tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88145232968615119172024-02-08T02:12:51.237-05:00The Zing Of My Lifeashyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733615533459353897noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814523296861511917.post-68394117058731111322014-04-28T19:00:00.000-04:002014-04-28T19:00:04.519-04:00Second Blogiversary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, well well..guess what!? My blog is two years! Time flies, people. that too with super-fast speed. I mean just yesterday that I wrte my first post so coyly..unsure about the vision fo my blog, what topics I am going to write about, how frequesntly would I post, how would I hndle negative comments and of course the best part, will the blogger community accept me and make me their own!<br />
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Two years, and I have say to I am in a better place in terms of blogging. Confident, found my voice and quite able to juggle the blogger duties. Well, the best part has to be making so many friends and meeting them in-person over these years...these friendships I will cherish forever!<br />
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And finally, I know I don't say enough but <span style="font-size: large;"><i>Thank You</i></span> all you lovely readers, supporters, friends, family, and stalkers (*wink wink*) too! I am so glad to have your support and encouragement, thank you so very much!<br />
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This year, I hope to continue doing styling posts (they are my first love!), include makeup tips and beauty products reviews, collaborate with some awesome bloggers for guest posts and of course do a lot of travel posts too. So, watch this space, people, lots coming up :)<br />
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Thank you for the overwhelming response on this feature and <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-we-styled-it-feature-1.html" target="_blank">it's very first edition</a>. The best part is getting to work with some brilliantly talented bloggers, and their innovative and out-of-the-box ideas for styling. The encouraging comments from all you readers out there, fellow bloggers and stylists will absolutely egg us on to do better with each post.</div>
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Well, when <a href="http://www.savoirstyle.com/" target="_blank">Seepz </a>and I started talking about the feature for this month, the floral print was definitely on our minds. This fresh and vibrant print speaks volumes about the weather, our state of mind and in general the cheerful ambiance around us. But just to amp up the <i>style </i>factor and also to rack our brains, we decided to mix prints and do a <i><span style="font-size: large;">floral-on-floral</span></i> edition to welcome the beautiful season of spring!</div>
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Thank you Seepz for the partnership on this month's Style edition, you have done a fab job pairing the elegant flowery prints. I love the pops of color from the bag and belt and the metallic shoes tie the complete outfit together. This chic outfit is definitely a smart and stylish way to dress up for a spring day out!</div>
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skirt in a subtle floral print and teamed it up with a top in a busy
floral print. To break the two prints, I added a belt in a solid color
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One of the best items in my closet is this floral print skirt that I snagged for an awesome deal at Target. Thanks to the vibrant print in an array of colors, it is super easy to style and dress up an ensemble. I have paired it with a bright hue top and of course a basic black (which brings out the beautiful colors in the skirt), but this time I was going for more of a fun and an over-the-top but chic look.</div>
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The cheerful hue of the top with subtle flower patterns on the top complement the big and bold print on the skirt. Black pumps and black purse go perfectly with the outfit, without competing with the riot of colors in the outfit. And the same is true for the metallic jewelry. With the cool crisp spring air, I decided to pull out my black tights for one last time.</div>
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Well, this was indeed a fun challenge, not only 'cause it was mixing prints, but also to infuse a different way of thinking while styling day to day outfits. Style challenges is what I wanted this feature to tackle on, and I think we did a pretty good job in this one. Hope we have inspired you to try the floral on floral trend this beautiful spring season!</div>
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ashyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733615533459353897noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814523296861511917.post-73597878684344732232014-04-14T18:00:00.000-04:002014-04-14T18:00:04.753-04:00Birthday Edition<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A dress always makes me feel lady-like and that's the kind of feeling I was going in for my birthday this year. Extra points to the weather, for allowing me to flaunt my bare legs in my absolute fave print - florals! I got this dress on sale during the holiday season last year and had decided to save it for a special occasion. With such a vibrant print, you hardly need any accessories or any other fluff to perk up the look. That's the beauty about wearing dresses, I guess!</div>
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Hubs decided to show off some color; love that coral shirt. It's so difficult to get any color (other than blue) in men's wardrobe so this shirt we got whilst shopping in Bombay is just the perfect edition for summer...ooops I mean spring time. </div>
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Anyhoo, birthday was relaxing, husband served breakfast (poha & tea) and lunch (chilli chicken both dry and gravy versions...I am a lucky girl!) while I was busy taking calls, and responding to birthday wishes on Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram...birthdays are getting busier thanks to the social media :) My gal-pals had arranged a special surprise during our shopping spree, a day earlier. So all in all, I had a fun birthday week! </div>
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And yes, spring is finally here! All the trees laden with gorgeous flowers, especially, the cherry blossoms in the DC area, is a sight to behold! Well, hello there Spring..where were thou?</div>
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I know, I know, I have been in MIA (Missing in Action) for quite sometime now...OK <i>not</i> sometime, but one whole month of March! There were Anniversaries, Birthdays, Celebrations, lease expiring, apartment hunting, event hosting, skiing and snow-tubing and many more things going on. Yes, all of these in all the days and weekends of March! Phew! March has to be one of the super busy months for me..I seem to not catch a break.<br />
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I am glad April is here, but it does look busier! Oh well, I decided to scram some time and sit down to write up this post..so how have you all been? Its been long we connected..hope you are having a wonderful weather and enjoying the joy that springs brings! </div>
