I am single this year. Don’t get me wrong, I have tried looking for love but it has been in all the wrong places, as usual. Dating is like having a full-time job and most times, I don’t have the time for the games. I have decided to stop looking for that perfect guy and the perfect date this Valentine’s Day. This year, I plan on having the perfect date with all of my single girlfriends or by myself. Especially this year? Given where I am at, I thought, why couldn’t the Perfect Valentine’s Day Date be myself?
But to have that perfect date with yourself, ladies you have to feel great! I mean when was the last time you took yourself out? Got all dressed up for no one but yourself? It is the most liberating feeling… at least it has been for me!
This year I wanted to create a look around us accessory whores. Sometimes a simple dress can be the perfect backdrop for that perfect necklace, that incredible cocktail ring, or those sexy shoes that you have in the back of your closet. I am an accessories whore. I have costume, expensive, and vintage jewelry. They are just piling up in jewelry boxes, hatboxes, and hanging jewelry organizers. I have purses of all arrays. I have scarves of all backgrounds, I’m an accessory whore, what more can I say? Today is the day to wear what makes you feel like the hottie that you are and start loving and treating yourself.
The dress I chose was red. I chose red in honor of Valentine’s Day. Have you seen our Valentine’s Day Dress Picks? In honor of love and in honor of myself because, dammit I deserve it. We all have those insecure days… you know what I mean. To battle this, the perfect accessory makes me feel special, makes me feel amazing, makes me feel like me. It is amazing how a piece of jewelry or whatever piece of whatever can change our mood… I know that sounds so damn superficial but hey, in some ways I am. I love the red Tulle Bodice Column Dress from Eloquii, it’s the perfect mix of fun, flirty, and sexy!
Tulle Bodice Column Dress up to size 28.
The red dress was the perfect backdrop for the jewel-encrusted accessories I chose…a multi-colored cocktail ring, a tennis necklace, pointed-toe heels, and the perfect sparkly clutch for my essentials.
Though the accessories are fun, let’s be real here ladies… the art of the perfect outfit is your confidence. Confidence is sexy. Stop chasing love and chase what brings you joy. We talk about this often… you know, confidence, body image, and loving your curves… So rather than feeling sad or upset about being without a date this Valentine’s Day, remember that YOU DO have a date option… YOURSELF! This is your new day to treat, show love to, or celebrate YOU.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Have you ever taken yourself out on a date? Out to dinner? To a movie? To an event? Let’s Talk about it!
This article, The Perfect Valentine’s Day Date? Yourself! first appeared on The Curvy Fashionista and is written by Team TCF.
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