Lake Como you ask?
Wasn’t that last July?
Yes! Yes it was!
But ……better late than never?
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:: Mother’s Day with Kate Spade + Friday Randoms + Link Love ::
I hope you all had a wonderful week!
After three weekends away traveling, I am very excited to be home and relaxing for the weekend (and foreseeable future).
After what felt like a never ending winter, we are finally enjoying a gorgeous spring, and Mother’s Day being this Sunday definitely makes it feel like summer and celebrations are right around the corner!
:: Coffee Talk 2.15.18 ::
DISCUSS AMONGST YA-SELVES……
:: BACHELOR ::
The group heads from Paris to Italy for this weeks dates, which consists of 3 one-on-ones and one group date. Jacqueline – the insane hair flipper with constant mascara under her eyes – is extremely distraught for someone that just spend their first one on one time with someone 5 seconds ago. She is realizing that perhaps having 6 years of left of school would be a difficult thing to overcome, and that perhaps introducing your parents to a person that is still a stranger to you is WEIRD.
She goes to his room to break it off, but there was A LOT of making out (and hair flipping) for a break up. I really don’t understand why she is sobbing!? Maybe it’s because she doesn’t want to miss the exotic beach destination that could be coming for the top 3 after hometowns, but….. do we think he was going to give her a rose? I feel like she was going to get cut this week anyway? He certainly makes out with her, like he does everyone else, in a way that says she’s the one though.
He REALLY makes out with all of them as though he is uhb-sessed. It’s fascinating.
I feel like that is why she is distraught over sending herself home…. I think that he is THAT good of a kisser than they fear walking away from him?! Why else are they freaking out over this!?
Lauren B, the pretty mute that is afraid of her own shadow, somehow got ANOTHER one on one date, despite just having a completely silent one last week.
There is just as much fun and laughter to be had as last week (i.e. none) so it is just as shocking AGAIN when he gives her a rose. Especially because after she says (with as much meaning and emotion as I ask for stamps at the grocery store) that she is falling in love with him and then HE GETS UP AND WALKS AWAY.
Poor thing is just sitting there crying and then he comes back is like “Yeah let’s go meet your family!” What just happened? Have I been drinking?! What am I missing?
Sienne gets a one-on-one date, hunting for truffles (I was salivating looking at the homemade pasta with freshly shaved truffles…..) but because she is Ivy league educated and too intelligent to carry on conversations with him she gets the boot.
The ladies are stunned. Baby Bekah is as animated as ever, and is talking about hometowns more like the show is a competition not about being there for love or “the right reasons.”
But separate from her facial expressions, WHAT is she wearing on this group date?! I think she is trying to make him forget she is 22 by dressing like a 50 year old Amish person in that skirt.
Tia – Raven’s fellow contestant from Weiner, Arkansas – has drank the Kool Aid and thinks he is so madly in love with Arie that she wants “what’s best for him” by reminding him that a 22 year old is probs not the best marriage option. And, in all fairness, that was pretty much what she said all episode with her commentary. I heard no “journeys” and “futures” or anything from her. The 22 year old wants to travel and see more than marijuana farms and I can’t blame her.
Clearly Tia’s drinking of the Kool Aid has resulted in her forgetting that men think with their penis and their penis alone.
Kendall gets the rose on the group date and I AM SO CONFUSED. HOW has this taxidermy chick made it this far?! She seems so nice, but I’m sorry, she lost me forever at “would you eat a person if that’s what someones culture does.” No. Thanks. Kendall.
So now the final rose is between Tia and Baby Bekah, and up until he gave Kendall that rose I really thought Baby Bekah was staying til fantasy suite week. I was shocked that he sent Baby Bekah home over Kendall, but I guess the producers had other ideas for the coming weeks.
I feel like he doesn’t know any of these 4 well enough to be going to hometowns? And I realize that should be how I feel every season, because they are always strangers, but I have never given it any thought until now. I feel like other seasons they all seemed like they were at a higher level than Arie is with these four.
Also, based on the previews, all four of these hometowns look awful.
:: BACHELOR : WINTER GAMES ::
As amazing as this week of television has been, there is just too much!
Was this really the time to do this ABC? During Celebrity Big Brother on 4 nights a week The Olympics?!
