Outfit: What I think about hiding likes on Instagram!

Pictures by Margita

Wearing: Dress: Few Moda, Bag: Prada via Farfetch, Shoes: Revolve, Scarf: Allsaints, Sunglasses: Chloe

The social media industry has been talking about new Instagram strategy for a while and to be fair the talks never stop. The most recent changes are all about hiding likes and Instagram has been testing it in some countries like Canada or Ireland. Some people like the idea but there are lot of people that hate it.

I believe the main purpose of it is the take off pressure of Instagram users as mainly the younger audience can be mentally affected by lack of likes which leads to depression and constant comparison which is bad for your mental health. And I get it. So many of us have been there including myself. If I do not nail the time of uploading and miss it sometimes 10 minutes difference or choice of bad day can really affect you and the impression goes down and so do likes. I have done many mistakes in terms of my Instagram but I have to deal with it. We are all on the same boat and even the top influencers with 500 K plus have been affected. I have noticed some of them dropped 50 % when it comes to likes. Yes their likes are still very high but they dropped nevertheless.

I have not studied psychology but sociology which can touch in some ways mass psychology. And people do follow the crowd. I really believe if an average picture gets lot of likes lot of other people click automatically like just because it already has got 10 K. And on the other hand if brilliant picture has 100 likes they may not click on the little heart which most of the users seeking.

In other words we are affected subconsciously by what other people think and follow the crowd. So I am really keen to see how hiding likes is going to mix the cards. I secretly hope that the comments will go up as that may be the only way to demonstrate engagement publicly. That will also be a way how to engage with others. Lot of Instagram users still use the strategy liking lot of other images in order to get likes and now they will have to rely on comments. Yes people still use follow and unfollow strategies. But Instagram has now put on limit and you can only follow up to 6000 people. So the strategy that helped people like Negin Mirsalehi  to get where she is now will not happen anymore. As you can see Instagram is really working in its favour and not for the users.

Either or I am up for testing it out. I am surrounded by quite few children and I find it very sad when 8 years old is asking how many likes picture with them on it got? I am all up for competition but I am definitely not up for this. It can deeply affect them if the likes are down and they are not old enough to understand there is nothing wrong with them but there are many factors that can affect the amount of likes. So let’s see how it all turns out in the end.

Let me know what are your thoughts on hiding likes. I am very curious.

On another note I secretly hope these images would get lot of likes. Well the Prada bag I got on Farfetch definitely deserves a lot. LOL

Instagram neustale prinasi nove a nove zmeny a uz nejakou dobu se mluvi o tom, ze Instagram testuje v nekterych zemich schovavani liku. Napriklad nekteri lide v Irsku ci Kanade uz nevidi liky. A vsichni o tom mluvi. Tato nova strategie ma priznivce, ale jako to byva ve vsem i odpurce. 

Udajne hlavnim rozhodnutim pro tento krok bylo to, ze pocet liku vyrazne ovlivnuje mladsi obecenstvo. Srovnavani a nizky pocet liku casto vede k depresim a to muze vyrazne kohokoli z nas ovlivnit mentalne. A ja to chapu. Instagram dela bohuzel hodne ve svuj prospech, meni algoritmus a i velkym uctum vyrazne klesa pocet liku. Dokonce i velke ucty, ktere maji 500 K plus spadly az o padest procent. Dnes uz musi clovek opravdu analyzovat, kdy fotografii nasadit, aby se zobrazovala co nejvetsimu poctu vasich sledujicich a ziskala tak v prvni hodine velky engagement. Je to pomalu Instagramova veda. 

Ja jsem udelala za tu dobu co mam Instagram hodne chyb (tou nejvetsi byly asi spatne zvolene retezcove giveway) a novy algoritmus me ovlivnil hodne, ale protoze se o to hodne zajimam, vim proc to tak je. Nejaky mladsi uzivatel ci dite nechape, proc jeho fotografie dostala jenom par liku. Prijde mi opravdu smutne, kdyz slysim od kamaradek, ze jejich osmilete dite se neustale pta, kolik uz ma liku. Ja jsem urcite pro soutezivost a dravost, ale ne takovym zpusobem. Osmilete dite totiz nechape, ze vysi liku ovlivnuje hodne faktoru a neni to o tom jaka je fotka, jak vypadaji a neznamena to, ze je s nima neco spatne. 

Nestudovala jsem sice psychologii, ale sociologii a i tam jsem se urcite naucila neco o masove psychologii. Lide casto nasleduji masu, dav dokaze strhnout jednotlivce a proto verim v tom, ze kdyz popularni influencer nasadi velmi prumernou i podprumernou fotografii, ktera ma napriklad 10 000 liku, lide automaticky daji like prestoze fotografie neni nic specialniho. A pak muzete narazit na ucet skveleho fotografa, ktery ma prekrasne fotografie a ma 100 liku a mozna byste jeho fotografii preskocili. 

