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Aloha Friday To Remember. May Team Giveaway!

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Welcome to WEEK 57 of the Aloha Friday Blog Hop!

Here's the extra special addition to our lovely hop. It's an oh-so-easy opportunity for you lovely participants of the Aloha Friday Blog hop to get some exposure to your blogs!! What do you have to do to enter? Just link up to the Aloha Friday Blog Hop Below!! It's that easy!! No extra forms or hassle, just link up! Each week we will pick a linker to featured at random and invite you all to say ...

<div align="center"><a href="http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Aloha" title="Aloha Hoapili" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjYHnXbgatd3C4oCEweN2tdaSA05KQz5XWTGMXUUjuUSpwaa7GKPcCed6WedZYXk2kT8n10_n3Gfm_LskFJs33PCf0GxiH7Ms76GqOliHsjo9Ukg4L63iZ338Ipw_l6oFo8falCSGScM-/s1600/Aloha+Friend+button.jpg" alt="Aloha Hoapili" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

Aloha Hoapili translates as Hello Close Friend. So, without further ado let me introduce you to this week's featured friend...

Aimy Michelle at
The Ramblings of Aimy Michelle.

Aimy blogs all about books, love and life in general.

Want a little taste of her blog? Check out these posts to find out what you've been missing:
A Book Review and a Giveaway
The Internet is Funny
VoxBox Review

If you're interested in co-hosting future month's Aloha Friday Blog Hop, please email jean@whatjeanlikes.com for more info.

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Aloha Friday + Extra Chance to Win $750!

You can click on each of the hosts & co-hosts links and labels to easy follow them! If you want to go to their main blog and follow from there, click their link in the hop below!

You can also share any blog hops you are hosting by linking your blog hop post in our linky below! I love to join new blog hops, so please share them! We had over 420+ link ups!! Each name gets clicked on average 5-50 times so link up, get some followers!!

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Welcome to WEEK 56 of the Aloha Friday Blog Hop!

<div align="center"><a href="http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Aloha" title="Aloha Hoapili" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjYHnXbgatd3C4oCEweN2tdaSA05KQz5XWTGMXUUjuUSpwaa7GKPcCed6WedZYXk2kT8n10_n3Gfm_LskFJs33PCf0GxiH7Ms76GqOliHsjo9Ukg4L63iZ338Ipw_l6oFo8falCSGScM-/s1600/Aloha+Friend+button.jpg" alt="Aloha Hoapili" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

Aloha Hoapili translates as Hello Close Friend. So, without further ado let me introduce you to this week's featured friend...

Melissa at This Girls Life.

Melissa blogs all about DIY, food and the adventures of life!

Want a little taste of her blog? Check out these posts to find out what you've been missing:

Tips for Happy Feet
DIY Spring Wreath
Cake Mix Cookies

If you're interested in co-hosting future month's Aloha Friday Blog Hop, please email jean@whatjeanlikes.com for more info.

Want a chance to win $750 Cash?
Come enter my Big May Giveaway
Linking up to the Aloha Friday Blog Hop gets you an extra 10 entries into this giveaway!

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Photo Inspiration: 11 Secrets of Really Photogenic People

I read this article when I woke up this morning and found these tips to be quite helpful so I decided to share. Do you have any tips or tricks for posing and taking great photos of yourself? Do share and read some helpful tips from Glamour below!

Having just renewed two government-issued IDs, I have been harshly reminded of what NOT to do when being photographed: stare straight-on at the camera, do a weird half-smile. As a beauty blogger, I've mastered looking cute in selfies, but as evidenced on my license and passport, when I don't dig into my bag of photo-posing tricks, I look...intense.

The experience ~~traumatized~~ inspired me to investigate further why some people look so amazing in photographs. I picked three of my most photogenic Facebook friends (they always look gorgeous!) and asked them to reveal their personal photo-taking tricks. And, oh boy, did I get some good, extremely specific advice for you. Read on.

Eleanor Langston, beauty writer—like me, she's photographed frequently for work and is constantly surrounded by beauty-obsessed people. All of this teaches a girl to pose. She also has unfairly perfect hair, but let's not get hung up on that for now.

Eleanor's look-great-in-photos tricks:

1. Play up your brows. "Darkening them by one shade with a pencil, wax, or powder will frame your face and balance out your makeup," Eleanor says. "If I have to leave the house quickly, it's the one thing I do that makes a big difference."

2. Dress in sleek clothes. "It's sad, but some outfits (billowy tops, tunics) that look fab in real life often photograph oddly because you don't get the proportion of your skinny legs. For special events when you know there will be lots of Instagramming, either wear a slimmer-fitting top that hugs your silhouette OR throw on a tailored blazer on top of your loose top to give you a more streamlined shape."

3. Master the chicken arm. "Everyone in America has gotten the memo that the 'chicken arm' (the cheerleader, hand-on-hip pose) will make your arms look more toned, but they often miss a key point: You have to put one arm on your hip but then angle it BACK (not straight out), so that your elbow is facing behind you instead of perpendicular to your body. This angle makes your pose look more natural than the chicken arm, but you still get that same toned effect."

4. Create angles. "My general rule for finding the most flattering picture is to remember that it's all about ANGLES. Never stand facing the camera, but position your body to one side or the other and even cross one of your legs. If you don't want to cross your legs, then at least bend one of them to break up the shape."

