Valentine's Day Countdown # 1 - The Anti-Valentine

Hello hello!

The mushy-forwards-spamming-your-whatsapp-and-random-romeos-grossing-you-out-and-coochie-cooing-couples-overpopulating-all-your-local-cafes day is finally here. Yay. Well let's make the most of it!

Random things to do on Valentine's day, the anti-valentine way!

Watch Star Trek. And feel mushy. While you're watching it. Know that you live in a beautiful world.

Feel inspired, play motivational speaker and make a video counselling the younger generation on love and life and on getting a life.

Dress up like one of the characters from a classic and go out and sing random songs, dedicating them to strangers.

Bake a cake and eat it too.

Make a silly movie and watch it too.

Pick that one friend who's just gone through a bad breakup and slap them.

Tell that friend you just slapped that they deserved it for making a bad choice.

Gift that friend a cupcake (if a girl) or a PSP (if a guy) to make up for the slap if it hurt too bad.

Walk up to a young couple and go "you guys look so cute together, may I click a pic? It's for a blog post". Then tell them "hey, I know your parents. And you know what? I'm going to show them these pictures"...and run away.

Adopt a dog. And take good care of him/her. For life.

Go to a classy resto and go in straight to the washroom. Now shout 'bhoooooot bhooot' and run out.

Look at yourself in the mirror, know how lucky you are to have yourself in your life. Now cry tears of joy.

Narrate ghosts stories to little kids in the neighbourhood and freak them out.

Send me flowers and tell me how much you'll love my posts so I can cry tears of joy.

<3
Dee

Valentine's Day Countdown # 2 - At the boyfriend's

Hey all,

If you're not doing a dinner or a movie date, or spending the day out together, you probably will have plans to just spend time indoors. You can't obviously dress up like a diva-off-the-red-carpet for him. What you can do, though, is pick one of these looks-

Froufrou Fun!
Colour-block in a vest and a high-waisted froufrou skirt combo. Team it up with flats to tone it down. No accessories needed, just carry an itsy bitsy cutesy sling to go.

Picture Courtesy: Lookbook.nu

Don't own a froufrou? Well, simply wear two or three flowy skirts of different lengths (shorter one over the longer one) on top of one another to make them look like one!

Picture Courtesy: girlsluv.it

Shirt + Shorts
Pick a slightly oversized shirt, roll up the sleeves to 3/4th and tuck the shirt in. Ankle length socks and oxfords, delicate pieces like tiny studs and a wired ring, et voila!
Cut out tee + Denims
Get one or simply DIY it...takes as little as 5 minutes! Cut the neck of a grey tee into a boat and wear it such that it falls off one shoulder or make little cut-out designs all over the back. Team it up with a neon inner, preferable a haltered one. Opt for a tee that is one or two sizes bigger or one that is really loose and pair it up with skin fit denims or ones in a pencil fit. 

Until next time!

<3
Dee

Valentine's Day Countdown # 3 - Date's Day Out!

Hey all,

By now almost all of you must have made plans on how you're going to celebrate V-day. For those planning to spend the entire day out with your sweetheart, this post is for you. 

The idea of enjoying innumerous activities together sounds exciting, yes! But an entire day could mean need for multiple touch-ups right? Absolutely! But why not make it easy and fun for all you pretty ones?

Prep-work:
Prepare yourself in advance...go in for a facial or a clean up to add a glow. As for your hair, go in for curls (if it gets messy, you don't need to excuse yourself to comb your hair).  For times your hair gets uncontrollable, you can always tie it up into a quick messy bun. Curls add a certain flirty element to any look, so even if you fancy slick straight hair, I'd suggest you try soft curls this Valentine's.

Second skin:
For both, clothes and footwear, make sure to pick something really comfy. I really think a pair like this one (It's by Sionucci, available at bestylish.com) will work well...it's really cute, plus it's got a wedge heel, so it adds height without feeling like your on a painful pair of heels! 

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Touch up!
Just carry your mascara, a coloured gloss and a gel liner, and you're good to go! I'm pretty sure you won't need them, except for the gloss maybe, but be prepared nonetheless.

I suggest you specifically get these-
Maybelline's Volum' Express Hyper Curl Mascara in Waterproof Shade Black is my personal favourite. It just instantly adds volume to the lashes while curling them, (oh! And the curl stays, really!) and it's water-proof!


