Happy hump! If you’ve been around these rosy parts for awhile – like, awhile – you might remember a time when any sort of style-related anything was…really really bad. No professional photography, no professional editing, no professional anything, really. I like to think that things have taken a massive upswing since then (thank the sweet Lord baby Jesus), but one thing that will never totally change? Bloopers.

Back then I thought it was a good idea to have actual bloopers within every style post. HA. We’ve grown up, like, a lot since then, but what better way to end 2016 than laughing? There are a few 2015 bloopers and a few TBD 2017 snapshots sprinkled in here, but I thought they were just too good to pass up. SO. Best bloopers of 2016. It’s not blackmail material if I put it out on the internet myself, amiright?? 😉

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Tryna find the Secret to armpits that smell as good as hair. HA. Get it?

Original Post: 22 Lessons in 22 Years

I’m whimsically staring at my “22” balloons pondering the implications of another year under my belt. But you wouldn’t know, ’cause the damn balloons kept covering my face and wouldn’t stay anywhere for longer than .5 seconds. Womp.

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My actual reaction upon sliding down a slide meant for 6-year-olds. Big kids have more fun.

Original Post: Broken, Still Beautiful

Ate a bug. Didn’t like it.

Original Post: Never actually made it to CUR!

Part 1: “MA, THE MEATLOAF!”

Part 2: Running into 2017 got me like

Original Post: Coming to CUR in 2017…

I whip my hair back and forth.

Original Post: Accent On: Plaid, Pearls, & Bits of Black

High on academia and nachos.

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Coming Up Roses presents: Swan Lake.

Original Post: Why I’m Late

Feed me and tell me I’m pretty.

Original Post: Coming to CUR in 2017…

MAC lipstick ≠ McDonald’s fries

I think I see a Taco Bell!

Am I Gigi yet.

Original Post: #CoolerInCotton

Be my friend?

For the record tho, this particular shoot was on the hottest day of the year. Just rockin’ out in my sweaty glory.

Now let’s play “caption this” in the comments below…

In other news, I’m spending the day pondering bloopers of 2016 IRL. Bloopers, and the good rosy stuff, too. What a year, amiright?? While this was arguably one of the best years of my life thus far fosho, it was also one of the hardest and most challenging in so many years. Graduating + moving away from friends, starting a new job (or at least pursuing CUR full time and branching out with new avenues within it accordingly), learning #AllTheThings in such a short period of time and still having so so so far to go. Time for some serious reflection + direction for the new year ahead.