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be different babe

I live for clothes that make me feel confident. It can get hard sometimes, as a woman living in a time where perfect bodies are all over social media. I have struggled, and I know I am not alone. That is why I blog, because I know that there is at least one person out there who can relate to my struggles whether it is with confidence or shattering cultural norms. I remember the day I took these, I was…

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Look of the Day

sewing is sexy

I love sewing. Its one of my favorite hobbies and one of my goals this year was to improve my skill. I’ve been sewing for years now but I have not been able to master the blazer so when I finally found a sewing teacher I liked, I knew what my first project was going to be. The reason why I was having such difficulty with blazers was because they have so much detailing around the collar. I approached this…

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Travel Look of the Day

Copper things

I go through these phases where I overdue things. Let me explain lol. When I got this two piece outfit, I was obsessed with thrifting. I still do that but not as much anymore. Well anyway there was this store called thrift trader in North Park, it is now closed :(. The thing I loved about this particular thrift store was that you can bring some of your old items and they would give you credit to purchase some of…

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Travel Look of the Day

Melanin yellow

I low-key highjacked this trip from my girl. She turning 30 in November and it was her idea to take a trip to Spain/Morocco, but it just made more sense to celebrate my birthday in Morocco since it was a few days away. My girls and I decided to wear yellow and do a photoshoot. Initially, it seemed like yellow was a common color but what we didn’t realize is that there are lots of shades of yellow. While we…

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Travel Look of the Day

Printed in Morocco

  I am an over packer, I have always been. So even though I only had 1 carry-on,  I managed to pack more than 7 outfits. I like to have options, what can I say. This was one of the outfits that I wasn’t sure if I would wear but it turned out perfect for our camel ride in the dessert. I had packed the scarf for another outfit and it seemed to go well with the theme. I did…

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