Trend Watch: Serenity and Rose Quartz
High five to anyone that figured out last week that my post on Lacoste’s pretty preppy pastels were actually a preview of this week’s look at the two colours of the year from Pantone. The company insists they’ve chosen two colours as they like the combined harmony of them, one designed to boost feelings of peace and well, serenity, which may be quite fitting considering the current turbulent world we live in right now. Anyway, here a few ideas for how to bring two of this year’s hottest colours into your life.
Quo by ORLY COLOR AMP’D Polishes – $10.99 each @ Shoppers Drug Mart
If you want to really experience on-trend colour, then you’ve got to look at the nail industry which is always on top of the trendiest hues. This new collection of Quo by ORLY polishes consists of 24 different hues from vibrant to neutral, glitter to gloss. The formulation is part of a two-step designed to function like a gel, but be easily removed like a polish. No UV lamps are required – all you need to do is apply the colour of your choice, then use the brand’s Sealcoat to lock in that flawless polish. The four colours you see above are on point with the vibe of Serenity and Rose Quartz; in clockwise order starting from the top left, they are Surfer Girl, Celebrity Gossip, Art Walks and City of Angels. I’d also recommend taking a peek at On The List’ for a more shimmery variation.
Dualitas Rings – From $125 USD
Fans of the metaphysical – i.e. crystals, aromatherapy, et al – were jazzed to hear about this year’s colours. Rose Quartz, after all, is an actual stone used in crystal therapy to boost your relationships and open your heart. Dualitas specializes in crystal-embedded gems, like these pretty sterling silver rings with precious rose quartz and lapis lazuli that are specifically cut so the stone actually touches your skin. It’s a lovely way to celebrate the colours of the years while bringing love into your life for the long-term.
SEPHORA + Pantone Universe Collection – $23 – $49
As always, one of the official sources for Pantone items is their lineup with SEPHORA COLLECTION. Three of the four products you see above are indeed sold out right now online (the lipsticks and the shadow palette) but eagle-eyed shoppers may be able to find them in stores or can sign up to be notified for when they’re back in stock. The eyeshadows, for the record, reflect the full palette of shades Pantone has picked for the year (they also pick seasonal fashion palettes) and is a great price for a whopping 24 shadows.
KitchenAid Stand Mixers – From $599
Even your kitchen can be in tune with the colours of the year. KitchenAid has announced they’ll be releasing that pretty pink hue on the left – called Guava Glaze – inspired by Rose Quartz, in July of this year. The shade on the right, Cornflower Blue, is currently available. It’s this particular image that struck me with its similarity to baby boy and girl announcements, but Pantone has been firm in saying that wasn’t intent – they’re interested in the way these colours play with one another, and I have to say, they do play nice!
Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue – $99
Vegan leather bags are as fashionable as ever, as this cute little satchel bag demonstrates. Available in a Serenity-esque marine blue, this easy-to-wear tote features a detachable strap, solid YYK zipper, and plenty of space to stash all your essentials. Looking for something not so vibrant? It comes in a few other hues too – but none quite as on-trend as this serene shade of blue. Best of all, Nella Bella is a Canadian brand!
Pantone Limited Edition Mug – $25
Every year, Pantone adds to their mug collection by releasing a limited edition mug with that year’s big colour. Show you know your colour trends by sipping out of this year’s particularly unique mug, that features a chip of both shades on either side of the mug. It’s the perfect gift for the budding graphic or fashion designer in your family. I also love their new Pastel Mug Set, which includes two similar shades to Rose Quartz and Serenity.
Marina Statement Necklace – $90 @ Stella & Dot
Here’s a great example of how well these two colours fuse together. This stunning statement necklace has a little bit ladylike charm and loads of glam potential. Picture it over a soft creamy sweater or worn for a wedding with a springy floral dress. The potential is endless – especially for compliments!
Wet n Wild Lip Products – From $0.99
One of the best parts of this year’s colour pairing has to be how great they work in the beauty realm (I mean, Emerald was tough, amirite?) Rose Quartz in particular is a beautiful pick for blush and lip products, and Wet n Wild has tons of affordable choices so you can stay on trend for the year and switch things up when the next hot shade is announced. From left to right, we’ve got a MegaSlicks Lip Gloss, Silk Finish Lipstick, Balm Stain and MegaLast Lip Colour, each designed to give your lips a slightly different finish and all with that fresh, pretty rose quartz hue.
