diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d5a9aa5..aba7c2f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ use crate::lexer::Lexer;
 use crate::mixin::{eat_include, Mixin};
 use crate::selector::{Attribute, Selector};
 use crate::style::Style;
-use crate::utils::{
-    devour_whitespace, eat_variable_value, parse_interpolation, IsComment, IsWhitespace,
-    VariableDecl,
-};
+use crate::utils::{devour_whitespace, eat_variable_value, IsComment, IsWhitespace, VariableDecl};
 use crate::value::Value;
 
 mod args;
@@ -493,148 +490,6 @@ impl<'a> StyleSheetParser<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn eat_style_group<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
-    toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
-    scope: &Scope,
-    super_selector: &Selector,
-    super_property: String,
-) -> Result<Option<Expr>, (Pos, String)> {
-    let mut styles = Vec::new();
-    devour_whitespace(toks);
-    while let Some(tok) = toks.peek() {
-        match tok.kind {
-            TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::OpenCurlyBrace) => {
-                toks.next();
-                devour_whitespace(toks);
-                loop {
-                    let property =
-                        parse_property(toks, scope, super_selector, super_property.clone());
-                    if let Some(tok) = toks.peek() {
-                        match tok.kind {
-                            TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::OpenCurlyBrace) => {
-                                if let Some(Expr::Styles(s)) =
-                                    eat_style_group(toks, scope, super_selector, property)?
-                                {
-                                    styles.extend(s);
-                                }
-                                devour_whitespace(toks);
-                                if let Some(tok) = toks.peek() {
-                                    match tok.kind {
-                                        TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::CloseCurlyBrace) => {
-                                            toks.next();
-                                            devour_whitespace(toks);
-                                            return Ok(Some(Expr::Styles(styles)));
-                                        }
-                                        _ => continue,
-                                    }
-                                }
-                                continue;
-                            }
-                            _ => {}
-                        }
-                    }
-                    let value = parse_style_value(toks, scope, super_selector);
-                    styles.push(Style { property, value });
-                    if let Some(tok) = toks.peek() {
-                        match tok.kind {
-                            TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::CloseCurlyBrace) => {
-                                toks.next();
-                                devour_whitespace(toks);
-                                return Ok(Some(Expr::Styles(styles)));
-                            }
-                            _ => continue,
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            _ => {
-                let val = parse_style_value(toks, scope, super_selector);
-                return Ok(Some(Expr::Style(Style {
-                    property: super_property,
-                    value: val,
-                })));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(Some(Expr::Styles(styles)))
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn parse_style_value<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
-    toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
-    scope: &Scope,
-    super_selector: &Selector,
-) -> Value {
-    let mut style = Vec::new();
-    let mut n = 0;
-    devour_whitespace(toks);
-    while let Some(tok) = toks.peek() {
-        match tok.kind {
-            TokenKind::MultilineComment(_) => {
-                toks.next();
-                continue;
-            }
-            TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::OpenCurlyBrace) | TokenKind::Interpolation => n += 1,
-            TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::CloseCurlyBrace) => {
-                if n == 0 {
-                    break;
-                } else {
-                    // todo: toks.next() and push
-                    n -= 1;
-                }
-            }
-            TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::SemiColon) => {
-                toks.next();
-                break;
-            }
-            TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::BitAnd) => {
-                style.push(Token {
-                    kind: TokenKind::Ident(super_selector.to_string()),
-                    pos: Pos::new(),
-                });
-                toks.next();
-                continue;
-            }
-            _ => {}
-        };
-        style.push(toks.next().unwrap());
-    }
-    devour_whitespace(toks);
-    Value::from_tokens(&mut style.into_iter().peekable(), scope).unwrap()
-}
-
-pub(crate) fn parse_property<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
-    toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
-    scope: &Scope,
-    super_selector: &Selector,
-    mut super_property: String,
-) -> String {
-    let mut property = String::new();
-    while let Some(Token { kind, .. }) = toks.next() {
-        match kind {
-            TokenKind::Whitespace(_) | TokenKind::MultilineComment(_) => continue,
-            TokenKind::Ident(ref s) => property.push_str(s),
-            TokenKind::Interpolation => property.push_str(
-                &parse_interpolation(toks, scope)
-                    .iter()
-                    .map(|x| x.kind.to_string())
-                    .collect::<String>(),
-            ),
-            TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::Colon) => break,
-            TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::BitAnd) => property.push_str(&super_selector.to_string()),
-            _ => property.push_str(&kind.to_string()),
-        };
-    }
-    devour_whitespace(toks);
-    if !super_property.is_empty() {
-        super_property.reserve(1 + property.len());
-        super_property.push('-');
-        super_property.push_str(&property);
-        super_property
-    } else {
-        property
-    }
-}
-
 pub(crate) fn eat_expr<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
     toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
     scope: &Scope,
@@ -646,13 +501,13 @@ pub(crate) fn eat_expr<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
             TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::Colon) => {
                 let tok = toks.next();
                 if devour_whitespace(toks) {
-                    let prop = parse_property(
+                    let prop = Style::parse_property(
                         &mut values.into_iter().peekable(),
                         scope,
                         super_selector,
                         String::new(),
                     );
-                    return eat_style_group(toks, scope, super_selector, prop);
+                    return Ok(Some(Style::from_tokens(toks, scope, super_selector, prop)?));
                 } else {
                     values.push(tok.unwrap());
                 }
@@ -660,10 +515,12 @@ pub(crate) fn eat_expr<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
             TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::SemiColon) => {
                 toks.next();
                 devour_whitespace(toks);
-                return Ok(Some(Expr::Style(match Style::from_tokens(values, scope) {
-                    Ok(x) => x,
-                    Err(_) => return Ok(None),
-                })));
+                // special edge case where there was no space between the colon
+                // in a style `color:red`. todo: refactor
+                let mut v = values.clone().into_iter().peekable();
+                let property = Style::parse_property(&mut v, scope, super_selector, String::new());
+                let value = Style::parse_value(&mut v, scope, super_selector);
+                return Ok(Some(Expr::Style(Style { property, value })));
             }
             TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::CloseCurlyBrace) => {
                 if values.is_empty() {
@@ -671,10 +528,6 @@ pub(crate) fn eat_expr<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
                     devour_whitespace(toks);
                     return Ok(None);
                 }
-                return Ok(Some(Expr::Style(match Style::from_tokens(values, scope) {
-                    Ok(x) => x,
-                    Err(_) => return Ok(None),
-                })));
             }
             TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::OpenCurlyBrace) => {
                 toks.next();
diff --git a/src/style.rs b/src/style.rs
index 4110f04..e7746b6 100644
--- a/src/style.rs
+++ b/src/style.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-use crate::common::{Scope, Symbol};
-use crate::utils::{devour_whitespace_or_comment, parse_interpolation};
+use crate::common::{Pos, Scope, Symbol};
+use crate::selector::Selector;
+use crate::utils::{devour_whitespace, parse_interpolation};
 use crate::value::Value;
-use crate::{Token, TokenKind};
+use crate::{Expr, Token, TokenKind};
 use std::fmt::{self, Display};
 use std::iter::Peekable;
-use std::vec::IntoIter;
 
