The Most Stylish Spring Jackets

Raise your hand if you if you are ready to shed our winter coats. Hopefully soon we will be reaching for a lighter layer. This season, coats are cropped, cinched, quilted, and made from leather. They have funnel necks, scarves, pleats, and capes.After a day of shopping, here's some of the best.

The Cinched Jacket

A very versatile jacket that you can wear with everything. $225

Aritzia

Line & Dot Geneva Jacket

The perfect transition piece with an oversized sherpa collar! $201

Tuckernuck

Quilted Down Jacket

Don't worry, it's only lightly padded, so not too warm for March and April. Love the scarf, which is a key look for spring "scarf dressing."  It's fabrication is cotton and nylon. $229

Cos

Light Weight Puffer Jacket

It's all about the chic chains and sale price with this jacket. $55

Boston Proper

Lison Jacket

This bold color will add some spring in your step. The pleating details add pizazz. $890

Ulla Johnson. and Neiman Marcus

Leopard Quilted Jacket

Lots of fun for under $50. 

Lulus

Tie Belt Denim Jacket

A denim jacket is a youthful look, even if you don't wear jeans. Loving the length and button details.  $259  

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Satement Swing Coat

We all loved this jacket at full price. Now that it has been marked down from $1195 to $595, we adore it. Right?

Me + Em

Vega Jacket

An elevated utility jacket with gold tone  

buttons. Love how it is styled. $598

Cult Gaia

Cotton Short Trench Coat
This trench will never go out of style. $299

Cos

Yuno Crop Trench

So much style with delicious details. $399

Revolve Clothing

The Will Leather Jaxket

One of my faves.  $345

Sezane Paris

Barbour Bronwyn Showerproof Jacket

A casually chic check will be a bright sight on a rainy spring day. $325

Free People

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What's In My Makeup Bag?

 

I have always been curious about makeup. All the pretty colors called my name. My makeup muse was Twiggy, and my interest continues. You will notice that the majority of what I use is clean beauty.  Today I share my favorites.

~ Foundation ~

It depends on what look I want to achieve. For everyday at home I can be found wearing.....

Bare Minerals Complexion Rescue
This is really a tinted moisturizer, but it does have coverage. I am surprised what it does for my complexion. It also offers "mineral" SPF.  I use the shade "Natural Pecan." It does offer a natural glow. Very healthy looking on the skin. Find it at....

Ulta   and  Sephora  

UnCoverup Cream Foundation

I absoluely love this product. First of all, it features totally clean, skin loving ingredients. It is hydrating while smoothing fine lines. The coverage is perfect and lightweight (more like a gel than a cream). I wear shade 22.5, which is a cool buff beige.

RMS Beauty

Baked Balance & Glow Foundation

And for a quick easy foundation, Laure Geller's  illuminating  foundation gets the job done. I wouldn't be concerned about the word "illuminating."  The effect is very soft. It's a light to medium coverage that you can build upon. I wear the medium.

Laura Geller

~ Primer & Concealers ~

Wearing a primer has changed everything for my complexion! I have just started using it in the last year. What a difference it makes! I wear.....

      RMS Beauty Radiance Primer 

First of all, it is refillable, which saves you $10 each time you order. I can always count on my makeup staying put without reapplying. It also replaces moisturizer for me, with all of the skin loving ingredients. Totally clean, too!

RMS Beauty

ReFresh Eye Brightener Correcting Tint

My latest obsession. Wow! It is for taking away the dark circles under your eyes (if you have any.) The metal round tip is very cool to the skin. and helps in depuffing the eye area. I love the feeling. And the color that it deposits is almost magical. I use the lightest shade. My undereye definately looks better. After using it. LOVE!

RMS Beauty.  or  Shopbop

Soft Matte Complete Concealer

This product was highly recommended by Allure Beauty, so I tried it. It is fab! This is the concealer that I wear under foundation. Very buildable. I apply it with my fingers.

Nars Cosmetics     Ulta 

Charlotte Tilbury Beautiful Skin Concealer

I found this product before RMS came out with their Eye Brightener. Love the wand , and it is super easy to apply. I only wear this under my eyes and over foundation.

Sephora      Nordstrom   

~ Contour  & Blush ~

How many of you contour your face? I have been doing it for over two years, and I think it makes all the difference in the world. It can slim your face  and add dimension. So simple. A swipte here and one there adds so much. 

Face Trace Contour Stick

Gucci Westman's Contour Sticks are the best in the business. Besides being smooth and creamy, they are all squeaky clean without toxins. I wear the shade biscuit. It is a light brown.

