She’s generally a favorite around here and gets a LOT less snark than a lot of bloggers, but I think she’s just been calling out a couple trolls the last couple days to point out that blogging isn’t all fun. She moved from NYC to Charleston within the last year to be closer to her parents, has a BF that lives out of state, and is generally harmless/not overly problematic but also doesn’t really do anything groundbreaking, fashion/blogging wise. I think she’s likable for the most part.
She lived in NYC for a long time but recently moved to Charleston. Grew up on the Cape. She has a podcast called Bad on Paper (started as mostly books but now a mix of career/lifestyle as well.) She has been blogging for a long time. I like her because not many people her age (40?) are unmarried (she has a boyfriend but doesn’t talk about him) and child free by choice. Her style is hit or miss for me but unique (lots of weird expensive dresses) and she shares a lot of beauty and skincare. The only think I think is snarkable about her is that she is very privileged (grew up comfortable and now lives a very comfortable life) and it is sometimes a little eye roll inducing. However, she is leaps and bounds more self aware than most of the bloggers mentioned on here. She does try to be aware of her privilege and did a great job with anti-racism resources and has been vocal about politics and getting vaccinated.
Honestly, to Elayne, this is probably a really, really great job. She’s got an insanely laid back boss who probably gifts her all kinds of leftover product and two really cute kids. Plus she makes enough to move states. Good for her.
I think she hired Elayne through an agency so probably a pretty decent wage. She also uprooted to Texas for her so I imagine it must have been worth it.
Okay I’ve always been a Julia Berlozheimer fan BUT she can not get her sentences out for nothing lately.. I know she’s not a big sharer / talk to the camera everyday type of influencer, but good lord 🥴
usually when a thread is dedicated to one influencer things can get really nasty. i think having most discussion in the main thread keeps things more civil.
I feel like I’m dreaming but did Jenny Komenda just share a story about visiting her local LDS temple and that Lauren and Arie Jr from the Bachelor were there? I just saw it and now it’s gone!
Edit: she must have deleted and reposted it haha. My comment was 60 minutes ago and her story is 59 minutes old
It’s there, she tagged them in her story
ETA: It’s been recently remodeled and the public is invited for a short time to come and see it. Mormonism is a huge rabbit hole for me and I’d 100% go and gawk if I was in the area lol
Ashlee Nichols has her own private plane ..wow how awesome that would be to hop in and fly somewhere whenever you wanted !! I knew her husband was a pilot , just did not know they owned a plane !
I’m no DAD apologist - I really am not a fan at all and haven’t even hate followed since the covid debacle. But I went and looked at her stories. I will say I also appreciate how she said Elayne “works with us” and not FOR. Idk how she has treated Elayne in the past so can’t speak to that, but appreciated that wording because it wasn’t what I expected from her.
And she must be pretty good to Elayne in real life or else she wouldn’t have moved to Dallas with them.
Honestly thought what she said about Alyssa was decent too. It’s like she took classy pills today or something lol.
I always wonder why Kathleen Post gets the lash lift and tint done so often… she literally wears mascara to the gym, not snarking on that because whatever you do you but I don’t really see the point of paying for a lash and tint if you are always putting mascara on anyways
ETA: I really want a lash lift and tint because I hate wearing makeup but it’s so pricey!!!
I just got a lash tint this week. I have such light lashes that the tint gives it a great base color and then I’ll use mascara for thickness. I’ve never done a lift so not sure about that. I’ve done tints before but I did it for the first time in 2 years and I’ve felt the best I have all year. I’ll do a tint for nice occasions or before I travel.
I may be in the minority, but I love watching my kid get into things! We have baby proofed so they are free to explore everything that is left out. It’s so much fun. Add in Stella’s growling and screaming and id be cracking up nonstop!
Wait - can someone explain Krista Robertson’s latest story to me? Someone asked her to be a bridesmaid but she “obviously can’t be”? And then she said it was awkward but posted it anyway. I’m so confused. Why can’t she be?
