Dare to be . . . a wild thing

At my company, Soul Deep Beauty Skin Therapy, I am not only focused on helping people take the lead in realizing the importance of skin care, but I also want to  help encourage both men and women to take the lead in their own personal lives. Encouragement can help empower, and it's life's little experiences that help get us to our big goals.

I decided to start a "Dare To Be" campaign. This journey will be little baby steps towards living outside the box. Not all steps will be for both men and women (unless that's your thing), but it's just a way to experience things we never have before.

So, my latest "Dare to Be" project involves the call of the wild...animal prints. I'm a plus sized girl, so I have always walked on the side of caution when it came to animal print. (Insert whatever animal related joke here.) But, I do remember having an outfit years ago with a skin tight long sleeve leopard print shirt and a pair of faux leather pants that I loved to wear when I was in high school. Of course I have surpassed the size of both the shirt and the pants, but if I was able to pull it out of the closet and rock it, I would be fashion forward because animal prints are the falls latest trend.

The best way to pull off animal prints is to do so sparingly: a shirt, a dress, a pair of shoes or even a purse one or two at a time of course. I tried a few animal prints out, so check out my pics below.


I saw these at one of my favorite shoe stores and I will be going back to get them.




Make-up play time: leopard





Make-up play time: zebra





Me and my husband at my b-day dinner, me in zebra print.

There is something exotic about wearing animal prints and I must admit I had a little extra swing in my step when I wore my zebra print tunic.