Westman Atelier

Nars The Multiple
This one product does so much. It acts as a blush, lipstick, and eyeshadow. It's so easy to use. They have just changed the formula. I hope that I like it as much as I did the old formula. I love the shade "Dazed" which is a peachy beige.

Nars      Ulta

ReDimension Hydra Powder Blush

I love this blush and it's luminous finish. And true to the brand, it is talc free and totally clean. I wear Crystal Slipper. The Blush is also refillable, which is genius. 

RMS 

~ Eyes ~

Straight Up Volumizing Peptide Mascara

I am on my 2nd tube of this fabulous mascara. I was a devotee of DiorShow mascara for years. Loved it, but it did smudge under my eyes.... a lot. This mascara does not do this at all. It's totally clean without chemicals to hurt your eyes. The brush is nearly identical to the DiorShow. One caveat. I do feel the need to use an eyelash curler with it. 

RMS Beauty

Mac Big Boost Brow Fiber Gel

So good. And comes in many colors.Easy to apply and stays on until you take it off.

Mac Cosmetics 

Too Faced Better Than Sex

Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner

After trying many eyliners, I have had the best results with this. It's almost goof proof. 

Sephora

Laura Geller Blend Away Beige & Brown 8 Multi-Finish Eyeshadows

Truthfully I don't have a favorite eyeshadow, but I do enjoy Laura's palettes. They are so reasonabbly priced with very wearable shades.  

Laura Geller

~ Lips ~

I stay loyal to very few lipsticks. 

Charlotte Tilbury Hot Lips Kim K

It's the perfect pinky nude. I love the satin finish and that gold case.

Ulta  

Mac Cosmetics Satin Creme D' Nude 

Most days this is what I am wearing. I love Mac's price points, and they are often on sale. If you haven't tried their bullet lipsticks, you will love the colors. There are so many.

Mac Cosmetics

Squaky Clean Liquid Lip Balm

There are many out there, and this is the best I have ever used. All lip oils feel great and offer shine. Most of them are weak on color, except for Gucci Wesman's. I wear Nana, a cool beige  with a touch of sparkle. It's so pretty.

Westman Atelier

Sara Happ Lip Gloss

This gloss is so good, you will wonder how you ever lived without it. Sara only makes lip products, so to me she is the OG of gloss. No dehydrating ingredients. Just good for you natural oils. I wear the Nude Slip and The Rose Gold Slip.

Sara Happ

Sara Happ Cherry Lip Slip

Same gloss as above, but in a fun cherry red. It gets special mention because it on sale. Buy One Get One for Free.

Sara Happ

There you have it. And yes, you will find every one of these in my makeup bag!

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Bold, Bright & Beautiful For Spring

As I create this blog post, all I can see outside is white. Yes, I am in the middle of the Northeast blizzard, but safe and sound. Like every season, there are certain colors that trend. The primary and bright colors were what caught my eye the most. It's an optimistic take on life. Don't we all need that?

Sculpural Swing Coat

One of my favorite finds. It's made with textured Italian cotton, and looks so well done. There is  a dress and pants to match.

Me + Em

Knotted  Gala Mule

Crafted with a kitten heel, these sweet shoes  are made for summer walks.
Simon Miller

Belem Poplin Midi Dress

Oh how I love this look. What a chic cotton dress! 

Simon Miller

Dupioni Silk Mini

Lengths are both short and long this season. If you love a mini this is one chic and shiny sheath.

Tuckernuck

Balmain Jersey Leggings & Top
I feel like the 90's are calling. What a fun look for the right woman.

Shopbop

Longline Linen Shirt

A sensational shirt! Love that it has no collar. For those of you who enjoy a longer line, this is for you. Also available in black and gold.

Boden

Dries Van Noten Coat & Dress
Now this is new!  A bright look on Spring in Duchesse satin. Available for Pre-Order

Moda Operandi

Rachel Gilbert Dion Cape Gown

If you have a spring event coming up, this gown is gorgeous! It's polyester, but who cares when it looks this good? Also in red and white.

Bloomingdale's

La Veste Pippi Pants

Chic cotton capri's in  11 colorways. I think they are lots of fun.

Moda Operandi

Maeve X Bibi Lou Mesh Loafers

Comfy and casual chic. 

Anthropologie

Straight Crop Cardigan

Crafted with organic cotton. It's a stylish sweater to wear now with black leather pants. In Spring you will reach for it to pair with white pants and skirts.

Me + Em

The Max Shirt
Intentionally oversized in organic cotton with mother of pearl buttons. The perfect denim shirt!

Sezane Paris

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