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Decked out in pastels and steeped in easy glamour, here you’re expected to follow traditions like afternoon tea and dress codes, while being encouraged to enjoy the deep sense of relaxation that pervades the resort.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 July 2025
The dress is available in pastels, bold colors, and a variety of patterns.
—Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
At Dante, a view of the Hollywood Hills, indigo booths and a ceiling mural in pastels strike the mood for the jet set crowd.
—Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2025
According to the brand’s R&D team, some pigment particles, especially in pastels and shimmers, are larger and need a brush tip to flow smoothly, while others work best with felt.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 23 June 2025
Victorian houses swathed in pastels and belted by wraparound porches evoke the timelessness of Saratoga — or the Spa, as it is commonly known.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 June 2024
TikTok’s recently been popping off with hundreds of videos in which content creators show off their chic fans in pastels, bedecked by whimsical keychains and charms, or those with an uncanny resemblance to cutesy animals.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
In one snap, the couple coordinated in pastels, with Champion wearing a mint green halter top dress and Schwarzenegger wearing a baby blue suit.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
There are brushstrokes and smudges, as if the world were realized in pastels.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 10 July 2025
The dress is available in pastels, bold colors, and a variety of patterns.
—Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2025
At Dante, a view of the Hollywood Hills, indigo booths and a ceiling mural in pastels strike the mood for the jet set crowd.
—Esther Tseng, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 June 2025
According to the brand’s R&D team, some pigment particles, especially in pastels and shimmers, are larger and need a brush tip to flow smoothly, while others work best with felt.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 23 June 2025
Victorian houses swathed in pastels and belted by wraparound porches evoke the timelessness of Saratoga — or the Spa, as it is commonly known.
—Joe Drape, New York Times, 7 June 2024
TikTok’s recently been popping off with hundreds of videos in which content creators show off their chic fans in pastels, bedecked by whimsical keychains and charms, or those with an uncanny resemblance to cutesy animals.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
In one snap, the couple coordinated in pastels, with Champion wearing a mint green halter top dress and Schwarzenegger wearing a baby blue suit.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 1 Mar. 2025
There are brushstrokes and smudges, as if the world were realized in pastels.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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“In pastels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20pastels. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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