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No, not that kind of home!!!
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UK plus size fashion, beauty and lifestyle blog
Monday, 28 October 2013
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Fancy Dress?
It’s that time of year where the phrase ‘Halloween Fancy Dress Party’ fills me with dread. The mere thought of having to find a fancy dress outfit to sufficiently cover my plus size body without my girly parts been on show is enough to make me have a panic attack.
With a fancy dress party just around the corner I decided to have a look at what I could dress up as.
The first place I looked was Lingerieseduction.co.uk. As well as a host of Lingerie sell some amazing fancy dress outfits.
The first place I looked was Lingerieseduction.co.uk. As well as a host of Lingerie sell some amazing fancy dress outfits.
The states have a huge choice of fancy dress in a multitude of sizes. I always find the choice of costumes much larger as well. Roamans.com have over 70 outfits all in Plus Size!
The last site I looked at was largeandlovelyfancydress.co.uk
What do you think? My favourite one is the Wicked one from Roamans....
Toni x
Monday, 21 October 2013
OOTD
Just a quicky from me tonight as I am having a horrid day.
I picked up this cute swing dress from George for £10!!!
I am loving all the swing dresses that are about at the moment. I have my eye on a black and white heart print one from the G21 range at George! I have a bad addiction to Asda!!!
What I wore -
Dress - George as Asda
Boots - Simply Be
Tights - M&S
Toni x
I picked up this cute swing dress from George for £10!!!
I am loving all the swing dresses that are about at the moment. I have my eye on a black and white heart print one from the G21 range at George! I have a bad addiction to Asda!!!
What I wore -
Dress - George as Asda
Boots - Simply Be
Tights - M&S
Toni x
Sunday, 20 October 2013
The Big Boot Challenge revisited pt2 - Simply Be
After revisiting The Big Boot Challenge a few weeks weeks ago I decided to review a few more pairs of boots to show you some of the choice that are available this year.
The second pair I have to show you is another pair from Simply Be*.
These boots are from the Legroom range and retail at £89.
For this pair of boots I decided to get a leg fitting down and try the Curvy Plus in an E fit. Curvy Plus fits up to 518mm calves.
As you can see on this pair I have less bagging around the ankles and although I would struggle to get a pair of skinny jeans tucked in to these, I actually prefer them.
As with any leather boots they are very stiff and took a few wears before they stopped hurting, but now they fit like a glove.
I will definitely get my wear out of these boots this winter. I never realised how well tan boots go with everything!!!
Toni
*these boots were gifted to me. All opinions are my own.
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
I Feel Good #2
You know sometimes when you spend ages getting ready for a night out, an event or even just a blog post, and the reflection in mirror isn't what you hoped? This challenge is for those times when you look in the mirror, no pre planning involved, and think "I look good today".We all have our good days and our bad, but this challenge is to record those good days and to remember that confidence, at any size, is beautiful.
The only 'rule' for this challenge is that you shouldn't use any photograph that you have used before. It can be an old photo or a new photo, as long as when you took it, you felt that you looked great.
This photo was taken about 3 years ago. I love my hair and my face on this phone.... just goes to shoe that if you try hard enough you can take the perfect selfie!!! lol
Becca http://bekasstuffystuff.blogspot.co.uk/
Becky http://www.doesmyblogmakemelookfat.com/
Bee http://www.thelittlestbuzz.blogspot.co.uk/
Felicity http://felicityhart.blogspot.co.uk/
Karen http://toodulltoblog.blogspot.co.uk/
Kaye http://www.polishedcurves.com
Laura http://laurapantslifestyle.blogspot
Mhairi http://www.lilybobombslovelylumps.com/
Natalie http://awheelbarrowfullofstyle.blogspot.co.uk
Nikki http://nattynikki.blogspot.com
Toni http://theonlywayistoni.blogspot.co.uk/
Vicky http://www.thecurvedopinion.com/
Amy Elizabeth http://thelifeofalphamikeyanky.blogspot.co.uk/
Monday, 14 October 2013
The Big Boot Challenge Revisited - Simply Be
One thing I find extremely difficult to buy is knee boots. Over the last few years more and more brands have taken the plunge and stocked wide and extra wide calf boots.
Last year I was lucky enough to review a variety of different wide calf boots that were on the market.
This winter there seems to be an even wide choice of boots available to women with wide calves.
The first pair that I am looking at are these beauties from Simply Be.
I ordered these boots with the intention of returning them once I had tried them on and taken pictures. However, once I had tried them on it quickly became clear they weren't going to get returned!
I ordered the Extra Curvy Plus in an EEE fitting. The calf sizes on these boots is 556mm, which is 55cm. I ordered the bigger calf fitting with the hope that I could tuck my skinny jeans in to them.
I can easily fit jeans in to them. I could have actually tucked jeans in to the next size down, which fits up to 522mm.
As you can see from the first picture they are slightly baggy around the ankle to that only due to the fact that the EEE fitting is very very generous.
For £65 these boots really are value for money. They look great will dresses, jeggings and skinny jeans.
Toni x
Thursday, 10 October 2013
#WearItYourWay from bonprix
Shortly after Plus North, bonprix contacted me and asked if I would be interested in taking part in a style challenge to promote there #wearityouway campaign.
I love reading these types of posts to see how different bloggers create a outfit from one main item.
