Top 6 Fall Pieces

Fall is right around the corner and these are just a few items that have caught my eye recently!

   Tribal print hi low dress. Perfect to pair with some plum    tights and black heel booties!                                                        Everyone needs a faux leather jacket                                                                                                             to fight off those chilly nights.
                    Charlotte Russe Dress                                                              Charlotte Russe Jacket















These boots are currently in my closet and they're the best boots I've ever owned!
                   Charlotte Russe Boots

                                                                                                   In case you haven't noticed I LOVE

                                                                                            aztec! This is a great piece with the fall
                                                                                                  color scheme of black and white!
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                   LoLoBu aztec sweater

              Maurice's Necklace                                                                    Chloe + Isabel ring

I love the red and burnt orange colors for fall!                                  My friend sells this jewelry, she

                                                                                               has GREAT fall pieces! Go check her out!



I also adore plum skinny jeans but I'm having trouble finding any! Any suggestions on where to find some?

Back to School

Good bye summer, hello school.

 

Unfortunately it's that time of year again, for some of you its your favorite time of year (if you've got some little munchkins)! I'm entering my sophomore year of community college and my goal is to show college girls that it IS possible to dress nice for class and not wear yoga pants every day! (Though its very tempting!)

 

 I've been dying to start transitioning into my fall wardrobe since fall is the BEST season after all! But sad to say the heat index today is over 100 degrees (so crazy!) so it doesn't look like that'll be happening anytime soon. I did get a little wear out of this sweater today during a little park visit.

 

Coral has to be one of my absolute favorite colors; I really bought into the coral and mint phases but I adore the colors separately as well. My boyfriend always makes fun of me when we shop because I always gravitate towards the coral items in stores. It's to the point that my boyfriend has nicknamed me Coral! How sad is that?! hahaha

grey and white crochet sweater// maurice's

coral shorts // maurice's 

coral shoes // cato

 

 

MAKE SURE TO SUBSCRIBE AND CONTINUE READING MY UPDATES, I'LL BE HOLDING A GIVE-AWAY NEXT WEEK THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!

 

Ohh Monday, we meet again.

 

A little nautical adventure to keep you thinking of the shore line and get you through this week :)

I apologize for those of you who have been waiting for this update after seeing my instagram, I ended up very sick in the middle of posting and couldn't finish. For those of you who didn't see the update on my instagram, start following me right here!

 

 

Unfortunately my shirt got bunched up in the process of pictures which I didn't realize until now! I found a cute little cutout navy blue blouse that has me thinking of a lovely day at the beach with a cool drink in my hand. 

 

My brown braided belt makes multiple appearances in my blog but it is my absolute favorite belt. It isn't a straight braid, big gaps and intricate twisting spices up the typical take on a belt.

These cotton pinstripe shorts are the most comfortable bottoms I've ever purchased. I almost passed them up on a trip to Old Navy and I'm relieved that I didn't since they've become my "go to" nautical shorts. Who doesn't love an outfit reminding you of the cool breeze blowing off the rolling water and warm sand massaging your bare feet? Ahh the beach is calling!

 

My go to sandal for this summer: these gold strappy sandals!  

 

Navy cut out blouse // Old Navy

royal and white pinstripe shorts // Old Navy

Brown leather belt // Kohl's

Gold sandals // UOI

 

 

Greetings from Ireland

Happy Tuesday!

Sorry my update has taken so long, this vacation has been crazy so far!

 

I also apologize for the quality of these pictures, my "travel camera" isn't the best but I'm making due!

Experiencing terrain from the cobblestone streets of Temple Bar to the grassy hillsides of Doolin I have found these boots to be the best item I packed. I purposely went out shopping for some of these boots before my trip and definitely do not regret it. I found these beauties at Charlotte Russe, they convert from a basic brown combat boot to a chic boot simply by folding them over.

The chiller climate of Ireland has greatly influenced layering in my wardrobe. A light jean button down is perfect to throw over your top while out sightseeing in the brisk Ireland air but is easily removable to prevent over heating in all of the fabulous shopping centers around town. I paired it with my new light lime green oversized vneck sweater and my comfy black shorts. I recently discovered an amazing store in Ireland called Penney's (not jcp) and found this absolute steal- oversized tan tote for about $6, how can you beat that?!

light green vneck // www.gap.com

jean button down // www.maurices.com

black shorts // www.maurices.com

black bubble necklace // www.bodycentral.com

tan oversized bag // www.primark.ie

 

Three more days in Ireland! Any recommendations on sightseeing in Dublin?

xo

Sherbert&&Stilettos

The River Liffey

Carry-On Packing

What does Sherbert&Stilettos pack in a carry on for a two week trip to Ireland? That's a good question, I'm not 100% sure myself either! (And might flight leaves in 7 hours!) Since I'm flying with Aer Lingus I was offered one free checked luggage and one carry on so naturally I was all over that!

So this is just a general list of the little things I like to have close at hand during a seven hour flight!

Naturally I packed my guide books that I picked up on my last trip to Ireland. I also have a notebook with all of my little lists of where to go and what to see as well as a book that my mom picked up for me called Buried in a Bog (we have a little bog joke)

 Also a necessity where ever I go; my favorite sunglasses! And a camera with extra memory cards. I also packed a ziplock with my camera charger, phone charger, and laptop charger. Typically I keep all liquids in my checked luggage just to make security easier but I did pack a ziplock with some lotion and hand sanitizer.

