StyleFile: What's Inside My Beach Bag

StyleFile: 

What's Inside My Beach Bag

Remember the days where the only problem about going to

the beach was finding a ride? I vividly remember

the calls back and fourth with my girlfriends in the mornings of

summer as we scrambled to find an adult to give us a ride...

A parent, older friend or that one person in your group of friends

who got their license before everyone else even though they weren't

suppose to drive anyone but family for 6 months.. Those were the days..

As I've gotten older I've for sure seen my beach bag change..

At first all you needed was a towel and you'd be happy (sunblock? No

Thanks Mom I want to be tan when I go back to school in September!!)

Now I have a handful of items I will never go to the beach or pool without.

From a chic beach towel, the perfect sunnies, healthy snacks and skincare 

products, these are my go-to items that you'll find snuggled inside my 

beach bag..

A.  Natori Beach Towel $35 - You always need a cute towel but 
nothing too busy.  If yours still has a dolphin or Elvis on it, I say it's 
time to go shopping.

B. Michael Kors Large Straw Shopper Bag $114  - When it comes to

finding the perfect beach bag I like to choose something neutral and

on the larger side. You can take this to the beach and afterwards to lunch, 

and the quality is great so you won't be having to replace it next year

if you take good care of it. 

C. COOLA Sunscreen $36 - It wasn't until a couple
of years ago I really started paying close attention to sunscreen
and how important its use is. All brands definitely aren't the same
and finding the best one for you will make you want to wear it more.
I was introduced to this brand, COOLA, 3 months ago and fell in love.
It smells amazing, is organic and alcohol free and is even
antioxidant infused. Being in the California sun can do a toll on your skin
so I always make sure I lather this stuff on when I'm going for a jog,
out and about or just driving around. 

D. KIND BAR $1.99 - It wouldn't be my blog if I didn't mention

food in one capacity or another. Laying in the sun can definitely be draining

so making sure you have a healthy snack that you can keep in your bag is 
important. My favorite snackeroo are KIND BARS because they are packed with 

protein and good carbs and are so yummy! The Almond and Apricot

one is my absolute fave!

E. Bottega Veneta Sunglasses $465 - While some girls are "shoe" or "purse"
girls, my guilty splurge is sunglasses. I could never have enough and anytime
I see a pair I really love I must have them!! Over sized is definitely the way
I go but my favorite shape Is the cat-eye (a slight cat-eye with a more round
shape). Protecting your eyes from the sun is so important so investing in a 
great pair of sunnies is key. Not a day goes by I don't wear my sunnies
(shine, rain, snow, you name it) so I always have enough pairs to
last me a while.

F. EOS Lip Blam $5.99  -  I never used to carry lip balm on me
(only lip gloss) until I moved to LA. The air is different out here and
it is ALWAYS sunny (not complaining) so I am always re-applying
this stuff. It's the perfect size, smells delish and easy to apply.

G. Smart Water, Liter $2.99 -  No matter what I always like to have

at least a liter of water with me when I hit the beach or pool. Staying hydrated while 
your in the sun is key and it doesn't hurt that it does wonders for your skin.

H. PACIFICA Indian Coconut Nectar Body Butter $15 - One of my
best girlfriends wears this all the time and it wasn't long before I got
addicted as well. Imagine the beach and sunny weather with a hint
of coconut and that's what it smells like...Heaven!

Hope you enjoyed reading!
xoxo Sarah

'Tis The Season

'Tis the season

WEDDING EDITION

Love it or hate it, Springtime officially marks the beginning of wedding season. While dressing up and shopping are one of my favorite things

to do, it can definitely be a little time consuming and stressful, especially

if you have a handful of weddings to attend.

{SOME OF MY FAVORITE DRESSES WORN TO WEDDINGS/EVENTS}
LEFT TO RIGHT: LABELESS ONE SHOULDER LBD,
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG DAY DRESS, PEACH ONE SHOULDER
MICHAEL KORS COCKTAIL DRESS, ALBERTO MAkali black and
white beaded gown

I love finding that perfect dress for a special event, even

if it means splurging.. (a little or a a lot), but when I really want a

show stopping number but don't really have the budget to splurge,

 I always turn to one of my favorite websites

to help me out. One of my favorite things ever is Rent The Runway.

A website that rents designer gowns and dresses at a fraction of

the retail cost for 4-8 days at a time. Literally, the best thing ever.

