7 Lessons Learned this Year On The Curvy Fashionista

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This year has been a reflective and transitional one. I must admit that through the ups and downs, road trips and moves, and new friends made along the way, this has truly been a year of reflection, growth, and identity. All of these things that have shown itself for and in the blog and I am grateful that you are rocking with me through it all, so in true recap spirit, let me share with you the colorful lessons learned on and for The Curvy Fashionista!

7 Lessons Learned this Year On The Curvy Fashionista

Teamwork makes the dream work

No man or woman is an island and in this case I have been blessed to have a team of contributors and outside help to keep the machine working, especially in times where I need a break or am moving across the country. I am grateful for such an amazing team and those who have guest blogged on the site!  Dear Kirsten, Cass, Whitney, Kimberly and DJ, I thank you for all of your contributions in helping me deliver to the readers what they have been asking for! Y’all rock.

You love your shopping roundups!

Every time that I fashion one of these plus size fashion roundups, you ladies (and some men) go wild for it! SO hey, you will see more of these and different ways that you can visually shop for your faves here! It truly is amazing how and what moves you all and I am happy to learn from you!

Technically challenged…

I am sooo working on this… I “hired” someone at the top of the year to give you all the fun things that make you smile and scour the site with ease, and he literally left me hanging… I tried hooking it up myself and well, it is working, but I need something fancy… SO, I hired a new person who was fully vetted and have seen what they are bringing you! Better use of mobile and tablets, commenting ease, nicer and cleaner layouts, all with an attitude! I am so hyped about this.  Like sooo hyped. Faster load times, doper graphics, you name it, it is coming… I HEAR you when you leave your feedback! TRUST me.

When you are scared- go for it

I must admit, I am not always the confident person you may tend to see. Oftentimes I am hella scared and timid, standing at the edge of the cliff before I jump. I have gotten accustomed to jumping, but this year? I have found myself a bit more afraid, but with faith I know that even if I get a few bumps, scrapes or bruises, I land on my feet!

This move to Atlanta was a bit rough, BUT it was exhilarating and exciting! It has already proven itself to be beneficial in more ways than I thought and I am soooo geeked for it! This has definitely been a faith based walk and with what I have planned for the site, the blog and for you- it is a bit ballsy but surely a whirlwind of fun!

Outfits and Videos- I need to do better

Your responses to my videos (yes, I have a YouTube channel, subscribe?) and outfit posts have been quite encouraging and motivating!

Now that I have the room and the space to do so, I will be rocking out a bit more with these in fun and different ways! Are you ready? I know that I am and I am more than excited to share more videos and fits!

Also, I love shooting in what feels like the woods and stuff! LOL But alas, there will be more and various types of visual content that you will hopefully enjoy!

Less is More… Sometimes

I am not sure if you paid attention, but I have scaled back the number of posts per day, from three to two. With how Facebook has been changing things (are you following my page there?) and the amount of fashion I was feeding you, I realized that you could not always get to the posts and I wanted to make sure that I gave or focused on quality that quantity in what I shared… this has been a godsend, let me tell you! I am grateful for this as it has relieved me a bit! LOL.

Experimenting is Great for the Soul/ Blog

This year, I brought you a forum, a place where you can go to and share and talk among yourselves about plus size fashion and everything in between… I am grateful to all of you who signed up, as 2015 you will see so much develop and grow out of this! I love it and you for playing along and testing the waters with me! If you haven’t signed up, please join the TCFStyle Forum here!

Not only in the forum, but I have also added a new column, His Two Cents, as I saw that a few of you questioned, assumed, or were curious about things that I knew that a man, who loves his women plus, could answer. With that, it has been a success as some of DJ’s post have been some of the most popular on the blog! Woot!

SO these are a few of the many lessons I learned with and via the blog this year… There are tons more personal ones that I have learned for another post! HOWEVER… I would love to hear from you the many lessons that you have learned about yourself! Sharing is caring!!!

What did you learn this year that has impacted your way of living, thinking, or loving? Let’s discuss…

 

 

 

 

 

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Swing

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This gorgeous dress is a swing dress from Lady V London in a size 18. For reference – I am 5’7 with a long torso.

The dress comes with a sash to help cinch in at the waist – my favourite! It has small belt loops that the sash loops into, although a belt can help conceal them.

I have tried the previous version of this dress some years ago and I found it pretty tight across my arms, and so I was extremely pleased to find that this was a great fit all over – if a tiny bit tight across the bust.

I found the square neckline to be quite a flattering cut on a larger bust without it showing inches of cleavage – no wonder so many women choose to have this as a bridesmaid or wedding guest dress.

I adore the pretty prints that this comes in, especially this now sold out design. Keep an eye on the swing dress page on Lady V London as they are constantly restocking old and new colourways of items.

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Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Beauty Stocking Stuffers for Her

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Hey there! Do you all have the holiday spirit yet?? If you’re anything like me, you’ve already started making your lists and checking them twice. I am so excited about the holiday’s this year! My excitement stems from (1) knowing I’ll be able to spend a lot time with my family and (2) knowing I’ll be able to spoil my family and friends with some goodies!

