Fashion Faux Pas-Prego looking Shirts

Writing this a bit late, but here is you "Fashion Faux Pas" for Friday.

We will be taking a look at those "too big for you", "flowy" "Are you pregnant" shirts.

Some women do have really big boobs so they can kind of get away with it. Still looks preggy though.

Even a skinny model can look preggo if wearing the wrong color or shape. I got this pic from

http://uglyshitfromforever21.blogspot.com This blog will make you have so much. He says the funniest stuff about the clothes Forever 21 sells. Check it out if you want a good laugh

Wearing baggy pants with a flowy top definitely makes you look preggo.
http://www.nomoremomjeans.com/search/label/bad%20fashion
Here's another site that's hilarious with bad clothing. It's called No More Mom Jeans. The site owner has some good excersize ideas too. Well that's all for today, hope ya'll had a great Friday!

Friday Fashion Faux Pas-Bad Dye Jobs

Today on Friday Fashion Faux Pas we will discuss bad hair dye jobs. I'm sure everyone has had a bad dye job as one point or another. The best advice I can give is to get it done by a professional!

I got wild one time and decided to do some blue streaks in my hair. Don't ever use this stuff, "Manic Panic". It looks terrible. I'd post a pic but I got it fixed like the day after I did it. I love, love, love unique colors and out of the norm hair styles and colors though. I usually only get my hair done once a year because it is so expensive.

One thing that is super, super tacky and gross is a half done hair dye job. The above is a thinning, stringy, greasy mess. If your hair is going grey, dye it until it is all grey. Don't leave all half grey and half a weird color. Gross.

Blue streaks on greyish hair? Never do this.

This might look ok if the whole hair was done in pink. It's not a bad color for her complexion. But this half and half stuff is ridiculous.

And spotty purple everywhere? Yeah please don't ever do this. U-G-L-Y!

This, for example is a lovely do for an older lady. The hair looks healthy and well taken care of. Even though it is short it doesn't look like she is losing her hair. Nicely done!

Thanksgiving Outfit-Jeggings and Peep toe booties

Here is my fashion post for Thanksgiving I promised! I didn't get a super clear shot of my outfit because I totally forgot to take one specifically of it. We were doing family pics and got distracted.

This is the best shot of my outfit from top to bottom. I know the quality is pretty poor but it's still
cute.

I chose a mint cami and layered with a grey sweater vest. The cami pictured is $14 and the vest $35.
You know me, of course I didn't pay that much for them!
My cami-Wet Seal had a 5 camis for $20 deal which I took advantage of. This is one of them.
My sweater vest- Goodwill for $3

 

I'm often inspired by Miley Cyrus(above) for my fashion choices. She loves jeggings as much as I do. If you don't know what jeggings are, they are currently "in". They are a basically denim leggings. Jeans that are a soft material and skin tight like leggings.

Booties are also "in". Mine are similar to these except they are peep toe. And of course I didn't pay $65.
My Grey Peep-toe booties-bought at a yard sale for $5.

 

Another celebrity fashion inspiration, Gwynth Paltrow, wearing Grey peep-toe booties.

Hope you enjoyed my outfit recap and got some fashion inspiration!

Friday Fashion Faux Pas-Bad Bangs

For this Friday's Fashion Faux Pas we are going to be laughing at bad bangs.

Wow here are some bad, bad bangs. If you can call them that. First pic is like a mullet or something. The bangs aren't even distinguishable from the rest of the hair. The top two have a super bad dye job. Who dyes their bangs? For some reason macaroni and cheese comes to mind. The bottom girl needs her bangs trimmed. They should be side swept or short enough to be bangs. And the last chicks bangs are awful because they are cut straight across. Such a straight across cut makes her hair look like a wig.

 

Here we go. These are so much better. The first picture is cut straight across but there is shape to the bangs and they are not in her eyes. The top pic is a gorgeous example of side swept bangs. They are very nicely blended into the rest of her hair. And the last pic is a pretty good example of a good side swept bang. It's me of course so I'm a little critical, I think they need to be blended in just a tad bit more but otherwise perfection!

