Wide leg pants for spring 2016

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Pictured: Sunglasses: Chanel / Earrings: Kendra Scott / Lipstick: c/o Dolce & Gabbana Dolce Rosa / Tee: Banana Republic (love this tee, have it in blue too!) / Necklace: Kendra Scott / Pants: Banana Republic / Handbag: Givenchy / Bracelets: JCrew (old, similar here) / Ring: 2Bandits / Nail Polish: Gucci Dark Anemone / Shoes: Topshop

Wide leg pants for spring is a huge trend in fashion right now. Since I am 5’4″ tall, I am always squeemish about wearing wide leg pants. They tend to make me look short and stout. Despite this fact, I love how they look. There is a certain effortless vibe wide leg pants give off, and I am drawn to anything effortless.

When I saw these wide leg pants for spring from Banana Republic with vertical stripes, I thought the stripes might offset the wide leg, and not make me look short and stout. I was almost right!

I tried on these pants with both flat shoes, and tall heels. I found with flats, I look short and stout. Ugh! When I paired the pants with high heel platforms, the pants were balanced out, and voila; I look normal again! Yay! I found wide leg pants for spring I can actually wear!

One of the things I love about Banana Republic, is that they offer petite, and short pants. My height is on the border for petite clothing, which means petite pants do not always fit properly because my waist is long, and my legs are short. With Banana Republic’s short pant option, I can find the proper rise, and leg length, without having to have the pants altered. Love that!

I have been wearing my striped, wide leg pants for spring with a tee, and heels, but they can be styled so many other ways. For meetings or the office, they can be paired with a blazer, or crisp shirt. On colder days, they can be paired with a light sweater, and jacket. I’m looking forward to wearing these striped wide legs pants for spring in many different ways throughout the season.

Have you tried the wide leg pants trend? What do you think of the trend?


Gucci Dark Anemone nail polish for spring summer 2016

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Pictured: Gucci Dark Anemone 075 nail polish for spring and summer 2016

Gucci has released their spring/summer 2016 color collection, and it is fabulous; with a bit of a bad girl vibe. The collection includes two lipstick hues, an eye shadow duo, and one amazing nail polish color. Love!

For the nails, Gucci Dark Anemone nail polish is a dark, grey-purple hue which is surprisingly easy to wear with a spring, or summer, color palette. At first glance, the color appears to be a autumn hue.

This troubled me when I first looked at the color; I feared it would clash with my spring pastels, and summer brights. I was wrong! Dark Anemone by Gucci blends well with pastels, giving them a grown up feel. When paired with bright summer hues, Dark Anemone tones them down; adding a bit of mystery. Love that!

What I love about Gucci Dark Anemone nail polish, is that it is a great alternative to neutral polish. It blends seamlessly with any color combination in my outfits, making it as easy to wear as a nude polish. I definitely see myself wearing this color in lieu of blue when I need more versatility this spring in my nail polish color.

I tested out Gucci Dark Anemone nail polish with one base coat, two coats of color, and one top coat. The polish lasted six days before chipping. This is a good run! I look forward to wearing this polish sporadically throughout the spring and summer seasons.

Have you seen the lipstick colors Gucci is offering for spring/summer 2016? Although I have already filled in my spring lipstick wardrobe, I am tempted to pick up both of these hues. Aren’t they pretty! Carnation is definitely calling my name; and Lilac looks perfect for a night on the town. Oh the temptation!

Gucci Dark Anemone nail polish, and the spring/summer 2016 color collection, can be found online here.

Gucci spring/summer 2016 beauty color collection:


Shopbop Friends and Family sale

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My picks for spring from Shopbop:  pink handbag (under $200 + 25% off!)/ beige high heels / dress (I’m in LOVE!) / blue handbag / black block heel sandals / bomber jacket (under $150 + 25% off, HOT spring item!) / sweater (top of my wish list!)

Have you been looking for spring merchandise on sale? Well, your search is over! The Shopbop Friends and Family sale is here starting today, and lasting through 11:59pm pst April 7! Both regular priced, and sale merchandise, is 25% off with coupon code INTHEFAM

I rounded up a few of my favorite spring pieces from Shopbop’s website, and included them in the shopping widgets below. I hope you love them! I plan on getting the cute white sweater pictured above, and if I have enough left in my budget-that dress! L-O-V-E!!!

You can shop the Shopbop Friends and Family sale online here, and don’t forget to use coupon code INTHEFAM in order to save 25% off full-priced and sale merchandise!

My spring clothing picks:

My spring shoe picks:

My spring handbag picks:

Let me know what you end up buying from the Shopbop sale! I can’t wait to hear about your great deals! This is such an amazing sale on full priced, current season merchandise! Happy shopping, and stay fabulous 😉