I got the "Blues!"

Hello Gorgeous people!!!

So I put this outfit together thinking that my top was the right blue for the pantone color serenity but when I edited the pictures I realized it's too light and more of a pastel blue compared to serenity. So it leaves me feeling "blue" about my outfit but I liked how it came out so I'm sharing it with you! 

Curves Around the World: Color Blocking

Hey Everyone! It's that time again for another "Curve's Around the World" theme and this weeks theme is Color Blocking! I really like this trend because I love color and I like mixing different colors together. So I was excited for this weeks challenge because if you haven't noticed for the past few challenges I've been wearing a lot of black and white. Don't get me wrong I love wearing black and white but since it's summer I think that this is a great to wear color too. 

So when I was picking out my outfit for this weeks theme, I had another outfit in mind that I wanted to wear. But this past weekend California had this heat wave going on and man do I hate when the weather is like in the 100's! So when I went to wear the outfit I originally wanted to wear, I felt like I would be so uncomfortable and hot in it. (I originally wanted to wear colored skinny jeans) So since I wanted something more comfortable I pulled out this blue hi-lo skirt that I've worn before on the blog. But I really like this skirt because it's really airy and comfortable to wear. 

So when I chose the skirt I wanted to pair it with something that was lighter so I went with this mint colored top and my light yellow sweater. So the fact that my top was a spaghetti strap I wasn't comfortable wearing it alone, so I wore the sweater. I know I was doing so well with wearing sleeveless but I guess this day the insecurities won over. But I guess you always have good days and bad day, but hey at least the yellow looks cute with the rest of the outfit! :)  

{skirt|Target} {tank & sandals|Old Navy} {sweater|Forever 21} {bag|Steve Maden} {watch|Khols} {Necklace|Philippines} 

Since the challenge was to color block I wanted to keep my accessories neutral, that's why I chose to wear a neutral bag and sandals. By the way this is my first time I took pictures with the bag that I wore that day. I usually forget my bag or I don't really show it in my pictures, so I decided I would try out holding my bag in the pictures. What do you guys think? Is it better with or without the bag in the pictures? 

Now don't forget to check out the other Lovely ladies from 

"Curves Around the World"

Kate from Australia - Sparkles and Lace

Laura from Canada - Lavish Laura

Helen from England - Everyone Should Sparkle

Thulie from South Africa - Thick fit and Fabulous

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Have a wonderful week! ~Nina~

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Gingham and Winds...

Hey Everyone! Today was a nice day in California but it was pretty windy, those Santa Ana winds. That's why in the bottom you can kinda see the wind blowing my dress and my hair. 

My favorite thing about spring and summer is wearing dresses because they are so easy to wear. I really like the gingham print on this dress and I got it on sale too. I love going to the sale section to look for clothes on sale, which is a good and a bad thing because sometimes I get things just because they are on sale but I'm trying to change that. But I do like a good sale, especially since I'm a girl on a budget.

I'm wearing wedges in the picture but it got pretty cold later on in the day so I switched them to boots but I didn't get a chance to take a picture with my boots on. 

{Dress | Target} {sweater | Old Navy} {shoes | Ross} {necklace | H&M} {bracelet | from my mom}

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." ~ Jimmy Dean ~

Have a wonderful day ~ Nina ~ 

Easter

Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and a great Easter with their families. I had a nice day with my family. This is what I wore for Easter, sorry that I am squinting in my pictures these were taken early in the mourning before church and where I took the pictures is directly in front of the sun! 

So this was the first time I tried sock curls for my hair, I see so many tutorials online and they seemed easy, so i gave it a try. I think they came out pretty well, I was really happy with them.

{Dress, necklace, watch: Target} {Sweater: Old Navy} {Shoes: Forever 21} 

The dress I'm wearing is from Target and it's a Hello Kitty dress and if you know me you know I really love Hello Kitty. When I first saw this line at target I really loved it but at all the targets I went to they only ran up to a large size. Then I finally found this dress at one target and it was in XL and it looked really small for me but I decided to try it on anyways and I was so happy it fit. Except for the belt that came with the dress, I don't know why they make belts for clothes that wont fit the person wearing the clothes. But I actually was able to make the belt work because there are cutouts of Hello Kitty's on the belt and I was able to use that as the notch on the belt, and just like Tim Gunn says "Make it work!" I think it's great when something you didn't think would fit turns out to fit you, that just proves that you can't hold yourself back because of size. 

Have a wonderful day ~Nina~

Bright days...

Hey Everyone, so it's starting to get hot here in California and when it's hot it means like 80 degrees. I don't mind that it's getting hotter but dang it went straight to summer weather. Well since the weather was warmer I decided to wear some brighter colors. I don't know why but when I wear brighter colors it just makes me happier, I think it might be the yellow. 

Colors are the smiles of nature.  ~Leigh Hunt

My skirt is actually a high-low skirt but it doesn't really look like it because i'm kinda round so it alters the skirt to look like a regular skirt. I'm not sure if i want to try to cut it to make it look like a high-low skirt or just leave it the way it is. What do you guys think, should i cut it or leave it the way it is? 

{yellow cardigan | Old Navy} {gray tank | F21+} {skirt | target} 

{necklace & shoes | Market in Philippines}

Have a wonderful day ~ Nina