KRISTINA FROM PRETTYSHINYSPARKLY: BLOGGER STYLE

Name: Kristina Medhus

Blog: Pretty Shiny Sparkly

Age: 25

Location: Texas

Occupation: Blogger/Medical Student

When did you first start your blog? How has it changed since then?

Pretty Shiny Sparkly in November of 2009, so I’m not sure what that is in blog-years (8? 53?). It’s been such a blast each and every day. Other than its shift from relative anonymity to the following it has today, the only thing that has changed much since its launch is the design. I was a web designer (and photographer) in another life, so one of the curses of that is never being satisfied with your layout, and having the unfortunate ability to change it at will. But I’m very happy with where it is now – it’s unabashedly pink & girly. It’s what I was going for from Day 1, and I’m happy that it has always remained true to that.

On a whole, Pretty Shiny Sparkly is an unapologetically girly haven. I’m like a crow – drawn to sparkly, shiny things. My blog covers fashion and personal style, but is not limited to that. In the past I’ve even posted about macarons, pink HD camcorders, and what I have dubbed the “fashionista computer.”

What fashion sites and blogs do you read daily?

I like to visit Vogue Daily, Cupcakes and Cashmere, What I Wore, and Fashion Gone Rogue on a daily basis, but I’ll visit a number of the sites on my blogroll whenever I get the chance. I love blogsurfing, and commenting!

What would you never leave your house without?

Mascara, and my iPhone. One because I’ll look like a 12-year-old without it, and the other because I will panic if I don’t feel “connected”. It’s a curse having everything at your fingertips, but I wouldn’t give it up for anything.
Where do you want to doing in five years?

Expand my blog, balancing my career & my love of fashion, attending fashion shows, and forging relationships with designers who, in my dream world, would seek my advice on what to tweak in a design to retain a feminine aesthetic. But that last one’s a bit of a fantasy of mine.