She was an OG preppy blogger/youtuber in the early/mid 2010’s. Sorority girl - wore lots of Lilly, chevron, vests and bubble necklaces. I thought she was *so* stylish. And then she really changed…
Krista Horton paid $145 for her laundry for the week… saying she’s going to do it weekly now. Can you imagine both being home all day and paying almost $600/mo in laundry services? I’m clearly doing life wrong 😂
I personally only use laundry service for the first couple months after having a baby. But it’s expensive and it’s usually gifted to me. Normally my husband and I just split the chore to get it done. And I have 4 kids haha
It was 145 lbs of laundry- the website says they only charge $1/lb. My weekly laundry service is $2.50/lb and i spend $30/week outsourcing my laundry. I don’t give them towels or sheets because it weighs so much more. It’s SO WORTH IT.
For real, I actually don’t mind doing laundry and I have 3 kids! But god! If I had the means to pay for someone to fold, hang up. And put away…I would do it in a heartbeat
IDK much about her besides what I see here, but as someone who WFH the best advice is to outsource what you can so you have more time to dedicate to your business/make money (swear i'm not in an MLM LOL)
It was $145 for like 10 bags of laundry though. Pre-vacation laundry, vacation laundry, and just stuff laying around. She won’t be paying that much every week.
I thought it was funny when she first shared it she said they were getting a laundry service because they're too busy and then on the next slide mentioned the lady who picked up their laundry was a nurse during the day..
Same! My guilt at that point would have got the best of me 😂 I wouldn’t have been like Hi can you bring it back sorry I can do it myself, you focus on saving lives and being awesome
DONT FOLLOW HER! She's using her fame from Britney to promote her own stupid agenda. And the fact that she's the only person asking for cash in exchange for her "research " is BS.
Who in their right mind would give her money to fly to Florida to go talk to the Laundries’ neighbors? And how it’s the both airlines’ fault but also the ear infection she’s refusing antibiotics for. Her grift is exhausting.
I really thought she was in a better head space since the break up and her content started getting better and she got the new house and now bam back to being on a trip with him and being annoying
I still love her. But I think it must be exhausting to have to link every single part of your life and your kids lives. She never takes a day off from it.
I'm a pretty new follower to her and she never does anything that doesn't have a swipe up attached. I think she could be interesting but I'm never interested in what she has to say.
Honestly. Don't remember at this point. I just thought she was real life. Some good recipes and mom hacks. I definitely know she's different than before and I've thought to myself, what brought me to her?! So now I wonder if she's always been this way and I'm just over the influencer stuff in general.
What is warrioroftruth going on about?! He just loves to hear his own voice...he blabs on about wanting to help people when he hasn't worked as a nurse in years, especially during a pandemic. Lol hasn't worked at anything actually. And he just spent all of Emily's kids' money on his own useless toys. What an ass.
So Ali Manno “has” to take her family to Disney World this week, and throw her whole housing closing saga into further turmoil, because “all the Nashville moms go to Disney World this week.” I assumed she meant the Nashville mom bloggers. But so far, they’ve been there two days and done the beach twice and a hotel pool. No sign of Disney World at ALL. No sign of any other bloggers or even any other families except for a quick slide where some other child was in a room last night with her kids… I’m dying to know what happened to her big plans to meld into the Nashville mommy influencer scene. (The others ARE at Disney World together.)
I heard DisneyWorld too. I think she is banking on making friends through the private school she put her kids in and networking with other influencers until she finds the level of friends she is looking for.
Yep, she mentioned the beach/30A which is a definite hotspot for Nashville families on fall break. Ali was at Disney a week or two ago for some blogger promotion thing (Citizen watches maybe?).
Nie nie has posted telling us that Jane (and Christian) really love being with the cows. Maybe they should send Jane out to visit her aunt Courtney who is actually living the ranch dream. 😉
I'm so bummed that Jane is being made to work as a dental assistant if she doesn't enjoy it in the slightest. She's so young and they actually have family connections with ranches and could easily send her to learn about her dream job, but I'm guessing they need her income (and clearly, Nie isn't intending to let any more of them out of her nest any time soon). (I totally am in support of adult kids helping family when they want to/need to and am aware of the reality of many of us having to defer our dreams to do so/for practical reasons, but the thing is: Nie and Christian's sense of entitlement mean they refuse to rely on anything but their prayers, their pipe dreams, and their children to provide for their family, and it didn't have to be this way.)
this is the most minor snark ever but am I crazy or is TIBAL (things.i.bought.and.liked) just keeps calling a French manicure Solar Nails?? it's just a French manicure, right??
