Lust List ;)

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Don’t most of us ladies covet some items that we believe would make our life a little more complete if only we had them? We either wait for a special occasion or we wait until when we have some extra cash laying around to buy them. And sometimes we end up waiting forever and just imagine what we would do with them or how we would style them. I definitely do.

Here is my lust list that I have been thinking about forever (and btw, no one is paying me to tell you about these products—I’m just sharing my thoughts):

SEPHORA COLLECTION Prestige Luxe Brush Set

I have wanted this brush set for more than six months now. I currently don’t own any high end makeup brushes and I have learnt that they can make a huge difference in the application of one’s makeup.  It is only missing one brush that I would like, a foundation brush. I guess that is one brush I can buy separately if needed. Also, Pallavi Symons, who is apparently Bipasha Basu’s (a Bollywood actress) makeup artist, has inspired me to try out different looks with my makeup. I have been watching her tutorials on glamrs and it is so exciting to watch. That woman definitely knows what she is talking about when it comes to makeup. I recommend you ladies checking out some of her videos.

Women’s Patterned Canvas Slip-Ons from Old Navy

These sneakers are so adorable and would look really cute with jeans and anything you can think of, really. They could make a dress instantly more casual; you could be cute but comfortable at the same time! What I have in mind, is to pair them with my chambray and denim dresses from Old Navy.

Women’s The Rockstar High-Rise Flare-Leg Jeans from Old Navy

They had these same jeans in a light wash which I wanted initially, but they don’t have any in my size anymore. The dark wash will do though. High waisted flared jeans are so in right now and I currently don’t own any high-waisted pants; I have thought of numerous ways I could style them. They could go really well with a cropped sweater with a collared shirt underneath. I think Deepika Padukone (a famous Bollywood actress) inspired me to wear them. I saw a video of her at a guest appearance at Google in Mountain View. She was wearing high waisted jeans with pumps and a plain white top; her stylist did an amazing job of styling her. It suited her tall and slim physique. Here is a picture I found of her at the event in her high waisted jeans. You can’t really see her outfit that clearly but it is one of the few images I could find.

 Blue Flared Fusion Ethnic Wear Skirt by Ethniche Couture

I am a huge fan of Indian ethnic skirts because they can be styled in an Indo Western manner. Most of the time, I wear them with a black or white tank top/plain top. I would add some bangles and a silver colored necklace like this one from Forever 21 which I currently own.

And there you have it. I have a few other items on my wish list but I’ll save that for another post in the future. I would love to hear from you—let me know which items you like.

See me on Pink Chai Living by Raj, 3 Things Thursday.

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Broadway Musical Outfit Review

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broadway show, cinderella, denim, dress, heels, pumps, tights

The Cinderella Musical in San Jose turned out to be quite enjoyable. I just love anything Disney Princess related.  I felt like a little girl again. It took me into this magical dreamy world away from all my worries and cares for a good two and a half hours. The actresses and actors did an outstanding job; considering it is a Broadway show, that’s not surprising at all.

The outfit I ended up wearing was the Old Navy Denim Dress with the Madden Girl pumps.  Since it is a dress (I love wearing dresses) and because my husband suggested it I ended up going with that option.  Also, since it was Holi (Hindu festival of colors) I wanted to go with something new; in Hinduism it is auspicious to wear new clothes on religious festivals.  I feel auspicious and “pure” when I do so for some reason–it was probably something that was ingrained into me by my mom during childhood!

I am glad I went with the dress.  Since it is denim and I could roll the sleeves down, it kept me warm enough in the chilly theater.  The only complaint I had about it though was that it kept riding up when I sat down because it is a stretchable denim material.  I was wearing opaque tights with it so it wasn’t much of an issue.  I felt quite elegant with the pumps; I don’t get to wear heels too often. But they were killing my toes after an hour of wearing them; I think maybe because I was wearing them out for the first time and they still needed to be broken in.  I really hope they get more comfortable since those are probably my favorite pair of heels, probably the tallest pair of heels I own.  I thought they were supposed to be comfortable because of the platform and initially it did seem like it in the store.  I’ll keep my fingers crossed.

I just love it when everyone is so dressed up at an event, since you rarely see that nowadays especially in the California Bay Area.  I was actually quite pleasantly surprised.

Here I am all excited to watch the musical…

Broadway Show Outfits

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I am attending Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Musical “Cinderella” tomorrow evening with my husband–so excited!  The best part is that it’s another opportunity to dress up. Yay! What I love most about it is daydreaming about the perfect outfit, maybe even more so than actually wearing it at the event. I have a few outfits I thought of…bought this cute denim dress from Old Navy which I haven’t worn yet.  I am planning on styling it with a red or mint skinny belt. For footwear I plan to wear either olive colored booties, brown tall boots, or nude Madden Girl pumps. If it is too cold out I might add some dark blue tights.

Old Navy Denim Dress

Madden Girl Pumps

It would be really bold of me to wear this new plain yellow sari from Utsav Fashion I bought a while ago that I still have not had an opportunity to wear.  I would add either a black halter blouse or a sleeveless multi-colored brocade one. I am obsessed with saris and would wear them on most days of the week if I could. I always feel a little uncomfortable wearing a sari even to Indian events, because it seems like its popularity is dying out; so unfortunate. Some big dangling black and gold earrings and a pair of nude Madden Girl pumps would look awesome with it. When I bought the shoes initially I had the idea of wearing them with a sari. It would totally add even more elegance.

Plain yellow Georgette sari from Utsav Fashion

    

Another option of what I could wear are these Mossimo black leather skinnies with a light pink H&M printed top. And the Madden Girl pumps would be perfect with this outfit. I never imagined the nude pumps would be so versatile!

H&M Bird Print Top

Mossimo Leather Skinny Pants

Which outfit do you like?