Fashion Faux Pas-Bad Lipliner

So this Friday's Fashion Faux Pas is bad lip liner. Technically lip liner isn't really necessary if you have a lipstick or gloss that looks great on you. To be honest there really isn't a reason to even wear lip liner. I don't wear it, it looks fake and tacky to me. Don't get me wrong though, some people can pull it off, and a lot of makeup artists will use it and make it look great.

 

 

1. Don't ever use black lip liner! Even if you are African American, don't use it! As you can tell in the big pic to the left it looks like she took a pencil to her mouth. The two pictures to the right are just like whaaaat? Someone take that sharpie away from them please! The middle top pic is better, at least the colors are closer but you can still tell the difference in lip liner and lipstick. One word. Clown. The bottom middle is closer in color as well, but that is just a bad color to begin with. Unless it is Halloween, you want to go for as natural a look as possible. Too much or outrageous makeup just screams insecurity, trying too hard or sometimes just plain ignorance.

 

If you HAVE to use lip liner the key is blend, blend, blend. There should be a seamless transition from lip liner to lipstick.

 

 

This is very pretty and natural.

 

 

This is also very tasteful. A little spicy with a darker shade of red but still not over the top. And no crazy lip liner lines!

Another Fashion Faux-Pas Friday!

Hehe this is fun! I love doing Fashion Faux Pas. You can find some good ones on Peopleofwalmart.com (Disclaimer: All photos were taken from the internet, non-watermarked and are public domain which means they can be edited however the user sees fit.)

Here is the first one I like to call "Mom" jeans. It's those jeans or super long shorts or crazy looking capris that make you look like you have thunder thighs and were born in the 50s. But hey they are so comfy its ok right? Um No! It is not ok and "mom" jeans are never ok! I don't care how old you are or how many kids you have.

Take the first left pic, the jeans are too loose and baggy, probably very comfortable but they add about 25 lbs. Bottom left are just ugh. The waist is too high giving the impression of a huuuuge muffin top. And a camel toe. Straight legs just don't look good on short people. And by short I mean under 6 feet. It makes you look shorter and fatter. The bottom right...what are those things...shorts? They are almost long enough to be capri's but I see some knee there. (O and another tip, if your knees look white and you are not a panda bear, put some lotion on those suckers. When you make WHITE people look ashy its bad, real bad.) Back to those short things. They are super loose around the thigh making already huge thighs look gigantic. No thunder thighs here, more like hurricane thighs lol!

Ok here are some more no, nos! Left-I mean what are those things? Capris? Whatever they are they make that person look fat. Next top image-First find some pants that fit, I'll all about big butts but don't let it hang out and definitely don't let everyone know you have Child Support Tattooed across your ass. It just screams "lazy, jobless, pathetic mom who probably spends her kids support money on tats, alcohol and weed. Under that-Now I have nothing against skinny people. I'm skinny and people tell me to eat a burger all the time. Some people are born skinny and no matter what they do they can't gain weight. And that's ok. But there is a thing called a belt hellooo! Next top right-If your pants are too tight they are going to push up all that fat and create a "muffin top". And wear a decent shirt, nobody likes rolls with their muffins. And last but not least-I admire a nice bubble butt as much as the next person but when its literally hanging out the bottom...well you have to draw the line somewhere.

Now this is how to wear some jeans! You have a whole row in the first pic. They are not all the same type of jean, different jeans fit different bodies better. The backs are tight enough around the but to show she is a woman but loose enough in other areas to show she is a class woman. No thunder thighs, no ass cracks, no tramp stamps. Lovely. The second pic is hard to see but when I was putting this together I came across this and thought is was pretty. And last but not least, my jeans. I think I did a decent job, nice bubble but without a muffin top and loose enough keep'em guessing right?

