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Vintage Oaxacan dress, bare feet, and flowers
I meant to post one of my backlogged posts today. But then this dress happened. I suppose I should have styled it yesterday for Cinco de Mayo, but when I slipped it over my head I realized it smelled like an old building in the worst way (confession, I tend to wear my thrifted clothes at least once before washing, unless they look or smell dirty…), so I soaked it (I didn’t want to risk the washer) and hung it to dry last night so that I could wear it today instead. (You can listen to the story behind this dress in yesterday’s thrift haul. It starts at 13:45 if…
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Vintage novelty print blouse, flower crown, and a thrift haul!
There are so many things going on in this post I don’t even know where to start. First of all, us Shaped By Style girls are hosting a giveaway (Etsy gift card!), so if you love Etsy and also free money, you need to enter that giveaway! With all of our money pooled, we were able to offer quite a good gift card, and I’m so excited for whomever wins! Second, the weather was messing with my photography so much during this photoshoot and it drives me nuts. I wish you could see the pattern on this shirt better in the full-body shots. But then, white print is usually much…
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Simplicity and pregnancy myths
And the dark hair is back! Let me just put one thing straight right now: yes, it is completely safe to dye your hair while pregnant. I’m surprised by how many people have asked or straight out condemned me for doing it, but I suppose it’s just one of those things that people never bother to look up first! And I definitely did. Bleaching your hair is warned against, though there are no signs that it’s ever harmed a baby, but ammonia-free dye to a darker color is perfectly fine. Thankfully, because I love having darker hair in the fall, and I would have been stuck with a bad hair…