Project Barbie

As I mentioned yesterday, today is the Project Barbie Party hosted by the lovely Insomniac Lolita.

The whole point of this party is to be pink and pretty and have fun. Which are basically my three main goals in life, so count me in!

My only dilemma in participating is the fact that I only have one pink dress. And it’s the one I wore to high school graduation. Me, almost 5 years ago before my high school graduation:

I was seriously cute back then, that’s all I’m saying.

So, almost 5 years later and at least 20 pounds later, that’s still the only pink dress I own. But I was on a mission to make it work! (Especially since I couldn’t find any pink dresses in stores that I liked!)

So it was my goal to make this dress winter-friendly and a little less sugary-sweet than it was at my high school graduation.

First, I experimented with bad hair, bad indoor lighting, purple shoes (center picture)…. it just wasn’t the best look.

But I did get 1 semi-winner. You know, in college I was well-known (by three or four people) for my ability to make anyone look good in front of the camera. Whether by helping them pose or smile better, I could totally make it happen. I believe that skill requires practice and I clearly need some practice. Anyways, 1 indoor shot that I liked:

No clue what was happening with my face… and I kinda look short, but whatever.

And then I went to the snowy outdoors and fell flat on my butt. Literally, I have a picture of me completely down on the ground. Awesome. No I’m not posting it – I look like an idiot!

At first I thought I could “make it snow” and pose at the same time. Not so much. Where did my shoes go? Photo fail!

And then my favorite shot. I almost deleted this one because I only took it by accident. But it’s my favorite picture.

And that, friends, is my official Project Barbie submission.

On that note, have your friends ever not told you how bad your hair looks? Like the fact that you haven’t highlighted your hair since September and it’s looking mighty rough?

Yeah, I’m calling the salon today. Hopefully they can squeeze me in for highlights. Because that hair has got to go.

Hope you all enjoyed me playing dress-up! Feel free to join in the Pink Dress party!!

Happy Wednesday!