Another eShakti dress that I love!

So, from previous posts, it's probably become obvious that I love eShakti. This is another dress I got back in December/January during a killer sale. 

It's such a beautiful color. This color option is no longer available on their site, but they do have it in yellow and green. You can see them here!

It's not actually crooked.... but I love how the buttons go all the way down the front of the dress. And the piping! It's so cute and comfortable.

It ties in the front, which is something I'm not used to because I typically wear stretch belts with everything, but I kinda like it. Look at how perfectly it matches my cardigan!

Showing off my ring and nail polish.

Dress- eShakti

Cardigan - Walmart

Shoes - Blowfish

Earrings & Ring - Made by me!

Valentine's Day!

So, even though I didn't have much to do this Valentine's Day, I still wanted to get dolled up. I'm in a long distance relationship, and unfortunately we had to spend another Valentine's Day apart, so to keep myself from feeling sad & lonely, I put on my lovely heart print dress from eShakti. I tried to resist the urge to buy it when I first saw it listed on their site, but when I saw that it was 20% off, I couldn't resist. 

I've ordered several things from eShakti over the past several months, and the biggest issue I've had was how much the garments have wrinkled. This dress, however, doesn't wrinkle at all! It also fits wonderfully, and flows beautifully. I felt like twirling all day long. 

I planned on pairing it with a red cardigan, but I wanted to switch things up a bit. I got this turquoise cardigan at Costco (yeah... seriously!) for $15. I thought they looked pretty cute together. I also threw on a red stretch belt (favorite accessory!) to tie the two together.

All in all, I am very happy with this dress. I think it's my new favorite dress and I'm planning on wearing it on my trip to Las Vegas next month. 

Oh, and I can't forget about my Valentine's manicure! Not the best photos, but it was a really simple manicure that turned out really cute! Look at the little heart on my thumb nail! <3 (The ugly bruise is from having blood drawn last week... ouch!)

Oh, and even though I didn't get to spend this Valentine's Day with my honey bunch, I'm looking forward to future Valentine's Days with him. He was super sweet and got both me AND Betty a card! You gotta love a man who gets your dog a Valentine's card! <3 

Details:

Hearts Aflutter Dress - eShakti 

Cardigan - Costco

Belt - Torrid

Tights - Avenue

Shoes - Payless

Earrings - Betsey Johnson

Sweater Clips & ring - Made by me

My beautiful eShakti dress!

I cannot express how much I love this dress! I'm always keeping my eye out for retro-inspired dresses, and this one really caught my eye as soon as I saw a friend had posted it on Tumblr. I immediately rushed to eShakti.com to check it out. 

I bought it when it was on sale for $32.95. However, I had a $20 off code so the total came out to a whopping $12.95 with free shipping! Such a great deal! (So much so, that I bought it in red, as well!) 

I'll be honest... I've heard some mixed reviews about eShakti. I was slightly worried about the quality, but with such a great deal, it wouldn't have been a big loss. However, this dress is very well made! The fabric is sturdy and it hugs my curves in all the right places. It's also very comfortable. The only down-side is that it wrinkles quite a bit. I ironed and steamed the heck out of it. I wore it for about 5 hours today and it didn't wrinkle too bad, though. Oh, and it has a side zip which is almost impossible to zip up on your own! 

I love the full skirt! It makes me feel so pretty. I felt like spinning in circles all day!

I wore it to go antique shopping with my Mom. I bought a vintage telephone pin which will surely show up in a future OOTD post.

I paired it with this purse. I got it at Charming Charlie  last week. If you haven't heard of Charming Charlie, it's an accessory store! Everything in the store is color-coded. Check 'em out!

 This dress shows quite a bit of cleavage, so it'll definitely show off the goods, haha.

And lastly, my manicure. It's basically a coat of black polish with a coat of silver glitter and OPI's Rainbow Connection on top. I used a matte topcoat, then added glossy black tips.

If you love the dress, you can find it here! The color I purchased is no longer available, but you can get it in red or royal blue! It's $64.95, but if you are new to eShakti, when you sign up they will send you a $20 off gift certificate! This dress is definitely worth it!

Finally, the details:

Dress - eShakti 

Cardigan - Ross 

Belt - Torrid 

Tights - Avenue 

Maryjanes - Payless 

Bag - Charming Charlie