ajio top // zara shorts // puma bag + shoes // ray-ban sunglasses // daniel wellington watch

Photos by Sheila Vaz at SaffronStays Beyond

It feels like forever since I just shared a good old OOTD here on the blog. Do people even read blogs anymore? Digital media is bigger than ever, but seems to be dominated by a few social platforms. I’m currently tying to use instagram less, so it feels natural to share this here.

Politically & socially; we’re living through some pretty terrible times right now. And I’m not going to lie, things feel bleak. In times like this, I used to think that talking about beauty & fashion was frivolous, but right now it feels like self care.

These photos were taken back in Jan on a quick little getaway to Alibag, which is just a few hours away from Mumbai. We stayed at the perfect villa, worked, relaxed, ate amazing home cooked food + played with some doggos. It was pretty blissful, & just thinking about it is bringing me some inner peace. Oh & there was sun! I’m really missing the sun right about now. x

If you’d like to see more of the trip, check out this vlog.

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I feel like it’s been forever since I checked in with you all. Sure, there have been posts… but we haven’t just chatted in a while. 2019 has been exciting so far – I’ve been on a few trips! Saw a new country. Created a bunch of videos that I’m quite proud of (one of them went sorta viral recently!)

Oh & I turned 27. That was a big one, or at least it felt big? Every birthday after 25 feels big, I guess. But I spent it in Goa with family & cake, so that was nice. A quick little two paragraph update on the last few months. I’ll be spending the rest of April playing catch up. And now, back to the noodles.

There’s something you may or may not know about me – I love noodles; I’m bordering obsessive about them. I take cheesy photos eating noodles, I follow the #noodleworship hashtag on instagram & no matter where in the world we are, if there are noodles on the menu, I will try them.

A couple of weeks ago, we were invited to Hello Guppy in Mumbai to for the noodle fest. I’d been there once before, but we only tried the sushi & edamame. Needless to say, I was excited.

Can I take a second to talk about the décor? An authentic Japanese restaurant brings to mind a certain kind of aesthetic. But Hello Guppy is less minimal & staid, more playful kawaii speakeasy!

We started off with a cocktail, sake of course. The Nippon Cooler is perfect for summer day drinking.

i’m wearing –oval sunglasses // cherry earrings // velvet top // mom shorts // wrist watch // suede platform sneakers

For lunch – I knew I wanted ramen. It can be a hearty meal, so we skipped starters (a wise decision imo).

I got the miso chashu ramen with pork, mom got dry ramen with chicken (all of the trappings that come in a ramen bowl, minus broth). We also got some udon noodles.

They were good noodles. Now I’m not going to pretend to be some kind of expert, my experience with Japanese cuisine is still limited. But the portion was hearty, the broth was creamy & the pork + eggs were both the perfect texture. I vlogged that day too, if you’d like to see video of that perfect bowl.

The Hello Guppy Noodle Fest is on till the end of April. If you can’t make it this month, most of the dishes are on the permanent menu, but if you’re a true noodle aficionado, you won’t want to miss the special dishes that are available for a limited time only.

Hello Guppy, Jet Airways – Godrej Building, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai (google maps /website)

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Koovs ‘Mumbai’ sweatshirt // Levi’s 711 skinny jeans // Puma Suede Eco sneakers // Daniel Wellington Classy Sheffield Lady

Photographs by Sheila Vaz

When I saw this pretty sweatshirt on Koovs, I fell in love with everything from the pretty pink & white melange fabric to the MUMBAI embroidered in big bold letters. I’m always happy to represent my favorite city!

I paired it with my Levi’s 711 Skinnies from the new ladies denim collection. In the few months since the new one is out, I already have the 711 (skinny), 312 (shaping slim) & 721 (high rise skinny). It’s a fabulous line with so many different shapes, fits & washes & every time I’m anywhere in the vicinity of a Levi’s store I duck in to buy yet another pair – I’ve even convinced my mom to buy the 312 & 721!

I chose to wear a pair of my dressier sneakers that still make a statement & wore my newest Daniel Wellington watch, because when I’m in an airport of course I’m going to look at my watch a million times.

When I wore this outfit it was still pretty warm in Mumbai but I put this together keeping in mind chilly airplane cabins. I always dress for comfort, even more so on flights & though this was a very quick one, I reckon this would be perfect even for a long haul flight! Now that it’s gotten slightly chillier here I think I’ll be wearing this exact same combination out more! I’m quite the #shamelessoutfitrepeater.

See this outfit in motion in my Vacation Lookbook Video! Next time I’ll be talking luggage… x

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