Blush Lace Trench Coat

Coat: Piperlime, inspired by Burberry coat {similar options linked below} // Jeans: Rag & Bone {altered} // Bag: Stella McCartney {available here} // Shoes (℅): Wills Vegan Shoes

If you read My Spring Wishlist post last week, you know that the first thing on my list was a stunning blush pink lace trench coat from Burberry.  The price tag, however, was steep as hell- $3000, to be exact- and I backed away slowly from my Neiman Marcus cart.  So you could understand why my heart skipped a few beats when I found this lookalike blush pink coat on Poshmark.  This coat is from Piperlime (RIP Piperlime, I miss you too much) and I love the dusty pink color and soft silhouette for spring.  I linked a few options of varying price ranges for a similar coat in the widget below!

I've got a few more posts from my Ireland trip, which will be resuming soon- I'm just getting the last batch of photos edited and the posts formatted, so stay tuned for those pictures coming to the blog in the next week or so.  I'm looking at an extremely busy two weeks ahead of me, so the next few posts will be pre-scheduled ones but I'll try and stay as active as possible on IG.  Happy Wednesday, loves!

Kilkenny Castle & Waterford // Ireland Day Four

 Coat: Avoca Ireland // Sweater: Madewell {similar} // Jeans: Rag & Bone {altered} // Boots: Public Desire // Bag: Harrods London // Lips: Charlotte Tilbury in Red Carpet Red // Eyes: Anastasia Beverly Hills

This was one of my favorite trips out of Dublin that I took in Ireland.  Kilkenny is a medieval town featuring this stunning castle, and was definitely one of my favorite stops.  We also stopped in Waterford, a town in South Ireland famous for its stunning crystal.  We toured the factory for Waterford Crystal and I took home a special little bowl for myself.  It was such a great stop in Ireland, and I would definitely recommend it.

I apologize for my messy hair in this post- I forgot my curling iron and had to settle for my natural hair for the rest of the trip, which felt so weird as its been so long since I've worn my hair down without styling it.  Anyways, I found this adorable floral raincoat at Avoca Ireland, which is sort of like the Irish equivalent of Anthropologie.  I totally fell in love with the floral print, and it kept me pretty warm throughout the day, which I was surprised about.

Cliffs of Moher + Giant's Causeway // Ireland Days Two & Three

Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

Ireland Day Two: The Cliffs of Moher & Galway, Coastal West Ireland

 Coat: H&M {similar here} // Sweater: Madewell {similar} // Skirt: Express {similar} // Bag: Harrods London // Boots: Hunter Boots

I didn't end up taking too many photos of days two and three in Ireland, so I figured I'd put them together into one post.  Day Two was the Cliffs of Moher, a location in West Ireland on the Atlantic ocean.  The Cliffs are a stunning sight and you can hike on a trail along the edge for miles.  But I didn't, because the second I got up their I got extreme anxiety and had to come back down.  Apparently 70 people die on the cliffs per year, from either jumping or accidentally falling off, and I was so worried that either a gust of wind would send me plummeting or I would witness someone falling to their deaths.  It was a little too much to take in, so after snapping a few pictures and marveling at the stunning view, I backed away from the cliff edge.   So, full disclosure- the photos of me are taken at a little bit of a lower altitude, haha.

It was super windy in the cliffs and just in general that day, so my trusty trench coat kept me from freezing in the low temperatures.  I wore it almost every day in Ireland, so expect to see it in a lot of pictures from this trip.  We also stopped for a few hours in Galway, a little coastal town that is home to a generally hipster, younger crowd of Irish people.  It was fun to shop around there.  I didn't take many pictures there, which is probably a good thing because I cried off some of my eye makeup when I had a mini anxiety attack at the Cliffs.  That may sound tragic, but hey, just keeping it real.

All things considered, it was still a great day and great experience.  If you're not scared of heights at all, definitely go to the Cliffs!  And if you are scared of heights, still go, take a few pictures, and then spend the rest of your time in the Moher museum and shops, which have a great selection of Irish sweaters, jewelry, and even jam (which I bought!)

Dunluce Castle, Northern Ireland

Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland

Ireland Day Three: Giant's Causeway, Dunluce "Game of Thrones" Castle, & Belfast

 Coat: H&M {similar here} // Boots: Public Desire // Bag: Harrods London // Turtleneck: Topshop

Day Three was a trip to Northern Ireland, which is actually a separate country from the southern part, the Republic of Ireland, and is part of the United Kingdom.  Our first stop was in Belfast, which has a deep political history of division and war, representative of the conflict that divided Northern and Southern Ireland.  Without turning this post into a history lecture, I'll just say that it was a very educational experience to learn about Belfast's struggle.

We drove to Giant's Causeway, a gorgeous coastal rock formation with these column obelisk rocks.  It was actually so cold that day that I didn't even take off my coat in Northern Ireland, but I shot some pictures of the outfit sans coat before I left Dublin that morning, and those will be coming in a separate outfit post.  I was nervous about wearing OTK boots out for a day like this, but they actually kept my legs SO insulated that it was well worth the bit of foot pain that I experienced.  We also drove past the castle from Game of Thrones, Dunluce Castle.  If you're a watcher and you're in Ireland, definitely stop there if you want to have a fangirl moment.