Hey hey!!
I have been going back and forth for months about turning Vintage Revivals into more of a lifestyle blog, you know with recipes, fashion, Crossfit Inspo, and a little bit of DIY sprinkled in!
Basically I am going for total blogosphere domination. #letsdothis
I thought today would be a great day to kick things off with my first fashion post!!
Of course, I don’t actually own anything that isn’t covered in paint, but that’s not a problem. We are making this thing happen. So, after a full day of projects (and on my 4th trip to Home Depot in a 9 hour period) I thought “Eh, what the heck, lets just shoot it here.” It is after all, where I am most comfortable.
What I’m wearing:
Pants: The sweats that I quit for my New Years resolution. You can find them just about anywhere! Just make sure that you get a Men’s XXL for the desired effect.
Shirt: Court’s T shirt that had a little accident with a black paint can (sold out, similar style here)
Sunnies: Dollar store
Shoes: these lace slip-ons from Target
Paint Brush: Purdy XL Glide
Paint on my hands: Tricorn Black in satin by Sherwin-Williams
Arm Candy: Goodie Hair Ties
I mean, there are still so many ins and outs of a lifestyle blog to learn, so I hope that you guys don’t mind being guinea pigs for a few months. Tomorrow’s post: How to hard boil and dye an egg in the oven (at the same time!!) and 14 of my favorite Easter green smoothie recipes!
Thanks for making me feel stylish! Ha ha – love your humor!
Haha love it
That was awesome.
Hilarious!
april fools! perfect!
This literally made me cry I laughed so hard. PERFECT.
Hilarious!
i mean, that’s my typical outfit- don’t knock it. 😉 happy april fool’s!
Loving the April Fools post, but honestly I have an entire “painting” wardrobe, maybe I could be your next fashion feature 😉
You just made me laugh so loud my coworkers are looking at me crazy but that’s ok! Love it!
Baahahahaha! I love the one with the paintbrush in your hair.
I really love this for a fashion post! Right up my ally 🙂
You are hilarious and this made my day. Thanks!
love it!!! still looking gorgeous no matter what! that hair!
You are HILARIOUS! I love you. 🙂
I love that you gave the brand name of the paintbrush.
Hilarious!!! Well done
Yesss!! So glad to know my style is SO on point with the trends!
My heart stopped for a second when you talked lifestyle… but this is priceless! Love ya, girl! *lmao*
classic…i almost believed you for a second, then felt relieved with the wind blown, second photo.
b
This is why I love your blog more than all the rest! Thanks for being hilarious and keeping it real!
I think my favorite is the paint brush in the hair! You work those accessories!!!
OMG, so looking forward to this new direction! I am always looking for ways to look stylish while DIYing and rock my paint-covered clothes. Can I request a post on flattering safety glasses for every face shape?
And I just wanted to let you know that, inspired by your Nugget transformation, I’m embarking on my own tiny-space design project: https://www.thegatheredhome.com/2015/04/bunker-sweet-bunker.html
This made my day!
Love EVERYTHING you do so I can’t wait! You GO GIRL!
I saw the first line if this post and then got called away and was thinking the whole time that I hoped you stayed true to your diy goddess self…when I finally made it back I loved it! You are the best!
Hilarious! I L O V E this!!!
The paintbrush in you hair. Golden.
April Fools? Lol this is why I love your blog so much 🙂
Classic!! Happy April Fools day!
You totally had me until the 3rd or 4th picture and I realized what was going on! I love that your creativity extends to April Fool’s too.
AMAZING! I can totally get behind this.
Love it!
This is adorable! 🙂 Love you and your blog!!!
April-Fools-Per.fec.tion.
Bwaaah!! I think I just peed my pants laughing so hard!
time for a “who wore it best” paint clothes submission contest, don’t you think? Mines a hot pink tee with lime green shorts. I look like a watermelon covered in fungus.
TOTALLY!!! I’ll see what I can do to get that party started!!
xo
m
Mine are chocolate brown Capri “lounge pants” and a pink Oxford t shirt, cause I like to pretend I’m smart when inhaling paint fumes:)
Perfect April Fools !
xo Kate
Hahahah- you had me for a minute!!
Love everything about this.
I read the first few sentences and thought, “Noooooooooo!” I just came from Emily Henderson’s website where she did a post about skinny jeans. I am not a fan of “lifestyle” blogs- they seem so pretentious. I say stick to what you know! Then I kept reading your post and literally laughed out loud. A lot. You’re amazing!
So agree with you–I saw Emily’s post today as well.
LOL!!! I love you! You’re awesome!
You’re hilarious. And I was falling for it until I saw the Home Depot photos…
This is so great! Love the whole concept… Home Depot… The sweat pants we all own… Amazing post! Sooo funny!
This is freaking awesome.
too funny!
Awesome, please never change.
xoxoxoxo
This is too dang funny! What I think is the best is the way you nailed the “photoshot”. Awesome!
Ha ha you are so funny!!! When I saw the paint brush on instagram I thought it was gonna be coloring hair with a paint brush
Oh. My. Gosh. I just died laughing!! You are too funny! My fave is the paint brush in your hair!!!
you are just hilarious. I love your style. Thx Mandy! 🙂 Cheers from Germany.
Probably one of the best blog posts ever! Way to keep it real! hahaha!
Ba ha ha ha ha!! Made my day!
Now I love you even more. Your DIY wardrobe makes you a real person we can actually relate to. When I read the post title being a fashion one, my heart sank. When I saw the sweats and paint smears, I smiled.
Very cute, Mandi! I just love it when my favorite blogs cross over into other topics 😉
love it!
lol! i totally wear huge sweats for my painting clothes too. thanks for keeping it real Mandi.