With this “new” Bachelor series, they bring together the contestants from the international versions to compete with the American rejects contestants. It’s strange but I like having fresh faces and it was fun to see the snippets from the other shows. Hopefully it’ll make it more interesting than watching the same unemployed hopeless castmates year after year.
Bibiana is back, which is the highlight of this for me. I’ve missed her so on Arie’s season.
Dean is back – and after his two timing during Paradise – he shows us that he can decide between Ramen and spaghetti, so rest assured he will be able to decide between two women.
CLAIRE IS HERE. are you kidding me!? CLAIRE!? Oh Lord….. this is just embarrassing for her…..
Bachelor Japan does the rose ceremony in front of private jets when it’s down to top 4!? UM. Time to step up your game Mike Fleiss. The Japanese contestant doesn’t speak English which will probably help keep her expectations for this experience low.
The home in Vermont looks absolutely GORGEOUS, but the sleeping arrangement looks like a nightmare – it’s like 15 people in bunk beds per room.
They filmed this first 2 hour episode very strangely because we wouldn’t even know that someone was there, and then suddenly we see Eric competing? Where do these people keep coming from? Oh well….
Bibi is already making a connection with Mr. Canada which is great. BUT OF COURSE….. Princess Jasmine aka Ashley I likes him too, and because he likes someone else, she cries as though she just found out of a family death. WHAT is wrong with this girl that she cries like this!? THIS reaction is likely why you are still single. She is INSANE.
A twist for this round is that they vote Survivor style for who gets eliminated.
So far, it was not nearly as entertaining as Paradise…. but I have no life and no standards, so I will be watching.
:: Celebrity Big Brother ::
It’s the same as it always is, yet somehow SO different with the celeb edition. 3 weeks versus 3 months of competition being the main one. But I am loving it! At this point I want Ross or Marissa to win because I think Shannon has put too much of a target on her back (but if she can pull it off it will be insane! That SIXTEEN letter word in the spelling comp!? Never in the history of BB has anything even close to that happened!! She can take the whole thing so easily!)
:: RHOBH ::
The ladies wake up after a late night of drinking at the beach house.
Well….. everyone except Erika; she left Teddi’s house and slept in a hotel instead.
due to her cramps/period and her not wanting to sleep on her sheets.
Dorit decides to tell her about while she INCORRECTLY fills a tea pot. She is sitting there trying to fill it from the spout. YOU OPEN THE TOP OF IT AND FILL IT PRINCESS.
Dorit blows it way out of proportion by telling Erika based on the flashbacks we see involving their comments the night before. She is totally trying to stir the pot.
I’m sorry….. it has to be said….. the CamelToe on LVP is killing me. This post workout cameltoe is unlike anything I have ever seen on TV in my life and they keep blatantly showing it. This makes Vicki walking in heels on OC the kindest thing they’ve ever done.Camille calls Dorit out for saying things for attention and I love it. That completely is it – she had something to other people against Teddi and get into good graces with Erika. She makes me INSANE. Kyle summarizes it perfectly : after you say about your friend, what was she wearing last night? you don’t go tell the friend you all said that about her. It was harmless commentary. DORIT. I just wish she would get kicked off this show, which never will happen, because the lack of attention would just kill her.
We get a Tom sighting since he is working from home with his car accident.
It’s fashion week and the girls are gearing up to head to NYC. LVP tells her housekeeper she’ll need “quite a selection of outfits.” I mean….. she always looks beautiful – and by that I mean her face – but honestly, the only person that changes it up LESS than you is Ina Garten. Let’s just be real here. You’re going to wear black pants and pink blouse with your boobs out for the world to see.
Her giant pink velvet Chanel looks sooooo bad. Curse me to the fashion God’s for dissing Chanel, but she looks like an idiot carrying that duffel bag sized purse as a handbag.
Dorit is just DEVASTATED that PEE-KAY cannot be with her for her COVER of magazine. He can’t make it because he’ll be dealign with all of the deals her swimsuit line has closed (sooooo why can’t you make it?) The scene ends with her dancing into the bathroom singing “I’m going to look so fabulous”
can I just fast forward through all of her and PEE-KAY’s scenes??
The ladies fly to NYC for NYFW.
Kyle and and LVP head to Kyle’s NYC store and OH-EM-GEE.
Her godson Matt Sarafa comes in and my jaw hits the floor. I LOVED him on Project Runway Juniors. I had no idea there was a relation, and WHY does he look so different!!??!! His face is like plumped or something within an inch of his life! But seriously, loved him on PR Juniors.