 /// A style: `color: red`
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
@@ -20,47 +20,181 @@ impl Display for Style {
 }
 
 impl Style {
-    pub fn from_tokens(tokens: Vec<Token>, scope: &Scope) -> Result<Self, ()> {
-        Ok(StyleParser::new(tokens, scope)?.parse())
+    pub fn parse_property<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
+        toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
+        scope: &Scope,
+        super_selector: &Selector,
+        super_property: String,
+    ) -> String {
+        StyleParser::new(scope, super_selector).parse_property(toks, super_property)
+    }
+
+    pub fn parse_value<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
+        toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
+        scope: &Scope,
+        super_selector: &Selector,
+    ) -> Value {
+        StyleParser::new(scope, super_selector).parse_style_value(toks)
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_tokens<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
+        toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
+        scope: &Scope,
+        super_selector: &Selector,
+        super_property: String,
+    ) -> Result<Expr, (Pos, String)> {
+        StyleParser::new(scope, super_selector).eat_style_group(toks, super_property)
     }
 }
 
 struct StyleParser<'a> {
-    tokens: Peekable<IntoIter<Token>>,
     scope: &'a Scope,
+    super_selector: &'a Selector,
 }
 
 impl<'a> StyleParser<'a> {
-    fn new(tokens: Vec<Token>, scope: &'a Scope) -> Result<Self, ()> {
-        if tokens.is_empty() {
-            return Err(());
+    fn new(scope: &'a Scope, super_selector: &'a Selector) -> Self {
+        StyleParser {
+            scope,
+            super_selector,
         }
-        let tokens = tokens.into_iter().peekable();
-        Ok(StyleParser { tokens, scope })
     }
 