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Any-who, dead-busy as I was, one thing was good that, almost every other weekend I was dressing up my best, feeling gorgeous and, sometimes, <strike>I</strike> we managed to even get the outfits pictures clicked! Win-win, right?! Moving on to the outfit of the day..I got this dress for a friend's wedding reception almost 3 years back now and never got to wear it. I ended up having to skip the reception due to a last minute business trip to Ireland. Long story short, I always craved to wear this beautiful spring/summer-print dress and never got around doing it until few weekends back. I wore it with a knit-shrug and I did swap those heels for a nice blue flats for a beautiful spring-day out! </div>
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This year, I kinda had a mission for my blog and I think <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2014/02/mixing-metallics-nye-style.html" target="_blank">I put it out clearly in words here</a>. I am kinda excited to do more style posts now, more specifically on styling particular items in the closet, adapting different styles and so on. And then a blogger-collab feature I saw on <a href="http://jseverydayfashion.com/" target="_blank">J's blog</a> completely inspired me. Why not get together with your blogger buddies and brainstorm ideas in styling a particular style/outfit. Voila! I am adapting this new feature on to the blog >> the <i>How We Styled It </i>Feature, people!</div>
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Today, <a href="http://www.myriadmusings.net/" target="_blank">Saumya </a>(you have met her <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2014/03/capital-fashion-blogger-meet.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and I putting together styles for an all-white outfit. With spring at our doorsteps - well to be realistic, we do have some snow leftover STILL - it will soon be time that a crisp all-white outfit will be something to don with the gorgeous weather and floral landscape all around us! </div>
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Thanks so much Saumya for agreeing to this style experiment, you are a looking smashing hot in the all-white getup! Love the pop of color from the gorgeous bag, and that fur scarf is for sure need-of-the-hour. A white skirt and blazer definitely looks worth an investment.<br />
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<i>There is something about this white Narciso Rodriguez blazer that keeps calling out to me, each time I am scouring through my coat closet in search of something white to wear. It's not that I have a closet full of white toppers, but owning 4 white blazers, 1 white leather jacket and 6 white sweaters, I could call it a small collection.......duh !</i></div>
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<i>I picked out this fun and flirty skirt from forever 21 a while ago and it sure proves to be a perfect match with the blazer. Dressing up in all white could be uninteresting but with subtle infusion of prints,colors and textures- the skirt's lace bottom, the cat print top, the bag, the fur snood and the mirrored sunglasses as examples, one could break through that boredom. I kept my make including the lipstick soft , an ideal choice that falls in line with the aesthetics of an all-white outfit....</i></div>
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Well, talking about my inspiration for today's style collab comes from an afternoon playing dress-up in the closet. I have always been fascinated with monochrome outfits especially, the <i>all-white</i> one. It tends to look ghostly (!!) sometimes, but with right accessories it's one of the most easiest way to dress up chic!<br />
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Lastly, if you would like to collab with me on this style feature, I would be delighted to get together with you. Do drop a line at: <a href="mailto:zingofmylife@gmail.com">zingofmylife@gmail.com</a><br />
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I met some lovely ladies and fellow fashion bloggers at <a href="http://capfabb.com/" target="_blank">CapFABB's </a>third anniversary bash! CapFABB is a community of Fashion and Beauty bloggers based around the Washington, DC area including Virginia and Maryland.</div>
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I am so glad I attended this event. It was nicely done a a cocktail lounge - Dirty Martini - in DC, and and there was a special arm-party and jewelry counter setup by the gracious hosts <a href="https://capwell.co/" target="_blank">Capwell + Co.</a> Oh my! what fabulous bracelets, cuffs and bangles in striking colors, beads and metals. I hung out with a fellow Indian blogger - Saumya who writes and styles on her blog, <a href="http://www.myriadmusings.net/" target="_blank">Myriad Musings</a>, and gorgeous DC-based bloggers <a href="http://www.styledbykesha.com/" target="_blank">Kesha </a>and <a href="http://queserasahra.com/" target="_blank">Sahra</a>. It was so much fun to meet a like-minded bloggers and stylish ladies. There was some finger-licking good pick-me-ups and drinks flowing throughout the evening. </div>
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Nothing much to talk about these days, other than the cold weather and I don't want to start my 'how harsh this winter is' rant, 'cause I know by now, you and I, have been <i>bored </i>hearing about it! One good thing about this weather is that, I have started putting in a lot of thought in dressing-up. Basically, different ways to perk up the same old sweater, pull-over look and also <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2014/02/mixing-metallics-nye-style.html" target="_blank">staying right on track of my shopping ban and reinventing theme</a>. There are not a lot of occasions these days to go out and seriously speaking, I am not in a mood to shop in this dreary weather. So well, saving money has been a pro of this harsh winter season (same cannot be said for the heating bills, I am sure :))<br />
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Anyhow, cold weather calls for cozy accessories. A floral shawl is a perfect accessory to the same old sweater-and-jeans look. I bought this shawl from my trip to Dalhousie last year. The shops there are stocked with luxurious pashminas in vibrant colors, right enough to ban the cold-weather blues. For all you based out of India, there are pashminas available readily in department stores these days. Throw on a supple cashmere scarf for a polished pop of color.<br />
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Well, in today's post I wanted to style the pashmina, and show different ways to wrap it. The second one - over the shoulder- has to be my <i>fave</i>.....what's yours?<br />
