Maximize Your Fit

My husband always looks at me sideways when I get home from shopping. I can't even blame him because after I spend hours at the mall I then come home to spend another hour trying on my new clothes with clothes already in the closet! The way I see it, my old clothes get an upgrade when I go shopping!

I told you all about how I love to shop my closet, well I revamped my old sweater dress by throwing a newly purchased cropped sweater ontop. You can achieve this with most simple, basic dresses. Just throw a sweater over it - cropped, off the shoulder, or textured will add some extra pizzaz to your outfit.

This outfit was cute, casual, comfy and even a bit sexy for an on the go mom, with a budget!

By the way Mr. Bear was feeling my natural updo. We shared a moment!

Cropped sweater from Banana Republic / Sweater dress from Burlington Coat Factory / Gray wedge booties from Express

Great minds think alike, checkout Kasey's rendition, get two outfits in one!

Quick & Easy Natural Hairstyle: Bang & Bun

Is your twistout, bantu knotout or roller set on its last leg? Watch how I make a new do out of "old hair" using coconut oil, eco styler gel, a brush and elastic hair band!

 

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Double Dipping

We all wish we could be like the celebs and never have to wear the same outfit or dress twice, right? But c'mon that's unrealistic, so one thing we should ALL simply do is keep it 100! However, I cannot tell a lie, I definitely catch myself slipping from time to time because I'm human damn it!

Perfect example, I started getting caught up in this delusional social media mentality. You know the one I'm talking about....not being able to wear the same thing twice when a picture is posted on Facebook or IG. I know you're smiling right now because you're guilty of it too!

I actually believed that I would be buying a new fit, each time I went out. Haha yeah right, that new daycare bill brought me right back to reality! I know it got bad when I brought my daughter to her grandparents house for a family function and my cheeks literally turned pink when I realized she had on the same onsie as the one she was wearing in a picture they had framed up on the wall! Let me put it like this, if Social Media were a drug, vanity would be its side effect!

So I have two choices: (1) Limit my social outings (yeah right, this social butterfly stays turnt - not going to happen!) (2) Figure out a way to rework the outfits I already have (At least until my blog blows up and I get rich, bitch! - sorry I couldn't help myself).

We all can do #2.  To pull this off successfully, we just have to keep in mind that each occasion is different so each time we should wear the pieces differently.  Check me out, the top pic is me going to a friend's going away party and the second pic is dinner and a movie with the hubby.

Simple & Chic

Casual & sassy

Your overall look plays a role too! I always feel a bit more spunky and sometimes quirky with my natural hair and grown and sexy with my wigs and extensions. I added the belt as an accessory to the second look adding a bit more character. I also opted to add leggings and wear wedged neutral booties instead of going matchy, matchy with purple pumps.

Outfit details: 

Dress Jessica Simpson 

Belt from Akira 

Purse from DSW

Roller "Rod" Set on Natural Hair

When it comes to natural hair, looks can totally be deceiving! In a matter of a couple hours your dry, short, thick, kinky natural hair can have shiny, bouncy, soft beautiful curls. There are several ways to achieve this, today I decided to try my first ever roller set!

Patience is the key to success with natural hair and it doesn't hurt when you have the right products and technique. With this roller set I used:

• Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in Conditioning Repair Cream
• Tee Tree Oil
• Shea Butter Miracle - Bouncy Curls Pudding
• Blue Magic Coconut Oil

Watch my my video below, to achieve this awesome roller set!

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