Not every wedding has the same formality,which is why RTR has you covered. 

The variety of dresses here are endless and range from Sundresses,

Cocktail Mini's to your Classic Evening Gown.

I've narrowed down some of my favorite per wedding style..

All of these dresses are available at the amazing

www.renttherunway.com

(availability may change per dates)

Enjoy! xo

Classic Cocktail

{FROM LEFT TO RIGHT} 

Robert rodriquez black label $40,

erin by erin fetherston $75, Rachel roy $45, 

vivienne westwood $30, moschino cheap and chic $30

Black-Tie Affair

{From Left to right] 

robert rodriquez black label $40, carolina herrera $40,

badgley mischka $70, robert rodriquez black label $70,

monique lhuillier $125

Seaside Soiree

{FROM LEFT TO RIGHT] 

Shoshanna $100, erin by erin fetherston $85,

trina turk $45, pink tartan $40, 

twelfth street by cynthia vincent $100

Lets stay in touch! xo

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My Fashion PR Internship*

Intro to Los Angeles

It feels like a couple weeks ago that I hopped on a plane with my mother and headed

west for California. It had always been my dream to come here and conquer the city

that has not only bloomed amazing careers but crumbled many dreams.

Your only human if from time to time you get discouraged with the way things are

going in your life but the difference between someone successful and someone 

who is merely getting by and unhappy, is the hunger in their belly that 

refuses to take no as an answer and keeps pushing to get to where

 they want to be. I'll 'never forget one of my favorite

Professor's at Bay State College, Professor Federico who looked at me 

in the middle of talking about careers and finances and said 

"You, you in the back row. You have that fire

in your eyes, I just know you are going to do big things, I can just tell." 

Whenever I have  gotten homesick or discouraged about a job interview, 

I remembered him saying that and it constantly reminds me keep plugging away. 

I still exchange emails with him from time to

time because I want him to know that what he taught me in his class has 

stuck with me and will always stick with me in my future career.

I was blessed to have scored an awesome internship 3 days after my arrival but 

finding a part time well paying job wasn't as easy. This upcoming Friday is my last 

day at my 3 1/2 month internship at Preface Public Relations in Hollywood. 

It was truly one of the most amazingly fun, exciting, rewarding

but stressful experiences I have ever had! I arrived just in time for 

Award Season in LA so you can only imagine the hustle and bustle of the 

fashion industry as I started this new job.

Preface PR is one of the many Fashion PR firms in LA but we represent a 

handful of exclusive European designers and act as the laison between 

stylists and celebrities. It is our job to get our clients pieces on

as many up and coming and established celebrities  as we can

so that we can build a brand recongnition, a following

and demand for our clients collections.

On any given day, especially award season, 3-10 stylists enter our showroom either

returning clothes they borrowed from us or pulling pieces from our collections to dress

their celebrity clientele for award shows, red carpet events, movie premieres and

editorial features. As an avid fashion lover, many celebrities in my eyes are these

fashion stylists themselves that we work with who dress some of Hollywood's 

most elite. I have been blessed and had the pleasure of getting to work 

with the stylists whose clients include Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, 

Kate Hudson, Britney Spears, The Kardashians and Giuliana Rancic, 

Kristen Stewart, Eva Mendez and Jennifer Lopez.

I've only been here almost four months but I learned quite a lot and 

am so excited to keep pursuing my career in fashion and enterainment.

I feel very blessed to be living a life where I have the freedom

to explore and conquor any dream I've ever wanted, and I can't

wait to share more of my adventures and experiences with you!

Thanks so all of the love and support!!!

xoxoxoxoxooxxoxo

Fifty Questions About Me

Myself in NYC for a shooting of a Reality TV Show Pilot!

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I recently had a couple of readers reach out to me to find out more 

about the person behind this blog. While I love writing, I also love these

 questionaires because I feel like some of the most simplest answers 

can say a lot about a person ... So...... thats exactly what I did!

Hope you Enjoy, and Maybe you'll repost these questions

on your next blog post?!

XO Sarah

1. What color is your toothbrush? Green, my second favorite color!

2. Name one person who made you smile today: My girlfriends, talking thru our daily group text messages. Love them.

3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Cleaning my apartment!

4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? Organizing my jewelry and doing dishes..

