My Spring/Summer Wishlist

I have always lived for spring and summer, and since getting back from college last night my summer has officially begun! Finally I get to wear shorts and flip flops and spend all my time soaking up the sun. I also love the opportunity to switch up my beauty routine and incorporate this season's trends into my wardrobe. There are a lot of items that I have been loving lately as well as several online items I can't wait to purchase! Here's a list of fashion and beauty things that I am going to be loving this summer and I hope it can inspire you as well. 

1. Rose-scented products

I haven't always been a fan of floral scents since they can sometimes be too heavy, but lately I've been loving the fresh smell of roses for my beauty routine. The smell goes perfectly with the flowers that bloomed all over my campus. This mask is one of my favorites for hydrating and toning my skin and it smells amazing! Another thing I've been really into is Epsom salt baths since I've been sick. Mixing Epsom salts with a few drops of rose essential oil gives a calming bath that also soothes illness and alleviates the tension in sore muscles. To buy the mask click here.

2. Clothed in Hope bracelets 

Clothed in Hope is a company that was founded in 2011 by a student that graduated from my school. All of the products are made by women in Zambia and the proceeds go back to them to help them learn how to support their families through running a business. I was fortunate enough to go to several trunk shows where a lot of the items were being sold and I've created a collection of these bracelets! I love the burst of color and I wear them every single day. I highly recommend checking out the site since everything is absolutely beautiful and it always starts a conversation about a great cause. Here is a link to the bracelets!

3. Palm Tree and Pineapple Patterns

If you go out to any store right now, it's impossible to miss the fruit-printed items and tropical themes on many articles of clothing right now. I started loving the pineapple idea when I visited Charleston in February and saw the famous pineapple fountain. As it turns out, pineapples are incorporated into everything all over the city! Ever since then I've loved seeing them for some reason and it makes me happy that they are popping up everywhere. I also love the palm fronds and trees that I'm seeing on a lot of pieces. Nothing could be more cute and appropriate for the summer time. 

I'm dying over this palm-print romper from one of my favorite local stores, Entourage. All of the clothes they carry are less than $42. I'm obsessed!

I'm also a huge fan of these phone cases from Nunuco Design Company. I found out about these somehow through Instagram and I'm in love with the watercolor patterns. I just want to order them all! I have to say that I'm leaning toward the pineapples. 

4. Lauren James

I always love preppy items as summer rolls around, especially anything pastel and seersucker. Lauren James products always combine the two perfectly without being overdone. Right now I'm eyeing this coral beachcomber and anything with the American Magnolia pattern (right on time for the 4th of July!). 

I hope you all enjoyed this post! I am super excited to be home and I can't wait to incorporate these ideas and trends in time for the hot weather that is surely on its way. I hope that you all are enjoying the spring and summer so far and good luck if you're finishing off school! 

xoxo, Katie