Birthday Haul! (Sephora and Fossil)

Got some Sephora giftcards for my birthday and I thought you guys would enjoy seeing a haul! Sephora was also doing an awesome promo code to get a bag of sample with your purchase so that is what the pile of stuff on the right side of the picture is. I am excited to try out the In the Glow set! I know that I have said in the past that I am not a huge bronzer and blush girl, but I think it might be because I never really had a lot of options. If this doesn't give me enough options for me to get a full opinion I don't know what would! Haha. Oh yeah, I also had some VIB points saved up so I got a mini bottle of Miss Dior! So cute and smells amazing! I also needed $5 to get free shipping so I added the Soap and Glory body wash. I love the Righteous Butter and the Hand Food so I thought this was the next best thing to try!

The other fabulous thing I got for my birthday was a this beautiful Fossil wallet/clutch and I LOVE it!!! It is just what I was looking for for my nights out on the town. I think it just screams my name, don't you?

So what do you guys think of my haul? Do you have any of the same things? Get anything good for Black Friday? I didn't go out this year hence this Birthday Haul post instead. Let me know in a comment below! :)

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Birthday Wish List

My birthday is next week, woo! Here are some things on my wish list, even though I don't expect to get any of them, haha!


1. Fossil's Georgia Watch in either the Smoke & Rose Stainless Steel, or Leather Sand
2. Mac Fix+

3. A pair of black sneaker wedges

4. A new medium sized purse

5. A Keurig Platinum

6. A fancy Sur La Table cooking pan <3
7. Madewell shopping spree, haha


8. Beautiful bag from Miller & Jeeves on Boticca <3 (see my post HERE about a clutch I already own from the same designer.)
9. A permanent job :)
10. An apartment <3

What do you think? Are you a Scorpio too? What do you want for your birthday? Comment below! :)

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If I Had A 1000 Dollar Spree

Talbots Houndstooth Sweater / J.Crew Swiss Dot Sweater / Talbots Pleated Blouse / J.Crew Merino Sweater / Madewell Pencil Skirt / Talbots Satin Shirt / Talbots Poplin Shirt / American Eagle Outfitters Side-Zip Booties / Fossil Estate Document Bag / Calvin Klein Belted Ruffle Shift Dress

My best friend just got a new job (and now has joined the ranks of what I call "jerks with jobs," which just means they have a job so there for are a jerk because I'm jealous, haha), and as a "reward" for just landing the job his parents are letting him have $1000 to buy a new work wardrobe. Words can not express my seething jealously, haha, but of course I am happy for him as I know he would be for me. Anyway, his new found "wealth" had me thinking... just what would I buy if I had the same opportunity. Above is what I think I would buy. Mainly I was going for investment pieces and things I wouldn't just to buy myself all at once because of the price, but given the quality they all really would be worth it in the long run I think. (And, yes, if you do the math technically this adds up to $1003 and doesn't include tax, etc. but it's a pretend shopping spree, shhh! :P)

What would you buy if you had a $1000 shopping spree for new clothes? Comment below and let me know! :)

Summer Haul! June & July Fashion Purchases

Who loves hauls? Me! Who loves new things? Me! So here is a haul post for you guys of a bunch of fashion items that I have purchased during June and July.

Rose Gold Chain from Ebay

Gold Flower Necklace from Fossil (Summer Sale)

Gold Collar Necklace from Ebay

Beaded Necklace from American Eagle

Putty Skinny Jeans from American

Black Sparkle Detail Jeggings from Love Culture
Skinny Jeans/Jeggings from Love Culture

White Hoodie from American Eagle (Sale)

Chevron Beaded Sandals from American Eagle

Boticca Bracelet ($25 July Promo)

Grey Pencil Skirt from DailyLook (Free through Klout)

Blue Flower Hair Clip from Daily Look (July Sale)

Zip Faux-Leather Boots from DailyLook (July Sale)

Black Sparkle Leggings from DailyLook (Free with Dailylook Points)

Burgundy Denim Shorts from Pac-Sun (Buy 2 get 50% Sale Price Sale)

Lace Bondage Skirt from Pac-Sun ($10 Gift Card)

Chiffon Blazer (Or Blouzer as my best friend and I call them) from Forever 21 ($50 Gift Card)

Chiffon Polka Dot Shirt from Forever 21 ($50 Gift Card)

Summer Lust List

So it's summer, and I'm studying for the bar... so of course I have been spending time online window shopping for things that I don't need. Here are something things that I am currently lusting over (the pictures are hyper-linked):

Men's style briefcase bags


Nike+ Watch



Necklaces


Peony Print



What do you think of this kind of post? Let me know in the comments below :)

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Steals and Deals: $75 Fossil Purse for $27!

