Review: Zenni Optical

Okay, so I am so excited to share with you all today's review! If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed that noticed that I wear prescription glasses! And if you don't follow me on Instagram than you should be! Although you rarely see me photographed in my glasses. To be honest I think they make me look matronly.

5 Steps To Developing Your Personal Style

Let me start by saying that I never considered myself a “fashionable” person. I never really understood how to dress for my curves and until fairly recently my wardrobe typically consisted of scrubs, jeans and t-shirts. Last year I decided this was the year that I would finally dress the way I really  felt inside, and as part of my quest to figure out what being an adult really means to me. After a few months of going through my closet, lots of online searching, and too many exhausting trip to the mall to count, I’ve finally started to build a wardrobe I really love!  

Baby Got Bag: Summer Budget Friendly Bags

A new bag with a pop of color is the simplest way to update your outfit for summer.  I compiled a list of my favorite budget friendly summer bags! This list was incredibly hard to narrow down. There are so many amazing bags this season. The world of hobos, crossbody bags, totes, satchels, clutches, and shoulder bags is daunting.

Spring Trend Kimono Style

The Kimono is bar far my second favorite spring trend for 2015 next to the midi skirt! A printed kimono adds instant style to any outfit. It's so versatile, throw it on over a white T-shirt and a pair of jeans or rock it as a swim suit cover up!

Sunday Favorites + Memorial Day Sales

Girl with Curves wearing Maurices plus size dress | Maurices clothing |Plus size Deep V-Neck Sleeveless Romper Royal Blue | Forever 21 plus size pants | Lane Bryant wide shoes | BCBGMAXAZRIA clutch | Wayfarer glasses | Perfume fragrance | LSA International colored wine glasses

Hey lovies, I hope your having a fantastic three day weekend! This week I fell in love with so many amazing things and I wanted to share some of those things with you! My favorite is these Forever 21 wide leg floral print pants with a second close being the Lane Bryant Embellished sandals. You gals know I love my flats and with these beauties being office appropriate, I haven't taken them off all week!There are also a number of Memorial day sales happening this weekend, here are a few worth checking out.

ASOS 20% OFF everything// code LONGWKND

LANE BRYANT Buy one Get One Free entire site// Code EPICSUMMERLB

ELOQUII 25% OFF full priced items// Code OUTOFOFFICE

TORRID Buy one Get one 50% OFF entire site// Code LONGWKEND

Linked up with Beauty 101 by Lisa | Refined Eclectic Style Friday Favs

What I'm Wearing: Black and White Obsession

If you follow me in Instagram (and if you don't you should) then you may have notice that lately I have been completely obsessed with Black and white patterns! I think its safe to say that if my wardrobe consisted of only black and white, my withdraw from color wouldn't be too severe.

Yes, you can mix and match and layer your black and white pieces (the possibilities are endless) but the result is always the same, a polished, stylish winning combination!

|Skirt-Old Torrid-Similar |T shirt-Target|

Style Tip: You've probably heard lots of warnings that horizontal stripes will make you look heavier. The way to style stripes is to choose the right size stripe. Very thin stripes do have a tendency to visually widen the body. Curvy girls should stick to medium to thicker stripes! 

A few more examples of how I have been rocking black and white combination lately!

If you remember a few blog post back this dress was my Fashion find!

Office Ready 

For more black and white style looks and just basic fun and foolishness follow me on Instagram!

TGI Casual Friday

|Jeans-Sears | T Shirt H&M | Sandals -Target (Similar) | Sweater- Forever 21| 

Great jeans are so very hard for me to find. My favorite all time jeans was a pair of curvy fit straight leg jeans I purchased a million years ago from Old Navy. I loved the fit of those jeans and they were super soft and comfortable. To my dismay Old Navy discontinued the fit. I wore that pair of jeans until they practically fell apart. And I have been on the hunt for the perfect pair since then.

I found these jeans at Sears of all places. I have never been one to shop at Sears. It conjures up images of little old ladies buying little old lady stuff (whatever that is). I just never imagined it as a place where I could find cute trendy stuff, but I have been sleeping on Sears big time. I found some really great stuff and they were having a good sale! They will defiantly be going on my list of "Go to Stores".

Make it Werk: Tribal Pants

|Pants-Sears | T Shirt-H&M | Flats-Dillards | Blazer-Sears |

Purse-JustFab | Jewelry-Charming Charles's |

Tribal pants seem to be everywhere, and I must confess it’s a trend that at first sight I hated! And not just at first sight but at  third, fourth and fifth, I just really disliked the look, until I found these. I absolutely love these pants, and they were on sale!

The moment I tried them on I instantly realized what about high waisted tribal pants I disliked...they make your butt look HUGE, and not in a good way!  After playing around and trying them with different things in my closet I think pairing them with a  long blazer  covered my behind and made the wearable! And the color and fabric made them office appropriate. I added a pop of color with this long, electric yellow sweater blazer. Next time I might try the with a long tunic off the shoulder top for a casual night out!