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How do I determine if I am an hourglass body type?If you don’t know what your body shape is, be sure to read my previous post about determining your body shape and sign up for access to my body type calculator. Today’s post is about the hourglass figure. Much like the rectangle and the oval, this body type is already balanced because an hourglass body type has a bust/shoulders that are with in a 5% difference of the hips and the waist is well defined being at least 25% smaller.The ultim […]

How do I determine if I am a rectangle/banana body type?If you don’t know what your body shape is, be sure to read my previous post about determining your body shape and sign up for access to my body type calculator. Today’s post is about the rectangle body shape. Some schools of thought call it the banana, but I like to refer to the geometric shapes and not the fruit. The rectangle has shoulders and hips that are close to the same width. If the difference in the width of the two measur […]

​How do I determine if I am a Oval/diamond/circle/apple body type?How do I determine if I am a Oval/diamond/circle/apple body type?If you don’t know what your body shape is, be sure to read my previous post about determining your body shape and sign up for access to my body type calculator. This body type goes by many names. By shape it is called the Oval, diamond or circle. There are actually slight differences in the oval and diamond shape. The oval has more rounded shoulders, bu […]

How do I determine if I am an inverted triangle/strawberry body shape?If you don’t know what your body shape is, be sure to read my previous post about determining your body shape and sign up for access to my body type calculator.If you have an inverted triangle body shape (AKA strawberry), your shoulders and/or bust will be the widest part of your body by at least 5%. Strawberry body shapes often don’t have much distinction between the waist and the hip and have a very athletic appearance.T […]

How do I determine if I am a triangle/pear body shape?If you don’t know what your body shape is, be sure to read my previous post about determining your body shape and sign up for access to my body type calculator.If you have a triangle body shape (AKA pear), your hips will be the widest part of your body being disproportionately wider than your bust or shoulders. The pear figure often has a defined waist too which is a great thing to emphasize and show off.The goal with any body type is to ac […]

So, you’re scouring pinterest and you see a super cute dress. It looks perfect in the picture; a beautiful print and comfy fabric. You hunt it down online, order it and wait patiently for it to arrive. You can’t wait to get the dishes finished after dinner so that you have a second to try it on. You rush into your room, rip open the package, wrestle out of your own clothes, and slip the new dress over your head. You admire the silky feel as you pull it down over your body. You’re so excite […]