When it comes to giving holiday gifts I always ask myself a few questions. For example, I ask questions like who am I shopping for? What’s their lifestyle like? What do they really need? How can I make the gift unique? When it comes to my girls, I ask myself those questions and for some reason I usually (always) go with cute and practical beauty stocking stuffers. Is she particular to sets, does she need help sleeping, does she collect makeup bags? Does she always carry a lotion or cleanser? I mean these are things I think about- to make my stocking stuffers personal and special… Take a look at what I found and am sharing with you!

Below are 10 affordable Beauty Stocking Stuffers that are perfect for the beauty lover in your circle!

Holiday Gift Guide: 10 Beauty Stocking Stuffers for Her

1. Sephora Face Mask Collection, $6 (each) at Sephora.com

2.OPI Mini Polish Set, $23.75 (Set of 10) at www.amazon.com

3. Smashbox Makeup Trial Kit, $19, www.Nordstrom.com

4. 5-Pack Pocket Hand Sanitizer, $5 at BathandBodyWorks.com

5. “Lipstick Saved Me ” Cosmetic Bag, $35, BreakupstoMakeup.com

6. Limited Edition Aveda Gift Set, $49.50 Aveda.com

7. e.l.f. Beauty Must Haves 6pc Brush Set, $16.50, at Walgreens.com

8. Boots Mango Body Kit, $19.99, at Target.com

9. Heart Print Makeup Bag, $9.90 at Forever21.com

10. Andrea Garland Sleeping Beauty Kit, 73.91, ASOS.com

All of these options are perfect beauty stocking stuffers, don’t you think?! I’d be thrilled to add any of them to my beauty section at home. I hope these ideas help as you go about your holiday shopping excursions. And remember, it’s not about the size of the gift you purchase, it really is the thought that you put into the gift. Happy shopping!

Which one do you want to add to your wishlist? Let’s talk about it!

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Urban Decay Naked On The Run Is Here!

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the new limited edition Naked On The Run RM188

the Naked Vault (worth RM1281) contains your Naked Obessesions
(Naked, Naked 2, Naked 3 + Naked Goodies)

Calling all Urban Decay fanatics! You're going to go crazy because this Christmas, Urban Decay is launching their Christmas specials with the new limited edition, all-in-one travel kit featuring everything you need for the Naked look. Naked On The Run price at RM188 has six (6) never seen before eyeshadow shades, bronzer, blush and a full-size Naked lipgloss plus a travel size 24/7 Eye Pencil (both new shades), and a travel-szie Perversion Mascara.

SAVE THE DATE

Launching date? 6th Dec, 2014 at 10am Sephora Starhill and guess what? The first 200 customers who purchase this will be getting an exclusive Urban Decay gift! Not only that, the first three (3) customers in queue to purchase Urban Decay goodies worth up to RM500 inclusive of this palette will receive the Naked Vault worth RM1281.

What's the Urban Decay Naked Vault?

An ultra-luxe, limited-edition set that contains a DOZEN of our most-coveted Naked products:

ALL THREE of our bestselling Naked palettes (actual size!), three coordinating 24/7 Glide-On Double-Ended Eye Pencils, three Naked Flushed and three shades of Naked Ultra Nourishing Lipgloss.

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Annick Goutal Petite Cherie Review

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I love my Annick Goutal Petite Cherie!

Sharing my love for fragrances today. I love scents and aromatherapy but because I lived with my x-fiance who has a nose like a dog I couldn't wear any perfumes for as long as I can remember. More over any kind of scent - aromatherapy, diffuser, room spray cannot be used. He'll throw such a tantrum and open all the windows to air the house / room. Sheesh! BUT alas I am free to spray and spritz my perfumes on myself everyday and fill my room with scented candles, aromatherapy, potpourris and diffusers *joy to the world*.

Sharing today is my all time favourite day perfume by Annick Goutal. I just love and adore Annick Goutal so much and I bought their ever popular Petite Cherie perfume. They cost a bomb but oh my, I just couldn't resists such lovely fragrance. They're one of a kind, luxury must have in any girl's perfume collection.

oh I wish I have the butterfly bottle one!

my must haves - a travel size & a full size at home

A bit about Petite Cherie. It's the scent Annick Goutal created for her daughter as a gift in 1998 (how sweet). Annick had already created one before named "Eau de Camille" but later on created the Petite Cherie - an irresistible, sensual and seductive fragrance which she describes as being "reminiscent of a young girl's cheek that you want to lovingly kiss" to her daughter. You can see why I'm in love with this scent. 

Petite Cherie is a sweet floral scent of pears, peaches, musky rose, freshly cut grass and vanilla (my favourite flavour haha). I can't live without this perfume, so I have Petite Cherie EDP 100ml (RM599) at home to spritz before going out and a travel size Petite Cherie 15ml (RM120) that I carry on for emergencies. Anyone else loves this scent too?.

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