Here’s how to enter:

1. Register on our blog, www.curvyconfidential.com with your real email address.  IMPORTANT: Please use your real email address when registering so that we will be able to contact you if you are the winner!

2. Once you have registered and/or logged in, comment on this post!

3. Check your email on Thursday to see if you are one of the winners.

Entrance Deadline is Wednesday, 8/31/11 at 11:59 pm PST.  We will be picking two (2) winners in a random drawing on Thursday, 9/1/11.  The prize awarded to each winner will be a prize pack of surprise costume goodies. Prize pack contents may vary.

Good luck to all & Happy (Pre)Halloween!

Well, maybe not so random considering Halloween is right around the corner.  With Halloween fast approaching, we seem to have costumes on the brain here at H&C.

So with costumes in mind, today’s question is:

Which are you?  The Hunter or the Hunted?  Would you be a pouncing cat with claws, or a sweet, innocent rabbit?  ;)

Sexy Vinyl Cat Set vs. Bewitching Bunny Costume Kit

Here’s how to enter for a chance to win:

• Pick a style from Hips and Curves.com that you feel best represents the story described below.
• Post the link to that item as a comment on this blog, and tell us why you selected it.
• Be sure to register on CurvyConfidential.com with your real email address so we can contact you if you are a winner!
• Deadline: Thursday 8/25/2011 at 11:59pm PST

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Flawless is the sensual start to a beautifully written historical romance series that follows four siblings across Queen Victoria’s empire. Sir William Christie, ruthless tycoon and notorious ladies’ man, is dead. Now his four grown children have gathered for the reading of his will. What lies in store for step-siblings Vivienne, Alexander, and twins Gareth and Gwyneth? Stunning challenges that will test their fortitude across the royal empire, and lead them to the marvelously passionate adventures of a lifetime.

Lady Vivienne Bancroft fled England for New York, hoping to shed the confines of her arranged marriage to unrepentant rogue Miles Durham, Viscount Bancroft, although she would never forgot the fiery desire he unleashed with his slightest touch. And when the gambling man arrives on her doorstep for a little sensual revenge for her desertion, he, too, gets wrapped up in Vivienne’s dilemma: She must earn her father’s inheritance by profitably running a diamond business worth millions in colonial South Africa. Bound together in an exotic undertaking filled with heated passion and hungry temptation, will Vivienne and Miles discover that the marriage vows they once made are the greatest snare, or the most treasured reward?

Learn more about Flawless here.

You can find the Flawless Book Giveaway Official Rules here

So, we’ve added this fun Floral Print Chemise to our collection. Available in colors that will make your eyes pop and show off your soft curves with style!

Which color do you like better?

Item Code: VX5202 Floral Print Chemise

Remember, there are more kinds of love than Romantic Love!  We sometimes forget to celebrate and take for granted other kinds of love – like love for our friends, our family, our pets, our religion – and of course loving ourselves just for being who we are.   All of those are just as special as romantic love, so lets celebrate love in all its many forms on Valentines Day!

We want your ideas – how will you celebrate yourself this Valentine’s Day?  Share an idea with us to be automatically entered to win a $50 Hips and Curves giftcard!

So, if you are ready to strut your stuff in something new, but aren’t quite sure what to get, just ask yourself: What is your favorite color when you want to feel sexy? What color helps you feel confident?

Here’s the modern day question: Do you feel sexy because you wear lingerie? Or do you wear lingerie because you feel sexy? I still haven’t figured it out, but researching it sure is fun!

Unfortunately, in our society women are taught to focus on their flaws instead of their natural beauty. The more I embrace and celebrate my curves, the more confident I feel. All I know is, each time I play dress-up with a flirty petticoat or I lace myself up in that ever-so-hot Valentina underbust corset, I feel a little bit sexier! What’s your favorite dress-up outfit or sexy ensemble that makes you feel amazing?

We are thankful for our amazing customers!  We are thankful that in a society that seems to strive for skin-deep perfection, we can help to promote a love of real beauty and real women.  Women come in all shapes and sizes, and there is real beauty in each and every one.

♥ Love yourself! Love your curves! Embrace your beauty, both inside and out.  :-)

Okay, your turn.

What are you thankful for this year??

I have not seen the film. To be honest it looks too heart wrenching. Emotionally I am not ready for it. Looks like a box of Kleenex type of film.

But I didn’t have to see the movie to admire Gabourey’s confidence. In every interview I’ve seen or read, she’s always going on about how she doesn’t let her weight get in the way. In the February issue of Harpers Bazzar, Gabourey says, ”People always ask me, ‘You have so much confidence. Where did that come from?’ It came from me. Once day I decided that I was beautiful, and so I carried out my life as if I was a beautiful girl. I wear colors that I really like, I wear make up that makes me feel pretty, and it really helps. It doesn’t have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see. Your body is your temple, it’s your home, and,” she chuckles, “you must decorate it.”

Its so inspiring to see that weight was not an issue when Gabourey was nominated for an Academy Award. That it wasn’t an issue when she was on the cover of V Magazine, or Ebony. Gabourey is on the cover because she is talented, smart and confident. She isn’t a poster girl for plus size women. She’s a poster girl for all women. Her achievements don’t stem from her appearance but because she is tremendously talented and that is inspiring. A plus size girl can make it despite her weight.

One day, at 21 years old she decided that she was beautiful and began to live her life as a beautiful girl. Her confidence and self-love amazes me. I think Oprah says it best,

It’s like she’s from another planet, because she’s so evolved, so confident, so secure about who she is.”

I wish all women could feel the kind of confidence that Gabourey speaks of. That they are beautiful regardless of their size. We are not numbers. We are beautiful human beings with emotions, brains and talent.

Thank you Gabourey. In my eyes you have already won.

The other day I was thinking about a silly habit I have.  I buy something special to wear somewhere special and it just ends up sitting in my closet.   Here’s an idea!  Wear your clothes – all of them!  You know, the ones you purchased for a “special occasion” but haven’t worn yet.   I do it all of the time!  I struggle everyday with what to wear because I am always saving the good stuff for something “special”.  And I end up wearing the same old black t-shirt and jeans everyday.  Well no more! I am going to wear what I want to wear each and every day, for myself not for a special occasion.  It’s probably going to make it a whole lot easier to get dressed in the morning!