Weekend Shopping: Zara & DSW

Happy Saturday lovely ladies! Before I start this post I want to say that I am going to announce the winner of the contest in a separate post so it's not confusing. So look out for that later today or early tomorrow.  

As many of you read yesterday, it was raining and flooding so we figured we'd try to spend Saturday indoors.  I thought the mall would be an awesome indoor place in which to spend some time so we headed to the Galleria mall to check out the 4th of July sales.

I got my iPhone outfitted today with a clear protector shield thing from the Best Buy Mobile store inside the Galleria. They put it on there for you (it's kind of like the process of tinted car windows).  I believe the shield was $21 and the application of it was about $6.99.  I think that's a great deal to have a protected screen, and it has a lifetime warranty. It can be removed whenever you like too, which is great.

I went to a bunch of stores today just to see what was out there...J.Crew, Ann Taylor, Club Monaco, Norstrom, Macy's, Aldo, etc.

I ended up going to Zara again and picked up two more dresses.  Both of them look very blah on the hangers, but on, they look incredible.  

The first is a dress is a flowy dress with a Grecian-godess-like draping at the front. It looks AMAZING on, when it's belted. I'll have to do an OOTD with it on so you can see.  It's work-appropriate length too! I got this one in a size medium.

I know it looks like a random sack of a dress on the hanger, but I promise it transforms with a belt!

The next is this totally adorable strapless number.  I had initially tried it on in a medium and it was just too big and had too much extra fabric...so if you're trying on this one, I would size down.  I purchased the size small for $39.99 (the other dress was on sale for the same price)

Once again, "blah" on the hanger, but on it is very fitted and sleek. It is also just above my knee in length so it's perfect for work or play.  For work, I would pair this with a belted cardigan and a cute necklace.  I just love it!

I also stopped by Bath & Body Works to pick up some of their body washes that were on sale for $3 (down from $10.50.)  They don't have a lot of the scents on sale, but they have about 5 of them. I got the ones below (the Dove body wash was later purchased at Walgreens on sale for $5.99- down from $9.99)

I love fresh, summery scents!  

After we went to the Galleria I decided to stop in at DSW to see if they had these cute jelly flats in stock (they have them online-here) but unfortunately they weren't in the store.  Can I just have an aside here about jelly flats? I seriously can't imagine a more convenient flat shoe.  They are perfect in any weather, rain or shine and you can wash them with antibacterial soap without ruining them! I love my J.Crew ones and want to build on my collection now.

Anyway, while there, I became unexpectedly attracted to some Calvin Klein platform heels and I just couldn't leave without them. I really think they are a unique looking heel.  What do you ladies think?

I like how they are open-toe and I absolutely love the cutouts on the side. I know I have a lot of black heels...but these seemed different enough to justify. They were $89. That's it for shopping fun!  I think I did well today :)

In other news, here's my nail polish du-jour.  It's Essie's "Exposure," a hot pink color:

It's fun for a change. I must admit that really light pinks and really dark colors are still my favorites, but every once in awhile I like to pump it up a bit.

For makeup, I've recently been using a medium-toned gray cream eyeliner (by Smashbox- the one that came in that free Sephora kit) on my lower lash line and I really love the look of it:

It's kind of a softer look for the lower lashline.

...Before I go, I also wanted to share with you all some outfit of the day photos from the past few days that I didn't upload until today. I figure I might as well share them!

Tee- Victoria's Secret
Pants- Express Editor Pant

Shoes- Aldo

Necklace- NY Light Metals on Etsy.com

Cardigan- Express

I also wanted to show you ladies "third day curls" in my hair.  What I mean by that is that I had hair that was unwashed for 3 days and then I curled it on both the second and third days with a curling iron.  I think they turned out pretty cute!  Please note that I used baby powder on my roots on the 3rd day as a dry shampoo prior to curling it.

Onto the next outfit...it was kind of oddly matched, but I just wore it anyways, because sometimes, you just don't have enough time to change.

 Tank- Banana Republic
Skirt- Banana Republic
Necklace- NY Light Metals on Etsy.com

Cardigan- Forever 21

Shoes- Cynthia Vincent for Target

Did you buy anything this weekend?  Tomorrow I would like to bake cupcakes and see the new Eclipse movie.  Have you seen it yet?

xoxo,

Veronika.

iPhone 4: Mesmerized & Contest Reminder (Ends Tonight!)

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I have an iPhone.

The last time I can remember getting super-excited about a cell phone is when Motorola came out with the RAZR in HOT PINK. I knew I had to have it and I thought it was the most amazing phone ever. I was able to snag the RAZR in hot pink when it first came out. I was SO proud to have it and thought it was the perfect most girly phone ever.

Fast forward a few years and since the RAZR I had a Blackberry Curve for the last 2 plus years. I liked it. I used it for phone and text only. I was never really interested in having internet on my phone because I was either at work where I had internet access or at home where I had internet access. I guess I never really got excited about my Blackberry. It wasn't a bad phone and served it's purpose...but it wasn't fun or exciting...that's what the iPhone brings that other phones lack.

My iphone 4 arrived yesterday and I'm just in awe of it.  I'm also stunned by all of the people who complain about it. I'm just mesmerized every time I look at that tiny sleek phone in my hand and think about all that it can do.  

People all over the internet are complaining about it...but do they not remember what cell phones were before the iPhone?  Smartphones have come such a long way...it's amazing to me that I can go on the internet, make phone calls, watch videos and listen to my iTunes library all from this tiny little device...and the touch screen is so cool...and don't even get me started on the screen's resolution and the camera quality- the images are incredibly crisp, it's a beautiful thing.

By the way, I'm 100% aware of the fact that most people are complaining about reception and the phone's antenna, but I had tons of dropped calls on my Blackberry...it's not the phone, it's the network.

I know I sound like a dork right now, but the iPhone is a new thing for me so I still have that excitement about it.

I ended up getting the black iPhone because 1, I didn't want to wait around for the white one and 2, we needed to cancel my husband's contract because he has a cell phone through work now and we were needlessly paying the bill for a phone he no longer uses.  

I really love how sleek the black one is. I even got a black hard case for it and I love it. Eventually I might get some fun color or print, but I love the black case, it's simple and elegant.  I also need one of those screen protector things but they are sold out at a lot of places.

Do you have the new iPhone 4 or the 3G version? Do you love yours as much as I do?  

Also, please recommend your favorite apps in the comments below! 

xoxo,

Veronika.

PS- It is raining like crazy here in Houston and it's raining all weekend...so I guess the best thing to do would be to go to the mall where it's nice and dry...and where tons of sales are happening ;) 

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Tomorrow

I am pre-ordering the new i Phone 4 tomorrow. I currently have a Blackberry Curve without internet on it (phone and text only.) For as much as I'm online, I think an i Phone will be awesome to have.

I'm getting the new all-white one. <3

Anyone else upgrading to an i Phone? Pre-orders start tomorrow and the phone actually comes out on the 24th.

xoxo,

Veronika.