Ludlow Oxford Cotton Shirts – $128.50 each @ J Crew
Finally, proof that even men can get in on the trend, J Crew has conveniently packaged these two super soft cotton tees into one product listing. The official shades are ‘Rustic Blue’ and ‘Pale Jasmine’ but I’d be surprised to find out Pantone’s colours didn’t have an influence on their creation. As this post demonstrates, the hues look great together, so find a stripey tie or bow tie that picks up both shades to finish these dress shirts off.
Finally, I have a great little beauty prize package for one lucky winner, valued at over $110! If you win, you’ll nab:
- Wet n Wild 1x Silk Finish lipstick, MegaLast lip colour, Balm Stain and Mega Slicks Lip Gloss
- Quo by ORLY COLOR AMP’D 4x bottles of polish + 1x Sealcoat
- 2x Quo Nail Polish Removers, 1x Quo Cotton Pads and 3x Quo by ORLY Nail Treatments
Want to win? Here’s how to enter:
1) First & foremost: you must be a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide to enter this giveaway. It’s as simple as finding ‘The Gift of Gab’ box in the righthand column and dropping in your email or clicking follow. Then leave me a comment below by February 6, 2016, telling me your favourite Pantone gift idea in this post.
2) Entries are limited to one per person / per email address / per household (or more if you score bonus entries). A random draw will be conducted on or around February 7, 2016 to select the winner, who will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen in their place.
3) Entries are limited to Canadians that have reached the age of majority in their province. Quebec is not eligible for this promotion.
4) Bonus Entry #1: Follow Wet n Wild on Twitter and send out a Tweet about this giveaway, including a link back to this post, and tagging me (@cdngiftguide) and Wet n Wild. Share your Tweet in a separate comment below.
5) Bonus Entry #2: Follow Shoppers Drug Mart on Instagram and either Regram one of their photos or share the Quo polish photo shown above in a post of your own. Be sure to tag Shoppers Drug Mart and @cdngiftguide in your post. Then share it in a separate comment below.
6) Bonus Entry #3: Follow @cdngiftguide on Pinterest and Pin your favourite Pantone gift idea from this post. Share your Pin in a separate comment below.
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I love the SEPHORA + Pantone Universe Collection
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I love the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue. What a beautiful shade of blue.
The Marina Statement Necklace is my favourite – my mom would love it.
The Blue Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer would look lovely in my kitchen.
I love the Art Walks nail colour. It’s my favourite thing on this list.
Love the SEPHORA + Pantone Universe Collection – $23 – $49
The Marina Statement Necklace is really pretty.
I love the Marina Statement Necklace too — would look so beautiful with a white t-shirt!
The Nella Bella Soho Nu bag is gorgeous! I think I need a new purse!
I love the pink stand mixer! So cute.
I love the Pantone Shadow Palette.
There are lots of choices here in the lovely Pantone colours. For myself I would choose the purse or the Ludlow Oxford Cotton Shirts – $128.50 each @ J Crew for my hubby but I think overall it would have to be the KitchenAid Stand Mixers – From $599 as our daughter is graduating from Culinary arts this year & you can guess what she would like ??
I love the dualitas rings
I love the Ludlow Oxford Cotton Shirts from J Crew
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I’m a subscriber. I do enjoy baking so I’d love one (or both) of the KitchenAid stand mixers in my kitchen. Both colours are equally beautiful.
I like the Kitchen Aid mixers.
I like the sephora collection of makeup
I adore the Pantone Shadow Palette.
My favourite is the KitchenAid stand mixers!
I think my favourite gift idea is actually the mug! Amazing idea for those in the know about Pantone’s selection! But I wouldn’t say no to the lipsticks or the Kitchen Aids either, of course!
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Love the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue!
love the pink polish…
the nella bella bag is cute, too!
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it would have to be the KitchenAid Stand Mixers as I love to bake.