The remaining ladies go to dinner together. Why must Dorit keep dressing in strapless dresses.
also this is the most normal they’ve ever looked, not the best photo
Why? Why? WHY?
WWWWHHYYYYY??????? How much is she paying the people around her that they keep their mouths shut about the desperate need for different boobs or different clothes!?
While her boobs are shoved up within an inch of her life, she catches Rinna up to speed on the drama she can’t wait to share. Dorit : No one cares. I want LVP to LAY INTO HER next week and can’t wait to watch it go down.
:: VANDERPUMP RULES ::
Oh my. It’s just so much vagina talk. The way Arianna says “I don’t like looking at my own vagina, let alone someone else being down there” is my version of “I don’t like talking about my own vagina, why ON EARTH do I want to hear you talk about yours for an hour!?” There’s way too much Tom + Arianna sex chatter this week. And basically every week.
This week is the dueling birthday parties : Stassi and Arianna. Could they really not do this on two separate nights? What else do you all have going on??! The outfits, or lack thereof, for Arianna’s birthday is crazy. Half of them are half naked in lingerie, which we saw them shopping for at a PR place that led me to believe it is borrowed? Borrowed lingerie?! Because that stuff is REAL up in the crotchity-crotch to be returned?
Lala of course looks insane. As in insanely amazing. And Tom of course makes more of an entrance and put more effort into his “lewk” than Arianna.
Over at Stassi’s party, it’s death themed. (I would definitely have chosen Arianna’s). But the dress Stassi is wearing is one I have wanted forever but have no occasion to wear it for.
I seriously love it.
Stassi throws a mini “it’s my birthday” fit and storms off, which compared to years past, wasn’t much of a fit at all. Slow clap for Stassi. I really don’t understand the on-and-off-and-on between her and Patrick. He seems like a complete ass.
What man says, when he is DATING you, that he doesn’t care when you’re broken up who you sleep with he just doesn’t want you to date someone. WHAT? He seems as though he couldn’t care less about her (and based on how much they break up, I would say it’s likely true).
OH! And Tom and Tom pretended to write checks for the first time to Lisa and Ken for the restaurant. So cute. Even pretending they have checkbooks. How adorable.
:: SUMMER HOUSE ::
I just love this show. Despite having nothing really to ever say about it, I enjoy every moment.
I could watch a full hour of the drunk eating alone. Truly. It cracks me up.
The “during the week” snippets crack me up, like MONDAY : walking to work on a cell phone TUESDAY : meeting someone for happy hour WEDNESDAY : walking streets of city THURSDAY : a meeting
It’s like, listen Bravo, I really don’t care about Carl’s dental sales meeting. Or anything involving Carl for that matter. But thanks for wasting my time with that when there are like SEVEN other shows I need to tear through tonight. ‘Preciate it.
Why is Danielle ALWAYS asking Lauren about Carl!?
It’s SO ANNOYING. If you’ve moved on, quit bringing it up!
If I were Lauren I would be so pissed and I cannot believe she isn’t jumping down her throat for how much she normally blows thing out of proportion.
but yes, Lauren is an absolute moron for being involved with Carl in any way shape or form.
when even Kyle is calling it out, it’s time to open your eyes girlfriend.
PS. I keep forgetting to share on the blog about SCHEANA and CARL apparently hooking up (Stephen shared on WWHL. What are people THINKING!?)
:: MAZEL OF THE WEEK ::
Joel McHale is coming back to TV! Starting THIS SUNDAY!
I can’t even begin to tell you the joy I felt watching The Soup with him every week. I would die laughing at times. Especially when he would have Whitney pop in with “KISS MY ASSSSSS” at random times. Because the Whitney show that we will never get access to again thanks to her damn legal team (#RIP) was one of the best shows to ever grace the television screen.
He is having a weekly show on Sunday’s on Netflix that (to my knowledge) is very similar to what he did on The Soup. HALLELUJAH!!!!!
And now I want to stay up all night honoring The Soup and Whitney & Bobby by posting nothing but clips and gifs, but…..ya know, Valentine’s Day….
so I need to dance around the fact that date night may never excite me the way these two can…..
but….. anything in the name of love, right?
