OOTD: Dress Shirts Make the Oufit

Lately I'm loving the look of dress shirts and I want to buy more and more of them!  I've had this light pink and white striped one from Forever 21 for a few years now and I always seem to find new things to pair it with.  In this outfit, it was my Ann Taylor lace skirt:

 Shirt- Forever21
Necklace- Forever 21
Skirt- Ann Taylor
Shoes- Jessica Simpson

Do you own a lot of dress shirts? Right now I have my eye on this adorable hot pink one from J. Crew. Whar do you like to pair dress shirts with?

xoxo,

Veronika.

PS- thanks to all of the awesome ladies who commented in my last post---it really means a lot and it's nice to know i'm not alone!

Weekend Shopping: Lululemon & PacSun (Plus an OOTD)

It feels nice to be back to regular blogging again. I've emptied hundreds of photos off of my camera onto my laptop because even when I was too busy to blog, I was still taking photos for content later on!  That's the life of a blogger!

This is a weekend shopping post (on a Wednesday), because who doesn't love those, right? Maybe I'll throw in an outfit too.

After the flash mob was over (read about that here), I stopped into a few stores to do a little shopping. I was sleep deprived and mentally exhausted and needed a little pick me up!

First up, Lululemon.  I seriously love this store more and more each year. Their workout gear is the best, highest-quality stuff I've ever encountered---and it's flattering, to boot.  LOVE. I got two tops:

The first top fits REALLY small. I am pretty small up top and I had to get an 8 in it.  The second top (which I swear does not look that wrinkly usually but I had to pull it out of my laundry to take a pic) is a size 6, and it fits perfectly! Both tops have wonderful built-in bras that are quite supportive---I always tend to go up a size at Lululemon for items that are more fitted. 

Next up, I got these adorable "sparkle shoes" (that's what I call 'em) and flowy top from Pacific Sunwear (PacSun). 

The shoes were $24.50 and the top was $17.50. I have been really into super loose off-the-shoulder tops lately. It's like an addiction.  The shoes remind me a bit of TOMS shoes. I think they will be cute for more casual outfits.

Next up, I visited Sephora, where Kate Walsh was making an appearance (she is very pretty in person and has a new fragrance out). I picked up the NARS Albatross highlighter.  I have wanted it for awhile and decided to just finally get it.

And finally, here's my Sunday OOTD. I went into my office for most of the day today but just dressed totally casually since no one was there but us girls pushing out our flash mob stuff.

Tank- Lululemon cool racerback
Top- PacSun
Shorts- American Eagle
Sparkle Shoes- PacSun

Hope everyone's week is going well!

xoxo,

Veronika.

PS- My awesome mother in law bought me some new dry shampoo that I used today and I think my hair turned out pretty well. I used it on 3rd day hair that I had slept on and just brushed out with a round brush, no re-curling or anything. I will report back once I've used it a few more times, but so far, me likey. The brand is Serge Normant and Julia Roberts told Oprah that's what she uses so my MIL decided to get me some (how sweet!)

OOTD: Bright Whites

Today I just have a simple outfit post. I like wearing white in the summer as much as I love wearing black in the winter.  White is so fresh and bright. It just puts me in a good mood when I wear it.  Here's my Club Monaco dress mixed with a brown belt and shoes:

Dress- Club Monaco
Shoes- MaxStudio @ Zappos.com
Belt- Papaya
Cardigan- Express
Bag- Marc by Marc Jacobs Hillier Hobo

Hope you all had a great day!

xoxo,

Veronika.

OOTD: Mixing it Up

I've been noticing that some of my skirts feel loose on me lately....and I haven't really lost weight (at least I don't think so) but they seem to just not be as fitted as they used to be. While I'm happy my fitness is paying off and my body is getting more toned, I don't want to have to buy new skirts!  Maybe I can safety pin or clip them so they are a bit tighter at the waist.

I wore this outfit on Monday (I've been writing posts in advance which is why I'm a little behind on my days)

Top- Target
Skirt- LOFT
Cardigan- Zara
Shoes- Nine West
Necklace- F21
Watch: Michael Kors; Bracelet: Pandora

 

Hope you had a great day!

xoxo,

Veronika.

Cleaning House, OOTD & Wavy Hair Trick!

What a fun and busy day I've had!  This morning I woke up at around 9:30 and quickly drove over to Starbucks to get my H and I some breakfast and coffees (we had a long day head of us so we needed sustenance!) BTW, my Starbucks breakfast pick is a tall Skinny Vanilla Latte and an egg white, spinach and feta wrap. Yum!

After eating our delish breakfasts, we got right to work and we literally cleaned our home from top to bottom. I'm talking moving furniture, cleaning door frames and indoor/outdoor window cleaning type cleaning. It was the deepest clean I can ever remember us doing.  As you know, we've been stalling on listing our home because we just haven't made the little fixes we've wanted to make---so we finally got on it. We still have a few little spots where we'd like to touch up paint and then we'll be good to go.  It feels amazing to have such a clean home.