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ashyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733615533459353897noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814523296861511917.post-5307838799697346632014-02-21T18:00:00.000-05:002014-02-21T18:00:01.075-05:00Blogger Meetup<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Shruti and I met up one of the weekends for a late brunch (more like late lunch but since it was a Sunday we decided to call it brunch). Shruti teams up with Richa, her sister, to write at <a href="http://urbanmantra.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Urban Mantra</a>, which is one of my favorite lifestyle blogs. The sisters describe their fashion, food, travel and their experiences from two happening cities on the east coast - NYC and DC!<br />
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We share similar interests in food, travel and fashion and so majority of the time was spent filling in each other about travels to home, travels in US, <a href="http://www.doonya.com/" target="_blank">Doonya fitness</a>, Bollywood, best places to eat in DC, brands, fashion, and weather of course :) All this was in between gulping down fresh margaritas and savoring authentic Mexican food at Oyamel in Penn Quarter part of DC. If you are in DC, do take a trip to Oyamel for yummy Mexican food served tapas-style. It's part of Chef Jose Andres group of restaurants, and they are quite famous for their appetizer servings (another fave is <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2014/02/emerald-tones.html" target="_blank">Jaleo that we visited for J's birthday dinner</a>).<br />
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Anyhoo, weather being so fickle and cold these days, I opted for tights, booties and a printed dress to give myself a cheery-feel! A bubble necklace and statement ring completed the look. Though most of the time I was wrapped in the black wool-coat and scarf around my neck, but that doesn't stop me from sharing my outfit of the day with you, right? :)<br />
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Today I decided to give you an insider's look into what eating-in in winter looks like. It mainly comprises of carbs..loads of them actually, and some hot chocolate and doses of caffeine in between and then more carbs again. Adding on to the winter-weight, blame the weather!<br />
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There's something about this weather that makes you super-hungry without stepping outside. And when you are in snowed-in for days, nothing warms up the heart like a big bowl of soupy deliciousness.<br />
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Nothing more comforting than digging in a bowl of Spicy and Garlicky Dal-Khichadi! Also, it's easy to make and with ingredients right at home. </div>
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Some left-over paneer (Indian cottage cheese) and potato mixture stuffed in-between two loaves of bread and toasted to perfection with generous amounts of ooey-gooey cheese..lip-smacking to say the least!</div>
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Good ol' Idli, sambar and chutney..breakfast and lunch rolled into one big bowl! I used to think making idlis is a lot of work and preferred making dosas over them. But this time around, my views changed. Idlis are actually easier to make and both of us can sit down for the meal at the same time (and not when one of us is busy at the stove top making dosas) </div>
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A bowl of hot and warming Potato chowder! Yes. More. Carbs. It's been a harsh winter, people! </div>
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This soup was actually a last minute idea. It's a pot with some spices, potatoes, cream and all of it blended together. I do add brocolli or cauliflower if it's available. I serve it with toasted baguette or bread sticks. </div>
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And to keep me going in the day, copious amounts of caffeine. I am drinking Hot Italian Mocha (my absolute fave) in an actual ceramic cup at <a href="http://restaurants.nordstrom.com/" target="_blank">Nordstrom Cafe</a>. Starbucks is so over-rated, I tell you! </div>
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We are having a really harsh winter this year and it's been all over the news lately. Right from people in cafe shops to grocery stores, everybody's chanting the 'How we hate the winter' song! I mean it's making headlines all over the world..almost all of the US is snowed in every weekend or the other (and I am not talking about the Calfornians here).<br />
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As a fashion blogger or let alone as a normal person, stepping outside house has become a cranky task. The cabin fever is real people! And<a href="http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304434104579381482864015364?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304434104579381482864015364.html" target="_blank"> it has hit everyone of us on the east coast</a>. Other than binge TV-series watching on Netflix or HBO GO, and gorging on some much-needed carbs nothing keeps going on the weekends.<br />
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Well, lucky me, this weekend we met some of our friends for lunch. Much needed socializing in this snowy weather. I took inspiration from one of my fave fashionable TV-series and now a movie - Sex and The City. Carrie Bradshaw dresses up in this somber colors with a pop of scarlet red around her neck. A sweater and a scarf is pretty much the uniform now so getting more creative in it, is an added bonus for dressing up. Booties, neon-striped gloves and a puff-coat completed the look.<br />
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P.S.: Shooting in the snow was fun until I took of the puff-coat. Then it was like, let's just get it over and and get in the car :P<br />
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P.P.S.: My neon-striped gloves and techno-friendly. What it really means is that, I can access and use my iphone's touchscreen without taking them off! Whoever thought of it and made them is simply a genius!<br />
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We went on a stroll by the frozen lake on our way back; scenic as it looks it was super-windy and chilly. But we had some fun pelting snows-stones on the lake and seeing them slide by!</div>
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Lately I have been thinking of a vision for my blog. It started out as a more of personal style diary to document my experiments with daily wear fashion. How-I-wore and what-I-wore were my go-to elements in the blog post. This has immensely helped me in re-defining my style and upping the ante for my <b>personal</b> office and weekend <i>style</i>.<br />
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But now I want to consciously move on from daily personal style to more about to reinvent the wardrobe. I am going to hit the <i>pause button for this month when it comes to shopping for clothes</i> (let's see how that goes!) Lately I have realized I have some good tops/dresses just waiting to paired newly to make a fresh outfit/look. You can say this is a result of playing dress up one fine Sunday afternoon (I highly recommend if you want to reinvent your wardrobe). I have some clothes in mint condition with tags on. So well, that's the end of story, <i>stop shopping</i> and <u>start reinventing</u>!<br />
