How To Get Into The Fall Mood

I love everything Autumn and spice and pumpkins so nice! I love everything to be cozy in fall. From candles, to baking and books and decor, I really love it all! I would like to share my ideas on how to get more Autumn vibes in your life. I always have fall candles lit, I love to bake pumpkin bread and have a cup of hot pumpkin spice tea. My favourite tea lately is the apple spice tea from Harney and Sons. Harney and Sons is my favourite tea brand at the moment. When i’m journaling, writing letters to friends or even baking I love to listen to fall music. I also love to have Autumnal Ambiance in the background on the TV. I love to use Youtube Ambiance videos. They are soothing to listen to. I really enjoy having soothing sounds in the background as I’m writing and reading. I really enjoy watching cozy films as well sometimes scary too. A little bit of both. My favourite ones this fall have been Dead Poets Society, Hocus Pocus, Gilmore Girls, The Chestnut Man, Nightbooks, The Woman in Black and There’s Someone Inside Your House, Halloween 1, 2, 4 & 5.

Here is a list of things you can do to add more Autumn vibes in your life:

Decor: Candles, faux leaves, lights, pumpkins, garland, books, pictures of leaves or fall colours, autumnal photos, vintage lanterns, earth tone blankets, pillows, throws and tablecloths with colours that reflect autumn. Pumpkin scented candles or oils.
Bake, cook and sip: breads, muffins and cakes with apples, pumpkins and spices. Apple, pumpkin and pecan pies. Pumpkin soup, butternut squash, roasted veggies in the oven, minestrone. Tea and Hot chocolate.
Music: Autumn Playlist on spotify or even youtube. I love classical and jazz.
Films: Dead Poets Society, Hocus Pocus, Gilmore GIrls, The Chestnut Man, Nightbooks, The woman in Black, There’s Someone Inside Your House, Stranger Things, Harry Potter, Halloween, Halloween Town.
Autumnal Ambiance: Youtube
Clothing: I love wearing tights and boots but most of all sweaters. Cozy big sweaters and long coats, scarves and hats. Even cozy socks!
Books: Spooky or books that take place in Autumn are so amazing. I even like short articles, stories and poems. Books for decoration but most importantly books for reading is always a great escape from reality.
Nature/Experience: Walking in the cool crisp autumn weather is so amazing and refreshing. I love walking on crunchy leaves and seeing all the different colours of fall all around. I also love to go pumpkin picking, apple picking, or even to a market and garden centre. I also enjoy reading and picnics in the fall. Making your own experience in the autumnal season is so important to feel the fall vibes. If you have a fireplace in your home that is so amazing! Use it! sit in front of the fire and read or write and have hot chocolate. Visit a book store, a cafe, the art gallery or go out with a friend. Enjoy it all!
Mood Boards/Collages: I love creating mood boards. It really helps me get in an Autumnal cozy mood. Mood boards and collages really boost my creativity.
Pinterest: I also love to pin Autumnal pictures on Pinterest. AUTUMN also on Pinterest there’s a new feature that allows you to make little videos! I made this one: LINK

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A GIFT FROM ME TO! Free downloadable stationary for this month.

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My Latest Fall Fashion Outfits

I love to create my own fall styles and this fall I’m choosing to go cozy and comfy and to layer clothing and jackets. I love mirroring the colours of Autumn. Yellow, mustard, brown or red. With this look I’ve decided to add a cool tone under and layer this sweater. I’ve always loved collars and this is one look that feels comfortable and looks pretty cool to me.

With the second look I decided to go with a H&M Mickey t-shirt and a long cream coloured cardigan from Target. Sometimes Autumn has those cool mornings and then gets really hot in the afternoon so I’m able to take off the cardigan and enjoy t-shirt weather. My black jeans are from Bluenotes and Spider headband from Claire’s.

The third and final look was styled by my daughter and she loves the long zip up quarter sleeve jacket from FrockOn Clothing. She also chose a yellow tank top, put my hair in a bun and added long gold earrings. She’s definitely a lovely stylist and photographer am I right?

Overall I feel that my fall style is layering and choosing colours that mirror nature. I would also like to explore more textures and patterns and can’t wait to share that post with you as well.

Thank you so much for reading my blog post and I would love to know what you like to wear in the fall. Do you like layers? Do you like bold bright colours and textures? Do you wear long boots, short boots or slip on shoes? Do yo like skirts? I can’t wait to share more looks with you very soon. Thank you again and have a beautiful day!

Autumn in Paris! Fall Fashion by Avon Canada

Avon’s new Collection Fall for Paris is inspired by the Romance of Paris. Discover a collection of pieces made to mix or match, and the in shades that are perfect for Fall. I love this soft Tweed Boucle jacket by Avon Canada. It has 3\4- Length Sleeves, front pockets and is fully lined in Autumn Romance-Print Fabric. Arianne Boucle Jacket. $64.99-$69.99. Polyester.

I’m in love with this Tweed pearl accent bag. Tweed Cross-Body Bag has a snap closure. One outer slip pocket; one inner zip pocket; one inner slip pocket and is fully lined, $49.00.

