Focus on Fall Nails

As much as summer brights are amazing, when the fall comes I look forward to darker and earthier nail colours. Silly me decided to pack about 90% of my nail polish away in storage while we're between houses... and I've acquired about ten new polishes because I missed my variety so much! The more the merrier, right?

Here are some ideas for taking your summer nail colours into the new season. With just a subtle shift in shades, you'll look more season-appropriate.

Of the above colours, I am drawn most strongly to the orange colour, second from the top. When Julep asked me to create a style board based on my chosen colour, this is the one that inspired me.

Now It's Fall by jennifer-merlin featuring J Brand

Vince sweater, $415 / J Brand jeans / Nine West flat shoes / MICHAEL Michael Kors leather satchel, $475 / Oasis drop earrings, $13 / Givenchy scarve, $365

I can picture wearing this outfit to a casual weekend brunch with the girls or maybe for a day of marathon shopping, given the flats look so incredibly comfy. The slight openness of the shoes is okay for early October, but I'd switch them out for low boots once the weather gets cooler.

Have you found any great new polish colours for fall? Julep has some great ones!

XOXO
Glitterary Girl

Niners Style

Me and football have a bit of a rocky relationship. This time of year, I lose my fiance to the television. Football seems to be a constant presence on the weekends... at a ear-ringing volume. The only good thing about it is there are sometimes donairs, pizza, and party mix involved.

R's favorite team is the 49ers. We spent much of our time in San Francisco last year browsing various sports stores. Seriously, how can he ever complain I take too long shopping when it takes him about an hour to choose between three basic t-shirts? I could try on half of the Zara store in that time.

Niners Style by jennifer-merlin featuring People Tree

Rag & Bone red sweat shirt, $135 / J Brand super skinny jeans, $190 / adidas sneaker wedge shoes / Tory Burch black shawl / Michael Kors rock n roll jewelry / People Tree glove / Bonne Bell lip gloss

I couldn't resist the penguin mittens. They have nothing to do with the theme... they were just darn cute.

I'm linked with longdistanceloving today for a (you guessed it!) football post. Click below to check out the other bloggers' tailgate party looks.

Happy Weekend!

XOXO

Glitterary Girl

Coast to Coast Post: Glitterary Girl Meets Inherited Jeans

Isn't making a new friend one of the greatest things? Okay, so technically Stephanie at Inherited Jeans and I have never met, but I'm sure if we weren't three time zones apart (Calgary vs. Halifax) we'd do all sorts of girly-stuff together.

Steffi and I have been commenting so much on each other's blogs that we decided to do a coast to coast collaboration post on outfit options for a rainy Canadian day. As life goes, the day I planned on shooting these photos was a little too rainy... like camera-dies-via-drowning rainy. So instead I became the neighborhood crazy girl, posing for photos with an umbrella in sub-zero temperatures. Any precipitation happening would certainly have fallen as snow.

Details

Sweater: Vince via Winners

Dress: Winners 

Scarf: American Apparel

Boots: Call it Spring 

Umbrella and tights: Gifts

Bracelets: Joe Fresh and Club Monaco 

Earrings: What on Earth 

I nearly fell over when I spotted this Vince sweater at Winners. Vince is one of those brands I used to lust over at Holt Renfrew when I lived in Vancouver. Gorgeous, but usually out of my comfort zone in terms of price.

Circle scarves are fabulous to wear in the rain. You can flip one of the loops up over your hair in hopes of avoiding the dreaded frizzies.

Here's how the lovely Stephanie showed us her transitional style.

Details

Coat: H&M

Denim shirt: Joe Fresh

Leopard Blouse: Equipment

Pants: J Brand

Boots: Sam Edelman

Hat: Club Monaco

I adore her hat -  it would work well to save her hair if showers were in the forecast. That coat and those boots were made for each other and I love how the same color is in her animal-print shirt (makes it pop even more).

She's layered to perfection, which is essential for surviving spring in Canada (is it almost here?)

We hope you enjoyed the collaboration post!

How do you dress for unpredictable weather?

XOXO
Glitterary Girl