Model Spotlight: Morgan

(As part of our mission to provide accessories that help women "identify their femininity" IdentiFemi utilizes real women models in all of our product shoots. Each model brings a set of skills, experiences, goals, and style preferences that make her amazing! We want to share our amazing models with our customers and blog readers)

Meet Morgan!

Name

Morgan White

Age

23

What is your relationship status?

Single

What are your career aspirations?

To be a Social Worker.

What is your dream job?

Working with a child advocacy center as a child advocate. [I chose child  advocacy] Because I wasn’t really interested in counseling or teaching.  This way I still get to work with the clients and the children and still help them get their needs met.

Describe your style?

Kind of girly, kind of laid back. I like sweat pants and sweat shirts. Easy. Usually black. Not very many colors. 

Who are your style icons?

I like how Lauren Conrad dresses, but I don’t know if I match that (laughs). She dresses really nice.

What does femininity mean to you?

 It means how you as a woman portray yourself. It’s how you are to everyone else.

Feeling beautiful can be a challenge in today’s world. What are some ways you feel beautiful?

 I get my hair done and my nails done. That makes me feel really good. I love it. When I buy clothes, that’s great. 

What advice would you give to your sixteen-year-old self?

It doesn’t matter what size your jeans are you’re going to look good in them anyway.

How do you stay confident?

 I smile

Where do you see yourself in five years and then in ten years?  

In five years, I hope I’m done with school, done with my masters. I hope I have a job living in Chicago or a big city, just having fun with life.  Ten years, maybe married, have some children, settled down, that’s about it.

 Thanks for the awesome interview Morgan! If you love our "Model Spotlight" series as much as we do, be sure to tune in every Friday and hear from a new IdentiFemi Model. 

Check out a few of our past models: Rose, Kima, and Dawnai

Model Spotlight: Rose

(As part of our mission to provide accessories that help women "identify their femininity" IdentiFemi utilizes real women models in all of our product shoots. Each model brings a set of skills, experiences, goals, and style preferences that make her amazing! We want to share our amazing models with our customers and blog readers. Rose accompanied our model Kelly to her photo shoot. Rose was kind enough to do an interview with us regarding her thoughts on femininity. Thanks Rose!)

Meet Rose!

Name: Rose

Age: 21

Relationship Status: Single

What are your career aspirations: I want to be a Veterinarian or a Zoo Archaeologist.

Describe your style: [I’m a] tee- shirt and jeans kind of person most of the time, but I like to spice it up with some colorful tops every so often.

Who is your style Icon: I don’t really have one [style icon].  [When I see something inspiring] I kind of go “ohh, I’ll steal that [idea]”

What does femininity mean to you: It means that I can be who I am. I can be a girl and express that I am a girl and do that in a way that makes me feel good, versus the way that society wants me to look.

Have you ever experienced a time when your femininity was challenged: Yes. Like I said, I like to wear tee-shirts and jeans a lot. Every once and a while people will come up to me and say “ohh, you’re looking kind of bummy today.” And it’s like “well, I’m comfy so deal with it!”

Feeling beautiful can be a challenge in today’s world. What things make you feel beautiful? I like to get my hair done and I like to get my nails done which doesn’t always happen as regularly as I would like. But just stuff that makes my body feel better.

What would you say to your younger self: Have a little more fun in high school. It’s not that serious. Go to that party.

How do you stay confident? I try to stay positive and recognize when I’ve done good things and give myself that credit verses when I’ve done stupid things.

Where do you see yourself in five years? What about ten years?  In five years I will still be in school, I know that! And in ten years I will hopefully have some kind of career and not be living out of my parent’s house. 

 Thanks for the awesome interview Rose! If you love our "Model Spotlight" series as much as we do, be sure to tune in every Friday and hear from a new IdentiFemi Model. 

Check out a few of our past models: Kima, Dawnai, and Tina

How to Style a Top Knot Bun Using IdentiFemi Products

Hey Ladies! For today's post we will show you how to style the fabulous top knot bun!

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Top knots have been all the rage this past year and I (Myah) love them! Top knots are chic and super easy to do. There  are tons of  top knot tutorials so we won't recreate the wheel (check out here, here, and here for some of the chicest top knot tutorials around), instead, we will show you how to style your top knots with IdentiFemi products.

The Head Wrap/ Head Scarf
Top knots with a head wrap are the perfect way to cozy up an outfit. We love the subtle beige and gold tones in this wrap. Find it here at IdentiFemi.etsy.com.

 The Bow Hair Pin
Bow Hair pins are a delicate, girly way to spice up a top knot. We love the earthy green tone of our bow pin. Find it here on identifemi.etsy.com.

The Bow Headband
Who doesn't love a sweet bow head band. This is the perfect hair accessory for a sloppy top knot. The black elastic makes it easy hold back fly aways and keep your bun looking chic. Find it here on identifemi.etsy.com.

Check out these products and many others on identifemi.etsy.com and as always, don't forget to Identify your Femininity.
Love,
The IdentiFemi Girls.

Mallory's Thoughts: Happy Birthday Femininity

              A few weeks ago I celebrated another birthday. Each year, on my birthday, I take time to reflect on the past year. My standard reflection includes several things: goals I set on my last birthday, my accomplishments, things I would do different, and new goals for the year to come. This year, I decided not to reflect on my goals. Instead, I decided to reflect upon my femininity. Over the last few years, I have begun to embrace everything that encompasses being a woman. This process of embracing my womanhood has caused me to take notice of things that I would not normally notice, has caused me to celebrate small joys, and has increased my gratitude for the simple things in life. On my quest to reflect upon my femininity, I asked myself one question. How has my view of my femininity changed over the years? Before I answer that question, I think it is important to discuss the definition of femininity. In the traditional sense, femininity means: the quality of being feminine, womanliness; woman collectively (Collins English Dictionary complete & unabridged 10^th edition, 2009). My simplified definition for femininity is defined as: encompassing every part of a woman.  Have you ever thought about your femininity and how it is impacted by and impacts every area of your life? For just a moment close your eyes and envision your femininity. What did you see? How do you feel?

