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Feels (feat. got2beglued)

8/25/2017

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What I'm Wearing: ​Jacket: Shirt: H&M, Shorts: Forever 21, Shoes: APT 9 
Hair product provided by got2beglued 

"Feels" (Feat. Got2BeGlued) 

Dear readers, 
Summer is almost over. 4 more weeks to go and 4 more pages of this chapter to be told. Feels, i'm feeling the feels as another summer winds down. Life can be incredibly stressful, we are constantly tested. We go through phases and build up layers of our heart and soul. When we look back we reflect and feel the feels of the moments in our lives that we once lived. I was approached by got2beglued to do a collab together back in July. I suddenly was transported back to my teenage years in middle school. Got2be was one of my go to hair products back in the day. I would style my hair in these crazy spiked up messes. The style was the kind you'd see in embarrassing photos that you look back on when you get older and say, WTF was I thinking. Flash forward 10 years and their products are more geared to me now as a young adult in my twenties.  I'm a huge fan of classic hairstyles and classic beach boy vibes. I've made it very clear that i'm proud of my island and beach boy roots. I thought to myself why don't I come up with a look that pays tribute and honors some of the best feels I had growing up using got2beglued hair products. 

As a child I would use island print shirts on repeat. If your from an island like Guam, you already know that's the in thing. When I was a pre teen and teenager, I could not stand the idea of wearing another island print shirt. I had this skater boy phase with all my former buddies and literally did not care about using printed shirts or dressing up in any way. It was all about the vans and hurley, etc kind of brands. As I got older and lost those friends, I re embraced my island roots and have never been more proud to have them running through my veins. To pay tribute to my entire childhood growing up in a Chamorro household, I am wearing an island print shirt. When I moved to LA at 17, I really embraced the beach life and became even more thankful and grateful to have been raised with island roots. I would play the Beach Boys in my apartment and dream of going on a romantic date with an island print shirt, walking the shores of Malibu. I know that sounds silly, but i've always been a hopeless romantic. Even in a relationship, I still am. So this shirt honors the current state of my life and makes me feel the feelings I've had all my life once again. Tucking in the shirt with the shorts... My dad always did that with his island print shirts growing up. Something about it is so slick and smooth that I had to do it with this look. Buttoning down the shirt a little, made me feel more free. I feel like I've been so tight with my life since I got sick, that I honestly just want to be a little more free with my style sometimes. I'm not always put together. I can still let loose if I need to, and honestly I really need to. My hair has been through many phases. I feel like i'm back to square one. The style of hair that I have in these pictures, is actually how my mom and sister would style my hair when I was a kid. When I got to middle school I kissed that style goodbye for a bit. Middle school for me was my high school. I didn't attend public high school for long, I was home schooled and graduated early. I count my middle school years as my high school years. Anyways, in middle school my former friends introduced me to a brand called got2beglued. I had never heard of this brand but I went and got it cause the boys told me to try it out. I remember asking my mom to take me to a grocery store to get it and from there on out for 3 years I used the product on repeat. I was pretty popular in Middle School. Everyone that I was friends with, I thought I would be friends with them today. As you get older you realize people come and go and the ones that stay were always meant to be in your life. Out of my 3 years in middle school, I would say 3-5 of my friends from then and elementary school are still in my life. They are not my friends, they are my family now. Putting in the wax product from got2beglued had me thinking about the road my life has traveled. I look back and see all the people that have hopped in the car and hopped right out, I look and see who's along for the ride now, and I try my best to keep moving forward and not be taken aback or scared of where my journey may go. Feeling the wax in my hair made me feel the feelings I had as a kid when my mom and sister would do my hair, it reminded me of a time I felt on top of the world in middle school, and it brought me to feel the feels of the current moments in my life. 

I am incredibly honored to have been asked by got2be to collab with them. Their product brought me down memory lane and made me realize furthermore, that the life i'm living is made up of the moments and memories I had growing up. There's nothing wrong with getting sentimental and feeling the feels. I've always been a firm believer that once you learn to love, you learn to accept your past and who you are. This whole journey, "This Love" for me is about accepting my past and honoring it in my present so I can look back at my future and feel the way I feel now about my past. 
​Love, Dom 

​Photographer: Joanna Wheeler  

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Jennifer Lee Quattrucci link
8/25/2017 06:06:55 pm

