According to my research, there are several things teenage girls must have in their closets. Here is the list:
- White Oxford shirt
- Solid colored short sleeved tees and tanks
- Khaki trousers and shorts
- Well-fitted denim jacket
- At least two pairs of perfect jeans (I’m not sure what exactly they imply by “perfect”)
- Lots of belts in different styles and colors
- Double-breasted trench coat
- Little black dress
- Giant purse
Out of the nine staples listed, I have two. The variety of tanks I have is shown in the picture at top. I actually only have the tank part, I have maybe three solid colored fitted tee-shirts (when I say fitted, I mean they aren’t unisex). So according to the numbers, I am 16% fashion savvy, using only this example as a benchmark.
So I can understand how an oxford shirt, khaki pants, a couple good belts in different styles (I have black and brown belts, that’s it), and maybe even the denim jacket can come in handy. But a trench coat, a giant purse, and a little black dress? Maybe they’re nice to have, but does ANYONE want to spend money just to have them on hand? And these are only maybe half of the list of things I MUST HAVE, but I chose to address the other things later.
But that’s just for clothes. As for makeup, these are the things I should have in my drawers:
- Eye liner
- Eye shadow
- Eyelash curler
- Mascara
- Tweezers
- Brow liner (What even IS this??)
- Liquid eye liner
- Lip liner
- Lip gloss
- Foundation
So out of the ten things listed, I have five, so I’m 50% savvy in this department. Improvement, or a sad indication of how The Industry is getting to me? If your really think about it, why should I have ANY of this crap? I mean, yeah, I look a lot better with it, in my own opinion at least, but is it really worth it to have to buy it over and over again? Why do I need two kinds of eyeliner, thousands of colors of eye shadow, an eyelash curler, and a thousand different things to outline my lips?? Why does anyone need this? Especially in regular life.
But does all this mean I’m going to throw all my fashion products away? Unfortunately, no. I’m too vain and self conscious to, because something inside my head is telling me I HAVE to wear makeup to look good enough, I HAVE to straighten my hair to be accepted, and I HAVE to buy clothes that other people think are cute to I fit in with the people I despise.
