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How To Choose The Best Homecoming Dress According To Your Body Type

You’re jumping with excitement because of that Homecoming invitation, but the cold, hard truth dawns on you: YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR! Shopping for the perfect homecoming dress can sometimes be daunting, especially if you have a barely perfect figure. Arm yourself with the following knowledge on choosing an evening dress for your body type:

If you’re petite, stay away from those long ball gowns with full skirts. You don’t want to be overpowered by the dress. Look instead for a shorter dress which will show off your legs. Pair it off with stilettos for extra height.

On pear-shaped bodies, a dress with a fitted bodice and an A-line skirt helps minimize the size of the hips. A wide, metallic belt will help emphasize your small waist.

If you have a wide torso, you have an apple-shaped body, and should go for homecoming dresses with empire waists. This will take the focus away from your upper body.

What will look good on all body types is the classic wrap dress, which DressFirst has a lot to offer. It gives the illusion of a tiny waist, tapers the hips and emphasizes the bust.

all gown photos from DressFirst

That “Imported” Smell

He just got back from his trip abroad, we’re all happy and excited to see him, specially the third son who never stopped counting the days and number of sleeps. Last night, the third boy can’t even sleep, he said he’s too excited, so we end up watching Jack The Giant Slayer (too bad no popcorn this time).

You know what I love most when he comes home from his trip? The smell of his used clothes. It somehow gives me an idea of the place he had been to. If you are not keen on observing it, the smell of used clothes or anything that someone brought from their tip actually smells like the place they have bee to. Of all the places he has been, it’s his US trip that I always froward to. I love the US smell (or Canada or country with cold weather).

That’s one of the reason why I love online shopping, when the item arrives here, I can’t stop smelling that distinct “imported” smell (yes even nuts or bolts). Somehow, that smell brings me back to my childhood where my aunts would send us something from Canada. It has the same distinct smell and as my brother puts it, that smell is addicting (and online shopping too! haha)

The Great Greenbelt Shopping Race

and the quickest way to win a woman’s heart is to go race shopping with her at the Great Greenbelt Shopping Race.

This is our kind of race ladies!

In line with The Greenbelt Sale (that happens once a year only), Greenbelt treats fashionista shoppers with the most fashionable race, The Great Greenbelt Shopping Race. Join the race and get a chance to win Stella Luna shoes, PhP30,000 shopping spree and travel packages.

Here’s how:

Like the official Greenbelt Fan Page, follow @ilovegreenbelt on Instagram.
Carry out the designated tasks of each of the participating merchants.
Take a picture while doing the task, post and tag @ilovegreenbelt on Instagram and use the hashtag #GreenbeltShoppingRace.

Two pairs of Stella Luna shoes will be given weekly to lucky winners! For those who have not won the weekly prize, they will still have the chance to win the grand prize

In the grand draw 5 lucky winners will be picked via an electronic raffle draw, 2 winners will receive 10 Stella Luna shoes (that’s 10!!!), 1 winner will receive a P30, 000 shopping spree and 2 grand prize winners will receive each receive a travel package to Bellevue Resort Bohol.

And to start off the said event, bloggers were invited to try The Great Greenbelt Race. Here are some of the bloggers who participated:

Here are some of the tasks that we did:

Take a photo of yourself in front of the Greenbelt Sale Zorb installation.
Pick a rain jacket from Columbia and take a photo of yourself wearing the jacket.
Take a photo of yourself holding a bag from Bratpack
Take a video/ photo of yourself doing the Speed Stacks Challenge at Toys R Us
Take a photo of yourself posing like a model beside the mannequins of Jun Escario
Take a picture of yourself using one of the equipment in Life Fitness.

We were asked to finish at least 10 tasks from the 13 tasks given.. and though I finished 10 tasks, my racing skill is not enough to win the 5 Stella Luna pairs that was given to the first two bloggers that finished the tasks. But it was really fun running around looking for stores and taking photos. And for sure, you will enjoy it as much as I did (or ever more haha)

Details of the weekly tasks can be seen at official Greenbelt Fan Page. Promo Period is June 29, 2013 to July 14, 2013