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Thai Massage, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Taking Care of My Body
Confession: I am really, REALLY bad at getting pampered. Painfully bad. I’m aware that in the big scheme of things this is clearly SO TRAUMATIC, what a character flaw, woe, me, how sad, etc., but...
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What Do I Call These Things?
I tend to say “boobs” a lot. I mean, not ALL THE TIME, jeez. I’m not parading around the office blathering on about boobs and underwires and bra manufacturers, or anything. But when the topic does come...
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The Perils of Ice Cream Socials
[Possible Trigger Warning-- I'll be discussing relationships with food, very cursorily and probably superficially.] It was Staff Appreciation Week at my office last week, and I can’t lie: I generally...
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Us Beautiful People
The fabulous Bras and Body Image shared this lovely post on Facebook this week: Obviously I love this. I kind of squealed in delight. I am also being 100% serious when I say that this simple,...
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Good Girl
So, it’s been a fun couple of weeks, right? A lady on the internet told us all about how she sits down with her teenage sons to teach them how to judge their female peers’ Facebook pictures, and she...
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Boudoir Photography Week: Choosing a Photographer
Today I’m excited to kick off a week of talking about boudoir photography! Boudoir photography (sometimes called pin-up photography) has exploded in popularity over the last few years, and with...
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Boudoir Photography Week: Preparing for Your Shoot
Once you’ve booked your photographer and set a date, here are some suggestions for preparing ahead of time. Once again, all of the images in the post feature some of my favorite fellow lingerie...
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Boudoir Photography Week: The Day of the Shoot
Welcome to Day 3 of Boudoir Photography Week! Today I’m sharing some tips for the day of the shoot, illustrated once again by some of my favorite bloggers’ stunning pin-up and boudoir photos. Morning...
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Boudoir Photography Week: My First Boudoir Shoot
I’ve so enjoyed sharing some of my favorite bloggers’ photos this week, but what was it like when I finally saw MY photos? Model/Makeup/Hair: Sweets, Sweet Nothings. Photographer: Caryn Leigh...
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Open Post: Shopping for Wedding Lingerie
While I haven’t personally run the gauntlet of wedding dress + lingerie shopping, I’ve accompanied women who have, and I have to say: not impressed. I talked about it a little bit here, but mostly I’ve...
View ArticleCompliments, Again
I keep thinking about compliments and our reactions to them. I’ve been having a hard time accepting compliments recently (well, actually, ever) without some twinge of discomfort, whether I’m aware of...
View ArticleRant for a Monday
So the always-on-the-alert Georgina at Fuller Figure Fuller Bust recently brought a ground-breaking piece of investigative journalism to my attention (sarcasm alert). Read it. It’ll take you like 30...
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Basque-ing
So I recently scored one of my favorite and most-missed discontinued styles, the “Antoinette” basque by Masquerade, on eBay. I love this thing. I love it hard. I don’t regret purchasing it one bit,...
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Congratulations, We All Win
Bra sizes are not a competition. I cringe when I see how quickly a comment thread on a “celebrity bra size” article or a bust-related post on Facebook can devolve into an “I have it worse than you”...
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Sweet Talking: Phoenix
Today’s Awesome Lady is Phoenix, who’s quite literally been a loyal reader since Day 1. We went to the same high school, appeared together in a production of a Stephen Sondheim musical that I, at...
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Lingerie Adventures in London
I went to London you guys! One of my only touristy photos, taken while being guided ably around the city by Cheryl from Invest In Your Chest Oh man, it was so great. I seriously loved it. I’d been...
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Sweet Nothings 3rd Anniversary Giveaway: Inner Truth Panties
Welcome to Day 3 of the Sweet Nothings 3rd Anniversary Giveaways! Be sure to checkout Monday’s Panache giveaway and Tuesday’s Parfait giveaway, too– all giveaways will run through Thursday, May 14....
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“That Doesn’t Count”: Policing Bra Size Categories, Please Don’t Do It
This is a ranty post, but bear with me. I’ve recently noticed an uptick in comments surrounding bra fit and bra sizing discussions that, frankly, suck. Briefly: I’ve heard more and more people on the...
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Losing Weight in Public
[This post talks about weight loss, body image, and public reactions to weight and weight loss. Please feel free to skip if you need to!] So this month there’s been an odd uptick in the number of...
View ArticleBack to School Bra Shopping: D+ Bras I Wish I’d Had in College
I’m here to share some fun and useful things with you, but before we get started: this post was inspired in equal part by Esty’s piece for The Breast Life, an excellent roundup for college students,...
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