Charming Chartreuse

I was reading everyone’s comments from last week’s spring trend reports (thanks by the way- I really love getting all this feedback!!) and one of the themes I found was that people kept saying “I love this trend, but can’t wear it.”  And this got me thinking…

First it made me want to say:  Don’t sell yourselves short!!! Yes, there are legitimate reasons not to wear a trend.  But fear is not one of them!!!  (Can you tell I really mean it?  I mean I used like a million exclamation points!)  So, if there is a style that’s caught your eye, give it a shot.  Take your most honest and most daring confidante (and if you don’t have one of those snap a photo and email it to me) and try it on.  You may find yourself pleasantly surprised.

Second:  I talk a big game about wearing certain trends.  But there are ones that won’t work for me either- no matter how much I like them.  One of these trends is the color chartreuse.  It has been all over spring style reports.  And I can’t wear it!  Let me put it this way:  if I were to wear chartreuse my olive skin would glow in the dark.  Seriously, the color looks that bad on me.  Alas, this is a cross I must bear.

But for those of you who can, do!  There are so many great options right now!  Check out some of my favorites:

(Confession: I may still try this nail polish….. you know, so my friends can find me in a dark restaurant )

Where To Buy:

• M.A.C. Eye shadow in Bitter ($11), maccosmetics.com
• Image: Suno Spring 2011 Ready-To-Wear, photo by Yannis Vlamos/GoRunway.com via Style.com
• Whiting & Davis Dalmatian Convertible Shoulder Bag ($115), Shopbop.com
• Fossil Hathaway Glazed Shopper ($98), Zappos.com
• O.P.I. Nail Lacquer in Simply Smashing ($8.50), only in stores- see OPI.com
• Villa Cerese Micro Stripe Wool Wrap ($150), Bloomingdales.com