Puffer [Fish]...

San Antonio did not get the memo that the temperature is supposed to start dropping. We're still in the 90's y'all! So hot!

I'm just patiently waiting until it cools down so I can wear my new puffer vest! Any day now...

I love a good puffer vest, so I rounded up some of my fall favorites! Enjoy!

Via Gap

J. Crew

J. Crew Factory

Old Navy

Banana Republic

Anyone else love puffy vests?

XOXO

Meg

Fall Subway Art

Now that autumn is officially here, I thought it only appropriate to share with you some of my favorite fall subway art. Enjoy!

via Thirty Handmade Days

via On Sutton Place

Via Sugar Baby Boutique

Via Hopscotch Studio Designs

Via On Sutton Place

Via Jen Gallacher

Via Lil Luna

Via Nest of Posies

Via Johnson Ferry Baptist Church

Via Our Adventure Story

Via Yellow Bliss Road

Happy Fall Y'all!

XOXO

Meg

First Day of Fall...

Can you believe it? The first day of fall? While I'm still sweating my eyeballs out in San Antonio, I know some of y'all must be experiencing cooler temps. 

I love autumn home decor and this year, since I am a homeowner, I am super exciting to decorate! In an effort to curate some inspiration I've scoured Pinterest for some incredible fall porch decor. 

Enjoy!

Via Unoriginal Mom

Via Create Craft Love

Via Home Stories A to Z

Via Craft Critters

Via EAB Designs

Via The Ribbon Retreat

Via Stone Gable

Via Martha Stewart

Via Our Southern Home

Via The Garden Glove

Any fun plans for fall? Anyone going to decorate their porch? 

XOXO

Meg

Shake Your Booties...

While it is far from Fall weather in San Antonio, I can't help but notice all of the autumn trends making their way into the stores and online. 

Once trend I plan on embracing this season is the bootie! 

Here are a few of my favorites...

Target

Nordstrom | Sam Edelman

Nine West

Steve Madden

Tory Burch

I love the Nine West pair, but there is no way I could squeeze my fat feet into those pointy toes! I also think the Steve Madden pair would look great with jeans, a plaid button down, and a puffer vest for when the temperatures drop in the next few months!

XOXO

Meg

First Day of Fall Y'all!

Photo Credit 

Today is the first day of Fall y'all!

While Fall hasn't quite made its way to San Antonio, the weather has cooled down a bit (the high is only 90 degrees today), but I am still excited nonetheless.

I love, love, love, all things pumpkin! Pumpkin muffins, pumpkin slice lattes, pumpkin pie! Yummy!

My Spring To Do List kind of crashed and burned when I started studying for the CA Bar.

I wasn't able to cross too many items off of my list because I was so busy studying, but I did have a lot of fun trying new things and blogging about them; so I thought I'd make a new list for Fall!

1. Buy a new pumpkin candle and burn it non stop.

2. Go apple picking.

3. Decorate my apartment for fall.

4. Bake something pumpkin-y

5. Go to a haunted house or take a ghost tour or go to a corn maze.

Any fun plans for autumn? Chime in with a comment below!

XOXO
Meg

PS: Congrats to Lauren from a Touch of Southern Grace! She is the winner of the Pink Cameo Ring from Dill and Scout Boutique.

Four Fabulous Pumpkin Candles from Lick Your Face 8!

In case you've missed the memo... I'm obsessed with anything and everything that smells like pumpkin! Kir and I devoted a whole entire week last month to reviewing pumpkin scented products and sharing pumpkin recipes. If you missed our self proclaimed "Pumpkin Week," you'll definitely want to check it out!

Thank goodness pumpkin scented home fragrance products are seasonally appropriate from the beginning of September to the end of November, because I love the smell so much! (It is probably appropriate throughout December as well, but I always switch over to cinnamon and clove candles for Christmas!)