J’adore these tassel statement earrings. They are so pretty and work so well with this outfit. They are $49.99.

Cafe Society graphic tee is so cool and comfortable to wear. Just what I love for the fall. Comfort and still stylish. Also anything Parisian that involves Cafe, I’m totally in! This Cotton/polyester/spandex tee is $27.99-$32.99.

This collection has more beautiful pieces. Check them out. They are now available through Avon independent sales representative or online at http://www.avon.ca also you can call 1-800-265-AVON.

*PR SAMPLES. Thank you so much Avon Canada! I’m so in love with this collection. Now all I need is an airline ticket to Paris!

Autumn Haul 2016 Bestdayblogger.com

I’m very excited to share with you my Autumn haul. I’ve been very lucky this year and one of the many lucky things is that I had the opportunity to attend the CITYLINE taping with Dave Lackie. At the end of the show I won a $500 gift card to Marshalls. I don’t have a Marshalls close to my home so I decided to use the card at Winners. All the items in this Haul are not just from Winners though. I have a couple of items that I purchased.

I would like to say a huge thank you to CITYLINE and to Tracy Moore and Dave Lackie for this amazing and wonderful opportunity. I’m truly grateful and I’m very blessed to have won. Everything marked with an * has been purchased with the gift card.

I really needed a nice Autumnal Coat and this gift card came at the perfect time. I found the prettiest black coat to match my handbag that my husband kindly bought for my birthday. In the photo I’m wearing the *Michael Kors black coat which goes with the handbag. I love the coat because it tapers at the waist and I love big collars. It is warm and lined beautifully. I really love the simplicity and elegance of this coat. I’m also wearing *”Wanna Betta Butt?” jeans by Royalty For Me. These are light and stretchy “slim fit skinny jeans”. What I love about the jeans is that they fit so nicely and feel really comfortable. I really love clothing that feel comfortable so these jeans are perfect.

My *boots are Clarks and these are also from Winners. They zip up at the sides. They are flat, waterproof and super comfortable. They are also lined inside with warm material perfect for Autumnal weather.

I’m madly in love with this *American Eagle mustard/yellow sweater. I absolutely love it and my jeans are *Levi’s Boot Cut. They are super comfortable and I love a good dark blue jean.

My *David Jones purse is super comfortable for everyday and it’s not too big. I love the design inside the purse. It has a floral vintage feel to it. Along with the long handle it also has a chain to give it some edge. I love the stitching on the top flap of the bag. Very vintage, modern and edgy at the same time. Perfect in my opinion.

My light brown boots are ankle boots and have a crisscross design at the top with a zipper at the back. I really like them because they have a bit of a heel which gives me hight and I also love the colour. I also love the design of the upper part of the boot. These boots look really amazing with jeans, tights and a dress and are very comfortable.

I chose two *flannel tops from Winners and I have a huge love for flannel top and flannel anything! Flannel blankets are cozy as well. The first flannel top is cream with navy blue and a lot of red. The second one is cream, navy blue and red just like the first one but the navy blue is bolder and more pronounced. I’m also wearing the*”Wanna Betta Butt?” jeans by Royalty For Me and my *Clark booties.

Here I’m wearing the same jeans and booties but with a lovely cream knitted sweater. I really love the warmth and coziness of this American Eagle Outfitters sweater. I love wearing knitted long sweaters with fitted jeans and also with tights and boots. This sweater is very cozy and warm and perfect for Autumn.

I needed dresses so I bought a *Calvin Klein Black dress that is knee length with lines that cut diagonally. This dress can be dressed up or down. Very classic and simple yet elegant and beautiful. I also bought a *grey sleeveless dress that feels really nice and I love the pleated waist and lines on the dress. I feel this would look lovely layered with a top and nice tights and boots. I love layering in the fall and using different textures and colours. Both of these dresses can be worn in many ways.

On the weekend my husband bought me the most beautiful scarf that I really wanted from Topshop. It has my favourite Autumnal colours and it feels so soft and warm. I love the red and burnt orange/brown in the scarf. I also fell in love with a coat in Topshop. It’s a mustard/yellow coat and I’m so in love with it. I rarely desire or fall in love with clothing but I’m so so very happy that I’m interested in clothing in a positive way again. Before it use to stress me out but now I’m madly loving textures, colours and fabrics. I’m very happy with all the pieces that I’ve chosen for Autumn. I feel I can mix and match so many pieces together and layer them.

Overall I love clothing that can be worn in many different ways that are simple yet versatile. I love textures, colours and lines and really love the feel of various materials.

I’m very pleased with my Autumn Haul and would love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Thank you so much to CITYLINE , Tracy Moore and Dave Lackie for the amazing Gift Card. My shopping spree was incredible and I’m truly grateful! It is a dream come true! Thank you from my heart!

Makeup used

CHANEL

Rouge Allure Ink 150 Luxuriant

Cream eyeliner Clalligrfaphie De CHANEL 65 Hyperblack

DIMENTIONS DE CHANEL Mascara 40

CHANEL BLUSH Joues Contrast 320 Rouge Profond