tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post9014904773124479265..comments2024-03-12T02:52:28.990-07:00Comments on Bag and a Beret: Trouble posting my faceMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-54281274292299274982014-10-21T11:18:11.223-07:002014-10-21T11:18:11.223-07:00Echoing many of these comments - I love seeing YOU...Echoing many of these comments - I love seeing YOU! In every incarnation (and in carnations, if that rings your bell). I have gotten used to the look of my face and body after all these years and thousands of pictures (I'm so vain, I probably think this about me), but I still cringe once in a while. You are so much more than your face, sweets.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735339885677950350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-91729471682986079212014-10-18T13:27:20.759-07:002014-10-18T13:27:20.759-07:00Nothing too perfect is ever cool. The best shit i...Nothing too perfect is ever cool. The best shit is always a little f@cked. Becky https://www.blogger.com/profile/02234081494939675926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-73402754075822410872014-10-16T22:18:30.753-07:002014-10-16T22:18:30.753-07:00I didn't know that it was possible for a styli...I didn't know that it was possible for a stylish lady to look even MORE elegant with a cartoon cat head, but you, my dear, have pulled it off with elan!Jillybejoyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010866113928621691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-25247940159430412322014-10-15T15:16:00.288-07:002014-10-15T15:16:00.288-07:00I adore your ability to subvert even moreso when y...I adore your ability to subvert even moreso when you let us in on the wheels spinning that drive your process. <br /><br />I'm not comfortable in front of the camera, nor with the idea of posing, but I wonder if all these visible examples you cite are naturally extroverted individuals who are comfortable in front of scrutiny and are thriving in the urban/technological environment of today.Ayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066652005631038278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-63179240458406793322014-10-15T07:23:57.770-07:002014-10-15T07:23:57.770-07:00Hi Ms Baret :D
Thank you for the compliment.
Actu...Hi Ms Baret :D<br /><br />Thank you for the compliment.<br />Actually, the coat is from women's section :P shuuuuu<br />I'm sure you look good in it :D<br /><br />XOXO<br /><br />Ben<br />Ben Liuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084908466943873397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-62220439293913014102014-10-14T12:04:00.430-07:002014-10-14T12:04:00.430-07:00I'm soooo lovin' these outfits! Meow!I'm soooo lovin' these outfits! Meow!Hollie Black-Ramseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927017366538054210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-87438959438047877082014-10-13T11:33:21.325-07:002014-10-13T11:33:21.325-07:00I COMPLETELY agree with you Curtise, about not get...I COMPLETELY agree with you Curtise, about not getting that same sense of intimacy when the face is missing. That's a problem for me. I realize that replacing my head creates another sense of removal. That would be offset if I wrote more about my personal life and ideas than I do now. Your blog, which chronicles your life and thoughts and features photos of you as you move through your life, is incredibly powerful. I guess I'm in transition. I always haaated getting my photos taken - I guess blogging has cured me - but I swing in extremes. I don't know where I'm going with this...Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-43650024077126223792014-10-13T09:14:36.457-07:002014-10-13T09:14:36.457-07:00I love everything you do, cat head, turnip head, y...I love everything you do, cat head, turnip head, you head. I adore all your artistic iterations. If I had the techie skills to chop things up I'm sure I would. Boredom is anathema. However, know too that I NEVER EVER get tired of seeing you. I get tired of me, not other people. I've been thinking of you a lot recently. I've been wanting to dress like an Amish boy or Georgia O'Keefe. One thing I've always admired about you is your complete disdain for any particular signature style. I'm pretty sure I've seen you do the severe black/white aesthetic that I've been feeling recently. I love today's look too, and I ALWAYS love leopard... <br /><br />...and you. Jean at www.drossintogold.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01089424590056521268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-15484493879635768382014-10-13T08:12:59.238-07:002014-10-13T08:12:59.238-07:00I think there's a few bloggers, myself include...I think there's a few bloggers, myself included, who are currently a bit tired of the "look at what I'm wearing" posts right now. I rarely take any outfit photos these days because it just feels boring and narcissistic, and while I realize the result may not look like that to people reading my blog, it's how it feels to me at the moment. I'm hoping my trip to New York will change that. <br /><br />I have to echo Curtise's comment that she has spent a lifetime working towards accepting and likely how she looks - that has been my goal as well, and blogging has certainly helped with that. It's hard for me to get a shot of my face that I'm happy with these days so perhaps I may try a different head or two.<br /><br />That said, I love the colours in these two outfits, and I do enjoy seeing your fabulous face. XOForest City Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428940427287921203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-16463080536559826912014-10-13T06:11:13.538-07:002014-10-13T06:11:13.538-07:00You never look too settled, nicey, modelled and .....You never look too settled, nicey, modelled and ... we love your face! M xVintage Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695570690989980599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-15976496343930208162014-10-13T04:54:09.741-07:002014-10-13T04:54:09.741-07:00Well, as adorable as your variety of heads are, an...Well, as adorable as your variety of heads are, animal, alien or human, I like to see YOU. I like to see bloggers as they are, I don't really heads cut off, or otherwise obfuscated. I seem to find it harder to relate to people when I can't see them. And I don't get fed up with seeing anyone's face on their blogs, that would be like being bored with seeing a friend's face, and why would I feel like that? <br />And while I am in a contrary frame of mind (sorry, can't help it!), I have enough trouble getting decent photos of myself without deliberately wrecking them! I have spent a lifetime working towards an acceptance and liking of how I look, so actually posting photos of myself is a real achievement for me, and I freely admit to wanting to look OK in them. I know - so conventional of me, but there it is. <br />Love the pattern mixing, the colours, and the print of your linen coat is glorious. xxxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-9576111211335222872014-10-12T19:14:18.972-07:002014-10-12T19:14:18.972-07:00Oh no. Not you, too? I'm not posting lately be...Oh no. Not you, too? I'm not posting lately because I feel there is just too much "hey look at me" out there and even though I am secretly thinking "hey look at me" I don't actually want to say"hey look at me." Such a quandary. Though I could look at your big head or your kitty head or your turnip head or your 100% Melanie head all day !Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938255518222756688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-18759275161795205202014-10-12T17:43:05.561-07:002014-10-12T17:43:05.561-07:00The cat head!!!!
