Add a Little Sparkle To Your Spring

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My backyard is filled with diamonds. In the morning it looks like diamonds have fallen from the sky when the sun perfectly hits the morning dew.  After a good spring rain when all the plants are heavy little drops of water sparkle as they fall.  As if that wasn’t enough the intricate little spider webs trap water and glimmer all afternoon long.  Not wanting to be outdone by my backyard, I’ve decided to add a little twinkle and sparkle to my Spring.

While champagne, sequins and glitter are great ways to add a little sparkle, I’m leaning more towards a diamond bracelet from Anjolee Diamonds.  One of things that makes shopping at Anjolee so great is, the fact that every item can be customized.  Make each design your own by choosing from different size total diamond weight. You can also select the diamond quality of your choice and the metal type of gold or shiny platinum.

Diamond & Carat

Everybody is on a budget, and diamond quality along with carat weight are the perfect place to stay on budget or to blow the budget.  Most items come in 10 to 15 different carat weights and 6 diamond qualities.

Length & Metal

If you’ve got slightly fat wrists like me, or find that the standard 16 inch necklace just hits you in the wrong spot, just tweak the length of the item.  The option to tweak the diamond tennis necklace also makes it really easy to work the layered look. If you suffer from the dreaded Gold allergy, you can order your items in Platinum.

For more on Anjolee and all of the products you've seen here, head on over to their website, follow them on twitter and be sure to like them on Facebook.  For those of you glued to your iPhone and iPad there is an app for that.  You can create the perfect stud earrings while pretending to listen in the afternoon meeting, and with free shipping (insured overnight delivery), no sales tax, and free gift packaging, you can justify that bump in carat weight.  

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Spring Clean Your Closet #Organized

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Rising temperatures, blossoming blooms, and sunny skies are sure signs that Spring has sprung. With the arrival of warmer weather comes the anticipated debut of shorter hemlines, frilly tanks and sexy sandals and for many of us that means a complete closet overhaul.

I am a minimalist at heart, my downtown Boston studio apartment thanks me daily for that. Any chance I have to sort through and organize my belongings is a tiny dream come true.I find myself repeating the phrase "out with the old, in with the new" far too often. Spring is my perfect excuse to clean out my closets and dressers and donate any unnecessary items that I have accumulated over the winter months. I challenge you to do the same.

With the right mindset and storage solutions you will be on your way to a less cluttered, frustration free lifestyle. Give yourself a full day to sort, launder, trash, and donate the contents of every nook and cranny of your closet and dresser drawers. No belt is looked over, and no broken heeled shoe left behind. I stick with the "Season" rule; If I am on the fence for instance about a sweater and realize I didn't wear it once through the fall and  winter months it's headed straight for the donation box. This simple rule will amaze you and give you a clear understanding of just how many items you are holding onto for absolutely no reason. 

After you have sifted through each piece it is time to hop in your car for a well deserved shopping trip. The assistance of four key items will have your closet looking like a page out of Home & Garden magazine.

WIth your shopping trip complete, you can guarantee to feel re-energized and ready to go. Take the remainder of the night off, a fresh start will do both you and your closet good. Begin the next day by unwrapping your newly purchased organizational products and let the put back process begin. You will begin to se results immediately, and the finished product will take your breath away.

Is this something you will be doing this spring?

Lindsey is the face behind Trendbetter.  She uses Trendbetter as an outlet celebrating style and giving every woman the know how and the confidence to look and feel her best. 

She spent two years being surrounded by the highest of fashion at the Los Angeles headquarters of BCBG MAXAZRIA GROUP.  She currently resides in Boston with the lover of her life a 5 pound rescue chihuahua Vivienne.

Fashion is her thing, it always has been and it always will be. To keep up with Lindsey head on over to Trendbetter.  You can also follow Lindsey on Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  

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The Long & The Short Of It: White Shorts

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As a Minnesota girl living in the south, it feels a lot more like Summer than it does Spring. I know for a lot of you Summer is all about the short shorts, for others summer means busting out the Bermudas, but for me summer is all about the Capri Pants and Skimmers.  I don’t really have thighs that were made for shorts, of any kind. 

Like clockwork White Denim becomes a trend from May right up till Labor Day when tuck away our whites and bring out the creams. Glossy magazines always make it seem like they’ve stumbled upon the trend for the first time. But you and I know the truth, white denim and/or chino is always hot for summer.  Since white denim and/or chinos might not be part of your everyday look, I wanted to find options that weren’t too expensive, but that will hold up after a few washes.  I’ve broken them down by inseam, so no matter how much leg you want to show, you’ve got options.  For my plus size readers, don’t think I forgot about you, I’ve included plenty of great plus size options. 

The Long & The Short Of It - White Shorts

In The Market For: The Perfect Key Chain

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About two years ago I moved from Ohio to North Carolina.  When I got to the new house, the keys were on a simple grosgrain ribbon.  I told myself that once I unpack and got everything situated, I would pick out a new keychain.  Two years my keys are still on that grosgrain ribbon.  That ribbon much worse for the wear needs to go.  Which is I’m in the Market for a new keychain.   I narrowed it down to a few of my favorites and paired them with the type of girl who would carry it.  The real question is, what kind of keychain girl are you?  I think I’m somewhere between a Baggu Loop and the Kate Spade Hold The Phone.