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And since we were talking about clothes hanging in the closet with tags on them, the bright beautiful burgundy colored sequin top was one of them, and so was the skirt. I got them during the Thanksgiving sale in 2012. The sequin top was definitely for the 2013 NYE dinner which I did not end up wearing...well, which meant it was up for 2014 NYE party. I have mixed metallic shades here - Gold and Silver - which is again a first for me. I think if done rightly, it just looks fab.<br />
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This is one of the last posts from my throwback mode. I gave a shot at styling my ever-straight hair. I used a flat iron to curl the ends so that they don't fall flat and a cute gold clip was perfect hair-accessory to keep the hair away from my hair while I was grooving to the bolly-hits.<br />
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On my Face: MAC Studio Fix (<a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/09/make-up-your-face-part-1-face.html" target="_blank">reviewed here</a>)</div>
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Nowadays I have been more creative how I paint my nails..I mean put more thought into it more than ever. I have quite like experimenting with colors, manicure styles and sometimes I do a nail art on my ring finger and forfeit that 5$ bill. <br />
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Sometimes my mood dictates the colors I want to play with - its all bright and colorful in summer, sparkly in the holiday season and sometimes I play with the blues and browns when its morose outside.<br />
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So here you go, some of successful experiments with nails and colors..<br />
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Manicure inspired from one of my summer outfits<br />
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Black and Orange: Nail-art for a Halloween partayy!</div>
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Pastels for a subtle manicured look! Sometimes less is more, no? </div>
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We celebrated J's budday with pomp last month. It was a weekday plus a cold and chilly one; but that did not stop us from having some fun. Actually lots of fun!<br />
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The birthday evening was spent in three parts, first up was tapas style early dinner at his fave Spanish place - Jaleo, followed by Whiskey tasting at a pub that stocked the poison from around the world and then ended the evening at a fancy lounge club with another cake-cutting, compliments of the club. It was a fun night, and for one moment we forgot the cold, and windy weather outside while we collected the warm fuzzy memories of the night!<br />
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I wore a bright emerald dress; was kinda looking forward to buying one and got a perfect one at Target. The blazer is from Target too. I was happy that finally I got to flaunt <a href="http://instagram.com/p/iXW86rG2CP/" target="_blank">my new watch</a>! The Birthday-Boy looked dapper in a Banana Republic blazer and a Van Heusen shirt.<br />
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Makeup wise, I tried something different. I got a eyeshadow palette with green tones, and went with nude-colored lips. I am so used to trying on a dark color, mostly in red or pink tones, on my lips that it kinda felt different to me. I don't know if it suits me, what do you think?</div>
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This is the third installment of the <i>'Makeup' your face</i> series. Check out <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/09/make-up-your-face-part-1-face.html" target="_blank">Part 1</a> and <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/10/make-up-your-face-part-2-eye-makeup.html" target="_blank">Part 2</a> for reviews on foundations/primers and eye make-up products.<br />
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Well, today it's all about lipcare, lipcolors/lipsticks and lipgloss. I am not much experimental when it comes to lipstick shades. Maroons, dark reds, dark pinks are my go-to colors. I must admit though that, inspired by Snighdha's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/indianbeautie" target="_blank">beauty and makeup related you-tube videos</a>, lately I have started to try out bright pinks and reds. I wasn't sure if the bright colors would suit my Indian skin tone but after giving them a dry-run, they are now one of my favorite lip-colors. The brighter hues instantly add a fresh dose of color to the face; they are a quick and easy way to look fresh without all the layers of makeup.<br />
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My lipstick-n-lipcare collection is a fair mix of drug-store brands and high-end brands. The expensive ones are definitely feel more luxurious on the lips and the hues are dark and rich. The drug-store brands are quite competitive when it comes to colors and texture but the best part is that I get to try different colors without stretching my budget.<br />
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So, moving on to my lipstick collection, <a href="http://www.revlon.com/Revlon-Home/Products/Lips/Lipcolor/Revlon-Super-Lustrous-Lipstick.aspx" target="_blank">Black cherry (477) from REVLON SUPER LUSTROUS lipsticks</a> range, is my current fave. It's on the darker side of lip-color, but the rich pigment and moisturizing quality of the lipstick is one I vote for.<br />
I absolutely love the hot-pink (Sorbet) color of the <a href="http://www.revlon.com/Revlon-Home/Products/Lips/Lipcolor/Revlon-ColorBurst-Lip-Butter.aspx" target="_blank">REVLON ColorBurst Lip Butter</a>, but I am not a great fan of the texture which is sorta grainy and uneven. It doesn't stay on longer too. I am quite looking forward to trying a different brand in the same color.<br />
The <a href="http://www.lorealparisusa.com/en/Products/Makeup/Lips.aspx" target="_blank">Extreme Spice in the L'Oreal Endless collection</a>, is another favorite of mine, mainly 'cause of the beautiful red color. It's not too bright of a red and not a dark maroon; somewhere in between which goes well with my skin-tone.<br />
The Chambor Maroon-plus (315), that I got during one of my trips to India, is one of my go-to lip-colors, and I am quite in love with the moisturizing balm-like feel of the lipstick.<br />
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I am not much into using lip-glosses daily. The ones I have used in the past, were super glossy, and sticky! And to add to my woes, when the wind blows, my hair usually get stuck with them...total mess I tell you! I don't like the shiny-lip look, better go with just plain old lip-balm instead of all the glitter on my lips. </div>
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But, not a long time ago, one of my ex-colleagues gifted me an <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/estee-lauder-pure-color-gloss/3112521?origin=category-personalizedsort&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=3944&cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_11_C" target="_blank">Estee Lauder Pure Color gloss</a> in Impulsive Coral. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants a non-glitter lip-gloss for day-time use; it's smooth and non-shiny plus, no sticky business.</div>
