Make Up to Make Out

I bought my first pair of pink jeans this time last year and I had never anticipated wearing (and loving!) them as much I have. They are pretty much the only pair of trousers I ever wear (I’m generally a skirt/dress girl at other times) and they are surprisingly so easy to make outfits with. I lived in them during Spring/Summer last year and the only reason I wear them out less often now is ’cause I find them tricky to pull off with my Winter footwear. I was actually having this conversation on Twitter earlier about how I think a black boot really ruins a pale pink jean – just not the right or natural match for it at all in my eyes.It was seeing Cameron Diaz snapped in this pair that made me hunt for my peachy toned pink ones last year! Definitely the best pink jeans I’ve come across on a sleb..

Anyway, I digress.. I love my current pair so much I have decided to invest in another for this Spring. In some ways I do feel like it is a little ‘so last year’ but I have a feeling that this trend is gonna still be rocking for several Summers to come so may as well embrace it seeing as I like it so much.

The two pairs I have whittled my choices down to are both from ASOS (like the original pair). I actually think this is mostly through laziness but also because ASOS seems to be the only place carrying these styles in their petite range – FAIL everywhere else!

Pastel Pink
This pair is probably my favourite.. It’s just a gorgeous pastel pink without being too chalky and sickly sweet. Really wearable, considering how light it is, and actually just another fresher alternative to wearing crisp white jeans. I should add that I have never been one to go for the South of France white denim look, but these jeans let me hang out in both camps as they do have a whiff of that look (which will definitely be a novelty for me), but are still undeniably fashion forward and ‘cool’.

Neon Pastel Pink
So undecided about this pair, I think the styling above has not helped it visually at all either. In fairness I had the same hesitations about pink jeans in general last year before I actually got round to owning my pair and realising how utterly wearable they are, so maybe that will be the case again with this pair. However I have to admit, I just don’t know how good I’m gonna look in the garish neon, almost pukey, pink colour. I genuinely can’t decide whether I think it will look fabulous or awful. I keep trying to imagine it in my head against nice tan skin, sandals and a white vest (completely opposite to how it’s been styled here), but I don’t know if I’m romanticising it and imagining how I want it to look rather than how it actually will look.

I know neon pastel is huge for SS12 and these are definitely the most on trend option of the two, but I have no idea whether it will work on me..

As you can tell I’m leaning toward the first pastel pair just for their simplicity and practicality, but part of me thinks the neon would be the smarter option for this year. What are your thoughts? And how would YOU style them?

Lx

 DISCLAIMER: All images except first from Google Images and ASOS.com.