My latest pumpkin obsession comes from the collection of soy candles by Lick Your Face 8! 100% soy wax candles burn evenly in 3.75 ounce tins, adorned with clean, crisp, professional looking labels. These candles are the perfect stocking stuffer, gift for a friend, or a treat for yourself. At only $6.50 (plus shipping) these candles are a steal of a deal!

I had the opportunity to test drive four incredible pumpkin scents, all of which were different and distinct from one another. 

Frosted Pumpkin:

Delectably sweet, this candle will satisfy every cupcake craving you've ever had, (without one calorie consumption!) This candle smells just like gobs of sugary, cream cheese frosting atop a fancy, couture pumpkin spice cupcake. The sweetest of the four candles, this little tin is perfect for those with a sweet tooth!

 Pumpkin Crunch Cake:

 With strong notes of pumpkin a hint of spices, this candle was the most "pumpkin-y" to me! Like a mouth-watering pumpkin pie fresh out of the oven, this candle screams all things fall, autumn, and Thanksgiving dinner! My mouth is watering just thinking about the scent of this one!

Pumpkin Roll:

My whole entire little apartment smelled of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves! This candle is all spice with a hint of pumpkin. I accidentally left the lid off (the candle was not burning!) while I went to work one day and when I came home my house was filled with the wonderful pumpkin pie spice scent! The aroma is so incredible it provides fragrance even unlit! This candle is perfect for any cinnamon lover!

 

 Apple Pumpkin Butter:

This was my favorite candle of the bunch! Crisp, tart apples juxtapose sweet pumpkin and spices, making this an incredibly complex fragrance! I love apple candles in general, so the combination was so deliciously good!

Lick Your Face 8 makes incredible candles! I can't wait to try out more of their fragrances soon! Next week I'll be reviewing some of their beauty products, so stay tuned! 

Have a fabulous weekend!
-Meg

Bathe in Pumpkin-y Goodness - Artisan Soaps from Red Pisces

It has been "lather, rinse, repeat" with the Small Town Sisters this week! And we have loved every second of it! Test driving handcrafted beauty products for our faithful readers is so much fun and sampling all of the pumpkin flavored products has been a real treat!

Our final soap sample for our self proclaimed "Pumpkin Week" comes from Red Pisces, a fabulous shop in Frederick Maryland. Red Pisces features a wide variety of traditional soaps, specialty cupcake shaped soaps, as well as other hand crafted goodies.

The Moist Pumpkin Spice soap is made with real pumpkin, which is apparent from the delicious scent. The soap creates a wonderful lather and left my skin feeling soft, with the subtle smell of pumpkin pie.

Adorable packaging!

The Melted Halloween Cupcake Soap has the most incredible smell! My whole bathroom smelled of spicy orange and licorice! This soap glided on more like a body wash than a soap -- it had a luxurious texture that left my skin feeling super soft. It also left me smelling insanely good! This soap featured cute sprinkles, gold glitter, and a jumbo star anise, making it look like a fancy couture cupcake (without the calories!)

Looks good enough to eat!

Red Pisces features a wide variety of soaps and other bath goodies! They even have some manly soap for the main man in your life!

-Meg

I'll Take my Pumpkin Latte with a Loofah! Pumpkin Latte Soap from Horsin Around Soap

I relish every second of my morning shower! It is "me" time -- my own 15 minutes before the phone starts ringing, the e-mails come flooding in, and I have to start answering questions! It is 15 minutes of solitude, silence, and whatever beauty products I decide to indulge in! I am a big fan of artisan soaps, so when Horsin Around Soap offered me a sample of their Pumpkin Latte Soap I was tickled! 

 This soap arrived beautifully packaged with a decorative label!

The soap smells absolutely amazing -- creamy pumpkin, a splash of vanilla, a dash of coffee, and fragrant cinnamon and nutmeg filled my shower! I especially noticed the cinnamon and nutmeg flavors, which are some of my favorite autumn scents. 

 Isn't this bar gorgeous? Love those colors!

