Cream and camo.

Joe Fresh knit; AE denim; ALDO camo hat

Don't hog the clearance rack.

I was at my local store that sells Joe Fresh, perusing the clearance rack. It's a pretty darn huge rack. And someone was just standing in the middle, looking at the same thing for a good 5 minutes.
So I move past her to the knits. I pick up this amazing sweater, and she looks over at me. Sees the sweater. Moves over to my rack and starts sifting through to find another one.
I notice she can't find one in the same colour, so she picks up a gray one, clearly annoyed that I found it first.
Because my cream one was a couple sizes too big, I see a second gray in a smaller size and grab it quickly. She's left standing at the clearance rack watching me walk away with the sweater she could have had. 

I ended up liking the oversized look, so I stuck with the bigger, cream coloured sweater.

Moral of the story: Don't hog the clearance rack. You might watch someone walk away with something better.

5 Spring Essentials.

Just my personal list of the 5 things that I really need this spring. Like, seriously need.

1. An amazing striped dress.

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Stripes won't be leaving us just yet! They're sticking around for a little while longer. A big bold striped dress is the perfect way to welcome the sunshine and warmth back in your life!

I found a couple great ones from Banana Republic that are both awesome AND work appropriate: this and this.

2. Denim vest & studs.

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A denim vest is spring's response to the fur vest of fall.  Good luck trying to get that faux fur to keep you cool (hint: 'aint gunna happen). The denim vest, however, makes an awesome addition to anyone's closet (just think of how great your denim jacket is and imagine it without arms)!

Plus this one is über awesome 'cause it's got studded detail. Here's another great studded one from Forever 21. Maybe I'll pick that one up.

3. Camo... everything

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The whole military style has been around for a while, but I love the more literal feel it's taking on this spring. Camo is everywhere. She's wearing a camo jacket here, but camo pants are popping up like the not-yet-flowers-of-spring.

Don't believe me? Forever 21 military jacket, GAP camo pants, Dynamite camo jegging and this H&M leopard print camo coat. Yeah, I'll be adding more camo to my closet, that's for sure.

4. Wedge sneakers

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Leave it to Sydney to show us all how to perfect the sneaker wedge. Honestly, I hated these before I saw them on her. Now I'm in love. Talk about incredible influence this lady has. I'm so in love that I am ACTIVELY searching Pinterest for more inspiration on wedge sneakers. Which means I might convince myself I haaaaaave to have them.  Plus my fav shoe store, Call It Spring, has these for $60.

5. Anything with polka dots.

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Just like camo and stripes, polka dots are big creepers creeping up all over the place. One day it's on a shirt and next think you know, it's on ev-er-y-thing you buy.

I'm currently lusting over these polkadot pants, this (neon) polkadot bikini and this polka-dotted shirt-dress (though it is a bit on the short side....)

What tops your list of spring essentials?