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:: Editors Note ::
As always, ignore my own blatant grammatical errors
whilst I make fun of others poor grammar during Coffee Talk on a weekly basis.
#HYPOCRITE #SORRYIMNOTSORRY
I write these posts late at night while simultaneously watching Bravo, taking snaochats of my snoring husband, and making to do lists of everything I was supposed to do and didn’t do that day, and likely won’t do the next day either. Or the day after that.
IMAGES FROM : BRAVO, GIPHY, US WEEKLY, PEOPLE
:: Favorite Outerwear + Friday Randoms + Link Love ::
Cheers to the Weekend!!!
I flew yesterday to NY for the wedding of one of my best friends from college. The wedding is in Tarrytown, NY and I visited the venue with her the last time I was in NYC so I am so excited to be back now that it is fall. It looks like the cutest town and is right next to Sleepy Hollow so I think that this time of year there will be tons going on! Follow along on instagram stories I’ll be posting tons of pictures!
:: New favorite Hostess Gift/Gift ::
When in stock, and when you need something to give to someone, give them one of Trader Joe’s giant orchids. When a friend had a baby, I drove over with one buckled up in the passenger seat. Another fried just had surgery, and lo and behold TJ’s was there with more $17 orchids. They are huge and gorgeous and make such an impact. Even if they kill em, they look gorgeous for a bit!
I also get the little baby one’s for my tiny shelves in the kitchen, and the regular size too.
They had little Halloween inspired succulents too, so ya know, treat it like Target and just throw everything you don’t need but see and want into the cart!
:: GREEN OUTERWEAR PICKS ::
My all time favorite jacket year after year is an army green anorak or cargo jacket.
They are the perfect layering piece and go with any other colors in your outfit.
I have had one for almost 10 years now that I got from Piperlime (RIP Piperlime…. I loved you so much) and then snagged another go-to jacket from Old Navy at the beginning of the year.
I’m wearing it on my flight as I type this!
Almost all of the options below are under $100 and most of them are on super sale!
TOP ROW : : one // two // three // four
MIDDLE ROW : one // two // three // four
BOTTOM ROW : one // two // three // four
:: FRIDAY FINDS ::
I wore a dress almost identical to this to our engagement party years ago and love, love, love this classic asymmetrical cut
Love this update to a plaid shirt; flattering and feminine and perfect for Fall.
Those of you that love velvet this season and need a gown for a wedding or occasion, this under $100 find would be perfect.
My favorite pair of statement earrings that I own is out in three new colors that are perfect for fall + winter.
Lace sleeves add a perfect detail to this sweater dress under $100.
My draped front faux suede jacket that I have been living in is now 30% off in the faux leather option!
The dress that I have been wearing on heavy rotation and own in 3 colors is back with an additional new color that’s perfect for fall.
A great go to LBD with a figure flattering fit + flare style.
I love a stacked ring set, and am always hunting for inexpensive options. This gold + diamond (obviously CC, but I’ll say diamond) is gorgeous.
A look that gives you options! Built in layering and a bow that can easily be removed or added to complete the look.
The 3/4 length sleeve + deep green color make this dress a great option for the cooler weather. And it’s on sale for under 100!
I stocked up on these long sleeve tees last fall and they are still my go-to for everyday. My sister and I constantly show up wearing the same one! This years version is even better with a side slit.
If you only buy one sweater dress this season, make it this one. Perfect color + Perfect price!
Attention Monogram Lovers : I’ve never seen a monogrammed necklace quite like this!
An asymmetrical hem and the deep burgundy color of this velvet sheath dress are great for a night out. I love the deep V neck line!
I’ve seen a lot of lace dresses lately, but none that are strapless like this beautiful lace option.
:: LINK LOVE ::
These chinoiserie pumpkins are the way Halloween decorations should always be done.
10 Bucket List Italian Hotels. I was going link to link in articles and came across this list and mark my words: One day when I go back to Italy I will stay in one of these hotels (or have a cocktail in it?)
I’ve never seen the real documentary from 1975 in full, but I’ll never forget seeing Drew Barrymore in the movie Grey Gardens. (I feel like people never know what I’m talking about when I say Grey Gardens? It’s the crumbling mansion where Jackie Kennedy’s relatives lived with raccoons and animals. It’s nuts!) Anyways, the house is up for sale and is having a big estate sale.