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The LAKME Aqua shine lip color is something I swear-by! The color is so rich, shiny but not-over-the-top, and luxurious on the lips. I got it a couple of years back, and then again this last time on my trip back home. It is my go-to lipstick for party or night-outs, simply gorgeous I tell you!</div>
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I am also trying out the MAC lipglass and the REVLON ColorBurst lip-gloss in Hot Pink (010) color. Both of them are not super glossy and sticky and so are very much to my liking!<br />
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For lip care, I use the regular lip chap-stick in the day and Nivea cream, before going to bed, as a moisturizer. More recently, I tried the <a href="http://www.clinique.com/product/1605/15520/Makeup/Lipsticks/index.tmpl" target="_blank">Clinique chubby stick in strawberry</a> which is more like a lip-stain. It is absolutely a must-have and highly recommended; the soft balm on lips with a hint of color is what I use daily, while grocery shopping, working out, or if I am going out for a quick dinner-and-drinks, etc.<br />
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These days I am also giving a go at REVLON ColorStay Ultimate Suede in 085 color; basically it's a bright-red hue. I am not sure yet if I like it, need to give it a couple of more tries. Also, in my try-out list is the LAKME Absolute LipTint in the Wine Punch color. Lakme came out with this line last year as part of the Lakme Fashion Week.<br />
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So there was my lipsticks and lip-care in general, do you have any favorites or recommendations? Do share them in the comments below.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;">New Year has started with a barrage of snow, wind and chills. So staying put at home is the smartest decision anybody including me could make. I have been venturing out only for absolutely necessary reasons (believe me going out at this time is one difficult thought!) and when I do its usually in yoga-pants, tee, hoodie, jacket, scarf and running sneakers. Rarely have I moved away from this dress-code; its become more like a uniform. This and an occasional change of bright-colored sweater/pullover (like the one below) and jeans so that I look socially-acceptable in this horrid weather.</span></div>
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Polar vortex, snow storms and what not, don't ask. I am just waiting (more so like hibernating) it out and hoping for more warmer days to come. On a brighter note, the days are getting longer and we have few mins of sunshine during after-office hours.</div>
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And hey, also I had a new haircut. More so like a new look. Most of the times in past, I have always decided to grow out my hair and by six months I am done and chopped them off. And that's exactly what I did this time too. I will grow them out in a single length this time (hopefully!).</div>
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I hosted a Makar Sankranti Haldi-KumKum couple of weeks back. With the chilly weather upon us, we can hardly step out for socializing, and so Haldi-KumKum is a perfect occasion to call over the girls for snacks and tea/ coffee and some chit-chat. Traditionally, the ladies wear black dress, or sari for this occasion. Black is the color of this festival and usually it is not a color associated with any festive occasion in Hindus; but Makar Sankranti is one festival you are welcome to wear black. There is a more so of a rational reason to it which being, sankranti falls in winter and wearing black helps absorb the sunlight and warmth.<br />
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My mum hosted haldi-kumkums every sankranti and I remember as a little girl, I dressed up in a sari (<a href="http://bit.ly/1mCHzwt" target="_blank">my love for saris</a> I tell you!) and helped my mum organizing the get-together. The tilgul ladoos made of sesame jaggery and groundnut were my fave. Sesame and groundnuts are yummy in taste and also perfect for winters since they help to generate body heat.<br />
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This is a haldi-kumkum thali consisting of - haldi-kumkum, tilgul ladoos, a cotton puff with perfume scent, The tradition is to apply haldi-kumkum on the forehead of the lady, apply perfume on the her hand, and then give tilgul and halwa (little sugary sweets) and finally gifting a small token of love.<br />
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I gifted these small packets to each one of my friends. The packet had a hand cream, two types of sesame sweets and some chocolates. I must admit it was fun preparing these little packets; reminded me of childhood days when we exchanged return gifts after a birthday party.<br />
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I made a couple of Indian snacks and tea and coffee to serve the girls. Snacks were Sabudana khichadi (yummy dish made from sago and groundnut powder), Moong-dal pakodas (fried fritters) served with green chutney and ketchup along with some store-bought savories. I served tea in these ornate cups and saucers I got from India. I love sipping tea from cup-and-saucer, reminds me so much of how it is done back home.<br />
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I followed my mum's recipe for Moong dal pakodas. Soak 2 cups of moong-dal with 1/2 cup of udad dal for 4-5 hours. Grind it coarsely with green chillies per taste, ginger and garlic, and some jeera (fennel seeds). Heat oil in deep pan and fry spoonfuls of dough for some crispy pakodas. I add few teaspoons of hot oil to the batter (dunno why, but my mum tells me to, so!) before starting to fry.<br />
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Sorry I don't have any pictures of the food or us all ladies (except for <a href="http://instagram.com/p/jVf09-G2Kn/" target="_blank">this one</a>). All of my friends did dress up in black and couple of them even managed time to change into Indian outfits (even though it was a weekday). I wore a black long skirt with a gold top and black and gold dupatta. Sari seemed tedious to wear with all the cooking and arrangements I had to make!<br />
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Well, it was a fun evening and only thing I regret now is not taking pictures :)<br />
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I have been in a <i>lazy blogger</i> mode for quite sometime now. But hey, this cold-n-windy winter season is to be blamed, ok? It takes a whole lot of motivation to get a task done these days. And if I have to step out of the house for that, then forget about it. I am sure, I am in a state of <i>hibernation </i>right now. </div>
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These outfit pics were taken in Diwali-Halloween period last year when <i>fall</i> was in full bloom (which is quite evident from the pictures). The orange-and-black combo suited well to the <a href="http://instagram.com/p/gHFHdQm2F6/" target="_blank">Halloween celebrations</a> and the ethnic vest made sure that it was suited for desi occasion as well. </div>
