This is what I wore for my first day in London. Most of the day was spent walking around, shopping and sightseeing. A big group of us also went to Pizza Express for dinner, because I had to have their dough balls  - so good! I also made a few of my fellow travelers find Denmark Street, the street Cormoran Strike lives/works on. Strike is the main character of J.K. Rowling's crime series under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Such good books!

These photos were taken outside Cafe Boheme, where I met up with a friend who lives in London for some tea (water for me).

Top: Philosophy (Marshalls), Jacket: Ralph Lauren (TJ Maxx), Jeans: J Brand 'Maria High Rise Skinny' in Supreme (Gilt), Boots: Vince Camuto (Marshalls), Rings: old, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Lumo 'Violet, Lumo 'Rope', Sunglasses: Ray-Ban 'Erika' (Ditto), Bag: Chanel

Tomorrow night I'm off on my European Adventure!!!! I've been planning this trip with my friend Kat since last August (although we didn't really start planning until October 2014.) Using a website like Consumers Advocate to search for suitable hotels can really help you nail down an itinerary for your trip. We're flying to London and then getting on a train for Paris right after arriving! After enjoying some French food (and macarons) we'll be back to London for a few days and then it's off to Santorini and then finally Athens! I'll be back on April 27th!

Rather than sharing outfits I decided, to share some fashion week recaps just so the blog isn't silent while I'm away. It felt weird to leave nothing scheduled for two and a half weeks.

See you on the flip side! And make sure to keep up with my adventure on Instagram!




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Here's the last of my vacation posts! Sorry for the photo spam but I didn't want to split this post in half because I have so many other things to post this week that you guys will love!  The last two days of our trip we did a whirlwind tour of London trying to see as many sights as possible.  We went to all the usual sights and made sure to have tea at the Sanderson Hotel, it was called the Mad Hatter Tea.  We also ate at two pubs, where I actually drank alcohol! For those of you that know me that is a big deal! I hate most alcoholic beverages because I can feel the bubbles and it bothers me, but we had Pimms and it was sooo tasty!


Day 4 - Sweater: LAUREN Ralph Lauren $25, Sweater #2: Forever 21 $11, Tee: Tahari (Marshalls) $15, Flats: H&M $13, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Rings: old & c/o OASAP, Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop) gift card, Watch: Michael Kors, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs

Day 5 - Sweater: Ami Dans La Rue (Shopbop) gift card, Tank: Ellen Tracy (Marshalls) $12, Belt: Kenneth Cole Reaction (Marshalls) $7, Jeans: Guess $15, Flats: H&M $13, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Rings: old & c/o OASAP, Sunglasses: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Shopbop) gift card, Watch: Michael Kors, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs

We also visited the hotel's pool and I stupidly forgot my coverup so here's what I wore down to the pool...classy, right?! Bathing suit: Michael Kors, Shorts: Zara
And one last bit of eye candy, this was the cute guy I was staring at while we were waiting for out table for the Mad Hatter Tea...I hope he didn't notice. Soooooo good looking! (the picture doesn't do him justice)

Today's post is all about the Grand Opening Celebration for Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter!  It was held on Saturday March 31st and it didn't start until 3 but we had to arrive before 12:30 to check in.  We got there at 12 and had to hang around in the FREEZING cold waiting for it to begin.  This was the only cold day of our trip though, so we couldn't really complain.  BUT I can complain about some of the other annoying fan site people who were there to report on the event, we have a VERY finite space on the carpet (about a sheet of letter-sized paper) and some were taking up more than their allotted space...very annoying. So we were quite squished (see the photo below). 
Outfit: Dress: Edun via The Outnet $100 (with gift card), Blazer: The Extreme Collection (Second Time Around) $50, Booties: No.704b. (DSW) $20, Bracelets c/o 31 Bits, Rings: old & c/o OASAP, Watch: Michael Kors, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs

You can see all the photos from the red carpet at Magical-Menagerie! Enjoy!  I should also have a video up soon on Magical-Menagerie...just waiting for the video files to be sent. UPDATE: Here is the video (I am not the one asking questions, I was taking photos...but I thought of most of the questions ;) )



How awesome does Harry Melling look!? He played Dudley, aka Harry's fat cousin, and looks soooo great! He loved my question too! We asked what it was like moving from playing a muggle in Harry Potter to a wizard in the last series of Merlin! 

Also, I had a tiny panic attack when Eddie Redmayne walked by...I LOVE HIM!  If you can't tell by the photo he is a Burberry model and an actor (he was in My Week with Marylin) ;)
After the red carpet my 2 friends and I headed to Pizza Express with two other girls who were reporting on the red carpet.  I had been told Pizza Express has amazing dough balls, and it was SO true! They are DELISH!!!! They are basically balls of pizza dough that you dip in garlic butter (or nutella if you get the dessert version)