang--bitchin' with skinny white jeans and acid yellow cardigan that I just purchaced. I'm feeling it! I will post this outfit when it comes together for me.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Hair, Hair, and NO Hair!






So I have been recently hair obsessed (yet again) and have been doing some blogging and vlogging research. I love my natural hair but I have had some hurdles in my journey to "good hair." One good tip I have found for keeping my hair soft at night is to wrap a plastic bag around it at night over my bonnet. I then tie another scarf around the bag so I don't get all that crunching while trying to sleep. Day 1 has been yeiled AMAZING results. My hair is ULTRA SOFT and like someone said in a you tube video, you just fluff and go! I will continue to do this every other night of the week probably. On the nights that I oil my scalp with my hair growth mixture recipe from MowtownGirl. And speaking of hair growth. . .

Edges, Edges, Edges! Mine are fried! I beleive it's a condition of heridity and harsh relaxing from back in the day (either case,I can blame my mother). So I learned from the same youtube video that castor oil is some kind of miricle oil when it comes to hair growth. I've never had good experiences with castor oil (in this case I blame my grandmother for introducing me to this wonderful remedy for the common cold--may she rest in peace) So thinking of this oil makes me wanna puke. I can get past that if it really works to regrow my edges! We shall see. . .

Friday, August 28, 2009

I'm Sick over them. . .literally!


Not long after I happen upon these lovely shoes I started to get an little itch in my throat. But not from these AMAZING peep toe pumps composed of real suede and snake skin--although they are just SICK!-- but from this chilly night air here in Chicagoland. I mean really, it's August, I should be enjoying a nice summer breeze and not a summer freeze! They can be yours for the NO-LOW price of 344 Euros. Check them at www.paristexas.dk

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Jet setting


I love to travel. I'm from the East coast and although I have never traveled outside of the contiguous United States, I have friends and relatives that live in many coroners of the country. I think nothing of hopping on a flight and going to see them when I have a break from work, which is about once a month. I am an Educator and I don't make a tremendous amount of money. But I feel that to really live life to the fullest, it is important to seek out adventure and to see and experience things you never have before, even if it's just for one time--once in a lifetime experiences.

To that end, I do spend a lot of money on airline tickets. But I seek out the best deals possible through online search engines, my absolute favorite being Hotwire.com. They have the cheapest flight deals around if you don't mind a 1 stop flight here and there. Hotwire is best for their hotel deals. You can get a 3,4, and 5 star hotel really cheap because they don't reveal the name of the hotel until you book it. Anonymity saves you oodles of money in this case, but they do explain the hotels amenities and location so your are not totally in the dark.

FruGurl


I'd like like to think I'm a simple girl, but I, and those closest to me know better. I worry about the smallest things, I obsess over the (seemingly to others) insignificant matters. I admit I can be quite a handful at times. I would say that I am your classic perfectionist, I have to do things all the way or (often times) I am so trumped by my perfectionism that I will just wind up doing nothing at all for fear of not doing my absolute best.

I have finally decided to do something--try something, rather. I have stared a few blogs and I think I have finally found my footing with this one.

RecessionISTA is all about me being cheap. I have been this way forever, before I even knew what a recession was. I love to shop and to try new products but ever since I stared managing my own money around the tender age of 10, I also managed to save money and put it away for a rainy day. So when the time came and I wanted to buy Christmas gifts for my family or whatever it was I would just dip into my lil' stash of birthday money from September and make it work.

Given today's economic climate I figure that my gift of frugality could be actually useful to a whole lot of people. So I give you, RecessionISTA!

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I am a 24 year old who immerses herself in pop culture. I love music, television, and movies (in that order). I also have recently discovered my love of fashion through the aforementioned mediums. I finally totally get that fashion is an art, a fabulous way for all to express themselves everyday.