Thrifting-Purses

Feb 5, 2011 by Clueless Fashionista

Recently, I went on an impromptu thrifting outing with some fabulous ladies. I’m not a serious thrifter but I can definitely attest to the great bargains someone can come across at a thrift store. In my most recent trip, I got three cool purses and spent about $9 for all of them. Here’s a short video I did about my experience and to show off my purchases. Enjoy!

Thanks to my fabulous thrifting companions who suggested the outing:

Alexis, a lifestyle hair blogger at http://curlscoilsandkinks.com
Sharita, a professional makeup artist who’s a fashion and beauty blogger at www.perfectly-pretty.com
Adrienne, a lifestyle hair blogger at http://memyhairandthecity.com
Farrah, a lifestyle hair blogger at www.mahoganyknots.com

Check out these ladies’ blogs and get some great tips on everything from fashion, hair, beauty and even thrifting!

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Back to Basics: The Five Minute Face

Feb 2, 2011 by Clueless Fashionista

One of the main reasons I hear women give for not wearing makeup is a lack of time. It doesn’t take me much more than 5 minutes to do my daily face so I wanted to find a video of a woman applying her makeup in five minutes. Now this doesn’t mean she’s doing a full glam face with false lashes and all that. This is an everyday look that will punch up your look and make you look more polished overall. I came across quite a few videos and here is one of them. This is a very informal video. The lady, named Stacey, is doing her own makeup and she offers some great tips during the process.

See, that’s not too hard and she looks really natural without taking an hour. Makeup is supposed to highlight your features so it doesn’t have to take a long time to apply and look great. One thing I suggest you may want to skip if you’re a newbie is the eyelash curling portion. It’s not too hard to do but if you’ve never done it before, it will slow down your five minute face. Let me know if you have any questions about what was done in this video or if you want more tips on how to do a quick every day face.

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Fashion News: Honeysuckle is the color of 2011!

Jan 31, 2011 by Clueless Fashionista

You know how every year the fashion industry declares a color of the year? Yes? No?

Well if you weren’t aware, every year the fashion industry chooses a color that is designated the it color of the season. In recent years it was purple and gray. Well in December of last year, Pantone, a company that is the global authority on color (bet you didn’t know that even existed) declared honeysuckle the color of 2011.

Now when I first heard this, I envisioned an orange-y color because that’s where my mind went initially. However, when I did further research, I discovered the color named honeysuckle is actually more of a pink-y coral-y color. Don’t you love my technical jargon?

Well without further ado, here is the color of 2011!

Thoughts?

Do you think you will wear this color?

I’d love to hear what you think of the official color of 2011 as determined by Pantone.

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Back to Basics: Why should I care about my body type?

Jan 27, 2011 by Clueless Fashionista

Knowing your body type is very helpful when it comes to dressing in the most flattering way possible. I know we’ve all seen it, the woman who is wearing a super cute outfit but for some reason it just doesn’t look very good on her. Or if you see two women wearing the exact same dress and it looks completely different on them both. This often happens because that particular outfit is better suited for one body type and not the other.

So before you go shopping again, take some time and read this post Back to Basics: What is My Body Type? and figure out what your body type is. You may discover that you can fit into more than one category, which is perfectly normal. However, read up on the one that’s your dominant type or the one that resonates with you the strongest. Once you have a good handle on your main body type, you can definitely return to the post and read up on the other body type categories that you may fall into.

Having this bit of knowledge will make your dressing room experience much more pleasurable because you’ll be able to look at yourself more objectively and focus in on clothes that look their best rather than taking an arm full of clothing in and having none of it look good on you. Believe me, I know the emotional roller coaster that can take place underneath those harsh fitting room lights. Arm yourself with some knowledge! It will help.

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Giveaway: Valentine’s Day Treat!!

Jan 24, 2011 by Clueless Fashionista

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and for those of you ladies (and fellas) who have someone special in your life, sexy lingerie is a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift. Thanks to the people over at www.sexylingerieshop.com, I am giving away a $75 gift certificate to the website.

If you were at a loss for what to do to make this Valentine’s Day special, this is a great website to visit for ideas. They have fabulous lingerie that can fit ladies of all sizes, tastefully and with varying amounts of sex appeal. You can either go for the more naughty attire or something that’s more cute and innocent.

While I am a big supporter of you doing your part to wear clothes to make you feel good and confident, I am also a fan of wearing underwear that does the same thing. I know I tend to feel differently when I’m wearing basic underwear than when I’m wearing something really nice and maybe even a little sexy. In fact, they gave me a gift certificate so I could get first hand experience with using the website and I got myself some wonderfully sexy pieces! Even if I don’t have a Valentine’s Day sweetie, they will give me a little pep in my step any time of the year.

Plus, a great piece of lingerie can do wonders for mood and how you carry yourself. Even if you don’t plan to share it with anyone, a sexy piece of lingerie can make you wear your clothes better. Anything that makes us look better is fabulous! They also have great prices. If you want to jazz up your lingerie wardrobe (which I highly recommend), this is a great place to do that without breaking the bank.

To enter this contest, here are the rules:

1. Visit the website www.sexylingerieshop.com and find the answer to the following question:

What outfit is featured in the special occasion section, under Valentine’s Day Lingerie in the first column, first row?

2. Post a comment to this post with your answer.

The contest runs until January 31, 2011. The winner with the correct answer will be chosen via random.org on February 1, 2011. Make sure you enter your correct email address when you submit your comment. If you are chosen as the winner and we don’t have your correct address, you won’t be eligible to receive the prize and another winner will be chosen.

Good luck and happy browsing! Make sure you visit www.sexylingerieshop.com or click on the above logo to answer the trivia question and enter the contest.

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Back to Basics: What is my body type?

Jan 21, 2011 by Clueless Fashionista

Knowing your body type is essential to looking your best. However, many women are not honest with themselves about what they’re actual body type is. They tend to focus on the one feature that may stand out the most (or the least) and try to dress around that one feature. That’s not a good idea. You have to address your body in it’s entirety.

I found a great article written by Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine, style experts who wrote a book called The Body Shape Bible where they identified 12 different body types that women have. This article gives a summary of the different body types and it uses pictures of real women to illustrate each type. It’s a good article and I suggest you check it out before taking your next shopping trip. While you read it, you can check out the pictures and figure out which type best fits you. Then they also include a couple of style tips to make sure you look your best.

Go! Read! Enjoy!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-488236/Trinny-Susannah-reveal-12-womens-body-types–you.html

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Ladies Let’s Talk-Too Tight Clothes

Jan 11, 2011 by Clueless Fashionista

The latest installation of the Ladies Let’s Talk segment addresses wearing clothes that are too tight. I discuss the difference between form fitting and tight. Please share any ideas you have for future Ladies Let’s Talk segments.

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