Book Review- Your Beauty Mark by Dita Von Teese

I finally got it! Dita Von Teese's new book! Ever since I heard about it on Instagram, I have been dying to get my hands on it. Dita Von Teese is one of today's biggest vintage icons, and one of my many inspirations. So when I saw she wrote a book where she disclosed all her beauty secrets, I knew I had to have it.

I can't even begin to describe how amazing this book was. It isn't like most beauty books out there that constantly say the same things over and over again like a broken record. Dita's vintage charm made this book unique, interesting, and impossible to put down.

She included hair tutorials, makeup tutorials, beauty, and most important confident tips. This book was so well written and contained some of the most eloquent writing I have ever read in a book about beauty. Dita definitely has a way with words. This book is definitely a must have for all vintage glamour loving people, and beauty geeks.

The thing the stuck out most to me in this book, was how much confidence was squeezed in to every beauty tip or fun story. The book always made a point to kind of say 'You Do You' but in a very elegant and glamorous manner. Dita Von Teese is definitely an inspiration to me, not just because of her stunning looks, but her class and confidence.

Hope you enjoyed this book review, and stayed tuned because I am putting up another post right after this. I hope all you enjoyed your holidays and that you have a happy new year!
Love,
-Theresa

That One Vintage Blogger One Year Anniversary - 5 things I learned in my first year blogging

I can't believe it has been one whole year since I started this blog!!! I never thought that having a blog could make me so happy and change my life how this blog has. I am so thankful for all of you who have make it possible for me to feel this joy, and I hope my blog has shed some joy on your life too.

In honor of my one year anniversary, I have decided to make a list of 5 things I learned from my first year blogging.

5 Things I Learned In My First Year

 Blogging

1. Blogging is much harder than it looks

When I got the idea to start That One Vintage Blogger, I was under the impression that blogging was easy- and I soon found out just how wrong I was. I expected that it would take five minutes to think of and write a post, and that my blog would look beautiful and professional my first time trying. I also thought that I would just magically get page views out of nowhere (without advertising) and that within a month I would become Internet famous (HA!) Naturally, I found out the reality of blogging after a few months. The reality is posts take a long time to think of and write, my blog still after a year doesn't have the look I imagined for it, even after constantly advertising my page views are extremely low, and that nobody on the blogisphere knows who I am. Even after discovering these truths, I stuck with blogging because of how happy it made me, and I don't regret it one bit!

2. Don't care about what others think

Before I started this blog, I was very afraid of what others thought of me, and my weird taste in just about everything. I would never wear any of my vintage outfits in public because of the looks I was afraid I would get, and I most certainly never be telling my friend at school about my favorite band Dion and the Belmont's. After starting this blog, and truly getting to see the online vintage community, I have never felt more confident to be who I really am- a vintage loving weirdo!

3. Don't bite off more than you can chew

Even before I started my blog, I had a list of projects and posts I was going to do once I started up. Unfortunately, I haven't even got half of those things done after a year of blogging. My big plans interrupted the small things I needed to do in order to get my blog up and running in a timely fashion, for example advertising and using social media to extend my blogs reach. I am just recently catching up on those things, and they turn out to be very enjoyable tasks. It just would have been better if I would have worked my way up instead of working on these huge impossible projects.

4. Internet people are the best kinds of people

Since joining the world of blogging, I have discovered people I had only dreamed of finding, people just like me. This blog has given me a platform to find amazing people, who are into the same things I am, and are some of the nicest people I have ever met. Although I haven't actually met any of my online friends, they are constantly inspiring me, helping me, and giving me the confidence I need to proudly share my vintage life style with all of you. I would also like to thank all of my viewers for being so amazing and making this awesome journey possible, you guys all rock!

5. This blogging is one of the best things to ever happen to me

My life will be forever changed because of this blog and all of you. This first year has meant so much to me, and I am so excited for many years to come. This blog has made me so unbelievably happy, and  I hope it has shed some happiness on your life too. I have so many ideas for posts coming in the near future, so please keep tuning in for some cool posts.

Thank You so much for all you have done for me this past year! Happy Holidays!

Love,

Theresa

Vintage Birthday OOTD

I am so sorry I haven't posted in forever, I have been super busy with cheer leading and school, and I haven't been doing too many things that I can blog about. But I assure you I have many posts in the works right now, especially with the one year anniversary of the blog coming up! So anyways, Friday (the eleventh) was my birthday, and I decided I would share the vintage outfit I wore. I just realized I haven't ever done an outfit post, and I thought today would be good time to start.

Since my favorite color is pink, I wanted to wear something with a touch of pink that wasn't too over the top, and I think the outfit I choose was a perfect balance.

I wore a vintage blue and pink plaid skirt, a vintage pink flower brooch, and my sweater is from Hollister (sorry, I tried to keep it as vintage as possible.)

That's all for this outfit post, and I hope to be doing more in the future to share my vintage style with all of you. I promise I will be uploading more, so say tuned for that. Happy Holidays!
Love,
Theresa