Blog 9 - Everything you need to know about fashion today

Everything you need to know about fashion today

Your guide to the latest trends in makeup, hair, and fashion.

I started to clean out my closet yesterday because that’s how desperate I am for a new activity. Most of my clothes are still in Fort Worth and the clothes that are home all seem to be from 2010. In recent weeks, pajamas have made a major comeback. Pants that require a belt or zipper are as old as your nana’s house slippers. For fancier occasions, like leaving your house to the dog, athleisure is still trending. However, as weeks go by, we’re seeing a rise in obscure T-shirts.

• Lake Zurich Homecoming “A Night to Remember” complete with signatures in sharpie across the back. Lake Country
• A faded tie-dye shirt that pays tribute to a Children’s Choir Concert: Songs for Spring
• The local YMCA basketball team championship shirt from 2009 is gaining a large fan base

We think that these “bottom of the drawer finds” are continuing to grow in popularity throughout the neighborhood because no wants to do laundry. So, its time to wear the bottom of the drawer. Radical adopters of this method are considering fashioning clothing out of drawers and other household items.

In hair, there are increasing divides between attitudes of what to do. A large pool, the “keep it natural’s” have taken an apathetic attitude to their grooming routine. These styles include: 

• Who cares: Start by napping a few times a day and simply patting the crown of the head after waking up. When asked about your new style, act extremely pompous and lecture those around you about the life-threatening dangers of commercial hair products.
• Cave man: to get this look right takes a lot of time and requires washing at least half as often as normal if at all. Throw out all scissors, razors or any means of clipping the hair. The best way to achieve this look is to grow as much hair as possible and spend several days in the woods with a water bottle and a granola bar.

Another pool, “the experimentalists,” have taken matters into their own hands to tame their follicles. These methods are not entirely safe and extremely creative, yet some have produced salon quality results and say it helps them feel more like their normal selves.

• Do or Dye: This group draws from chemistry backgrounds to cover up those roots or the pesky grays. With no salons open, this look requires mixing your own special concoction and using self-hypnosis to convince yourself that you really do like the new color and that this was the color that you were going for.

  For blonder hair: Add lemon juice and vinegar and set hair in direct sunlight for an extended period. For darker hair: Mix blue, purple, and red Kool-Aid until the drink is desired tone. 

  For noticeable results: Paint hair with a mixture of bleach and water.

• The Lumberjack: To get this look, you need to be tough. Tools are essential. Search through Dad’s old toolbox, the kitchen drawers and gather sharp objects of any kind. Gather all hair into one pile and chop to desired length. While scissors are recommended by salon professionals, many have found that just about any sharp object – from a shard of glass to a steak knife – will produce adequate results. Critics also call this look the “breakup cut” as it is best done when the decision is rash, tactless and for dramatic emotional reasons one later regrets.
• The Amateur Barber: Got confidence? This look is for you, dress in your trendiest all black outfit and charge your family members for your lack of expertise. Emotionally manipulate your little brother into trusting your inexperience and trap him in a chair. Wet his hair and comb through thoroughly. With dog clippers or rusty scissors sculpt your uneven ambiguous masterpiece that is both a bowl cut and a combover. Best practice tip: Pluck the unibrow and trim nose hairs. Toenail clippers can substitute for small trimmers.

The makeup landscape is changing, perhaps, the most rapidly. With Ulta and Sephora closed, many products are sold out online, and many people find themselves rationing the supplies they have left. Avid users find themselves excessively trying outrageous new looks and posting a 10 minutes Instagram story on how to create “the perfect mermaid face” and spamming you with notifications. Yet, these desperate times have surfaced innovative solutions that could change fundamental approaches to maquillage for generations.

• Bare face: A popular look long before quarantine. Scrub your face with 2-3 types of soap. We recommend a combination of face wash from a few years ago, damage repair shampoo, and bar soap. Lather the soap on your face in circular motions. Rinse with cold water. Purists of this technique stop there, however some will finish the look with a light moisturizer.
• The Hoarder: This look requires intense preparation and commitment. Hopefully, you maxed out two credit cards at Ulta before it closed. At a minimum you’ve collected over 200 shades of eye shadow. A mixture of brands and quality is best, a seven-year-old kit from Claire’s that only contains neon shades, a Smokey eye palette that burns your eyes, and the nearly empty eyeshadow that you actually use. Release your inner Picasso and find a way to use every lipstick, blush color, and dried out foundation that you have. If you’re wondering if you can pull of blue eyeshadow, you absolutely can.
• Kindergarten Art Project: A look coined by celebrities and simple enough for you to do in your own home. It’s our favorite way to look red-carpet ready without the price tag! All you need is a pack of markers in the primary colors, available at a Walmart near you. While Crayola is the top brand in this niche, any generic will work just as well. Check out a tutorial here

These tips should give you plenty ways to freshen up your look in this season. Be creative, use the resources that are available. Don’t be afraid if it looks unconventional, these designs are cutting edge. High fashion is changing and it’s your time to shine. Whatever the situation, a new look is sure to brighten your day.