Happy Friday! Now that we are in mid October it is starting to finally feel like Fall here in London! There is something so easy and simple about a shirt dress and this Olive one is a true winner. The fabric is soft, the length is just right, the chest pockets add a utilitarian twist but the tie waist still allows you to show off a feminine shape with the fit and flare cut. And while the website calls it khaki, but I would say the hue is more like olive, don’t you agree? With the green I tried to go for complimentary color wheel hues and took yellow in two different ways - gold jewellery and and cork heels. These shoes got a dedicated blog post last summer, Stuart Weitzman Cork Wedges and they are great - though I must admit, only for short distances because the ...
Currently Trending: Chic and Cozy Bathrobes
For Christmas this past year my future mother-in-law for Mark and I quite luxurious bathrobes, the White Company Unisex Cotton Robe to be specific which you can see above. And surprisingly as much as I love bathrobes, I have actually never used it until this week! Granted, the gift was at Mark’s apartment and I did not bring it to mine before we moved in early March. Then once we moved it went into storage with our winter coats as it is quite thick. Now, nearly 10 months later it has made its way out of the packaging and I’m in love. As temperatures get cooler nearly everywhere in the Northern Hampshire to share some of my top picks for plush bathrobes in case you need one:Merrylife Premium Full Length Fleece Wrap Bathrobe with PocketsUGG Blanche II RobeCoyuchi ...
The Gardens of Villa d’Este
One of the places I KNEW we had to visit when we went to Italy was Villa d'Este. While the Villa d'Este in Lake Como is possibly more famous I am not talking about that one - I am referring to the 16th-century villa in Tivoli, just East of Rome. I had been to this magical gardens more than 10 years ago and knew that I wanted to go back. Even though it rained on this visit, as opposed to the beautiful blue skies on my first visit, we still had an amazing time. Like many of the places I have visited this villa is a UNESCO World Heritage site and I loved reading the criteria as to why it made the list; an outstanding examples of Renaissance culture, its influence of garden design throughout Europe, and it is an exceptional example of Renaissance design and ...
Inspiration for My Wedding Hair and Makeup
In 200 days I will be walking down the aisle and for some reason that is hard to grasp. In fact, we asked our flower gril and ring bearer this past weekend to be a part of our special day and when the flower girl asked how far away May 8th is I had trouble articulating it to her - it feels like such a far time from now. Maybe it is because many things I can not cross off my list until I am in Florida over the holidays, one of which is my hair and makeup trial. I have found a great company to do the hair and makeup of my bridesmaids, mom, and me but I am going to do a trial run to make sure it is exactly what I want. For this trial run I was asked to bring photos of what I am looking for and I appreciate a company that gives very clear instructions "It is very helpful ...
