tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post1124065817353837047..comments2023-12-15T03:08:26.097-08:00Comments on THE CITIZEN ROSEBUD: Vanity VS Sanity: This is NOT a Fashion Postcitizen rosebudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038740885720827086noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-50362051719063016182013-02-22T05:58:18.939-08:002013-02-22T05:58:18.939-08:00Bella, Bella! This outfit is so smokin' hot -...Bella, Bella! This outfit is so smokin' hot -- I'm coveting the whole thing, although I haven't the courage for heart tights. ;-) And I love and prefer it when women are a little "banged up and dented," with crooked smiles and textured faces, expressive with the experiences and thoughts of their years. <br /><br />I would *so* much rather see fashion on "real" women of a certain age, nicely groomed and fitted to the nines, than on perfectly taut teens and young twentysomethings. I get bored with all the perfect gleaming legs and arms and perfect pretty (by 2013 standards) young faces in magazines. *Yawn* Show me some texture, some imperfections, some vibrance, uniqueness, and LIFE.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036079336754189268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-84498503240492892002013-02-06T19:30:33.635-08:002013-02-06T19:30:33.635-08:00I struggle with this too but I AM having fun and b...I struggle with this too but I AM having fun and being myself. It feels great! I was never a fashionista and barely get style, but I get some of it, and enjoy it :).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-23515791166744099422013-02-05T09:19:49.471-08:002013-02-05T09:19:49.471-08:00I'm a first time reader too and will bookmark ...I'm a first time reader too and will bookmark this blog after reading your fantastic post. However.....you're kidding aren't you? Or you've airbrushed the photos?!! I can't see ANY of the signs of age that you mentioned and there's no way you look 40! <br /><br />I'm an over-60 blogger myself (Over60andoverhere!) - and I know that I'm getting older if I peer too closely at myself in the mirror - so I avoid looking too closely in the mirror! <br /><br />Glad to know that you're going to keep on blogging - I look forward to reading more.Sue in Spainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005957373268201709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-29049268408262770312013-02-02T09:27:05.742-08:002013-02-02T09:27:05.742-08:00I'm bookmarking this blog because of this post...I'm bookmarking this blog because of this post. (First time reader) At 41 I can totally relate! It's really hard to find blogs that feature those of us in this age group. Thanks for being awesome, and real. :)Schmetterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667692431183141633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-59968346038824807832013-02-01T23:29:55.746-08:002013-02-01T23:29:55.746-08:00Love this blog Bella, it was just what I needed to...Love this blog Bella, it was just what I needed to hear to buck me up and cheer me up again. By the way, I would kill to have your chubby cheeks, so don't knock them! xxCityScape Skybabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664705819999740018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-79644225944339668672013-02-01T16:26:37.168-08:002013-02-01T16:26:37.168-08:00AMEN SISTER!!!!!!!!!!
It's funny how people t...AMEN SISTER!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />It's funny how people think that because you have a blog, you find yourself to be a model or the most fashionable person on the planet. They're so wrong wrong wrong. Blogs are great because unlike the magazines and runways, bloggers are real people with real lives, and real budgets. Your blog is fantastic BECAUSE you are Bella, fabulous Bella. Bella who admits she is human, but also admits she is pretty fabulous. So thank you for this fabulous post and your inspiring blog.<br /><br />Turned 38 Monday and went to the doctor to get a full physical the week prior because I just didn't feel good. The blood tests, the EKG, etc. came back completely normal. His diagnosis? I hate to tell you this, but you're getting older. That diagnosis actually made me feel better because it's a part of life, and this life is pretty fantastic, gray hairs and all!<br /><br />Thank you.Alison at Wardrobe Oxygenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891869859939786737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-67094648500599109322013-02-01T15:35:42.163-08:002013-02-01T15:35:42.163-08:00LOVE this post. 4 years away from 40 myself..I hav...LOVE this post. 4 years away from 40 myself..I have to admit, I keep hearing/reading things about aging that scare the crap out of me. Even a few things in your very honest post. But more than that, I find this inspriring and thank you for sharing so openly. You touched on my biggest fear (more than losing my waist or the wrinkles) - losing 'me'. I am hopeful I will always find myself within. Mflores422https://www.blogger.com/profile/10348397632669593302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-46740217245460112452013-01-31T18:34:23.524-08:002013-01-31T18:34:23.524-08:00Fantasmo post,babes!!!
