What happens when you break out of the box and let your creative side run wild?

Beautiful things happen.

What happens when you trust your instincts and do something just for the fun of it?

Beautiful things happen.

What happens when you take a chance on new friends and new adventures?

Beautiful things happen.

Styled to Smile has always been about the creative journey, embracing our inner best self, and pursuing anything that makes us feel genuinely HAPPY.

Unwavering, uninhibited, exuberant Happiness is waiting for you just on the other side of comfortability + if you’re willing to embrace the journey of exiting the comfort zone - beautiful things can happen.

So, what happens when a local creative puts a funky couch in the middle of an abandoned lot and surrounds it with old lamps? You hop on board to do a photoshoot, obviously… and magic happens.

A few weeks back I teamed up with Evelyn Rojas of Mija Aesthetic to do an inspired photo shoot with no end goal in mind besides to have fun. I’d call us overachievers.

We had the best time

I loved how willing she was to go against the grain - to do something out of the box - something that felt both vintage and modern at the same time. I love contrasts that work perfectly together. By combining the ‘rough and the raw’ with the ‘polished and put together’ you create an effect that forces the mind to dissect the image rather than take it at face value. It makes you to think harder about what it is that draws you in. That inspired thought - that mental dissonance - is what makes the image interesting. That inspired thought - that mental dissonance - that’s what makes you interesting. That inspired thought - that mental dissonance - that’s what makes LIFE interesting.

It is what makes us all, as people, interesting. Inherently - we’re all made up of perfect contrasts - and if you take the time to explore them - Beautiful things can happen.

So, why not dare to be different?

Why not embrace whatever feels like it sets your soul on fire?

Why not look for ways to break from the crowd?

Why should we not fully embrace anything that makes us feel alive even if they don’t make sense to anyone else?

If you’re feeling lost or can’t identify what sets your soul on fire most - it is time to start asking yourself ‘why not’ when you want to do or try something, instead of looking for the ‘why’.

Finding the ‘why’ can be crippling. I struggle with motivation most when looking for the “all powerful reason” that I am supposed to have behind my decisions, hobby, fashion choices, etc.

When the “why” feels too ambiguous - it is time to embrace the “why not”

I dare you - Delve fully into what brings you joy. Enjoy more of what feels good. Embrace whichever side of yourself is dominant that day - that moment. Cloth yourself in anything that make you feel HAPPY. Do things that make you feel HAPPY. Entertain anything that makes you feel HAPPY.

I mean…

Why not?

What do you have to lose?