Sara, Author at livelovesara

What to Wear in New Zealand Teen Edition

June 10, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

Outfit Options 1-10

This post is the second part to the What to Pack for New Zealand – Teen Edition packing list that was a request from a high school student who is going on a school sports trip. I put together 30 outfit options from the pieces that include casual outing wear, workout/sportswear, and some dressier options. Since this trip is taking place in the New Zealand winter time the pieces will all layer well. I included leggings as both sportswear and too be layered under the skirt and dress to make them seasonal. In Auckland, New Zealand the winter averages around 11°C which is a relatively comfortable weather if you dress appropriately. I don’t think I duplicated any outfits but I may have and missed it, so if I did then I apologize. Thirty options for a 3 week trip means that you would not have to wear the same outfit twice if you are so inclined, but we all know that we generally gravitate to something we feel the most comfortable and our best in so I would expect to wear several outfits on rotation for a trip this long. My wish is that this post gave you some ideas on how to piece together the items I included so that you can reproduce similar ideas within your own wardrobe. I hope that this trip is a wonderfully memorable experience for you. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂

Follow me on
INSTAGRAM || PINTEREST || BLOGLOVIN’

Outfit Options 11-20

Outfit Options 21-30

What to Pack for New Zealand Teen Edition

June 8, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

Continue Reading →

What I Wore This Week

June 6, 2016Sara 4 Comments

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, “fuck. I need to whiten my teeth.”? You have? Good, I’m glad I am not the only one (this is a kind of one-sided conversation to make me feel better). I’m feeling like I need to do that right now or as soon as possible so if you have an over the counter teeth whitening product that works well for you and doesn’t leave your teeth sensitive let me know what it is in the comments below because I am searching. I used to use one and had sparkling white teeth but after a while my teeth would ache so I have to give it a break for a while and use Sensodyne toothpaste to help it. The is a result of eating a lot of lemons when I was little. My parents would always go to this fish and chip truck and while I hated fish I would always suck on the lemons that came with it. One day I was drinking cold water and yelled in pain and my mom took me to the dentist thinking I had a cavity. He said that the lemons ate my enamel and I was to avoid that when possible in the future. From that point on my teeth were sensitive to hot and cold so I generally have to be careful, but would love to brighten them up again without dropping a fortune.

And that is my Public Service Announcement for the day of what may happen to you if you eat too many lemons 😉

Follow me on
INSTAGRAM || PINTEREST || BLOGLOVIN’

What to Wear in Amsterdam Netherlands

June 3, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

Continue Reading →

What to Pack for Amsterdam Netherlands

June 2, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

Continue Reading →

What I Wore This Week

May 31, 2016Sara Leave a Comment

We seemed to have bypassed spring and went straight to summer over last week. When most people think of Canada they think that it is cold all the time, or that our summers don’t get very hot. They do. In Southern Ontario where I live it’s not a dry heat either. It’s the super humid, air so thick you can’t breathe kind of heat. Where you stick to the furniture, your hair goes really frizzy, and you don’t want to venture out of the air conditioning. Last week and this weekend the temperatures hit 38°C (100°F) which is way past my comfort zone and makes me worry what it’s going to be like in July and August if it is this hot now.

This led me to reevaluate my wardrobe and find another hole, some lighter fabric tanks are missing. I was able to find a nice lightweight, loose tank with crochet (I think it’s crochet) straps and border across the top at Value Village on Sunday. I think this will be a nice comfortable option to wear on days like today.

I love Value Village but you really have to dedicate time to it because there is so much to go through. I was lucky and found the top relatively quickly because Merle usually doesn’t wait patiently after a certain amount of time and I get rushed and miss things. Thrifting has really been a lot more misses than hits for me lately which is probably due to the quick season changeover and everyone having the same idea as me. Sundays are usually our dedicated thrift days. I go through and purge the apartment during the week and we make a donation on Sundays as well (I aim for every Sunday but I usually like to wait until the donation bag is full first which sometimes takes a few weeks). When I moved the rooms around last weekend I was able to get rid of a lot of stuff, and for every medium bag (ours is usually one of those blue Ikea bags) that you donate you get a card for up to 30% off your purchase. Purge, donate, and get 30% off your purchase. Sounds good.

Do you like thrifting?

Follow me on
INSTAGRAM || PINTEREST || BLOGLOVIN’