Interview with Bad Peaches Blog

Recently, I discovered this amazing blog, Bad Peaches, which is about anything and everything. It is run by two polish teenagers both named Karolina. Their blog is basically inspiration central, topped off with pretty mood boards and cute stories. I thought you guys might like them because of how cool and inspirational they are. Definitely go check them out! Keep reading for a super rad interview.

1. You both seem to love traveling, where is your favorite place you have traveled to and why?

KM: Verona. Last summer I went on a roadtrip to Italy with my dad and Verona was my favorite town out of all of the ones we saw. Maybe it’s because of the atmoshpere: the narrow streets, letters to Juliet on the walls; or maybe it’s because deep down I’m a hopeless romantic who will blindly fall in love with anything that has to do with Romeo and Juliet. I don’t really know why, but that place stuck with me.

KB: My favourite place I have ever visited is New York. It has always been my dream. Guess dreams do come true sometimes. I always wanted to live in the centre of a huge city like New York. I adored everything about it. Tons of people, buildings that touch the sky and amazing food. Some people may say that the city is dirty and smells bad, but I loved it anyways. You know that feeling, when you are abroad and after some time you just want to go home and sleep in your bed? Well this is the first place I haven’t experienced that feeling in. New York felt like home from the minute I saw it and I felt tears in my eyes when Manhattan appeared. I was so unbelievably happy. I loved it so much I even started considering moving to New York! This was the best trip of my entire life!

2. I can tell you guys love reading, just like me, What do you think are some good books everyone should read and why?

KM: I have a good answer for this one! „I’ll Give You the Sun” by Jandy Nelson. This is a story about two twins, Noah and Jude, them growing up but also growing apart. It’s absolutely beautiful. Me and my friends are obsessed with this book, we all read the same copy and highlighted the quotes that we liked in different colors.

KB: Wow that’s probably the hardest question you could ask me! I loved almost every book I have read. They were all amazing in they own special way. It took me a while to pick these 2 books. Both of them I adored and couldn’t stop reading. Probably my favourite one is the “Clockwork Angel” by Cassandra Clare. This book was AMAZING. I fell in love with the story and the characters ( especially Will, who is this hot mysterious guy). This story is set in the shadowhunters world, which you can also know from the “City of Bones”. Another on of my faves is  “Obsidian” by Jennifer L. Armentrout. I love the main character, mainly because she’s also super into reading! I also absolutely adored the book KM talked about, so be sure to check it out as well. All of these books are my favourites of the favourites and I just couldn’t pick one.

3. Your blog is so awesome and professional, and you haven't even been blogging that long! Who or what inspired you to start blogging?

KM: Honestly, I have wanted to start a blog for as long as I can remember. But I was always scared to. I was sure that I wasn’t interesting or creative enough and that I would only embarass myself on the internet. But this summer I thought: ‚Hey, might as well give it a try. KB, do you want to start a blog?’ and that’s how Bad Peaches were born, haha.

KB: Yeah, it was KM who initiated the idea. I always wanted to start something like this, but never really had the time to do it. And let’s admit it, I am a really lazy person. When we were on the trip to Zakopane - this summer - we were a little bored. When she asked me what do I think about starting a blog together I immediately said yes. The rest of our trip we spent planning and writing. I’m really glad we decided to do this, I have been loving it since the day we started. 

4. You both have such a unique sense of style, what influences your fashion choices, and where to do you draw style inspiration from?

KM: Oh my God my style is all over the place, but thank you! My favorite thing to do when I’m lacking fashion inspiration is people watching. I look at the people around me, notice the details, see what I like. Yesterday I saw a 40-year old lady wearing the CUTEST platfrom sandals and I made a  mental note to get myself a similar pair.

KB: My answer to this question might actually disappoint you. Recently I have really been into vintage and boho clothes, but I don’t really know if I have any inspiration. I just wander around stores and pick clothes that I like. And I also like to look on some photos on tumblr or instagram. I always find it interesting what other people are wearing right now. I pick an item from one person and another one from someone else and that’s probably how I create my style. I take what other people wear, but style it differently.

5. If you guys could travel back in time, when would you go and why?

KM: Probably the 90s. Watching movies from that era always puts me in a nostalgic mood. I wish I was a 90s child, unfortunately I was born in 2000! 

KB: If I could, I would probably go back to the early 70’s. I have been loving the 70’s fashion for a while now. I think it looks so unique and cool. Well at that time it probably wasn’t unique, but it would still be unique for me. All of these clothes fascinate me and it would be awesome to go back in time and see how people originally styled it.

6. It takes a lot of confidence to put yourself out there on the internet, what is some advice you for people struggling with confidence and insecurity?

KM: My biggest tip is to remember that nobody is perfect, and nobody is supposed to be perfect. Everyone has insecurities, everyone feels self-conscious sometimes. You are just a human being who’s trying to do what makes you happy. So do it!! Taking that first, biggest step (finally making the decision to create a blog) was definitely the hardest part for me. But now that I’ve done it, I feel great! 

KB: I would say to peel off the patch. You just have to do it. If you sit at home and think about people hating on you for doing what you love, you will just worry yourself to death. Sure there will always be people who won’t like what you’re doing, but you have to concentrate on the positive comments (not on the mean ones), because they are what matters. If you’re really insecure and you’re afraid that your friends will laugh at you - don’t tell them that you started a blog or a youtube channel. At least not at first. Show them your site when it looks exactly the way you want it and you're proud of your hard work which had brought the intended effect. But really if your friends would laugh at this, they wouldn’t be your real friends. You can always start a blog with someone, like I did. That way I always have someone who I can ask for advice or help.