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April 17, 2009

Shopping

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You see these dresses?

Safari Dress

Safari Dress

Safari Dress 2

Safari Dress 2


Those (I think) are called Safari dresses. I like these dresses, they look comfortable and nice on those tall and slender models.
Now, what do I look like in those dresses?
Cleaning Lady

Cleaning Lady


Okay, minus the apron, mopping accessories and the rubber gloves. Um, and is she wearing chanclas to clean? What maid service is this?!
Yeah, I look like a maid. There is nothing wrong with the maid profession, my mom cleaned hotel rooms for a while. But yeah, my idea of looking like a chic fashionista turns into me looking like I should have a name tag and asking if you need towels!

It’s almost like these Empress waist type shirts:

Empress Waist (for the smaller bust)

Empress Waist (for the smaller bust)

Empress Top

Empress Top


First of all, (with the first image) I have no idea how a curvy girl doesn’t pop out the top of it. I try one on and my husband loves it, but it’s a bit too much skin for me (unless I’m feeling saucy). On some, the Empress waist looks pretty. On me, I look pregnant!
Two styles that I’m sure have come and will probably be gone soon, that I just can’t seem to pull off.

I’m a jeans and t-shirt gal I guess. I try to get cute clothes, show a little more skin, wear heels, girly stuff like that. But man, being girly is exhausting! My twin is very girly, she has the clothes and hair combo down to an art. My curly black hair is usually very natural (that’s my way of saying I just don’t know what to do with it so I spray some curly frizz stuff on it and hope for the best). At times I ponder how it feels like to get up in the morning and just brush your hair. No need to wet it first and put some leave in conditioner. No need to wear a cap when you run to the grocery store for something. I know, I know, not all women can do that and everyone has bad hair days, but it’s almost like someone forgot to put a tag on me. You know, “Care Instructions” or a “See Reverse for Care” tag. There are several curly hair websites I sometimes look at. My favorite so far is NaturallyCurly.com.

As you can tell, I went shopping today. It’s been about several months (my mind is counting six but I could be wrong) since I have shopped. Usually I would return in a foul mood, but I think I found a couple of things that might just work (no Safari or Empress Waist items were purchased).