Now that the leaves are starting to change, I like to switch my nail polish to colors that remind me of fall: oranges, mauves, and browns. The same colors as pumpkin bread, cranberries and falling leaves.  I'm no longer wearing the glazed donut and chrome polishes that I enjoyed during the summer.

Fall has arrived and here are the best fall fragrances that are worthy of a spot on your perfume tray. This season puts you in the mood for the holidays, you grab your pumpkin chai, make apple baked goods, and light your vanilla candles. For the fall season, I like to wear scents that are warmer, spicier, cozy and sweeter (like vanilla). Fall is all about sweater weather, but not super cold. So for your fragrances you don't want something too heavy for winter but something more than your fresh clean perfume that you wear in the summertime. All these fragrances make for an autumnal aesthetic. The fall season window is so small that it makes wearing these perfumes even more special.  If you want to turn heads around, if you love smelling good and changing up your perfume for the different seasons here are some scents that conjure up the coziness of the season. None of these fragrances are new to my collection, you've seen all of them before on my blog. 

I don't know about anyone else but I have been ready for fall! I love fall fashion! Fall is my favorite season for the colors, the cozy mood, everything is perfect! Fall is the season to feel and look elegant with luxe fabrics and jewel colors.  Fall is a little bit dressier to me, it feels more buttoned up and formal for get togethers. Fall is the time people really make a shift with their wardrobe. You get to bring out your perfect pair of boots. Fall is the perfect season for dressing as it's so fun and you can make anything work by just adding some layers and jewelry. In this post I'm going to talk about the most wearable fall trends for 2021.  

Fall is officially here and I'm enjoying the crisp breezes, colorful leaves, and pumpkin flavored everything. Fall fashion is my favorite season because I like to play around with different layers and bring out all of my boots and cardigans as I have a capsule of sorts that I always wear.  Here are some staple items you'll need for your basic fall look.

Today I'm sharing 5 Fall Fashion trends you need to add to your wardrobe. All of these are in neutral colors so they can be mixed and matched. If you're trying to create a more fashionable look this fall, make sure you get everything on this list.

Happy 1st Day of Fall! After a hot and humid summer, then  the non-stop hurricane rain in September, I'm so glad that's over and am ready for fall. Over the weekend I started switching my closet around pulling out a donate pile, and moving the summer clothes to the back of the closet.  I know a lot of you are waiting for your first Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Starbucks! Since I'm not a coffee drinker I will be joining the pumpkin party by making some  pumpkin flavored foods. Also looking forward to my fall line of shows: Manifest, FBI, Seal Team, Will & Grace, Modern Family and new Dateline episodes. 

Here's my fall bucketlist:

Pumpkins, apple picking, sunflower fields, apple cider, winery visit, oh my!

A new Trader Joe's opened up in my city so my mom and I went opening day to check it out. Here are some new foods that have quickly become my favorites.

It's officially fall, I can't believe summer went by so fast! Every year I pull out my Fall Bucket List and look forward to all the fun activities this season brings!  Last year I joined a Fall Fashion Challenge which made fall a fun season to get dressed in for me! Here are my top 5 reasons when you should be excited for fall!

Happy October! I had a fall funday spending the day with a group of amazing local bloggers hosted by Dani. We charted a bus for the 16 of us and enjoyed mimosas on it. We visited a pumpkin patch and winery. Although it was such a windy chilly day, the sky looked so beautiful. Butler's Orchard was having their annual Pumpkin Festival which had hayrides, a corn maze, giant slides, a pumpkin cannon, pony rides, face painting, apple slingshot among many other activities. For food I was so excited to see and try their apple cider donuts! Their country store sold mums, corn, gourds, apple cider, pumpkin and apple butter, local honey, pies, caramel apples,  and fresh picked apples from their orchard. I didn't get any apples because I had just gone apple picking a few weeks ago at another orchard. 

With fall in the air, warm apple cider are heating things up, pumpkin treats are making their debut, and fashionwise I’m wearing more layers. With that change, I feel I’m supposed to ditch the light hues of summer, namely my light pink handbag. This season I’m coveting all things in a rich dark plum color. Plum is a perfect transitional shade into fall, it’s darker and moodier, and the color I painted my bedroom.  I started being a Kate Spade fan in college and still have my entire collection of handbags, can’t bring myself to throw them away. I recently learned something new (to me), that Kate Spade sold her company a few years ago to start another company under a new name. Check out the story here. If you order from Amazon, on Oct 1 they started charging tax to DC residents so I put in a big order on Friday, my last tax-free one. Here are some bags I have on my wishlist, can’t decide which one to get, what do you think? I painted my nails Zoya Haven to match.

In the last few years, I've come to appreciate Fall fo all the things the season offers. I love the changing of the leaves and seeing the pretty red leaves on the trees. I can finally enjoy the crisp air outside as this summer was just brutal. I'm going apple picking again later this month. Next month I'm visiting a new pumpkin patch. It's fun to get dressed in the Fall as I break out all my tunics, leggings, and boots along with layering with scarves and sweaters.  When it comes to food, Fall starts soup season and honeycrisp apples!

Here's a recipe for a Healthy Apple Walnut Bread that has no white flour, white sugar or oil and still tastes sweet and moist.


I will start making baked oatmeal again, particularly Apple Pie Oatmeal.


My lunch for work will start to be soup. One of my favorites is this lentil, coconut based soup with some Indian spices.

I'm already seeing but butternut squash in the stores so I plan on making some risotto with it.

It's not hard to say bye to summer when there are so many fun fall activities. Last weekend I did something quintessentially fall: I went apple picking!  Last weekend a friend and I went to a pick your own apple orchard then visited a couple wineries in VA Wine Country. In fall is when you can find a wider variety of apples available, honeycrisps being my favorite! Here's a link to my healthy apple walnut bread recipe. The orchard also had pumpkins for sale, I love the cinderella type pumpkins! The orchard's store sold pumpkin and apple butter, apple cider and a sweet apple wine. I love all the flavors of fall!