The Color Purple

I've been in love with purple practically since birth. From my lavender banana seat bike when I was 5 to my purple velvet formal dress when I was 14, I'll always think of purple fondly. While my taste has grown and changed over the years, gorgeous purple dresses and accessories (such as these below) still make me swoon. In recent years, I've been more than happy to reintroduce this color into my life as a wardrobe staple.

1. Rebecca Taylor Pin Dot Runway Dress $275

2. French Connection T-Wizard Cotton Dress $152

3. Alice + Olivia Sequined Keyhole-Back Mini Dress $495

4. Just Cavalli dress $381

5. Hunter Wellington Eggplant Rubber Boot $115

6. Michael Kors Resin Bracelet Watch $180

7. Havaianas Slim $21.99

8. Fergie Nacho $93.95

9. OPI Do you Lilac It $5.09 (sale)
10. Marc by Marc Jacobs Clutch $298

Nail Craze

Essie Pink Parka

OPI Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees

Essie Pound Cake

OPI Jade is the new Black

OPI Pink Flamenco

While I've always been a fan of having my toenails painted, I've rarely been into having nail polish on my fingernails. I did have a brief phase in high school when bright golds and purples were in style (I also had lipstick, scarves and eyeshadow to match my nails-yikes!) and I painted my nails for a few years, only to give it up again in college and thereafter. I've also always had a weird thing about nail salons and preferred to just do them myself at home. But over the past year, I've completely hopped on the bandwagon of all the fun new vamp/bright/fluorescent colors that seem to be one of the biggest trends lately. Some of my new favorites are shown here: Essie Pink Parka, OPI Suzi Skis in the Pyrenees, Essie Pound Cake, OPI Jade is the new black, and OPI Pink Flamenco. What are your current favorites?