Picture Courtesy: Violetbag.com

Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner in Black, the brush enables ease in application...saves time!

Picture Courtesy: Purplle.com

Sling it up!
Carry a sling so it's he who gets all your attention. Let it not be too small so you can fit in your phone, keys, wallet and some touch up tools.
Hope you'll have a fab V-day!

Until next time!

<3
Dee

Pssst...incase you missed the previous posts in the Valentine's Day Countdown series, here goes-
Valentine's Day Countdown # 4 - The Dinner Date
Valentine's Day Countdown # 5 - Movie Date

Valentine's Day Countdown # 4 - The Dinner Date

Hey all,

Here's the second one from my Valentine's Day Countdown series. Incase you missed the first, click here.

Today's date pick- The dinner date
Could be by the waves, on a rooftop, by the beach or indoors, you know you'll dress to kill. But what about your hairdo? The safest bet, first, is to decide on that. Since it's a dinner date, it's got to be an evening look- an updo should work like magic!

If you want your face to look thinner and longer, tie your hair low, leaving the bangs loose. Try one of these-



Picture Courtesy: blog.vpfashion.com

Picture Courtesy: look.co.uk

What would go best with this look-
- Danglers...let long earrings be your only accessories. If it's too little for you, maybe a cuff to go, but avoid a neckpiece.

- Highlight your eyes with a slick, winged liner or go smokey-eyed while keeping the lips subtle with a nudish lipcolour and gloss to glam it up a bit.
- Go extreme, either a tube jumpsuit (something in a lighter fabric like chiffon would really look classy!) or a full-sleeved short dress. The idea is, either your arms showing or your legs, not both.

For those with a sculpted face, tie your hair high leaving very little or no hair loose. It'll only enhance your cheek bones and jawline.


Picture Courtesy: inspiredhairstyles.com

Picture Courtesy: Encore Beauty Salon

What goes with this look-
- Go in for a no-earring look or opt for studs and a statement neckpiece.
- For your eyes, enhance them with just a thin stroke of liner and mascara. Go bold on your lips instead.
- Depending on your body type, choose a dress or a jumpsuit. Avoid anything too flared.

Whatever you put together, let it not be too understated. However, do keep in mind, simpler is classier!

Until next time!

<3
Dee

Valentine's Day Countdown # 5 - Movie Date

Hey all,

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The mushiest week of the year is here. Are you ready to play along?

Today's date pick - Casual, movie date

Avoid going all-out girly on this one! Pick a denim and shirt combo instead and glam it up a bit with some girly danglers or a mascara-and-puckered lips combo.

Here's a look that fits the bill!

Model is wearing-
Flats and accessories- Colaba Causeway
Pants- Pepe Jeans
Scarf and Shirt- export surplus


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Smile is priceless! (We LOVE smiling models, don't we?

Model: @Nishevita

 

Ape this look

 

Pair your basic dark toned denims and shirt with a scarf in checks (get a Levi's from Flipkart at a 40% off!) and flats (Lemon and Pepper at 65% off on the Shopper's Stop website!).

 



Picture Courtesy: Shopper's Stop

Picture Courtesy: Flipkart

Until next time!

<3
Dee

Fashion Radar # 1 - Watch designer

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Hey all,

Looking for custom-made watches? Dee's Fashion Radar has picked a really cool watch-designer you should get in touch with!

Jyotsna Bodhe is a freelance artist who is into various forms of art and watch designing is one of her many interests. I must say, she does a darn good job at it!

For appointments, call on +919920133268

Until next time!

<3
Dee

POTD # 13 - Floating in Blue

Hey all,

Today's POTD is a monotone look I spotted last evening. This lady sure knows how pull off casual chic!  The blue on blue adds a certain flow to the overall look while the strappy wedges add a spark of glam. And to finish the look, she had light blue liner on!



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Top: Vero Moda
Denims: Diesel
Wedges: Vögele

Until next time!

<3
Dee

 

POTD # 12 - Fashion Inspiration!

Hey all,

Today's pick is actually a book by one of my fashion icons, gifted to me by one of my muses! Could this get any better for me? Hell no! <3

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This one you've GOT to get a copy of, ladies!

Until next time!

<3
Dee