OOTD: Zara White Linen Dress & Soft Waves Using Hot Rollers

This morning, I used hot rollers for the first time in awhile. I use ones by Conair that I got at Target. You can buy similar ones here.

Hot rollers are pretty easy to work with, though I find that they don't give me as much of a curl as using a curling iron does (probably because they don't get as hot as my Hot Tools curling iron- which I love, BTW.)

This is how it turned out (kind of softer, looser curls- they don't last as long as curling iron curls but they are pretty- note that I DID use a curling iron just for the front pieces because I ran out of hot rollers.)

I wore my white Zara dress today that I got on sale for $29.99. Zara only has a sale twice a year ladies, so if you can get there soon, go check out the offerings. They had a lot of great stuff and I would say 80% of the store was on sale. Today was also the first time I wore a slip. I bought a nude one at target to wear under this dress because although it's lined, it's still a bit sheer.

Dress- Zara
Shoes- Michael Kors Berkley T- Strap
(buy them here) (and um, yeah, I wear these A LOT!)

Cardigan- Charlotte Russe
Belt- J. Crew (on sale in brown)

Cardigan- Charlotte Russe

It is raining like crazy here today and the pressure has given me a migraine but I think the Excedrin is finally kicking in. Thank goodness!

Do you use hot rollers?  Do you try to wear your hair differently each week or do you pretty much stick with the same do? I definitely do the latter, but lately I've been trying to switch it up a bit by sometimes wearing it in soft waves. It's nice for a change.

xoxo,

Veronika.

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OOTD & I Finally Used My Hot Tools Curling Iron

Hello lovely readers! I am absolutely exhausted from Pilates class tonight so I feel fortunate that I took photos of my outfit before I left for work this morning!

It's getting warmer here, so I'm very much looking forward to ditching tights soon (though I do like their slimming effect on the legs.) I also cannot wait to wear open-toed shoes again. Bring on the pretty pedicures and awesome heels! One thing I'm dreading- getting back into self tanning. I know, I know, "pale is the new tan" but when I have bare legs, I like them to have a bit of color.

Here's what I wore today:

Cardigan- Express; Skirt- BCBG MaxAzria; Ruffle Sleeve Tee- Forever 21; Tights- Hue@Macy's; Shoes- Jessica Simpson; Watch- Michael Kors; Necklace- Tiffany&Co. & Forever 21.

So I also finally used my new Hot Tools brand curling iron this morning (I have the 1 1/4 inch version.) My second-day hair was looking a little blah, so I perked up some of the front pieces with this miraculous tool (much better than my cheaper Conair curling iron.) I paid about 40$ for the Hot Tools curling iron at Beauty First. It has tons of heat settings, which I love.

Beauty confession: I absolutely suck at using curling irons. My hairdresser actually tried to give me a lesson and I failed. The strange thing is, I can make curls/waves with a flatiron, but put a curling iron in my hand and it's like I've lost my sense of direction. Literally. I lose all sense of which way to turn it and twist it and have no natural understanding of which angle to put my hair in it.

Having said that, I think I did OK today. I was going for a loose/textured look. I didn't have time to do my entire head, so I just perked up the face-framing pieces to make myself feel less blah.

Here is how it turned out:

I think it was alright for my first curling iron attempt. More attempts to come, I'm sure. I like to wear my hair wavy.

Are you a curling iron pro, or do you struggle with it like I do? Let me know in the comments below!

xoxo,

Veronika.