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So my second Stitch Fix arrived last week!!! (You can find my first Stitch Fix post here!)

The reason I have delayed writing about it is because I had a difficult time with this box… More on that later.

This is how it works…

You fill out a ten minute survey on their site, detailing as much as possible about yourself and your style. You give them your size, set your preferences for colors, patterns, and items of clothing, etc. My best friend was on the phone with me while she took her quiz, asking me for my opinion about how she should fill everything out. (This is especially fun if you do it with a bunch of girlfriends!!!!)
You schedule your first fix. There is a $20 styling fee for the box. If you choose to keep anything in the box, this $20 goes toward that. If not, they have to make their money somehow! I don’t fault them for this.
A box (seriously soooo cutely wrapped and decorated) arrives at your doorstep with 5 items that your stylist thought would look great on you.
You have three days to decide what you want to keep and what you don’t. They give you a prepaid envelope to send all unwanted items back in.
If you keep all 5, you get 25% off your order!
You fill out another survey online, detailing what you thought about each piece. Then you can schedule your next fix!

Okay, so onto the clothes…

Item #1- Beige Open Cardigan with Embellished Shoulders

I loved this sweater. Very comfy and I could picture myself throwing this over pretty much any outfit this summer. The color was a little boring. And the price was outrageous, so I sent it back. $78????? The fabric wasn’t even thick. Granted, it was well made, but I’m pretty sure I could find this at a place like Target for half the cost.

Item #2- Colorful Cut-out blouse

When I pulled this out of the box, it was my favorite item. My boyfriend’s mom also shared in my enthusiasm. Unfortunately,when I tried it on, it was just too tight around my chest. This fabric can be really tricky for me, so I tend to avoid it. It doesn’t have a lot of stretch to it, and I need that when it comes to my bust. I avoid it like the plague because I have to buy a size or two larger just to make it work for my chest. Therefore, I never buy anything like this. I’m really bummed it didn’t fit though, I loved the pattern. My bust caused the top to hang strangely and just the slightest lift of my arms would have shown off my belly. No one wants to see that.

Just a close up shot of the pattern. LOVED it!

Item #3- Button-up Green Striped Tank

This piece was my favorite in the fix. I loved the fit of it. The length was so perfect. I can’t wait for the weather to heat up so that I can wear this to the beach! I think it is very versatile.

Item #4- Striped and Tiered Sheath Dress

Here is the biggest fail from this fix. I’m really not sure what the stylist was thinking with this one. The sheath fit I think would be great for my curves, but the different striped pieces of fabric tiered down the dress? What is even happening? It accentuated everything I want to cover. I look pregnant. Not a good look when you aren’t actually pregnant. The length was great though….

I liked it better when I threw the sweater over it.

Item #5- Pink Chevron V-Neck Tank

I liked this tank top a lot and had greatly considered keeping it. But the neckline is a little too low, and I’m really looking for pieces I can wear both to work and on the weekends. I did like the general cut of this tank top.

So now I’m going to be completely real with you. I was disappointed. 3 tank tops? It’s getting to be summer, so I sort of understand, but I didn’t really feel the variety in this box like I did in the last one.

Remember how I said I had a difficult time with this one? I felt like the pieces didn’t work with my body type, at all. Pretty much every one of them made me feel self-conscious, except for the $80 cardigan. And I can’t spend that kind of money. I feel like when you are curvier, it can be really hard to dress yourself and look fabulous. I have slowly started getting my crap together to, you know, look more like an adult and to accept my body shape and embrace it. This box made me feel a little sad and felt like a couple steps backwards.

However, I still love Stitch Fix! I made sure to make some guiding pointers in my survey, which hopefully will be listened to for my next fix. =)

I love getting packages in the mail. It feels like Christmas morning. When I was away at college my freshman year, I had a really difficult time adjusting. My mom used to sleep with her cell phone next to her, in case I called in the middle of the night, crying.

