I’m officially 26 since last Saturday !
To celebrate, i’m doing a 26 things about me post, so you can get to know me better 🙂
Don’t hesitate to me ask anything you want in the comments !
I feel like 26 is kind of a milestone, it’s closer to 30 than 20, and (at least in France), it’s the age where most discounts don’t apply to you anymore.
I’m also introducing my new hair to you, nothing too fancy but I’ve done some highlights, what do you think about it ? :
✘ Top : Shein
✘ Jeans : Mango
✘ Shoes : Monki
So here we go, 26 things about me that you may or may not know :
1. I always wanted to learn how to play an instrument, but I was too lazy to learn music theory so I never did.
2. My favorite flower is the Japanese Chrysanthemum.
3. I dyed my hair in many different colors when I was younger : purple, bright red (like, Britney spears in Toxic red), black, ginger red… and now I’m trying some blonde highlights !
4. I’m a huge fan of Word of Warcraft. I started playing it when I was 14 (it was the vanilla version), meaning that it’s been 12 years that I play the game, with many pauses now and then of course.
5. My current favorite clothing brand is Monki, I love their original yet affordable pieces :
6. I don’t actually feel like I’m 26 years old, but maybe the fact that my boyfriend is 4 years younger than me doesn’t help !
7. My dreams are always surreal, there’s always something weird going on but it never weirds me out while in the dream. For example, recently I dreamed that I had to work for a translation mafia (like a mafia that translates documents), and they found out that I didn’t like them so I hid in a mansion that had levitating floors, but then a huge snake/dragon attacked the mansion so I had to leave.
It always seems so real, and then I wake up and i’m like “what are you doing brain ?”
8. I cry when I read something sad in a book. I cry when I see something sad in a movie. Once I even cried when I read a sad dog story on Facebook. I just cry so easily, I never understood why I was so emotional about such small things.
9. My middle name is Mégane, whenever I tell people they either say that it fits me really well, or not at all.
10. I always exclusively wore silver jewelry, I didn’t like gold at all. But now that i’m older I tend to prefer gold a lot more.
11. When I lived in Peru from 4 to 8 years old I had a nanny called Lydia, as my parents where always busy with the local French Alliance. She was so patient with the spoiled brat that I was, sorry Lydia !
12. I love mangas an anime, my favorites are : One Piece, Attack on Titan, Death Note, GTO, Fullmetal Alchemist, Hunter X Hunter, Ao Haru Ride, Tokyo Ghoul …
13. I’m a picky eater. There are maaaany things that I don’t like : cooked carrots, beets, white asparagus, green beans, pork hot dogs, Fish (unless it’s specifically salmon in sushi), every sea food, the texture of mushrooms (but i’m fine with the taste) … and much more.
14. My name “Oriana” comes from hebrew, it means “Great Light”. It also means “Sunrise” in latin.
15. My dream job was being an illustrator or a graphic designer, but I never trusted my drawing skills nor my creativity enough to try going to an art school. Here are some of my drawings, if you’re curious :
16. Once I tried to steal ~100$ worth of fantasy jewelry in a store when I was a rebellious teen. I got caught, never did that again !
17. I have had 5 pets in my life : A Husky dog called Luzvel, a nameless chick, a white cat named Blanchette, a black & white rat named Lucifer, and a tabby cat named Suki.
18. I absolutely hate going to the dentist, I can get panic attacks when I need to cure a cavity. I can’t stand that kind of pain that vibrates trough your skeleton, it feels too weird and painful to me.
19. I used to be so conscious of what people would think if I wore what I really liked. Now I care a lot less, and wear things even if they might be considered weird. It’s much more relaxing that way !
20. With my brother and sister, we were all born in June : the 10th, 16th, and 26th. So we all wait till the end of the month to celebrate all birthdays in one big party !
21. My favorite liquid lipstick brand is Lime Crime, the colors are pigmented and they hold well :
22. In France if you’re under 26, you can go visit freely every national museum. That’s why last year, I started visiting many of them before my 26th birthday ! I might make a post about the Louvre to show you how beautiful it was.
