Rainy day OOTD

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So I was suppose to do an OOTD for Thanksgiving but I was running late and I didn't have time to take photos before or after. So I'm giving you another OOTD, from the other day when I met up with some high school friends and it was raining, so rainy day outfit is what you get! 

Curves Around the World:Blogger Inspiration

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So today's post is a bit late due to the fact that I haven't been feeling well but the post is up. Today's Curves Around the World post is about blogger inspiration and I have to tell you I am inspired by so many bloggers so this was hard for me to choose but I chose someone that has inspired me more then just with style. 

Curves Around the World: Maxi

Hello Lovelies! I am so sorry for being a little MIA this past month but I'm back and feel much better. I still have somewhat of a cold but that's better then what I was feeling last week, which is great. Thanks for everyone that said to get better! I know I have a lot of blogs to catch up on, I will be doing that throughout this week! 

But yeah it is that time again for another "Curves Around the World" theme and I can't believe this is already the 20th theme with this group. I am so glad to be part of this group. I think I will be doing a round up of the past challenges soon. But yeah this week's theme is Maxi and this is something I would not have tried because I thought I was too short to pull it off. But because of this blog I decided to challenge myself and I tried a Maxi dress and a skirt. So since the two Maxi's that I own both were already worn on this blog, I decided to get another one. 

So I was able to find this at a small store near my house that I'm not sure what it's called but I just stopped by because it had a sign that said it carried plus sizes, so I thought it wouldn't hurt to go in and look. I was surprised they had a variety of different clothes and the prices were really good too. When I was looking through the different maxi skirts I decided to get this one because it's black and white, which I love and it has stripes which is something that I've grown to love as well.  What do you think of the skirt? 

So you probably can't tell that this skirt is actually suppose to be a mindi skirt and suppose to be around the calves when worn correctly. But since I'm a short, I pulled it down to my hips and it becomes a maxi for me, but if I pull it to my waist the length is around my ankle. So this skirt is one of those make it work things, plus it has pockets, I think that's why I chose this skirt. 

The weather has been cooler but still pretty warm, that's why I decided to wear a vest instead of a sweater but I did switch to a sweater later that night. I decided to accessories minimally with my scarf and a pop of animal print with my shoes because why not! :) How do you like to wear your Maxi's? Are maxi's your thing? I would love to know! :) 

Now don't forget to check out the other wonderful ladies from "Curves Around the World!" and don't forget to show them some love! :)

Kate from Australia - Sparkles and Lace

Helen from England - Everyone Should Sparkle

Thulie from South Africa - Thick Fit and Fabulous 
Aislynn from Denmark - Aislynn's World

If your from a place around the world not listed and would like to join our "Curves Around the World" group feel free to contact any one of us! 

XOXO ~ Nina ~
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From old to new

Hey everyone, how is everyone doing? If you live in California you know that right now there's a heat wave going on and man do I hate it. I like warm weather but this 100 degree weather is too much for me. So if your in California, I hope your staying cool in this heat wave. 

So last week we had the challenge to wear stripes and like I said in that post I've always been hesitant to wear them. I mean I've always liked the trend but it wasn't something I was comfortable in wearing until last week and with all the positive feedback everyone gave me I decided to try it again. This is another stripped shirt that I had in my closet that has never been worn because of my phobia with stripes. And I have to say I'm really liking stripes right now, I never thought I would ever say that. 

 {top & vest|Old Navy} {skirt|Target} {shoes|Philippines} {necklace|DIY} 

So both the vest and the skirt are pretty old pieces that I've had in my closet but haven't worn in a long time. I like when I find pieces in my closet that I haven't seen in awhile and when you wear them it's like new. I don't know about you but sometimes I get so used to wearing some things that I wear them constantly, so when I get into a fashion stump I look in my closet and try to wear something out of the norm.  What do you do when your in a fashion stump? 

So one of my new things that I like doing is making jewelry, and the necklace that I'm wearing is one of the things that I've made recently. I'm not sure if I like it or if I should change it up a bit. What do you think of the necklace?

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I Hope you all wonderful weekend! ~Nina~

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Curves Around the World: Stripes

Hey Everyone, I hope you are doing great! It feels like forever since I've blogged because I've been so busy with things at home. But I'm here for another "Curves Around the World" theme challenge and I have to say this has to be the hardest one that I've done so far. This weeks theme...Stripes! 

Ok so I for as long as I can remember my mom has always told me not to wear stripes because it will make you look bigger and I have always had that in the back of my head. But since I've seen some great plus size bloggers wear stripes and look awesome, I decided to put some stripes in my wardrobe. I bought a few shirts but because in the back of my head I keep hearing my mom say don't wear stripes, I never reach for them. So yes I have a few stripped shirts in my closet that have never been worn and still have the tags on them. This being one of them, but since the theme was stripes I figure I might as well break the rules and push myself to wearing stripes. 

Ok so this striped shirt here has to be one of my favorite striped shirts in my closet but it has never been worn. I got this on sale from forever 21+ and I loved how they it was a graphic black and white top that wasn't the usual stripes. But every time I thought of wearing it, I would try it on and didn't feel comfortable in it, so I would end up taking it off and putting it back in my closet. So I thought this would be a perfect top for the stripes theme.

{top & tank|Forever21+} {shoes|Old Navy} {skirt| made by mom}

So this is the outfit I came up with, I thought the top was too short because I like wearing longer tops so I put a longer tank underneath. I'm wearing another skirt my mom made for me, sorry for always wearing skirts my mom has made me but it's because 75% of the skirts in my closet are made by my mom. hehe But yeah I chose this red pencil skirt because I really like black and white with red so this being my other red skirt I thought it would be pair well. What do you think of the outfit? 

So I tried to do my hair twists that I saw from ElleSees blog and I don't think it came out that great. I was trying to do something different with my hair because it's so out of control right now and I haven't had time to cut it. But yeah I just wanted to share it with you and you can click the link above and check out her twits looks, which are a lot better then mine! She has some great summer looks on her blog right now. 

So now you go check out the other wonderful ladies from "Curves around the World" and check out their great Stripe outfits! 

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 rest of the week! ~Nina~

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