4th of July Outfit

My 4th of July outfit consists of a Romper I purchased at Goodwill about a week ago for 5 bucks! It's in tip top condition, but unfortunately it fits too tight on the lower bottom. I said I wouldn't wear the romper till I fit into it.  Since I really like how the top of the romper fit, I chose to use some romper shorts I got from Torrid (which were on clearance) and added a red belt to emphasize my waise and allow the romper to flow freely and piece the whole outfit together.

I paired up my outfit with some red  peep toe heels by guess which also had a small cute buckle.

I didn't want to go crazy or bold on the makeup so I simply added blue eyeliner on the upper lids, glitter on the lids, and glitter liner on the lower lid. I really went bold and intense on the lips and wore "red" lipstick from Hot Topic and a gloss above that to add some shine and make them look luscious lol =)

Yes, I have [[Cellulite]] Get over it =]

[[If it doesn't bother me, it sure as hell shouldn't bother you]]

As you all may know, I love taking pictures! What girl doesn't! Ok...let me take that back. I do know of lots of women who refuse to take pictures simply because they do not feel good about themselves. Let me just say something...Why let time go by and not ever capture a moment of yourself to reflect upon later in life? No woman should ever feel the need not to get pretty or dressed up, even if you have nothing to do or anywhere to go! There is absolutely no excuse why you shouldn't get up in the morning, do your hair and makeup and even dress up a bit even if your a stay at home mom, a college student, HS student, or a person with many children and more than one job! There is no excuse why you cant have a mirror in your purse, some lipstick and mascara, or just even blush will brighten up your face and make you feel and look a lot more alive and happy.  I know many women have self esteem issues, I have some of my own but I don't let that get in the way of me dressing up and looking and feeling pretty.

I have to say that each of my outfits always brings a different mood and energy. Today's outfit was definitely very fun, flirty, cute, sexy even and that's exactly how I felt through out the day.  My moods and the way I feel truly comes through in my pictures.  I didn't even want to get out of my outfit today! I absolutely loved what I did with this outfit today and can definitely say it's going to become one of my favorites.

With this said, I just want to let anyone with self esteem issues, or body image issues know that there is no excuse for a woman or girl not dress up and look cute, sexy, or attractive.  Don't dress up for others or for the world, dress up for you. Dress up in what makes YOU feel good and attractive and CONFIDENT. Be creative within your own parameters and don't be afraid to step outside of the box and try new things. Look in the mirror and tell yourself how gorgeous you look because it's going to take you to convice yourself because nobody can ever do it for you. Find clothes that accentuate your assets and hide those not so favorite places on your body; but dress for your body and what makes you feel comfortable. Remind yourself how hot, pretty, cute, gorgeous, lovely, and sexy you look each time you look in the mirror and you will slowly but surely convince yourself of it.

I went to a "Quince"

Today, well technically yesterday (Saturday) I went to a "Quince" with my co-worker.  I have to say by the time I took these pictures I was really tired. I have been pulling "all-nighters" since Thursday night. I had a 5 day weekend from work so I definitely wanted to make them worthwhile! I have the summer off from school and this mini-vacation is definitely great, but today it's finally taking a toll on me. It's 3am and here I am still wide awake! I should be sleeping! lol.

This was my outfit for the evening. I wore a white burn out top I purchased at Ross for 6 dollars. I am wearing a black tank underneath, and threw a vest I got from Torrid for about 14 dollars I believe (can't clearly remember). I'm wearing some gladiator heals I purchased at Torrid, also for 15 dollars sometime last year on Clearance =)

I decided to use a more fitted top because the vest helps hide my problem areas (backrolls and yes I do have love handles) and layering a tank underneath helps in emphasizing the top and bringing the vest together as well.  I didn't like how the top looked with the tank tucked in so I left it out. Plus I enjoy wearing long tanks underneath when I wear fitted tops to help conceal my tummy when wearing very snug jeans like the ones I have on today.  Here are a few other pics to show you the difference and what I mean...you tell me...what do you think? How do you prefer wearing your fitted tops?