5. Use this body-shrinking move. "I've found that if you lean into the camera and stick your head out forward and tilting down a little bit (it definitely takes practice, and you may look cray from the side!), your head will look bigger, giving you the optical illusion of a smaller body. I also cock one hip AWAY from the camera because whatever is closest to the camera always seems bigger."

Monica Widmann, product development manager—Monica is the sister of my camera-obsessed sister-in-law, has a boyfriend who's into photography, and happens to be half Asian, which may involve a dominant photo-posing gene (according to my sister-in-law). OK, that all sounded really confusing, but all you really need to know is that Monica has truly mastered always looking amazing on camera.

1. Wear bright lipstick. This is one of the things that always makes Monica's photos stand out in my Facebook news feed. "I've been addicted to pop-color lips since kindergarden!" Monica says. "Whether it's pink, red, orange, or coral, every girl should have a go-to shade that brightens her smile in photographs. It really makes a difference."

2. Know your good side. "Any time a photo is taken of me, I fight my way into posing from my left side. This is difficult to explain, but the main reason is that my bangs swoop to the left. When I pose on the right, the focus is on where my hair parts
and it makes my forehead look bigger. Also, my nose looks smaller when I pose to the side vs. straight on."

3. Squint just a little bit. "Like Tyra Banks says on America's Next Top Model, I always try to 'smile with my eyes'. The best description I could find for this was
'squinting slightly to create small pillows beneath your eyes'. I also describe it as half-moon eyes, like you see on those cute Japanamation characters."

Robyn Myhr, model and photographer—OK, fine, Robyn has a leeetle advantage given her resume (oh, and her husband Bryan is a professional photographer), but I think that's just all the more reason we should steal her secrets.

Robyn's look-great-in-photos tricks:

1. Get silly. "Many people freeze up when the camera comes out, making them stiff and awkward-looking. To help you feel relaxed, think of something funny or just giggle to yourself."

2. Smile with your eyes. Wow, turns out this trick is pretty legit! "Yes, Tyra Banks knows what she is talking about!" Robyn says. "Try smiling without moving any muscle in your eyes—it feels fake, flat, and boring. Now try smiling just with your eyes. They say eyes are the widow to your. Even when you don't smile with your mouth, but just with your eyes, you can take a good picture. Now put the both together—smile with your eyes and your mouth. Voila—beautiful!"

3. Create a little mystery. "There's a time and a place to look straight into to the camera, but for the most part, giving a little tilt to your head or turning your body slightly away from the camera gives your body a more interesting and relaxed shape."

What are your go-to tricks for looking great in photos? Will you be trying any of the advice here?

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Aloha Friday... Looking Forward To The Weekend!

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Welcome to WEEK 55 of the Aloha Friday Blog Hop!

<div align="center"><a href="http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Aloha" title="Aloha Hoapili" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjYHnXbgatd3C4oCEweN2tdaSA05KQz5XWTGMXUUjuUSpwaa7GKPcCed6WedZYXk2kT8n10_n3Gfm_LskFJs33PCf0GxiH7Ms76GqOliHsjo9Ukg4L63iZ338Ipw_l6oFo8falCSGScM-/s1600/Aloha+Friend+button.jpg" alt="Aloha Hoapili" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

Aloha Hoapili translates as Hello Close Friend. So, without further ado let me introduce you to this week's featured friend...

Karina at Mom In The USA.

Karina blogs all about charities, decor, jewellery and much more!

Want a little taste of her blog?
Check out these posts to find out what you've been missing:
Giving Back In May
Good For You
Did You Know?

If you're interested in co-hosting future month's Aloha Friday Blog Hop, please email jean@whatjeanlikes.com for more info.

Do you want to be part of my Big May $675+ Cash Giveaway? Click here for more info on how to get involved:
Big May Giveaway

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Some exciting contests Jean's co-hosting that you may want to enter:

Win $500 VISA Gift Card (ends 5/10) | Win $100 Cash (ends 5/10) | $230 Cash Giveaway (Ends 5/17) | $100 Visa + Jewelry Giveaway

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We Speak Now! Join Us For A Giveaway & Link Up & Empowering Women!

Happy May Speak Now friends, both new and old!

Today is an exciting day for Speak Now

Today, some fabulous ladies have teamed up to link up and tell you that you're beautiful.

Speak Now is all about beauty from the inside out.

We believe in your dreams + passions. We believe in you.

Today we want you to look in the mirror and tell yourself that you're beautiful.

Identify what makes you feel beautiful. Make this feeling an obligation in your life.

Today we are here to remind you that you can do anything.

Today and everyday, you are lovely, you are perfect, you are bold, you are unique.

Today and every day- you are beautiful!

Speak Now is a women empowerment organization

built around the philosophy that self-love, self-respect, + self-confidence will make you beautiful.

We empower. We create. We educate. We inspire.

Link your blog up to connect with other bloggers who believe in the empowerment of women and help us spread awareness about the importance of women empowerment!

Once you link up, no community experience would be complete without a little welcome gift! We are giving away a $100 visa gift card and any piece of beautiful jewelry from the Speak Now shop!

So link up, enter our giveaway, take a look at some of our blogging friends, and share our mission with your friends, family, and fellow blogging community.

We are an online community designed to believe in you.

Today, we want you to join our movement.

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Photo Inspiration: 11 Secrets of Really Photogenic People

Aloha Friday... Looking Forward To The Weekend!

$230 Dolla Billz Giveaway with Olive & Ivy!

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