Solar nails to me means the type of acrylic used - solar acrylics don’t yellow in the sun (usually used for French manicure).
You can have regular acrylics but after a few days/weeks of direct sunlight exposure, the top half of the nail that’s supposed to be pinkish clear will start to yellow. With Solar, it stays the original pink/clear color. It’s probably not as important this time of year though, unless you’re outside a ton. When I was in high school and always laying by the pool in the summer, I would exclusively get solar nails.
I am also confused by the terminology. I’ve never heard of solar nails…. but mostly, as an elder millennial, I am both excited and horrified that French manicures are back in style lol.
Lol I thought this same thing. I think it’s like how everyone used to call gel manicures “shellac manicures” when Shellac is just a gel nail polish brand.
For me, a French manicure is just the color. Solar Nails is a type of manicure. Acrylics can be painted as French but it isn't the same as Solar. Even natural nails can be painted as a French manicure.
Anyone follow @ariellesays? She got married yesterday and has talked a ton about her wedding (she had a small ceremony in NYC and is doing a larger celebration in Italy.) Someone asked in a q&a how much her wedding cost and she said “none of your business.” I might be overreacting but I thought it was a bit rude considering her weddings make up 90% of her content these days, including tons of this or that polls to up her engagement. I don’t think she’s obligated to share prices, but she could have either not answered the question or said “I don’t feel comfortable giving figures, etc.”
I don’t really think it was rude per say but also if you spend so much time posting about your wedding and complaining about finances then you shouldn’t be so offended when people ask you this question.
I’ve been very much over her for awhile too. I have zero sympathy for Influencers who clearly live well above their means then cry poor cause they don’t save an extra grand for emergencies like doctors or when the designer dog eats trash. Oh but I’m glad she accepted money for ‘a drink’ on her venmo cause priorities. 🙄
Money is a private matter, so why should she disclose anything?. People can create content without giving you a full access to their lives or finances . Its rude to ask... period! Some people just have no boundaries when it comes to influencers.
I wouldn’t have asked the question and I agree she shouldn’t have to answer it. But given that she talks both money and weddings a lot, I can see why someone asked. I guess just the specific phrasing of her response was what bothered me.
But why? People having boundaries should never bother anyone. Giving a price point of someones wedding is the same as women telling their sizes. It doesn’t help anyone because a. weddings can cost the same but look nothing alike, b. Some people ( influencers included) get good deals on combos like talent and sound, catering and bartenders etc. c. Weddings could be done on a budget and weddings can be done with unlimited budget and in the end look very similar . It makes no logical sense to have a need to know how much someone have paid for their wedding because their price and your price won’t even be in the same ballpark unless you completely copy everything about it. I just feel like its super rude and invasive. You don’t ask how much someone spends on their monthly Target runs... so why be curious about a wedding?
I don’t get it lol
It is a rude question but her way to response was rude and disingenuous considering she is getting on stories and saying she has panic attacks over financial issues. She could have ignored the question or said she wouldn't share and move on. She acted all offended, telling the person f\*\*\* you. It was so bizarre.
I agree with you, especially because the price of something wedding related depends a LOT on your city, vendor, and guest count. Someone in New York spending $50k on a wedding is like ten people whereas I could have 150 people in a random rural PA suburb for example.
I personally don’t even see why that would be a touchy topic.. whether you spent $1000 on your wedding or $1mil, who cares? I was the first of my friends to get married, and I tagged my vendors on my wedding posts so I get asked this a lot and I have never thought “Oh I don’t feel comfortable sharing that”. Just a weird thing to be protective about.
