Outfit of the Day - Pop of red

Hello peeps! I have been away so long! I have missed blogging so much but just could not get the time to blog. Running around behind a toddler, who gets more active everyday, is really exhausting! Every night when Varaa goes to bed, I just zonk out next to her :D Seriously it is like they show in the ads, exhausted mom fast asleep beside a little angel - that's me!

Anyways, I am trying to get some time out for blogging. Having quit my job after Varaa came, I sometimes find that I have lost myself in being a mother. Don't get me wrong, I love being Varaa's mom, but I do miss my carefree life where I could do anything I wanted without thinking of anything or anyone :-) Blogging helps me regain a part of me.

To get back to the post, I bought this dress recently from Zara as I have always loved maxi dresses and this was like just perfect! Given the earthy tones of the dress, I decided to add a pop of colour with red pumps, a red bag and red lips. 

So what do you think? Do you like this OOTD?

Dress - Zara

Shoes - Heelwoods (R-CityMall)

Bag - bought in Spain

Earrings - gifted by mom

Outfit of the Day - Preggy floral

This is another post which is late in coming. I took some outfit pics in my last trimester but was too tired to put up posts and blog. So am sharing this outfit now.

This is one of few formal outfits which were still fitting me in the 8th month of pregnancy. I bought this dress in Korea and paired it with the round purse that I bought in Spain. Added a pair of blue heels and I was done!

Let me know what you think of my outfit :-)

Dress - bought in Korea

Purse - bought in Spain

Shoes - local shop in Bandra

Earrings - R-City mall

Outfit of the Day - Double birthday glitter

The double birthday in the title refers to those of my father and brother. They have birthdays on consecutive days - first my father and then the next day my brother. So we generally have a combined family party on one of the days. This year, the party was on the day of my father's birthday :)

When I bought this sequins top in Spain, hubby had asked me where will you wear something so glittery. I had the same thought, but still bought it since I fell in love with it. And then I realized - a double birthday party is the perfect to place to wear something this glittery - right?

My father loved it, and my brother as usual made fun of it (you know how elder brothers are O_o !!). But anyways, I loved having an occasion to wear this top and having worn it once, I will now wear it even without occasion. Let people stare if they want :-p

Given how shiny the top was, I kept the accesories to a  minimum. Just paired it with a pair of jeans, my silver heels and a white clutch and I was done! :)

So do you like it? Or is it very overwhelming?

Top - bought in Spain

Jeans - Pimkie (bought in Spain)

Sandals - Raw Hide

Clutch - Accesorize

For the love of Soap!

Most of you don't know it, but a big passion of mine, other than clothes that is, is soaps. Yes, you read that right .. I said soaps! :-D

I was introduced to the world of organic and natural soaps by a fellow blogger. After reading reviews of some organic soaps and doing more research online, I decided to give it a try. And there was no looking back after that :-)

That was 2 years ago.Today, hubby and I do not use any commercial soaps. Not that all the soaps are totally natural, but they are free of many harmful chemicals found in commercial soaps - particularly SLS.

So without much ado, here are my soaps ;-)

Outfit of the Day - totally casual

This is the outfit I wore in the weekend to run errands. The jeans is the one I got from Spain. I paired it with a yellow tee and yellow sandals. Added my black sling bag, big earrings and red lips, and I was done!

I think the effect is comfy and cool :-)

So do you like it? Or are the yellow sandals with the yellow tee a bit too matchy?

Jeans - Pimkie (bought in Spain)

Tee - local shop in Ghatkopar

Earrings - Forever 21

Purse - Rhysetta

Sandals - Heelwoods (R-City Mall)

Sunnies - bought in Spain

On my lips - Colorbar (Simply Red)

Colour in Formals - a bit of yellow

I am back with another Colour in Formals post :-)

This time, the addition of colour is quite subtle, and there is no pop. Most of the elements of this outfit are in dull corporate colours. The only addition is through a couple of yellow beads in the necklace and the yellow purse - which is quite small and does not overwhelm the whole look with colour.

The dress I am wearing is quite old and one of my favorites. Its formal and comfortable at the same time :-) Given the cool weather in Mumbai, I added a turtle neck tee under it for a more formal look. Added the necklace, purse and my black peep toes and I was done! And I have kept the hairstyle quite severe with no loose tendrils anywhere.

So what do you think? Does the colour come out in this OOTD?

Dress - Bombay High

Turtle neck tee - Zara

Necklace - from Bhuj

Purse - Baggit (gifted by sis-in-law)

Sunnies - bought in Spain

Shoes - Heelwoods (R-City mall)

Outfit of the day - in Barcelona

I will continue writing about about our time in Spain in the next few posts. But before that, thought to show you one of the outfits I wore while we were in Barcelona. 

The weather in Barcelona was very pleasant even though it was November. So a jacket and a pair of stockings were good enough to keep me warm. 

The dress I am wearing is like a thick sweater which was perfect for the sunny but windy day. Since it was sleeveless, a white jacket kept me toasty warm during the day. And given the amount of walking required, I paired the dress with my gold flats. 

So what do you think of my OOTD? 

Dress - Forever 21

Jacket - Tommy Hilfiger

Pink Bag - Strawberry (New York)

Spain travel - Toledo

 (Warning - picture heavy)

Toledo is a day trip from Madrid. But you can even choose to stay over in this lovely place. When we were planning our trip to Spain, I was mesmerized by the pics I saw of Toledo and so this city went onto our itinerary. While Toledo can be a day trip, it deserves a stay over as well. So in case you are going, and you plan to stay over, you won't regret it.

Isn't it gorgeous!!?? So we took a train from Madrid to Toledo and booked our return ticket for that day as well (EUR20 per person). Once we reached Toledo, we went to the tourist information centre at the station and booked the tickets for main attractions that we wished to see. We also got out city map - the lifeline! (Anyone familiar with Europe would know that the city map and the metro map are the 2 must have maps in any city :-))

After that, we took a taxi from the station to the city centre (Plaza de Zocodover). From the main plaza, one can go anywhere in Toledo. One of the best things you can do in Toledo is take one of the narrow lanes and just get lost - and once you have had enough, you can ask the way back to the main plaza :-)

We first took the land train which is the perfect way to get a full view of Toledo. The train ride includes an audio tour and the train will also stop at one place at the edge of the city where you will a gorgeous view of the city.