Fashion Faux Pas #1-Crocks

Ok so Friday I've decided to do a section called "Fashion Faux Pas." Some of it will be helpful tips but it will mostly be funny, ridiculous outfits and such people decide to wear. Hey, everyone needs a good laugh on a Friday! And if you happen to wear an article of clothing I mention that is ridiculous don't be offended...it's all in good fun!

So first I want to blog about Crocks. Not many people even like crocks. At least not the 16-30 year olds.

Lots of Grandma's like them, and they are good for old people to reduce the likelihood of slipping and falling. But if you aren't a grandma...no way you should be caught dead in them. Ok, ok yeah they are supposedly comfortable to wear but with all those holes, can you imagine the foot order reeking out? That is what they make comfortable, breathable running shoes duh!

Ok I admit it, I do have crock like shoes for my girls. I said crock "like" shoes. They are rubber and easy to get on and off, no Velcro or ties. But you know what? That's ok. They are are 3 and 5. Not a full grown woman in her late 40s. 

 

 

 

So you know what you need to do with these disgusting, fashion betraying crock like wanna bes? Take the and feed the to the gators! Unless of course you want to resemble an old grandma or a kindergarten student. Looks wise you could pass as a grandma but brainwise they would put you right in K-5! Haha!

 

 

 

Moral of the story? Don't wear crocks, crock wanna-bes or crock look alikes. Your rank on the fashion scale with instantly plummet.d
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So what are your impressions of crocks?

Bridal Shoot

Last week I go to do a really cool and fun photo shoot with a photographer friend of mine. The hubby and I had planned to have a big wedding with lots of family and friends. But we just couldn't seem to save up enough money for it. We ended up having a courthouse wedding in July of last year. It was super short and kind of silly but still sweet because we had all our kids there. We thought about having a big wedding later on and I even found my wedding dress. After lots of deliberation we decide to save the little money we had set aside for a big, fun honeymoon instead. But I still didn't want to just get rid of my dress, it was so freaking pretty! The first wedding anniversary is supposed to be a paper object. Steven gave me a framed love letter/poem. It was so sweet! I was kind of at a loss of what to do but then I got with my photographer friend and we decided to do a bridal shoot. That way I could still have pics in my gorgeous dress, and pictures are technically paper right? So I decided that was my anniversary gift to the hubby.

It was a really fun shoot, I felt so pretty and girly. I did my nails in silver and black skulls (because I'm a rebel like that lol) Since we are both photographers, she gave me all the pics so I could edit some how I liked and she decided to edit some her way too. It was a fun combination. Did I mention she got in the newspaper for best business of our town? Very cool award and I'm pretty lucky to have worked with her. I'm so excited with how the pics came out, they are stunning! (I did a few pics just for hubby's eyes too hehe!)

The pictures have been condensed for uploading so they lost some of the sharpness and clarity but you can still see how well they turned out. Click on the picture for it to expand.

 Can I say again how much I love my dress? It's classy and elegant, yet form fitting, shows off my curves and drop dead sexy!

 My favourite part about this one is that I almost look tall. Would you guess I'm only 5 feet?

 I like this one, it's a real smile not a fake one. I was having a hard time smiling and not looking fake haha! (O and I love my white straight teeth...glad they don't look like a certain someone's meth teeth haha!)

Stephenie said this looks like it came out of a glamor magazine

 

Look how cool the back is on my dress! I am so in love with it!

This is a tame one, but it's kind of boudoir-ish...I can't show the others in public, hubby's eyes only ;)

 



This is one Stephenie edited. It looks so vintage and cool. So classy with a hint of edgy, love it! I am so grateful to have been able to work with an awesome photographer. Thank you Stephenie!

Fashion and Makeup by the Husband

My husband got to do my makeup and dress me today. I thought this would be a hilarious post and I would end of looking like a clown but he actually did a great job. Funny thing is I can walk out the door like this!

