I wore this to work earlier this week because I love this Equipment dress (who doesn’t love something that has birds on it)? However since it’s sleeveless I needed a jacket for meetings. In retrospect I’m a little concerned this entire outfit makes me look like someone about to audition for CSI Miami (my most hated of the CSI franchises, largely due to David Caruso).
Zara blazer (similar here)
Equipment dress (I love this one, on sale)
Hermes bag (similar here, a little less here)
Stuart Weitzman sandals
Aritzia belt (similar here), Cartier/T&Co bangles (similar here for much less)
This weekend we have another wedding and some fun meals with friends. I’m also excited because I finally finished my giant bottle of Escada perfume so now I get to choose a new scent (I try not to buy a scent before I finish my old one, otherwise I’d have a zillion bottles floating around).
What are your current favorite summer scents? I love light, fruity crisp notes and if you have any recommendations, I’d greatly appreciate it!
Love your dress Katherine. Have you smelt Gucci Flora?
Have a fab weekend Hun xoxo
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Cute outfit! What sunglasses are you wearing?
Thank you! They are Chanel
I’m the same about perfume. I bought a 30ml bottle about 2 years ago and I’m not even halfway through so I have a long way to go. And I can’t imagine if I have multiple bottles…it’ll be an infinity of things I can’t possible finish using.
I love Jo Malone’s French Lime Blossom scent…I’m not usually a fruity scent type but this one is really fresh and clean. It does however wear off into something that’s a bit sweeter and heavier after a few hours so maybe that might not be your cup of tea…
Creed “spring flowers”
Hey Katherine!
I love your blazer!
As for perfumes, I’d recommend the Estee Lauder “Pleaseures Delight”. I use it right now and absolutely LOVE it! It’s very summer-y!
That blazer is gorgeous! Love how you paired it with the parrot dress for a day of meetings.
Clinque Happy is a favorite perfume of mine. It’s light and fresh, perfect for summer. Heather
That is such a fun dress and so work appropriate with the blazer!
I normally dont use perfumes coz I end up getting headaches. But Im in love with Body Splash from The Bath and Body Works. They are so light and I love it! They dont last the whole day so you might have to reapply.
Wow, you look like summer ! Eau d’orange vert from Hermes gets my vote.
I love the dress! One of my favorite scents I’ve bought a couple of times is Victor & Rolf Flowerbomb – I find it to be multi-seasonal, too.
HAHA @ CSI Miami. I didn’t even think that until you mentioned it. And now I won’t be able to look at colorful bird prints the same again.
I like Glo by JLo, but my favorite scent of all time has to be Crabtree & Evelyn’s Wisteria (body lotion, shower gel, eau de toilette, everything!)
Love your outfit Katherine. The colours are so pretty and summery. I love Balanciaga (original).
Ahh you look so perfectly “summer” – love the white blazer with your parrot dress.
I won’t attempt to give you advice on new scents because I am still struggling to finish my two-year old (should probably throw this away today) juicy perfume. My body lotion is scented too so whenever I use perfume I feel overwhelmed by opposing scents. I do have a ton of perfume samples from sephora though…so if you are just looking to experiment, I’d be happy to unload all of those samples on you. :p
Aww you are so sweet Elle! I need to just get down to Sephora and try out some scents too. I am a sample hoarder as well!
Love the print on this dress!
Oh my! I’ve never used perfume once in my entire life – do body mists count? Haha! I love your dress!
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Such a fresh, yet office appropriate summer look!
My absolute favorite summer scent at the moment has to be Flora by Gucci Eau Fraiche.
Gorgeous!
LUXESSED
really love the outfit!
Patchwork à Porter
I can recommend Chanel no. 19 iris poudre (much greener than the original) and Clarins Eau Dynamisante. Both are really fresh and lovely.
I second the Chanel 19 as well as the Clarins. I also recommend the Hermes fragrances by Jean Claude Ellena, particularly the Un Jardin Sur le Nil. Forgive me if I did not spell the name correctly.
You should try samples first though, just in case.
Thank you! I’ll have to try Un Jardin as well as Chanel 19. Agree on the samples
Thank you Ammu! I am going to try both of these today!
kat, the dress is gorgeous on you (and i agree about david caruso.. i spend most of an episode cringing at him). i don’t wear perfume, but my best friend swears by flowerbomb.
you look perfect for summer! xox P
omgosh LOVE the tropics dress is soooooooooooo cute on you! and i love it with the white blazer! heart this outfit kat!
i love love by mochino one of my all time favs
Ha ha, I’m not a huge David Caruso fan either! I am so in LOVE with that dress! I LOVE the colours and the print! I’m a fruity scent person too, and always loved the Escada limited editions. I’ve recently bought Lancome Tresor In Love, and also liking the new Marc Jacobs (I think it’s called something like Dotty).
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Love the dress – you always look so put-together!
I also hate (HATE) CSI Miami due to David Caruso! Also – that blonde – who used to be on The West Wing – can’t stand her voice – so I never watch it, even though I love the other two shows!
I need to pick up a few tips from you about wearing white and floral together. Lovely combination. *sigh* *dreamy look* I can’t help staring at your Kelly. Absolutely gorgeous. I’m totally clueless about perfumes. I only own one, a floral scent from Annick Goutal.
Un Jardin Sur le Nil by Hemes is my summer staple
have you tried hermes eau de merveilles? i think it’s really good. i smelt in whilst i was in hermes buying something and i just fell in love. they have a limited bottle with a dragon fly fairy. haha i should get it for my upcoming bday:D
No I’ve never heard of that scent, I’ll have to go check it out! Thank you Philip!
love the dress its beautiful. and you look awesome.
Xox. V
I suggest Jo Malone London Wild Bluebell! The packaging and scents from this brand is simply beautiful.
I need to try this out! Thank you!