Hello Darlings.

Continuing on our journey to discover the most popular summer 2012 trends from around the world, I asked one of Italy's most popular fashion bloggers Nicoletta Reggio of Scent of Obsession for her insights!

I chatted with Nicoletta to find out what are her favorite summer 2012 trends and pieces. Here is what she said:

Hello Darlings,

What girl doesn't love to doll up and spend the night out with her charming date? But more than fancy dinners, in my experience the casual dates are the ones that tend to be most fun. So in this spirit, here is my list of top ten favorite casual dates:

Hello Darlings,

Is there an age limit to wear certain colors such as pink or baby blue? From what I’ve been told, the answer is yes if one wants to be taken seriously. So pink is only for not so serious people. While this may be the case for those who believe it, I strongly disagree.

Dressing age appropriate is important, but also saying that something cannot be worn after a certain age is silly. There is always a way to wear your favourite trend or colour that is age appropriate and looks great. So no more of that I am too old for it spiel.For me, that dilemma was my love over pink. I love pink no ifs or buts, I just love it! At first, I was weary of the called "childish" color but in the past year I have come to embrace it.

Hello Darlings,

There are some soirees where a trusty little black dress simply won’t do. You know, one of those evenings where you want to make an impression. A few days ago there was one of those evenings in my life, attending a private party hosted by Elizabeth Arden to preview their Spring collection.

Aside from being a work related event, it was also a date night and what girl doesn’t want to dress to impress both her colleagues and her beau. Any woman can walk into a luxe designer boutique and walk out in a look from the latest collection. But when buying a new designer piece is not a realistic option, not to mention responsible...