Pinay Curvies...Something Old

Hello Everyone! Sorry I haven't posted, we decided to postpone our "Curves Around the World" post for this upcoming week and it was perfect for me because it took me a little longer to recover from Vegas plus I got a bit of cold. I'm still not feeling 100% yet but I'm getting there. 

So for today's post is for Pinay Curvies theme for January and it's "Something Old." I wasn't sure what to wear because I'm the kind of person that doesn't really like throwing things away unless it doesn't fit me. So I have quite a few things in my wardrobe that you can consider old but I decided to pick out one of my older items that happens to be my favorite one as well. 

So the item I chose was my forever 21+ jean jacket, or should I say Faith 21 because I got this jacket when it forever 21 first launched there plus line and it was called faith 21. So you know that it's pretty old because since they have expanded there line quite a bit and its called Forever 21+. But yeah it's one of my favorite items in my closet and I wear it a lot, you can tell because I've already featured this jacket a few times on my blog already. This jean jacket is so close to my heart because it was one of the jackets I had when I was living in the Philippines and I wore it a lot, so it has a lot of memories attached to it. You can also tell that my jacket has gone through a lot because it's faded and it's starting to tear in a few places but it's still good. 

So I usually wear this jean jacket in the spring and summer and I haven't worn it in the fall or winter so I thought it would be a challenge to myself to create an outfit for the cooler weather. But actually right now in California it's been pretty warm, so I was happy that today it was a bit cooler. So when I was thinking of how to wear this denim jacket I was thinking how I always wear my faux leather jackets with denim, and I remembered that I have a pair of faux leather pants that I haven't worn yet. So that's how my outfit came together.

{Jacket, Tank & Pants - Forever 21+} {Scarf - H&M} {Shoes - Call it Spring}

So I decided to keep my whole outfit black to really highlight my jean jacket and also because I was in the mood to wear all black. But I did break up the black with my leopard print scarf. I like how my outfit came out even though I wanted to go for a more dressed up look and it came out more casual, I still like it. 

Do you have a favorite "something old" item in your closet? 

You can check out the other ladies that participated in this months Pinay Curvies Swag January challenge by clicking the pictures above! :)

XOXO ~ Nina ~
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Pinay Curvies: Selfie

Hello Lovelies!!! I hope you all had a great weekend! I'm sad the weekend is over, it was my birthday this past week so I'm kinda sad that its over! Plus its coming to reality that I'm older! ahhh LOL 

So today this post is for the Pinay Curvies Swag October Challenge and it's about a #Selfie! Oh man I wasn't sure if I wanted to do this challenge because I am not part of the selfie generation and I have enough trouble taking pictures by myself for the outfit pictures. So taking a close up picture of myself is another level I'm not that comfortable about doing. But I wanted to support the group and also challenge myself. So here you go! 

• How did you make your #selfie special?

I think the fact that I took some selfies for this post is pretty special because if it wasn't for this challenge I would have never posted a selfie on this blog because it's just not me. Plus I think I look pretty awkward in my pictures and sorry for my big pimple on my chin, I tried to cover it up with makeup as much as I could. lol Oh and if Helen from "Everyone should Sparkle" reads this I tried to do my makeup like yours and put light eye shadow in the inner parts of my eyes to try to make it stand out. I don't know if I did you justice girl, but I tried. 

• What's your inspiration for your #selfie?

Well I'm not really sure if I had an inspiration when I took these selfies but I just wanted to put on makeup that I usually wear on a daily basis and I didn't want to go all out because I wasn't going anywhere. But yeah my daily products consists of MAC's studio fix, NYX eyebrow cake powder, Maybelline mascara, and a lip product (This is a Revlon lipstick). But for the selfie I added eyeliner, eyeshadow and blush, which I use a lot too but not on a daily basis. What's your everyday makeup? 

• What do think of Selfies? Who's your favorite celebrity Selfie? 

So I mentioned how I feel about selfies above and I'm not really a fan because I feel really awkward taking them and I feel like I look awkward too. But I know it's another thing that's in my head that I should get over, but will see! hehe But yeah I don't really know about celebrities and selfies, I follow a lot of them but I don't really have a preference for anyone specific. 

So there you have it my #selfie post! If you want to check out the other girls in the group you can click on the logo on the top! :) 

XOXO ~ Nina ~

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Pinay Curvies...Pinay Style Idol

Hello Lovelies!!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend so far.

Well I was asked to join the Pinay Curvies blog link up again this month and I was happy to do it. The theme for this months link up is pinoy style icon and let me tell you, I have a lot of them. So this theme was really hard for me to choose because I adore so many pinay's and there styles from Celebrities to bloggers to Stylists. But I decided to choose the one that I admire the most at the moment. And it's...