Hahaha. Forgive me, but I am going to copy you shamelessly next week, when I’m doing some painting!
LOL! That was truly awesome 🙂
You so had me! I knew I loved you for a reason.
Snorted my tea at the picture of you holding your pockets out with your thumbs. Awesome post!
So hott! Love it!
Hahahaha April Fools! I get it! 🙂 Although admittedly it took me a second 😉 You are fabulous. And this is why everyone love you! 🙂
Good one Mandi! You scared me at first when I thought you were going to be taking yourself all seriously and stuff. Thank goodness it’s still YOU! Hilarious
at first I couldn’t believe it and Was totally bummed out …. Then it struck me amongst the laughter from this post : April fools !
Best. Post. Ever.
you totally got me. i can’t believe it. good one!
You’re killing me smalls, this made my night.
Another perfect example of why this is one of my favorite blogs. Love this! Thanks for being real, down to earth and entertaining.
Oh you!
oh, you are too cute!! I’ve a very big smile now. Thank you!!
You made me laugh! This is the best. LOVE this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Work it baby, work it! I need my style to be in fashion and you are my key to that dream! ;-D
Nothing better than being who you love to be! Love it!
Thanks God, you are not crazy!!!! At first, I admit, you fooled me… I said out loud “Oh, noooooooo, not Mandy!”
You have made my day! You crazy kid! Don’t you change ANYTHING about you or your blog. I love you just the way you are! You see, you remind me of me! lol That’s the way I look 99% of the time doing the same things you are doing.
That was pretty good…I totally fell for it to…but I bet if anyone can pull off a combo DIY/Fashion blog it would be you!
Mandi,
This is my favorite fashion blog post of all time. You are incredible. Keep it up. #VintageRevivalsForTotalBlogosphereDomination
You’re silly 🙂
You are too funny!
Just when I think I can’t love you any more… the sweatpants… thought I was the only one with a pair that look like that… only difference mine are black.. or were to start. Anyhoo, you are always a fantastic dish of inspiration with a generous chuckle on top!
Adorable…the people in your life are lucky to have you in it!
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ooooooh, girl, you got me…..
Well done!
Oh my God. This actually changed my life
Oooh, you jokester!!! Plz don’t change.
HILARIOUS. Love love
Wonderful! Well, you still look WAYYYYY better than me. Great fun, this post 🙂
This is SO. GOOD.
I love You.
Really, I do.
OH, I’ve never loved you more.
Thanks for the giggle and smile. I needed it.
Mandi you are a hoot and that creative mind seems to know no bounds .keep it rolling
You’re awesome! Too funny.
Love it. I’ve gone there like that many times myself in the middle of a project. Whatever you do will be awesome, because you rock. But don’t minimize the DIY because it’s just TOO good.
I guess the joke is on me. Just realized it’s April Fool’s Day. Duh…… Some of you readers are a little slow to catch on!
haha love this post. 🙂 That’s my style of diy outfit. I have an entire wardrobe of paint clothes including pajamas. 🙂
hahaha.. that was a good one.. I saw the first pic and just burst out Laughing
YES lol my kinda fashion post. Good for you for venturing out, that takes courage! Looking forward to more of your partial parody throughout. xo
okay… wait. Lol. yeah, yeah, April fools. LOL.
hahaha thanks so much for being real – this is so refreshing. Your the best.
Mandy. You seriously had me there for a minute, I was worried (God knows I’ve seen this happen to a million other blogs!). But OMG way to make my day. This is hilarious and refreshing and I LOVE the paint recommendations. Wanna hit us up with a couple of sponsored posts for some XXL sweats?! Bahahaha. Love this. Happy April Fool’s 😀
LOL, you are too funny Mandi! Loved it…and happy April Fool’s! xo
You are THE. BEST.
Just catching up on blog reading. You have no idea how much I love this. Especially since my friend Cassie and I have talked numerous times about doing something just like this, although not on April fools day but just because I feel strongly about staged fashion posts and not looking all that dressed up on my regular days. The photos are too good 😉 Love your humor
You had me at hey hey! This post pretty much made my year…yeah, it’s that good. You’re hilarious and I LOVE it!! This is pretty much how I feel on the reg with my fashion and working in the shop with wood (that’s what I do…I build stuff and tear down barns!) NOT glamorous but it’s pretty Bad Ass and I love it. I feel like we could do a modeling post together 🙂
xo
Kate
HILARIOUS!! Keeping it real!
Ok, so you had me at the Swig cookies. But this post!! Best I’ve seen in ages. Thanks for the levity.
Best ever! Needed the laugh:) love your blog, keep up posts like this and I’ll love it more
When I read the first few sentences, I was sseriously disappointed. So glad to hear it’s a joke!
OMG I love it!! I can relate completely sweatpants, tshirt and shoes. I have actually put in my very worn (and soo comfy) clothes in rag bags for the hubbs to use at work. But low and behold as he is walking out with bags I run out to retrieve my clothes because yes I need then that day for just one more use…….as if right? P.s. loving your style BTW;)
THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS. So incredibly fantastic.
April Fool’s 🙂
Haha, I believed you at first! BTW, you totally captured my style.
This is why I love you!!! I thought for a second you were going to the dark side and were going to be way to good for me. Your creepy perv face and brushing your hair with a paint brush! ? Shut up! You had me at hello!
Awesome Paint brush and you look pretty hot for a new mom! No life style blog. Please. We can get recipes Any Where. We just want You!
You nailed it! *snort* I can’t believe those sunnies are from the dollar store! And those sweats? I need them in my life. You better werk, mama! LOL