5.What is your favorite candy bar? Hersheys Dark Chocolate or Dark Chocolate Hershey Kisses. My fave :)

6. Have you ever been to a strip club? Kinda sorta! ha Does The Abbey count? 

7. What is the last thing you said aloud? Love you

8. What is your favorite ice cream? Purple Cow froyo from Richardsons or Dove Mintchip

9. What was the last thing you had to drink? bottled water

10. Do you like your wallet? Yes, esp. the color..

11. What was the last thing you ate? Dark Chocolate Chips.. I have to have some everyday

12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? Yes! Adorable blouse from a boutique in larchmont village, a necklace and new shoes. I can't help myself!

13. The last sporting event you watched? Playoff games

14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn? Homestyle from Pop Secret, I could eat it all day..everyday...

15. Who is the last person you talked to on the phone? My boyfriendd

16. Ever go camping? Twice, first time as a girl scout and second time a couple years ago which was more renting a house on a lake but whatever. We got there late at night and I opened the door and let a bunch of bugs in the house and freaked out! I ran around to each room and refused to go to bed until I killed every single bug I could find and it drove my boyfriend crazy! I hate bugs and dirt!! Glamping all the way!

17. Do you take vitamins daily? No I prefer to eat healthy foods that provide me with my vitamins and nutrients.. If not I have a smoothie or 2 cans of v8. 

18. Do you go to church every Sunday? Never

19. Do you have a tan? Spray Tan... Fake Bake is my favorite!

20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza? Pizza! Only Chinese food I love is Mr. Chow, hate the gross greasy kind.

21. Do you drink your soda with a straw? 99.9% of the time.

22. What did your last text message say? love you

23. What are you doing tomorrow? Work then my man is coming to visit for a couple days!

24. Creamy or Crunchy peanut butter? Creamy!

25. Look to your left, what do you see? Ladder to my loft.

26. What color is your watch? Watches don't go with my outfits.

27. What do you think of when you hear Australia? Kangeroos!

28. White or Wheat bread? Wheat

29. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Pref neither

30. What is your favorite number? 25 has always been my # since I was little

31. Who did you email last? Potential Boss

32. Any plans today? to stretch and go to sleeep

33. How many states have you lived in? 2.. MA & CA

34. Biggest annoyance right now? That I'm so tired but can't fall asleep

35. Last song listened to? September- Earth Wind & Fire

36. Can you say the alphabet backwards? Nope!

37. Do you have a maid service clean your house? No but we have landscapers and gardners, un-cut grass bothers me. When I lived back home I hired a lady once and a while to clean our house but had to keep it a secret cause my boyfriend didn't like the idea of having a stranger cleaning the house. I refused to spend my one day off cleaning the bathroom! (guilty as charged!)

38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? Classic Tory Burch Black Flats

39. Are you jealous of anyone? Not really anymore

40. Is anyone jealous of you? Not that I'm aware of

41. Do you love anyone? So many people, so lucky to have amazing people in my life.

42. Do any of your friends have children? Yes, two of my besties

43. What do you usually do during the day? Coffee & Kelly and Michael, Work, Workout, Relax

44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now? Hate is a strong word.. But I have a handful of people I wouldn't mind dropkicking in the throat at this moment in time.

45. Do you use the word ‘hello’ daily? Many times.. 

46. What color is your car? Dark Green, I know not a great color.. fully aware

47. What would be the one thing you’d take to a deserted island? A sketchpad

48. Are you thinking about someone right now? More than one!

49. Have you ever been to Six Flags? No! :( Everywhere else though!

50. How did you get your worst scar? Pizza pans are to blame for all of my scars..

My Favorites:

Oscar Red Carpet

Award season has always  been one of my favorite times of the year.

Like Christmas, the anticipation of waiting for the celebrities to make
their debut on the red carpet makes me so anxious and excited.
The Oscars is one of the most highly anticipated Red Carpets we watch and 
therefore many opinions are flying around with Who is worst/best dressed. 
Some like dresses trendier, sexier or edgy, but for my own personal
taste, I always love a dramatic, romantic and
feminine gown, I mean its the Oscars afterall. 

Here are my best-dressed contenders...

Maybe I'm a little bias because in my eyes, Kate Hudson
rarely does anything wrong style wise, but she once again has my
vote for best dressed. She wore Atelier Versace which shes worn in the
past and fits her body to a T. The cut, shine, structure and cape of the dress
are just perfection. Something that I admire about Kate is she only
wears pieces she likes and that she feels comfortable in. There is an
effortless glam about her and it doesn't hurt that she's kind of Hollywood
Royalty... One of the best things about Red Carpet moments
with Kate is her killer confidence, the girl knows how to work
a good angle.  

