Looking for a unique cocktail experience to check Looking for a unique cocktail experience to check out this month? Let me introduce you to Gosling Parlour, a pop-up cocktail bar and lounge presented by @goslingsrum in collaboration with @gage.and.tollner & @sunkenharborclubnyc in Brooklyn! AD

Gosling Parlour will be serving up unique tropical cocktails all month in this Bermuda inspired lounge! Guests can expect nightly live music, savory bites, vintage Goslings decor including items from the Goslings family archive and of course vibrant rum cocktails.

Don’t miss the Devils Isle Cocktail, Dark ‘n Stormy Slushy (yes it’s frozen!) and Tucker’s Cross! A portion of the proceeds from the Old Yachtsman cocktail featuring the new Goslings Spirited Seas Ocean Aged Rum will benefit The Ocean Foundation’s Sargasso Sea Commission, which strives to protect the important ocean ecosystem that surrounds Bermuda.

Running until June 30th. No reservations accepted! Walk-ins only =)
Check out goslingsrum.com/goslings-parlour for full menu & opening hours

#GoslingsRum #DareToBeHappy #GoslingsParlour
SWIPE for the Memorial Day Sale damage I did 🙈 SWIPE for the Memorial Day Sale damage I did 🙈

Lucky for all of these things are still onsale ☀️

No but really I needed…

New sports bras 💪🏻 mine are SO old and the elastic is nonexistent in some 🙈

Workout pants that will stay up while I’m in a tap class 

New basic tops

The chartreuse crocheted bag from my @madewell Summer Vaca Capsule Wardrobe bc I couldn’t stop thinking about it 😍

A new black swimsuit top 👙

& a couple other things!!
Did you do any shopping?
MDW snaps 📸 I packed a bag & spent the entire MDW snaps 📸

I packed a bag & spent the entire weekend at my moms and treated it as a holiday weekend away (even though she only lives 20 minutes away) ☀️ we ate, we drank, we bought plants, we online shopped and we got sunburn on our arms ☀️
How is it not Friday?! 🤪 As a consolation priz How is it not Friday?! 🤪

As a consolation prize here are 10 pretty photos of my favorite 3 houses on Meeting Street 👑

((PS the exact location is between Atlantic St & Ladson St))

#travelaftermidnite #travelphotography #travelgram #travelblogger #charleston #charlestonsc #charlestonphotographer #charlestonlife #charlestoncharm #charlestonhomes #charlestonsouthcarolina #southerncharm
My TEN Most Instagrammable Streets & Houses in Cha My TEN Most Instagrammable Streets & Houses in Charleston 📸 ADD any spots I may have missed & SAVE this post for your trip👇🏼

Chalmers Street // One of the 8 remaining cobblestone streets of Charleston

Pretty window boxes on West Street

Gorgeous iron gates on Legare Street

John Rutledge House on Broad Street with the coolest checkered sidewalk

Bright pink house on Water Street between Church St & E Battery St

Yellow & green house on Church Street just north of Stolls Alley

Moody charcoal house on Elliott St

Anson St between Society & Wentworth

My favorite blue house on the corner of Tradd Street & East Bay

Meeting Street between Water St & S Battery St (more on this street later 😍)

I’ll eventually make this into a more detailed blog post, but wanted to get it  out there because I always get asked where specific houses are!

But let’s be serious every single house in Charleston is picture perfect 📸

#travelaftermidnite #explorecharleston #charlestonsc #charlestondaily #charlestoncharm #charlestonsouthcarolina #johnrutledgehouseinn #broadstreet #southofbroad #charlestontravel #travelguides #travelblogger #travelgram #instatravel #traveldiaries  #instagrammableplaces // Most Instagrammable Spots in Charleston
SAVE this post for your first (or next) trip to Ch SAVE this post for your first (or next) trip to Charleston 👇🏼

STAY 
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BOOK
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Sunset Sail on Schooner Pride with @chasharbortours 

DRINK
The Citrus Club at @thedewberrycharleston 
Champagne Bar at @peninsulagrill 
@uptownsocialchs 

EAT
@eattheordinary 
@callieshotlittlebiscuit 
@167_raw 
@basic_kitchen 
@lefarfallechs 
@dineatlenoir 
@churchandunioncharleston 
@huskrestaurant 
@darling_oyster_bar 
@leonsoystershop 

EXPLORE
South of Broad
Rainbow Row 🌈
King Street
Waterfront Park
Pineapple Fountain

Tap on the link in my bio for my complete First Timer’s Guide to Charleston (with 3 day itinerary) & for my 10 Things You Must Do in Charleston post!