I hardly ever post pictures of my...The cat head!!!!<br />I hardly ever post pictures of myself because I think they always look bad. Unless I am wearing a mask or something. And I never think my pictures are too model-wannabe because----hahahahahahahaha!<br />No one would ever mistake me for a model! But I love this changing heads thing, must employ it in my own photos. Tilda E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05851202095798049172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-25011681862120724902014-10-12T11:53:24.246-07:002014-10-12T11:53:24.246-07:00If my photo turns out to be a beast, I don't p...If my photo turns out to be a beast, I don't post it, show it, or acknowledge it's happened. Just a vain tart, me.<br /><br />Much love from England,<br />Rosemary from www.foreveronthecatwalkoflife.blogspot.comRosemary the Shopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316946282261305149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-20033854802080388252014-10-12T10:43:02.318-07:002014-10-12T10:43:02.318-07:00Oh yes, I love that guy! I like your head better, ...Oh yes, I love that guy! I like your head better, goes without saying, but for an alter-head, he's pretty sweet.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-55096019866295112942014-10-12T10:37:56.788-07:002014-10-12T10:37:56.788-07:00Ditto Pao. There is no choosing. I love beauty a...Ditto Pao. There is no choosing. I love beauty and beast in equal measures! Your artful photos transcend typical 'outfit' pics; there really is no comparison. Your post is giving me pause...no cause...for some mental chatter of my own. Is the blog becoming the beast, asks me? If asked two years ago, would I have the intention of posed selfies on the internet, I would have laughed. Now, I am struggling...I drag my feet when it comes to the photographs...<br /><br />PS...Thanks for the sale heads up....I did get to My Sister's Closet, but was a little late to the party. There was one jacket left, but a smidge too small. I left soooo inspired though...I would have headed right to Dressew, but the month of October and Dressew...yikes!<br />Sue @ A Colourful Canvashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509898677660889672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-62700116132097862342014-10-12T10:28:35.135-07:002014-10-12T10:28:35.135-07:00You are very nice cat.:)You are very nice cat.:)kobieta niewidzialnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095572700058936230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-31739022809114728032014-10-12T08:17:21.221-07:002014-10-12T08:17:21.221-07:00I've got to say, Melanie, there's no choos...I've got to say, Melanie, there's no choosing one over the other. All of your pixs are fantastical. Not to mention the ensembles. Truely. And yes, one does want one's ensemble to be a bit off. Too much of a good thing is boring, predictable, etc. I have noticed, lots of your heads coming and going. And I do think that's just the ticket for me, actually. I'm so aging. Another head would take care of that problem area (snap) just like that. But as far as posing goes, all of mine are basically the same, in the same place, photographed in a mirror. I like that because I just want to show what I made and how it looks on. And then sew.paohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-90714896119190261152014-10-12T05:42:55.633-07:002014-10-12T05:42:55.633-07:00Wonderful art, Melanie! I am weary of posing and s...Wonderful art, Melanie! I am weary of posing and smiling too, so I will have to create some heads. How would Benedict Cumberbatch do? Love your jazzy outfit, xox.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079432708951192200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-7439253334468891032014-10-12T05:05:19.777-07:002014-10-12T05:05:19.777-07:00I like the beast but like your lovely face too!
I ...I like the beast but like your lovely face too!<br />I know what you are saying about posing and stuff<br />This is one of the main reason i stopped blogging<br />Posing! What a nuisance, better leave it to the profesionals?<br />Hourra for the selfie on Instagram!<br /><br />Xo<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362016707885334020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-7297812502135559922014-10-12T01:22:46.924-07:002014-10-12T01:22:46.924-07:00Well, your face is beautiful! but I do think the f...Well, your face is beautiful! but I do think the face in your first photo is a scream! And I love the bright green dress, totally fab with that stunning red floral coat. <br />I often crop my face out altogether. Ahhh, much better. I doubt you ever have that same trouble though. Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859347726001714274.post-53553465511796622292014-10-12T00:58:30.735-07:002014-10-12T00:58:30.735-07:00Adorable styling!Adorable styling!Fiftyfabuloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468507703279088407noreply@blogger.com