Totally Tubular
Posted By Kristabella on February 21, 2010
Hey look! Here I am blogging! This will be the first week I do it five days in a row! Wish me luck! Although, I think Lensolution needs a new name that doesn’t sound ophthalmology related.
So on Friday night I went to an 80s party. This was the same party I went to last year at Jen Lancaster’s house. Why yes! I totally did just name drop because I went to a party at Jen Lancaster’s house and that is something I will never tire of saying!
Last year for the party, I wasn’t all that prepared. I went shopping last minute and put together a Flashdance-esque outfit. It worked. It was 80s enough that I passed the test.
This year I wanted to amp it up, so I made sure to be prepared. I bought an 80s sequined dress off eBay for $10 and then decided to pair said dress with every bad 80s trend I could find – side ponytail, big bangs, neon, neon and MORE neon, leg warmers and more neon. Here was the final look, which was hard to photograph because I’m tall and it’s hard to get everything in the one shot. Especially when your stupid cat thinks this is an opportunity for her to get her photo taken.
It’s hard to see in that photo, but those are neon green, glittery fishnets. And they were probably one of the most uncomfortable things I’ve ever worn. How come no one tells you that fishnets are so annoying?
Here is another photo, which shows my awesome bangs:
How did I used to do this regularly to my hair? I mean, I didn’t follow the trend for a long time (I remember the shock and horror when I stopped “doing” my hair! HOW DARE I?!?) but I did wear my hair like this at one point in time. I think I even wore it like this for school photos. And I’m pretty sure it didn’t take me 30 minutes to do it, like it took me on Friday night. Thank God for strong hold hairspray!
The party was a lot of fun. There were plenty of fellow bloggers there, which is always nice. Especially when some of them only ever see you at and 80s party looking like this. There were some great costumes, the theme this year seemed to be 80s characters – Madonna, Magnum P.I., Robert Palmer and his back-up dancers with the guitar. A good time was had by all!
And, now I’ve found the cab driver repellent – MALL HAIR! Both cab drivers didn’t say a single thing to me.
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I would totally name drop all over the place too if I got to go to a party at Jen Lancaster’s house. Lucky 🙂 Also? Your getup? Is totally radical!
AWESOME.
As for the hair, I used to do the Big Bangs too. Joico Ice Mist was my mainstay.
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I honestly don’t remember you having mall hair in the 80’s. Maybe for a short time???? Or I’ve just conveniently forgotten? I worked with a girl who had mall hair well into the late 90s. Not good.
You look GREAT!
Those bangs are super impressive. My hair would most definitely NOT do that without an obscene amount of Aqua Net.
You look awesome. It sounds so fun.
My mother in law still has mall hair. Not joking. It’s a problem.
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OMG like, Radical! Totally gag me with a spoon.
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You look so fabulous!
If I ever went to an 80s party, I’d have to channel Molly Ringwald.
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What a radical change in appearance. You hot thing, you.
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I am so jealous that you got to go to a party at Jen Lancaster’s house. Lucky you!
You totally pulled off the 80s.
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Heh, I was a little confused by the Lensolution name for a while…large because I work in the eye care biz.
Also, you look fab. Or should I say rad. And actually, I think that yes, it did take that long to accomplish those bangs even then, but it just didn’t feel like it. I remember my friend having some sort of gas cell (??) powered portable curling iron for midday bangs catastrophe repairs.
.-= Jen´s last blog ..Finding My Voice =-.
And I’m so glad that I met you while I was wearing acid-washed Mom Jeans with a thirteen inch zipper.
There was a girl in my Jr. High named Tamela that had those exact same bangs. Aqua Net FTW!
Nice! Crackin me up. My little sis had the walk into the wall bang look not me.
That looks like fun. 🙂
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perfection. truly.
that’s IT? That’s all we get!?!? I want more details! And so funny on FB I see you’re now friends with Amy, Maureen and Kristin! You guys musta had a blast! Am so bummed I missed it! Your costume and bangs look TOTALLY AWESOME!
Hey, you donating blood for the drive this year?!?!? It’s the FINAL week–can I guilt you into it?
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I LOVE THE HAIR!!! The 80’s is kind of a blur to me but I do remember the mall hair.
The DRESS! From EBAY! $10!! It worked! (Because I can tell you, because I already did, that I just knew that ebay dress wasn’t going to work out…so glad it did!)
You look like 80s perfection! I never found fishnets to be particularly uncomfortable. but mine have never been neon green, mayhap the colour adds to the uncomfortable factor – it doesn’t make sense….but neither did 80s fashion…so eh.
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Totally impressed by the hair. Like, whoa.
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Your hair was hot!!! I have a couple pictures at home that I’ll email out tonight.
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So other than some A-hole hacking my Twitter (I do NOT have vagina dentata… anymore), the only other thing that’s been tickin’ me off lately is all this stuff about the Grateful Dead getting back together? It’s like okay, here I am pulling off the biggest comeback in the history of everything, so who cares about some old-guy band that no one’s even heard of getting back together?