#travelaftermidnite #charlestonlife #charlestonsc #charleston #charlestontravel #charlestoneats #charlestonfood #explorecharleston #charlestoncharm #southofbroad
Today I’m drawing inspiration from all the amazi Today I’m drawing inspiration from all the amazing bold, bright and colorful art installations around @shopthesonocollection and letting them guide my Spring shopping picks!

Spring 2023 is FILLED with bold, bright and colorful pieces so it wasn’t hard, the only hard part was not taking home every single thing I tried on.

My picks at The Sono Collection for the boldest, brightest, most colorful Spring items are definitely H&M, Zara and Bloomingdales! Each of them offer great items at all price points that will get your wardrobe ready for Spring (and even Summer)!

Next time you’re visiting The Sono Collection take a walk around to get inspired before you start shopping, you won’t be disappointed!

Art featured in reel:
Kate Lewis “Inspire” @kate.lynn.lewis
Duvian Montoya “Tropical Pelicans Over Tiger Humpback” @duvianmontoya
Natasha Platt “Bloom For Your Own Joy” @surfaceofbeauty
Eric Friedensohn “Intersections” @efdot
Alex Ferror “Take Your Dream for a Walk” @alexferror

AD #shopthesonocollection #maxexpr #bestofnorwalk #norwalkconnecticut #norwalk #norwalkct #springfashion #midsizefashion #midsizestyle #springoutfits #southnorwalk #connecticut #connecticutliving #connecticutlife
May be my tamest, yet coolest manicure yet 💅🏻

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The @sephora sale is now LIVE for everyone to shop The @sephora sale is now LIVE for everyone to shop 💄🛍️ Depending on your status you can get 10-30% off your entire order so I put together my daily favorites for you to check out!

Swipe to see my favorite makeup, skincare & hair products I use regularly! And if you’ve been eyeing any NOW is a great time to try them out! A lot of them are also available in mini sizes so you don’t have to buy a full size when you’re testing out to see if it works well for you!

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Fashion · March 16, 2022

How to Wear Puff Sleeves

Let’s talk about puff sleeves…

How to Wear Puff Sleeves | Puff Sleeve Top Outfit | Sheer Purple Puff Sleeve Top and Jeans

I feel like this is one of those trends that you either LOVE or HATE. Personally, I love them. I love the subtle nod to the 80s (the best decade in my opinion) and the drama they add to an outfit. I also love that while puff sleeves are statement-making and dramatic. They also are extremely feminine and draw attention to your face and your smile when you wear them.

I think a lot of hesitation around this trend is that most people don’t know how to wear puff sleeves so I’m here to break it all down to make you more comfortable with this statement sleeve trend.

How to Wear Puff Sleeves | Puff Sleeve Top Outfit | Sheer Purple Puff Sleeve Top and Jeans
How to Wear Puff Sleeves | Puff Sleeve Top Outfit | Sheer Purple Puff Sleeve Top and Jeans

How to Wear Puff Sleeves

Pay Attention to Proportions

I think one of the most important styling tips to keep in mind when creating an outfit around a puff sleeve top is to pay attention to the proportions of the rest of your outfit. If you’re adding drama on top, then keep it simply on the bottom.

There are a few ways that you can easily do this. If you’re wearing voluminous sleeves then keep what you’re wearing on the bottom slimmer such as a straight leg pant or pencil skirt. Alternatively, if you’re wearing more subtle puff sleeves you can create a balance with a wider bottom pant like a flare.

It’s all about not overwhelming your particular body and playing with proportions and balance that works best for you!

Accentuate Your Waist

I think a lot of people are afraid to wear puff sleeves, particularly puff sleeve dresses, because their minds immediately go to the prairie dress look. And while I’m a fan of the oversized, shapeless dress look, it’s definitely not everyone’s cup of tea and it can be quite overwhelming.

The easiest way to avoid this is to always accentuate your waist! If you’re wearing a puff sleeve top make sure to tuck it into your bottoms to draw attention to the smallest part of your body. If you’re wearing a puff sleeve dress (especially maxi dresses) then use a belt to accentuate your waist and to create an hourglass figure.

How to Wear Puff Sleeves | Hot Pink Puff Sleeve Babydoll Mini Dress
How to Wear Puff Sleeves | White Puff Sleeve Babydoll Mini Dress
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Don’t Be Afraid to Show Some Skin

Puff sleeves tend to have a LOT of material. So don’t be afraid to skimp on the material somewhere else and show some skin. Whether that means you pair a top with balloon sleeves with a mini skirt to show off your legs, or maybe it’s a puff sleeve dress with a low cut, sweetheart neckline. Don’t be afraid to show a little skin to balance the extra material on your shoulders.

