HAPPY MISTAKES

I woke up today morning, feeling hmm not so energetic! I get this every 3 weeks I guess, with the first few starting off with me believing that I can conquer the world and do whatever my heart is set out to do, then the enthusiasm slowly dies out and I think I become a very irritable person. I guess nowadays we're all trying to handle too many things, juggling work, studying and "extra curricular" social activities. I've got some exciting things lined up for this coming up, including the launch of a line of jewellery by my mum and me. But shhh! I'm not going to divulge any information on that till it's going live.

However there are some other exciting things happening, like my best friend getting married, my partner-in-crime passing out before she could cut her birthday cake and my "life support" leaving Bangalore for an excellent opportunity! It's all very bitter sweet but it reminds me why I am grateful to have these people in my life. I met them when I joined college in Bangalore a couple years back (yes I'm getting old) and I met them with no intent to make friends. It was a "chance" meeting and some how they've managed to handle and stand me for the longest time possible. I call them the 'happy mistakes' in my life because they weren't friends I hand picked from a crowd, but people who brought me down to earth and taught me everything from love, friendship, trust, faith and how to say a line of hindi without no mistakes!  It's very rare that I can keep a secret from these people, so if you're going to tell me something - 3 other people are going to know it!

 Like I mentioned "faith" is something they've taught me in many different ways, faith in the choices that I make, faith in believing in myself and faith in what the world has to offer me. With this faith I'm setting out to do something I've always wanted to do with my parent's immense support and I hope I'm able to bring a piece of what I love to you! 

Aztec Rules

The Aztec trend ruled the runways last season and I still haven't gotten over it! Monochromes, coloured or neons, they've caught my fancy and I can't resist the lovely geometric patterns. I'm not someone who wears dresses on a daily basis, I generally save them for an occasion or outing, but I figured what's the point of leaving these beauties hanging around in my closet. 

I had this printed dress I bought a couple of months back and only ever wore it in Goa. The dress comes with short magyar sleeves that make my shoulders look a lot broader, so like always I resorted to layering it up. It's way too hot in Bangalore right now to even touch anything that's close to winter wear, but this denim jacket worked out perfectly well. It's lightweight and I like the casual relaxed look it adds to the dress. I think I should probably attempt wearing more dresses this year!

Dress- Inmark 

Jacket- Bossini

Stack Of Love

Hope you girls are having a good weekend! I've been cleaning and rearranging my wardrobe, separating clothes that don't fit me anymore and letting go of some old baubles I have that I don't wear anymore. My dad says I'm a hoarder and I think I really am, though I'd hate to admit that in front of him!! I've got this knack for picking up things that catch my fancy and storing them all over the place.. my room really doesn't have an inch of space left! So I thought it's time to sadly let go of somethings and stop day dreaming that I'd still fit into my college clothes. When I started rummaging through my cupboard I ended up finding bangles all over the place (I have an uncontrollable obsession with them) and every time I find a bangle there is always a story behind it, from a set bought during my high school graduation to a friend's souvenir from Cambodia! Its like postcards people collect, instead I have boxes full of bangles that bring back sweet nostalgic moments. The bangles in the picture are some of my happy memories. Do your bangles have a story to tell?

Put A Bow On It

I'm a complete sucker for bows and have a few of them in my wardrobe as prints, accessories and some random hairpins picked up at flea markets. I've always wanted a big floppy bow hairband, especially with my hair short it would be the perfect accessory! I don't really have bad stitching skills and with today being a holiday, I thought it'd be fun to take out my sewing machine and give this DIY a shot. 

And lucky for me the construction for a bow is pretty simple and Google has tonnes of links for this DIY, so I'm not going to bore you with how I constructed it. However I can tell you, that if you don't have a sewing machine, the simple running stitch is more then enough to construct this. The only materials needed for this are a hairband, fabric, scissors, a needle and thread or a sewing machine. It took me an hour to make this bow (includes staring at the mirror wondering if its floppy enough), so its a quick fashion fix. I've made the bow in such a way that I can remove it from the hairband and use it as a hair pin and brooch. Any other ideas where you can wear this floppy bow tie?

Noticed the cute fabric? This fabric is called a Khanga, which I picked it up from my recent trip back home to Mombasa. I did a post on these fabrics sometime back, you can have a quick read up here.

My Eye Essentials

Today's post is a lot different from what I've been posting on this blog and I thought it was high time I put up something that really is a reflection of my personal style. I contemplated a few ideas from a styled shoot to a peep into my closet, but this shoot happened completely impromptu and I thought it was a perfect start! Besides that I had a blast with Prashant trying to  figure out the DSLR! 

I own way too much make up, more than I actually think I use! I think I get excited with all the new products bombarding the beauty counters and in all honesty I can't resist them. However I've stuck to one routine which focuses on the eyes for as long as I know and I think it works for me. My skin is very sensitive and foundations/blushers really make me break out, so I try to avoid them as much as I can. 

Since I have tiny eyes, I avoid using coloured eye shadow or too much kohl. My eye routine basics of late consist of L'oreal Base Magique Primer, Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner, Le Volume de Chanel Mascara and my handy eyelash curlers.

The Ghungroo Bangles

So did I mention that my best friend.. ya my girly girl is getting married!! How cool is that right? I can't tell you what kind of uncontrollable feelings and emotions are running through my mind! I'm not going to spill out a lot right now cause I know this coming month will have tonnes of posts all dedicated to her 'Big Fat Indian Wedding' and I'm just too excited! 

I'm been getting some of my things ready for the wedding and ever since I posted up this post on Aprajita Toor's amazing bangles, I've been wanting to get my hands on a pair! I finally managed to pick up exactly what I wanted from Styleme.com. Aren't they so pretty? This pair actually makes me blush! 

DIY Glitter Ballerinas

I've been meaning to share this post for quite sometime, but I've got alot on my plate right now. I'm honestly a little drained out with work and chores and work, but hey! you gotta survive right. There are some days when getting up and dressing up just feel like a task, but then there are days when I want that something 'special' to wear and trust me glitter does it for me! 

So the story about my ballerinas- last year Prashant gave me these beautiful baby blue ballerinas from Zara and I was in love with them! Unfortunately Bangalore's torrential rains didn't do too well for my suede finished shoes and I ended up with a stained and dirty looking pair of flats. I considered different ways to DIY them and make them look brand new again, keeping in mind to still leave a hint of the original colour and as the saying goes 'when in doubt add some glitter'. So unfortunately (lazy me) I didn't document the process of adding some multicoloured glitter to my shoes, but it was fun and a complete mess! My house help found glitter everywhere for at least a week!! 

I bought basic loose glitter and fabric glue to do up the shoes and it worked a charm! Here is an Instagram pic from when I revived my shoes. What do you girls think?