First day of high school...HELP!!

[Mandi]

On August 9th, my schools starts back and I'm going to be in my first year of high school this year (I'll be a freshman...9th grade) and I want to look really nice for the first day of school. Here's a little info about me to help you out with what look I should go with and if you think you can help, please reply (with hair style ideas, nail color ideas, and colors of clothes ideas...possibly name
brands and, if it's at all possible, some prices):

About Me:
I'm 13 years old (will be 14 on September 29th) and I'm going into 9th grade this year. I'm 5'1, weigh around 100-105, I have shoulder length hair (it's kinda hard to describe the color but it's somewhere between dark blonde and light brown and it's dyed...the natural color is dark brown and it's REALLY thick!! BTW,
I can't get it cut before school starts because the salon I go to doesn't have an openings until the week after school starts...and, please, no suggestions for hair cuts because I already know what I want), green eyes, freckles (which I absolutely HATE!), medium tan, I can wear sizes 14 and 16 in kid's clothes and anywhere from a 0-3 in junior's (depending on the brand), and I have a pretty small chest (36B). I usually dress kinda "trendy" or
"preppy" but I don't hang out with that little clique. My favorite brand of jeans is Mudd and Paris Blues and my favorite brand for shirts is American Eagle, Dixie Outfitters, Mudd, LEI, FANG, and Arizona. I love looking nice and using makeup and fixing my hair. For makeup, I basically just use the stuff you can find in Wal-Mart because we don't really have places that sell the name-brand makeup around here...I live in one of those little Southern
small towns...ya know what I mean?!

Anywayz, please reply with any suggestions.
Thanks,
Manda
P.S.
I have already bought my shoes for school. They're by Skechers and they're maroon and gray...very cute. I thought I should let you know what they looked like so you could keep my outfit kinda matching with the shoes. Also, I was thinking of buyinga maroon or black button-up kinda dressy shirt that I seen in the dressy section of the junior's department at JC Penny's and wearing it with a pair of jeans (suggestions for the jeans). Please tell me what
you think and give more suggestions!! THANKS!!
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[horsesalltheway]

Haha... you sound just like me. You even sound like you look the same... but highschool starts in grade 8 here so I started last year.

For hair: Messy buns are really cool and extremely easy. Do one or two and maybe leave 2 strands out at the front and tuck them behind your ears. Or you could go with a normal ponytail or half ponytail... Another thing that looks awesome is twisting some hair back into your messy bun... but if your at all as clumsy with hair as me ... ugh.

Oooo nails, my specialty! Go with totally funky kinda stuff... People always compliment me on mine. Some of my favorites are doing watermelon nails... pink with green tips and tiny black dots for seeds. Or you could do little smily faces... paint the nails bright yellow and do the faces in black. Both of those look really cute and funky and give you some originality so ya... they rawk.

Clothes.... don't go with the normal jeans, they're getting kinda old. Go with some hipsters.... brand doesn't really matter too much... but colours of jeans a really cool colour is that new kinda dusty sandblasted or something light blue.... And get kind of funky-ish jeans.... Get your own style. Or maybe one of those denim skirts with the fraying at the bottom, those are hot. You see, pretty much all we wear here are tank tops hoodies (like roxy flo and such) and jeans or a jean skirt. For your first day outfit you could wear a cute pair of jeans or a jean skirt with a cute tank top and a zip up roxy hoodie or something overtop. That would look cute.... but then again, depends on the weather, just lose the hoodie if it's hot out.

For makeup try some cool looking colour that accents your eyes and matches your clothes... silver white or light pink in maybe gel eyeshadow cuz it works best.... Neutral blush no eyeliner.... lip gloss and it's good to go!

Your shoes sound really cute, and they should go with anything pretty much. The kind of old fashioned flowy shirt kind of look is kind of in this year too...

Hope I helped.

Nic

[LisaRocksYourWorld, yo]

What's "in" doesn't look good on everyone and definately doesn't suit everyone.

Just go to the store and try on clothes. If you like it, it fits well, and it flatters you, then you should get it regardless of whether it's considered the hottest trend or not. If it looks good on you, that's all that matters. You shouldn't get something just because it's in all the stores and everyone else will have it. You want to look different, you want to stand out and look like an individual. Wear a chicken suit if that's what you're comfortable with and dye your hair green.

"Go not where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." --Ralph Waldo Emerson (in other words, you be the trendsetter)

[horsesalltheway]

I only stated what was in because she said she liked "trendy" and "preppy" clothes....

Nic

[Shrubby]

Mandi and Gel-E-Beans, you are my SOULMATES!

I'm also 13, going on 14 in mid-Sept. and I'm gonna be a freshman and we have the same color/length hair.

Thanks for the help Gel-E-Beans, I'm following your tips too!

[konark]

i don't even remember what i wore first day of hight school, by then i didn't even care (ours starts in tenth) -- i'm in eleventh now. but you sound sooo excited, so i'll help you out! ;D
umm....trendy...well i don't dress like that but i'll try
seeing as the beginning of school fashions are all more a bit "autumny" if you know what i mean, and when school starts the weather is nice, go for summery casual stuff.
like gel-e-beans said, a jean skirt is always good. accentuate your strengths...if you have nice legs, go shorter, or if you like long funky skirts do that. jeans, but NOT dark ones, are good. (dark works better when its colder...trust me, i'm canadian! hehe) try a cute fitted tank top, or if you're more an athletic type try some sporty shorts and a sporty tank. don't pick dark colours instead go for colours like light green, or blue or pink

for hair: try a messy bun, but if thats too hard, or too not you, try this -- a half ponytail, leaving the rest down, and take the half ponytail, twist it into a little bun....wait try this at home first, seeing as you have thick hair. if this doesn't work , and you have a super haircut, just leave it down. or leave it down, with some of the front clipped up on the side...like umm...its hard to expln tell me if you don't get it.
w/ makeup, deffy don't overdo it. people will be like..ugh, that freshie tried too hard. just some lip gloss, like the bonnebell lip shakers or something. or maybe something else. go with maybelline gel eyeshadow pencils, in a shade that goes w/ your clothes and your eyes. a touch of mascara. if you must blush, use a little bit of bronzer on your cheekbones, and over your freckles.
hope that helps (from a hopelessly out of touch with caring about how i look junior)
*~pobo

[konark]

aww man...its like waaay too late to reply to that isn't it...i just realised that..ohwell
*~pobo-runs-away-looking-stupid

[Shrubby]

*lol*

It's not too late for me. I really want to wear these awesome Pumas with my outfit instead of sandals, for comfort:

www.ladyfootlocker.com/catalog/productdetail.cfm?TID=5555-10250213362310130831188-0&supercat=home&model_nbr=34358&sku=40013204&module=home&action=view&zone=1&grid=3

Except I doubt my parents will let me get them

[PrettyGirl_Is_Suffering]

I most defantly agree with Completely Incomplete. BTW I loved the quote.
For back to school you should wear what you think looks good on you and what you think may flatter you. Everyone is differant so I think your best bet is using that do your avantage and getting what YOU like. Whatever that may be.