The Beauty of a Little Joy

Do you know what's better than a new jacket? Well, 2 new jackets and a bracelet....

I recently ordered two shackets and a bracelet and a shrug. The good thing is that I have now learnt (the hard way, of course) that Online shopping will only do me good on prepaid orders. I have ordered these very shackets thrice before and they were returned. Go Figure!!

 

Anyway, This is not about my problems with them, but about why I loved them. My order included 2 shackets, one shrug and a coin bracelet. Each one of them was a fascination of its own kind. The first one was the blue one. I have to admit that I expected a thicker fabric from what it looked like on the website but I liked the print and colours anyway. It was a snake print shacket in a synthetic, silk-like fabric. Owing to its thinness, I expect it to be a treat in the Himachali summers and in the spring season anywhere.I decided to wear it with an 'inch-above-the-knee' skirt in lace, a black tank and a bulleted, broad belt. I wore thigh high stocking (more like socks) and calf-length boots with it.

Tank- Puma

Belt-thrifted

Skirt-thrifted

Boots-Manali's Tibetan market (thrifted, kind of)

Muff-hand-woven; soft wool

Shacket-Shop Nineteen

The other shacket I got is this palm print one which is in a thicker fabric and among my loveliest buys in some time. Here is how I wore it. It can also be worn over a white T and black pants or a black leather skirt. Though there is nothing dull about it already, some casual accessories will add charm to it. I wanted to wear a pair of boots or loafers with it but the pumps did it for me.

Grey Tank-Madame

Pants-X'pose

belt-Dress Up

Shoes-Women's Square

Necklaces-Mongolia, gifted, thrifted

Ring-McLeodganj, Dharamshala

Shacket- Shop Nineteen

As for the Brand, The packing was absolutely charming and the fact that the box reached me intact was making me weak in my knees. I have received far too many consignments to know that getting one that isn't damaged on the outside is a 'once in a blue moon' affair. I am a happy woman this evening!! ^_^

PS, I am now using the boxes they sent the products in as jewellery boxes. I'll show you how its done in the new DIY column that I am about to start!!

xoxoxo

A Thing of Beauty

.....is a Joy Forever. I haven't found a person to this day who hasn't heard this. The thing is that beautiful things have soothing effects on our mind. Its Science! The Huffington post had a post report of the title 'Surprising laws of Human Attraction'. It said so many things that made me feel so much better. Of course, I am no Marylin Munroe. So when they said 'It's better to be average', I felt like flying coz I have always felt better being beautiful in my average looks. They specify that its not average looking they mean to say, but I am not going to listen beyond the titles. The facts they presented were so satisfying that I am happy right now by just thinking about them. They say that It does matter how old a guy's parents were when they had him. So if a man is being mean to you, it may be because of his parents.
Find the article here and cheer yourself up, mostly!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/05/17-facts-about-human-sexual-attraction_n_3817941.html

But how often has it happened that no one can convince you that you are beautiful. The reasons maybe many, that mole on your left cheek, those bad hair days, that minutely fat nose (like mine) or just a Hormonal order saying 'just be cranky and don't listen to anyone'. I think clothes were made for days like that or to be stricter, Fashion was created to magically better up those days. I was one of those cranky alter egos of mine yesterday. My list of remedies? A cup of coffee, Chinese food, shopping, dressing games. The last one is my favourite. Himachal is like a freezer these days. You can't wear anything without a warm jacket and a muffler. Personally, I don't care how hot or classy a jacket is, I just don't feel like wearing it, but have to. So my dress up gets stunted strongly. So to cheer myself up, I just wear my favourite summer blouses and sit around. I did that yesterday while reading this article from the HP. It cheered me up so effectively that I am still in a bit of a happy mood.