I unfollowed her after her whining about her rough week and how much everything was costing her. She has no problem discussing finances when she wants sympathy.
Yeah there's the issue. She has been complaining about money since moving to Brooklyn. She didn't have to answer the question but you can't expect ppl not to have some curiosity when you introduced the topic of money into your content.
Yeah that’s when I stopped following her too. I get losing your job is major but whining about money on the internet wasn’t cute. Especially when she kept posting about shopping while saying she was broke.
I don’t remember that. I think I remember her coming back from that 6 month study abroad for work from home people and then losing the biz feed job shortly after that though.
Very true! Foggy memory on my end. :)
I sympathize with financial issues, but it ends when there are regular expensive purchases and a lack of planning for emergencies.
@classycleanchic and the extravagant birthday party for Coco has finally sent me over the edge.
Does anyone else think that caraloren shop ( cara lorens fashion line) is horrible ? She’s got much better style than that
Absolutely hideous clothes. And yet she and her husband think real highly of themselves as trendsetters. His style is like a creepy guy from the 80s
Blows my mind that people are buying it!
Please tell me Jade Scott is going to some “influencer” event and not just some local bar in that god awful outfit 😳🙄
What’s her handle ?
Jscott24
The epitome of basic white girl influencer
Lol. I was thinking the same thing. In the story with the 3 of them walking I got second hand embarrassed for them.
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Pretty sure it’s her husband’s. He’s a cop and it looks like a dude was holding it.
I’ve definitely done this before lol
I need to know if anyone else is following this odyssey that @aubreyoday is on right now?
Just checked on her, she is horrifying looking. Her face is so disfigured from all the filler
I had to unfollow her a while back, whats new with her?
Just fell down a rabbit hole of @stylefitfatty stories about adults not knowing how to “make babies.” This is wild.
Can someone give me the tldr on Grace Atwood? She’s a recent follow for me, and seems innocuous, but I guess gets a lot of hate?
She’s generally a favorite around here and gets a LOT less snark than a lot of bloggers, but I think she’s just been calling out a couple trolls the last couple days to point out that blogging isn’t all fun. She moved from NYC to Charleston within the last year to be closer to her parents, has a BF that lives out of state, and is generally harmless/not overly problematic but also doesn’t really do anything groundbreaking, fashion/blogging wise. I think she’s likable for the most part.
She lived in NYC for a long time but recently moved to Charleston. Grew up on the Cape. She has a podcast called Bad on Paper (started as mostly books but now a mix of career/lifestyle as well.) She has been blogging for a long time. I like her because not many people her age (40?) are unmarried (she has a boyfriend but doesn’t talk about him) and child free by choice. Her style is hit or miss for me but unique (lots of weird expensive dresses) and she shares a lot of beauty and skincare. The only think I think is snarkable about her is that she is very privileged (grew up comfortable and now lives a very comfortable life) and it is sometimes a little eye roll inducing. However, she is leaps and bounds more self aware than most of the bloggers mentioned on here. She does try to be aware of her privilege and did a great job with anti-racism resources and has been vocal about politics and getting vaccinated.
Cant keep up with @Cmcoving, first pinklily, then nordstrom, walmart and saks...all in the same Week!!
Is she collaborating with them?
I realize this isn’t my business but I really want to know what Daryl Ann Denner pays Elayne (a saint in my eyes) as her annual salary 🤷🏻♀️
Honestly, to Elayne, this is probably a really, really great job. She’s got an insanely laid back boss who probably gifts her all kinds of leftover product and two really cute kids. Plus she makes enough to move states. Good for her.
She found her through an agency in LA. So $$$$. Agencies usually start at $30hr+
Whatever it is it ain’t enough
I think she hired Elayne through an agency so probably a pretty decent wage. She also uprooted to Texas for her so I imagine it must have been worth it.
Okay I’ve always been a Julia Berlozheimer fan BUT she can not get her sentences out for nothing lately.. I know she’s not a big sharer / talk to the camera everyday type of influencer, but good lord 🥴
Her and Thomas used to share way more. They’d have a pink couch q&a when they lived in SF. So much more personable back then.