I knew we were going to go out later on tonight so I totally skipped showering and makeup this morning and I wore the t-shirt I slept in on Friday night to clean. Oh yes. It was epic. And I took photos of it all (yes, without a drop of makeup! baby steps!)

A couple of things to note:

1.  My ridiculous pink hair clip. I always use these when I'm at home (I have one in right now). I just love clipping the front part of my hair back at home to keep it outta my face. It's a pretty funny look though.

2. My ridiculously short Lululemon shorts. I've had these for a long time but don't wear them a ton. They are super comfy but super short. Since we were just home cleanin' for the day, I thought hey, why not?

3.  Okay, so the last two shots are me being proud of how much more toned my legs are now. I worked out 5 days in a row this week and combined with today's cleaning sesh which involved lots of stair climbing, bending,  and arm strength to clean evetrything, I think I'm doing pretty darn good.  Sometimes, it really does take seeing a picture to see the difference.

Top- Victoria's Secret PINK
Shorts- Lululemon
Shoes- Nike

Okay, so now that you are all done laughing at my crazy hair, I'll move on to today's outfit. 

H and I went to see Bridesmaids tonight (which was hilarious and awesome) and I went for the comfy choice of a cotton maxi dress.  My legs hurt so much today, that I just wanted something flowy and relaxing (ie: not pants)

Yes, that is a scar on my elbow from when I fell as a kid...it's kind of gross looking.

Dress- Forever 21
Necklace- Forever 21
Shoes- I wore my SM bow sandals but didn't have them on here

After having cleaned all day, I was gross and sweaty and we went to dinner with H's parents before the movie so I had to shower and make myself look decent.  I discovered something pretty wonderful recently.  On third (and fourth day) hair that's curled, I have a fun trick that makes it look decent with very minimal effort.

Basically, I first apply Suave dry shampoo to my roots and then use my hairdryer on the low setting and flip my head upside down and mess it up a bit.  Then, I brush out my hair with a round brush. You would THINK this would ruin the curls, but it actually makes them into these magnificent, loose waves that don't get straight or fall flat (at least for me).  After I brush it out, I add some baby powder just on the top and sides of my hair (roots) and then I flip it upside down again and rub in the powder. Then I brush it one more time and voila! Pretty waves that look like I made somewhat of an effort, when really I just slept on my hair and had it in a ponytail as I slaved away cleaning my house.

Please note my hair looks blonder in this photos than it looks in real life.

Before I go, I wanted to show you this gorgeous orchid plant that I got as a thank-you for being a judge for this year's Primavera competition (more on that later) at the Houston Galleria mall.  I thought it worked perfectly with my purple color scheme. What do you ladies think?

Did you do anything fun this weekend?  I am still awake past midnight waiting for my sheets to dry so we can put them on our bed!

xoxo,

Veronika.

OOTD: Lucky Green Dress (Target)

Just a very quick outfit post for today. I wore the green dress I bought at Target over the weekend today and I quite liked it.  This one's a size small and be warned---the dress fits a little large. I couldn't even fill out the chest area on a size small.

The Mossimo® Women's Pleated Zip Back Dress in Jade retails for $24.99 at Target. Buy it here.

 

Dress- Target (Mossimo® Women's Pleated Zip Back Dress)
Cardigan- Charlotte Russe
Belt- J. Crew
Shoes- Jessica Simpson

I get asked a lot on my formspring page to take a photo of what the back of my hair looks like and I finally remembered, so here we go:

Nothing special, but there it is!

xoxo,

Veronika.

OOTD: The (Hot) Pink Skirt

It's nearly nine at night and I'm still awake after a grueling workout. It was one of those workouts that you almost didn't think you'd ever be able to finish without (gross) vomiting, but at the end of the workout I felt great (and I definitely ate some delicious dinner from Zoe's Kitchen which was awesome). I'm really enjoying the extra time my H and I get to spend together taking our workout class!

I finally broke out the Zara hot pink pencil skirt today. I'm a little sad because it's too big for me, but I think it looks okay. I may look into getting it altered so it fits a little better on my body because right now the waist is too big and so are the sides.

Top- Forever 21
Skirt- Zara
Cardigan- Express
Shoes- Jessica Simpson
Necklace- Forever 21
Bag- Tory Burch Reva Clutch

Aside from the sizing issue, I love this skirt because it's so different from any other skirt I own in both color and tailoring.

I hope everyone has a great night and a happy Friday! I will be out celebrating a friend's birthday tomorrow so probably no posts until the weekend.  Thanks so much for reading!

xoxo,

Veronika.