While gearing up for BlogHer, I realized how much I missed FATshion Fridays. And how much I needed to get back to celebrating fun, frivolous things. So, FATshion is back but this time I’m taking the pressure off with Favorite Things Friday. If I’m having an I Hate Myself Week, I can share what I love right now: books, bloggers, shoes, anything and everything.
One of the most empowering body experiences I’ve ever had was finding the right bathing suit a few years ago. Up until I discovered that black and red polka-dot creation, I hated the beach and summer. But once I found a suit that fit me, I owned the shit out of it. This year it was time to move on and get another one. Here is me pretending I had to go to the beach. The suit is from Target, $28.
Usually the only REAL color I consistently wear is on my nails. It’s the one place I bring it in jewel tones. Maybelline just realeased these and I am smitten. I found them at CVS for $3.99. If you have a club card or whatever the hell, they have a 20% off CVS coupon so you can get them even cheaper.
I met Alissa at BlogHer where she stopped me to take a picture. I was flattered because she looked so amazing. Her blog, Stylish Curves, is a new must-visit favorite. She profiles curvy ladies, picks, trends, and her own outfits. I may or may not steal her banana yellow platforms. I want those bitches so bad. Follow Alissa on Twitter @StylishCurves
Unfortunately my favorite new sparkly hoops proved defective, so I replaced them with these from Lane Bryant. They’re $12.
And blog you need to read this week comes from Black Girl in Maine:
Whenever I hear talk of pulling oneself up by the bootstraps a little part of me dies, see the truth is no one pulls themselves up by their own bootstraps. Instead we all stand on someone else’s shoulders and that helps us to reach higher. The only reason that I was able to go from being a high school dropout to a college graduate with an advanced degree is the help of others.
Feel free to share what you’re digging right now in the comments: reads, things, and everything in between. Enjoy your weekend!
I hate painting my nails!! I love the way they look, all pretty and painted. But I’m so lazy, I can never keep up with them. I always end up with messy chipped nails. But anywho, love the beach wear. You’re rockin it. Target has the best plus sized clothes!! It’s amazing, because department stores rarely carry any good plus sizes. Target, Torrid, and Fashion Bug are really the only stores I can stand to shop at.
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I hate to be THAT girl, but chipped nails annoy the eff out of me. On myself. When it happens, it’s all I can think about. But I love polish because it always fits.
I’m a Forever 21+ convert. Everywhere else is over priced for plus. Plus, I find them to be the most true to size. Their return policy is the pits. JC Penney has really wowed me in the past two years (after their re-branding) and I head there first for shoes.
Hmm, what size does forever21+ go up to? Sometimes I have trouble finding stores that go up high enough for me. I’m a big big girl lol. And yeah, Torrid is super expensive. But idk, I spent 60 bucks on a pair of jeans there, and I am somewhat in love with them. They’re the only pair of jeans that have fit me this good… ever!
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I’m going to take a guess here and says 24-26ish. I know definitely 24. BUT not all stores carry plus. Before arriving, I would call if there’s one near you. There are two near me, but they are the larger stores. Torrid, I have found, prices me out the ass and the clothes fall apart. Not my bathing suit, but a skirt I had and paid $40 for bit the dust a week in and I had to have Slasher fix it tri-monthly. Damn seams.
Does that help? And ASOS Curves online is pretty awesome too.
Do you ever tease Slasher, about his mad seamstress skills? I would never think to go to my boyfriend to repair an article clothing, it would be in shreds by the time I got it back! Must be nice having one who knows what he’s doing.
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No way! I don’t tease him because I have NO interest in learning how to sew. He has tried for ages and I promptly tell him “I don’t need to know how to do everything?” He knows how to sew because he’s an aging heavy metal, death rocker that had to sew in order to get his band patches on his bag to look “cool.”
Which is a post in and of itself: want to find a man that sews? Date a punk rocker. They are more domestic than you would think.