Monif C. "My Beach is Better" Preview Event

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Friday night I had the pleasure of attending the Monif C. "My Beach is Better" Preview. She unveiled her new swimsuit collection and all I can say is it was HOT, HOT, HOT! Monif really went all out with this collection with the colorful, vibrant styles and fabulous prints. Each swimsuit was unique in their own way as well as super sexy. All the gorgeous models looked amazing rocking these suits, I just couldn't stop looking at them, the swimsuits are so enticing and eye catching They also had a pseudo beach complete with sand, beach chairs, and sexy women laying out catching imaginary sun..lol  

Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #14

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Here's my outfit recap from last week, see photos for outfit details!

Pop Up Plus Spring '14 Collection

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In one of my recent posts (here), I participated in a Spring challenge by Indie brand Pop Up Plus featuring their awesome Joggers. Me and a bunch of other fab bloggers were asked to style one of their joggers, it was great fun and I really loved the ones I chose. Well Pop Up Plus has shared with me their Spring '14 Lookbook and it looks like their bringing some great trends and styles for us plus size gals. There's definitely lots of vibrant colors, striking styles and funky pieces that are fabulous for the spring. This collection is definitely worth a look, here are some of the styles you can expect to see.

Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #13

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Here's my outfit recap from last week, see photos for outfit details!

Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #12

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Pop Up Plus Spring Challenge

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Being in this plus size blogger world, you get approached by a lot of different brands. But I always seem to gravitate towards the small, independent designers because they normally have more fun, unique things that you don't see everywhere. So when I was contacted by Camy of the brand Pop up Plus about joining in their Spring challenge, I was more than delighted to participate. The brand started as a pop-up shop and has currently expanded to an online website, which is great. So to grow more exposure and engage members of the plus size community to their brand, they asked a few bloggers to join in their Jogger Challenge. We were asked to choose from 3 different jogger pants, (see here, here and here) give them our own flare and style them.

Joggers - c/o Pop Up Plus//Top, Bag & Belt - ASOS Curve//Shoes - Torrid

Splurge vs. Steal: Slip-on Sneakers

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As you may know, I'm not a fan of sneakers and own only one pair that was literally worn once! Nonetheless, I've found myself drawn to the whole slip-on sneaker rave. They look super comfortable and can go with a bunch of different things in my wardrobe. Plus there's no rhyme or reason to them, you literally just slip them on and keep it moving. No laces to deal with, straps etc.. I've been looking into getting a pair and of course I fell in love with the leopard print version (duh!). I'm all for a bargain, so before I invest in anything I do my research and see what I can find at the best price. Now some folks are all about brand names and luxury, me on the other hand doesn't mind finding a knock off that can easily be pulled off as the designer version. Here are a few that I found online.

Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #11

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Getting Out of Your Wardrobe Slump: Wearing dresses as skirts

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No matter how much clothing you have, there's always that inevitable wardrobe slump. You stand in front of your overflowing closet and utter the words "I have nothing to wear!" I know it's crazy but we all go through it. I've been trying to be good about over shopping and spending unnecessarily, especially with my son graduating high school this year and going to college. During this time I am super grateful for my Gwynnie Bee subscription (read about them here) and my ample wardrobe. But what do you do when you're bored with everything you have?? That's when you get creative and take a really good look at your wardrobe to come up with new and fresh styles with what you already have. My new favorite thing to do is wearing my dresses as a skirt. It changes the whole look and gives you the opportunity to add more to the outfit to make it unique. 

Crop Top Obsessed

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I know I might be kind of late but I have totally become crop top obsessed! As my confidence has grown over the last year and a half since blogging, I find myself becoming more daring with my fashion. Things that I told myself that I'll never be caught dead in, are more appealing to me and the crop top is one of them. Now if you follow my blog, you know that I try to keep my style classy and sophisticated. You're definitely not going to see me in a ratchet crop top ensemble with booty shorts lol. I went for a comfy, urban, casual look with a graphic crop tee and harem pants.

Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #10

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Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #9

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Bandelettes Blogger Event

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Last night I attended an event given by the company Bandelettes. It was sort of a meet and greet, get acquainted with the product, and mingle with the staff as well as other bloggers event. Julie and Rena the owners of the company and their staff were total dolls, so welcoming, funny and sweet. They provided us with delicious cocktails and yummy treats throughout the night as well as having a manicure station for anyone who want to pretty up their nails. We all got measured by Julie to be fitted with the correct size Bandelettes and was given complimentary pairs! 

Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #8

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SWAK Designs: Pretty Cami Challenge

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I'm back again with another feature showcasing SWAK Designs!  This time we had to style one of their best selling plus size tops, the Pretty Cami. When SWAK gifted me a few things back in December, one of the items was the Pretty Cami in purple and I instantly feel in love with it. It's such a feminine, fun,  girly top, with the delicate straps and the flowing fit. I also enjoy how comfortable and soft it is. SWAK has brought the cami back in brand new fresh colors for the upcoming season. Us blogger were ask to style it, make it our own and show our readers just how versatile this awesome camisole is. 

Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #7

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Eloquii is back!

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Well ladies, the day is finally here, Eloquii is back! And they are taking no prisoners either with their all new revamped collection. It's a big change from years before and they obviously heard our cries after they closed last summer. They finally listened and have turned out some amazing pieces. Check out the pics below from their Spring 2014 Lookbook

Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #6

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Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #5

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Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #4

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SWAK Designs: Valentine's Date Night Style

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It's hard to believe that January is almost over, it went just as quickly as it came. Now February is knocking on our doors and it's bringing along all things Valentine's Day. Besides the usual chocolates, flowers and jewelry being advertised every where you look, there is also Valentine's Day style. So I was super excited to be collaborating with SWAK Designs and their Valentine's Day Date Look feature. We were asked to put date looks together using some of our favorite swak styles. It was very hard to choose which pieces I wanted to style, there was so many great pieces. But I finally made my choices and couldn't be happier with the looks I put together. Since Valentine's Day is on a Friday this year, I wanted to put together looks that you could wear to work and easily transition into a night out with that special someone. Hope you enjoy them!

Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #3

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SWAK Designs: The Kayla Dress

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Last month I had the pleasure of being gifted a few pieces from the contemporary plus size fashion brand SWAK Designs by the lovely Sarah Sapora. I've known about this brand for a while and have been coveting pieces but never purchased anything, so it was wonderful to receive 3 of their most popular pieces on the site. I immediately fell in love with each piece, but one of them was definitely out of my comfort zone and that was the Kayla Dress. It's a simple but lovely tank dress that leaves nothing to the imagination, if you know what I mean lol I normally don't wear anything clingy especially since I carry most of my weight in the middle, tummy area. I tried it on and was a wee bit uncomfortable due to it being form fitting, but I promised myself that I would take more risks this year and step out of my comfort zone as much as possible. So to challenge myself I decided to see how many looks I could get with one dress. Amazingly I came up with quite a few using pieces from my own closet and decided to showcase these three. I braved the cold weather Sunday and for the first time I used my tripod and little remote control to take my own pictures. Despite probably catching pneumonia, I think I did a great job for a first try!

Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #2

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Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap #1

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Hope every one's new year is starting off great! I'm going to start trying some new things on the blog this year and one of them is my Instagram Weekly Outfit Recap. Since I can't always get blog post up as often as I like, I keep my readers up on what I'm wearing via instagram with my daily outfit post. So every Monday I'll do a little recap on what I wore for the week. This week apparently I had leopard print on the brain since I wore it 4 times last week! Hey what can I say, I love leopard print! Enjoy!