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Blue Blouse • H&M | Striped Shirt • Mango | White Silk Blouse • H&M | Black Wrap Shirt • Topshop | Red Striped Sweater • Mango | Black Embroidered Pullover • Mango | Blazer • H&M | Moto Jacket • Mango | Dark Denim • Mango | Cropped Jeans • Mango | Black Pants • Mango | Maxi Dress • Madewell | Shirt Dress • Mark and Spencer | Red Scarf • Loft | Blue Floral Scarf • Loft | Hat • Azalea | Sunglasses • Cheap Monday | Slip-ons • Vans | Lace Up Flats • Zara | Booties • Steve Madden | Purse • Aimee Kestenberg | Crossbody • Monki |

I took the girls to see Beauty and the Beast on Wednesday and it was fabulous. I loved that it was identical to the animated version, even with the same songs. It took a childhood favourite of mine and brought it to life perfectly. We all loved it. I kind of want to go and see it again because I enjoyed it that much. This is one that I will definitely buy a copy of.

This post has 24 outfit options for the pieces in the What to Pack for the French Riviera in spring packing light post from last day. I’ve kept it mostly casual-chic per request with a few dressier outfits added in. The details for the trip are in the packing list post, but here is a quick run down. The French Riviera area will be a week in when visiting family, and doing touristy things, Paris for the next week, then the rest will be spent in B&B’s visiting WWII sites, and maybe a champagne tour. The trip is for 18 days and takes place at the end of April and beginning of May when the temperatures will be mostly sunny and range from the high teens to low 20’s (celsius).

I dress casual to casual chic 99% of the time so this is the style I tend to replicate in my lists because it is easy for me; my go-to of sorts. It is so easy to alter the idea of the packing lists to suit your styles and tastes though, so take my recommendations as what they are, suggestions and examples by me, and then make them your own.

Have you seen Beauty and the Beast yet? I’m not a big movie goer but I am glad the girls talked me in to it. 

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White T-shirt • H&M | Blue Blouse • H&M | Striped Shirt • Mango | White Silk Blouse • H&M | Black Wrap Shirt • Topshop | Red Striped Sweater • Mango | Black Embroidered Pullover • Mango | Blazer • H&M | Moto Jacket • Mango | Dark Denim • Mango | Cropped Jeans • Mango | Black Pants • Mango | Maxi Dress • Madewell | Shirt Dress • Mark and Spencer | Red Scarf • Loft | Blue Floral Scarf • Loft | Hat • Azalea | Sunglasses • Cheap Monday | Slip-ons • Vans | Lace Up Flats • Zara | Booties • Steve Madden | Purse • Aimee Kestenberg | Crossbody • Monki |

Black Tank • Topshop | White T-shirt • French Connection | Grey T-shirt • H&M | Striped Shirt • Mango | White Blouse • H&M | Black Cardigan • H&M | Kimono • Zara | Blazer • H&M | Midi Skirt • Zara | Dark Denim • Mango | Black Culottes • Mango | Tan Trousers • Mango | Dress • Dorothy Perkins | Swimsuit • Topshop | Floral Scarf • Loft | Black Scarf • Nordstrom | Hat • Century 21 | Sunglasses • Smith | Sandals • Cole Haan | Espadrilles • Splendid | Mules • BP | Black Purse • Guess | Clutch • Gracie Roberts |

Every time I open the microwave I cringe and think “man, I need to clean this” then I promptly forget when I remove whatever I am heating up. Every.Single.Time. I should probably stop what I am doing right away and just get it done but whatever I’m doing seems to trump the need of scrubbing it down. I wonder if anyone else here feels the same when they see it and contemplate cleaning it themselves. I can see it now, they open it, see the grossness and think “wow this is messy. I wonder when Sara/Mom is going to clean it.” A totally pointless story but I just removed my tea from the microwave and did it again so I thought I would share my struggle 😉

Refocusing on this post, these are the outfit options that go with the What to Pack for Dubai in spring post. Bringing hot weather clothes while remaining respectful of cultural dress codes can be tough. If you check out the original post it gives the complete packing list and the reasoning behind my choices. You should assume that any outfit you see that includes the tank top means that you will wear either the cardigan, blazer, kimono, or blouse (left open) over the top to keep your shoulders covered. The scarves will work to protect you from the sun, heat, wind, sand, and as a head covering. Multi-purpose is an important part of keeping it light.