-    fn parse(&mut self) -> Style {
+    pub(crate) fn parse_style_value<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
+        &self,
+        toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
+    ) -> Value {
+        let mut style = Vec::new();
+        let mut n = 0;
+        devour_whitespace(toks);
+        while let Some(tok) = toks.peek() {
+            match tok.kind {
+                TokenKind::MultilineComment(_) => {
+                    toks.next();
+                    continue;
+                }
+                TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::OpenCurlyBrace) | TokenKind::Interpolation => n += 1,
+                TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::CloseCurlyBrace) => {
+                    if n == 0 {
+                        break;
+                    } else {
+                        // todo: toks.next() and push
+                        n -= 1;
+                    }
+                }
+                TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::SemiColon) => {
+                    toks.next();
+                    break;
+                }
+                TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::BitAnd) => {
+                    style.push(Token {
+                        kind: TokenKind::Ident(self.super_selector.to_string()),
+                        pos: Pos::new(),
+                    });
+                    toks.next();
+                    continue;
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            };
+            style.push(toks.next().unwrap());
+        }
+        devour_whitespace(toks);
+        Value::from_tokens(&mut style.into_iter().peekable(), self.scope).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn eat_style_group<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
+        &self,
+        toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
+        super_property: String,
+    ) -> Result<Expr, (Pos, String)> {
+        let mut styles = Vec::new();
+        devour_whitespace(toks);
+        while let Some(tok) = toks.peek() {
+            match tok.kind {
+                TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::OpenCurlyBrace) => {
+                    toks.next();
+                    devour_whitespace(toks);
+                    loop {
+                        let property = self.parse_property(toks, super_property.clone());
+                        if let Some(tok) = toks.peek() {
+                            match tok.kind {
+                                TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::OpenCurlyBrace) => {
+                                    if let Expr::Styles(s) = self.eat_style_group(toks, property)? {
+                                        styles.extend(s);
+                                    }
+                                    devour_whitespace(toks);
+                                    if let Some(tok) = toks.peek() {
+                                        match tok.kind {
+                                            TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::CloseCurlyBrace) => {
+                                                toks.next();
+                                                devour_whitespace(toks);
+                                                return Ok(Expr::Styles(styles));
+                                            }
+                                            _ => continue,
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    continue;
+                                }
+                                _ => {}
+                            }
+                        }
+                        let value = self.parse_style_value(toks);
+                        styles.push(Style { property, value });
+                        if let Some(tok) = toks.peek() {
+                            match tok.kind {
+                                TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::CloseCurlyBrace) => {
+                                    toks.next();
+                                    devour_whitespace(toks);
+                                    return Ok(Expr::Styles(styles));
+                                }
+                                _ => continue,
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                _ => {
+                    let val = self.parse_style_value(toks);
+                    return Ok(Expr::Style(Style {
+                        property: super_property,
+                        value: val,
+                    }));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(Expr::Styles(styles))
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn parse_property<I: Iterator<Item = Token>>(
+        &self,
+        toks: &mut Peekable<I>,
+        mut super_property: String,
+    ) -> String {
         let mut property = String::new();
-        // read property until `:`
-        while let Some(Token { kind, .. }) = self.tokens.next() {
+        while let Some(Token { kind, .. }) = toks.next() {
             match kind {
                 TokenKind::Whitespace(_) | TokenKind::MultilineComment(_) => continue,
                 TokenKind::Ident(ref s) => property.push_str(s),
                 TokenKind::Interpolation => property.push_str(
-                    &parse_interpolation(&mut self.tokens, self.scope)
+                    &parse_interpolation(toks, self.scope)
                         .iter()
                         .map(|x| x.kind.to_string())
                         .collect::<String>(),
                 ),
                 TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::Colon) => break,
+                TokenKind::Symbol(Symbol::BitAnd) => {
+                    property.push_str(&self.super_selector.to_string())
+                }
                 _ => property.push_str(&kind.to_string()),
             };
         }
-
-        devour_whitespace_or_comment(&mut self.tokens);
-
-        let value = Value::from_tokens(&mut self.tokens, self.scope).unwrap();
-
-        Style { property, value }
+        devour_whitespace(toks);
+        if !super_property.is_empty() {
+            super_property.reserve(1 + property.len());
+            super_property.push('-');
+            super_property.push_str(&property);
+            super_property
+        } else {
+            property
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/main.rs b/tests/main.rs
index d180661..28c896b 100644
--- a/tests/main.rs
+++ b/tests/main.rs
@@ -548,6 +548,11 @@ mod test_styles {
         "a {\n  webkit: {\n    webkit: {\n     color: red;\n    }\n  }\n}\n",
         "a {\n  webkit-webkit-color: red;\n}\n"
     );
+    test!(
+        no_space_between_colon,
+        "a {\n  color:red;\n}\n",
+        "a {\n  color: red;\n}\n"
+    );
 }
 
 mod test_misc {
@@ -633,7 +638,7 @@ mod test_mixins {
     );
     test!(
         mixin_removes_empty_ruleset,
-        "@mixin a {\n  color:red; b {\n}\n}\nd {\n  @include a;\n}\n",
+        "@mixin a {\n  color: red; b {\n}\n}\nd {\n  @include a;\n}\n",
         "d {\n  color: red;\n}\n"
     );
     test!(