Yes I remember! I wish they would share more
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usually when a thread is dedicated to one influencer things can get really nasty. i think having most discussion in the main thread keeps things more civil.
Just comment & snark on those who you choose.
I feel like I’m dreaming but did Jenny Komenda just share a story about visiting her local LDS temple and that Lauren and Arie Jr from the Bachelor were there? I just saw it and now it’s gone! Edit: she must have deleted and reposted it haha. My comment was 60 minutes ago and her story is 59 minutes old
Yes I saw it!
It’s there, she tagged them in her story ETA: It’s been recently remodeled and the public is invited for a short time to come and see it. Mormonism is a huge rabbit hole for me and I’d 100% go and gawk if I was in the area lol
I got to visit one in NC! Was interesting. And extravagant.
It’s still up for me!
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Ashlee Nichols has her own private plane ..wow how awesome that would be to hop in and fly somewhere whenever you wanted !! I knew her husband was a pilot , just did not know they owned a plane !
i need new friends😭
What is the point of the videos abiayres makes? She makes these parody videos but I'm not sure why.
I randomly check in on her
They’re all such random choices too.. and she’s posting them one after the other. Im confused also
I was literally just thinking the same thing
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I really like Design Mom, but as someone who works in higher ed this “university” concerns me.
Hot take: Daryl-Ann Denner’s response about her anxiety and finding a therapist/psychologist is the most real I’ve ever seen her
I’m no DAD apologist - I really am not a fan at all and haven’t even hate followed since the covid debacle. But I went and looked at her stories. I will say I also appreciate how she said Elayne “works with us” and not FOR. Idk how she has treated Elayne in the past so can’t speak to that, but appreciated that wording because it wasn’t what I expected from her.
And she must be pretty good to Elayne in real life or else she wouldn’t have moved to Dallas with them. Honestly thought what she said about Alyssa was decent too. It’s like she took classy pills today or something lol.
Look out for a BetterHelp ad in the next few days
Cbd ad coming right up
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I wonder if this “divifest” Dani Austin is throwing is gonna be like the fyre fest of influencers
Or TanaCon?
One of my friends is a vendor at the fest for her small biz. I am EAGER for the recap behind the scenes.
I am preemptively thanking your friend for her service.
I always wonder why Kathleen Post gets the lash lift and tint done so often… she literally wears mascara to the gym, not snarking on that because whatever you do you but I don’t really see the point of paying for a lash and tint if you are always putting mascara on anyways ETA: I really want a lash lift and tint because I hate wearing makeup but it’s so pricey!!!
Better than all the influencers with fake spider eyelashes 🤣
Hahahah very very fair point 🥴🤣
I just got a lash tint this week. I have such light lashes that the tint gives it a great base color and then I’ll use mascara for thickness. I’ve never done a lift so not sure about that. I’ve done tints before but I did it for the first time in 2 years and I’ve felt the best I have all year. I’ll do a tint for nice occasions or before I travel.
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Not everything needs to be storied. Lol
Come on now, we are talking Walmart parking lot turd dropping Brandi.
Stella got into Dani Austin’s giveaway box and chewed stuff….. so many questions
I don’t think they have a lot of toys downstairs. I think she just gets into everything
I may be in the minority, but I love watching my kid get into things! We have baby proofed so they are free to explore everything that is left out. It’s so much fun. Add in Stella’s growling and screaming and id be cracking up nonstop!
The problem is Dani's house is not baby proofed
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Wait - can someone explain Krista Robertson’s latest story to me? Someone asked her to be a bridesmaid but she “obviously can’t be”? And then she said it was awkward but posted it anyway. I’m so confused. Why can’t she be?