The Nella Bella Bag is great
Want that stand mixer!
My favourite is the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue.
The Wet n Wild lip products are my favourite gift idea. Can’t argue with that price either!
Wet n Wild lip products are my favorite for my Girlfriend. I hope she will love it 🙂
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Gorgeous KitchenAid Stand Mixers!
Love the KitchenAid Stand Mixers! I could use one of those!
Wow — so many awesome choices. I like the Nella Bella Nu bag, as I am in need of a new purse!
I like the Cornflower Blue KitchenAid Mixer; as Cornflower Blue or Pantene’s Serenity will be a colour choice for my kitchen when we remodel.
Loving the blue KitchenAid Stand mixer!! Thanks for the chance
I love the J Crew Oxford Shirts. Great for Spring and Summer.
I’m already a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide. I Love the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue
I would love the Pantone Universe eyeshadow collection from Sephora
I really like the Dualitas Rings
My favourite Pantone gift ideas in this post are the Sephora and Pantone Universe Collection
I rally like the Quo by ORLY COLOR AMP’D Polishes
I love the Dualitas rings and the Orly nail colours best.
I really love the way the stone in the Dualitas rings are set & the stand mixers are awesome as always!
The Marina Statement Necklace is my favourite
The Kitchenaid stand mixer!! And the Dualitas rings would be my second choice!
I loved the Nella Bella bag and the Dualitas rings.
I love the Nella Bella Sohu bag!
I think the KitchenAid stand mixers are a great idea to bring the colours into your home and life. I love my stand mixer, even though it’s not a kitchenaid brand mixer.
Okay I LOVE the Sephore Pantone lipsticks! The colours are perfect for spring, while still being very unique!
The Pantone mug is a great gift idea too!
The kitchenaid mixers would be great!
I rather like the necklace.
The rings are nice
I am in love with the kitchen aid stand mixer! What great prizes!
I love the Pantone Shadow Palette.
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I love the nail polishes. The colors are fabulous.
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I love the nail polish. The colors are beautiful.
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Loving the stand mixers of course – blue is perfect color for my kitchen. But I am also loving that beautiful blue bag… so many choices!! thanks for the chance to win.
I like the Sephora eyeshadow palette.
I love the KitchenAid stand mixer in cornflower blue! Gorgeous.
sephora and pantone universe collection. i love sephora products
Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue is such a great color love all the items
The Dualitas Rings are great!!! Very pretty!! I am a subscriber.
very nice collection i like all of them, however the Dualitas rings are my favourites.
I lost my engagement ring so im looking for a replacement for both me and my fiance and these are very nice and original. Thank you
Those rings are amazing!!!
Love the colors on this post. My favorite is the KitchenAid mixers. I have one – love it – but they did not have those colors when I bought mine.
I like the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue. It is a lovely shade of blue. I like the satchel strap. Sometimes I need regular handles but when I walk I like a satchel strap. I need a bag that I can have my important papers and cards and some needed items like glucose tabs. Very nice size so that it does not get too heavy on my joints.
I love the mixer!
love the blue stand mixer
I like the Dualitas Ring the best I think
I love the Kitchen Aid stand mixer, it’s a gift that keeps on giving. So many great meals to be made & time with the kids baking.
I like the Marina statement necklace.
I really love the Cauliflower Blue KitchenAid Stand Mixer.
My favourite is the SEPHORA + Pantone Universe Collection
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I am a subscriber and love the kitchen aid mixer
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My favorite item is the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue
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Kitchen aid Stand Mixer in blue is my choice
KitchenAid Stand Mixers – From $599 for sure this is my choice
I’m already a suscriber.
I love the Kitchen Aid pink mixer.
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The blue Kitchen Aid stand mixer would fit right into my blue and white kitchen.
Hard to make a choice, but the KitchenAid Stand Mixer in Cornflower Blue is missing from my kitchen.
Of course I would pick the Kitchenaid stand mixer, because the colors are so awesome!
The kitchen aid stand mixer is my fave. Must have for eveyine kitchen
I love the Kitchen Aid Stand Mixers
The Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue is my favourite.
ohhh,I`m loving those kitchen-aid mixers,especially the pink one,,what a great gift idea!
