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6 Style Tips and Outfit Ideas for Wearing Pearls in Old and New Ways

Pearls are classic and timeless, yet they are a recurring trend. So age doesn’t matter. This spring and summer, you might find just about anything made with pearls. There are pearl necklaces, bracelets and new earring styles too, such as mismatched earrings or huge single pearl orbs. And then there are pearl hair ornaments, pearl eyeglass chains, headbands, tops, bottoms, dresses, toppers, etc. In this post, you’ll find six style tips and outfit ideas for wearing pearls in old and new ways!

3 Bonus Style Tips:  This post has been updated a few times as I added more style tips. You will now find not just six, but nine style tips in the special section below!

Round white pearls are the classic. On the other hand, baroque pearls are unique in shape, size and color. Many are made into abstract jewelry pieces and new styles. They are often combined with colored gemstones. You may also have pearls in the colors of the rainbow. Consider all types of pearls when using the tips and outfit ideas that you’ll find here.

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Quick & Easy Style Tip: How to Get a New Look With Your Trench Coat

Trench coats are a classic that keeps on trending in different ways. Today’s Style Tip gives you a quick and easy way to get a new look with your trench coat. Age doesn’t matter when you’ve got style.

I think of my beige midi-length trench as a raincoat. And yet, it’s a perfect transitional piece for spring and fall. A removable lining makes it adjustable for cooler or warmer weather. Or, simply layer under a lightweight trench for cold weather.

A classic look can be very basic and always the same. I like to accessorize to add more interest, even to outerwear. Hence, today’s style tip!

How to Get a New Look With Your Trench Coat

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Animal Print Series Finale: More Style Tips to Inspire More Outfit Ideas

Welcome to the final post in my Animal Print Series! I started with three style tips and then gave outfit ideas for animal-print tops HERE, toppers HERE, skirts and pants HERE, dresses HERE, accessories and animal-motif tops HERE and another style tip HERE. That makes this the tenth and final post in the series. With that many outfit ideas and tips, age doesn’t matter! We can all wear the animal prints of our dreams. I have a variety of clothes in leopard, snakeskin and tiger prints. What’s great about them is that they are a neutral that goes with everything; they’re as handy as a pair of jeans. I hope you enjoy today’s tip and get inspired to wear animal prints in new ways.

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Animal Print Style Tip: Take a Look at How to Make Neutral Outfits Exciting

Today’s animal-print style tip is winding down my series on the topic. The next style tip will be the finale. In this post, we’ll take a look at how to give neutrals that extra dimension that takes them from blank canvas to finished portrait. Think of your outfit as a work of art with you as the subject. Age doesn’t matter because there is beauty in being your true self. So find your favorite animal and try adding at least a hint of it to your daily clothing creations!

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Springtime Style and Beauty Tips From The Beauty Spotlight Team to You

As a member of The Beauty Spotlight Team, I present our blog roundup every week here at Your True Self. This week, we have the following springtime style and beauty tips for you:

  • the perfect travel companions loved by one of our beauty bloggers;
  • reviews of the most-used beauty products that one of our beauty bloggers emptied in the first quarter of this year, despite being hospitalized and unable to indulge in her full stash of products;
  • how to design your own unique custom hat; and
  • how to wear linen as you are transitioning to spring weather.

I hope you’ll join us by clicking on your favorite topics below. Enjoy!

Springtime Style and Beauty Tips From The Beauty Spotlight Team:

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