http://www.deluxegrrl.com Plus Size Fashion Reviews, Links, and Commentary Thu, 29 May 2008 18:26:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Oh, so thankful. It's a great pleasure to announce that DeluxeGrrl.com is 2 years old today, and man, has it been a journey. I have grown with this site, and the people I've met have been simply amazing. It started out being one woman's journey through fashion and became a ... http://www.deluxegrrl.com/2008/05/29/were-two-years-old-today/ Like most humans, I still have to eat, sleep, drink, and yes, go to the ladies' room. A quite obvious fact of life. However, I'm usually hiding in the pink scented hall of doom with several other women. As I'm washing my hands, I try to be as cordial as ... http://www.deluxegrrl.com/2008/04/13/the-mirror-is-not-my-enemy-or-why-i-dont-participate-in-group-think-anymore/ OK, so "hate" is a pretty strong word. Maybe strongly dislike Vitamin Water. I was doing my shopping and saw I could pick up a couple of bottles for $1 each. At work, Vitamin Water is considered the top dog of the mineral-infused water products, and I'm outnumbered, swarmed by ... http://www.deluxegrrl.com/2008/04/07/am-i-the-only-one-that-hates-vitamin-water/ Every cloud has a silver lining, and after hitting my head hard enough to make the world spin last week, I learned that it still pays to pay attention to the little details. After being moved to a bench to sit down, I got to meet the delightful (and utterly ... http://www.deluxegrrl.com/2008/04/01/the-best-dressed-emergency-room-patient-in-the-land/ Reading through all the lovely fashion, makeup, and hair blogs lately makes me wonder if I'll ever earn the "fashionista" badge for real. I mean, I'm sure you're reading this and wondering why I started writing about fashion, hair, and makeup in the first place. Good question. I started DeluxeGrrl ... http://www.deluxegrrl.com/2008/03/19/late-night-fashion-musings/ I've been thinking about price, style, fashion, and why we spend. As a shopper as well as a marketer, I'm often curious as to why certain lines/brands get a free pass for being spendy whilst others get raked over the coals to dare price a blouse/skirt/dress/pant higher than $X or ... http://www.deluxegrrl.com/2008/03/04/who-gets-to-represent-plus-size-fashion/ Today I went to the Lane Bryant Outlet Store in Branson, MO to check out what they had in stock, and also what steals and deals I could wrangle. It is, after all, an outlet store, and the inherent assumption is that there would be a deal that I couldn't ... http://www.deluxegrrl.com/2008/03/03/the-outlet-store-revisited/ It's a little controversial, but there are so many women that add getting their nails done to the long list of beauty tweaks done on a weekly or monthly basis. I've always been really interested in nails, enjoying how my hands look after I've had a good manicure. I'm ... http://www.deluxegrrl.com/2008/02/26/what-every-woman-of-any-size-can-have-nails/ I got an email the other day from a lady doing PR for missphit, an interestingly in-your-face website selling clothing for in-your-face fashionistas. Considering my great respect for the PR field (lot of hard work and your deluxe bloghost wouldn't mind getting involved in that side of the field), ... http://www.deluxegrrl.com/2008/02/09/the-good-folks-at-missphit-take-note-of-my-kimono-top-obsession/ This is a question that's been on my mind for the last couple of months now. I was pulled away from this site in 2007 due to a lot of different factors, including the loss of people very close to me. I didn't mean to make such an abrupt departure, ... http://www.deluxegrrl.com/2008/02/05/what-is-luxury/