Bonnaroo Experience Part 1

“So how was Bonnaroo?”

That’s not an easy question to answer. I’m not quite sure how to sum up a 4-day long weekend that was unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. How can I encapsulate in words the feeling of freedom, exhaustion, unity, and anticipation in words. It’s almost like I don’t want to talk about it because I feel like my limited vocabulary and lazy way of talking will not do it justice.

For Part 1 I will simply tell you what I didn’t need to bring, and what I wish I brought:

Things I barely used or didn’t use at all:

• Canned food: I brought beans and vegetable. beans. FUCKING BEANS ARE YOU STUPID? There are only porta-potties and my brilliant brain said to bring ALL THE BEANS. I ate it twice and it was alright but you’re going to wind up buying food anyways so just don’t even bother
• Other snacks: I bought applesauce and fruit cups. I ate one fruit cup and that’s it. I would say bring more fresh fruit instead
• Dollar store personal fan: the thing broke on the second use, but while it lasted it was glorious so get one that won’t break on you and is light
• Make-up: lol
• Tresemme waterless shampoo: just wash you hair with real shampoo in the sink, it is so refreshing and you bond with strangers at the sinks over the sweet heaven that is cold water on your head
• Flip flops: I used it a couple times while at the camp after I’ve been wearing sneakers all day, but then I switched over to comfy sandals on the 2nd day and it’s less of a hassel to just keep wearing the sandals all day rather than switching back and forth. Also, your feet will get more dirty while wearing flip flops
• walkie talkies: the things didn’t even work with all the interception, better to just make redevous points with your friends or use your phone in a good reception area
• you don’t have to bring soap or shampoo with you because garnier frutis gives out free samples and so does the “Jesus Tent”

Things I wish I brought:

• More bathing suits
• More stylish comfy clothes: I was super worried that all my shit would get ruined and it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Like I did get real dirty, but it’s fine and I kinda felt stupid when there were some really stylish people walking around and I’m just sitting there looking like I’m going on a middle school field trip
• A better backpack, mine ripped and broke
• Comfier sandals, you feet will get swollen and sore
• More disposable cameras
• Ice, ice, ice, ice, ice
• portable charger
• flower crowns (they were so popular and so cute)
• a flask

Things I’m so happy I brought:

• extra tarps (we had 4)
• clothing line pins, those things were so useful for the tarps and saved our lives
• bungee cords, also helped with the tarps
• a good book for the road and downtime in the morning before shows, you won’t sleep past 8 or 9
• my bathroom bag: flushable wipes (not that theres flushing lol), lysol wipes, purell, clip on flashlight (no lights)
• spray on sunscreen: you’re going to get super dirty and you don’t want to have to constantly rub sunscreen onto your skin
• Canopy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• extra bandanas (I used like 2-3 per day)
• extra shoes (mine broke)
• extra sunglasses (mine broke)
• extra hats (I lost one while sprinting to get to the front)
• car charger

All in all, Bonnaroo was amazing and worth everything.

If you were to ask me if I would do it all over again? 100% yes

If you were to tell me we’re going back tomorrow? 100% please sweet jesus no

Happy Bonnaroo!

Jackie Jinse

BONNAROO: My Anxiety-filled Newbie Experience 2013

It was saturday night and my brother was talking about how pumped he is to go to Bonnaroo next week, I was complaining and wishing I had bought a ticket so I could tag along. As we talked more he went on the website and exclaimed that there were still tickets available and I bought one!??!?!

I am literally the most high-strung anxious planner and I just committed the more spontaneous act of my life. I had a brief self-congratulatory high and now I’m coming down into “Holy-sh*t-what-the-hell-I-need-months-to-plan” phase. I’m literally leaving in less that 24 hours and I managed to double my brother&his friend’s supplies. I’ve been researching day and night and here is the google doc I wrote out for our group:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18ThahhYQ92N102M5BKkwoF0uqsLAWChBOUWbFR1c0U4/edit

I’m really scared because I’ve never even been camping and I’m an all around pretty soft person. I see it as a challenge and an adventure, but I worry that my sensitive nature will ruin my experience by expecting too much comfort. Its like I’m less worried about not having enough supplies and more worried about my own personality? Does this make any sense?

Anyways, other than that I’m super pumped to see all my favorite bands and chill with my friends for 4 days straight. When I come back I’ll tell you guys all about it and tell you what stuff I wish I would have brought!

WISH ME LUCK

Jackie Jinse

You can be a geek and a rocker too: Han Cholo

Han Cholo is a one of the new brands that will be sold at the place I am currently interning: Envishoes

At first glance I thought it was just another really nice quality brand that is mostly just spikes and “fashion-edgy”. However, I couldn’t shake off the feeling of how close “Han Cholo” is to “Han Solo” and sure enough I found their inspiration page:

“Badass Jewelry for Badass People. Han Cholo Jewelry is inspired by Rock N’ Roll, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Art and Los Angeles Culture and Lifestyle.”