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i love the cornflower blue kitchenaid mixer!
Kitchen Aid makes a great gift!
LOVE THE NELLA BELLA SOHO NU BAG
❤ the stand mixers!
Love the Dualitas Rings where the stones actually touch your skin! 😉
I love the Dualitas rings.
I especially love the blue KitchenAid mixer.
I love the KitchenStand Mixer idea.
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I like the Dualitas Rings 🙂
Love the Marina necklace !
Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue would be great for my vegan friend
favourite Pantone gift idea in this post is the mixer
I love the Ludlow Oxford Cotton Shirts especially the blue one. But the nail polish is really me.
I’m a subscriber to the Canadian Gift Guide. My favourite Pantone gift idea in this post is the Dualitas Rings – From $125 USD
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My favourite pick is the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue.
I’m choosing the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue because my mother would love this as much as I do.
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the kitchen aid mixer’s are super cute in those colours
My favourite is the Marina Statement Necklace.
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I love the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue.It’s gorgeous!!
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Love the Nella Bells Soho Nu Bag Marine Blue, thanks
I like the wet and wild lip products
i love the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue – $99
I love Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue
Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue – $99 love this color
I really like the rings also
I like the Pantone mugs.
My favourite is the Nella Bella Robyn Nu Soho
KitchenAid Stand Mixers
I love the Sephora Pantone palette – it’s the perfect gift
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I absolutely LOVE the SEPHORA + Pantone Universe Collection, I am picturing so many new looks I can create with that! Love the shades
Love the Marina necklace – such pretty colours!
Love all of them – esp. the kitchen mixer – that would be very useful!
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My favorite is the KitchenAid Stand Mixers. I would have to redecorate my kitchen around the beautiful pink one 🙂 Thank You for the Great Giveaway. I really would love some new makeup !!
My favourite is the Kitchenaid Stand Mixer
If my budget was big, I would like KitchenAid Stand Mixers – From $599
I like the nella bella purse. It looks very trendy
The Sephora eyeshadow palette is my choice – so gorgeous and dreamy, my goodness!
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Who wouldn’t want a kitchen aid stand mixer!!!!!!!!
I’ve been coveting at KitchenAid stand mixer for years, and love the pink version.
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I love the stand mixers, especially in those colours!
I subscribe by email. I really think the PANTONE Chips Journal is an awesome gift idea.
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I’d love that pink Kitchenaid mixer!
i love the kitchen aid mixers 😀
Love it.
I love Sephora Pantone palette
Ilove the colours!!!!
Love the purse -Pinned it from your pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/pin/443886107003971393/
I love the mixers
I love, love, love the kitchen aid mixers
I love the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue
I love that these bags are compartmentalized. I hate the new purses that are one big pocket.
I like the necklace the best
I love the Pantone Universe mug!
I’m obsessed with the dualitas rings!
So pretty !
I love the Sephora-Pantone collection palette.
My favourite Pantone gift idea in this post is the Wet n Wild balm stain.
I’m a subscriber and I love the Nella Bella Soho Nu Bag in Marine Blue!
I follow Wet N Wild and tweeted https://twitter.com/RebTheCatSitter/status/694997591788892160
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Well of course if I didnt say I love the Kitchenaid Stand Mixer, my wife….standing right behind my back…might have something to say to my eye! But seriously, it is a great idea.
My favourite is the Kitchenaid Stand Mixer Love it
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I love the JCrew shirts! Best way to integrate the pantone colours without going for something too trendy.
the kitchen aid mixer is my favorite idea
I love the Dualitas rings in rose quartz and lapis lazuli.
I love the kitchen aid mixers
the kitchen mixer!!! oh how i would love one of those is my kitchen
I Love the Kitchen Aid Mixers:)
I really like the Nella Bella bag
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My favorite is the Kitchen Aid Mixer!
The blue kitchen aid mixer is beautiful! 🙂
love the KitchenAid mixer
Love the Dualitas rings
My favourite it the Dualitas rings
I love that pretty cornflower blue Kitchen Aid mixer, the gift that keeps on giving!