Aussie Curves - Pink

This week it is all about being pretty in PINK :) 

I love bright colours and Pink is definitely a colour that features a lot in my wardrobe. I can't say it's one of my favourite colours, but I gravitate towards this colour always.

Because I have so much PINK to pick from, it made it hard to pick what I wanted to wear, so I decided to go with the newest PINK items I have recently added to my wardrobe and today it's all about the accessories.

So lets start off with the Pink stockings, I love these Stockings, so gorgeously bright and they are sure to get some attention wherever I go. I got these from the WE LOVE COLORS website, they are great quality and comfortable, they don't slip down at all and I have had these for at least two months. I love the fact that they are totally Opaque and I love that I get to wear some funky coloured stockings this winter. 

My dress and jacket are repeat blog offenders, but I should say that since I got this dress it has been my GO TOO dress, I love it is my most favourite BUY of this year.

Both of these bangles I bought from TS14 and the earrings I got from my mum aren't they just cute. 

I have to say thanks to my Sister as these boots belong to her, I couldn't find my own boots I was going to wear, but these are totally comfortable. I love this seasons boots and the thick heels too. 

Jacket - Asos Curve

Dress - City Chic

Boots - Kmart

Stockings/tights/hoisery - We love colors

Bangles - TS14+

Earrings - Gifted

Watch - Michael Kors

So that is my PINK outfit this week, I hope you like. 

Love and Light xox.

Aussie Curves - Metallic

Kia ora to my fellow Aussie Curvettes,
Yes I am back, it has been way too long, but I am back up in the mix and hopefully I am here to stay for the rest of the challenges, I will be doing a lot of Catch up posts for everyone to check out too, so please do subscribe or take some time out and check me out.

Of all weeks to return, I come back the METALLIC week, metallic items of clothing have not found there way into my wardrobe often in the past, until very recently, both times they came in the form of leggings and I have been dying to wear them somewhere but there hasn't been an occasion to wear them, so what did I do I wore them to work lol. That's the fun thing about working in a Library we have the freedom to dress the way we want too, of course we have to be tidy, but it doesn't stop us from having fun with fashion.

After all of that it isn't the leggings on display today for Metallic week, I have a dress that I have worn a couple of times, I admit I love the fabric, but the fit isn't the best on me, but I couldn't bring myself to send it back. Those of you who shop at ASOS would have come across this dress and I admit that I didn't realise that there was metallic threads through the dress when I ordered it. (Yep, so you know how often I read the finer details). Anyway I love it, I would wear it more often if the fit was better, so today I decided to rock this dress again for the third time since I bought it.

 Because it's a little more short then I would prefer, I'm rocking it with some Opaque black stockings/tights and because of the extra nip in the air I have put some fishnet stockings of them as well.

Yes you may have noticed I am taking the photos with my iPad and I they are selfies, so I did the best I could. It's getting dark quite early here in Auckland, so by the time I get home its too dark to take any photos and it's too cold as well.

So I chose to accessorise my outfit with more Metallic jewellery and these gorgeous maroon suede booties by Pulp, they are so comfortable too.

Dress - Asos Curve

Booties - Pulp at Hannahs

Ring - City Chic

Bracelet - Diva 

Earrings - Equip 

I am so glad to finally be back my fellow Curvettes. 

Love and Light xox

INSTA-CHIC OF THE WEEK @mynameismargaretrose

I forgot to tell you all about my exciting news, this was definitely a reason to celebrate last Friday. I won the Insta-Chic of the Week along with the lovely comments below from City Chic. :)

Congrats to @mynameismargaretrose who has won our INSTA-CHIC OF THE WEEK!

Margaret-Rose always looks insta-chic no matter where she is going and we love her style!

This picture will be featured in next Friday's email newsletter, Instagram, Facebook + Margaret-Rose has won a $50 City Chic Online Voucher!

Keep the fab photos coming via Facebook and Instagram (hashtag #citychiconline) and tell us in 25 words or less 'Why you chose this outfit' - we select a new INSTA-CHIC each week and the winning pic is featured in our email newsletter, Instagram, Facebook AND you will also get a $50 City Chic Online Voucher!
 CC x
#instachicoftheweek #citychic #curves

  I thought this was so cool, so I thought I would post it on my blog. I never really win anything so it was a real shock and I was totally suprised, sorry to say I didn't even realise I had entered a competition. Those sneaky ladies at the City Chic store at St Lukes, Auckland.

Thanks so much City Chic, for making fashionable clothes that fit my Curves perfectly all the time.