Worldwine wine output is at an all time low! (And this doesn’t take into account the most recent fires in California!)
10 Healthy Life Hacks from Molly Sims (I’m adding her book Everyday Chic to my list! And this led me into a dark hole of her blog and I loved that too!)
Options for workout headphones that actuallystay in your ears
In case you’re in need of last minute costume ideas, here are some cheap homemade options!
:: FRIDAY RANDOMS AND LINK LOVE ::
We have plans for a much needed low key weekend. On the agenda :
Catching up on Shitt’s Creek (I downloaded it for the plane home from Milan and Kip has gotten addicted so now I need to catch up to him – it’s hilarious)
and also watching
Watching What the Health, a new documentary on Netflix. My coworker was telling me about it because she knows I love reading/watching all that stuff (wether I abide by it or not) so I definitely want to see it!
:: LINK LOVE ::
In preparation for Bachelor in Paradise on Monday, please enjoy the season premiere of Jimmy Kimmel’s Baby Bachelor in Paradise. So good. And sadly so realistic.
Lydia from Real Housewives is on vacation is my most favorite place in the world, Positano. I really need to know how she got these photographs because this is insanely gorgeous.
17 Documentaries to watch on Netflix to Cheer you Up. (Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work!? Added to the list already!)
The story of How Lilly Pulitzer came to be.
I really need to get on the silk pillowcase bandwagon – as the giant lines on my face every morning remind me. Here are the 11 best silk pillowcases on Amazon.
The 5 vases you need for arranging flowers. Pinning immediately. This is very helpful for me because I constantly ruin my Trader Joe’s flowers by cutting them and then realizing the vase is awful for them.
Starbucks isn’t my thing, but I know it’s everyone else’s: You can now get PSL at your own home.
Is there really a difference between West Palm Beach and Palm Beach? (with the line To be honest, yes. afterwards. I saw this on Town & Country and cracked up and then I saw By: Tinsley Mortiomer and laughed even harder.)
:: FIT on FRIDAY LINK LOVE ::
The traveling just doesn’t stop (no complaints). I am wheels up again next weekend to Austin for one of my best friends Bachelorette Weekend. It is going to be hot as hades and I need to be wearing as little clothing as possible. I’m still trying to lose my 5 pounds I packed on when I felt personally victimized by one Ms. Vicki Gunvalson. I just can’t believe she dared to ruin my summer bod for me. It definitely has nothing to do with coming home 5 pounds heavier from my Italy-No-Carb-Left-Behind adventure…..
not one thing to do with the Pizza or Pasta….. it’s that damn Vicki.
from this day forward, I will blame all weight issues on Vicki Gunvalson. It’s Shannons gift to the world.
So, a few health links as I try to LOCK IT UP this week.
If fitness class descriptions were actually honest, this is what they’d say.
This is seriously hilarious – there are gifs and everything – and so true and had me laughing out loud.
Perfect quick read for a laugh on a Friday at work.
Unfortunately going back to my daily apple cider didn’t magically melt the pounds away. Huh. Who knew? My husband says this is absurd and bad for you, but I can’t quit it. Here’s what happens when you drink ACV every morning for a week.
10 Detox Foods already in your Kitchen.
Apparently Tequila + Soda is taking over as the new “basic” drink and the healthiest drink? Based on the behavior that ensued in Mexico on Real Housewives…. I’m not so sure about that….
but I do love that the article says “tequila is an upper”.
Again…. The real Housewives tells me otherwise?
This fitness pro does my favorite 10 minute barre ab workout, and I just found this 45 minute full body routine with Jake. It looks like a real ass kicker.
5 Tricks to make you Look and Feel more Attractive, according to Science . (Smile!!!)
How my girl-crush J.Lo gets and keeps her amazing bod.
:: FASHION FINDS ::
I am determined to wear a jumpsuit to my friends Rehearsal Dinner this fall, and this one is perfect.
A few others I love :
ONE my favorite, in both colors // TWO // THREE // FOUR // FIVE
Re-stock alert! This dress in all sizes and all colors, and this blouse in all sizes and all colors!
My favorite tank that I have in 4 colors is out in 3 gorgeous new shades for fall.
Great basic long-sleeved bodysuit with the perfect V for fall.
Designer look for a fraction of the price.
Love the hem and knot detailing of this under $100 dress.
J.Crew always kills it in the stripe department.
