Dear Coco,
I have returned once again...in full existential crisis this time. I am twenty four, just earned my bachelor's degree, live in a cosmopolitan city but I cant seem to shake the sinking sensation at the bottom of my stomach.
I am afraid. Terrified of what the future holds, at the idea that I might fail or might turn out to have an "average" life. So what to do dear Coco? What to do?
Hope to hear from you soon!
Love,
Grace
July 28, 2007
April 25, 2007
I feel like ...
Exam week...
The slow but steady transformation of a seemingly stable young woman into raving lunatic...
April 20, 2007
Something Blue...
I want that dress...love the clear chunky bangle and the ring...I couldn't see the lenght in the picture which is a shame...
April 19, 2007
April 18, 2007
April 17, 2007
March 28, 2007
Real Beauty?
After years of yo-yo dieting and failed New Year's resolutions to go to the gym, I have come to the conclusion that it is all pointless. Countless experts keep reiterating that not everyone has the body type of a Giselle or Naomi. Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes and one should not be too critical of the less than firm-somewhat-wide-hips or what I affectionally call " the tire"(the especially resilliant bit of pudge located @ the midsection) because we all have our little imperfections.
Case and point, Dove's campaing for "real" beauty which includes a line of anti-cellulite (usually dubbed "firming" creams) products for the "real" women to whom they feed contradictory messages... We want you to love yourself but ...here buy our cream it will get rid of those unsightly bumps in ten days!...
Were we not supposed to embrace the bumps? Aren't they "real"??
Clever marketing...backhanded compliment...Who knows...
I think Naomi and Giselle are as "real" as any one of us(Have you seen Naomi's feet??) the only difference is that we usually see them after four hours of hair and makeup and a stylist has picked out an outfit from their closet full of designer freebies, or completely airbrushed on a magazine cover ...
The March 21 st article by Meg at http://fakinggoodbreeding.blogspot.com/ is excellent and discusses the subject further... Tell me what you guys think...
Case and point, Dove's campaing for "real" beauty which includes a line of anti-cellulite (usually dubbed "firming" creams) products for the "real" women to whom they feed contradictory messages... We want you to love yourself but ...here buy our cream it will get rid of those unsightly bumps in ten days!...
Were we not supposed to embrace the bumps? Aren't they "real"??
Clever marketing...backhanded compliment...Who knows...
I think Naomi and Giselle are as "real" as any one of us(Have you seen Naomi's feet??) the only difference is that we usually see them after four hours of hair and makeup and a stylist has picked out an outfit from their closet full of designer freebies, or completely airbrushed on a magazine cover ...
The March 21 st article by Meg at http://fakinggoodbreeding.blogspot.com/ is excellent and discusses the subject further... Tell me what you guys think...
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