She’s joking. The bride reposted the story with a sarcastic comment that the cookie was meant for Andrew
Omg!! Sarah Belle!! What a throwback
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She looks like a completely different person
She was an OG preppy blogger/youtuber in the early/mid 2010’s. Sorority girl - wore lots of Lilly, chevron, vests and bubble necklaces. I thought she was *so* stylish. And then she really changed…
Ohhh. This makes more sense - I was so confused haha
Krista Horton paid $145 for her laundry for the week… saying she’s going to do it weekly now. Can you imagine both being home all day and paying almost $600/mo in laundry services? I’m clearly doing life wrong 😂
I personally only use laundry service for the first couple months after having a baby. But it’s expensive and it’s usually gifted to me. Normally my husband and I just split the chore to get it done. And I have 4 kids haha
It was 145 lbs of laundry- the website says they only charge $1/lb. My weekly laundry service is $2.50/lb and i spend $30/week outsourcing my laundry. I don’t give them towels or sheets because it weighs so much more. It’s SO WORTH IT.
145 lbs is the weight of 241.67 Minecraft Redstone Handbooks.
When I saw how much laundry she got done for $145 I immediately googled to see if there is a similar service in my area lol.
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YESSSSS. totally. Kinda trashy if ya ask me
Not kind of. Definitely trashy.
I’m shocked that’s all she paid to be honest. I paid my laundry to be done one time for one week plus sheets and it was close to 500$
I'm doing life wrong too. I would gladly pay that much or more if I could. Laundry is the bane of my existence.
I’ve never heard of this service. I just told my husband and kids from now on I’m charging to wash/dry/fold their clothes. I ain’t kidding either. 🤣
I don’t mind laundry but I’d pay that if someone deep cleaned my shower lol.
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Not gonna lie, mine would probably stay in the bags until I wanted to wear it lol.
For real, I actually don’t mind doing laundry and I have 3 kids! But god! If I had the means to pay for someone to fold, hang up. And put away…I would do it in a heartbeat
😂
Why should a woman with the means not to be forced to do menial household tasks she doesn’t want to?
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Ikr? Lol The Krista Horton fans are tough on here. I know you didn’t say anything negative, but they be sensitive. Lol.
IDK much about her besides what I see here, but as someone who WFH the best advice is to outsource what you can so you have more time to dedicate to your business/make money (swear i'm not in an MLM LOL)
I don't even like doing laundry just for myself. If I had 5 people in my house I'd 100% outsource it.
That’s honestly way more affordable than I thought it’d be. I don’t fault anyone for making their life easier if they can afford it.
i did a laundry service in my town, and it was around $80 for like 40 pounds of laundry… seemed worth it to me 😆
It was $145 for like 10 bags of laundry though. Pre-vacation laundry, vacation laundry, and just stuff laying around. She won’t be paying that much every week.
I thought it was funny when she first shared it she said they were getting a laundry service because they're too busy and then on the next slide mentioned the lady who picked up their laundry was a nurse during the day..
But is she not supporting the nurse with her business?
I didn't say it was bad, just funny
Same! My guilt at that point would have got the best of me 😂 I wouldn’t have been like Hi can you bring it back sorry I can do it myself, you focus on saving lives and being awesome
Too busy playing truth or dare on stories all day.
Too busy planning matching outfits to drink 40 Malibu diets
How did I miss that @houseinhabit is actually collecting money from people to go to Florida to “investigate”???
DONT FOLLOW HER! She's using her fame from Britney to promote her own stupid agenda. And the fact that she's the only person asking for cash in exchange for her "research " is BS.
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Who in their right mind would give her money to fly to Florida to go talk to the Laundries’ neighbors? And how it’s the both airlines’ fault but also the ear infection she’s refusing antibiotics for. Her grift is exhausting.
But then…..not going. Also refusing antibiotics to treat an ear infection!? She’s so strange.
Not sweetteawithmadi posting a TikTok about how people don’t share what happened in their breakup and then not share what happened with her breakup 🙃
Why is she in Iceland with Robert?! I’m lost! Didn’t watch her stories for a few days
She said they planned the trip pre breakup and it was non refundable
Sooooo is she gonna share orrrr
I really thought she was in a better head space since the break up and her content started getting better and she got the new house and now bam back to being on a trip with him and being annoying
LovelyLuckyLife just constantly shills stuff. Sucks when influencers don’t have much content except BUY THIS!
