The Lost Girl {an outfit}

An outfit post, inspired by a D H Lawrence classic (& the Penguin notebook I bought), as well as this lovely dress from French Connection's Spring Summer 2012 collection.

French Connection Dress // Coffee Tattlys by Julia Rothman // fabulloso box bag // Leather sandals from Bandra // c/o Monavé vegan lip glaze // Maybelline Colossal Kajal // Maybelline Colorama Coral Chic nail polish

The first true 'what I wore' post I've done in a while. I had a lot of gusto for doing it last year, but eventually that gusto seemed to fade & I went a few months (the whole of the monsoons & winters, actually) But when I recently bought this dress & knew I wanted to style it & share it on this blog. :)

I love love love this French Connection dress. They have it in about four variants (different shades, similar print & same cut), this one appealed to me most because of the bright colors. Summer dresses are my favorite! This one runs slightly large, actually but you can't tell much because of the sash. It will fit easily even if I gain a few kilos, & that's a plus point in my book. And when I brought the dress home & looked into my box I was happy to see that my coral Maybelline nailpolish matched the dress perfectly! Coral is such a pretty shade.
I've always been the (permanent) tattoo kind of girl, but at the start of this year I gifted myself a 'subscription' to tattly, I get new ones in the mail every month. I am starting to enjoy how fun & non committal temporary tattoos are. “Life is too short to drink bad wine and wear ugly temporary tattoos.” -Tattly founder Tina Roth Eisenberg. A lot of people think they're overpriced. I won't deny that they are on the pricier side as far as temporary tattoos go, but they're drawings by amazing artists (like Marc Johns & Julia Rothman, to name two) & they last quite a while too, so I think the price is justified. Mom & me both put on tattlys from their coffee set & went to the coffee shop straight afterwards. It was fun, really. :D
And when I saw this fabulous box bag from fabulloso on a fashion blog, I knew I had to have it. I love anything French, I love anything that looks vintagey & boxy. The vintage french imagery is just darling. Also fabulloso's customer service was ace, I had a problem & the went out of their way to help. Also the packaging- fabulous again! It didn't look like just an online order of a bag, but rather a gift to myself. I feel like this bag was made for me, ha! It's made of wood but still very light & durable. It's perfect, the only problem is that I keep knocking it around on all kinds of hard surfaces, clumsy me!

I love the lip glaze that Monavé sent me, it's vegan (& gluten free). It smells delightful & feels good on the lips too, it may not last for the longest time but it still feels right using products like this.

I think I'm going to make it a tradition of taking instax photos of an outfit! The one with mom & me was a self timer win! Oh & I must mention that all my outfit photos, including this one are taken by mom (it's mentioned on my FAQ page too). She was just complaining about how I trouble her so much to take these & don't give her due credit, so here you are, mom!

love,
Magali

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New Wallet

For three & a half years, I've used the same Hello Kitty wallet (it can be seen in this post). As mentioned in that post, it was a gift from a once close friend who I don't see much of since I moved & we're no longer in the same college. But I digress... back to the wallet, it's faux leather, & despite the hello kitties on the outside, unbranded. I've never even used a cell phone that as long as I've used the wallet. And despite the fact that it gets handled a lot, it is still in very good condition (save for some minor fraying on the inside).

But for some time now I've been on the lookout for a new one. I was very comfortable with the overall shape/layout of the old one so I wanted something similar but with more pockets, & more classic looking.

So the other day mom & me were at Shoppers Stop & we were browsing through the leather good when we came across the Blue & Blues section. They had some colorful leather wallets, but what caught my attention was this gorgeous brown wallet.

It's similar to my older one but with more pockets (see my lovely Life etc. business cards!) & everything about it is perfect. I didn't know a simple wallet could make me so happy, but it does. :)

Also, though this is labelled a 'stuff I bought' post, my mom actually bought me this, so thank you mom!

love,
Magali

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Calvin Klein Jeans Spring Summer 2012

The tagline for Calvin Kleins Jeans' latest collection is Bold Minimalism.

{blue two button blazer}

The colors have been inspired by the ocean. I love the little bits of metallic & bright pops of color. Also, their sunglasses & wallets are so awesome. The thing about about Calvin Klein jeans that I love is that it manages to stay classic & on trend at the same time.

love,
Magali

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French Connection Spring Summer 2012

I recently visited the French Connection store at Linking Road to check out their latest collection.

The Spring Summer 2012 collection boasts of a bold spring colour palette of bright reds, electric blues, forest greens and mustard yellows, punctuated with more refined neutral tones and monochrome elements to give a vibrant and modern French Connection collection.

Here are some shots of clothing/accessories from the collection-

 

{bandage dress}{Lovin' the abstract print on the blue peplum dress, did you know that peplum is huge this season?} {sheath dresses in two colors}{hats!}

{bikinis & rompers to match!}

{a tiny little peek at the men's t-shirts... they have a pretty extensive men's section too!}

I love the color palette of this collection. The main colors visible are red/orange & blue! As someone who goes out in the daytime more, I'm partial to the orange. I bought something lovely from this collection too, I'll be sure to get an outfit post done early next week! :)

Oh & if you still need an excuse to shop for something from this collection, here it is. You're welcome.

 {spend Rs.8999 & you get a chic travel bag free}

love,
Magali

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Pond's White Beauty

When it comes to things like skincare, I'm very lazy. I know very well of the importance of sunscreen, of a daily ctm (cleanse-tone-moisturize) routine, but I'm not very regular with these things at all. In fact, the only skin care thing that I'm very regular with is face wash, because I have somewhat oily skin.

So what I really like are products from reputed brands that have more than one benefit. The lesser time it takes me to apply it, the happier I am (& more likely to use it regularly).

I was recently offered the chance to try Pond's White Beauty. I dislike the concept of fairness creams, but I do love the idea of having an even skin tone (I wish we could tan uniformly on our body, that would be so fab). I also love that it has SPF 20 - so it's a moisturizer cum sunscreen cum spot reduction cream.

Cost: Rs 249 for 50gms.

The first thing that struck me was the packaging, very classy. The bottle too is made of thick contoured glass, very elegant to look at (but perhaps not the handiest thing for your travels).

The cream itself has this pearly, iridescent look. I am reluctant to use creams that aren't specifically oil control, they just make my face more greasy. This cream is very light, it may not keep away oiliness but at least it doesn't add to it. It has SPF so of course there is a little bit of 'ghost-face' but it looks fine after I set it with some pressed powder. As for whether it works? I have high hopes for this one, but only time will tell.

The folks at Ponds White Beauty have launched the Pond's Perfect Match Contest, a campaign on facebook where one girl can win a date with Ranvijay. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead & find your perfect match!

love,

Magali

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