12.31.2013

in with the new // 2013 a bent piece of wire awards


L-R 2013 A Bent Piece of Wire Award Winners:
Person of The Year - Jennifer Lawrence | Blogger of the Year - Ellie, Ellies Favorite Things
Product of The Year - EOS Lipbalm | Model of the Year - Cara Delevigne | Magazine of the Year - Teen Vogue

goodbye, farewell, aufwiedersehn, adieu

you you, and you, and..
oh no, I'll be seeing you

This is it.
 The last day of  possibly the most magical year of my existence to date. 
We capped most of it back in November, but even just since then,
 more important things have happened, 
like this article I wrote for Teen Vogue on being homeschooled, 
and being interviewed for Fashionista.com for this post on teen retailers. 
It's been a crazy beautiful whirlwind and 2014 doesn't look like it intends on even LOOKING at the brakes.

Slow down? nahhhhh

You guys got yourself a seatbelt and a snack and got on for the ride, 
and I can't wait to see where we're headed.
I'll probably be the last to know.

I'm not a fan of making resolutions but I did make one I have every intention of keeping: 

Resolution the first (and only):   Do it with a bang.

If I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it 500%.
 And possibly an actual bang.
Sometimes the goal is simply to make as much noise as possible.

So round up all your envelope skorts, "Blurred Lines" paraphanalia, and photos of Kanye West,
 and put them in a time capsule. 
preferably buried in the back yard underneath several inches of concrete
We're headed for a new trend.

See you in the next year, don't be late.

xx,
Justina
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12.25.2013

fa la la la la// IT'S CHRISTMAS

 sweater c.o. chiara fashion


tis the season to be fabulous, fa la la la la, la la la la🎄

Merry Christmas darlings!
I hope all your holiday is tinsel-y and sparkly and marvelous in general.
Steer clear of lights. 
Pull one, they turn into a massive knot on the floor.

xx,
Jusitna

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12.22.2013

snap that // fourth sunday of christmas

photo taken with fujifilm instax mini 8 c.o. fujifilm

forget clever rhymes, CHRISTMAS IS IN TWO DAYS


and yet, IT IS STILL SUNNY

I have resigned myself to the fact that I will not ever have a white Christmas
 and am making up for it by taking a large amount of polaroids of palm trees.

you might have snow but you haven't got weird trees

 and in the holiday spirit...

I am giving you a baby.

That's right.
The final Sunday Of Christmas present is....

A brand new Instax Mini 8 Camera + film!

I can already hear you itching to take lots of gloriously artsy little snaps, 
so here's how this is going to go down.
 1. Make sure you're following me on GFC or Bloglovin'
2. Follow Instax on Twitter and Facebook.
3. Leave a comment with your name, email, the country you live in, and what you want for christmas!
 for extra entries through out the week, 
make sure you're following and watching my instagram + twitter!

You have until next Sunday (12/29) to enter, so get cracking!

'tis the season to be Justina fa la la la la la la la la


xx,
Justina

ps. Check out Fujifilms' awesome giveaway here

pps.
only two days left to vote for your faves in the ABPOW awardssss


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12.18.2013

and the nominees are....


you sent emails
so. many. emails.

and nominated the people/things/lipgloss's you love for an A Bent Piece Of Wire award. 
I counted them.
Then counted them again.

The top four 
or five, in case of tie
 made it to the voting round

I stand before 20 beautiful fashionable things.
But I hold only five photographs in my hands.
 
Whose photographs those are is up to you.

On the right you will see polls open with the nominees.
Get voting so you fave doesn't have to pack their bags.

xx,
Justina



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12.16.2013

isn't this actually work though// day off




This is how to have a day off on $5 and a blind willingness to do awkward things.

you have just been challenged

xx,
Justina

ps.
check out Astronauts Wanted to see their day off 
with Nash Grier, Princess Lauren, and Cameron Dallas!

pps.
don't forget to subscribe to my channel on youtube for more snazzy stuff

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12.15.2013

what happens to snow in the sun? // third sunday of christmas




 quick someone get olaf a pair of sunnies


I LOVED FROZEN. 

Not as much as Tangled but half a light year (which is a lot) more than the Princess and the Frog.

Disney done good 

 However,  
living in permanent winter means no sunnies needed 
and that is simply not acceptable. 
So in the spirit of celebrating that we aren't living in a magic induced winter wonderland,

I'm giving one of you a chance to choose three fabulous pairs of sunglasses from ZeroUV!

*Tyra voice*

 You know our rules:

 1. Make sure you're following me on GFC or Bloglovin'
2. Follow ZeroUV on Facebook.
3. Leave a comment with your name, email, and favorite Christmas carol!
You have until next Sunday (12/22) to enter, so get cracking!

Justina the snowman, is a fairytale they say

xx,
Justina

ps. 
Voting for the A Bent Piece Of Wire awards opens Wednesday, 
so check back then to see who made the list!





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12.13.2013

an open letter to beyonce

^ Beyonce reading the "ARTPOP out NOW" tweets


Dear "Yonce",


Everyone is freaking out 
because you've been being sneaky and just dropped an album with a ton of songs on it, 
with out telling us
and you made some questionable videos for each one
with a ton of supermodels and tiaras
 and the whole things reeks of Kanye to me. 
 donda, anyone?
Is this what he was talking about all those years ago
(best. vmas. everrr.)
 Speaking of, 
you just totally wrecked another one of Taylors moments because 
who is caring that it's her birthday today now? 
No one.
Happy Birthday Tay, here's a gift certificate for iTunes..
OH LOOK the whole iTunes homepage is BEYONCE'S FACE. 

You know Miley's mad, because you just out twerked her and her album. 
I actually think she wrote a song for this occasion.

Rihanna is somewhere laughing and plot- er, planning the 18th video for her next album.

  I did appreciate the casting of Shaun as a pageant coach, 
he's having a moment and that was definitely a highlight.
 Also, you have the best workout gear.  

Overall, you did good. Great, even. 
I'm pretty sure you just took all the nominations for everything. 

Grammys?
Got those.
AMA's?
Own 'em
VMA's?
 So much.

xx,
Justina
  
 ps.
If you were wondering, my favorite song so far is "Pretty Hurts". 
Accurate to a painful degree.

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