Things Alle Loves

I'm Alle: beauty editor, crazy dog lady, proud nerd. These are some of the things that I love.

[alleloves-blog]

Hi everyone did you know I got a new job and moved to New York?

BECAUSE I DID.

[alleloves-blog]

Hello everyone, would you like to see a picture of me flying with Lord Nudibranch to the moon while yelling about feminism, ie: what's happening all the time in my heart?

Yes you goddamned would.

(Illustration by the incomparable Erin Gomez)

[alleloves-blog]

Goals.

[alleloves-blog]

My only goal for 2015 is to become a very powerful witch.

(Happy New Year, everyone)

[555pixiee]

[alleloves-blog]

Jean Paul Gaultier - Spring 2007 Couture

Inspiration forever <3

[alleloves-blog]

Liberty florals = the patterns of my childhood.

[rinssharks]

me after i take a good selfie

[alleloves-blog]

Today my best friend was all "Guess who I just saw and they wouldn't let me take a picture?"

My guess was "DOLLY PARTON?!"

It wasn't; it was actually my boyfriend from high school. I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE DISAPPOINTED.

[alleloves-blog]

FORGIVE ME TUMBLR FOR I HAVE NOT POSTED. I've been very busy taking amazing photos like the one above (she said, modestly). This marks a huge step up in terms of my photography skills; I'm feeling dangerously like a professional.

Anyway. This shot is from an upcoming story that I would have FOUGHT people to write, and I'm so excited to share it with you next weeeeeek!

I solemnly swear to tumbl more + better after this week, at which point my schedule will slow down a little and we can talk about the new 1D album like nature intended <3

[alleloves-blog]

Today in Things I Can Finally Talk About, I'm officially growing out my bangs.

What better opportunity for updated ~*glamour shots*~ and by that I of course mean photos I'll use to represent me professionally.

This is my favourite. My hair looks great. Two-toned lipstick is ON POINT. Brows look perf. Eyes couldn't be greener. AND! You can see the freckles on my nose, which almost never happens because they're so light.

All in all, feeling good about looking good. And slightly less nerve-wracked about changing my hair in a huge way.

[kingriversong]

[alleloves-blog]

All I want is education, and I am afraid of no one.  Malala Yousafzai

[alleloves-blog]

Me today.

[alleloves-blog]

It's been a minute since I've tumbld. I wish I could say this is because I've been off having ~*SEXY ADVENTURES*~ but actually it's because of Halloween.

But Alle, you're saying. Halloween isn't until the end of the month.

For you, maybe! I have seven articles to research, write, source, shoot, edit and file. Last year was awesome but an absolute last-minute shitshow, as I underestimated the amount of time it would take to come up with ideas, the length of time it would take to execute them, and the OVERWHELMING response. So this year I've been trying to be better about getting things done ahead of time where possible.

Buried at the base of all of this is the fear that I might not be able to be as awesome at Halloween as I was last year. I've been losing sleep over worrying whether I'll be able to live up to expectations. Because it's a possibility! I might never do anything as good as Mommie Dearest or Morticia Addams. But I'm not gonna let being afraid of jumping the shark stop me. This year I'm finding bigger sharks and jumping over THOSE.

This concludes your motivational-Alle post for the day. It is unbelievable how much I still have to do.

[alleloves-blog]

This weekend I bought a very short miniskirt. I'm the queen of short skirts, so when I say that something is VERY short, it is indeed VERY VERY short.

Almost immediately afterwards, I saw an article listicle about "15 things women should stop doing after 30." One of them was "wearing miniskirts," because apparently nobody wants to see my gross thirty year old legs.

My opinions on this:

Fuck rules like that right in the ear. I am going to wear whatever I want for as long as I want, and nobody is ever going to tell me otherwise.

If people don't like how my APPARENTLY VERY ELDERLY legs look in a miniskirt, they are invited to look the other way or bugger off altogether.

Do what you want. Wear what you like. Be who you are. Ignore bullshit articles, lists and rules and listen to a lot more David Bowie.

[rachie-claire-deactivated201411]

temporarily suspended from facebook. I regret nothing.

[alleloves-blog]

UH OH, TUMBLR.

WE'RE IN TROUBLE.

[alleloves-blog]

I hate the term "end of an era," but Deborah Devonshire, last living Mitford sister, has died. Truly the end of an era.

(If you haven't read her book "Wait For Me!" you totally should. It's fascinating.)

[alleloves-blog]

I have the craziest feeling that Tumblr might appreciate my Sherlock-themed manicure. Read all about these awesome nail wraps, and how you can get them, right here.