Ms. Anne Curtis

{Photo credits to Anne's Instagram}

"I like black dresses. I like black jumpsuits. I love white, white shirts kasi ang linis!" - Anne Curtis (credit here)

Anne Curtis is a Pinay-Australian actress, tv-host, model and singer. I chose her as my pinay style idol because at the moment she is the one person that I really admire for her style, plus she has an amazing personality that you can see as she host the daily variety show "It's Showtime". I like watching the show "It's Showtime," where she is a host just to see what she's wearing that day. I like how her style can be very casual and then she can be super glamorous at the same time. I love how she sings even though she isn't the greatest singer but she sings anyways and that just shows how confident she is. She's even had her own concerts which were her dream and she worked hard for it to become reality and I think that is just amazing. She can act crazy and silly not care what others think about her, I wish I could be like that. I hope one day to have the same confidence as her because I can't even sing Karaoke in front of people because I feel too self-conscious but I'm learning to be more confident in myself and I think her confidence inspires me to be the same as well. That's why she's not only someone that inspires me through her fashion but she also inspires me as a person!

{photo Credit from Del Monte Facebook}

I chose this outfit because I do have similar pieces but I also really like how it's cute, casual and yet trendy all in the same time. Of coarse my outfit isn't exactly the same. I decided to do black and white because of the quote above Anne like's black and white and I like wearing black and white. 

{shorts|Fashion Q} {top & shoes|Old Navy}

So here is the outfit I came up with and I think it's pretty similar. You can't really see the details of the top but it has a similar detail as the one she's wearing, the only thing is it doesn't have a collar. I only have two pair of wedges and since she's wearing wedges in the pictures. I'm also wearing similar lace shorts, I got these shorts a little white ago. I really wanted these shorts from forever 21+ but they were sold out, but I found them at a store that I go to that has plus sizes. I was really excited when I saw them, the original ones I wanted were a nude brown color but they only had black and white at the store, so I got the black one because who doesn't like black! 

Who's style do you Idolize? 

You can click the sign above to check out the other Ladies who joined the Link up as well and see who's style they Idolize?

XOXO Nina

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Taking a Big step...

Hello my dears!!! I Hope everyone had a great week and is excited for the weekend. I know I'm excited for the weekend! :) 

So today's blog is for the "Pinay Curvies" link up. I decided to join this month's link up because well I'm Pilipino and I'm curvy so why not. So the theme for this month's link up is "Boots Up!" I have quite a few pairs of boots and I'm currently looking for new pair of short boots. But yeah I decided to wear my favorite pair of short boots because it's summer here in California and wearing boots isn't my first choice of shoes. But I think short boots are great to wear with dresses and skirts even in the summer because they are a great alternative to sandals. 

So this posts outfit is a little different because it's something I've never worn before and I wasn't sure if I wanted to post these pictures up or take new ones with a whole other outfit. But I decided why not post it, I already took the pictures. Most of the blog isn't about my boots though but I think it's ok. 

 

So as you can see in the picture, I'm showing my some skin and it's skin that I don't usually show. So it's a big step for me showing some belly, you can tell that I don't show it off because it's so pain compared to my tan. But you know what it's not as bad as I thought. I got this bandeau top from Forever 21+ and I've was eyeing a tribal print one that I wrote about before (here) on my blog. So when I saw it in the store I compulsively just bought it with out thinking am I really going to wear it or what am I going to wear it with. But I'm glad I bought it, it's really comfortable. I wore it to the store and I felt like people were staring at me, at first I was very uncomfortable but then I just thought all the fabulous Plus size bloggers out there who rock outfits like these with so much confidence, so I pulled myself together and told myself "You feel comfortable and you know you look great! Don't care what others think!" And I pretty much didn't think about it anymore, so this is a big step for me and feeling comfortable in my own body and I'm really happy about it. 

{jacket & bandeau | Forever 21+} {skirt | I <3 Ronson} {Boots | LoveD}

So putting this on the internet is a big thing for me but you know what I hope to inspire girls out there to embrace their bodies and to love themselves. And by loving your body you accept it the way it is, this is why I love the instagram hashtags #honormycurves and #effyourbeautystandards because they inspire me to do both those things especially in a world that tells you that if you aren't a size model size you aren't beautiful. But I want you to all know that you are beautiful no matter your size, shape, ethnicity, skin color or whatever. :) 

I hope you all have wonderful weekends! :)

~Nina~

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