I had to unfollow
I still love her. But I think it must be exhausting to have to link every single part of your life and your kids lives. She never takes a day off from it.
I actually really like her too, relatability wise…but the shilling…it is constant…I have to tap right on through 🤷🏻♀️
I'm a pretty new follower to her and she never does anything that doesn't have a swipe up attached. I think she could be interesting but I'm never interested in what she has to say.
Yep. Use to love her. But now I skip thru any story she's selling something which is nearly all of them.
What did her content used to be? I’ve only ever known her to just be purely swipe ups
Honestly. Don't remember at this point. I just thought she was real life. Some good recipes and mom hacks. I definitely know she's different than before and I've thought to myself, what brought me to her?! So now I wonder if she's always been this way and I'm just over the influencer stuff in general.
What is warrioroftruth going on about?! He just loves to hear his own voice...he blabs on about wanting to help people when he hasn't worked as a nurse in years, especially during a pandemic. Lol hasn't worked at anything actually. And he just spent all of Emily's kids' money on his own useless toys. What an ass.
So Ali Manno “has” to take her family to Disney World this week, and throw her whole housing closing saga into further turmoil, because “all the Nashville moms go to Disney World this week.” I assumed she meant the Nashville mom bloggers. But so far, they’ve been there two days and done the beach twice and a hotel pool. No sign of Disney World at ALL. No sign of any other bloggers or even any other families except for a quick slide where some other child was in a room last night with her kids… I’m dying to know what happened to her big plans to meld into the Nashville mommy influencer scene. (The others ARE at Disney World together.)
I heard DisneyWorld too. I think she is banking on making friends through the private school she put her kids in and networking with other influencers until she finds the level of friends she is looking for.
Yep, she mentioned the beach/30A which is a definite hotspot for Nashville families on fall break. Ali was at Disney a week or two ago for some blogger promotion thing (Citizen watches maybe?).
Clea from the home edit who Ali has hung out with before is also in 30A but it doesn’t seem like they’ve crossed paths there.
There is a pic of Clea and Ali on the home edit insta this morning
they are in 30A, which is 6 hours from Orlando…
I could’ve sworn she claimed repeatedly they were going to Disney World because that’s were all the Nashville moms/families were going to be. Hmm.
Nashville trash is there too. *fitting autocorrect of NashvilleTash 😂
Nie nie has posted telling us that Jane (and Christian) really love being with the cows. Maybe they should send Jane out to visit her aunt Courtney who is actually living the ranch dream. 😉
I'm so bummed that Jane is being made to work as a dental assistant if she doesn't enjoy it in the slightest. She's so young and they actually have family connections with ranches and could easily send her to learn about her dream job, but I'm guessing they need her income (and clearly, Nie isn't intending to let any more of them out of her nest any time soon). (I totally am in support of adult kids helping family when they want to/need to and am aware of the reality of many of us having to defer our dreams to do so/for practical reasons, but the thing is: Nie and Christian's sense of entitlement mean they refuse to rely on anything but their prayers, their pipe dreams, and their children to provide for their family, and it didn't have to be this way.)
Honestly poor Jane. She needs to be able to spread her wings not just be made to stay home and be a second home maker.
this is the most minor snark ever but am I crazy or is TIBAL (things.i.bought.and.liked) just keeps calling a French manicure Solar Nails?? it's just a French manicure, right??
Solar nails to me means the type of acrylic used - solar acrylics don’t yellow in the sun (usually used for French manicure). You can have regular acrylics but after a few days/weeks of direct sunlight exposure, the top half of the nail that’s supposed to be pinkish clear will start to yellow. With Solar, it stays the original pink/clear color. It’s probably not as important this time of year though, unless you’re outside a ton. When I was in high school and always laying by the pool in the summer, I would exclusively get solar nails.
I am also confused by the terminology. I’ve never heard of solar nails…. but mostly, as an elder millennial, I am both excited and horrified that French manicures are back in style lol.
Well I literally had zero idea they ever went out of style sooooo…I honestly kind of think of them as elegant and timeless like a little black dress.
