Just this week, I shared a post on my
social media inspired by the adorably cute Miss Semi Sweet, she has been
sharing her behind the scenes pinup life, and what actually happens
when she gets home and living the 'unpinned pinup' life as Miss Semi
Sweet has so perfectly put, and it really struck a cord with me.
Hair & Make up by Diablo Rose, photography by My Boudoir.
Hair & Make up by Diablo Rose, photography by My Boudoir.
My
sister has always joked that it takes about an hour to get all
'Diablo-d up' but about 10 seconds for me to get out of all that hair,
make up and wiggle dresses and into my comfies as soon as I get home,
she says it's an impressive sight to see! But I've never really shared
that side of me, I just share the glammed up side, the cute little
outfits, hair all bouffant and tons of lipstick. I get questions all the
time asking whether I ever have a bad hair day, or whether I ever just
slob out some days and my answer is always YES! I absolutely have days
where I just 'unpin', there's plenty of them, I just didn't think anyone
would be that interested in seeing them. I think there's also a slight
pressure that I need to be that put together girl everyone likes to see
on instagram, but by sharing my own everyday unpinned pinup look just
this week I've realised everyone totally wants to see that side, and
they've all been sharing their own chilled out look without feeling that
strange pressure to be a pin up 24/7.
All this has also also made me realise that there really is this untold pressure amongst a lot of my followers, and girls I follow online too, that if you identify your style as vintage or pinup then you can only wear that style, you can't bob around town in jeans and a hoody one day and just dress 'normal', that for some reason you're meant to live that authentically vintage style all the time, (which if you do, is completely awesome, go you!) but at the same time, if you want to just chill out one day in trainers then that's awesome too! Through all of this 'unpinned pinup' movement I've learnt a great lesson, that it's totally okay to share the less glam side of you, because it just helps everyone else recognise that we're all awesome, in whatever style, clothing, era, fashion and state of glam we're in! So whether you're a full-time glamour-puss or a part time pin up just make sure you love what you wear, wear what you love and love yourself in the process!
Stay lovely
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