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!

#sephorasale #makeupfavorites
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!

#travelaftermidnite #charlestonliving #charlestontravel #charlestonfood #charlestoneats #explorecharleston #charlestonsc
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Beauty, Skincare · May 9, 2018

My SPF Journey

My SPF Journey with Olay Whips with SPF 25 Living After Midnite Beauty Skincare Blogger Jackie Giardina

Summer is upon us and with the warmer weather comes lots of outdoor dining, pool parties and vacations among other things. And right about now is when everyone is picking up a bottle of SPF to protect their skin during this “outdoor” season, but what most people don’t realize is that they should be wearing SPF every day of the year not just during the Spring and Summer!

My personal SPF journey is definitely a long one. As you can see by these photos I have pretty fair skin, in the Winter it’s milky white, but in the Summer, it tans pretty easily. As a kid my blonde hair, blue eyed, fair skinned self definitely got a few bad burns, but overall my mom was pretty good about slathering me in sunscreen when I went outside in the Summer. In my teens and early twenties, I was the tanning queen…literally! I worked in a tanning salon through college and I tanned at least 3 times a week in a tanning bed. I was TAN…with capital letters. Once I turned 21 or 22 and started working in the beauty industry I realized just how unhealthy baking in the sun really was. I did a complete 180 and stopped tanning, started wearing SPF every day and a hat in the sun, and really started taking care of my skin. Now at age 30 I’m the skincare queen.

I don’t leave the house without sunscreen. I wear it during the Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter, I wear it in the sun and the rain. But did you know that even though 2/3 of women know they should wear SPF daily, only 1/3 actually do. I’m happy that I’m part of that 1/3 that actually wear SPF every day, but I can definitely understand why most women don’t wear it on the regular.

When most women think of sunscreen they think of that thick, pasty, strong smelling stuff they lather on in the Summer when they’re at the pool. Well I’m here to tell you that I’m most definitely NOT wearing anything like that on a daily basis. My SPF is light and moisturizing and leaves my skin looking awesome plus it’s a great base for my makeup. I told you all about why I love Olay Whips in this post a few months ago, and now I just told you why I love Olay Whips with SPF 25! Honestly Olay Whips with SPF is so lightweight that you are never going to believe it has SPF in it!

If you were one of the 2/3 of women that don’t wear SPF on a daily basis once you try this I guarantee you’ll become one of the 1/3 that does.

My SPF Journey with Olay Whips with SPF 25 Living After Midnite Beauty Skincare Blogger Jackie Giardina
My SPF Journey with Olay Whips with SPF 25 Living After Midnite Beauty Skincare Blogger Jackie Giardina
My SPF Journey with Olay Whips with SPF 25 Living After Midnite Beauty Skincare Blogger Jackie Giardina
My SPF Journey with Olay Whips with SPF 25 Living After Midnite Beauty Skincare Blogger Jackie Giardina

Are you ready to become part of the 1/3 of women that wear SPF every day? Pick up Olay Whips with SPF here! You can find your jar of Olay Whips with SPF 25 at your local drug store. For giant food coupons, click here.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Olay. The opinions and text are all mine.

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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!

#sephorasale #makeupfavorites
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!

#travelaftermidnite #charlestonliving #charlestontravel #charlestonfood #charlestoneats #explorecharleston #charlestonsc
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