Because I was having such a hard time, my mom would send me care packages with little surprises. I would seriously cry tears of joy when I opened them. The contents never ceased to amaze me. Spring Oreos, a Cinderella wand that lit up and made noise, a pack of High School Musical trading cards… Little pick-me-ups that really helped me survive my freshman year. It made me feel special.

Monthly boxes are all the rage right now. And because there are soooo many that I want to subscribe to, I subscribe to zero. I can’t choose. That doesn’t stop them from emailing me every month offering me a “free box”. Temptation is a killer sometimes…

So, when I first heard of Stitch Fix, my curiosity was piqued. I found out about it through one of my new favorite blogs, A Sorta Fairytale, and I shared the idea with my friends on our endless Facebook thread. We were all giddy at the idea.

This is how it works…

You fill out a ten minute survey on their site, detailing as much as possible about yourself and your style. You give them your size, set your preferences for colors, patterns, and items of clothing, etc. My best friend was on the phone with me while she took her quiz, asking me for my opinion about how she should fill everything out. (This is especially fun if you do it with a bunch of girlfriends!!!!)
You schedule your first fix. There is a $20 styling fee for the box. If you choose to keep anything in the box, this $20 goes toward that. If not, they have to make their money somehow! I don’t fault them for this.
A box (seriously soooo cutely wrapped and decorated) arrives at your doorstep with 5 items that your stylist thought would look great on you.
You have three days to decide what you want to keep and what you don’t. They give you a prepaid envelope to send all unwanted items back in.
If you keep all 5, you get 25% off your order!
You fill out another survey online, detailing what you thought about each piece.

It’s a really simple and fun process. And the best part is that you get items that you would never pick out for yourself!

Here is what was in my box:

Item 1: This asymmetrical striped blazer. I was very unsure about this when I pulled it out of the box. It seemed really short and the zipper off to the side was strange to me. I think the asymmetrical can only be pulled off by certain body types, and I just do not have one of those. I decided against this piece. I had a difficult time zipping the jacket up past my left boob! #bigchestedgirlproblems

Item #2: a tribal-print tank top. I loved this one. I never, in a million years, would have picked out a pattern like this. It was very fun. It would look awesome with a cardigan for work, or paired with shorts and flip flops in the summer. The material was soft and comfortable and it was very well made. I decided against it, in the end, because it was a little too much money for a tank top. I liked a couple of the other pieces more.

Item #3: Grey striped dolman top. LOVE. Everything about this top is perfect. The length is amazing. The way the bottom of it is cut, it elongates and creates a thinner illusion. The material is out of this world. I have owned a couple shirts like this in the past from Old Navy, and they disintegrate pretty quickly. I can tell this one will not do that. I kept this. I pretty much wore it all weekend.

Item #4: A pink/coral colorblock shift dress. If you know me, you know I love pink. I did not give this away in my survey. I left all color options open, even though I’m not really a fan of green. I was so skeptical when I pulled this out of the box. I am aware of shift dresses, but I really didn’t think it would work with my body. I WAS WRONG! This dress is amazing. My boyfriend and his mom both gave it two thumbs up. You can tell I love it by the smile on my face. I am all about this dress. And it’s fully lined! A++++++++.

Item #5: The necklace I’m wearing here. I forgot to get a close-up shot of it. I loved this necklace, but I didn’t think it was worth it. It was super long, so you could wrap it around a couple of times. I just didn’t think it made enough of a statement.

My best friend and I were like kids in a candy shop when our boxes arrived. She got hers first and we spent a great deal of time on the phone analyzing each item. She ended up getting all 5!

I’m no authority when it comes to monthly boxes. My paycheck won’t allow for it. Trust me, if they did, I have a list of about 20 that I want to try! You can get a Stitch Fix as frequently or as infrequently as you want. It is super easy and it will for sure brighten your day!

My boyfriend thinks this is perfect for his mother, who spends hours shopping online and never finds anything. Sometimes it is easier to have other people pick things out for you. I call it “passive shopping”.

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