Dear Dom,
My brother. It leaves me speechless but so proud to read your reflections of your youth and to think it was all inspired by a hair product! I actually used it in college which makes sense because I'm SO much older than you. Lol. But seriously, it's like a cult favorite that has no person or decade unchanged! It's really fascinating how you told your story through this extremely well put together look and it's so amazing how you look back and can remember just how you felt and the changes you had to go through. It makes you who you are and it makes me stop and think about what I've learned too and how I see things differently now. I love how you wrote about the romantic imagery of the beach and how you want to be more free with your fashion. All I am thinking is how far you've come and how excited I am to see more. Well done and inspiring as always, Brother!
All my love,
Jenny

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Anthony
8/25/2017 08:38:27 pm

Dear Dom,

This is a great blog post as a tribute to the end of summer 17. I love these shots, the outfit is great! I like the tropical style, with the shirt having the palm tree print and the stylish shorts as well! It's very interesting how you incorporated your style from your past into the present! Also very cool that you got a deal with the got2beglued hair company! The hair product looked great as well! By the way, the song "Feels" is a great pick! I love that song, as I've heard it on the radio.

Happy weekend bro!

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Candace link
8/26/2017 10:38:49 pm

I wish I still had some of the same friends from grade school, but to be honest, I've outgrown them all. They all move much faster in life with certain things that just aren't a good fit for me and my personality. I can also remember got2b being a popular brand amongst my friends. When I had relaxed hair, I used to use one of their products to slick my hair back into a ponytail! I can't use it much with my hair texture now, but you rock it well with your hair!

http://www.thebeautybeau.com

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Kamen Kamenov link
8/27/2017 01:05:55 am

Hey my friend. Yes Sommer is sadly saying it's goodbyes .... but I have to say I am excited about the autumn... which is MY season... oh man... when i read ur post... it transports me years back... and so many things pass in front of my eyes.... it is somehow nostalgic isn't it? And the got2b triggered all these beautiful thoughts of yours? I wish I had a product like that. But back to got2b... who does not remember it from the past and college. It was actually a blast back then and I am sure today still.
Stay awesome and positive

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Rachael Sia link
8/27/2017 03:22:47 am

What a lovely post to summarise the end of summer! Great look youve got on too! Totally gonna have that Calvin Harris song stuck in my head for the rest of the day now :P
xx
Ray

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Meg
8/27/2017 12:44:29 pm

I love how you styled your hair! I remember these products from high school boys back in the day, too. Spikes were all the rage haha. It's great to show how you can continue to use these products as an adult without looking childish. Looks great!

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Thomas Falkenstedt link
8/27/2017 01:46:21 pm

Ok brother, pause right there. I demand an entire blog post dedicated to your, however brief it was, skaterboy period and the spiky hair, hahaha. Seriously you've got to send me pictures of that as you must have been adorable. I have fond memories of Got2Be as well and despite the fact that my hair isn't that crazy anymore, I did go with the spikes at one point with their help so I'm happy you got the chance to collaborate with this nostalgic brand! :)
Love,
Tommy

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Valeria
8/28/2017 07:10:30 am

Looking at your pictures one says: such a cute look! But then there's much more behind it! I never thought of tropical prints as being an "island thing", but of course it is. And I love that you are now wearing a tropical shirt remembering when you played the beach boys thinking of a romantic day, since now you have a special someone to take for a walk on the beach. I love also that you are tucking the shirt in like your father. You are a young grown up my friend. I love how you have styled your hair with this wax, very gentlemanly! I need to recommend this hair wax to my hubby, who has these indomitable curls and wants to keep them a little at bay. Tons of love! Valeria

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Aimara
8/28/2017 02:14:42 pm

Look at you killing it with GOT2B! I love this line of products!!
Also, loving this outfit and love to see you proud of your roots, I know first hand it can be a hard thing to do when you're away from your country.
This post is beautiful and love how a product sometimes can really take you back. Beautiful to relive those memories and I'm excited as well to be a part of your journey now and share with you the joy of what's next!
Have a great week ahead my friend!
XO
Aimara
www.waysofstyle.com

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Bernice link
8/28/2017 08:56:38 pm

This is so adorable that you're back to using this brand, and having the same hairstyle! I personally love men with their hard done as I love the suited look. Your hair looks so suave, and I'm sure your family would have happy memories seeing you like this!


Bernice | IG @bunnybernice
https://www.bunnybernice.com/single-post/2017/08/29/MuLondon-Cleanser-and-Moisturiser-Review

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