Things I Love About Fall / I Heart Fall TAG

Ok, so I haven’t really been tagged to for this, but I keep seeing it everywhere so I thought, why not? Most recently I read Martha's tag at QuickCheapandPretty (check her out because her blog is amazing!) and I really enjoyed so I guess it inspired me. :) I suppose it’s a rather strange tag for me to do because I actually don’t love Fall. Apparently I’m the only blogger / YouTuber who doesn’t! :) Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with Fall, it’s just not my favorite of seasons. So without further ado, on to the tag!

1) Favorite Fall Lip Product It is not really Fall specific, but I couldn’t live without my Carmex lip balm. For a colored lip product, I think my favorite lip color so far this Fall is Paul & Joe Beaute’s Lipstick in #306, Avenue Montaigne. So pretty and perfect for Fall! (I wrote about it here.)

2) Favorite Fall Nail Polish This year it would have to be Butter London’s Shag. SO pretty and just screams Fall! I dedicated an entire blog pot to this amazing color and you can find it here!
3) Favorite Starbucks Fall Drink I’m not a huge Starbucks drinker, but my standard order is a Soy Chai Latte. No, it’s not Autumn-specific. I have to admit that other than the Pumpkin Spice Latte, which…shock and horror…I’m not a huge fan of, I do not even know what their Fall drinks are!
4) Favorite Fall Candle I try not to burn candles too often because I used to have a cat that would walk past the flames and singe his fur! He once sniffed a lit lighter too (trust me, I did not advocate lighting a flame near him in the first place and was not thrilled that he lost an eyebrow whisker in the process – and it never grew back). Back to the question, I LOVE so many of the Bath & Body Works scents lately, so I started using the Wallflower Plug-Ins to avoid the flaming cat fireball possibility. Most of the candle scents are also available as Wallflowers so my favorites lately have been the Pumpkin Cupcake (delicious light bakery goodness!!!), the White Barn No. 1 Nutmeg and Spice (yummy and so creamy smelling! Not at all what I would expect from the name), and for a richer scent I really like the Plum Wine Amber.
5) Favorite Fall Scarf or Accessory

Fashionable, I know :)

I tend to go through phases with accessories, but they have nothing to do with the season. I suppose I would have to say a hoodie would be my favorite Fall accessory since I wear tee shirts year-round (yes, that includes in the snow!), though I’m not really sure I’d call it an accessory. I don’t really have a specific favorite hoodie, but lately I always reach for a weathered purple one I got on clearance at Delia’s a year or two ago. Very fashionable, no?
6) Haunted house, haunted hayride, or haunted corn maze I’ve never done any of them so I don’t know! I feel so sheltered! I suspect I would hate them all because I’m generally kind of paranoid and do not need creepy people jumping out of dark corners trying to scare me. If I had to pick one to try, I would go for the haunted hayride because hayrides can be kind of fun and it’s really easy to jump off of it if you’re too frightened!
7) Favorite Halloween movie For a Halloween-type movie, I think I’d have to pick “Scream”, but it’s not my favorite Fall movie, nor is it the scariest movie I’ve ever seen! The scariest would be “The Changeling” with George C. Scott (it’s not an earlier version of the Angelina Jolie movie with the same title) – it’s rather old and I saw it when I was pretty young, but I still get kinda freaked out once in a while when I think about it. I haven’t seen it since I’ve been an adult so it might not scare me today, but I think my dad agreed that it’s one of the scariest movies he’s ever seen. Much better than all these trashy thrasher pieces of crap!

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My favorite movie this time of year is actually a Thanksgiving move called “Pieces of April.” It was a small indie film with Katie Holmes playing a girl trying to host Thanksgiving dinner for her family for the first time. It’s not a comedy, it’s not a hardcore drama, it’s not a family or feel-good movie. It’s just good!

8) Favorite candy to eat on Halloween? Hmm. I love most candy really. My favorites vary from day to day, but I think I tend to prefer chocolate around Halloween. I’m loving Milky Ways right now, which is weird because I hated them as a kid!

9) What are you dressing up for as Halloween? I’m going to call it the Mad Hattress! I haven’t dressed up in a long time and really have no reason to this year, but I love doing it, so why not! I’m still working on the details, but I have the main costume and, I have to say that shopping for an adult sized costume that is not super slutty is virtually impossible! I ended up getting a “Teen” costume which is only slightly better! I can’t say I’ve ever actually bought a pre-designed costume since I was a little kid, if ever, but I fell in love with this one this year. I have no idea why, but I’m loving it right now!
10) What is your favorite thing about Fall? In case you can’t tell, I’m not really a big fan of Fall. However, I do love the fact that there are tons of holidays nearing and I love the excitement and anticipation of Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love planning out dinners and outfits and decorations – and then dreading the implantation of it all! And of course I love looking forward to those times with family and friends. Black Friday sales are always interesting too. I’m torn on those because I love the deals, hate the crowds and does anyone really wake up at 2am to wait in line at Walmart? Really? I know, now they just never close! I like going out around 2pm or later and seeing what’s left. Cyber Monday is becoming a recent fav too, but my wallet never likes it!
Since I am not a fan of tagging specific people because I would rather be all inclusive, if you’re reading this, consider yourself tagged! Feel free to leave answers in the comments below if you want!