Love and Light xox

Aussie Curves - Retro

My goodness this week has been so hectic, I have been trying to do my Retro post all week, I changed my time three times about what I was going to wear. In the end, I went for the polk-a-dots. I must admit that the RETRO LOOK got me thinking very hard about where I wanted to go with this look. Retro to me isn't necessarily what Retro is to others. Retro to me was the Paisley prints, PVC f@#k me boots and huge round glasses, which is definitely not my style at all.

If you were to ask me what Retro Kitchens are all about, then I would be able to give you answers straight way. What I thought was really dumb was that I didn't put two and two together. LOOSER!!

So as I said I changed my mind a few times about my outfit, I was going to go with a repeat offender, my Navy blue and white Sailor Dress, but realised it was Military week next week, so I will leave it for then. Today's chosen outfit is a recent addition to my closet. The style and cut of the dress is something I am very use too, but the polk-a-dots, not so much, but I thought this dress, the shoes and the glasses were very RETRO, once I figured out what Retro was of course hehe.

My husband and I went out this afternoon for a drive and to get some photos, I decided not to go with the Tea Party as I just wasn't felling up to it, however the location got me in the mood to getting some photos taken. Thanks my love.

Dress - City Chic

Glasses - Rubi

Shoes - The Number One Shoe Warehouse

Necklace - Virtu 

Ring - Art Market - Tauranga

I will probably be catching you back here tomorrow for Military week. 

Love and Light xox.

Aussie Curves - Animalistic

This weeks Aussie Curves Outfit Photo Challenge theme is ANIMALISTIC. Well what can I say we are so lucky that Animal skin prints are back in again, we are also very lucky to be able to pick up gorgeous Animalistic garments everywhere these days. Last year I had so much of it I got a little sick of it and got rid of quite a few pieces. What I have in my closet now is either very recent additions or pieces that I just couldn't part with.

For this challenge I have gone with a Pencil Skirt that I purchased from City Chic about a month ago now, black tee is from Kmart, what I quite into is my cute accesories I have chosen for this out fit, my gorgeous little belt from Kmart as well and my necklace which was another from Diva. I also tried to go for a smoky, cat looking eye, I am no good at doing make-up and that was my first attempt at it, then I totally forgot to put some lip gloss on, anyway I managed to get some photos I like, so.....

I hope you like.

My go at the smoky - cat eye!!

That is me unleashing the animal within lol. Trying anyway! 

Skirt - City Chic

Belt/ Nails/ Tank top - Kmart

Necklace - Diva

Favourite Shoes - The Number One Shoe Warehouse

Hope you all have a great day. 

Love and Light xox

Aussie Curves - Black & White

Aussie Curves Photo Challenge  - Black and White

I am back this week and Black and White is this weeks theme for the Aussie Curves Photo Challenge. For a long time I have thought that this combination of Black and White for day wear was boring, risky, and that it was probably best left for elegant and classy Black and White cocktail parties.

I have always been about the splash of colour everywhere, which is why I am really loving the "Colour Blocking" trend. However the recent "Black and White" trend I have to say has got me excited for the first time and I am loving all the Black and White pieces I have seen on the ASOS website and the City Chic website as well.

Obviously these photos are my Black and White look for the week. I think it's quite smart and something I am able to wear to work without looking like a waitress.

Black & White outfit

Black Scoop Neck Peplum - City Chic

Skirt - K mart

Shoes - The Number One Shoe Warehouse

Ring - Lovisa

Earrings - Diva

Flower - The Warehouse

That is me for today.

Love and Light xox

OOTD - Picnic - Aussie Curves Catch-ups

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend, not only is this post going to be a Aussie Curves Catch-up today, it's actually a Blog catch-up post as well. So today's outfit is my Picnic outfit, when I first saw this on the list I thought that is totally crazy, why do people dress up for picnics, then soon after I thought to myself, yes I am definitely one of those people. I admit I never use to be as a Picnic is usually about the food and the scenery, but I do.

Why? because I love picnics, it's a great opportunity to get outdoors and do something especially when the weather is fantastic, take a ball or some stale bread to feed the ducks, it's a chance for me to pull out my vintage picnic set that I absolutely neglected to take any photos of. Sadly I didn't take any photos when we went on our picnic, I only remembered to when I got home.

Today's outfit was very simple, a maxi dress with horizontal stripes, totally against all the rules taught to me about choosing the right patterns for my body shape, but I love this dress and it loves me hehe. I love material because it'stretch and comfortable. The necklace I bought from a place called Origin, my pink zebra striped jandals and a teal cardi because it was a little nippy.

