Dressing Up For Me

Hola! For my regular Flyday Friday post readers, this look might be familiar to you. It´s the same look that I wore here and I just put on a mustard colored cardigan just before going out of the hotel to visit a quaint town called Barcelos in Portugal during the Holy Week. I can´t get enough of Portugal. Everytime we travel out of Spain but not spend a lot, we always go to Portugal. Everything is much cheaper there especially the food and as for shopping (especially shoe shopping), I almost always shop there because the stores have my size(I have small feet) and it´s way much cheaper too than in Spain! I think I´m very blessed to be where I am now when it comes to travelling because I have Portugal on my left and France on right. Isn´t that great? ;) Anyway, we visited this medium sized town called Barcelos made famous for it´s ¨crowing roasted rooster¨  legend which you can read here . It has actually the same legend with La Rioja´s Sto. Domingo de la Calzada  ...

Hola, hola! :) I think I´m in love with the yellow-silver-gray color palette these days. Just look at my WIWW post last week , it almost has the same color palette as what I´m posting today! You see, I dress up in phases. I have a blue, red or whatever color or color palette phase, a bag phase, a shoe phase and even a jewelry phase, lol! Do you dress up in phases too? ;) Anyway, I´ve already debuted this two-tone necklace in the blog but you didn´t get to see it up close. So here it is, so pretty, no? It´s my current and fave and yes, I´m on this two-tone necklace phase right now. ;) I wore this outfit the other day when I had a pre-anniversary lunch with the hub z, he must have liked what I wore because he kept  looking at me from head to toe while we´re having lunch, hahaha! And like always, a blooper shot just before I go. I kinda like the ¨ Hey you!¨ expression  with the one hand almost on the hip  pose. hahaha! top , necklace - Zara,...

Happy Monday, my dear blog readers! I´m making this short today because I have to run some errands for our wedding anniversary dinner later tonight. We´re celebrating our 7th and until now, I just can´t believe that we could last this long. Ours was a whirlwind courtship and like all half-baked relationships before taking the plunge , they were lots of misunderstandings and personality clashes at the start. We survived! The hubz and I still squabble once in a while but it´s nothing serious. I think what I really love about my husband is that he knows how to say I´m sorry like I do when it's my fault. For me, saying sorry when you´re wrong should be one of the most important ingredients in a healthy relationship aside from trust and not having a wandering eye (lol!) . I´m really thanking fate and the BIG GUY up there for giving the hubz to me. :) I had this short sleeved knitted rosette top since last winter thinking about wearing it again for spring. The old cardigan was a...

It´s a flyday Friday once again, luvs ! And today, I´m showing you what I wore last weekend at a natural park in the mountains: It´s not your usual sweats, rubber shoes and windbreaker/parka even when I´m in the middle of the woods, it´s just a normal getup of black jeans and denim jacket because and I don´t usually go for sporty dressing. Does wearing Converse shoes count although I´m wearing normal shoes too? ;) jacket, jeans - Zara, sweater(old) - Blanco, bag - Bimba&Lola, shoes - Massimo Dutti See? But hey, these aren´t your normal walking shoes, either. It´s got rubber soles which makes walking a breeze and it´s getting to be my fave pair of go-to shoes to put on just before I walk out of the door everyday. I´m sure my silver loafers are jealous of this new pair. ;) Anyway, the park has a small river on the side of the trail. The sound of the water is soothing to the ears, it´s so relaxing. So we stayed there to have a little rest just before continuing fa...

Oh, hello, there! :) Isn´t it strange that I´m wearing a tube dress on the post today? I rarely wear one and I had to wear a chambray shirt as a cover-up because I wore this to church last Sunday. No dress rules here though I won´t definitely  wear hot pants inside the church, never ever! ;) I found this maxi skirt hanging in one of the racks during the tail end of the winter sales.Since I´m a vertically challenged ga l, as expected, the lower half ended up in one huge heap on my feet. So what I did was hike it up, et voila, I found my almost perfect  maxi tube dress! No trip to the tailor needed although Zara here in Spain offers tailoring services at a discounted price. So what can I say? Finally, an instant maxi dress for me! Expect more combinations of this skirt-dress soon. I debuted my stripe skirt converted dress  together with this beautiful gray and yellow envelop clutch which I think you regular readers of mine have seen in one of my Flyday Fri...

