MY STYLE: Neon Spring

April hath put a spirit of youth in everything

- William Shakespare

April is a beautiful month because it births beautiful things, new beginnings and a new season- Spring. Spring (or any other season besides Summer) does not exist in the Caribbean where I live, but I can always pretend right? Not only is April a beautiful month because of Spring, but it's a beautiful month because it's my birth month ;)......and if you're wondering, I'll be mid-30 something. x_x. Time sure does fly.

So, on to the outfit. How are these multi colored neon pants? Aren't they funky and fresh? When I saw them, I knew that I'd be able to pair them with just about anything because of the abundance of colours. I've had these pants for a few months now and finally decided to do something with them today.

Blazer- H&M (sold out) Similar here | Tank- H&M | Pants via UrbanOg (sold out) | Heels - Here | Sunnies- Tom Ford

Photos by SS

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MY STYLE: Red Skinnies

Is there any single item of clothing that a denim shirt does not compliment? I have literally become obsessed with chambray/ denim shirts overnight. I own three blue denim shirts in two different fits but will definitely acquire another two or so. Although I usually go for the darker washes, today, I was excited to wear a lighter wash for the first time and I quite like it.

Everything you can imagine is real- Pablo Picasso

Top- H&M | Bottom- Old |Heels- Anne Michelle via GoJane | Accessories- Local Boutique

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MY STYLE: Bold and Bright

Accept who you are; and revel in it- Mitch Albom

If you were to search through my closets....(yes I said closets with an 's' because there is more than one), you would not find a dress or skirt that is more than 2 inches above my knees. Why? Well, I've been teased all my life about how skinny/ petite I am and I have become overly conscious of my stature, including the fact that I have really skinny legs. While that is a compliment for many, in the Caribbean, being skinny is viewed as being ill or not liking to eat. As a matter of fact, I am quite the opposite. I am a healthy foodie. I LOVE my belly. I am genetically tiny and this goes as far back as my paternal great, great grandparents so there's definitely no hope for me gaining weight any time soon.

Wearing this dress today to run a few errands around town was a bold step for me and to post it here on my blog in this international forum is an even bolder step. This dress was gifted to me by my bestie because she thought it would look cute on me even though she's aware of the fact that I am conscious about my skinny legs.

What are your thoughts on my outfit?

Are you brave enough to rock white nail polish? I loved it!

Dress- H&M (old) | Hat- Similar here | Sandals- here | Bag- Zara

After taking the pictures for this post, I popped into a new restaurant to check out the menu and saw this sign on a board. I really couldn't agree more about this ;)

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MY STYLE: Spring Stripes

Hi beauties:

A friend of mine invited me to her church today and although I'm never usually comfortable visiting other churches, I decided to go. It was a good service. After the service, I was able to capture a few shots of my outfit.

Did you go to church today? Did you enjoy the service?

Dress- Mine is sold out | Option here

Paris Hilton Wedges- Here | Here

Handbag- Local boutique

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MY STYLE: Shiny Tiger Face

Hi beauties!

It's the weekend and I hope you're having a blast so far.

Today was a busy day out and about for me. For the most part, it was pamper day- nails, feet, brows and all the other tid bits so I wanted to wear something comfy and cute ;).

I'm going on a mini-vacay on Monday and I won't be blogging any pics until I return but you can always follow me on Instagram @shadesnstylz for updates and snippets of my trip.

Sweater-Sold out here | Option here

Skinnies- Here

Heels- Here on sale

Necklace-Here

Sunnies- Here

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MY STYLE: Kasdens & Leopard Sequins

Hi beauties:

Happy Sunday lovelies!! Hope you've all had an amazing weekend and ready for another productive week. I'm not looking forward to this coming week but surely looking forward to it ending as I'll be taking a mini vacay after that. Yippee!

I own nothing in sequins because it makes my skin itch (weird I know), but when I saw this blazer last year in one of my local boutiques, I couldn't resist. I intended on making it a Christmas or New Year's piece but it never happened.

The heels are another story. I was having one of those days last Tuesday and my lovely cheered me up by purchasing these babies. Can we say that the rest of my week was heaven?!

Dress- Sold out but here 

Blazer- Similar here

Heels- Here

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