                Mallory at her birthday breakfast. The restaurant she went too didn't have a birthday tradition so the waitress got creative!

           
               As I closed my eyes, I began to think about how my expression of femininity has evolved. Over the years, I have learned the importance of taking care of myself. There was a time in my life when I was so busy being involved in projects and helping others that I had very little time for myself. I took pride in knowing I could take a bath, get completely dressed and be out of the house in 15 minutes. Sometimes I would brag about being time efficient. Now, several years later, I have learned the value and importance of starting my day off by nurturing myself.  I begin each day with a bubble bath and candle light. This helps me remember how important I am. I have regularly scheduled days for exercise, cutting my hair, manicures and pedicures, and I plan and prepare most of my weekly meals which includes a sweet treat at least once a week. I choose age appropriate clothes that look and feel good on my body. I believe a woman who takes time to nurture herself daily will feel better about herself.

            Part of embracing my femininity includes paying close attention to my mental and emotional health. There was a point in my life when I did not take the time to observe the mental and emotional cues my body was giving me. I had the mentality that I was strong. Regardless of how people treated or responded to me I was fine. I rarely addressed the true inner feelings I felt from the misunderstandings and mistreatment I experienced. I constantly went out of my way to over extended myself to others. As a result of my neglecting my mental and emotional cues, I began to experience several things: my hair began to fall out, I started gaining weight, I began to have random pain all over my body and I begin to exhibit symptoms of depression. As I began the process of addressing my mental and emotion cues my body began to heal itself and my health began to improve. The results have been astounding. I have learned to set appropriate limits with helping others. I keep a “short stack,” which means, if I have a problem with someone I try to resolve the issue quickly. I have learned that I am responsible for my actions and I can only change myself. I cannot change others. I forgive quickly and I accept the things that are outside of my control.

      

                                                                                  Mallory at her birthday dinner with family.
To sum up how my view of femininity has evolved over the years I would say, my idea of femininity encompasses peace, simplistic joys, genuine, honest, transparent relationships, having a heart that is honest and a mind that chooses to think the best of others. My evolution also includes taking care of myself inside and out, celebrating my life and being thankful for life’s challenges that have caused me to grow in wisdom, staying true to my personal style and taste of material possessions, embracing my individuality and appreciating the differences of others. I have come to terms with the idea that my femininity will always be evolving and changing just as I will be. So here’s to embracing new femininity discoveries every year. Happy Birthday Femininity!





*Want to see a funny snippet from Mallory's birthday celebration? Watch the video below.

 

 

Model Spotlight: Kelly

(As part of our mission to provide accessories that help women "identify their femininity" IdentiFemi utilizes real girl models in all of our product shoots. Each model brings a set of skills, experiences, goals, and style preferences that make her amazing! We want to share our amazing models with our customers and blog readers.)

 

Meet Kelly!

Name: Kelly

 

Age: 20

Relationship Status: Single

Career Aspirations: To become a counselor for marriage and family.

Describe your style: I would probably say hipster and hippie. I kind of like to mix up the two and I like to shop at Forever 21 a lot. I kind of go for that vintage look.

Do you have a favorite piece in your closet?  I have a few. I really like this new top that I just bought from Kohl’s. It was part of the Vera Wang [collection] and then I got this really cool hippie dress, from this store called Earth Bound Trading Company and it’s really long and I think it’s fake silk but it’s really awesome to hang out in.

Who is your style icon?  I’d like to say Miley Cyrus, but she’s a little expensive. Yeah, [but] probably her.

Describe what femininity means to you:  Just being able to express yourself without having to feel obligated to be something that you are not.

Have you ever experienced a time when your style or femininity were challenged?  I am a tomboy, I kind of always have been.  And I know that my sister said I looked like a “boy” one time when I wore this dress and I know it’s not like a bad thing, but I don’t want people to get the wrong message either. I just kind of wear what I feel comfortable in and if it makes me look like a boy then I guess I can’t help that .

Feeling beautiful can  be a challenge in today's world, what are something's that make you feel beautiful? I think the shirt that I’m wearing [now] I really like it; I like how it fits me. And I like when I get to show off my tattoos even though older people stare at me like I’m crazy.  I don’t like wearing a lot of makeup, I’m usually really light on it. That’s what makes me feel good about myself. My sister she likes [to] put a lot [of makeup] on and to each their own.

 

If you could give advice to your younger self, what would you say? Don’t give a crap about other people’s opinions. I learned that the hard way. I used to care what everybody thought and I went through this transition where I was evolving into myself and I was in a crappy relationship and I was emotionally damaged and I just learned how not to care about what anybody thought.  Because why should I care about what they think?

 

How do you stay confident? I like to pretend like I’m conceited (laughs). I’m always like" mom don’t I look hot today" and she’s always like, [sarcastically] “shut up.” I don’t know I guess it kind of helps. My friend Jordan’s always like “ohhh your so pretty” and he’s always boosting my confidence.

Where do you see yourself in five years? Ten Years? In five years I hope to not be living in my parents’ house, who knows though. I plan to have some sort of financial stability and then in 10 years I hope to be married or getting married, that seems about the right age.

Kelly was a blast to work with! Don't you just love all her insights? She had so much wisdom to be only 20 years old. Her tattoos are fantastic. We also loved how her sweet friend Rose (pictured above with Kelly) stopped by to watch her friend model. What a sweetie!