The Chic Skirt for Women of Color

Monday, May 26, 2014

Pretty In P!nk

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Lovely ladies always look pretty in pink. The phrase "pretty in pink" has been coined as the slogan of the hue and pink has been coined as a female's favorite color. It is something about pink that just screams femininity and allows every woman to express their inner girly girl.
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Pink hair may seem kind of bizarre but it actually is becoming quite common. Many young girls add pink highlights or hair extensions to their hair for a new youthful look. Pink hair is bold and edgy and can be the perfect pink accessory to go with your look.
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From old times to the current age, pink has always been a girl's best friend. Pink is the popular color for lipstick, flowers, woman's wear and for young girls. With so many variations and shades of pink you can do so much with your look. Pink comes in all shades from pastel to hot pink and each variation carries it's own feel. What type of pink are you?
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Baby Girls Wear Dresses

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We brought to you "Baby Girls Wear Skirts" now it is time for us to introduce to you "Baby Girls Wear Dresses". We absolutely could not resist posting these adorable photos of young fashionistas as soon as we could. Each baby fashionista you see here is unique in her own way...
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What I love about dresses is that unlike other clothing items all you need is mainly one item, the dress. You do not have to worry about pairing a dress with much but when you do pair a perfect dress with some more perfect items it can result in an amazing look.
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Ebay is a great way to search for unique dresses for younger girls from all over the world. You can incorporate education into your young girl's fashion sense by dressing them in cultural attire and teaching them some facts, knowledge or even some language from that culture. Teaching your child about what they wear will give them a better understanding as to why they wear what they wear when they grow older. Having knowledge about what you wear makes you value what your wearing and valuing what you wear is a key principle of modesty.

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Monday, May 19, 2014

Baby Girls Wear Skirts

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Young baby girls wearing skirts is one of the most adorable fashion statements a young fashionista can pull off. Children can rock very funky skirt prints effortlessly. Skirts can help your young one express her girly girly style. Just like mommy, baby girls can rock all types of skirts. What is even better is that mommy and daughter can match their beautiful skirts together.
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Some great places to shop for skirts for your young one are thrift stores, consignment shops and boutiques. Not only do such stores have unique merchandise but they have friendly prices as well. You can also use your innovativeness to turn your daughter's old dresses into a new skirt.

How to Make a Young Girl's Skirt



What is so awesome about skirts for young girls is that they are easy and affordable to make. Skirts for young girls are an easy to learn DIY project that can result in vibrant fashionable skirts for your baby girl. The video above is a very easy to learn skirt DIY. What I love about this video is that the skirt made in this video is reversible which is very helpful in doing more with your wardrobe.
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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Yummy Outfits

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Looking for the perfect type of unique pattern, why not choose fruit? Fruit patterned clothing allows you to be fruitful both inside and out. Fruit patterns are a funky type of pattern that can look both very vintage and very modern. Lately fruit patterns have been on everything from leggings, tshirts and even on our favorite item, skirts.

We want women to not only look healthy but to feel healthy. Looking good externally is just as important as looking good internally. Fruits are a great source of vitamins, minerals and energy. Start your day off with some fruit as brain food for your day.
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"You are what you eat..."

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Fruit Smoothie Recipe

Stripy multi-fruit smoothie
SERVES: 1
PREP TIME: 7 mins

2 ripe kiwi fruit (peeled)
Dash water
1 ripe banana (peeled)
75ml (2floz) apple juice
100g (3oz) frozen berries (or fresh)

METHOD:
1. Add the peeled kiwi fruit to a large jug (or the jug/bowl of your blender) with a dash of water and blend until smooth, then pour into a glass.

2. Add the peeled banana and apple juice to the jug (no need to rinse) and blend. Carefully pour over the back of a spoon into the glass, on top of the kiwi.

3. Next blend the berries and pour them over a spoon so they rest on top of the banana.

Recipe via Love Food Hate Waste All images via Pinterest & Google

Monday, May 12, 2014

Beautiful Travels

A common dream and goal of many people is to travel the world. This dream is truly on the top of the bucket list's of many yet the price of achieving such a dream is very expensive. I believe that everyone should try to travel outside of their continent and if they are able to they should journey to all 7 continents at some point in their lifetime. Traveling is a beautiful experience especially traveling outside of the U.S. By traveling outside of your land you get to discover not only a new location but a whole new lifestyle and culture. Who wouldn't want to meet new people and taste new delicious foods?

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Top Places that People Want to Travel:

1. Australia
2. Jerusalem
3. Southern India
4. Salzburg (and Prague)
5. Vienna
6. Mongolia
7. Amsterdam
8. The Sahara
9. The Greek Islands
10. Morocco


7 Wonders of the World:

1. Grand Canyon
2. Great Barrier Reef
3. Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
4. Mount Everest
5. Aurora
6. ParĂ­cutin volcano
7. Victoria Falls

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Lovely Braids

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Jumbo braids, African braids , the names are endless for these long beautiful braids. Made popular and trendy in the 80s and 90s, originally derived from Africa, so beautifully. Long braid extensions are an African tradition that like head wraps have spread into a global phenomena.

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There are numerous types of hair that you can use to do jumbo braids. Braiding hair is very affordable and depending on the length of your braids and your head size the amount of packs of hair you use will vary. Using Marley hair to do your braids adds a more rough and dread lock look to your hair while braids done with Kanekalon hair are very silky and smooth to the touch.

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Oil sheen/spray is recommended for touching up your braids and keeping them looking fresh. You can even wash your braids to keep them clean. You can also change the length or color of your braids to make your hairstyle more unique to your look or personality. There is no such thing as a crazy color with braids.

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Monday, May 5, 2014

Headwraps We Love

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Head wraps are such a beautiful way to accessorize your look while adding some cultural flare. The tradition of head wraps is from West Africa. In Western Africa many women wear head wraps as a cultural expression of style.
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There are many fun colors and prints of wraps that you can wear. African print wraps are quite popular. In Ghana a popular trend is to wear kente print head wraps, this trend has traveled all around the world and you now see many in America wearing kente cloth. Not only are tribal prints popular but solid colors can be worn as well. You can get even more creative with your head wrap by using floral prints, jeans prints, lace or even furry print for a BOLD look.

Do not be afraid to use unconventional items to wrap your head or to wrap your head in unconventional ways. Items such as dresses, tops, silk night gowns, old clothing etc can be used as head wraps. Not only are there so many fun colors and prints for head wraps but there are so many ways in which one can wear them. You can choose to cover your whole head or leave some of your lovely locs out. You can wrap your head very LARGE like many women in Nigeria do at their cultural weddings or use a head wrap as a simple fix on a bad hair day.

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