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I wore this outfit to a pumpkin-carving party (<a href="http://instagram.com/p/gLcstNm2Ml/" target="_blank">what fun that was</a>..simply amazing!) and then for a annual Diwali dinner at one of the best places in Washington, DC. I was looking forward to <a href="http://instagram.com/p/gEqI6Xm2FV/" target="_blank">styling the </a><i><a href="http://instagram.com/p/gEqI6Xm2FV/" target="_blank">mojaris</a> </i>from a long time now. I got them from a shop in old town Udaipur a couple of years back. They are not one of the the most comfortable shoes I own, but they are surely one of the cutest and talk about colors..simply brilliant, aren't they?</div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">For long as I remember, I have been in love with donning a saree. I still vividly remember being a four year old, draped in mom's saree and flaunting it around. My mum </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">owned quite a few chiffons but my eyes always were on the graceful, golden-border sarees. I would wear them during Diwali, the most celebrated festival in India, and then Haldi-kumkum ceremony in Makar Sankranti. I remember, during college times, all of us friends would get together at my best friend's place to burst crackers and I would be the only one adorned in saree, jewelry and all that. Guess dressing up has been in my genes since long :) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">And as you can imagine, a</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">s I grew older, my love for saree grew stronger. I would look forward for every small occasion to wear it. I had matching blouses stitched for mom's kanjeevarams, and heavy border sarees. I got a hang of</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">draping </i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">the saree from quite early one. I can drape a saree in less than 10 minutes, and chiffons and silk sarees are the easier ones to drape than the heavy kanjeevarams or brocade sarees. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Coming back to recent times, I don't get to dress up in saree as much as I would. Living in the US, there are really one or two times in the year when you can dress up in your Indian fineries. Its usually during Diwali or Dassera or a Marathi Mandal celebration. I miss wedding seasons in India, so dearly I tell you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyhoo, my taste in sarees has moved past the heavy kanjeevarams to more subtle and soft and elegant chiffons. The pretty pink saree I am wearing in the post today is one of my recent loves. I actually got it cut and done up at a cloth store in Vile Parle (a suburb in Mumbai). When I first laid my eyes on it, I must admit, I wasn't it's biggest fan but my mum-in-law egged me on to try it. The sales guy helped me drape it and voila..gorgeous did it look! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The neonish hue looked in-vogue and the material felt light-n-easy on me. Finding and stitching the right fit blouse is always a challenge when you visit India for less time. Well, good for me ready-made blouses were so in-trend in India and I gave in. The fit is great for a ready-made blouse and there are so many options available that stitching a blouse looks like a passe. I wore this saree for laxmi-pooja last year with the perfect traditional accessory there can be - a Maharashtrian <i>Nath</i>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, here's to many more occasions to don the most graceful attire in our Indian wardrobes...<i>Saree</i>!</span></div>
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This is a <i>picture-heavy</i> post..don't tell me later that I didn't warn you ;) Also, <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/01/lbs-long-black-sari.html" target="_blank">keeping with the tradition</a>, sari post is my first outfit post of the year!<br />
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P.S.: I have shared this post on my blogger friend Aditi's blog <a href="http://sosaree.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">So-Saree</a>. It's her first blogiversary this week and as part of the celebrations she asked me if I could do a saree guest post. Show some love to her, will ya?<br />
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ashyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733615533459353897noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814523296861511917.post-16070662781496771172014-01-13T18:00:00.000-05:002014-01-13T18:00:05.412-05:002013 Outfits in Recap - Q4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Happy New Year y'all! Hope you had a rocking NYE with your loved ones!<br />
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Well, last installment from the <i>Recap</i> series is here, capturing my looks from fall and winter seasons. And yeah, a festive looks from Diwali celebrations too. I hardly blogged in December, so I guess you would see more of the winter looks <a href="http://instagram.com/meetashy" target="_blank">here</a> and of course in the New Year. One of the favorite parts of dressing up this fall, was flaunting my new purchases during my India trip.<br />
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The colored blazer made a comeback for one quick look, and so did the denim vest. Out of all, I absolutely dig my Indian outfit look in Anarkali. The feeling's absolutely different when I wear one of those extravagant Indian dresses; just feels so elegant and out-of-the-norm!<br />
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Links to the individual posts are below..Enjoy!<br />
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<i>P.S.: As like the last year, I would been starting the outfit posts this year with a bang, A Sari post from Diwali..I am so excited to share it with you all!</i><br />
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L-R: <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/11/happy-diwali.html" target="_blank">~* Happy Diwali *~</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/10/casual-dressing.html" target="_blank">Casual Dressing</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/10/myrtle-beach.html" target="_blank">Myrtle beach</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-color-blocking-philip-lim-for.html" target="_blank">Fall color-blocking: Philip Lim for Target</a> |</div>
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L-R: <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/11/is-everyone-hanging-out-without-me-and.html" target="_blank">Is Everyone Hanging Without Me? (And Other Concerns)</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/10/denim-on-denim.html" target="_blank">Denim on Denim</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/11/pc-style.html" target="_blank">PC Style</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/12/neon-in-november.html" target="_blank">Neon in November</a> |</div>
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Summer this year was divided between two countries - India and U.S.. While travelling and visiting the fam in India, you hardly get time to document your outfits. But still, I was able to coax my family members (especially my dad) who sweetly obliged to take outfit pictures for the blog. I did a <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/10/india-trip-lookbook.html" target="_blank">separate post about my outfits during the India trip</a>.<br />