A uz tohoto duvodu jsem zvedava jak nova strategie instagram zamicha karty. V kazdem pripade si myslim, ze se zvednou komentare. Jednim z duvodu je urcite fakt, ze to bude jeden ze zpusobu jak na sebe upozornit a nalakat ostatni na vas ucet. Ano spousta influenceru stale pouziva strategii jako like for like ci follow and unfollow. Ale i to uz Instagram omezil, takze strategie, ktera pred lety pomohla Negin Mirsalehi se dostat tam kde je ted, se vam uz asi nepodari. Dnes uz muzete sledovat maximalne 6000 uctu. 

Jsem opravdu zvedava, jako vse to ma sve vyhody a nevyhody a bude to urcite zajimave. Vzdy bude tabor, ktery se bude bourit a druhy bude z nove strategie nadseny, ale svet, ktery se zene jenom za poctem liku mi prijde trosku smutny. Takze ja jsem ted v tabore podpurcu. 

A urcite me zajima jak to vidite vy? 

Eva

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Outfit: How to elevate your look

Outfit: Shoes: Balenciaga, Bag: via Farfetch, Jeans: Grlfrnd Denim, Shirt: River Island, Sunglasses: Victoria Beckham

Summer is finally here and I cannot get enough. I spent a big part of June in Czech where the temperatures were super high and then I went to Ireland for a week where surprisingly it was the same. It was first time in like ten years  when I actually wanted to jump in the cold Ocean and the beach was crowded.

And now back in London we have a decent weather. It is up and down but in general I love it. London summer can be fun as you can get heat wave and wear cute dresses or you can get day like this that you get to wear light shirt and nice jeans. This pair is one of my go to pairs and it is by GRLFRND denim. I love how their jeans fit and love the quality too.

This type of outfit is such classic and sometimes you are trying to find a way how to spice things up. Green cool bag like this and bright colour shoes add that perfect touch and make this look more out there. You can get this beauty on Farfetch which is one of my favourite online shopping destinations. Such a big selection and very unique concept.

It really is a great look and easy to wear at weekend, lunch or meeting.  Isn’t it amazing how touch of colour can elevate the whole look?

Leto je v plnem proudu a nemuzu se nabazit. Velkou cast cervna jsem stravila na Morave a pocasi bylo uzasne. No a pak tyden v Irsku, kde snad poprve za deset let bylo skutecne leto. To opravdu neznam a bylo tak horko, ze jsem mela chut skocit do ledoveho oceanu. Pro Iry je to normalni za kazdeho pocasi, ale ja bych za beznych okolnosti asi umrzla.

A ted jsem zpatky v Londyne a pocasi neni nejhorsi. Jednou je hur a jindy lepe. A takove Londynske leto umi byt. Jednou mate horky den a z toho musite vytahnout kabaty. V tento den bylo hezky a presne na takovy outfit jako lehka kosile a dziny. Tyhle jsou od znacky GRLFRND denim a jejich dziny mam moc rada. Je to dobra kvalita a hezky sedi. 

Tento jednoduchy outfit je nadcasova klasika, kterou mam casto chut necim ozvlastnit. Vyrazna zelena kabelka a ruzove boty jsou presne to prave. Kabelka je k dostani na strankach Farfetch, kde moc rada nakupuju. Je to unikatni koncept a vyber je obrovsky.

Presne takoveto outfity mam rada a hodi se na vikend, obed ci schuzku. No neni to skvele jak trosku barvy dokaze zmenit jinak jednoduchy styling? 

Eva 

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WHAT TO BUY IN NET-A-PORTER SALE?

    1. Zimmerman, 2. Love Shack Fancy, 3. Saint Laurent, 4. Balmain, 5. Self Portrait, 6. Saint Laurent, 7. Balmain, 8. Self Portrait

One of the best sales of the year is here and Net-A-Porter has brought again fabulous items including classics and trends on huge discount. It is the best time to grab a bargain and perhaps you will be lucky and your item from this year’s wish-list will be 50 % off. As always I have put together little edit of some fabulous items.

Beauty of the sale is that you can buy warmer items and keep them for autumn and winter so I have included some great blazers and knits. However lot of us still has got holidays ahead and you can shop beautiful dress and swimwear.

Jako kazdy rok prinasi Net-a-Porter jeden z nejlepsich vyprodeju. Kazdy rok zaradi do svych slev jak nadcasove tak trendove kousky a je to skvela doba na to si poridit kvalitni kousky za mnohem mene. A mozna se vam postesti a poridite si vas vysneny kousek. Jako kazdy rok jsem vybrala par veci, ktere by se vam mohly libit. 

Je skvele, ze do vyprodeju jsou zarazeny teplejsi kousky a tak si muzete schovat na zimu a podzim pleteniny od Saint Laurent ci krasny blazer od Chloe. Ale vetsina z nas mozna stale mysli na leto, vzdyt mame pred sebou prazdniny a tak jsem zaradila do vyberu krasne saty a ve slevach najdete i skvele plavky. 

 

    1. Chloe, 2. Saint Laurent, 3. Balenciaga, 4. Rosantica, 5. Staud

Bags are always going very fast. Some of the classics I was eyeing are gone already and in general this is such a good time to buy a new model to your collection. I have picked some neutral colours and few trends you may love.

