Sorry, you guys: nothing groundbreaking here. Just a solid casual Friday outfit. When I originally bought this blazer, I swore I wouldn’t wear it to the office, but here we are. It’s just too comfortable to relegate to weekend wear exclusively. I usually stick to the formula of print top + solid colour blazer, but the reverse can work on casual days.
I wore this outfit the Friday after an extra long day on the road (for business, alas), when I was basically running on diet Coke and the fumes of my will to live. To distract people from noticing, I piled on a bunch of pink make-up; pink always looks bright and cheerful, right? Ehhh …
Oh, I almost forgot: I recently decided to take off my gel nails. I know some of you have asked in the past about my manicure, so I thought I’d give you a quick update. I loved the look of my gel nails, but the time commitment involved in getting them re-done every 3-4 weeks was becoming too much for my weekend schedule to handle. So far … I’m not hating my natural nails. Especially when they’re painted. They’re definitely pretty thin/soft at the moment, but I’ve only had 2 break in nearly 2 weeks (normal for my nails before). #blahblahblah
Ok, back to your regularly scheduled programming.
I like this one a lot! You look comfortable and pulled together. No reason to totally avoid crazy florals forever if they make you happy. And this jacket works for you big time! Yay for short, low(er) maintenance nails.
For a Friday, no one’s complaining, LOL! I’ll never be able to give up florals entirely 😉
I like the clothes, but I really like the nail colour. Your nails don’t seem to be in bad condition.
Thanks! They really aren’t; I’ve been pleasantly surprised. I keep them very short, to lower the risk of breakage. Polish doesn’t look as nice (I don’t really bother to do a proper manicure, and so the polish doesn’t go on as smoothly) but it looks presentable enough even for the office.
lipstick color in this one, please! Been looking for the perfect brighter pink for a wedding next weekend and this one looks lovely.
I feel terrible for not remembering this exactly, but it’s one of my pink Rimmel Color Rush crayons – most likely, either Rumour Has It or Boom Chic a Boom. I did a post on these a while back – if you search for “Rimmel” in the search bar, it should pop up and there are photos of all of the Rimmel colours. Hope you find a colour you love!
Solid effort indeed, love this. Wear that blazer all the time, who cares. I dig it. The End.
Haha! I like your narrative style 😉
Effortlessly polished, yet comfy. Me likely!
Thanks, Jeri! Comfy is really the key on a Friday, you know? But polished is good too 😉
Love the way this came out! Love the top and the way you’ve tucked it.
I have a love-hate relationship with tucking. I like the look of it, especially in front, but I hate the bother of keeping it all tucked in all the time (especially the back). Hence the half-tuck (AKA shame tuck) – I know some people hate it, but it’s practical, dammit!
You need some nail envy by OPI. It works wonders on thin and brittle nails.
My nail tech recommended an Orly nail strenghtener, which I’m using. I’ve also heard that Duri is supposed to make a great product, but is hard to find. It’s been about a month now, and my nails are actually doing pretty good. The hard part is waiting for all the last little bits of gel to grow out (my tech didn’t want to drill right down so as not to damage my nail) and remembering to file them down to keep them short. I’ve been having fun with nail polish again, though. I may have to try the OPI if I have issues again. Thanks for the recc!
I love your makeup in this, could you show what you used and how you put it on?
Roxi – http://www.persianfrenchie.blogspot.com
It’s really simple (because I’m not a make-up whiz by any means): just a light colour on the lid, with a slightly darker shade (I used pink here, but I usually use either camel or peach) in the crease. I use my fingers, because I’m a toddler, apparently 😉 My eye shadows are all Lancome. I keep meaning to write a make-up post, but I forget. If y’all are truly interested, I’ll try to get my act together.