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Packing for a trip to New Zealand’s South Island

Packing for a trip to New Zealand’s South Island

Despite spending the better part of my youth growing up in New Zealand, I didn’t end up visiting Queenstown – one of country’s most stunning tourist destinations – until my mid-twenties. So when my husband and I were invited to my cousin’s wedding at Glendhu Station just out of Wanaka, we decided to turn a long weekend into a tiki tour around the lower part of the South Island. Our South Island Itinerary I’ll be sharing a full round up of our itinerary some stage over the next week, but I though I’d touch on what we did during our…

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10X10 Wardrobe Challenge – Autumn Edition

10X10 Wardrobe Challenge – Autumn Edition

As I try to make the most of what I already have before considering to add something new to my wardrobe, I’m more and more drawn to the idea of pushing the boundaries of my style, and experimenting with new silhouettes. For me, the simplest way to get some extra mileage out of my wardrobe, is to give myself some limitations. So with that in mind, and a new season upon us, I thought it’d be fun to create a 10X10 Wardrobe Challenge edit for autumn. The 10X10 Wardrobe Challenge If you aren’t familiar with the 10X10 Wardrobe Challenge, it…

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Summer Wear Count

Summer Wear Count

When I first started revising the contents of my wardrobe, I would religiously tally up how often I wore each item. The key for me was to wear it at least 30 times during its life span in my wardrobe… though it probably goes without saying that many pieces just didn’t make the cut. While I’m not so rigid with it these days, perhaps one of the most useful evaluations of my style and wardrobe has been identifying my most worn items every season. So somewhat inspired by Lee and my old methods, I decided to take this one step…

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Everlane Day Square Tote vs. the Everlane Day Market Tote – Comparison & Review

Everlane Day Square Tote vs. the Everlane Day Market Tote – Comparison & Review

If you’ve been keeping up with my Instagram, then you may have picked up on a new leather tote bag that I’ve added to my wardrobe; the Everlane Day Square Tote. And seeing as I’ve received a few questions about the size, I wanted to do a comparative review with the Everlane Day Market Tote. Wearing Whistles ‘de rien’ tee (old but similar here), ASOS farleigh mom jeans, Everlane day heels Now before I dive into it, if you want a full review on the Everlane Day Market Tote, I did share my honest thoughts HERE, so it might be…

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The February Beauty Edit ‘19

The February Beauty Edit ‘19

The first two months of the year always seem to whiz by in a flash. Generally I find January to be a come down from holiday festivities as we start to dive back into work for the year, and the 28 days (or 29…) of February are always over too soon. February was a pretty big month for me in the way of beauty; I added quite a few new products into rotation across my makeup and skincare routines, including from a couple of brands I’d been incredibly curious about. So let’s kick off this February beauty edit with what…

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