// define some global input styles. .input { width: 100%; font-family: "Helvetica Neue" sans-serif; font-size: 1em; border-radius: 0.3em; @include box-shadow(inset 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2)); padding: 0.4em; background: white; color: #333; border: { style: solid; width: 1px; color: #999 #aaa #ccc; } } // extend global style. @mixin input { @extend .input; }