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An Interview with Laura of The World Looks Red

Hi! My name is, I’m 22 years old and I live in Amsterdam. I run a styleblog called The World Looks Red, where I post about my love for vintage-inspired fashion, music, movies, my photography and my personal life.

This interview was published on Monday, July 11, 2011.

What do you do when you're not blogging? What is your job?

Laura: I'm a translator: I write subtitles for television in English, Dutch and Swedish. It's a great job, I work from home so it's perfect to combine with blogging.

How did you come up with your blog name?

Laura: I stole it from a Sonic Youth song. I was gonna start a blog but I didn't know what to name it, so I went on iTunes and put my playlist on shuffle. The World Looks Red was the first song that came up, and I thought it was an ok title.

What is your nerdiest hobby?

Laura: I'm a huge Youtube nerd. I can sit for hours and watch loads of interviews, cat videos, documentaries and then forward the best ones to my friends. Or call them and go: "Check out this kitty, it goes omnomnom when it eats! AND IT'S SO FLUFFY!". It's getting a bit embarrassing.

3 fun facts about you:

Laura: # Every blog-reader I meet just goes: I thought you were tall! # I'm an occasional carnivore. I mostly eat vegan but I choose not to restrict myself. I think a lot of people could help by doing this, cause going completely vegan or veggie is a big step for most people. # I love Jim Henson films.

What are you currently grooving to?

Laura: The new Bon Iver album is absolutely brilliant. I'm also playing a lot of The Cure cause I'm in the middle of home renovations and painting and cleaning is a lot more fun when singing along to The Cure.

Favorite item of clothing in your closet:

Laura: I found a really pretty vintage light blue dress recently. It's super simple but I love the shape and the color.

In your opinion, every woman should own:

Laura: clothes that make them feel beautiful.

What 5 items do you always have in your purse?

Laura: Wallet, keys, lipbalm, mascara and one of those tiny hairbrush/mirror combo's.

Favorite beauty product of all time? Why?

Laura: Water. I don't use many beauty products cause I'm so bad at building up a routine of cleansing and moisturizing and all that, but I really notice my skin looks great when I drink a lot of water. If I have to name a product I'd say vitamin E oil. That stuff is good for everything.

What’s your guilty pleasure?

Laura: Unhealthy food. All unhealthy things are my favorites. Bread, pizza, anything deep-fried, mayonnaise... Everyone keeps warning me that at some point my metabolism WILL slow down and I'll get really really fat if I keep eating like this. Might as well enjoy it while I still can, then.

When I want to look sexy, I put on...

Laura: I just try to look pretty and I want to feel confident and comfortable in what I wear. I think that makes a person sexy. I think the right boys are more attracted to a fun, goofball girl who's wearing something cute, than the 'hot girl' in high heels who's trying so hard to be seductive.

When I want to look cute, I put on...

Laura: a pretty dress, pink blush and a couple of layers of mascara.

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