OOTD: Pink, White & Everything Bright

Today I wore my Banana Republic skirt (which, by the way, I may have to get in another color because I LOVE it) and a dress shirt from Forever 21:

 Skirt- Banana Republic
Shirt- Forever21
Shoes- Cynthia Vincent for Target

I used my Hot Tools 1 1/4 inch curling iron again today to create some loose waves (on second day hair):

It's nice for a change once in awhile. It didn't take me that long because I was kind of random about it and didn't try too hard to make perfect curls. I just tried to make sure the front pieces were nice.

BTW, to my lovely readers and commenters: Thank you to everyone who gave me advice when my skin went crazy from that acne cream. I ended up using a mixture of Eucerin cream and Aquaphor to heal the area and stop the peeling and now it's completely gone! Oh yeah, and CVS was awesome and let me exchange it for another product, which I'll talk more about once I've used it for awhile)

So I painted my toes white...with OPI's Alpine Snow which I used as a base for my nailpolish on my fingernails. It's different. I kind of like it. It's messy (I didn't get it done professionally) but from afar I think it's cute :)

I also wanted to show you lovely ladies this pretty headband from J.Crew that I won in a contest hosted by the lovely Erin at Strawberry Swing and other Things! Go check out her blog- she has amazing outfits, great fashion inspiration and much more!  I also got a cute little beach-inspired notepad :) Perfect, since I'm super type-A and always writing everything down and making lists!

Speaking of Banana Republic (above) tomorrow is BR Wednesday! If you've shopped there in the last month or so you should have gotten a special coupon that entitles you to a discount of 40% off of one full-priced item every Wednesday until the end of June, I believe.  What a great deal! 40% off is a significant discount and it definitely motivates me to get myself to the store mid-week, even if I have to brave lunch-hour or post-work traffic.  

Have you been partaking in BR Wednesdays?  

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.