This one shoulder bow top is adorable, and this bell sleeve is perfect for fall.
I wear stud earrings everyday and these are a great size and perfectly simple.
The perfect top, in a dozen colors and prints, to throw on and go for under $50.
Gimme this drape front cardigan – looks like heaven!
An LBD that’ll make heads turn.
These earrings look like my favorite from J.Crew but a little bit dressier – and a steal.
Love this lace dress for a wedding in black or navy, or the white for a bride for a rehearsal dinner or engagement party. Also love this in black and white!
My favorite beach sandals are out in a bunch of new colors and prints.
The cutest bodysuit I ever did see.
The hem on this layered sweatshirt has my name all. over. it.
…. okay wait, or this one. adorable.
If you’re looking for a short wedding guest dress (that you’ll be able to wear again), I found it.
Why must the cutest top I have seen all week cost $445? Are they on drugs?
I’ll settle for this stunning striped bandeau instead.
HAPPY WEEKENDING EVERYONE!
:: Packing for 2 Weeks in Europe in Only a Carry On Suitcase ::
Today I have a highly requested packing post for you! The hardest part of a two week vacation is figuring out what to pack. When we went to Italy two years ago, we went to 5 cities and were taking trains and ferries from place to place – we couldn’t have big suitcases to be dragging all across the cobblestone streets from place to place. So I learned how to get very smart with my packing and fit everything into a carry-on suitcase!
You can see my Packing for 2 Weeks in Italy Post from two years ago here.
It gets very, very specific!
So today I am going to share how I did it all again – for two weeks spent first in Amsterdam and then in Italy. This time was harder because I had to pack for cooler temps in Amsterdam, a wedding (which meant an additional pair of shoes just for the wedding) and extreme heat in Italy. With no AC.
But trust me, if I can do it, you can do it!
Always start by making a list. And make the list in advance! I write everything down so that I can make sure I won’t forget anything and can see what I need more or less of. Then I start laying everything out, ideally in a separate room. I used the office as a place to set everything out.
For the suitcase, I roll everything. Then I pack everything into packing cubes. We have one set of compression packing cubes that I love – they are a great space saver to get all of the air out -and another regular set of packing cubes.
I used both regular and compression cubes for this trip.
My most important piece of advice is to be very smart with your carry-on purse. I use this weekender bag and swear by it. I have talked about this bag a zillion times before but truly I would never be able to pack in a carry-on suitcase alone if I didn’t have this bag as my “personal item”.// SOLE SOCIETY WEEKENDER BAG //
It fits under the seat in front of you, but of course for these international flights you’ll want to put it in the overhead bin. A big thing for this is to pack in lots of pouches or zippered bags, that way you can get to something easily and know right where it is instead of rifling through 50 pounds of your crap!
And pack your purse – that is packed inside the carry-on and ready – with your inflight essentials.
Here is what I fit into the carry-on bag :
Two purses:
One bucket bag for daytime, and one clutch for night that has a detachable cross-body strap.
The bucket bag is great because you can fit so much when you are walking around all day – water, book, a camera, etc.
For the flight, I packed the bucket bag with what I knew I would need during the flight (book, neck pillow, etc.) and kept that at my feet.
// SIMILAR BUCKET BAG // CLUTCH WITH DETACHABLE CHAIN //
clutch is currently 50% off!
A hat, Bose noise cancelling headphones (borrowed and loved them!) eye mask, ear plugs, inflatable neck pillow.
// NECK PILLOW // EYE MASK //
And here is everything that I put in the carry-on bag!
Pouches are the key – I swear. I kept all of my vitamins and medicine and granola bars in one pouch, make-up in one, essentials like earbuds and converters and chargers in one, and then things like tissues and hand cream and hand sanitizer and hair ties and all that in another. When everything is in a pouch you know where it is and can get to it much more easily.
My jewelry is also in a blue travel jewelry case and goes in my carry-on.
Additional necessities – cleansing wipes to wipe down everything at your seat (call me a lunatic, but planes are disgusting and the last thing you want on a vacation like this is to be sick!), big comfy fuzzy socks, scarf, and toiletries ready to pull out for security check and then you can put them in the carry-on-suitcase.
I also had my laptop and charger so that I could blog while there, but unless necessary, I obviously don’t recommend bringing a computer!