PSA! Never underestimate the power of local stores, and coupons! Harness these powers and you too can have a Fossil purse for only $27 :)

Here is my beauty:

(They don't seem to still be selling this on the Fossil website, but there is a similar size color and style, and here is one that is similar but for men: Estate Small Utility Pouch)

The Story? I found this GEM of a deal at a local liquidation store called Brand Central Station (think TJ Maxx, or Rugged Warehouse but on a smaller local scale). It was hanging out on a rack with fellow designer brand purses, like a beautiful bright red patent Coach purse that was really calling my name, but even at the steep discount it was out of league, haha. Anyway, the power combo of this deal was the fact that I had a $10 off $30 purchase coupon that came in a local junk mail flyer, YES that flyer that you get in the mail buy hate and usually throw away. Stop throwing them away without checking what coupons are in it, because not all of them suck. I will admit it takes sifting because usually those flyers have like gutter cleaning, and new window installation adds and coupons that aren't really an interest to 99% of the people who receive it.

Why it spoke to me? I think I've mentioned on this blog before, but in case I haven't, one of my shopping rules is that I can only really buy things that "speak" to me. It's kinda like what people say when they meet the "one" they are going to marry, etc. With this rule also comes my rule of: if I wouldn't have bought it at full price, then I shouldn't buy it on sale, because then I'm not really getting a deal. While this purse was $75 at full price, not something I would plunk down without thinking, it was definitely just what I was looking for and I really think I would have bought this a full price if I had an extra $75 hanging around. This also spoke to me for a number of tangible reasons beyond the price because I had been REALLY wanting a leather purse after I bought a little leather clutch (to be hauled in a future post, so keep your eyes open!). I also was really digging the idea of a little purse because the purse I had been carrying around for the last year or two was medium/large, and while that size is useful, I was looking to find something smaller, and crossbody, rather than a clutch, for those days when I don't want to lug around everything. I liked the idea of the Rebecca Minkoff Mini Mac Clutch that had been popular on Youtube this spring, but of course couldn't afford that purse, and that style wasn't really calling to me anyway. I also have a passionate love for Fossil after I bought a pair of Fossil boots at TJ Maxx. All these components combined, and I just couldn't leave the purse, it needed to come home with me, to its true home: on my shoulder :)

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"It" Boots!

I have two pairs of fall/spring boots that adore. They are short as I do not like the riding boot trend (and don't get me started on "Chelsea" boots) or really the Ugg-y trend.

The first pair I bought my 1L year after a long boot quest. I had never owned heeled boots before then and I was on a hunt for a pair that "spoke to me." After must despair at not being able to find a pair I liked I wandered into Payless because I figured it couldn't hurt and there these boots were! The moment I saw them I knew I had to have them! It was amazing how drawn to these boots I was because I had never felt this way about a pair of shoes before. I could have bought them without trying them on I loved them so much (but of course I tried them on and then fell even more in love because they were comfortable!). You know what else is amazing? I STILL get compliments on these boots 2 seasons later and people are always surprised when I say I got them from Payless! The price was also good too because I think they were even on sale at the time. It was a match made in heaven!

I bought this pair of Fossil boots at TJ Maxx, so they were a super good deal! I payed $30-$40 dollars for them and Fossil boots tend to run about $150-$200!! I couldn't believe it when I saw them, it was also love at first sight like my Payless Boots. I remember finding the boots, debating on whether the splurge was worth it, and decide that they world could decide because the first pair that I found were a half size off of what I usually wear so I made a deal with the world: if there was another pair in the size that I wanted I would buy them, no hesitation. Well, around the corner there was a second pair in the size that I wanted! They were the only two in the whole store. It was destiny, I bought them without hesitation.

After these two loves I have vowed that the rest of my shoe buying should be of the same degree of love for the shoe because then I won't regret the purchase. So far this has resulted in my not buying any new shoes since the Fossil boots (which super helps the wallet!) but seem to have given my style a sense of refinement as now I want to buy things that are truly my style, not what I think will "look good" or is "in."

Do you have any shoes that just "spoke to you" when you set eyes on them and have been in love with them ever since?