The 3 Common Plus Size Malaysian Woman Body Shapes

Dressing to your body type is all about creating a desired silhouette by using shapes, colors, highlighting, hiding, distractions, visual illusions, etc. Let's understand the general body types there are and how to balance them out.

Why You Should Start Listening To Podcasts

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Are you in a mid-week slump? Let me introduce you to a relatively new form of entertainment. Podcasts!

Fashion In Focus: The Wrap Style

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You have heard it before - wrap dresses or tops are recommended for almost every female body shape. Is it true? Is the wrap dress universally flattering?

What We Can Learn About The Fat-Shaming At Pentas Big Stage 2019

I am sure many of us in the local plus size community have heard about the fat-shaming comment guest judge Mark Adam made about Sherry Alhadad in front of maybe hundreds of thousands of people in the live audience, watching on TV or, like me, read it on the Internet through social media, not only in Malaysia but also Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand and South Korea.

Beauty In Diversity Workshop #KitaMisClaire

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Hi everyone! Here is some simple reporting on what went down during last weekend's Beauty in Diversity Workshop (17 August 2019). The exclusive event was headlined by one of dUCk Cosmetics’ professional make-up artist Natasya Ramleh, stylist and influencer Min Luna, GetCraft’s Head of Creative Development, Zuan Arifin Ham and Mis Claire’s very own Creative Director, Angel Tang. Each sharing their unique skill set to a private group of thirty aspiring plus size influencers.

5 Sneaky Ways To Drink More Water

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We all know that water is good for us, but still many are hopelessly not drinking enough water per day (including myself!). I don't even need to talk about the benefits (we all know it), I will just hand over some helpful tips on how to sneak water into your daily routine.

How To Build Your Confidence As A Plus Size Woman

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It is a tough world out there - but remember you are not alone! Here are some tried-and-tested ways to build your confidence to help you achieve a better quality of life.

10 Daily Positive Mantras For Plus Size Women

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It is a tough world out there for people who look different - big people know this all too well. No matter what, people can always find ways to put others down but we must stay positive and spread love within ourselves and to others. Here are some mantras that you can use to help keep your mind positive everyday, and especially those challenging days.

10 Ways To Rock The Maxi Dress As a Big Woman

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The maxi dress (oh angels sing!) is a life-saver for women especially plus size beauties because while it is feminine, versatile and trendy, it also helps the figure by giving you the illusion of height (when worn the right way) and providing coverage like no other. Let's figure out the ways to rock the versatility of the glorified maxi dress.

5 Weird Ways To Help You Sleep

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There are so many typical ways that you can Google about how to sleep better (we have heard it all) - but let's talk about these weird ways that have helped me that may help you. These aren't science-based and are purely of my own making. So read with a grain or salt and pinch of humor.

Fashion in Focus: Getting On-Board With Korean-Inspired Style

Korean fashion, style and beauty has been hitting our country hard for the past few years - not to mention their other influences such as music, TV shows, food and others. Somehow, we just jive with it as they start to have more cultural impact, because we discover that their cool style is not so hard to emulate. Are you all things K?

10 Easy Ways To Stop Using Plastic

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Plastic is bad for the environment. The earth is so huge that we feel that nothing we do can ever help - but that is not true. Our country has been changing and improving (e.g. stopped giving out straws and plastic bags) over the past recent years.

How To Pack Light For a Quick Weekend Away

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Blessed are we in Malaysia, we have lots of public holidays - and sometimes it gets even better when it is attached to a weekend. With long weekends, many of us travel back to our hometown or maybe for a quick getaway trip. Personally I love traveling light (so light, I like to spark a reaction out of those who see my bag).