Work Wear - Spring Edition

forever 21, asos

When I last checked in I was in the midst of job hunting & struggling with it.

Happily the hunt is over & I found something fabulous that I am totally suited for!

I plan on telling & showing you exactly what I will be up to but for now let's just talk about my priority - a new work wardrobe.

I'm looking for simple, classy & comfortable but still want my clothes to reflect my style.
Have you given my thought to what your personal style is?
Is it consistent? On trend?

 



asos



I suppose I lean towards the flamboyant style - colours, patterns & large funky accessories.

I am not afraid to try interesting pairings like contrasting bright colours or polka dots

 with animal print.

asos, Torrid, asos, asos, forever 21

I love dresses. Short shifts & tunic with leggings are my favorite comfy yet chic style.

Paired with a little cardigan & lots of fabulous accessories.

 

 

all accessories from mod cloth except heart bracelet from Torrid

 I'd love to hear about your style! Send me a tweet, check me out on Facebook

 or leave a comment below!

Spring In Your Step

Spring In Your Step by fulloffabulous featuring an owl dress

Owl dress
$65 - eshakti.com

Ruched dress
$43 - shopruche.com

Evans Floral Print Dress
evans.co.uk

Miz mooz shoes
$100 - zappos.com

All I can think of for spring & summer weather is little summer dresses paired with adorable flats! To say I narrowed down this post to just a few cute selections, is a major understatement.
I'm feeling whimsical about the upcoming seasons & might even have visions of myself flouncing around on the beach or boardwalk uptown Saint John. I always love the options that wonderful summer dresses have to switch between daytime boardwalks & evening events. You can simply switch from sun hat & sandals, to heels & jewels and your outfit has a whole new look.

Have any of you come across a great summer dress? I'd love to see some links!

Oh & before I forget, yet again, if you have a pinterest account you can now also find me there; http://pinterest.com/fulloffabulous/ I try to post body positive images, great plus size fashion finds & you can also see some of my other interests there as well!

Crazy for Color - Spring 2012

Spring 2012 by fulloffabulous featuring plus size skirts

Red tunic
evans.co.uk

Plus size skirt
$50 - asos.com

Asos Curve Exclusive Lavender Skinny #4
$57 - asos.com

$49.95
dress911.com

Evans Print Embroidered Hem Top
evans.co.uk

Pink handbag
evans.co.uk

Betsey Johnson - Pink Quilted Love Satchel | New
$108 - torrid.com

It is undeniable - spring makes us crazy for color!
Personally I try to ignore my black cardigan, black hoodie, black wrap, black sweater & black tee as soon as the first great sunny day hits my skin, but living in Canada part of me always fears that there is one last snow storm around the corner, waiting to spring itself on me.
So the hoodies & cardis are staying... for now - but my credit card might as well be floral or  painted pink! These are some of my current favorite finds for spring & while bright colors feature predominately I am on the current hunt for some pastel additions to my closet!!
Anyone come across pastel mary janes??


So enjoy the first signs of spring my friends & as always, stay fabulous!

Evolution of Fabulous Hair Pt.2

So, picking up where I left off yesterday, the above is yet another of Vanessa's masterpieces. I had never ever had green in my hair so we thought... why the hell not?  It isn't a look that lasted long. No matter how amazing Vanessa is, everyone has a colour or two that wasn't meant for them.

Green (and yellow) was mine.

This look was a favorite! Purples & pinks in various shades with a serious section of blonde...

It was hot hot hot & definitely caught everyones eye!!

I think I would have wore this look forever, if it hadn't of been for a potential job interview (which I didn't even get!!).

Below is the modified 'job' look I went for instead.

I honestly adored this look too, even though it wasn't pink.  It was probably the nicest shade of 'brownish' I've ever had.

At this point there was an interlude with a rather unfortunate cut & colour...

for which there will be no photographs.

Ok! Back to it!

These two were pretty similar, just a different style of bang as I tried to decide... what next!

What next was lightening up!

A lighter red with blonde all throughout! Was a great sunnier look for my second summer on the East Coast & first summer living in Saint John!

Which pretty much brings me up to my current look!

This photo was taken in early spring '11. So happy with the shade of blond with my natural brown making an appearance as well!

I've since grown the bangs out for a slightly different look - which you see in most of my outfit posts.

So which one of these looks did you like best? Would love to know!

Evolution of Fabulous hair - part 1

It is getting close to that time... the time when my roots are about to peek out & show their/my true colour.

For those of you who only know me thru the blog, or since I came to the East Coast, chances are you have only ever seen the above look (with possibly a little more root from time to time & probably straight...) but there have been so very many looks, so many colours, so many cuts!
Since it is another rainy day & I'm considering staying in my PJ's I thought it might be fun to take a look back & show you some past hair styles.

So this is back when Vanessa first did my hair... so circa myspace days.  There is a pattern to my looks... in the summer I can't be bothered to try & straighten my hair.

        

There were several stages of orange before we moved into full blown reds, but these looks I was particularly fond of.  There was even a mostly black look with just a bit of red before I decided I wanted to go blonde.  While stripping my hair of colour to get to blonde we hit an amazing surprise. Below  is the results.

No not the kid (although he is pretty amazing) but the colour! This peachy keen look is still one of my favorites.  The cut was one I returned to several times as well.

So after the peach phase I did get to the blonde, with a bit of orange crush underneath.  This was probably the only day I liked my hair during that period.

*hair & makeup by Vanessa

So here is my scrumptious stylist/Ontario bff Vanessa & me, rocking some seriously glowing orange hair.

This only brings me up to a few years ago...

Look for the next post to include pinks, purples.. even a bit of green! 

Would love if you shared your favorite style, cut or colour!

 Email me a pic & I might include it in a future post!

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