When you decide to channel your inner-Kylie Jenner in the name of journalism, you’re forced to face a harsh reality. You see, Kylie Jenner is a celebrity with a whopping 30 million Instagram followers. She lives in glamorous Calabasas, California, she has a rapper boyfriend, and she also travels the world. Not to mention she’s also Kim Kardashian’s little sister.
Then there’s me, with a modest 1,600 Instagram followers, living in Amish Town, USA (seriously I am not exaggerating… there are Amish houses on the same road I grew up on, and I dodge the Amish in their horse-drawn buggies on the road daily). But even after coming to this realization, I chose to remain optimistic and started to think of this fun little article as more of a challenge — a #KylieJennerChallenge*, if you will.
*not to be confused with the #KylieJennerLipChallenge.
Prep Day:
If I was going to dress like Kylie Jenner for a whole week, I knew I’d have to prep myself from head to toe. To start, I had to make sure that my baby hairs were on point, and that my eyebrows and lashes were on fleek. Since I am not made of money, I opted for $3 drugstore lashes rather than Kylie’s $200 mink lash extensions.
Now for the infamous lips… Is this the part of the article where I am supposed to tell you that I did the #KylieJennerLipChallenge using a shot glass? Well, sorry to disappoint, but I chose a variety of lip plumpers instead, for obvious reasons.
The last step in channeling my inner Kylie Jenner was to get long acrylic nails. Naturally, I copied some of her instapics along the way. Let the week begin!
Day One:
For my first day, I decided to jump right into it. I left my house wearing an all denim outfit similar to Kylie’s. While I did really like the outfit, I knew I’d get some funny looks from strangers throughout the day. When I got to Dunkin Donuts around 11 a.m. for my morning coffee, I opted for the drive-thru. I know, I know, my first chance to publicly slay as Kylie Jenner and I chickened out. Sorry, Ky. But while driving to my next destination, I started to get more into character. Call it coffee-induced confidence, but now I was ready to be seen. With coffee in hand, I took on my mission: TJ Maxx. To my surprise, my new makeover had gone relatively unnoticed… hello, I am dressed like Kylie Jenner! Selfie anyone?
Day Two:
I had to do some grocery shopping for my mom so I left my house with a much more subtle Kylie Jenner look. The white jeans and crop top were much more in my comfort zone, and I didn’t get any of the funny looks or whispers that I would have, had I went with an edgier option.
Day Three:
Outfit number 3 I was not excited about, simply because of the thigh-high boots. Don’t get me wrong, I’d totally rock a pair of thigh highs in NYC or LA, but not so much in my little hometown. So, since I do not own a pair, I improvised and paired tall socks with black booties and BAM instant thigh highs. After my mini photo shoot in my Kylie apparel, I met a friend for coffee. She looked at me funny and greeted me with “interesting outfit choice” instead of “hello.” Once I explained why I was wearing makeshift thigh high boots to Starbucks, she was fully supportive, but it made me wonder what everyone else who saw me was thinking…
Day Four:
The next night I had plans to go out with friends, so I pulled out the little black H&M dress I bought especially for this article. Although the dress isn’t Alexander McQueen like Kylie’s, I like to think it was a pretty good replica. I thought this was my best Kylie look, so I was a little disappointed when no one asked me for a selfie *insert sad face emoji here*.
Day Five:
The 5th outfit was by far my favorite look. Mostly because it was my sense of style so I was comfortable in it. Since I wore this outfit to the bar on a weeknight, I was the only girl wearing heels. However, I got a lot of compliments on my outfit, so I didn’t mind looking out of place.
Day Six:
MY LAST LOOK! I brought back the faux thigh highs for this outfit because they are Kylie Jenner-esque and deep down I kind of enjoyed them. Don’t let this laidback look fool you, though, it was quite uncomfortable. I went out to eat with my family in this outfit and I kept getting overheated at the restaurant. It probably had something to do with the fact that I was wearing a bomber jacket and knee socks in 80 degrees. Also, the thigh highs drew unwanted attention from fellow patrons at the restaurant. Apparently they don’t follow Kylie Jenner on the ‘gram.
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Amazingly enough, dressing like Kylie Jenner actually boosted my confidence. I admire her unique style, and we need to give Kylie some credit — she totally rocks edgy outfits and creates trends. Although most of the time her outfit choices are a little too daring for my comfort zone, I will definitely start making more fashion risks inspired by Kylie Jenner in the future.
After all, she hasn’t been coined King Kylie for nothing.
