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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
What is Love?
Taking a stab at poetry..
What is love?
Sticking through the good and the ugly,
not willing to give up so quickly
because of how much you love me.
Never having to question your intentions,
because you put no one above me.
You're an angel,
but not in disguise.
I dream of waking up to you everyday,
even if we don't always see eye to eye.
So what is love?
I ask myself in the mirror.
Been craving love for some time,
it couldn't be any clearer.
It's not the desire for someone special,
nor a significant other.
It's a pure kind of love,
not just the love you get from your mother.
Not falling into the trap of what society tells you,
the feelings you have inside don't need any approval.
Self love is the best love and sometimes you're all you've got,
but what you have is enough... that's just some food for thought.
All photos were taken at the amazing Love Vibe pop up in NYC. The pop up consists of seven rooms that act as the visual representation of the different stages of falling in love. They are open until November, so if you are in New York or plan on visiting New York soon, I'd definitely recommend checking them out! You can purchase tickets here.
What I'm Wearing:
Off-shoulder Top - Forever 21
Corduroy Pants - H&M
Booties - Boohoo
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xo, Lisette
Monday, September 24, 2018
Don't Touch My Hair
"If you tamper with my hair, you're tampering with my brand."
If anyone truly knows me, then they know how much I adore my hair. My curls are pretty much my trademark and I honestly wouldn't trade them for anything. However, my hair has been through a whole lot before getting to where it is now. Growing up,my flat iron was my best friend and I straightened my hair every couple of days. It was very rare to ever see me rocking my natural hair. Not to mention, all the heat really destroyed my hair. It wasn't until high school where I started to embrace my curls. I began growing out my bangs (did anyone else rock straight bangs with curly hair? what a mess that was..) and cut majority of my hair off for a fresh start.
Fast forward to today, it is highly unlikely you'll see me with straight hair. I grew out of that look and personally don't like how flat and boring it is - ya girl needs VOLUME! While I get a lot of compliments on my curls, there's still some people who have the nerve to say, "I think your hair would look better straight." Yes, my hair is long. No, I don't want to straighten it. It always blew my mind how back when I used to do a lot of freelance modeling, people would cast me knowing I have curly hair, only to straighten it for a shoot or fashion show. I will always respect a designer's vision. However, if you have a certain look in mind don't you think you should well.. cast people who fit that look? I believe the problem with this industry is that they claim to want to promote diversity, yet very few people do it tastefully. I cannot count the amount of people I've worked with in the industry that didn't know how to deal with textured hair. They acted as if my curls were a bother and thought that straightening it would be the easy way out when in fact, it's actually a lot more work. Whenever I would open my mouth about it, it was deemed unprofessional. How is it unprofessional to explain to someone how to deal with my hair? Anyone with curly hair would tell you that you can't just brush our hair out and you definitely cannot apply any heat without some kind of thermal protectant. I feel like I worked way too hard to get my curls to be where they are now just for someone to come and mess with it because they are uncomfortable with it, or simply refuse to learn how to properly style it.
What I love about the blogging and social media community is that more and more people are beginning to embrace their natural hair. I didn't have a whole lot of people to look up to that had natural curls. I pretty much had to figure out everything on my own, and with a lot of trial and error, things finally seem to be working out in my favor. To anyone out there who is wondering whether or not they should make the switch to going natural, I say do it! I think textured hair is beautiful and is what makes you different from everyone else.
Cheers to all the curly girls! Do you have any favorite hair products or DIY masks you like to do? Leave them in the comments below, I'd love to try them out!
Here's some of my faves:
Here's some of my faves:
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xo, Lisette
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Christmas OOTD 2015
Santa Baby...
Hey everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday. Christmas has always been my favorite holiday since I was a child and I made it a little tradition to dress up every year.. even if I don't go anywhere haha. This year I was going for an old Hollywood glamour look.
What I'm Wearing:
The whole outfit, from head to toe was bought on boohoo.com :)
xo, Lisette
Monday, December 21, 2015
Subway Stripes
"Never underestimate the power of the perfect striped shirt."
When strolling around the city, I like to be comfortable and semi-casual. However, being comfortable doesn't necessarily have to mean wearing sweatpants and a hoodie all day.. although there is nothing wrong with that! Since I knew I was going to be walking around quite a bit, I opted for loose fitting pieces that are easy to move around in. I paired my fave leather jacket and black heels to help bring out the stripes in my top.
What I'm Wearing:
- Leather Jacket - Forever 21
- Striped Top - Boohoo.com
- Jeans - Love Culture
- Heels - H&M
xo. Lisette
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