From my Style Tips Series, I have an accessory tip. I’m exploring how to wear a beret. This has become adopted by the French as the classic hat to have. Therefore, it is always chic. But this fall and winter, it will be available more than usual in stores because it showed up on the fall runways. What you will find below is lots of inspiration for how to wear it. Age doesn’t matter. As I write this, I am excited to find new ways to wear my berets more often when the weather cools down!
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Accessories, Style Tips, Ways to Wear It
Autumn/Winter Style, Fall/Winter, Fashion, Style, Transitional Weather
Hi, welcome to this week’s blog roundup of the Beauty Spotlight Team! In this edition, four fashion and beauty bloggers (including me) are featuring up-to-the-minute tips on:
- an ageless perfection skin cream,
- a multi-tasking eye cream,
- the very best bra and
- an easy way to add sparkle and shine to your outfits every day.
Why don’t you try these tips? You just might find that age doesn’t matter! Just click on your favorite topics below to find out more:
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Beauty Spotlight Team, Link Love
Accessories, Anti-Aging, Skin Care, Sparkle & Shine, Style, Weekly Blog Roundup
I have a roomy t-shirt that has crisscross straps at the v-neckline. Since I’ve had it awhile, I was feeling the need to come up with more ways to wear it. While I was surfing the net for ideas, I found that I needed to use a variety of terms to find what I wanted. I looked for lace-up tops, lattice tops and crisscross tops. Yet I found only a little in each category of exactly what I was looking for. There were lots of sexy, bare tops shown, but that’s not what I’m talking about. A lace-up top can be subtly sexy or it can be more romantic, like a soft blouse or a poet’s shirt or even a peasant top. I hadn’t even been thinking of those and I own each of them.
My focus at the moment is more of a t-shirt with a lace-up neckline as a camisole, tank, short-sleeve, long-sleeve or tunic length top. These can be worn on their own in warm weather and layered during cool weather. Do you have any of these? Let’s take a look at a few ideas on how to wear lace-up tops. Age doesn’t matter.
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Outfit Combinations, Ways to Wear It
Casual Style, Outfit Ideas, Style, T-Shirts
One of the trends during the last couple of years is chains of all sorts. That includes: belts, necklaces, bracelets, handbags with chain handles and body chains. But chains are not just a passing trend. They are classic accessories that stand the test of time and can be worn throughout the year! See my original post on “How Simple Chains Add Instant Flair — and a Style Tip!” HERE for how to style chains specifically during warm-weather.
In this update, there are more style tips, 11 ways to wear chains and outfit ideas to help you accessorize with them during all four seasons. So by all means, indulge and invest in chain accessories whenever you like. They are not just for the warm seasons; they are for always because of their timeless simplicity. That’s not to say that they are boring. Read on to see how to chains can be styled in a wide variety of interesting ways. Age doesn’t matter.
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Accessories, Outfit Combinations, Style Tips, Tips and Tricks, Ways to Wear It
Accessories, Jewelry, Outfit Ideas, Style
The sarong, also known as a “pareo” in Latin and South America, is a large rectangular piece of fabric that can be worn many different ways. It is considered an indispensable wardrobe item in many tropical countries. It is a simple, breezy piece for the beach, swimming pool parties, luaus and the like. It’s a versatile piece to pack for travel to sunny resorts and hardly takes up any room in a suitcase. But it goes beyond that. Let me tell you how to use a beautiful sarong in unlimited ways!
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Outfit Combinations, Tips and Tricks
Sarongs, Style, Summer Style, Travel