maiaofmischief

 I was doing some thinking, and I can never really settle on a personal aesthetic. 

When it comes to the clothes/hairstyle/makeup/jewelry/etc, I have too many ideas that I enjoy and I really suck at committing to a single idea.

For example.... 

I love floaty flowing clothes, but I almost never wear them because most of the things I have are more slim sleeves and simple cuts. Which is something I don't hate... but I do the main reason I don't go with the more complicated things is comfort, pure and simple. I'm fond of layers when I'm out (so I can shed them if I get too warm). Finding layers that go well with floaty things doesn't always go too well, though, which is another problem. I don't like wearing anything thats uncomfortable. Even if it looks amazing to me, if it bothers me in any way, I'll probably want to get out of it and back into my pjs as soon as possible. I don't do matchy underwear either (its really hard to find in my size for one), so I try to pick the most comfortable and affordable versions I can.

I wish cloaks and stuff like that were more common. Maybe I could get behind wearing those to get my fill for floaty stuff without it being too frustrating. Or if I could find some floaty stuff that would work as a layer over my more simple stuff. Especially if those floaty pieces had pockets... that would totally make them amazing.

As far as colors go, I'm torn. I prefer black most of the time, as well as some jewel tones... so I know for the most part that the colors I pick aren't super flashy. I prefer them to be darker (partly because they don't stain too easily and partly because they contrast pretty well with my skin tone. I like to have smaller pops of color in the things I wear.

More fanciful braids are amazing... but I don't have the patience or skill to do them. Even a simple single braid seems like a lot of work some days. I'd love to dye streaks into my hair, but... I'm lucky to get my hair trimmed in the fashion I prefer every couple of months, let alone do anything that would require any serious upkeep. Hell, sometimes I'm lucky to keep it untangled.

Sometimes I add colorful scarves into my hair... which I do like. I need to do that more often. That would suit both my desire for pops of color as well as adding something floaty to my style.

I adore the look of jewelry, but I can't stand wearing it after just a few hours most of the time. Rings annoy me, even if I love how they look, I can never find any that I can forget about wearing. They just seem to get in my way a lot of the time. I don't really wear bracelets much, probably because I can't wear them when I need my wrist brace (which I spent the vast majority of college wearing everyday, and I still need on bad weather days/heavy activity days). Necklaces are sometimes more effective, but they need to be long enough so I don't feel like I'm choking, but also not too long that they constantly get in my way while I do things. Earrings are a toss up. I usually only wear them for an hour or two at most, except for my ear cuffs. Those I can usually forget about during a day (unless they get caught in my hair).

I have this set of steampunk style goggles that I really need to figure out how to add to more of my everyday outfits. I love how they look, so I need to figure out how to rock those more often.
 
I don't really do hats very much. I don't like trying to keep up with them when I go out, and they always get in the way of my sunglasses. I try on occasion, but I don't really think that they suit me.

Shoes tend to be one of two things: either functional and simple or whatever is the easiest to slip off. I'm really fond of being able to remove my shoes as soon as I can (I don't really like wearing them or socks for that matter. Socks I've made sure to pick mainly silly colors and weird designs, so that I can have something fun even with my most boring clothes.

I'm not really a fan of gloves (mainly because they never fit my hand right, especially around the littlest finger) but I like fingerless gloves well enough. Sometimes its hard finding them, though. They don't seem to really be a popular fashion at the moment, which sucks.

As far as makeup goes... usually nothing. I just don't have the patience for it.... and most of the time I forget that I'm wearing it and end up messing it up. So, its usually only a special occasion thing.

I usually like to have my nails painted, but I really don't like doing the upkeep on them. So, I usually go for simple single color styles or something like that unless I really have the extra motivation. I used to prefer longer nails (they look so pretty when painted nicely), but not I seem to want them short almost all the time. They just get in the way less.

Actually, that seems to be my aesthetic for the most part: whatever gets in the way the least. Yikes. That's way more utilitarian that I'd like to think of my personal style. I'd prefer it to be fanciful and fun... I want it to be more like that.

Maybe I should take a good look at the things I've got and decide what I can do with them to be more in line with what I really would like to see.

So, I've almost got everything wrapped for the holidays. I've sent off the things that need to go out elsewhere... so, that's good.

Beyond that, I still need three books to show up and another thing, and I think I need to find something extra for the bf. 

I have a couple things to finish making, but they shouldn't take more than a day or two to complete.

I'm actually pretty proud of myself for getting it all almost done this early. 

Well, today was interesting. 

I managed to sprain/twist my ankle right before work. So, that was a lot of fun (not). I suffered through it, but I had to have another drive me home. Which was an interesting experience.

My cat had a hairball on my bedstuff. Which meant I had to wash them (and also that I only got three or four hours of sleep). 

I forgot my purse when I went to work and had to have it brought to me. Only to really not need it once I hurt myself. SIgh. 

Its been one of those days. Its just so frustrating when this happens. Maybe it won't hurt so much.

Even if the morrow is barren of promises / Nothing shall forestall my return / To become the dew that quenches the land / To spare the sands, the seas, the skies / I offer thee this silent sacrifice - LOVELESS Act 5

Well, been watching Galavant instead. Which has been a lot of fun. At least, its been distracting.

I don't have much left to do on my costume... other than the hairbows, I don't think I have what I need for the bracers right now. I'll have to get them tomorrow. I'll find my hot glue gun and get them done tomorrow. I don't really feel like doing it right now.

Dreams of the morrow hath the shattered soul / Pride is lost / Wings stripped away, the end is nigh - Loveless, Act 2 Part 2

So, hello.
First post on this new blog. Figured I might as well make one.
It doesn't hurt that I happen to be bored at the moment.
I should probably work on the cosplay for the upcoming con, but I just honestly don't feel like doing it at the moment.
I really don't feel like doing much of anything at the moment.
Perhaps later I'll do a little more, but for right now, that'll do.