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But between all the frenzy, I was able to do an outfit photo-shoot in India thanks to a dear blogger friend - <a href="http://www.fairytalestyle.com/" target="_blank">Shubhi from Fairytale Style</a>. It was so much fun shooting with a blogger; a lot different than the shoots with my husband but nonetheless it was super fun and absolutely memorable with the rain and what-not!<br />
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Dressing up for summer, in the US, was filled with colors and of course white. I added white pants to my summer wardrobe this year and (like an excited kid) flaunted them this summer, one two many times. There's an Indian outfit there too, in the summer edition, which added to my colorful-summer stint. So what's your fave summer outfit, mine is the Floral-shirt-and-White-pants one!<br />
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Links to the individual posts are added below, as usual. Enjoy!<br />
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<i>And, And! The New Year countdown is on! I am planing to wear a blingy outfit for a soiree with a group of friends. What are your plans? Well, I wish you all a safe and happy NYE celebrations and a very Happy New Year!! Here's to Twenty-Fourteen!</i><br />
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P.S.: Also if you notcied, I had a sleek new hairstyle now, thanks to my new hair-straightening experiment at the Lakme Salon. I think it was one my best style-moments of the year! Dunno why I was so wary of getting it done. I highly recommend it to someone who struggles with big voluminous, frizzy and wavy hair.<br />
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L-R, T-B: <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/09/mini-blogger-meetup-howrah-bridge.html" target="_blank">Mini Blogger meetup & Howrah Bridge</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/07/back-in-groove.html" target="_blank">Back in the groove</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/09/wine-tasting.html" target="_blank">Wine Tasting</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/08/muted-tones.html" target="_blank">Muted Tones</a></div>
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L-R, T-B: <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/08/a-dose-of-vitamin-c.html" target="_blank">A Dose of Vitamin C</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/09/just-like-back-home.html" target="_blank">Just like back home..</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/09/staycation-post-2-bbq-and-spy-museum.html" target="_blank">Staycation post 2 - BBQ and Spy Museum</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/09/staycation-post-1-great-falls-hike.html" target="_blank">Staycation post 1 - Great Falls Hike</a> |</div>
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ashyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733615533459353897noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814523296861511917.post-12699983449298748732013-12-30T18:00:00.000-05:002013-12-30T18:00:06.933-05:002013 Outfits in Recap - Q2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Recapping the outfits from one of the cheerful times of this year - <i>Spring of 2013. </i>Looking back, I definitely donned more fun and colorful outfits from this year. For me I think it was the most successful and creative time from fashion blogging perspective.<br />
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And by success I mean one of my long-time dreams came true - one of my outfits got picked to be<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=556705597736175&set=a.556705577736177.1073741836.382767885129948&type=3&theater" target="_blank"> featured on The New York Times website</a>. Taste of Sweet Success, I tell ya :)<br />
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So, pick your fave now, for me it has to be this one!<br />
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L-R, T-B: <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-mantra-print.html" target="_blank">the Mantra print</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/photographic-memory.html" target="_blank">Photographic memory</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/06/plaid-tunic.html" target="_blank">Plaid tunic</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/05/jamming-prints.html" target="_blank">Jamming Prints</a> |</div>
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L-R, T-B: <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/blog-birthday-with-pop-of-pink.html" target="_blank">Blog Birthday with a Pop of Pink</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/black-white.html" target="_blank">Black & White</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/05/bollywood-style.html" target="_blank">Bollywood style</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/crushing-on-coral.html" target="_blank">Crushing on Coral</a> |</div>
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L-R, T-B: <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/no-more-snow.html" target="_blank">No more snow</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/birthday-weekend.html" target="_blank">Birthday weekend</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/santa-monica.html" target="_blank">Santa Monica</a> |</div>
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Well, well ,well, we are <i>almost </i>at the end of Twenty-Thirteen and this is the perfect time to pause, rewind and review the year that has been (and you know I am talking about my outfits, right?)..JK in general, I think it's always a good idea to sit down with a hot cup of coffee/tea <i>or whatever lifts your spirits and helps you focus</i> and think about what went well and what went down this year! Personally, I can't help but be done with this year and welcome the new year! What about you?<br />
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For the outfit-review posts, I have decided to do them quarterly..much easier and quicker with the approaching deadline..teeeheee)<br />
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So *drumroll* please...Here's presenting you the First installment of this series...<i>translation </i>>> All outfits from Jan, Feb and March! And hey, I have also mentioned links to the individual posts, in case you missed them or are in the stalk-mode (which is absolutely fine by me ;))<br />
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L-R and T-B: <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/03/indian-twist.html" target="_blank">Indian Twist</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/01/to-border-and-back.html" target="_blank">To the border and back..</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/03/ocean-city-crabs.html" target="_blank">Ocean city and Crabs</a> | <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/03/blazer-weather-weekend.html" target="_blank">Blazer-weather weekend</a> |</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">So which one's your favorite? I did little <i>experimentation </i>or 'thinking outside the box' as some would say to <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/03/indian-twist.html" target="_blank">dress-up on my anniversary-date</a>; so well, that has to be my <i>loved </i>one from this lot!</span><br />