Puff Sleeve Outfit Ideas
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Puff Sleeve Crop Top Outfit
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Puff Sleeve Outfit Ideas

Puff sleeve top/straight leg jeans/platform sandals

Blogger, Salty Lashes, is the casual puff sleeve outfit QUEEN and one of her favorite ways to style puff sleeve and bishop sleeve tops is by pairing them with straight leg jeans & platform sandals! I don’t know about you, but I’ll definitely be recreating these 2 looks this coming Spring!

Printed Puff Sleeve Top Outfit with Straight Leg Jeans and Platform Sandals
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Printed Puff Sleeve Top Outfit with Straight Leg Jeans and Platform Sandals
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Puff Sleeve Printed Dress & Wedges

Blogger, Krystin Lee, has ultra-feminine style and her collection of puff sleeve dresses is enviable to say the least! I love that while her dresses are loud she styles them perfectly with simple accessories and always accentuates her waist!

Blue Floral Puff Sleeve Dress Outfit
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Bright Coral Puff Sleeve Maxi Dress Outfit
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Neutral Puff Sleeve Sweater & skinny pants

Blogger, Amy Jackson from Fashion Jackson, wears neutrals like no other, but her neutrals are anything but boring. I love how she paired these 2 neutral puff sleeve sweaters with slim-fitting pants so that your eye immediately goes to the voluminous sleeves and shoulders. Keeping your outfit neutral or monochromatic makes trying a new trend like puff sleeves a little less intimidating.

Fashion Jackson Wearing Tan Puff Sleeve Sweater Burgundy Leather Pants
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Fashion Jackson Wearing Black Puff Sleeve Sweater Black Skinny Jeans Black Pumps all-black party outfits for women
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Puff Sleeve top & Midi Skirt

Bloggers, Navy Grace & Skirt the Rules, paired their puff sleeve blouses with flowy midi skirts for the perfect Spring look! I love that both of them kept their tops solid and neutral while going for a print like floral or polka dot on their skirts!

Puff Sleeve Sweater and Midi Skirt Outfit
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White Puff Sleeve Top Blue Pleated Midi Skirt
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Looking for a unique cocktail experience to check Looking for a unique cocktail experience to check out this month? Let me introduce you to Gosling Parlour, a pop-up cocktail bar and lounge presented by @goslingsrum in collaboration with @gage.and.tollner & @sunkenharborclubnyc in Brooklyn! AD

Gosling Parlour will be serving up unique tropical cocktails all month in this Bermuda inspired lounge! Guests can expect nightly live music, savory bites, vintage Goslings decor including items from the Goslings family archive and of course vibrant rum cocktails.

Don’t miss the Devils Isle Cocktail, Dark ‘n Stormy Slushy (yes it’s frozen!) and Tucker’s Cross! A portion of the proceeds from the Old Yachtsman cocktail featuring the new Goslings Spirited Seas Ocean Aged Rum will benefit The Ocean Foundation’s Sargasso Sea Commission, which strives to protect the important ocean ecosystem that surrounds Bermuda.

Running until June 30th. No reservations accepted! Walk-ins only =)
Check out goslingsrum.com/goslings-parlour for full menu & opening hours

#GoslingsRum #DareToBeHappy #GoslingsParlour
SWIPE for the Memorial Day Sale damage I did 🙈 SWIPE for the Memorial Day Sale damage I did 🙈

Lucky for all of these things are still onsale ☀️

No but really I needed…

New sports bras 💪🏻 mine are SO old and the elastic is nonexistent in some 🙈

Workout pants that will stay up while I’m in a tap class 

New basic tops

The chartreuse crocheted bag from my @madewell Summer Vaca Capsule Wardrobe bc I couldn’t stop thinking about it 😍

A new black swimsuit top 👙

& a couple other things!!
Did you do any shopping?
MDW snaps 📸 I packed a bag & spent the entire MDW snaps 📸

I packed a bag & spent the entire weekend at my moms and treated it as a holiday weekend away (even though she only lives 20 minutes away) ☀️ we ate, we drank, we bought plants, we online shopped and we got sunburn on our arms ☀️
How is it not Friday?! 🤪 As a consolation priz How is it not Friday?! 🤪

As a consolation prize here are 10 pretty photos of my favorite 3 houses on Meeting Street 👑

((PS the exact location is between Atlantic St & Ladson St))

#travelaftermidnite #travelphotography #travelgram #travelblogger #charleston #charlestonsc #charlestonphotographer #charlestonlife #charlestoncharm #charlestonhomes #charlestonsouthcarolina #southerncharm
My TEN Most Instagrammable Streets & Houses in Cha My TEN Most Instagrammable Streets & Houses in Charleston 📸 ADD any spots I may have missed & SAVE this post for your trip👇🏼

Chalmers Street // One of the 8 remaining cobblestone streets of Charleston

Pretty window boxes on West Street

Gorgeous iron gates on Legare Street

John Rutledge House on Broad Street with the coolest checkered sidewalk

Bright pink house on Water Street between Church St & E Battery St

Yellow & green house on Church Street just north of Stolls Alley

Moody charcoal house on Elliott St

Anson St between Society & Wentworth

My favorite blue house on the corner of Tradd Street & East Bay

Meeting Street between Water St & S Battery St (more on this street later 😍)

I’ll eventually make this into a more detailed blog post, but wanted to get it  out there because I always get asked where specific houses are!

