New Neutrals

As you scroll past the highlight picture and see something olive combined with the title of this post, I am sure you are already thinking blah, blah, blah, here we go with the olive green again. But seriously, I can’t help how passionate I am about this color. I think it is 100% safe to say that this color is now absolutely considered a neutral. That’s right. Olive is sitting pretty with black, white, cream, gray, and as you know, we are here for it.

I definitely have a bias, and I think we all know that. I think it is the most flattering color on anyone. It could be because I think it looks killer with denim, as well as cream, or even black without being too flashy. I can’t exactly pinpoint when my love affair with this color began, but it definitely got out of hand very quickly. This isn’t stated lightly. I think I am slowly transitioning everything in my life to this color. My winter jacket was the first update, followed by my phone case, nail polish, so many shirts, and even work pants.

So it was inevitable that I ended up with an olive green swimsuit, right? I definitely ordered this one half expecting it not to work out. They had the regular suit listed, but also listed a bustier option available that sold out pretty quickly. Jenilee warned that it may be a bit too flashy, but I had to try it and it was shockingly perfect. I LOVE that there is no clasp so when you are laying on a lawn chair you don’t feel the tie or clasp digging in. I have also noticed that I am slowly converting to only swimsuit tops that aren’t halter. If you are a little bit bustier you may feel my pain, literally. I have been in pain after wearing a halter suit all day.

The other win with this suit is that the bottom is a perfect rise. I can’t handle the low rise, hip hugger, cheeky trend so anything that has full coverage is okay by me. We all love to play beach games and be active, so a comfortable suit that stays put is a must. I don’t typically plan out “swimsuit” outfits but I love the color of this denim, olive, and the straw hat together. I think if I had to create a palette to stick to forever, this just may be it. These shorts are from Gap last year, but I will link some comparable options this year!

If you want to read about why we were both loving this hat, you can read about it in this post and this post. All the people with big noggins rejoice! You have also seen these sunnies pop up a few times already and they will keep on keepin’ on as we roll into Spring (if we’re lucky), and Summer. They are the New Wayfarer and I love the fit! You have also seen this necklace featured many times including in our Midwest Gift Guide here. The company is a Chicago local, Vo Yourself and I love the horn trend. Unfortunately I think my skin might be starting to react to this one but it’s too cute!

Before Jenilee and I started packing for this trip, I got a sudden urge to buy a new beach bag because mine isn’t cute enough. As I was thinking of the aesthetic of our Instagram pictures I knew that my dirty, dingy thirty-one bag wouldn’t be super appealing. However, I just couldn’t get past how much I love the utility bag. I can put all of my sunscreen, lip balm, sunglasses, etc around the outside for easy access and organization is unbeatable. With that being said-at some point I will likely try to upgrade to a cleaner bag.

My question for you is: Where do you buy cute, reasonable, organizer friendly beach bags? Or did I already figure it out and I should just stick to my guns?