 

This is what he could choose from. I did tell him what everything was used for but I didn't tell him how to do it.

 

The end result. He went for a very natural look. Eyeliner just on the top lid and no eye shadow. Not blended in from face to neck very well but otherwise I'd give it an A.

 

And this is the outfit he picked out for me. Boring but easy and casual. I'd give it an A too. I had just washed my hair, so he wanted it down and natural. Good job babe!

Have you ever let your husband do your makeup or pick out your clothes? You should sometime its pretty hilarious. If you have, or if you do please send me a link, I'd love to see it!

Review-Yochi Shoes

I was contacted by Yochi Shoes to review their line of cute kids shoes. We were sent a pair of Panda shoes in a size 9. You can find the exact shoe here Princess Sakura Shoes. When we got the package they were carefully wrapped in a cloth bag like designer shoes.

 

We got the size 9 and it was an exact fit for my daughter. She was so excited to try them on!

Think these are just a regular pair of cute kids shoes? Guess again! I found out that these shoes have squeakers in them! My daughter had so much fun running around the house, squeaking with every step! Worried about a little one toddling off in a busy place? No chance of getting lost with these shoes, plus you don't have to worry about those weird leashes!

 

The shoes have a Velcro closure so Serenity can put them on all by herself. No ties required! They are also made from high quality nylon and very comfy.

 

I am now going to have to order a second pair of shoes for my younger daughter, they were such a big hit and now she is super jealous!

Besides shoes for both sexes, Yochi also carries adorable socks with rattles for both baby boys and girls!

Want a pair for your little one? Check out Yochi Yochi website at http://yochishoes.com/
They also have a facebook page, be sure to like them! https://www.facebook.com/YochiYochiShoes


*All opinions are my own, post was compensated by free product*

Marine Corps Mess Night-Blue lace bandage dress

It's been a while since I've blogged! We have been going through a lot (more on that later) and I've had a ton of stuff to catch up on.

This past weekend we went to whats called "Mess Night" or "Dining In". It's a tradition in the Marine Corps thats basically a summer ball but different and more formal. It is a dinner for Officers and Staff NCO's. (Non commissioned officers for those of you that don't know Marine lingo) There is a period during dinner where the floor is opened for "fines". Someone asks the President of the mess to fine so and so for doing such and such. They actually get fined but its more comical than real. For example this one Marine was fined $5 and made to carry a water pistol around the whole evening because he didn't do something correctly on the firing range last week. After dinner and fines, there are a bunch of toasts to Marines, Navy Corpsmen, Vietnam veterans ect. ect. It was an interesting evening for sure, comical but it was a bit tedious towards the end. Hubby and I were just glad to get back to our hotel room and crash.

Aww look at us!

 

There is nothing like the feeling of pride you get when you walk beside your Marine in his dress uniform. Definitely the sharpest uniform in the military (but then I'm a little biased haha) Ok so maybe I'm a little concieted but I think every Marine wife can identify with how you just love, love the way your Marine turns heads walking along in his uniform so handsome, proud and dignified. And I'm just like yep, look all you want ladies and gents thats MY man!

 

And here is my outfit for the night.

(Don't mind the pole sticking out of my head, my husband is not a good photographer)

 A better look at the dress.

 My silver heels
 

I wore a Blue Lace Bandage dress-Charlotte Russe

Silver heels-Got at a shop back in SC. Not sure of the brand

Blue nails-Claires nail polish

French Manicured toenails-done myself with a Sally Hanson kit

Silver and diamond necklace-Claires clearance rack

Diamond bracelet-(yes its fake lol) Ebay via China somewhere

Hair-I forgot my curling iron and with the heat my hair would NOT stay straight despite a flat iron. So yes its a bit messy but now you get to see how thick, wavy and untamable it is haha!

 

Saturday we went over to my parents house to pick up the girls and spend some time with my family. It was a really nice visit. Sunday we pretty much did nothing and just caught up on sleep and recharged from a week of stress and crazyness.