Cardi - Maya - The Warehouse

Dress - Sara 

Necklace -  Origin

Watch - Takapuna market

Jandals - Capture 

That was my OOTD 

Love and Light xox

Aussie Curves - Swimwear

#summer fun #summer love

I have just returned to work this week after 6 weeks off and I must admit that the favourite part of my holiday was the week we spent camping at Waihopai. Beach, white sand, seafood, fishing and creeks there was no need to run away to and Island when paradise is right in my hometown’s backyard. There are many reasons why I loved camping, but one of the most interesting and exciting things for me this summer was that I was rocking swimwear everyday, I know it was only my family around, but that is big for me, I haven’t rocked togs without shorts for almost 20 years.

Oh my goodness, I can’t begin tell to you how great it felt, it definitely explains the reason I am sporting a fabulous tan from head to toe and is also the reason I have been wearing dresses above my chunky knees that I use to hate. There was no point in trying to make a fashion statement with the togs I was wearing, as I opted for plain black togs and a vibrant blue pair as well. Point being, I have I rocked togs again, I loved it and I’m going to do again and again. 

As I have said already, if it wasn’t for all the fatshion blogs out there, I probably would have suffered through camping sporting shorts and a singlet, maybe a Pareu (sarong), but it was these blog posts from Gabifresh that inspired me to go with it - Fatkini 2012 and Every body is a bikini body Check them out. HOT! HOT! HOT! 

So back to this week’s Aussie Curves Photo Challenge, I have opted to go with a Tankini, that is not flattering at all really, it doesn't give me any shape, but I had a wonderful day today at the beach with my family, I enjoyed taking the photos, I really let it all hang out, I mustered up the courage to rock my Tankini as it was, no Sheer Coverall, no board shorts, just me and my Tankini. 

The beach was gorgeous and I had a blast walking about and swimming in my Tankini.

Tankini - K mart

This is how I chose to end my day in this outfit. 

Sheer Coverall - Yourself

Jandals - Havianas 

Glasses - Portmans

 

OOTD - Orange - Aussie Curves Catch-ups

If there is one thing I love about being a librarian it is being free to dress as you please. There are no strict rules and no dress codes, I think the only expectation is that we dress tidy. There maybe expectations from the public about what librarians should be dressed like, as the normal idea of a librarian is usually an old lady who wears glasses and walks around telling everyone to be quiet.

Libraries are changing all over the world and so are the librarians. This is great for me as I get to be as fashionable as I want to be and never feel out of place. Sadly today's photos were not taken at the library as I didn't have my phone on me. So when I dropped my nephew off to boarding school this afternoon I got some photos taken of my outfit under the trees outside of his dorm. Luckily they were all at dinner. But I was still fast because it was too hot to stand around and I didn't want to embarrass my nephew if they came back hehe.

Now my outfit of the day was planned and deliberate, I have been on holiday for six weeks and today was my first day back. My outfit planned because I wanted to do a Catch up Aussie Curves post as well. I will continue to do this until I have caught up, the added bonus is that I will have a reason to post on my blog everyday. Yay!!!

I love this dress it is a great Summer dress, nice and cool and I am a big fan of chiffon in the Summer months. I also really love this combination of Orange and Blue, I know the challenge was Orange but I thought these Blue accents just gave it that something extra.

 I also really love this combination of Orange and Blue, I know the challenge was Orange but I thought these Blue accents just gave it that something extra.

Dress - Ezibuy - Capture Woman

Shoes/Glasses - Rubi

Bracelets - Diva

Necklace- Virtu

Ring - Craft Barn Tauranga

Earrings - Diva

Belt - City Chic

This is my OOTD,

Love and Light xox

Aussie Curves - The Color Purple

Hi all,
This is my first Aussie Curves post and I just wanted to say it is truly because of all you fabulous ladies (participants) that I have got the confidence to start this Blog. I'm not sure if I was suppose to register properly somewhere, please do let me know if I need too. Thank you all so much again, you's truly inspire me to take my love of fashion to the next level. So here goes!

The Color Purple loved the movie, but the colour is not something I have a lot of in my wardrobe. So I had to settle with a colour that I would call purple, but it has a pinky tone to it as well.

My husband took me out to dinner last weekend and so I thought I would kill two birds with one stone. My husband took the photos and I must admit that it really was a barrel of laughs for both of us, I am not use to taking photos, I usually shy away from a camera, so posing for these photos was I must admit difficult. But we managed to get some shots that I think are fine.

I loved the colour combination. Purple and Teal/Aqua.

I then thought I would play around with some of the APPS available on my Ipad and that was a lot of fun too.

Dress - TCD - The Carpenters Daughter - Gifted - Size 5

Shoes - Number One Shoe Warehouse - Size 10

Flower - Diva

Necklace - Virtu

Bracelet - Frank Kitts Market

Ring - Diva

I am already looking forward to next weeks challenge. Please let me know if there is more I need to do (technically) as I am just starting out.

Love and Light xox

PS: Check it out - Aussie Curves - Orange (Catch-up)