You rock!XXXFantasmo post,babes!!!<br />You rock!XXXHelgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746988714522496958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-9983868083494551412013-01-31T17:42:23.725-08:002013-01-31T17:42:23.725-08:00Thank you, thank you, thank you Bella. I understa...Thank you, thank you, thank you Bella. I understand the emotions and thoughts behind this post very well as I have had the exact same ones many times over the past couple of years. Don't stop what you do, because the world needs those of us who are past the "perky and fresh-faced" stage, but who rock our own style with confidence, sass and wit!Forest City Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428940427287921203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-92165365343222323702013-01-31T10:36:44.931-08:002013-01-31T10:36:44.931-08:00I admire your honesty, Bella, and, like so many of...I admire your honesty, Bella, and, like so many of the other ladies who have commented above me, I can relate to the angst I've felt over my aging (42-year old) bod and face. But, aside from radical surgery and injections, which I'd never do, there's not much I can do but stay healthy and fit, accept what can't be changed, and, yes, celebrate what age and (hopefully!) wisdom has brought me - which is the strongest sense of self I've felt, ever (would so not go back to the thoughtless and oblivious 20s). I often have to remind myself of these things when I see cellulite on my legs that wasn't there two years ago, but thankfully living in France has also changed my perspective for the better as there doesn't seem to be the built-in cultural hate-on for the aging woman here. It's a refreshing change from the youth-obsessed culture to which I'm sure we're all accustomed. And for the record, you are so very pretty, have a lovely figure ... and I would love some of your cheek volume! xo Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-58686306069660080352013-01-31T10:28:58.599-08:002013-01-31T10:28:58.599-08:00oh i love this outfit to pieces! what a fabulous d...oh i love this outfit to pieces! what a fabulous dress and the heart printed tights are the icing of the cake!<br />kiss,mary<br />http://www.maryloucinnamon.com/Monsterchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418938515760517614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-27920200953912998452013-01-31T09:04:09.468-08:002013-01-31T09:04:09.468-08:00I loved this post so much. More than that, I neede...I loved this post so much. More than that, I needed it. Thank you!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562655022923147993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-88424178987918203352013-01-31T08:10:33.799-08:002013-01-31T08:10:33.799-08:00What a damn good post. I just love you my dear Bel...What a damn good post. I just love you my dear Bella! And, AHEM, I DID A DOUBLETAKE when I saw you standing in the rain, outside the subway stop in Brooklyn, and I was so nervous! Because I thought, Bella is so stylish and gorgeous I am not nearly cool enough to meet her! And then you were so gracious and charming to me and everyone you met that rainy September night, it was like a double dose of wonderful. You are the best! XO, JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18062587289685203227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-80610758344793776112013-01-31T02:25:48.952-08:002013-01-31T02:25:48.952-08:00Loved! Doesn't matter the age, as long as you ...Loved! Doesn't matter the age, as long as you love yourself and live life to the fullest you can!! xxThe Dainty Dolls Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165942777053327479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-65491315427528144172013-01-31T02:23:54.311-08:002013-01-31T02:23:54.311-08:00... although I'm so uncoordinated that I do no...... although I'm so uncoordinated that I do not get how to get a translationbutton. hrmpfUlla-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583954716357906569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-74445860952161132872013-01-31T02:22:03.670-08:002013-01-31T02:22:03.670-08:00Wise and honestly. We want even more pictures of y...Wise and honestly. We want even more pictures of you!Ulla-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15583954716357906569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-380718868775483072013-01-31T01:56:14.729-08:002013-01-31T01:56:14.729-08:00Thank you for this post. Individuality - the real ...Thank you for this post. Individuality - the real definition of being fashionable.<br />Content Director - Strong Female Leadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570872654773804597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-82894526041625491732013-01-30T20:48:45.133-08:002013-01-30T20:48:45.133-08:00This was lovely to read. I'm forty-two and I h...This was lovely to read. I'm forty-two and I hear ya, sister. But, to add to that, I suffered a severe back injury almost five years ago that has left me with chronic pain, and disability, and caused me to go up several clothing sizes. Aging plus sudden disability? A double whammy. I started a style blog as a means of reclaiming my love of beauty and telling myself I deserve it, just as I am, NOW.