What Happened to Belle Brita?

Y’all. It’s been a minute. Or roughly 6 months. I’ve taken blogging breaks before. I even shared tips for bloggers to take breaks! But I haven’t gone this long without blogging on Belle Brita… ever....

Feminism
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Challenge Accepted: A Controversial Instagram Trend

Is your Instagram feed flooded with badass women posting black and white photos of themselves and writing out Challenge Accepted? My pinktastic, feminist soul initially loved this celebration of womanhood, especially the way my friends…

Personal Style
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Bold Prints for Summer // No Buy Style Challenge

It’s the last month of the No Buy Style Challenge! This has been a fun fashion blogging collaboration with three of my friends over the last several months. Each month, one of us shares an…

Books
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What I’ve Been Reading Lately // The Four Kingdoms by Melanie Cellier

Like I mentioned last week, I’ve been reading a lot of fairy tale retellings lately. This is one of my all-time favorite book genres, so indulging in these fairy tales has been a great form…

Books
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What I’ve Been Reading Lately // The Andari Chronicles

I have read a ridiculous number of retold fairy tales over the last two months. Like… well over a dozen fairy tale retellings, between books and novellas, from three distinct authors. The first set of…

Personal Style
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Easy Summer Style // No Buy Style Challenge

It’s time for another rendition of NO Buy Style Challenge! This is a collaboration with three of my blogging friends. Every month, we each take inspiration from the same outfit to create our own look….