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Yep, Neon in November...and as you can guess from the title of this post, I am around four days late in publishing this outfit post. But, <i>life </i>got in between! Well, for those of you who <a href="http://instagram.com/meetashy" target="_blank">follow me on Instagram</a>, you might have already seen this outfit. I got a such a wild response on the IG pic that I decided to go ahead and do an outfit post on the blog. <i>I tell you, sometimes the outfits I post on my IG feed outshine those I post on the blog. (One of these days, I feel like doing an IG outfit blog, but the pic quality is not up to the mark so, I am a little hesitant to pursue that idea.)</i><br />
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Anyways, back to the outfit! It was one of the warmer days in November that I decided to don my bright neon tunic. Keeping in mind the dull winters, I paired it with a black blazer to cover up the in-your-face-flashing colors. Regular denims and booties completed the outfit. The tunic is one of my finds from the famous bargain markets in Bombay - Crawford Market. It's right in the heart of the city, buzzing with hawkers,shoppers and lots of activity. You get such fabulous things there for dirt cheap prices, I tell you! And it's just not clothes, you have accessories, shoes, home decor things, kitchen and plastic furniture items, spices, cloth market...you name it and they have it! <br />
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Well, Crawford Market has to be one of my fave places to shop in the world...what's yours? Do share in the comments below!<br />
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<i>P.S.: The title of the post could very well have been - Street Shopping Finds! I snagged that neon necklace from another of my fave shopping joints in downtown Bombay - Colaba Causeway. It's the Holy Grail of street shopping in the busy city and it's right beside the famous Taj Mahal Hotel and the Gateway of India. You have to visit Colaba Causeway if you are in the area.</i><br />
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Express denims (as seen <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/11/is-everyone-hanging-out-without-me-and.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/10/fall-color-blocking-philip-lim-for.html" target="_blank">here</a>) | Nine West booties via DSW </div>
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Hey so I am back with the <i>much-awaited </i>(!?) part <i>deux</i> of my trip to the Emerald Isle. If you missed reading the part one, you can do that <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/08/ireland-emerald-isle-part-1.html" target="_blank">here</a>. The trip to Cliffs of Moher was on the later half of my one-day trip around the Irish countryside. After lunching at a pub in the cute little village of Doolin, we headed down to these magnificent nature-made structures. <br />
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The Cliffs of Moher are Ireland's number 1 tourist attraction (so the tour guide informed us). Most recently, they were in the news for their appearance in the Harry Potter movies. One of the scenes from the <i>Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince</i> was filmed right here at the Cliffs. So there you go, a little movie trivia made this place even more exciting for me to visit!<br />
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The majestic cliffs of Moher overlooking the beautiful blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The cliffs are around 200 mt (702ft.) in height and you can walk along the length of the cliffs. </div>
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The skies around Dublin and almost over all the Ireland are always cloudy. It rains a lot there, thanks to the currents from the Atlantic Ocean..</div>
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Got some incredible views of the dark blue waters from the cliffs</div>
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You can actually sit by the edge of the cliffs, that was quite dangerous but nevertheless exciting. They have absolutely no fencing along the 8km long walkway. </div>
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Yep, that's me..a couple of years back :)</div>
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Enjoying the stunning views of the Atlantic and the Aran Islands</div>
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Drove by the Coast Road back to Galway and stopped at Connemara to walk on this lunar like landscape of the Burren</div>
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Cute little sheep</div>
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Did you spot the Leprechaun Head right in the rocks?<br />
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Time to fly back home...it was a pleasure flying Aer Lingus!</div>
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So, there was my truly magical day out in typical Irish countryside. I have to admit it was kinda odd being a lone traveler...I surely missed my hubs back in the States. Next time, hopefully, the two of us make it out to this beautiful country. </div>
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Anyhow, I would highly recommend visiting Ireland and get to know the Gaelic culture and the happy-go-lucky people out here!</div>
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The <a href="http://www.in-fb.com/" target="_blank">Indian Fashion Blogger community</a> hosted an Instagram challenge last month. As a part of the Fashion Icon theme the other day, I posted this pic of fave stye diva! And then I thought to myself, why hadn't recreated this look? I had a similar pair of denims and top and shoes too.<br />
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This girl, by the way, totally rocks by the way, day in day out she looks fab, and her impeccable dressing style is to die for - She rocks the traditional Lehengas, Manish Malhotra Anarkalis (may I add, that they are a B-town uniform now, which by the way have started to become yawn-inducing), saris varying from kanjeevarams to sexy net saris. And with the same panache, she carries of the mini skirts, Red Carpet Gown looks, colored denims and so much more. I think it would be safe to say that before Sonams and the Deepikas, PC was the IT girl in the B-town Fashion world. </div>
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So here you go, Today I am pulling a page out of fashion icon's lookbook. Today, I am doing it PC style! </div>
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Express Denims (as seen <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-mantra-print.html" target="_blank">here</a>) | Zara Top | Bandolino pumps via DSW (as seen <a href="http://thezingofmylife.blogspot.com/2013/05/jamming-prints.html" target="_blank">here</a>) | Target Blazer </div>
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