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Search Results for: lilac

For the Love of Lilac

08/27/18 | Clinique, Fashion and Style, Stella McCartney, Tom Ford

Lilac Vogue Magazine

(source) I have ben loving lilac this season and think it will be a great transition shade going into the Fall.  And if you have been around these parts for a while you will know that this is not the first time I have written about this pretty purple hue - check out all of these lilac posts here!  But this is my first post dedicated the the pale violet hue and I have been seeing it ...

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The Hill House Nap Dress Craze

08/08/22 | Currently Coveting, Fashion and Style, Hill House, Trending

Hill House Nap Dress - Ellie Style in Blue Mosaic Poplin

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, ...

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Feeling Strong in Metallic Snake Print

08/06/21 | Asos, Fashion Friday, fitness, Kate Spade, London Flat, Nike

London Fitness Blogger Bicep Toning

I have had my Peloton for more than a year now and it is. crazy that I am coming up on 500 rides - absolutely bonkers! I have certainly gotten my money's worth (and will continue to do so) but I am also prioritizing cross training because there needs to be fitness besides cardio in my life.   A great alternative to riding was my swimming challenge in July but after 21-miles my shoulders need a ...

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If I Had to Walk the Red Carpet

03/08/18 | celebrity, Fashion and Style, Red Carpet

The Best Red Carpet Dresses - Lupita-Nyongo-Light-Blue-Prada-Dress-Oscars-2014

Angelina Jolie in Atelier Versace, 84th Academy Awards (source)    Happy International Women’s Day!  Did anyone watch the Oscar’s on Sunday? I missed it because i was traveling but I heard it was great and my favorite part is always the gowns. Speaking of fashion, the next wedding I am going to the attire for women is a "bright cocktail dress" but I have been trying to find some ...

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Pops of Pink

08/16/17 | Dior, Fashion and Style, Ted Baker

Sparkles and Shoes August 2017 Pop of Pink Collage

Putting together collages will always be one  of my favorite past times - I have upgraded from cutting out magazines and making a collage for the front of my binder in middle school that 20 people max saw to collages that the whole Internet could technically see, depending on the quality of my SEO.   As August, arguably the worst month of Summer, continues to truck along I have been ...

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Fall’s Hottest Makeup Trends: Jewel Tone Eyeshadow

11/02/16 | Beauty, makeup, Urban Decay

I spent part of Saturday afternoon in Sephora creating my skull makeup look and holy heck are there a ton of gorgeous eyeshadows on display in that store. That got me thinking and I figured now is the perfect time to following up from my first Fall beauty post on vampy lips with the second edition - jewel tone eyeshadow.  The most perfect example I can think of is Ruby Rose in ...

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Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog.  I am a New York City girl at heart but I moved to London in the Spring of 2018!

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