After some more exploring I found some pretty frackin’ rad pieces. I feel like the best of both worlds has collided- fashion and fandoms. I’m a huge nerd for star wars and other sci-fi shows/movies so being able to work with this brand is amazing.

Here are some of my favorite pieces:

I really am obsessed with the Medusa necklace and I love how the skull ring has a snapback with the brim turned up. How cool is that? Han Solo is in the higher-range of prices, but stay tuned for a promotion/giveaway that could be happening soon with Envishoes!

May the force be with you,

Jackie Jinse

p.s. I’ll be going to Bonnaroo this week so if anyone else is there tweet me! @JacquelineJinse, I’ll be taking pictures hopefully and updating you guys while I’m there for 4 days~

 

Silver and Pink themed party!

I’ve been working day and night assisting my mom on this graduation party we were hired to decorate and it finally all came together yesterday! The theme was silver and hot pink, so I decided to rock those colors!

Dress: White House Black Market

Necklace & Earrings: Jinse Boutique

Eyeshadow: NYX Smokey Eye Palette

Lips: MAC Girl About Town

Have a splendid weekend~

Jackie Jinse

Not a queen….a Khaleesi

Click to hype it on Lookbook!

 

Today I’m wearing a Game of Thrones inspired outfit, based on my main gurl Daenerys Targaryen. She’s my absolute favorite character and I hope she takes the throne! (Only one episode left in the season I’m dying!!)

The boutique just got a new shipment of dresses and this is one of the styles. It’s a 2-tone high-lo dress that is a pretty stretchy comfy material. It’s got a cross back and so I chose to wear a strapless bra and a lace bandeau over it. I paired this with my Dolce Vita leather bike boots from UO. I needed the height and I liked how the black matched. I’m wearing a bronze braided headband and a black/gold beaded bracelet both from the Boutique. The necklaces are random finds from markets in London (the long one is a bronze colored telephone box) and the earrings are a mix of Betsey Johnson and Etsy.

Some other colors of the dresses are a dark teal/mustard yellow and a purple/blue, come in and check them out!

WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS?!??!??

Jackie Jinsega

Weight Loss Journey Begins Now!

I’ve always been the girl whose gone up and down in weight. I don’t know what it is, I’ll be eating healthy consistently for months and one bad week can throw me off the rails for a year. This year alone I’ve gone from the heaviest in my life to a weight I felt confident in, to back up again, then down, now up. Now that it’s summertime I have more energy and dedication to really kick my own butt into shape.

My Plan:

I usually have the same plan every time that works pretty well for me, it’s south beach diet that slowly progresses to a more natural raw vegan diet.

This means that I will start out eating most animal products that have low fat and no added sugar like yogurt, eggs, cheese sticks, chicken breast, etc. I will also allow myself to have skinny lattes and soda. I usually do this because it makes the transition easier to be able to have snacks and things that are tasty and low in calorie, although artificial.

Once I’ve gone down some in weight and brought myself completely into the mindset of healthy eating, I slowly transition out of animal products and into fresh foods. I spend one week working on cutting out cream from my coffee and soda. Then the next week I will substitute cheese with vegan cheese and cut out dairy. Then it goes to vegan meat alternatives and raw vegan dishes.

I don’t ever like to call myself vegan because vegan implies that I don’t use any animal products, which includes leather and suede. I have tried to be vegan in the past and although I find it highly commendable and am impressed by those who do it, I am not in a place in my life where I can fully commit.

Usually I’ll try and keep vegan once I’m in the confines of my own home, but when I go out to eat I simply choose the healthiest option. If a chicken breast is the healthiest option then I will still go for that.

Right now I’m still in my transitional phase and am drinking way too much soda! I’ve already gone down in weight and will start adding cardio into my regime.

Let me know any tips your guys have? Or just cheer me on! You can keep updated on my journey through twitter with the hashtag #KickButt! @JacquelineJinse

Wish me luck!

Jackie Jinse

OOTD: Rustic Floral

I’m still trying to figure out a good place to take pictures and how to make them look all nice and shiz. Here’s the look I styled with a new dress that came into my mom’s store. If I’m wearing a floral pattern, I don’t like to style it with any other floral accessories because I feel like it could be overload, instead I paired the darker colors with nice brown leather boots and belt. Then, for my hair I chose this faux hair headband with gold beads because I wanted something simple and I miss my longer hair! (kinda). The accessories are my pink crystal swavorski necklace and a crystal and gold color elephant ring!

What other ways do you think I could style this? Comment or tweet me at @JacquelineJinse

You can also follow and hype this look on my lookbook

G’luck,

Jackie Jinse

Get the dress and accessories here:

Jinse Boutique

Etsy

 

Feeling like Alice in Wonderland: Daisy Crown

I love daisies! I especially love the new flower crown and headpieces trend. I’ve been making my own custom flower headpieces and they will go up on Etsy for anyone whose interested in purchasing! I’ve made headbands and wrap around crowns. They’re all hand-made by either me or my mother who has had over ten years of experience working in a flower shop, so she’s using the actual technique that florists use to make flower girl crowns!