KUALOA RANCH VISIT PART II

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Can you believe it’s already been almost two months since our visit to Hawaii? Boy is 2019 really flying  by like a mighty rushing wind, LOL. I have a few more Hawaii post before I wrap this trip up and move on to other travel content. There’s no way I could go without sharing more of our Kualoa Ranch tour. Wrapping up our tour was sad, but our final tour was a guided food tour around the farms of Kualoa Ranch. We drove around sampling various fruits, dried fish and macadamia nuts as we learned more about traditional Hawaiian foods, rituals and of course rituals that involve traditional Hawaiian food. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgable and showed us a new way to eat papaya. Sprinkling a little lime not the papaya really brings out the different flavors and I must say, I’ll never eat papaya the same way ever again. I was up there cracking nuts, but I’m unfortunately allergic so I wasn’t able to eat any so I just cracked them for other people who were on the tour with us.

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Keep scrolling for more pics from the food tour.

Our amazing tour guide cutting some yummy bananas for us

Hawaiian papaya

My sample

The sweetest oranges EVER!

Isn’t he a cutie?

Charles going back for seconds

And thirds, 😆

Dried fish

Exhausted

Tasty lime

Cracking macadamia nuts

Pretty views

Gorgeous table decor, Hawaiian style

More samples

The nutcracker, lol 😂

Now he’s coming back for seconds

His, “Are you ready to go, Deidra? face, 😂

One more sample before leaving

For those making a trip to the beautiful Hawaii, I suggest a food tour visit. While we all know Hawaii for their beaches and amazing Luau’s, their food is equally as amazing. I hope you enjoyed my picks from this tour. Stay tuned because I’ll be wrapping up my Hawaii visit with a few more post to close it all out.

Before you go, since I’ve been chatting about travel on the blog lately, I would love you, my readers, to share some suggested visits in the comment box. Charles and I are currently planning my big graduation trip for the fall and would love your thoughts on where we should go next. Drop your suggestions below! We’d love to hear your thoughts.

Till next time.

Sincerely,

Deidra

ALL ABOUT THE BOTTOM: A FEW HACKS FOR WHEN NOTHING FITS YOUR BOTTOM

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I’m a curvy girl, there’s no doubt about that, so finding looks that compliment my pear shape can sometimes be a challenge. The thing I find the most difficult is finding the perfect pant fit as my lower body is fuller in comparison to my upper body. Over the years, I’ve gone through various brands just experimenting with what works for me and it’s no secret that American sizing is inconsistent across the board. That being said, I’ve developed a few hacks that help make getting a good bottom fit just a bit easier.

Hack #1:NO Jeans? Choose a Jumpsuit

Now this is definitely not a cure-all, but has worked for me. I find a pear shape can really look quite flattering in a jumpsuit. Especially if that jumpsuit is form-fitting in all the right places and is able to give you that smooth hour-glass look. There was a time I got so frustrated with finding a perfect pant fit that I opted to try jumpsuits as a temporary fix until I could really find a clothing brand that would compliment my bodies needs. I several jumpsuits in different colors, styles and fabrics and it’s great when I just don’t have anything that’ll fit on the bottom at the time.

Hack #2: Skirts

Okay, so they are not dress pants, but they are an alternative for when you can’t find a good pair of dress pants or jeans that fit right. Most of the time, with skirts, you really only have to worry about a good waist and hip fit. I’ve come to love skirts, particularly when I was gaining weight and none of my pants would fit around my waist. You can do so much with a skirt, add funky tights, layer with a cute statement belt, dress them up and dress them down. The options are endless. And all you really need is a cute mini skirt, a denim skirt and a nice flowy maxi skirt to alternative looks. It’s simple, it’s easy and a great go-to when things at the bottom just aren’t working your way.

Hack # 3 On the go measurement

Sometimes, I don’t have time to try on bottoms and am in a rush. When that happens and you’re not sure you’ll be able to fit the bottoms you’re about to purchase, wrap the waist part of the bottoms around your neck, if you have a bit of room and fabric left after it’s wrapped around the circumference of your neck, the pants will more than likely fit. If it’s  wrapped around your neck, but both ends of the waist don’t reach, it’ll more than likely not fit. Now, keep in mind, this hack isn’t fool-proof, because you must take into consideration your thigh and hip measurements, but most of the time, this trick works for me.

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Hack #4 Read your labels

Fabric makes a huge difference in your pant fit. Read the labels of your clothes before you buy them. If it contains a large percentage of nylon or spandex fabric, that means it’s pretty stretchy and can potentially give you all the room you need to fit appropriately. Fabrics like silk and linen will not move and so you have to be very careful as your fit should be perfect with these types of fabrics, especially if the garment you’re purchasing contains 100% of this.

Hack #5: Length

Sometimes it’s not really a fit issue, it’s a length issue. If you have short legs like me, you’ll want to find  pants that really elongate your body and give you the appearance of longer legs. For me, that means buying pants that are full length. A full length, high-waisted pant really makes me look taller and longer, whereas a crop pant, skimmer pant, and even some ankle pants really show how short my legs actually are. There are times where this rule can be broken if styled appropriately. For example, in these post pics, I’m wearing more of an ankle length jumpsuit, but with a tall heel or a pointy toed shoe, this length is just fine as it the tall heel or pointy toe shoe will help balance your look and your body out so things look proportional.

I hope you found these bottom fit hacks helpful. I’m still navigating this myself, but I swear by these hacks as they’ve gotten me through some really frustrating times with bottom fit.

So, before you go, the Oui Fresh lippy I’m rocking in this post is As If. I love this color and how moisturizing all the lippies are. Oui Fresh, you’ve done it again!

Till next time.

Deidra Marie

RAINY DAY OOTD

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I love and hate rainy days. This is totally weird, but I prefer a gloomy day to a sunny day. The sun is so harsh on my skin, so the perfect day would be a nice 73 degrees with overcast. My best friend, Nat, says I’m a vampire. I have my reasons, overcast is a photographers dream, just saying. Okay, so I love rainy days because I get to pull out my wackiest outfits and nobody can say anything about it. Okay, if they do say something about it, it’s not to my face, so there you have it, 😆. I feel like rainy days call for minimal effort with maximum color. It’s one of the few times color is absolutely necessary to me. Because it’s so gloomy, I like to wear the brightest of brightest looks with some fun rain boots of course.

So here in NC it’s been raining just about every day this week. I’m pretty much over it at this point because I’ve run out of outfit ideas and I’m also not a fan of cold rainy days. Like I said, I like a nice 73 degrees or so. Seattle is one of those places where I’d love to live because it’s gloomy and rainy, yes, I’m weird, sue me. So a typically rainy day OOTD for me would be a fun bright rain jacket, a cute tee or blouse and my ankle length rain boots.

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Coat | Jeans | Boots

This fun pink transparent rain coat is from ASOS. Link to this super cute coat is above along with my mom jeans and rain boots. The pink polka top is thrifted from Plato’s closet. If you don’t know by now, I rock a thrifted piece with just about every look I put together. It’s my way of supported the sustainable fashion initiative and reducing the amount of clutter going in our local thrifts. Here’s to making smart fashion choices while still looking cute doing it. Oh, by the way, before you go, I’m rocking my favorite lip gloss from Oui Fresh, you know what it is, Sabrina of course. This color goes with all my looks so you know I couldn’t resist.

Tell me, what’s your rainy look? What are your go to rainy day colors? Drop your comments in the comment box. Would love to hear from you!

Till next time lovelies 💕 💕

Sincerely,

Deidra Marie