As you can see in the picture above (did I mention I was tired...lol) the top is very fitted and I wouldn't feel all that comfortable walking around with this top alone unless it was a size bigger. Because the top is fitted, the vest really helps hide my problem areas as mentioned above and the tank underneath helps a whole deal hiding that love handle (yup its' there...but it's very well concealed). Layering can really help hide, conceal, or make your love handles less noticeable as opposed to just wearing a top alone (see picture below) Big difference huh?  Notice how my love handles are more noticeable and stand out more  and making me look less flattering. (I still have the tank top on, just tucked it underneath).

So layering it up is defintely the way to go for me. Again, you can see how my figure becomes more flattering and my problem areas are nicely concealed and the whole outfit looks a whole lot better! 

We be Clubb'n

Hi Girls,

So it's 5:45 am Saturday morning. My bestie is straight up snoring and I can hear her from my room lol she's passed out on my couch. I'm still up and not tired at all despite dancing up a storm at the club lol . I decided to post this outfit now before I lag it and wait longer so here is my outfit for Friday night. I wore a jean jumpsuit/jumper that was tailored by my mom's co-worker because it previously had humoungous wide legs and I wanted them to be fitted and so it looks so much better now :) I'll have to post a picture of what it looked like before too.

I pretty  much added a red belt to the waist and threw on some black pumps and a chain to make the whole look come together.

And my bestie wore a dress I let her borrow. Despite the body differences, we manage to fit in the same clothes because I'm taller and she's shorter so some of my clothes will fit her nicely! Here's a picture of her outfit. And next to her's is a picture of me with the same dress but different shoes.

And here we are together!

So after some digging through my old pictures and hard drives I've found what this jumper looked like before with the wide legs.  I was also a bit bigger and didn't feel comfortable wearing the jumper without  something over or underneat.  The picture below was taken last year in November on Chubby's B-day. Here, I simply tucked in a black top and pulled the jumper over and wore some peep toe sling back heels by Carlos Santana (I loooove those shoes).  As you can also see, the legs were very very strait legged and wide. I really love how they look today because they are much more fitted and not so loose.

July 1st, Outfit of the Day turned Evening

Today I started my day off wearing a top I purchased at the Goodwill for 3 dollars! I really like the fit. It's very loose fitting and it flows very nicely covering my mid section and back. I paired it up with my Guess heels and when I was ready to leave for the evening, I put my olive green top over the white one.  This look can be easily turned into a day or night look just by switching up the shoes.

My mom called me to meet her for a Dr's appointment and I just switched my heels into some thong flats and out the door I went. When I came back home, I threw on my heels again and I was ready to go.  I didn't wear too much makeup, I kept it light and natural today. 

Here is what I wore around the house during the morning. It's very laid back and casual but the way the top flows, the loose sleeves, and the studs glam it up a bit.

Later that day, I threw on a top I had in my closet for 2 years!! No joke! I bought it for my 22nd b-day and only wore it that one day and never again till today! I'll have to dig through my pictures and find it and post it here. 

Anyhow, here is what my outfit looked like by the end of the night. I wore the top with the buttons closed and left the bust open to reveal the studs on the white top.  I also pulled out the white sleeve from the white top just enough to peek through the olive top and have the look come together.

Catching Up...

I've been showing my blog no love and it's time I stop procrastinating and actually keep up with my blog and actually write. I took the summer off from school because all classes were booked because our Governor (previously known as "The Terminator") made a lot of budget cuts and unfortunately my local college was hit and didn't offer summer school this year do to the budget cuts. The next thing to do was to apply at another college just 20 minutes away, which I did and those classes were booked Asap as well.

I ended up with no classes scheduled for the summer and figured it wouldn't be so bad. I thought to myself this was the time for me to focus on my writing and it's when I started doing Youtube videos again.  With that said, I'll try my best to post all my outfit of the days, and just anything that comes to mind from music, emotions, to anything that makes up who I am and what I love.  So with that said, catching up starts today and I will be posting pictures of my OOTD's.

Another reason why I hadn't posted was because I didn't have readers. I have 5 now, and whether they are reading or not I don't know, but they've inspired me to continue posting.  I'd very much like to hear from my readers, so please feel free to comment or say Hi :)

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer!
xoxo
Mayra