My Style Might be Mostly Casual, But I Do Like to Dress Up

So for the most part I’m happier than a pig in mud in some boyfriend jeans, a tee, a cute jacket, and some flats (with heels on standby depending on where I’m going), but I do love dressing up every now and then when the situation calls for it. Working from home has somewhat made me SUPER casual because any time I’m not wearing my pajamas feels like I’m dressing up. But I run a style and beauty blog for goodness sake so I do have to play the part…lol.

Since losing almost 30 pounds (read how I did it here), I’ve been experimenting with my style more and will continue to play around more as I get to my goal weight. Now, listen/read closely…I am NOT saying you need to be a certain size to wear certain things. I am NOT saying that. I am saying for me, myself, personally (I’m dying because I was having lunch with the ladies from ThisThatBeauty and Felicia jokingly repeated “See me, myself, personally” while concaving her chest in an exaggerated manner to further punctuate the phrase…lol) felt more comfortable trying certain pieces at my “smaller” size. And my smaller size is really just getting back to my regular weight before a car accident and 3 1/2 years of bad freelancing habits caught up to me. There are women more than twice my size who look better in SO many pieces of clothing than I do. It’s just the way my weight distributed as I gained weight didn’t allow me to feel comfortable in some of the things that I wear now. This is just for me, myself, personally…lol. So please don’t type me your feelings projecting my thoughts about myself on yourself. I’m not coming for you. You’re fab. I’m talking about me, myself, personally.

Anyway, I’ve been gravitating toward skirts a lot lately. I always loved skirts but after leaving the corporate world I went all left field with my style and did not want ANYTHING in my wardrobe that reminded me of work clothes. Um, not that I could have worn this skirt to the office when I worked in finance…lol.

But skirts make me feel so fun and flirty and free! I particularly like midi skirts (they’re one but not the only flattering silhouette for my frame) that have a little bit of whimsy to them—either a deep split, peplum, a fun print, or really cool material. I have a cute peplum skirt coming my way from ASOS and I’m crossing my fingers it looks just as good in person as it did online. You’ll see it in an outfit post if it does…lol.

Outfit Details:

Crop top: Missguided (but uh, read this first before buying anything from that site. A few of their pieces are sold on ASOS and Nordstrom so hopefully they’ll get their stuff together soon)
Skirt: ASOS
Shoes: Schutz
Sunglasses: Alexander McQueen
Bracelets: Alex and Ani (c/o obsessed with these! I need more)

Beauty Details:

Hair: Temple Hair Loose Body Wave (3 bundles + a closure)
Foundation: Cover FX Custom Cover Drops + Invisiblur
Lips: Hourglass Raven Lipstick

What does your “dress up” outfit consist of? Tell me in the comments!