But let’s be serious every single house in Charleston is picture perfect 📸

#travelaftermidnite #explorecharleston #charlestonsc #charlestondaily #charlestoncharm #charlestonsouthcarolina #johnrutledgehouseinn #broadstreet #southofbroad #charlestontravel #travelguides #travelblogger #travelgram #instatravel #traveldiaries  #instagrammableplaces // Most Instagrammable Spots in Charleston
SAVE this post for your first (or next) trip to Ch SAVE this post for your first (or next) trip to Charleston 👇🏼

STAY 
@theryderhotel 

BOOK
@twosisterstours (the best walking tour in Charleston!)
Sunset Sail on Schooner Pride with @chasharbortours 

DRINK
The Citrus Club at @thedewberrycharleston 
Champagne Bar at @peninsulagrill 
@uptownsocialchs 

EAT
@eattheordinary 
@callieshotlittlebiscuit 
@167_raw 
@basic_kitchen 
@lefarfallechs 
@dineatlenoir 
@churchandunioncharleston 
@huskrestaurant 
@darling_oyster_bar 
@leonsoystershop 

EXPLORE
South of Broad
Rainbow Row 🌈
King Street
Waterfront Park
Pineapple Fountain

Tap on the link in my bio for my complete First Timer’s Guide to Charleston (with 3 day itinerary) & for my 10 Things You Must Do in Charleston post!

#travelaftermidnite #charlestonlife #charlestonsc #charleston #charlestontravel #charlestoneats #charlestonfood #explorecharleston #charlestoncharm #southofbroad
Today I’m drawing inspiration from all the amazi Today I’m drawing inspiration from all the amazing bold, bright and colorful art installations around @shopthesonocollection and letting them guide my Spring shopping picks!

Spring 2023 is FILLED with bold, bright and colorful pieces so it wasn’t hard, the only hard part was not taking home every single thing I tried on.

My picks at The Sono Collection for the boldest, brightest, most colorful Spring items are definitely H&M, Zara and Bloomingdales! Each of them offer great items at all price points that will get your wardrobe ready for Spring (and even Summer)!

Next time you’re visiting The Sono Collection take a walk around to get inspired before you start shopping, you won’t be disappointed!

Art featured in reel:
Kate Lewis “Inspire” @kate.lynn.lewis
Duvian Montoya “Tropical Pelicans Over Tiger Humpback” @duvianmontoya
Natasha Platt “Bloom For Your Own Joy” @surfaceofbeauty
Eric Friedensohn “Intersections” @efdot
Alex Ferror “Take Your Dream for a Walk” @alexferror

AD #shopthesonocollection #maxexpr #bestofnorwalk #norwalkconnecticut #norwalk #norwalkct #springfashion #midsizefashion #midsizestyle #springoutfits #southnorwalk #connecticut #connecticutliving #connecticutlife
May be my tamest, yet coolest manicure yet 💅🏻

Pink Cat Eye Nails by @kelly.yan.nails 
#nailsaftermidnite #cateyenails #cateyesnails #hotpinknails #pinknailart
The @sephora sale is now LIVE for everyone to shop The @sephora sale is now LIVE for everyone to shop 💄🛍️ Depending on your status you can get 10-30% off your entire order so I put together my daily favorites for you to check out!

Swipe to see my favorite makeup, skincare & hair products I use regularly! And if you’ve been eyeing any NOW is a great time to try them out! A lot of them are also available in mini sizes so you don’t have to buy a full size when you’re testing out to see if it works well for you!

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My Favorite Places to Eat & Drink in Charleston (i My Favorite Places to Eat & Drink in Charleston (in no particular order)…

SAVE this one for your next visit!

1-2 Sit at the bar & order the @167_raw Dirty Martini with TEQUILA 🍸
3 @huskrestaurant Seasonal Menu
4 @lefarfallechs Pasta 🍝
5 The Citrus Club Rooftop at @thedewberrycharleston 
6 @dineatlenoir Dirty Martini with Pimento Cheese Stuffed Olives
7 @peninsulagrill Famous Coconut Cake
8 If you eat anything in Charleston have it be the Crispy Oyster Slides from @eattheordinary 🦪
9 @basic_kitchen 🍊Spritz
10 @leonsoystershop Fried Chicken 🍗

If I missed your favorite drop it in the comments!

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