Hello, world! :) I only have indoor photos for you and yes, my outfit blends with my kitchen door´s  frame today , lol!  Anyway, I plan to reserve this color palette for autumn but hey, fashion is about experimenting not just looks and trends but also colors and besides it matches with my wedges. So why not give this look a try for spring and then later for summer maybe? ;) Pardon the pasty face, no blusher going on in there just a slash of red lipstick. The weather´s been cooperating in our side of the world lately although it still gets chilly in the morning and when after the sun sets. So this is my uniform nowadays, a light sweater whcih I can roll up when it gets warm and a skirt to put some color on my legs. The open toe sandals are making a comeback too and love that I can wiggle my toes in the open air! top and sandals - local store, skirt - Stradivarius, clutch, necklace(old) - Massimo Dutti I´ve had this burnt sienna colored sweater for a long tim...

Just a short post for you today with this simple travelling outfit: If there´s any redeeming piece in this wrinkled top and blue jeans getup, it must be this leopard necklace, don´t you think? ;) And I just had to show you my silver and gold bangle bought from my trip in Toledo, Spain last year. You must VISIT the jewelry stores in Toledo, they´re well- made and very affordable too! I paired  the two-tone bangle with a mixed leather bracelet for fun. bangle - from a jewelry store in Toledo, Spain, leather bracelet(old) - Massimo Dutti Pardon the grainy photos, these were taken at the small hallway of our hotel room, the only place where I can take a full body shot, hahaha! top - Zara, jeans - Primark,   necklace (very old) - Blanco, shoes - Bimba & Lola That´s it for now. Have a fun weekend ahead, y´all! :) Hugs, Che PS: Linking up with Style Elixir´s Friday´s Fab Favorites , Lena B and Rachel´s Passion for Fashion Friday  Simple Sequins´ F...

As I was telling you last Monday, the hubz and I had a day trip in Bilbao to visit it´s annual travel expo done at the BEC( Bilbao Exhibition Center). The temperature was 21ºC , sunny but chilly. That didn´t stop me from debuting my multi-colored sandals which I´ve had since March. For once, you´re seeing me wear a dress, though technically it´s a chambray shirt dress. If you´ve been following me for a while you´d know that I´d hardly ever wear dresses but a shirt dress? Anytime! By the way, this dress is part of my winter sale loot. ;) I wore mine loose today sans belt because we had a buffet lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant and you know what happens after eating Chinese food, the BIG BLOAT. I hope it doesn´t show much in these photos below. ;) And when I see door arches such as these ( they´re made of cardboard by the way) , I can´t help but take some photos because I love doors! denim shirt dress - Stradivarius,   bag(old) , sandals - Zara So ...

Happy Monday, dears ! So how´s your weekend? I spent mine in Bilbao ( to visit a travel expo with the hubz) last Saturday! It was fun and I finally got to wear sandals although it was still chilly. Anyway, as I was trying to get rid of the junk files in my laptop, I found these pics from last year which I wasn´t able to post. The white bag´s long gone( I gave it to my sister when I spent my vacation last year in the tropics) but I´d wear this same combination anytime, anywhere. Aside from using a small bag which can also be converted as a clutch, I accessorized with a studded  leather bangle from Massimo Dutti and a tri-colored pearl ring which has become a favorite ring of mine. I like the fit of this wide leg pants because it´s forgiving and the denim is soft, not stiff. And paisley? Its not paisley season yet but it´s one of my favorite prints to collect and besides I´ve been wearing a lot of solid colors and floral prints lately so why not go against the flo...

Hellooooo! It´s been a while since I had a travel post on Fyday Fridays so here are some snippets from the top of Benalmadena´s mountain, a bustling town about 12 meters from the city of Malaga, Spain. It was a foggy and cloudy morning when we went there ( not really the perfect moment for sightseeing) so I only had a hazy photograph of Malaga from the top of the mountain. And of course, some pics for posterity. ;) Malaga being in the south has a very mild climate compared to where I live in the north. Though it can get quite chilly in the early mornings, there´s nothing like a toasty and colorful scarf to keep you warm and then keep later in your bag when the temperature rises later in the day. I highly recommend that you visit this place especially during the sunny days. The view is spectacular even on a cloudy day! As for getting here, it´s easy. Take the cable car, that is, if you aren´t afraid of heights and aren´t claustrophobic, take note of the view down below wh...