Myself, Becky, Betty, Elena and Kaye were all sent this lovely stripy jersey dress to style.
I could have worn this dress a number of ways but I went with classic meets edgy by wearing it with a vintage biker jacket and knee boots.
I ordered the dress in a size 22/24 as its only available in dual sizes and its fit really well and I was quite surprised. The dress retail at £34.99 which is rather high for a jersey dress, but its quite heavy jersey so I think It will keep its shape well.
A big bonus for me is that it has 3/4 sleeves. Which gives me the opportunity to wear it to work and not have to wear a cardigan. The dress also has a cute little coral zip on one of the shoulders.
What I wore...
Dress - bonprix*
Biker Jacket - Vintage via eBay
Leggins - New Look Inspire
Boots - Simply Be
Why not see how the other ladies styled there dress...
Elena
Kaye
Becky
Betty
Toni x
*gifted
I love reading these types of posts to see how different bloggers create a outfit from one main item.
Myself, Becky, Betty, Elena and Kaye were all sent this lovely stripy jersey dress to style.
I could have worn this dress a number of ways but I went with classic meets edgy by wearing it with a vintage biker jacket and knee boots.
I ordered the dress in a size 22/24 as its only available in dual sizes and its fit really well and I was quite surprised. The dress retail at £34.99 which is rather high for a jersey dress, but its quite heavy jersey so I think It will keep its shape well.
A big bonus for me is that it has 3/4 sleeves. Which gives me the opportunity to wear it to work and not have to wear a cardigan. The dress also has a cute little coral zip on one of the shoulders.
What I wore...
Dress - bonprix*
Biker Jacket - Vintage via eBay
Leggins - New Look Inspire
Boots - Simply Be
Why not see how the other ladies styled there dress...
Elena
Kaye
Becky
Betty
Toni x
*gifted
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Do you have #BoPo??
When I started blogging I wasn't in a very good place confidence wise. I wanted, and needed, to feel better about myself. I became part of the 'plus size' community long before I started blogging and seeing photos of clothes on women I could relate to really opened my eyes. Still to this day I search blogs of someone the same size as me before I make a purchase to try and get an idea of how something will look on me.
Then I was introduced to BeauCoo. A body confidence site for every women.
Over the last few few years my body confidence has no doubt grown, and all though I am still not 100% happy with my body, and as the founder Victoria says, its about feeling good about yourself at the moment you are at now, sites like BeauCoo definitely make it easier to gain more #BoPo as well as gaining style ideas at the same time.
BeauCoo is a website/App that allows you to search for people of your shape and height to get an idea of what a certain item of clothing will look on your body shape. There is no restriction to the size you have to be on join BeauCoo, it really is just about every women gaining body confidence through the seeing other fabulous women embracing their shape and size.
By simply entering your measurement you can find other women with the same measurements as you. So the the sizes, either end of the scale, are a little light on the the ground, but as this site grows, I am sure the fit matches will too!
Over the last month or so I have definitely seen an increase in UK users and blogger that I am familiar to sign up and use BeauCoo, so I took the plunge and signed up myself! You can follow me here or by finding the link to the right hand side!!!!
I have also found some familiar faces.....
As with all new sites, I do have some issues with BeauCoo. You can't upload from your blog or computer via the desktop site, you can't add friends or login with twitter and I can't see if my blog is linked to my profile. But I am sure all these issues will be resolved overtime.
If you are already a #BoPo member send me your link. If not, why not join?
Toni x
*sponsored post
Monday, 7 October 2013
I want it all and I want it now!!!
I am really feeling the effects of moving house and the forth coming Christmas festivities, so have been doing lots of online window shopping of late. I thought i'd show what I am currently lusting afterwards.
Evans
Yours Clothing
Simply Be
Rose and Lace Print Dress £35
Rose and Lace Print Dress £35
These items would be part of my perfect winter capsule wardrobe. Add leggings, tights, a couple of cardigans and a few pairs of boots et voila!
Sunday, 6 October 2013
OOTD
Afternoon campers!
What a lovely autumn days we have had of late..
I am itching to get all my winter clothes out and I'm a bit stuck in the transitional period at the moment. Its chilly enough for long sleeves, but too warm to go all out 'winter'.
Yesterday I had a dig though my wardrobe and found this beaut that I had forgotten about. I think I bought it in the summer sale from ASOS. I remember it was a firm favourite when it came out.
Once the wether turns I think this will be a dress I wear a lot with thick tight and boots, but for now I wore it with a pair of leggings and what seems like the only shoes I own at the moment!
What I wore -
Dress - ASOS Curve
Cardigan - George £12
Leggings - H&M £6.99
Shoes - Evans
Toni x
Thursday, 3 October 2013
OOTD
I have to admit, since I started blogged and especially in the last 6 month, I have become an avid dress wearer.
I dont know if its because of the gained confidence or the fact they make me feel more girly, but around 70% of my wardrobe is now dresses!!!
My latest offering comes from the one and only Simply Be. As always I know that I can rely on Simply Be when I want dresses... I am currently lusting after about 7!!!
This dress is available in three different prints. This one is the bows and spot print.
I got a size 22 and it is a tad big, mainly on the arms, but it was still wearable!
What I wore...
Dress - Simply Be*
Tights - M&S - THEY HAVE TAGS IN THE BACK!!!!
Toni x
* donotes that the item was gifted to me.
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