As noted in the original post it is a good idea to research or call ahead to any locations or sites you might visit to ask if there is a dress code beforehand. 

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Black Tank • Topshop | White T-shirt • French Connection | Grey T-shirt • H&M | Striped Shirt • Mango | White Blouse • H&M | Black Cardigan • H&M | Kimono • Zara | Blazer • H&M | Midi Skirt • Zara | Dark Denim • Mango | Black Culottes • Mango | Tan Trousers • Mango | Dress • Dorothy Perkins | Swimsuit • Topshop | Floral Scarf • Loft | Black Scarf • Nordstrom | Hat • Century 21 | Sunglasses • Smith | Sandals • Cole Haan | Espadrilles • Splendid | Mules • BP | Black Purse • Guess | Clutch • Gracie Roberts |

Black Camisole • Topshop | Yellow Striped Shirt • Zara | Grey T-shirt • H&M | White Blouse • H&M | Black Long Sleeve • H&M | Green Sweater • Madewell | Striped Pullover • Mango | Cardigan • Topshop | Navy Blue Blazer • H&M | Dark Denim • Gap | Casual Denim • H&M | Black Trousers • Mango | Dress • Zara | Trench • H&M | Scarf • Mango | Hat • Need Supply Co. | Sunglasses • Cheap Monday | Sneakers • Adidas | Flats • Dolce Vita | Boots • Dune London | Brown Purse • Fat Face | Black Crossbody • Cynthia Rowley |

I finally got to go outside without wearing a coat the other day. It was beautiful out, and almost at my ideal 15°C. The wind was warm, the sun was out, and it was the first time in months that felt like you could actually take your time to get to your destination instead of walking fast to battle the cold and winds. On the way home wasn’t so fun though because I totally overestimated my prowess and misjudged how many groceries I could carry (my cart is broken). What I thought looked like a reasonable amount in the shopping cart ended up being a lot of heavy things and was definitely not fun the carry that distance. I swear my backpack weighed at least 50lbs on its own, then I held 4 large grocery bags. Next on the agenda is getting a new cart.

This post has the outfit options to go with the What to Pack for Cornwall, England packing list from yesterday. The requester’s planned trip is for May, when the average temperature is early to mid teens. According to this website though it looks like the weather might be slightly warmer than average so I noted that a packing adjustment might be needed to pack the best pieces for the trip.

I put together 24 options from the pieces which will work for a variety of outings and situations. I said yesterday that I was trying to bring a little more colour in to my wardrobe so I made this list a little more colourful than I usually do. I still incorporated the neutrals that I love but decided that some yellow, a floral print dress, and green, were nice accents for a spring trip.

I’m really feeling yellow at the moment, has spring brought out your need of a little colour too (If you are a neutral person like me)?

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Black Camisole • Topshop | Yellow Striped Shirt • Zara | Grey T-shirt • H&M | White Blouse • H&M | Black Long Sleeve • H&M | Green Sweater • Madewell | Striped Pullover • Mango | Cardigan • Topshop | Navy Blue Blazer • H&M | Dark Denim • Gap | Casual Denim • H&M | Black Trousers • Mango | Dress • Zara | Trench • H&M | Scarf • Mango | Hat • Need Supply Co. | Sunglasses • Cheap Monday | Sneakers • Adidas | Flats • Dolce Vita | Boots • Dune London | Brown Purse • Fat Face | Black Crossbody • Cynthia Rowley |