a braided headband

While I'm waiting for the new Pretty Little Liars episode to buffer (links on sidereel if you wanna watch shows the night of their release date) I'm doing a blog post to try and keep up with my one post a day goal :)

So I love headbands. I think they are super cute and can dress up hair no matter what. Sometimes they become problematic though because they hurt your head after like 2 hours of wear time or if they go all around your head, sometimes they lift up the hair under and it shows through looking kinda funny.

But...

I tried a french braid headband and it worked great! I've wanted to do one of these forever and I'm always french braiding my hair, but I guess I wasn't sure I could do. This hairstyle will probably become a regular occurence, considering it's made of out of my own hair so all the complications don't exist anymore.

These pictures are like the worst, but from what you can see, how do you think it looks?

For some strange reason, I really like the below picture. Maybe because it's how I look on an every day basis. I have an awful mole on one of my eyebrows and whenever I smile, one of my eyes is a little smaller than the other one (which bugs me so much sometimes!), and my nose is big. All are kind of non-desirable qualities when I look in the mirror, but in this picture they don't seem as bad. (Well, at least I don't think so. And since I'm on a happy basis with my eyes, mole, and nose right now, please don't correct me if I'm wrong ;))

Hunger Games Inspired Fashion: Reaping Dress

Today as I caught a quick glance at myself in the mirror before I left for work, I realized that I looked kind of like a girl going to the reaping today.

With my plaid button-down dress, it had that cotton-y feel and look that it was something a simple girl from the Seam would wear.

With a side french braid in my hair, it reminded me of Katniss and it also made me feel like a little girl again, heading to a place that she isn't sure she'll be able to leave.

 And my shoes. Simple white flats. Worn a little bit at the toes and the heels, but still nice and cute enough to wear.

Obviously since I'm 20, I'd be too old to even take part in the Reaping for the Hunger Games. But with plaid and braids, it made me feel a few years younger, back into girl-hood.

In case you are unsure of what the reaping is, let me explain. It takes place in Panem, where the Hunger Games books are set. Every year the Hunger Games happen where 24 tributes, a boy and a girl from each of the twelve districts in Panem, are chosen to fight to the death until there is only one victor standing. The Capitol does this to remind the twelve districts that they are in charge and that they could stop any district that tried to rebel. There was once a District 13, but they rebelled and then the Capitol destroyed them and made the Hunger Games to keep control. So in case you have never read the Hunger Games (shame on you) that's what they are about and I'd highly recommend reading them.

Seriously. You will love. them. This week my mind will be on the Hunger Games a lot considering the movie is coming out in just 9 days and also I'm throwing an awesome Hunger Games party on Saturday! More info and pictures on that later, don't you worry. The party will be the BEST. The end and good night. :)