I found out about Rockalily Salon a couple of years ago when looking for different rockabilly blogs to contact for work. I was excited to find an alternative style hair salon that specialises in retro and vintage styles, but even more excited to read the salon owner's blog. I instantly subscribed through Bloglovin' so I can easily read it everyday and started following on Twitter and Instagram. Here's why I think she's one of the best bloggers around...
- She's determined - Ree Ree blogs everyday. Not only does she magically manage to do that, she always posts read-worthy content, whether it's thoughts on business and marketing (one of her recent posts introduced me to Peek Test, which I found really useful) to hair tips and tricks. It's a blog that's appealing and readable for practically everyone.
- She's inspirational - Her "fitspo" posts are amazing. I've always thought her dedication to healthy eating and exercise is so inspiring, she's disciplined yet realistic. it's usually just something like what she's having for tea or what route she's been running recently, but when you see her "now and then" weight loss posts, it's incredible how much these decisions she makes have changed her body! She also inspires me as a business woman, a feminist and a blogger!
- She's always smiley - You only have to take a quick look at her Instagram to realise Ree Ree takes a lot of selfies. This is great for many reasons, but mainly because she's always smiling! It can really lift your mood when you're scrolling through an otherwise dull feed of other peoples boring snaps on IG and then you see a happy face, it's lovely and refreshing!
- She's diverse - Ree is well known for her Outfit of the Day posts and one thing that always stands out for me is how eclectic her taste is (and how many clothes she has, srsly this woman has the biggest wardrobe in the world!) She wrote a blog on Trashobilly about a year ago which I loved because it finally gave a name for something I consider to be my style (ish) and it summarized a whole range that Extreme Largeness did, so we did a blog post off the back off her! Her style can vary from full on rockabilly glamour to casual charity shop jumpers, but she always looks gorgeous!
- She's intelligent - From what I've read of any of her thoughts and opinion style blogs, Ree Ree has this fantastic ability to really simply analyse something and eloquently articulate her view without it seeming over thought or verbose (unlike me clearly.) There's a quote in her piece titled "Creating our image and fighting our fears of style" which she discusses the beliefs we hold about different pieces of clothing and whether it symbolises who we want to be - "They're just clothes, and anyone can buy and wear them. Yet we create barriers for ourselves. A lack of confidence is so restricting!" I thought this was a straightforward yet punchy statement that I'll be carrying with me when considering something new.
- BONUS - She has a super cute dog!
Wow, what a fabulous compliment. Thank you. How very lovely of you.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it Ree Ree!
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