Disclaimer: I received sample clothing from Femme Luxe in exchange for a blog post. This is my honest review and opinions.
Sometimes it can be difficult to find something to wear. As a woman who is on the heavier side, it can be stressful finding something I feel good in for a special occasion or even just for a normal day out. Who doesn’t love to be comfortable and look good? Since it’s so hard to find the right outfit, I tend to shop at many different types of stores, both brick and mortar and online. It’s also important to me that I add a few new pieces to my closet every few months. Usually I prefer to try things on in person but when I received an invite from Femme Luxe to shop their online site for a few complimentary outfits, I was excited. I was worried I wouldn’t find anything my size but they go up to size 14 and some 16. I decided to give it a try.
I had not heard of Femme Luxe before but I was super excited to learn about their brand. They’re located in the UK and have a lot of cute clothes available online. A lot of the models on their site look thin and tall so it was a bit intimidating. You can find body suits, dresses, shirts, cute matching outfits and jeans as well. Because I was concerned about the sizing and figured the clothes would run small, I was nervous about how it would fit. When it arrived, I saw I was right, the clothing does run smaller than our normal US size, but I was pleased with the stretch in the material.
I ordered a Boxy Loungewear Set, a Mustard belted body con midi dress and a Silver Metallic plunge wrap bodysuit. When the items arrived, I couldn’t wait to try them all on. Here are pictures of the 3 outfits and what I thought about them. It all arrived within a 10 business days. The packaging is simple and while all 3 items came in one big envelope, inside they were packaged individually.
First up was the Silver Metallic Plunge Wrap Bodysuit. I ordered a size 12 as the 14 was sold out. It was snug but still looked good. I would recommend that they make the bottom part a bit longer but the top is stretchy which was good. Oh, and when they say plunge, they mean it. 🙂
This bodysuit glimmers like no ones business. Comfort is important to me and this was pleasantly easy on the skin. I’d rather it cover a little more but it was sexy and would add that sparkle to any outfit. As you can see, I paired it with a short comfy black blazer and black pants. You can pair it nicely with jeans as well. Imagine a quick girls night and you have to take it from office to outing, Yasss honey! Or let’s say you want to meet up with some friends for a fun night out on the town, work it with heels and accessories, you’ll be glammed up in no time.
When going out, you want to play up your outfit so accessorize with jewelry and also your hair. I don’t usually wear my hair parted to the left and I don’t usually wear it up, which you’ll see with the next outfits, but it’s fun to change things up sometimes. Remember you take advantage of your hair and makeup to play up any fun outfit changes.
I loovveeddd this yellow (mustard) body con midi dress. It’s one of my favorite colors and super cute for fall/winter. It was definitely a fitted feeling but it stretches nicely. I ordered a size 14 and would have liked the bottom part to be slightly looser but how cute is it! As I mentioned earlier, you can play up any outfit with accessories like necklaces, earrings of bracelets. I would wear this for a night out with the hubby or a fancy party. Cocktail night? It feels awesome to go out and know you look fabulous.
My favorite things about this dress were the color, the awesome puffy sleeves and the fit on top. Like I said, I could see the bottom part of the dress being a bit looser, but it lucky for me, it did have some stretch to it.
This last outfit I tried was a Black short sleeve boxy loungewear set in Medium/Large. This outfit felt chic and casual yet polished. I loved that it matched the bottoms. I felt cute. You feel good enough to go run some errands or just hang out with friends. My only bad thought about the bottoms are that for us girls with more humps in our trunks, it may run down a bit on the back side so I’d suggest going up a size. The top was perfect but the bottom a bit snug.
You know how us moms love to run out to the store to pick something up quick and we put on some yoga pants and a t shirt. Well why not dress up our casual a little more. As you can see I paired this with sneakers. It felt right. The material is a little hot so I wouldn’t go running in this or exercise in this outfit. But it is definitely nice to throw it on quick when you must run a quick errand. You could also pair this with cute sandals or short heels. The possibilities are endless.
You can find all these looks on the femme luxe site. Visit them and let me know which outfit you’ll try. I want to see your pics and see how you dress it up or down. Remember comfort and material is important. I hope you find outfits that help you shine as bright as you are.