I packed some yoga pants for comfy travel and fuzzy socks to my wittle toes warm. My Vera Bradley makeup travel bag comes in hand for those little makeup touch up items I'll need after a long flight. I must say I don't normally take snacks but I've seen a bunch of blogs saying they take snacks so I'll try my luck with it!

 Meet Emmett, my travel bear! My boyfriend gave me him for our first Christmas together and Emmett has since traveled on every big vacation with me. Sleeping on a plane sometimes isn't the easiest so I take Emmett and my boyfriend's hoodie to help enhance my sleeping. Since I plan on wearing my bulky boots on the plane to save room in my suitcase I'm taking slip on Toms for the plane.. I also have my cross body purse that I drop into my backpack (carry on)

My travel outfit includes:

my bulkiest pair of pants (maurice's)

my favorite grey t-shirt (old navy)

an over sized white sweater (also old navy)

an over sized infinity scarf (ny&co)

 

I'll try to keep you updated on my travels around Ireland and update a packing list to share after I return home. Any travel suggestions? Feel free to let me know!

Audition Time!

Tuesday Tuesday!

Over the weekend I landed my third job and attended an audition for an extra and I was feeling great! I thought this would be my lucky week! Man was I wrong (imagine that) haha!

Naturally I switched out my heels for shoes a little more comfortable shoes for some pictures at the park. I frequently pair this blazer with colorful bottoms such as these light pink capris or my mint colored skirt.

 

black and white blazer: charlotte russe

pink capris: Kohl's

gold boat shoes: kmart

black tank top: maurices

necklace: Christmas present (thanks grandma!)

silver clutch: bath and body

 

Remember how I said it was my lucky week? Haha well after I got ripped off at the bank this morning I blew a tire on my car trying to do a nice deed for my step mom, then while waiting for someone to pick me up from my useless car I proceeded to get a bloody nose while struggling to get the windows on my car up. I certainly hope that my bad luck does not rub off on any of you!!!

Have a great week lovelies!

Fall Ireland Tips

As a person who is constantly over preparing I recently started browsing my favorite website (pinterest) for packing tips for a two week trip to Ireland during the summer. Maybe I was looking in the wrong place but I found few tips on Ireland so I turned to memories of my previous trip to Ireland in the fall of 2011 and I thought maybe if I can't find anything I should help others find it and there began this blog post.

 

 

The trip I was a part of was a six day tour of Ireland with the band Switchback. As an Irish dancer I was one of four dancers asked to perform two benefit concerts with the band. So my first trip I didn't do a lot of the planning, I just went where I was told and when I was told to do so.

 

 

As Ireland is known for its rain I bought a new raincoat for the occassion, which I don't recommend. I honestly wore my coat once while on the trip and that was on a boat tour of a loche. I primarily wore my grey Columbia fleece jacket the enitre trip. Layering is a great idea, therefore I took:

 six long sleeved shirts (one "cuddle dud" and one adidas long underwear shirt),

three pairs of jeans,

one pair of comfy black pants (doubled as dressier pants and sweatpants),

three sweaters and one hoodie.

 I also recieved one hoodie as a thank you for the benefit I danced at.

While taking pictures for this post I realized that the clothes I took with me were thin enough that rolling them actually took up more room in my suitcase!

 



 I fold my jeans in "thirds" then in half again and it makes them really compact so that they fit really well. I then make a layer of jeans and heavier sweaters at the bottom of my suitcase.

 

I folded my shirts and laid them right on top of the "bulky" items. On top of my light shirts I added my tennis shoes and a pair of flip flops (which I never wore) (Caution: Don't be absent minded like myself and take triathlon shoes to Ireland, water will go up through the holes in the bottom!)

All of my accessories I put in a hardtop pencil case (97 cents at Walmart!) I use this case on every vacation for all of my accessories, hair ties, bobby pins, etc. and of course I have a little bag of makeup which I keep super simple (eyeliner, mascara, eyeshadow, and some lip gloss). I assumed you didn't want to see all of my undies and bras (even though they are pretty cute!) but I put all of my undies and socks in a large Ziploc bag and put them in the pocket on the inside of my suitcase along with bras and pajamas.

Meet my teddy bear Emmett! He is my traveling teddy bear that goes on all major vacations (my boyfriend gave him to me :)) In my carry on I took my laptop and camera (and chargers for both) along with my adapter. As a dancer I unfortunately had to pack my costume and dance shoes in my carry on which took up most of my room. A backpack is definitely the way to go for a carry on because its so much easier to carry than a duffel. Most planes allow you one carry on and one personal item so I carried my backpack and carried my jacket(s) I put my Columbia inside my raincoat and carried it on as one personal item. I also took a small cross body bag which I tucked inside my backpack.

my travel outfit: comfy and doesn't wrinkle! A white three quarter sleeve t-shirt, Capri's, and boot moccasins with my jacket.

These are my best friends. Space saving packing bags make packing so much easier. I use this a lot (especially when traveling to Disney World) and I'll add them to my bag on my next trip to Ireland. I roll my clothes and put them in the bag then roll the bag to get the air out and leave it rolled up to pack in my suitcase. They save so much room! I also had to buy a duffel bag to use as my carry on for all of my souvenirs on the turn trip home so I will be packing an empty bag this next trip!



 

 

With 11 days left until I hop across the pond for my second time I'll be looking out for more tips so feel free to leave some! Where's your favorite place to travel?