 Both of these girls look so amazing in these strapless gowns and both are donning
Roberto Cavalli. I feel like it isn't often we see Cavalli on the Red Carpet
at an event like The Oscars, but I am loving both of these. He knows exactly
how to make gowns shine and accentuate a womans figure.

To think this is her first Award Season is crazy because every Red Carpet
this girl has stepped on she has blown out of the water, and
last night was no exception. Lupita looked beautiful in this
custom made Prada light blue grecian gown. With softer make-up
and a crystal headband, she deserves all of the style spotlight
she is getting.

 Stay tuned for more blog posts weekly!
XOXO

A Few of My 

Favorite Things

There are many things to love about my move from

Boston to Los Angeles..While I love my job and the weather

(It is literally 75* and sunny everyday),

today I explored some of my favorite shopping destinations,

and was in complete awe when I found out how

much better the selection of clothing and accessories

are here in Lala land than back in Boston.

While the weather is partly responsible for that fact, 

stores like Nordstrom and Bloomingdales buy items for their

stores based on their clientele and I didn't see one pair of

Berkinstocks today at Barney's...Just saying. 

Anywho, just from my exploration of little boutiques on

Robertson like Curve and the amazing Neiman Marcus out here,

I thought I'd share with you some of my favorite pieces and trends :)

Catherine MalandrinoStrapless Silk Jumpsuit
(Available at Saks Fifth Avenue)
I have always been a lover of jumpsuits and
rompers, but only when they are done well and not
looking like they are coming out of the "I'm Real" music
video. While they can be dressed up for a dinner, I feel as though
they look best during the day.

Alice + Olivia 

Lindsay Lace Tank

(Available at Neiman Marcus)

The older I get the more I realize that despite the

saying "One must suffer to be beautiful", I would

much rather be comfortably stylish than want to

ming someone in the throat because A.) I can't drink

my normal amount of Diet Coke without looking

like I just ate a small child or B.) worried that

I'll end up walking around like a homeless person with

no shoes because my heels were killing my feet. Purchasing

comfortable basics like the Tank listed above is perfect 

because it acts like a blank canvas and I can throw it on 

with boyfriend jeans and heeled sandals for the day or pair it 

with leather leggings, a chic blazer and pumps

at night.

3.1 Phillip Lim 

                                                          Pocketed Draped Trousers                                                              (Available at Neiman Marcus)

 I used to only wear skinny style pants. From denim to ponte knit pants,

I never left my comfort zone. However, I am kind of loving these draped

trousers..although I feel you should only wear a heel with them, unless its a

really chic and dressy flat.

Elisabeth and JamesLily Erwan Jacket
(Available at Nordstrom)

I saw this today at the completely
renovated Nordstrom at The Grove which is
amazing.. and fell in love with it instantly.
The smell of the leather, the seams and the
print is perfection. If it wasn't $1300 I would
probably already be wearing it to bed already.

Hope you enjoyed!

Stay tuned for my Oscars Red Carpet Post!

XOXO

My first Week in LA!

I know I started the video blog a couple weeks ago but I felt like I would be 

talking your ear off if I made a video and talked about settling here in LA, 

so I thought a written blog  entry would be best. First and foremost, 

I love it here!! I miss my boyfriend family and friends 

so much but am so happy to have made this move.

Ever since I was a little kid, my dream was to move to Los Angeles

because I felt like if you wanted to succeed in fashion and entertainment,

it is where you can make your dreams come true. Well it is.. and every morning I 

wake up here I feel like I have the world and all of these resources to make

 it happen at the touch of my fingertips.  

The second day I was here I had an interview for a great

internship and within days of landing in LA I began working there!

 Any given day we are working with Hollywood's top stylists, lending them gowns

to dress Hollywood's top actresses and entertainers, who are going to

prestigious events like The Golden Globes or The Oscars..

I am lucky to have landed a great internship but am

even more excited to see what else I can accomplish. I know

that my hard work ethic, dedication and love for this industry

will take me as far as I want it to go..

As Conan O'Brien once said..

"If you have good manners and work hard,

amazing things will happen."

Here I go!