23. As soon as we move out of our dwarf sized flat, we’re definitely getting a kitty. I can’t wait !
24. Two years ago, I gained 10 kg. I didn’t realize that I wasn’t eating well and I gained weight in a glimpse ! Fortunately I managed to loose them by changing my diet. I’ll do a “how I did it” post if you’re interested !
25. I broke my right hand a week before the exam to get my high school diploma, I had to pass it 3 months later. What a bad timing really.
26. I just can’t resist sugary foods, that’s why I don’t buy any so I’m not tempted ! I only eat them when I’m out of home.
And that’s it !
I’m not actually scared of getting older, but I kind of realized just now how fast it goes. I’ll just try to live my life being as happy as I can !
What are your thoughts about your own birthday ? 🙂
Happy birthday Oriana! I also feel like 26 is a bit more ‘grown up’ since you’re one the side closer to 30 haha. That’s really cool that you and your siblings have the same birth month!
Thank you Angela ! It is indeed, a big birthday party for everyone is all that we need ?
Happy birthday Oriana! I think you might be a million times more confident than I was at 26. I love seeing how much you know sbout yourself – that took a long time for me to learn personally. Do you think it is because you are well travelled?
Thank you Orla ! Well, maybe ? I’ve been travelling since I was a baby, so it’s definitely part of who I am ! And the fact that my parents are both from different cultures, that’s the kind of thing that makes you think about your own identity ! ?
Happy birthday 🙂 I love this post, very cute pictures and that top is brill! Also I really like your drawings 🙂
Thank you Sarah ! I’m glad you liked it ?
Happy belated birthday! Thanks for sharing. xx
Thank you Ingrid ! 🙂
Happy belated birthday! Love posts like this when you get to know more about the blogger behind the blog.
Thank you Rachael ! 🙂
HAPPY 26TH BIRTHDAY ORIANA! I loved reading your facts, you’re still so young at heart and that’s so sweet! And yes I am super intrigued by how you lost the 10kg because I am having some trouble myself! Have a lovely day sweetie! ❤ ❤ ❤
Aw thank you girl ! ? I’ll definitely write that post then ?
Happy birthday cutie ! ?
Happy belated birthday! This was such an interesting post. You’re really talented at drawing too 🙂
Thank you Lise ! I’m happy that you liked it, and my drawings too ! ?
Happy Birthday!!!
Thank you ! ?
Love your new highlights & your outfit is super cute! Your dreams sound so crazy, that’s awesome how you can remember them so well! When I was younger I only liked silver jewelry too but now I’ll only wear gold. I’ve never heard of Lime Crime but I’ll have to check ’em out now! I’d love love love to read a post about your visit to the Louvre. I can’t resist sugary foods either, even if I don’t buy them for the house I’ll go out & get something sweet when i crave it!!
Happy birthday, dear. We are Gemini sisters! ♡
Thank you Hunida ! I’ll write that Louvre post after my summer holiday then ? Weird how so many of us are sugar victims hahaha ?
Oh and you’re Gemini too ! I think you’re the only Gemini that I know that isn’t from my family ?
Happy Belated Birthday,
I really love this concept and each thing about you. I thought I was a picky eater but I guess I have met my match. More blessings to you!
Happy Belated Birthday – enjoyed reading more about your!!
Thank you ! ?
Thank you Amelia ! ?
Hi Oriana,
What a lovely bubbly blog you produce. I really want to know how you lost that weight and would read your Museum and galleries visits. You look wonderful, your highlights are excellently done. But … really, you are just a tiny way through your life so age really must be celebrated.
I have 34 yrs on top of yours and I am still hanging on to my youth. I sometimes get the feeling my mother is following me only to catch my own reflection in a shop window. How did that happen! I too fear dentists their awful vibrating, cold wind producing equipment is torturous. Thank you for retweeting my story earlier and following. Both of which I returned. Do pop over for a read sometime who knows… this lady may just surprise you. ???
Thank you Ellen ! I’m really glad that you liked my post and blog ? I’ll definitely write those posts then ! One day I’ll be thinking the same when looking in the mirror, in the end we all turn out to be different versions of our parents ! Thank you for stopping by, have a great day ! ☺