I had a déjà vu moment the other day when Emily from Cupcakes & Cashmere posted an image of a colorful necklace that she had picked up at H&M. I had seen that necklace before...back in November at the H&M showroom! Somehow, I completely forgot to post all my photos from that magical trip to scout out H&M's glorious spring styles. Luckily, these are the breezy tops, bright blazers, colorful frocks and crisp trousers hitting stores right about now. You'll see a lot of coral, kelly green, neon yellow, hot pink, floral prints, fun stripes, cobalt blue and lovely lavender on the H&M racks. In other words: Color! I'm going to get at least one colorful blazer (some of you already have) and some printed pants (if my local store has them). Enjoy lots of fashion eye candy after the jump. See anything you love? Already bought?

The LC Lauren Conrad for Kohl's lookbook just came out, and if this doesn't put you in a good mood, I don't know what will! This girl's on roll, with her growing lifestyle site, beauty blog and People StyleWatch gig. Her spring collection is feminine, colorful and California-cool, which is exactly what we've come to expect. There are spring dresses, skinny jeans, and breezy blouses in a mix of floral prints and light brights like coral, dusty rose and sky blue. A perfect little black dress, faux-leather jacket and tailored blazer and great wardrobe staples while a yellow and white colorblock top, peplum vest and high-low skirt will let you check off all the latest trends without spending too much. Some of the set styling is undeniably saccharine (crochet in an English garden; misting orchids in the greenhouse; serving pink lemonade on the veranda) but you know you're going to Pin-it anyways! I'm taking some beauty notes, too, that fishtail braid and those bright red nails are calling my name.

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Are you smiling yet? See anything you need in your life?

Earlier in the week, we looked at Mossimo's spring lookbook, and today we have the Merona spring lookbook to check out. Inspired by the sun, sand, sea and coastal towns, the Merona collection incorporates a color palette of corals, purples and teals. Patterns continue to be popular for spring, such as textural prints, florals and checkered patterns. Silhouettes are classic and feminine, including peasant tops, cinched-waist dresses, and embellished tees. I can't say I'm very inspired by this lookbook but that doesn't mean I won't find some good pieces in stores. The red trench (above) and bright green jackets are darling but the snake-print blouse with the coral cropped chinos look is just...wrong. Overall, the styling for this lookbook is really strange to me, I'm not sure where they were going with this. Merona is available exclusively at Target and Target.com, with prices ranging from $8.00 to $49.99.

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What do you think, am I being too harsh? Can you envision these pieces working for you?

UPDATE: And the winner is… #21 carisa! Congrats to our winner and thanks to every who entered.




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I've teamed up with Mimi Boutique once again for a fun spring handbag giveaway! This time around, one lucky BB reader will win this Color Me Block Happy satchel, valued at $56.50. In tones of brown, green, yellow, cream, and blue, this stylish satchel is the perfect outfit pick-me-up.

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The black boyfriend blazer that's dominated celebrity wardrobes for the past couple of season seems to be on the wane, making way for a new staple: The bright blazer. Color is everywhere, from the spring 2012 runways at Gucci (above from left) and DKNY to on-trend ladies like Catt Sadler, E! News correspondent, Maria Menounos and Kim Kardashian (all in blazers by Naven). Ready to layer on some delicious color? Here are five super affordable blazers to get you started.