Welcome to the fourth addition of Wedding Wednesday! Putting together these posts is such a fun walk down memory lane but makes me realize I still need to put together our formal album, eek! But putting that aside, let's talk about my wedding hair and makeup. My wedding had so many dates that on initial glance it is crazy to think that I wrote a post called Inspiration for My Wedding Hair and Makeup in October 2022 but when I remember my hair and makeup trial was only 6 weeks later, it makes sense.Many parts of my big day were not what I imagined for decades there was no ballgown, no historic church, and no long cascade of curls, but it was an amazing day. My hair was not curled for two reasons - first, over the years after being in a number of weddings I have found my hair does not ...
The Hill House Nap Dress Craze
Let me introduce you to the latest cult-favorite trend, The Hill House Nap Dress. Have you made it to August 2022 without hearing about the nap dress? Maybe. But the chances you have seen one are incredibly high. This cult favorite Hill House Nap Dress is actually from a company that started in 2016 with only home-wear. Since then Hill House Home has extended their range to include home, accessories, baby & kids, bridal, and apparel but today is all about the widely beloved Nap Dress. I am talking beloved to the point where even the name of the dress is a registered trademark - Nap Dress® - pretty good seeing as this dress was only launched last year. While the classic Ellie Nap dress was launched in 2021 with 2022 came many other styles including The Ophelia which is an ...
10 Years of Sparkles and Shoes
I love an anniversary or a date to remember and for the past decade August 2nd has been a day that I have celebrated - Sparkles and Shoes birthday! Since I published the first post on August 2nd 2012 that means today is the blog's tenth birthday. 10 years. A decade. Wow. In 2022 I have published the fewest posts of any year since 2012 but I do not think anyone would disagree with me that a hell of a lot has happened. As I mentioned in this post I will share new content when I feel like it and am very thankful for everyone who visits, reads, comments, and follows when I do post as it shows that at least this reaches a few interested people and is worth my time.Looking back there are many good things that have happened in the past decade and I have done a lot of growing up - in the past ...
The July Best Sellers
Happy Friday! July was a busy month for so many reasons but one seems to be online shopping. Over the course of 31 days one product made the top five best seller list every week but I thought it would be boring to be repetitive so I only included it in week one. (Though if you are curious, the Lululemon Everywhere Belt Bag (US version and the UK version) was HOT.) Besides this bag the popular items changed every week so below find 25 items readers loved.These July Best Sellers picks are from an impressive assortment of brands - 21 in all: Amazon Fashion, C. Wonder, Cupshe, etsy, Fabltics, Hill House, Kenneth Cole, Laneige, Lilly Pulitzer, Lululemon, Lulus, Maybelline, Petite Plume, Quay, Scoop, Serena & Lily, Shashi, Susana Monaco, UGG, Veja, and World Market. (And yes, to be ...
