Style & Beauty

Five Fall Fashions We Love

September 5, 2012

Fall is right around the corner, and as happens every single year I’m sitting here thinking, already? Sure, this year was weird. It was so massively hot for most of the country that going outdoors was often not an option. These last few weeks of comfort may have been the only summer some of us [...]

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Five Days of Colored Chinos

August 28, 2012

I’m going to be honest, I am slow on the uptake with this whole colored pants thing. As a plus size woman, I’ve grown up with the mantra that wearing bright color on the bottom is a no-no, plus I’m a bit of a jeans and flip flops kind of girl, so working colored bottoms [...]

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Back to School Fashion

August 9, 2012

It’s almost back to school, you guys. I know, I know, I am excited about the uninterrupted hours of silence, too. No more fighting or crying or complaining of boredom. But before we get to those moments of nirvana a school day provides, we have to prepare by way of supply lists and back to [...]

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All Wrapped Up In Babywearing

July 26, 2012

My name is Holly. I’m addicted to babywearing. Not the kind of babywearing that involves the crotch dangler carriers that rhyme with Florn, but babywearing with woven wraps. Close contact, secure, supportive, close enough to kiss babywearing. Wrapping with a woven wrap is amazing and I try to wrap my baby at least once a [...]

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Let’s Discuss: Beauty Balm

June 18, 2012

Now that we’ve all tried nail polish stickers and neon lipstick (maybe not), the latest “must have” in the cosmetics aisle is a product called beauty balm or bb cream.

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Our Favorite Sports Bras

June 8, 2012

Whether you’re petite up top or well-endowed, like yours truly, it’s important to support your breasts. A good sports bra is particularly crucial, as that’s when you’re moving hard and gravity is working against you. Once those ligaments stretch, they’re stretched for good! Or bad, as the case may be. But never fear! We’ve got [...]

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Curvy Girl Style: Summer Dresses

June 5, 2012

What I love most about summer fashion is…ok, so I don’t love much about summer fashion. I’m a curvy girl; I have thick thighs and big arms. I avoid shorts like the plague. It’s, admittedly, a tough season for me. But, I’ve been on my beauty acceptance journey for over a year now, and a [...]

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The Curvy Girl Guide to Summer Beauty Essentials (GIVEAWAY!)

June 4, 2012

In the winter, beauty consists of jewel-toned scarves, bundling them around our necks to set off the pale, snow white glory of our winter skin.  Our hair is heavier somehow, and styled when we can be bothered.  We declare Christmas Season to begin in early October because it means baked goods and oven smells and [...]

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Summer 2012 Hair Trends

May 29, 2012

It’s summertime, and my hair shows it. The fabulousness that once was, has stepped aside for frizziness and fading color. As Christy Weiss, Co-Owner of Texxture a Salon (Toledo, Ohio), whipped my locks back into shape, I quizzed her on Summer 2012 hair trends. Brazilian Blowouts A Brazilian Blowout is a type of keratin treatment that makes [...]

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Curvy Girl Guide’s 2nd Annual Swimsuit Confidence Week With Lands’ End

May 15, 2012

Announced this morning, the writers of Curvy Girl Guide are partnering with Lands’ End, SELF Magazine, and breast cancer survivor community, Beyond the Boobie Trap to bring back Swimsuit Confidence Week, May 21-25. In our 2nd annual celebration of being swimsuit confident, we are excited to have SELF Magazine join in with us as we show [...]

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