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Our daily workwear reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.

A breezy jersey skirt is just the ticket for a steamy July commute. This gorgeous number from M.M.LaFleur looks flowy but still put-together enough for officewear. I would add a short-sleeved sweater or a sleeveless blouse (if that’s acceptable for your office) for the summer and layer on a blazer when the weather gets cooler.

The “abstract bluebird” print is my favorite, but it also comes in seven other prints. 

The skirt is $249 at M.M.LaFleur (with some prints on sale for $174) and comes in sizes XS-XXL. 

Sales of note for 7/19:

• Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale has started! Here’s our big roundup of the best workwear, as well as everything we’ve selected thus far. Don’t forget to check to see if their daily beauty deal is a good one for you – e.g., 7/23 Lancome; 7/24 YSL; 7/29 up to 40% off select lip products; 7/31 Bobbi Brown; 8/1 Jo Malone
• Ann Taylor – Semi-annual sale, 60% off sale and 40% off everything — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it’s a great separate)
• Banana Republic – Summer sale up to 60% off sale styles + extra 20% off
• The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns
• J.Crew – 50% off select cashmere
• J.Crew Factory – 60% off clearance
• Lo & Sons – Summer sale, up to 50% off
• Lululemon – Summer sale!
• Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added)
• M.M.LaFleur – 25% off jardigans (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
• Nordstrom Rack – Clear the rack, extra 25% off clearance! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work dresses from Calvin Klein, Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
• Talbots – Red Door Sale! Prices start at $15
• Theory – End of season sale is on!

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I’ve been wearing black mascara daily for years and years. I don’t remember why I bought this bright blue one from Sephora, but it’s so fun I wore it to Pride this year. (The mascara also comes in black and brown.) It got slightly wet in the huge storm that led to the festival closing early, and it didn’t run, AND I know it has staying power, because the next morning (I don’t take off my mascara at night — bad Kate!) my lashes were still quite blue.

While this mascara doesn’t lengthen as well as my longtime drugstore favorite (granted, this one’s name includes “Volumizing” and not “Lengthening”), it thickens lashes well with its beautiful, bright shade of blue (similar to the tube color, in fact) and really stands out.

Sephora’s Size Up Volumizing Mascara is also available in standard brown and black, in case you’re looking for something more office-appropriate, as well as this cobalt blue for $16. The mini size is $9.

(Blue mascaras have been trending lately – you can find pricier versions from reader favorites like Diorshow and Chanel (Chanel is probaby the most subtle of the bunch).

Readers, what’s your “probably not for work” makeup item? Blue mascara? Gold eyeliner? Do tell…

Sales of note for 7/19:

• Nordstrom – The Anniversary Sale has started! Here’s our big roundup of the best workwear, as well as everything we’ve selected thus far. Don’t forget to check to see if their daily beauty deal is a good one for you – e.g., 7/23 Lancome; 7/24 YSL; 7/29 up to 40% off select lip products; 7/31 Bobbi Brown; 8/1 Jo Malone
• Ann Taylor – Semi-annual sale, 60% off sale and 40% off everything — readers love this blouse and I always love the variety of colors/textures for this jacket (it’s a great separate)
• Banana Republic – Summer sale up to 60% off sale styles + extra 20% off
• The Fold – Up to 50% off, further markdowns
• J.Crew – 50% off select cashmere
• J.Crew Factory – 60% off clearance
• Lo & Sons – Summer sale, up to 50% off
• Lululemon – Summer sale!
• Me & Em – Sale! Up to 60% off (new lines just added)
• M.M.LaFleur – 25% off jardigans (Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off on other items)
• Nordstrom Rack – Clear the rack, extra 25% off clearance! Nice selection of Vince, Veronica Beard, Reiss and Rag & Bone, a ton of affordable work dresses from Calvin Klein, Maggy London, Eliza J, and Donna Morgan
• Talbots – Red Door Sale! Prices start at $15
• Theory – End of season sale is on!

Outfit Details: Fforme Dress, Valentino Belt, Sherman Field Necklace, Jenna Blake Necklace (similar here), Miu Miu Flats (similar here)

There’s something so special about the way a gemstone comes to life depending on what it’s paired with. An emerald warmed by gold, a citrine brightened against a deeper, richer shade, a fleck of amethyst made all the more purple next to a dress in the same family. The color of a stone can shift so much when it meets a certain texture, the way satin can deepen green aventurine or lend it a little more fluidity. And a dress in a single jewel tone plays up the stones in a necklace, every shade catching against the next, the outfit as rich and deliberate as the stones that inspired it.