Style Weekend

Because my friend Raya said I look nice in mini skirts.

So this weekend, I am putting up an outfit that includes leather skater mini skirt and pair it up with studded sleeveless top, both from Style Weekend at Zalora Online Shop.

It's a perfect outfit to spend time with my husband who just came back from his long trip and with my two very active kids.

Shift Dress at 40

This is a long overdue post. But as cliche as it might be, I'd say: Better later than never. This was my 1st birthday outfit. Yeah, they say life begins at 40, right?

But why do I love shift dresses? This shift dress is short and straight with a simple line. It hangs loose on the body from the shoulders and is held together by side panels. The dress is sleeveless with a short hemline. The neckline is high, typically with a boat-neck collar. The dress is a versatile and convenient wardrobe staple. It is appropriate for professional, personal or party environments. The design is slimming and comfortable. The shift converts well from day to night, travels easily and can be worn for almost any occasion. Its universally appealing cut and style take the guesswork out of outfit planning. It remains a celebrated design and easy fashion choice.

Minty Hot and Cool Summer

I was just checking out SheInside, didn't plan to purchase anything online until next month.

But I saw this mint green dress and fell in love with it at first sight. And so I made my first ever purchase from SheInside last week.

And this week, I found Polyvore featured this dress as one of the sets for a contest. Of course, I joined. It would help me a lot on how to create an ensemble with this dress using polyvore. I just added this white and red stripe dress coz the contest requires to use two from the featured items.

And here's how I would style both of these dresses, if ever I had a chance on getting the things to match the dress easily. :) It doesn't matter if I win or not.

 The moment I get my mint green dress, I know exactly how I'm going to wear it and what to wear it with. White sandals, white hat, white bag with a red bangle for some contrast. You may use this set of accessories to both dresses. If the red dress was available, I would have purchased it too. But it was already sold out so I bought another red and white dress which I will show when they arrive.

I can't wait.

Hot and Cool Summer by janetl featuring leather satchel handbags

Red chiffon dress
sheinside.com

Pleated chiffon dress
sheinside.com

Alice + Olivia high heel pumps
aliceandolivia.com

Leather satchel handbag
$460 - whistles.co.uk

Bracelet jewelry
$3.89 - debenhams.com

Wet Seal wide brim straw hat
wetseal.com

Settling in North Carolina

I guess I would be lying if I said that I have not dreamed of settling in the United States. For some reason, the US is one country that everyone wants to at least visit or even settle in. My older sister has been there for many years now but I never got to visit her. Although hubby and I have gone to the US already, the state where she is in is just so out of the way and there was no time or budget to fly over and give her that visit she really deserves.

 Anyways, although that "American dream" is really far from reality, I can't help but wonder how nice it would be to settle in one of those beautiful states going south. I have just looked into some homes for sale in duck nc and I just fell in love with the place from the photos! North Carolina is really one gorgeous state that's so ideal for a holiday or a state to retire in.

Well, I guess living in the US is not for us but really, I would like to visit that beautiful country again soon.