chic momma

Women usually forget about fashion once they become mothers because of so many things to think of: the kids, your husband, daily expenses, and how to stretch your budget, not to mention maintaining the house. These things preoccupy the supermoms that they often look manang or losyang. Looking great and being fashionable doesn't mean you have to drain your savings. Here's how to be chic on a low budget.

MAINTAIN A HEALTHY BODY. Most women who gave birth gain huge pounds and have difficulty of fitting into their old clothes. To avoid this, exercise regularly and eat proper diet. It is not enough that your daily home routines will make you sweat or stretch your limbs, a daily morning brisk walking would be a good start.

Here are a couple of benefits of brisk walking:

• It helps to fight against stress, by providing complete relaxation to your mind.
• It protects you from the clutches of diseases like osteoporosis, colon cancer, constipation etc.
• It increases the longevity of your life, by maintaining your fitness.
• It helps in reducing the problem of depression, thus enabling you to derive mental peace.
• It relieves you from backache trouble and also acts as a great remedy for arthritis problem.
• It helps in increasing your flexibility, by strengthening your muscles, bones and joints, thereby toning your body.
• It ensures that you have a proper sleep at night

ADD A SHOT OF STYLISH CHIC TO YOUR LOW-KEY GETUP.  When you do your grocery , you always wear flats, well, nothing's wrong with it, in fact, its advisable, because you do a lot of walking and you don't want to tire your feet too much. You always wear a white tee and jeans combo with your flats because its too comfy and you think that you don't need glam while doing your marketing, you're wrong! Who knows, you might bump into your old classmates or even your ex, and it's a shame if they see you looking losyang. Next time, add some accessories to your laid back look, invest on some necklace and bangles, cutey and colorful flip flops, and more colorful shorts to stand out.

RAID YOUR HUBBY'S CLOSET FOR SOME PIECES YOU CAN WEAR.  Fashion now has named a new trend of jeans, or new way of wearing them, it's the Boyfriend jeans,it’s on the extreme end of the skinny, figure-flattering denim cuts. You can also wear his button-down polos, add some necklace of belt for a more sexy feminine look.

INVEST ON CLASSIC PIECES. See my previous posts on Fashion Investment. You will never go wrong if you invest on a good pair of skinny jeans, high heels, little black dress and versatile tunic dresses.

BE CREATIVE. Let loose your imagination when it comes to how you wear each item in your closet. Skirt can be double as tube top, dresses can turn to trendy tops matched with hot leggings.

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