LoveBrownSugar Chic: Dressed to Impress

Last week, before heading downtown to have dinner with Gabifresh and a few other bloggers, I decided to shoot this new dress ASOS was gracious enough to send me from the ASOS Curve preview back in April.

 I really love the shape of this dress. It's the ASOS Curve Exclusive Skater Dress in Mono Art Decor Print ($74.81). Again, as an A-line silhouette it flatters my curves really well.

 I'm obsessed with patterns and black/white is a huge trend this season.

I decided to pair the look with my favorite red strappy heels and a black leather bag from Zara.

 Per usual, I rocked a red lip - MAC Ruby Woo, my fave!

Dress c/o ASOS Curve [buy it here] | Shoes: Zara [similar here] | Bag: Zara [similar here] | Cuff c/o Stella & Dot | Bangles: Street Vendor | Lips: MAC Ruby Woo [buy it here]

Get The Look:

On the Market: ASOS Curve Spring/Summer 2013

Last week I had the pleasure of enjoying afternoon tea with the folks over at ASOS Curve. You guys know how obsessed I am with ASOS. I've been shopping the site since college. Back then, shipping from the UK to the US took nearly 3 weeks and my college roommates and I used to group our orders together to alleviate shipping costs. We used to wait for our ASOS shipments with bated breathe. Ahh, the good ole days.

Anyway, I'm beyond amazed at how much the ASOS site has grown. Back then, ASOS Curve didn't even exist so it makes me so happy to see that a growing trendy site like ASOS really cares about providing great fashion to us curvy girls. And when I say great, I mean GREAT. I mean not just some flimsy A-line black dresses but trends you've seen on the runway...in YOUR size. Check out my afternoon tea visit to the showroom:

My favorite curvy bloggers were in attendance, everyone from Gabi of Gabifresh, Nicolette Mason, Sarah of StyleIT and Alissa of Stylish Curves.

So many different sizes and body types represented at the table - such a beautiful thing!

After stuffing my face with Victoria sponge cake and champagne, I shimmied over to the racks for a closer look at the collection, which blew me away.

My mouth dropped when I saw the selection of clothes. There are cutoff jeans for curvy girls, statement  t-shirt dresses in fun prints, formal dresses, leather skirts. You name it! I was gagging. I died and came back to life.

The dress in the middle stole my heart (only $66.50 on site now!). Like, I wanted one of everything. It was that serious. Luckily, most of the pieces are actually available on site now. Below find a few of my faves:

Do you guys love ASOS as much as I do? What do you love most about it?

Instaweek 3.25.13

Happy Monday guys! It's been a while since I posted my last Instaweek. If you guys are following me (@LoveBrownSugar on Instagram), you've probably noticed I've been super hyped about all the new products and launches for this upcoming spring. Here's what I'm most excited about:

Cece's Curls

Update! I've taken my Indique Hair extensions out and my 'fro is back in full effect. I'm happy to see it's been growing so beautifully, and beyond excited to try out some new curly products. Last week, I did a review of the Karen's Body Beautiful collection (that giveaway is still going till Friday so make sure you enter!). This week I plan on trying out some new products from Eden Bodyworks and Anu Essentials. I'm such a product junkie...

Spring Fashion

I'm super excited to start back my On The Market series. I've been going to a myriad of Spring/Summer as well as Fall 2013 fashion previews over the past few weeks. I love previews because they give you a closer look at the collections, as opposed to the fashion shows. I previewed the ASOS Curve S/S 2013 collection which is to DIE for. And new UK retailer Boohoo.com has finally launched in the US! Super cute fashion at affordable prices, I highly recommend.

Start Saying "I Will"

Last week's Monday Motivation was all about the power of saying "I will." I'm obsessed with nail art, but up until now I assumed if you didn't have nail appliques or an experienced nail artist in tow, you couldn't do it. Well last week I tried out a bit of freehand nail design myself for my Style Play Polish: St. Patrick's Day Edition and it turned out great! Small victory but it definitely empowered me to say "I will" in other areas of life. Take a few risks. The worst that can happen is that you fail. And even then, you just pick yourself up and start again!

Have an amazing week folks!