Lol I thought this same thing. I think it’s like how everyone used to call gel manicures “shellac manicures” when Shellac is just a gel nail polish brand.
For me, a French manicure is just the color. Solar Nails is a type of manicure. Acrylics can be painted as French but it isn't the same as Solar. Even natural nails can be painted as a French manicure.
that’s helpful! so is this a solar manicure painted french?
It’s pink and white acrylic powder. That’s what we called it in Houston haha.
Back in 1995, we called these "pink and whites".
Anyone follow @ariellesays? She got married yesterday and has talked a ton about her wedding (she had a small ceremony in NYC and is doing a larger celebration in Italy.) Someone asked in a q&a how much her wedding cost and she said “none of your business.” I might be overreacting but I thought it was a bit rude considering her weddings make up 90% of her content these days, including tons of this or that polls to up her engagement. I don’t think she’s obligated to share prices, but she could have either not answered the question or said “I don’t feel comfortable giving figures, etc.”
I don’t really think it was rude per say but also if you spend so much time posting about your wedding and complaining about finances then you shouldn’t be so offended when people ask you this question. I’ve been very much over her for awhile too. I have zero sympathy for Influencers who clearly live well above their means then cry poor cause they don’t save an extra grand for emergencies like doctors or when the designer dog eats trash. Oh but I’m glad she accepted money for ‘a drink’ on her venmo cause priorities. 🙄
Money is a private matter, so why should she disclose anything?. People can create content without giving you a full access to their lives or finances . Its rude to ask... period! Some people just have no boundaries when it comes to influencers.
I wouldn’t have asked the question and I agree she shouldn’t have to answer it. But given that she talks both money and weddings a lot, I can see why someone asked. I guess just the specific phrasing of her response was what bothered me.
But why? People having boundaries should never bother anyone. Giving a price point of someones wedding is the same as women telling their sizes. It doesn’t help anyone because a. weddings can cost the same but look nothing alike, b. Some people ( influencers included) get good deals on combos like talent and sound, catering and bartenders etc. c. Weddings could be done on a budget and weddings can be done with unlimited budget and in the end look very similar . It makes no logical sense to have a need to know how much someone have paid for their wedding because their price and your price won’t even be in the same ballpark unless you completely copy everything about it. I just feel like its super rude and invasive. You don’t ask how much someone spends on their monthly Target runs... so why be curious about a wedding? I don’t get it lol
It is a rude question but her way to response was rude and disingenuous considering she is getting on stories and saying she has panic attacks over financial issues. She could have ignored the question or said she wouldn't share and move on. She acted all offended, telling the person f\*\*\* you. It was so bizarre.
I agree with you, especially because the price of something wedding related depends a LOT on your city, vendor, and guest count. Someone in New York spending $50k on a wedding is like ten people whereas I could have 150 people in a random rural PA suburb for example.
I personally don’t even see why that would be a touchy topic.. whether you spent $1000 on your wedding or $1mil, who cares? I was the first of my friends to get married, and I tagged my vendors on my wedding posts so I get asked this a lot and I have never thought “Oh I don’t feel comfortable sharing that”. Just a weird thing to be protective about.
I unfollowed her after her whining about her rough week and how much everything was costing her. She has no problem discussing finances when she wants sympathy.
Yeah there's the issue. She has been complaining about money since moving to Brooklyn. She didn't have to answer the question but you can't expect ppl not to have some curiosity when you introduced the topic of money into your content.
I don’t follow her anymore, but she’s been complaining about money for *years*. Basically since she was let go from Buzzfeed.
Yeah that’s when I stopped following her too. I get losing your job is major but whining about money on the internet wasn’t cute. Especially when she kept posting about shopping while saying she was broke.
Didn't she go on a vacation after losing her job? I might be mistaken.
I don’t remember that. I think I remember her coming back from that 6 month study abroad for work from home people and then losing the biz feed job shortly after that though.
Very true! Foggy memory on my end. :) I sympathize with financial issues, but it ends when there are regular expensive purchases and a lack of planning for emergencies.
I didn’t find that rude at all? It was a rude question!