Don't be scared.. even though it's Halloween

Don't be scared.. to try something new. If it works out, great! If it doesn't, who cares? And as long as you like it and you're comfortable wearing it, don't even think about how others will feel about your style statement. It's you, not them. The main point is comfort. If you're not comfortable wearing a particular outfit or sporting a certain hair style, you won't work it to its standard and people won't respond to it the same way if you were proud of it.

I recently dyed my hair an intense color. The box said "auburn black," and it looked red when I was applying it to my hair and when i rinsed the color out, it looked blood red. However, it resulted in more of a purple tint. Not what I expected, but I really love the color. And because I love the color, I wear it proud and people that have noticed the difference really like it.

Another example would be from a couple of my earlier posts. The most recent being the mohawkish hair style I have worn downtown a couple times. My sister styled my hair, and I thought it turned out awesome. However, when I arrived downtown at one of the local bars, I became a bit nervous. Then I remember something.. I love my hair! And if others don't, I don't care!

That's the kind of attitude you need to have when you try something new. Don't be scared!

The oldest post is about the orange fingernail polish I occasionally wear. Fingernails and toenails may serve as a small percentage of our body, but they sure do make a huge bold statement! So if you want to start off small, try a crazy-colored nail polish. I wear them all! Currently, I'm wearing black since it's so close to Halloween. I could wear the orange, but I wanted something different. One of the negative statements I received once about my black nail polish was something like, "I didn't know you were Gothic."

Talk about fashion ignorance!!!

Sure, Goths are known for their dark hair, clothes, makeup and yes, fingernail polish. But to assume that anyone who wears black nail polish is a Goth is stereotypical. If that were factual, Lauren Conrad would be classified as a Goth, and I'm pretty sure that's not the case.

I will go further into the Gothic culture, as well as the color black in general, in a future post.

But for now, if you're bored and looking for something to do, try something new. If you like it, test it. Wear it proud and see how people respond. Personally, I don't care if I start a trend or not, but honestly it feels great if you have the power to give someone courage to try something outrageous like you have!

Oh, and another thing.. have fun!