Hello and welcome to Friday! I am so glad I was able to come back from vacation and have something else amazing to look forward to, my best friend's wedding! Next week the posts from my Scandinavia trip will start but in the meantime check out the highlights of Copenhagen and Helsinki here and my favorite parts of Stockholm and Oslo here. An initial outline looks like I will have around 12 posts ...
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Stockholm Style at the Royal Palace
I had a very cute Fashion Friday outfit post scheduled for today but decided to change it up and share this look I wore yesterday while touring around Stockholm. If you've been around Sparkles and Shoes for a while you'll know I've had a thing for jumpsuits for a while (here, here, here) and actually picked this one up at H&M in here in Sweden on Wednesday as the three dresses I ...
The First Half of 2017
As 2017 is my year of yes it only makes sense that this post goes live as I am wandering around Scandinavia! This is my third European solo trip today heading to yet another country I've never been to - Finland! But before we look forward, let's take a look back. It's been a busy first half of the year and while the number of blog posts I've hit publish on has been fewer than previous ...
Red and Black in Brooklyn
Happy, happy Friday! Fashion Friday is my favorite series on the blog, Friday is my favorite day of the week, and this Friday is better than most because it is the start of not only a long weekend but also the start of vacation for me. But back to the fashion - call it lazy or call it genius, but I love wearing clothes that feel like pajamas. I have one maxi dress that is ...
My Neutrogena® Summer Skincare Routine
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #FreshSummerSkin #CollectiveBias Summer is finally here and I am thrilled! I can not believe the Summer Solstice is already behind us and that July starts the end of this week but after months of griping about the cold and dark it is such a great change. Speaking of change, one of the ...
The Best Flirty Summer Dresses
Sazan in an Amanda Uprichard Dress (similar) It's the most wonderful time of year, Summer is hear! People are complaining that temperatures are now in the 90's but I will take this over 50 and raining any day! As I plan for my skip to Scandinavia at the end of the month where the high will be int he 60's I am going to get every last drop of easy, breezy, Summer dresses that I ...