Summer's Best Beach-Bound Fashion Accessories

Summer is just around the corner - really it is - and shopping for the season doesn’t feel quite as overly-optimistic as it has for the last month.  I am plotting my summer getaway, booking tickets, and already anticipating all the style looks I want to bring with me.  I don’t know about you but I want the perfect look for each location, and not just for photo ops, but to step out of my everyday life into full on jet-setter mode.  This year I intend to feel the sand in my toes, the sun and salt on my skin, and the wind in my hair, and having the perfect beach tote and accessories is a must.  And I don’t want to destroy my summer shopping budget in the process.  I need a beach look that give a style upgrade, rather than tossing a bunch of pieces together that have nothing to do with each other, and that won’t break the bank.  This year’s top three beach style trends are minimal neutrals, ombre shades grounded with blacks, and holographic pastels, all of which means I’ll be leaving my canvas and bamboo beach bags with mismatched accessories at the back of my closet.  

Minimal Neutrals: think nude leathers, straw sunhat, Turkish towel, and gold aviators mixed with skin tone-flattering gold and whites for palette cleansing chic. 

Tote:  Rafaella Tote Bag in Sand  $88.00 at Anthropologie

Sunscreen: Amorepacific Sun Protection Mist Broad Spectrum SPF 30  $32.00 at Sephora

Sunglasses:  Bonnie Clyde Polarized Aviator Sunglasses  $84.00  at Nordstrom

Hat:  Palm Straw Hat by San Diego Hat  $76.00 at Nordstrom

Towel:  Herringbone Turkish towel in Desert Sand  $28.00 at Olive and Linen 

Ombre:  sunset shades mixed with black are exotic and graphic, and are more fashion-forward than trendy.

Sandals:  Melissa Beach Shine Slides in Rose Gold  $85.00 at ShopBop

Sunglasses:  Seafolly Curl Curl Sunglasses  $59.00 at Nordstrom

Tote:  Think Rolyn Editor Tote  $148.00 at ShopBop

Swimsuit:  La Blanca V-Plunge CrossBack One-Piece  $129.00 at Victoria’s Secret 

Sunscreen:  Moroccanoil Sun Lotion SPF 50  $32.00 at Sephora

Holographic Pastels:  airy pastels that are more high-tech than saccharin-sweet elevate and lighten and brighten.

Swimsuit:  Recycled Capsule Collection Tie dye Swimsuit  $39.90 at Zara

Tote:  Jen Tote in Hologram by Studio 33  $68.00 at Nordstrom

Sunglasses:  Leith Translucent Sunglasses  $19.00 at Nordstrom

Sunscreen:  Drunk Elephant Umbra Sheer Sunscreen SPF 30  $34.00 at Sephora

Camera:  SunnyLife Underwater Camera  $20.00 at ShopBop

                                                                XOXO  Shelley

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Palette-Cleansing Neutrals: A Fresh Take on Spring

The new nude palette takes a natural spin giving skin a sunset glow that lifts us right out of winter and gives us a much-needed complexion pick-me-up. If the weather won't give me sunshine and warm breezes then I will heat things up on my own. The new way to wear neutrals is a far cry from "nude".  It’s not about contouring or defining, but blending and blurring earth tones to create a warm, sheer, sophisticated look that works for every occasion from work, to weekend, to special occasions and is one of those "can't go wrong" palettes.  Easy to apply and even easier to wear.  

Look for desert-colored shades that aren’t muddy or flat, that have undertones of rose, peach, or gold, depending on your own skin color.  Products that glimmer or highlight are perfect for night looks or vacation and can be layered over daytime shades of matte golds, plums, or chocolate. Skip lip and eye liners and create depth by blending.  Keep the lips a warm neutral rather than a nude so they don’t disappear.  Groom the brows, wear a defining mascara, blend mocha, taupe, and copper shades on the eyes. 

I've been shopping and trying out all the new products, and these are my top choices that I will use all spring and summer, day to night, work to vacation, to create this year’s most versatile makeup looks. 

                                                                  XOXO Shelley

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The Easy 90’s Styles That Are Perfect For Today:

It’s a fashion flashback that part of me really doesn’t mind at all: the 90’s are having a trending moment and some of my favorite and most comfortable pieces are right on trend this year.  (Side note:  I can’t really wrap my head around the thought I am old enough to see my younger-year’s style revived, but that’s just me.)  Who can forget Kate Moss in a slip dress? Or the Friends cast wearing jean jackets?  Angelina Joli in tank tops and cargos?  Drew Barrymore in floral mini dresses?  I never gave up my love of bias cut dresses, slip on pool slides, and the perfect black knapsack, and actually neither did the fashion world as a whole.  Those 90’s staples have become classics and are timeless now.  

Laid-back style that was sexy at the same time meant that nearly everything in your wardrobe could be intermixed and worn together to create different looks.  Nothing felt forced or looked like it was trying really hard to make a style statement.  Models today have pounced on the 90’s style for castings, and designers have picked up their street style and made up-to-date versions, adapting them for today.  In the 90’s we wore biker shorts anywhere and everywhere, and that was before the athleisure trend.  Today’s versions are just as sporty, pairing up with everything from tailored blazers, to crop tops, to oversized t-shirts.  I will wear them to the gym swapping them out for short shorts or leggings.  I will live in cargos, scrappy tank tops and pool slides all spring with a jean jacket thrown on top.  For summer I will cool down with floral mini dresses, warp midi skirts with spaghetti strap tank tops, and slip dresses for both day and night.  And my new hats for the season will be various bucket hats, giving the straw fedoras and Panama hats of so many seasons now a much needed break.  And they are packable! Love. 

I’ve done the research for you so you can get shopping yourself.  Summer style simplified, comfort guaranteed:

Bitten Dress by Reformation $198.00 at reformation.com

Top Cycling Shorts $15.00 at Topshop.com

Zara ZW Premium Cargo Pants $49.50 at Zara.com

Levi's Ex-Boyfriend Denim Trucker Jacket $89.50 at Urbanoutfitters.com

Slim Perfect tank Top with Built-In Bra $22.50 at JCrew.com

Concord Floral Mini Dress $198.00 at Refomration.com

Floral Patterned Wrap-Front Skirt $34.99 at HM.com

Mali & Lili Vegan Leather Mini Backpack $56.00 at Nordstrom.com

Hat Attack Perfect Bucket Hat $55.00 at ShopBop.com

Adidas Adilette Slide Sandal $45.00 at Nordstrom.com

XOXO Shelley

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