30 for 30 challenge !

I was working yesterday so no post but here are the items I am gonna use for the 30 for 30 challenge

The rules :

- You pick 30 items from your wardrobe

- You remix them all together for 30 days in a row or more

- You are on a spending ban during the "remix period"

I decided to spice it a little bit by :

- limiting the black items ( I just picked 4)

- adding skittle colors (I went a little bit crazy with colors in my last haul : 4$98 for cardigans....)

- using articles that I bought lately in the sale to see whether they were good investment (marked with *)

So , SHOES :

5 pairs but only 3 pictured :

- black flats from JOE Fresh

- brown flats from Modcloth

- leopard heels

+ 2 pairs of boots : black and brown as we are under 30 cm of snow at the moment so pretty usefull....

TOPS :

- pink sheer top from Le Chateau

- floral tunic from H&M

- white silk top from Cassis (*)

- plain grey T-shirt from JOE fresh

- last minute decision : black wool vest (as I am always cold) from Old Navy (*)

Cardigans and sweaters :

2 turtle necks : camel one from Mango (*) and black shimmery one from Zellers (both *)

1 golden V neck : Zellers (*)

3 cardigans : lavender, teal and taupe from Old Navy (*)

Skirts and dresses :

- brown pencil skirt from Cassis (*)

- Blue silk skirt from JOE fresh

- 2 wool dresses (Benetton and ?)

Pants :

- beige one from JOE fresh (*)

- velvety ones : grey-blue, dusty purple and brown from RW&Co (*)

and the naughty leather skirt (Winners) wanted to hang with the guys....

last minute Outsiders :

- Barbie pink cardigan from Old Navy (*)

- plum top from JOE fresh

- green pea cardigan from Old Navy (*)

- long plum skirt

- grey dress from Modcloth

Are you in ?

Caro loving skittles xxx

The summer OOTD and Sydney's bun

As I said before, girls in blogs inspire me SO much. I saw them wearing summer dresses with tights so I decided to give it a go !

White cotton jacket : from Joe Fresh. I wore it all summer over my swimsuit. Recycling !

Red patent belt : Tommy Hilfiger
H & M floral red dress bought a 100 years ago

big white over the knee socks : Winners

Caramel boots : Sirens

And this is me ! Showing proudly my 1st attempt to a Sydney bun. I received tons of compliments for this bad boy ...I will be eternally in her debt for that !

Caro xxx

PS : Everybody in the blogosphere is doing the 30 for 30. I can't commit to such a task but I have decided that each time I wore an item from my wardrobe, I will put it away. So I'll have to use my whole closet instead of just always wearing the same stuff....Re-interpretation of the 30 for 30 if you want ...

the H&M effect : ruffle and floral OOTD !

Blooper ! I found the pic funny so I posted it...bare with me , it's Friday and I am exhausted after an horrendous week at work. I think I'd found Mary Poppins sense of humor completely hilarious today so ....

The H&M addiction :

Black cardi : H&M from the last spring collection. It has 2 buckles on the side to secure the draping, it's absolutely comfy but not slouchy...good buy: 20 $ if I remember well !

Floral dress by H&M : seen on Anh's blog. I just found it was adorable without being too much...And when she said it was 16$95, well..., I couldn't resist. I said it was a dress but for me it's just a tunic as it barely covers my butt ! Nothing that a good pair of black leggings cannot solve though... (H&M again)

The non H&M items :

Big, hot grey wool socks found at Winners

Caramel boots from Sirens

Jewelry from Le Chateau : earrings were removed before pictures because I developed an allergy to them (what can I say, I need gold!....Does nobody understand that I am PRECIOUS ?)

I would have never worn socks over my boots' line before the blogging thing. Reading beauty posts made me try fashion stuff that I would have never thought about by myself. Thanks Kendi, Jodi, Sydney, style underdog, Chloe, Anh and all the other beautiful ladies that opened my eyes on a world of "try it, you'll like it !"

See ! Big military belt worn over a ruffled dress : it works and "that's the way , doudoudoudoud, I like it, doudoudoudoud" (can you see the booty shake....ruffles flying in the air ?)

What with the face ?

I am such a baby !

Caro-mature and respected woman xxx

PS : I needed to ventilate my week at work, can you feel it ?

The Minnie mouse OOTD and a mystery solved !

OOTD :

H&M dress bought in sale : 20$ reduced to 17$ because the left strap around the shoulder was un-sewed...I found the dress to be too short so I released the hem and gained about 5 cm....and here you go , you have a work appropriate dress for less than 20 $!

Joe Fresh T-shirt and shoes : less than 5 and 10 S in sale

Opaque black tights.....

Gosh I love that dress : it will be perfect, worn on its own in summer !

JOTD : stolen from my 8-year-old daughter. Yes, I know, bad mum, bad, very bad mum ! (I also stole Halloween candies but only to prevent them from decays...See ! good mum !)

and TADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Juicy tuesday solved the mystery of Satin Taupe e/s for me ...It was always looking bleh on me : I was so disappointed because this MAC e/s is supposed to be perfection. Black base, kids, black base is the ultimate answer to your prayers...The look is not as good as hers because I had a 10 hour wear of it but go and watch her tutorial, she'll convince you (Plus she is Canadian, yeah !)

Caro- Minnie Mouse kind of girl xxx

OOTD : conservative look for less than 50 $

Here was one of my looks for work :

White ruffled Cardigan : Joe fresh in sale : 20 $

Checked Pants : Joe fresh in "crazy" sale : 6$97 (the 97 cents is delightful, isn't it ?)

Black tank top : H&M for 5$

Grey shoes : Winners, gift from mother in law : 0$

Jewelry : left overs from Vicky : 0 $

So this was my "less than 50 $" OOTD appropriate for work!

Caro-with crazy hair courtesy of a dry shampoo from TRESSemmé xxx

AGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR......

First , JOTD (Jewelry of the day) : amazing earrings offered by maman, my dear mother !

Of course, she sent me also the bracelet that sings with every movement I make. I felt like a gypsy ( I had to remove it at work though , my co-workers were not feeling the bohemian vibe as much as I did and the constant Tinkerbell bling bling was driving them crazy.....I wonder why....)

OOTN : not really happy with the shape of the dress that on certain angles makes me look like I am 4 months pregnant...But I like the jacket so much (I bought it in a Tristan outlet for 40 $ !): it makes my waist looks tiny, I adore the bow detail on the belt. The sleeves are falling perfectly in the middle of my forearm (I must have the shorter arms ever, all jacket sleeves make my hands disappear...)

Leggings are from H&M, flats and cardigan from JOE Fresh,

EOTD : Very crappy picture of my make up look : I walked on the thin line between tacky and funny....Grey classical make up all over the lid with my new love : Revolver e/s from Annabelle (a gorgeous grey-purple duochrome that I just bought). black eyeliner (feline khol liner from MAC). and I draw little leopard prints in the outer corner of my eyes with the NYC liner (just a few dots...so easy !) . Lipstick : none left I ate it with my fabulous supper and the pics were taken after going out instead of before (stupido, stupido ...hitting my head on the walls like the monk in The name of the Rose....)

Hope you had a great beginning of a week...

Caro-predator xxx