This soap provided a wonderful sudsy lather and left my skin soft. I especially liked the fact that the soap featured natural scents, as opposed to artificial perfumes. Horsin Around Soap offers a wide variety of soaps and other bath goodies! At only $4 a bar, I suggest stocking up for the holidays or treat yourself! 

-Meg

Our New Fall Fragrance -- Pumpkin Pie and Lavender Solid & Roll-On Perfume from Urbbody

We normally don’t stray from our tried and true fragrances, but when Cate from Urbbody offered us the opportunity to try her Pumpkin Pie and Lavender Perfume, we didn’t think twice! With the marriage of spicy pumpkin pie and sweet aromatic lavender, who wouldn’t want to smell this tantalizing! This fragrance comes in a solid and a roll-on perfume. Meg tried the roll on; Kir tried the solid… 

Roll-On Perfume

To me, the smell of pumpkin pie is the epitome of fall – it embodies cooling temperatures, the changing color of leaves, firesides, and family. The scent of lavender reminds me of my mom – we always had lavender growing in our yard growing up and she would make dried lavender sachets to tuck in our drawers. The combination of the two in this roll on perfume is intoxicating! At first roll the scent has strong lavender top notes with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg. Throughout the day though the pumpkin pie and spices make a debut and linger about on wrists, earlobes, and necks. This is my current go to fragrance and I will be wearing it for the rest of autumn!

 The rollerball perfume glides on skin effortlessly, while the fragrance absorbs quickly without leaving any trace of a sticky residue. The packaging is clean, simple, and professional. I’m looking forward to trying some of Urbbody’s other products in the future!

 

-Meg

Solid Perfume

This Pumpkin Pie and Lavender Solid Perfume is perfect for Autumn. It smells warm and inviting with a hint of pumpkin pie and lavender. What more do you want during this time of year. Not only does this solid perfume smell amazing, but this scent of Pumpkin and Lavender are the top "arousing" scents to (straight) men (time to cuddle *hint hint). This wonderful perfume is handmade with beeswax, lavender essential oil, fragrance oil, vitamin e, and meadowfoam oil. My husband absolutely loves this smell!

Now if you're like me and never used a solid perfume before do not get turned off! I was a little skeptical at first just because I had never tried any solid perfume, but I am actually thinking I prefer a solid perfume over a spray now. Don't be afraid, I promise you will enjoy it! 

This product is perfectly sized to carry in your purse without taking much space!

This perfume is so soft without any leftover oily residue!

For more information on this perfume and other products by Urbbody, check out their Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/urbbody. All of their products are handmade without any weird chemicals (which you all know I am a huge fan of!) Great job Urbbody, I love this product!!! And lucky for you Urbbody is offering 25% off with code: PUMPKINTIME

Enjoy!

-Kir

Pumpkin Chai Tea Candle -The Columbia Fragrance Co.

Autumn is here and I could not be happier! The weather is now cold and this is my favorite time of year to really start lightening candles! I absolutely love to light candles for decoration but even more for the wonderful aroma that they produce.

Columbia Fragrance Co. specializes in wonderful smelling candles and also diffuser oil, room spray, body products, and other favors and gifts. I received this wonderful candle in the mail and could not wait to smell this wonderful fragrance throughout my house. 

My Pumpkin Chai Tea Candle not only adds the orange-red color I want in my home during this wonderful season but it also smells amazing! It burns evenly and I love how thick the glass jar is. It really is a wonderful candle and such a professional company. All of their candles are made with a custom blend of paraffin and soy waxes, so it is good for your home and for the environment! To view the Columbia Fragrance Co. Etsy shop visit http://www.etsy.com/shop/ColumbiaFragrance. Look for them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaFragrance and also their website http://columbiafragrance.com/. Everything looks amazing that this shop sells and the prices are even better! Go check them out! 

Just writing this and smelling my new wonderful candle is making me want to curl up with a book and enjoy this beautiful season. My husband is also a fan of this smell...it's a win win! Thank you so much to The Columbia Fragrance Co. for this wonderful Pumpkin Chai Tea Candle, my house smells so good!!!

Enjoy!

-Kir