Comments on: dans le mode du Paris http://www.verhext.com/dans-le-mode-du-paris magic is as magic does Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:54:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: verhext http://www.verhext.com/dans-le-mode-du-paris#comment-2180 verhext Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:39:18 +0000 http://www.verhext.com/?p=4116#comment-2180 I think because I cut my blogging teeth on Livejournal (10 years ago, yikes!) where people were much more open about life and talked about the positive and the negative as they happened, I don't even notice when I'm doing it! I'm also a pretty intense person - I'll be like ARGH THINGS ARE SO BAD and then 5 minutes later LOOK AT THIS CAKE! I LOVE THIS CAKE! because I am a crazy passionate Italian girl at heart. Or a 5 year old. Whichever. There aren't too many bloggers I read who are also holding down a serious career & are far along in that career (outside of blogging) - Door Sixteen is one I can think of off the top of my head - it would be interesting to take a poll to see if attitudes change when this is the case. Work makes me tired! Anyway, I digress... I think because I cut my blogging teeth on Livejournal (10 years ago, yikes!) where people were much more open about life and talked about the positive and the negative as they happened, I don’t even notice when I’m doing it!

I’m also a pretty intense person – I’ll be like ARGH THINGS ARE SO BAD and then 5 minutes later LOOK AT THIS CAKE! I LOVE THIS CAKE! because I am a crazy passionate Italian girl at heart. Or a 5 year old. Whichever.

There aren’t too many bloggers I read who are also holding down a serious career & are far along in that career (outside of blogging) – Door Sixteen is one I can think of off the top of my head – it would be interesting to take a poll to see if attitudes change when this is the case. Work makes me tired! Anyway, I digress…

]]> By: Nokomi http://www.verhext.com/dans-le-mode-du-paris#comment-2179 Nokomi Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:51:15 +0000 http://www.verhext.com/?p=4116#comment-2179 Oh I hope you don't think that was passive aggressive criticism! You know, compliment -wrapped-in-an-insult kinda stuff! I don't think you were complaining! But it's true, they often don't complain, or whinge, gripe or even have a negative opinion often. And while I'm a firm believer in creating your own reality and everything that implies for therefore creating the world you'd like to live in, the saccharine-coated world that I find most fashion/lifestyle based blogs seem to exist in only makes me want to slap their authors. Recently another blogger I read posted about the complementary 'gifts' so many bloggers receive these days and the subsequent oft-gushing 'reviews' that are posted. I find these themes inter-related. I certainly think it's appropriate for bloggers (obviously influential in blogland) to be sent appropriate products, I get that the producers are looking for essentially free advertising, but when it's ALWAYS a positive rave it drives me barmy! Especially when then one reads the same kind of glowing review for the same product on a number of different blogs, the product (and the review) lose their credibility for me since it means that the producers have done a mass mail-out! Oops, tangent! I guess where I was going with that was to give you kudos on the fact that through your honesty, you've maintained (for me at least) your authenticity and integrity – and I rate those pretty damn important! xx Oh I hope you don’t think that was passive aggressive criticism! You know, compliment -wrapped-in-an-insult kinda stuff! I don’t think you were complaining! But it’s true, they often don’t complain, or whinge, gripe or even have a negative opinion often. And while I’m a firm believer in creating your own reality and everything that implies for therefore creating the world you’d like to live in, the saccharine-coated world that I find most fashion/lifestyle based blogs seem to exist in only makes me want to slap their authors. Recently another blogger I read posted about the complementary ‘gifts’ so many bloggers receive these days and the subsequent oft-gushing ‘reviews’ that are posted. I find these themes inter-related. I certainly think it’s appropriate for bloggers (obviously influential in blogland) to be sent appropriate products, I get that the producers are looking for essentially free advertising, but when it’s ALWAYS a positive rave it drives me barmy! Especially when then one reads the same kind of glowing review for the same product on a number of different blogs, the product (and the review) lose their credibility for me since it means that the producers have done a mass mail-out!

Oops, tangent!

I guess where I was going with that was to give you kudos on the fact that through your honesty, you’ve maintained (for me at least) your authenticity and integrity – and I rate those pretty damn important!

xx

]]> By: verhext http://www.verhext.com/dans-le-mode-du-paris#comment-2170 verhext Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:20:03 +0000 http://www.verhext.com/?p=4116#comment-2170 Aw, thanks for the welcome back!! It's funny, I forget how people in blogland don't complain, oops! Well, all in all I had a great trip, & I want to be honest, not sugar-coat! Aw, thanks for the welcome back!! It’s funny, I forget how people in blogland don’t complain, oops! Well, all in all I had a great trip, & I want to be honest, not sugar-coat!

]]> By: verhext http://www.verhext.com/dans-le-mode-du-paris#comment-2169 verhext Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:19:06 +0000 http://www.verhext.com/?p=4116#comment-2169 Hmm! I'm really liking the thin, simple wrap look I saw there, though - very thin, very plain leather that went around the wrist 2-3 times. So pretty! Hmm! I’m really liking the thin, simple wrap look I saw there, though – very thin, very plain leather that went around the wrist 2-3 times. So pretty!

]]> By: becca http://www.verhext.com/dans-le-mode-du-paris#comment-2168 becca Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:21:25 +0000 http://www.verhext.com/?p=4116#comment-2168 If I may be so bold as to give you a bracelet idea...Several years ago, I came across vintage cat collars (they can be disinfected!). One was a pastel pink with red rhinestones and the other was a light yellow with clear rhinestones. I wore the yellow one as a skinny bracelet and simply adored it! If I may be so bold as to give you a bracelet idea…Several years ago, I came across vintage cat collars (they can be disinfected!). One was a pastel pink with red rhinestones and the other was a light yellow with clear rhinestones. I wore the yellow one as a skinny bracelet and simply adored it!

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