Black isn’t a color, it’s a lifestyle. If you’re a girl whose wardrobe is darker than pitch, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about because women who wear black lead colorful lives.
1. The rest of your appearance looks significantly better.
Since it took you approximately 4 seconds to throw your outfit on, you’ve got time. Maybe you have 15 more minutes, or even an hour. This means you can potentially take a stab at your hair, makeup, and accessories. If you’re me, that means resorting to a half-assed low bun, because the slicked back pony just looks like it’s giving me a headache. When it comes to makeup, maybe you spend your extra minutes contouring, winging your eyeliner, or defining those brows. Once again, if you’re me, it just means an extra swipe of mascara and a ~trendy~ lip color. Standing in the mirror, you’ll be pleased with your appearance because for once, it looks like you have your life together.
2. People WILL see you.
You look effortless. Streamlined. You exude confidence, because in all honesty, you’re rocking it. You can see people behind those polarized shades, but they don’t know it. It’s not as if that passerby is scared, but it’s that you’ve gained their momentary respect. You seem put together, and are most likely walking in a way that clearly demonstrates you have places to be. Enjoy the extra once-over the hottie from upstairs gives you, and relish the head turns as you walk into class a few minutes late.
3. You feel confident AF/straight out of a movie.
Even if you’re not strutting down a city sidewalk, your every step feels straight out of a film. The kid watching you may not be paparazzi, but you like to pretend the cameras are hiding around every corner. Your music choice is KEY here. Blasting Beyoncé through your ear buds is essential for your aesthetic. Queen B is the soundtrack to your life, and don’t let anyone forget it. She may as well be standing next to you, Snapchat storying you mid-walk. We all know those friends who photograph you when you’re not looking are THE best friends.
4. You may also sweat.
If you’re daring, you’re wearing all black in the summer or early fall. Although it’s cool in the morning, this border-line chilly weather subsides by 11 at the latest. You may have found a sweet escape in an air-conditioned class, but you still have to walk across campus to your next one. Iced coffee in hand, you stick to the peripheries of the sidewalk in an attempt to stay in the shade. This will not halt the sweat beads from forming over your upper lip, and if you did try to wear your hair down, it is for sure being thrown up. You must ensure an early arrival so that you can speed to the bathroom, blot your face (and underarms), re-apply your lip gloss, and strut into the room as unfazed as ever. Pit stains don’t show on black anyways.
You got this girl.