Here are some details of what I packed for the trip :
2 sets pajamas
// BUT FIRST COFFEE SHIRT // STRIPED TASSEL SHORTS // FLORAL SHORTS // NAVY SLEEP TANK //
2 bathing suits (I also added in a strapless bikini top, not shown)
// BLACK DESIGNER KNOCK-OFF ONE PIECE //
2 scarves.
2 pairs of jeans, three tank tops, two shorts
3 pairs of shoes (2 sandals, one wedge for the wedding)
don’t judge my gold sandals, they are clearly very worn and loved – they were a godsend on our last Italy trip!
// STRETCH DENIM JEANS // WHITE DENIM JEANS // TISSUE TANK //
Workout Clothes – as much as you want or need.
8 Dresses.
Solid color dresses are a safe bet when making the most out of a carry-on wardrobe because you can wear them multiple times and change your accessories up to make different looks.
// BLACK MAXI // BLUE MAXI // RED LACE DRESS // WHITE LACE DRESS // STRIPED DRESS //
One pair of nice shorts and silk top.
// SAME SHORTS, BUT IN PINEAPPLE PRINT // // WHITE SILK CAMI //
Chambray one shoulder and Chambray button down
the chambray button down is always an essential!
// ONE SHOULDER TOP //
Two rompers.
// FLORAL ROMPER // SIMILAR STRIPED ROMPER //
One dress for the wedding.
I was obsessed with this dress. I want to wear it to the wedding we have this weekend too but feel like it’s too soon and that is a fashion faux pas??
// NICOLE MILLER DRESS //
runs very large, size down – I got a 0 and still had to alter it.
Jewelry.
I leave all delicate, expensive, or important jewelry at home (except for my wedding rings) and put a heavy focus on earrings to change up outfits and make my solid colored dresses more fun.
// BAUBLE BAR TASSEL EARRINGS //
Most curlers/straighteners/blow dryers are not dual voltage, so check yours before bringing it. I got a cheap dual straightener/curler on Amazon for the trip. We also are addicted to our steamer and never travel without it – to us, it’s a necessity. This little mini travel steamer barely takes up any space at all and is a dream. It’s also dual voltage so it can be used internationally.
// TWO WAY IRON // TRAVEL STEAMER //
I also packed a jean jacket and two thin long cardigan sweaters but I don’t have a photo of those!
To end, a summary of some packing tips! If you are doing a big trip to Italy and going city to city, check out my other post for super specific packing list!
Tips for Packing for 2 Weeks in a Carry-On Only :
- Try to stick with solids or a main color scheme so that you can re-wear items as needed but change it up for a different look.
- Do laundry as needed. We brought a small travel size Tide and had access in our AirB&B to laundry, but last time in Italy we washed our underwear in the sink and then hung it to dry across the hotel room. Classy. But whatever works!
- One hanging toiletry bag works best for small bathrooms and easily being able to pack and go from place to place.
- It’s not the time for trendy and fabulous – unless you want to check a bag.
- It’s also not the time for anything expensive or that would devastate you if lost or damaged. when moving cities and switching hotel rooms or air b and b’s constantly you could easily leave something behind like that necklace or earrings
- Accessories are the best way to change up your looks if you have to wear a dress or an outfit more than once, and jewelry takes up barely any space at all in luggage.
- Packing cubes are a dream. They also come in handy as the trip progresses for keeping dirty clothes separate from clean clothes.
- I’m a roller not a folder; I roll everything I can to maximize space and I also pack socks and underwear into any nook and cranny I can find and into shoes to maximize space.
- Wear your bulkiest items on the plane to save room in your suitcase. Also, wear layers on the plane – it goes from hot to very cold easily. Have your socks and scarf ready and waiting in your carry on for when the cold temps kick in!
- Pack everything you will want to have with you at your seat on the place in your purse that you put in your carry-on bag. Then just pull that out and stow your bags in the overhead compartment to have optimal foot room.
- Wrap your shoes in shower caps from hotels or plastic bags to keep them covered. Pack socks and underwear into shoes to save space.
- Don’t forget converters – and more than one. With phones to charge and hairdryers to switch over, you’ll want at least two minimum.
- If you can, leave room for souvenirs along the way, or pack a collapsible bag so that you can check a bag on the way home and have room for everything.
I hope this helps! Oh, and I never wear make-up on these flights, which is another tip.
So ignore my shiny face below!