<br /><br />This post is about aging:<br />http://www.sublimemercies.com/2013/01/the-beauty-in-getting-older.html<br /><br />This one explains the whole disability thing, among other things:<br />http://www.sublimemercies.com/p/about.html<br />Charlotte Issyvoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081140798331499819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-85377503766696020772013-01-30T20:32:49.039-08:002013-01-30T20:32:49.039-08:00Ahhhh, love that! I agree!!! Wholeheartedly. An...Ahhhh, love that! I agree!!! Wholeheartedly. And you are beautiful!<br /><br />xoxo <br />Lynn Lynn Hastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367660287680792496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-4234688623824018222013-01-30T07:20:28.884-08:002013-01-30T07:20:28.884-08:00I hear you Bella! Yes I want to celebrate my age a...I hear you Bella! Yes I want to celebrate my age and style every day as well, but those little aches and pains that come with age, aaaaahhhhh You are looking mighty good though!sylvia @ 40PlusStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114803623596767298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-82493075343722825172013-01-30T06:40:50.238-08:002013-01-30T06:40:50.238-08:00Bella this is so honest and relevant especially wh...Bella this is so honest and relevant especially when winter makes us feel our age with all the renewed aches and pains coming back. I agree with everything you say here. I'd also like to add that it takes a more developed mind to pull off style vs. just showing a bunch of skin. It seemed when I was younger all I cared about was looking sexy, age and leaving CA gave me the right combo to develop my own style so in a way aging has improved how I look, at least temporarily. <br /><br />The woman who influence me are not on television or even in my neighborhood, they are woman like you Bella and all the other beautiful aging gals in our blogging community. Being part of this group gives me the courage to try something new on and leave the house wearing it. Thank so sharing your heart with us and you fabulous self!<br />Iloveyagirl!<br />XxxoooKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350442910321860733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-52971193159122520492013-01-30T03:57:15.234-08:002013-01-30T03:57:15.234-08:00I especially like Jean's comment (from Dross i... I especially like Jean's comment (from Dross into Gold): "I love this Bella, right now....the direct gaze as she looks into the camera. Her intensity and intelligence, her commitment to humanity in ways that are uniquely hers. I have no idea what she looked like with a smaller waist; I just know she looks fabulous now."<br />So, if Jean was the voice of "big sister perspective", allow me to be the voice of little sister - it's people like you and the wonderful, diverse array of women of all ages that I encounter in the many blogs I read that inspire me and help me build my aspirations for how I want to be and grow. Thank you.Rosalindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916652711513095607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-64832101730407116182013-01-30T03:53:48.670-08:002013-01-30T03:53:48.670-08:00There are days when one feels the age, but most of...There are days when one feels the age, but most of the time is the clear head who rules.<br />Much love, my dear friend.<br />XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXmispapelicoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209220366975722334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-22761333016938144262013-01-29T19:58:45.638-08:002013-01-29T19:58:45.638-08:00Oh Bella, I so hate getting old. I always keep a h...Oh Bella, I so hate getting old. I always keep a happy tone on my blog because I want it to be positive, but there are so many times when I want to gripe. I love your honesty! Please keep it up. It's why I read every post.Heather Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15518594383107751403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306737686495027327.post-28752477714807120202013-01-29T19:45:58.807-08:002013-01-29T19:45:58.807-08:00First of all...I've seen you in real life and ...First of all...I've seen you in real life and you are waaaaaay hard on yourself hear. You are friggin beautiful. <br /><br />Secondly: "I want to share with you MY style, not that my style is particularly note worthy, but by doing so, I'd like to give you permission to share YOUR style. With yourself. With me. With your friends, your family, your community."<br /><br />Best intentions I've ever read for a blog. Jamillahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02453259557779378083noreply@blogger.com