Kabelky se prodavaji rychle. Nektere z tech klasictejsich kousku uz jsou davno fuc, ale obecne plati, ze v dobe slev muzete ukoristit skutecne poklady. Vybrala jsem par neutralnich kusu a par trendovych. Jako vzdy je to u me o balancu. 

  1. Saint Laurent, 2. Ganni, 3. Jimmy Choo, 4. Saint Laurent, 5. Gianvito Rossi

Shoes are also such a good investment and this year it was so hard to pick. There are so many fantastic designers and lot of gorgeous models from Saint Laurent or Jimmy Choo. So get yourself a new pair so you do not regret.

Boty jsou skvela investice a tento rok bylo tezke vybrat, ktere sem vubec zaradit. Tolik uzasnych navrharu jako Saint Laurent ci Jimmy Choo najdete ve slevach. A tak si muzete udelat radost novym parem a nebude vas to ani tolik stat.

Eva 

Improving my house with affordable art

Improving your home is a continuous and endless process. Most things require time and decent budget. I love to look up inspiration and I could spend hours each day looking through images of perfect houses and their interiors.

We bought our place in December last year and the process has been slow but step by step we are improving things and that is what matters. One thing that you can do right away and does not have to cost a fortune is to decorate your walls. I have partnered up with Poster Store that have beautiful selection of amazing posters of all kinds. You will love their beautiful posters and it will really make a difference to any of your rooms at home.

I have been playing with the idea that I will get rid of the mirror in our bedroom as it is not good for your feng shui and put in some pictures. However even with paintings and posters you have to be careful what you put up. You can look up yourself what are dos and don”ts. I went with my intuition and I knew I needed blue tones to compliment the rest of the room. I also love natural stones so I knew choosing a photo of blue agate must be a right choice. Blue Agate has got healing power and is really good source of energy. In general you should avoid pictures of water but I felt that the photo of the blue leaves and the drops on them have something magical and calming. Like the amazing feeling after a storm. Both pictures make me feel good and that is the key.

There were two other areas in the house that needed a bit of love and the first one was a second staircase that leads to a guest bedroom and guest bathroom. As the first staircase has a gorgeous black and white gallery wall with family pictures I knew I wanted to continue with the black and white theme. I picked things that make me happy like favourite places in the world as well as the beautiful images in black and white. I feel the house now has a lovely flow.

And the last but not least was our bathroom where I needed something elegant and simple and I went for two black and white images in gold frames.

I am so happy with how everything looks now and I have great news as I currently have 30 % discount code glamazon30 for the Poster Store (The discount is valid until the 15th of June and it applies to the posters only (excl. Selection Poster).

Vylepsovani vaseho domova je vlastne takovy nekonecny proces. Vetsina techto veci si zada cas, trpelivost a take slusny rozpocet. Ja osobne rada vyhledavam inspiraci a divam se na krasne domy a interiery a dokazala bych tak travit hodiny. 

S manzelem jsem koupila nas dum loni v Prosinci a priznavam se, ze celkovy proces a vylepsovani jde pomalu. Ale jde to a to je hlavni. Jedna z veci, kterou ale clovek muze udelat hned a nebude vas to ani nic moc stat je povesit si na steny hezke obrazy, plakaty ci fotografie. Ja jsem se spojila s firmou Poster Store, kteri maji opravdu krasnou nabidku fotografii a plakatu a da se tam urcite vybrat neco pro kazdeho. 

Uz dlouho jsem premyslela, ze si do loznice nedam zrcadlo, ktere tam bylo v predchozim byte. Neni to dobre pro feng shui a kdyz uz se rozhodnete pro obrazy ci fotografie i tady je treba byt opatrny. Mozna se podivejte co se do loznice a jinych mistnosti doporucuje. Ja jsem se ridila hodne intuici, ale jako prvni me zaujal modry achat, ktery ma jako nerost pozitivni dopad na zdravi. Ja miluju nerosty a krystaly a prestoze je to jenom fotografie, jsem si jista, ze ma urcite lepsi energie nez jine symboly. Jelikoz jsem chtela dalsi obrazek v podobnych tonech, vybrala jsem tyhle barevne listky s kapkami deste. Voda jako takova se nedoporucuje, ale tato fotografie na me pusobi prijemne.

Dalsi dve mista v dome, kterym neco chybelo, byly toaleta a take schodiste do druheho patra. Na schodisti v prvni patrem jsem nedavno vytvorila galerii cernobilych fotografii rodiny a tak jsem chtela i na dalsich schodech neco v cerne a bile. A rozhodla jsem pro tyto fotografie. Jsou to mista ktere mam rada a veci, ktere mi delaji radost.

No a na mensi toaletu jsem is prala neco jednoducheho a elegantniho a pro zmenu jsem v tomto pripade zvolila zlate ramy.

S vysledkem jsem moc spokojena. A pro vas mam super slevu 30 % na produkty z Poster store se slevovym kodem Glamazon30 (vztahuje se na plakatky krome specialniho vyberu) a plati do 15. cervna. 

Eva

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