Chiconomical

Every person who works in corporate world will swear by casual Fridays which are to be the days for "smart" casuals. Now I'm nowhere close to a real job yet, so that basically means I can get away with wearing lots of "smart" (And not so smart) casuals everyday. My Uni isn't exactly short stuff friendly,so you will usually find me in a pair of jeans or tights, with an oversized top. This outfit post was shot impromptu on a day when I was having a really bad (read puking twice in the bathroom) day so I apologise for the peaky face in advance.

First off, let me start by saying a big thank you to my friend for taking these pictures! I absolutely loved the location and I wish I could ask you to take pictures of my outfit posts everyday!! The outfit is nothing fancy, but still looks put together if you pay attention to details.












The best way to pull off smart casuals is to find a good pair of jeans. Add a simple striped top and a statement necklace with heels, its the fastest way to look put together, without the effort of chucking half your wardrobe onto the floor. You can also wear a peplum top with printed tights. There are also some gorgeous overall options out there right now if you wanna go for the laid back look. (I'm still looking for that perfect pair of ripped jeans n overalls that don't make me look like a street bum). And finally, don't forget to wear your confidence. Casuals are all about comfort, so if you don't feel comfortable, don't wear it!

What are your go to smart casuals? Tell me in the comments below! You can also talk to me on Twitter and Facebook!

Its mid November and summer refuses to leave my city. Yes, I love summer and all its glorious views like being roasted alive on public transport with a dozen other people, but I do pray that winter comes soon. Or atleast "not summer dresses" weather. Its really frustrating when you have all your pretty winter clothes lined up and nowhere to wear them!

In the meantime, however, I shall wear all my summer dresses to death. I've been into interesting design details lately. Give me something with a knot or a cutout and I'll be all over it (also if its stripes, ALWAYS get it). When I came across this dress in one of the shops it called to me with its interesting back. The print is extra girly (not what I usually go for) but then, to be honest, what sold me was the pockets! Hello, summer dress with pockets you can chuck loads of things in without looking like you are an overloaded boat? Win!!








You may have noticed that the pictures for this post seem to be taken at different times. That's absolutely true! I took these pictures on two different occassions when I wore it. Once while meeting friends, and the other, especially for outfit pictures for the blog. I've tried really hard to take a good picture of the back, but I'm still not happy. So next time I wear it, hopefully I can convince my friend to take a picture. In the meantime, hope you have better (read cooler) weather than my city. I look forward to tweaking this dress to work for cooler weather!

I'm back! I know this looks bad. I disappear for weeks altogether, only to reappear on the blogosphere with a string of new review posts. What have I been upto recently? A lot of this and that. Apart from spending quite a few hours working, I seem to be doing lots of random things thanks to all the cousins who have been dropping by in the past few weeks.

So here's a little picture montage, if you will, of all the things I've been upto lately. Two of my adorable sisters were in India last month, and we spent some quality time together over the weekend. We dressed up, we playing in the pool, took loads of selfies and walked on the beach. We even went shopping but somehow, everything that we found was always in my sister's size and not mine. (Boo!!) I even managed to go on a drive with my cousins one evening. Not many pictures from that night. What did we do? Walk and talk on Marine Drive (this was the first time I got a chance to talk to my cousin after 13 years!!), ice cream, pretty lights, firecrackers!

A holiday dress to start the weekend holiday.

A flower I picked up during our walk in the hotel garden

Morning walks on the beach

The view from our room!

Yes, there was food.  chinese with the most gorgeous table pieces!

Sunsets at the beach

Tiny spoons make me smile.

And drinks. Watermelon! <3

Little presents.

Extra hot sizzlers.

Drinks with the family!

And ice cream, with fruit!

Sunset from the corridor outside the lab!

A few more drinks with the siblings!

Midnight drives in the city! Marine drive!!

And finally! Shopping! There's gotta be shopping!!

 Other than lots of dinners with the family and lots of catching up, I've spent the rest of my time working on my Masters project, travelling to and from all the different labs and catching up on sleep when I get the chance.

Well, I don't make a lot of promises, but I shall try to post more outfit posts soon! Till then, you can catch a couple of new posts via the links below!