I feel blue.

Today, I felt blue...all blue.  It's been raining a lot lately.  Sucks to be my blue suede shoes. 

The fit today consists of;

• My top is from Uniqlo; got it for $29.99, it was a mad dash to purchase this as my family was waiting outside the waiting room so we could go to the American Girl store. (Kill me now!!!)
• I got these pants on sale for $10 from Anthropologie, talk about a good deal.  There were dozens of them just sitting there; I really don't think anyone knew what to do with them.  I don't even know how much these pants were originally but I know they were expensive.  
• I adore these Jessica Simpson flats, they seem to go with everything even though they're a color.  The only problem is that I purchased them oh so long ago and they still kill like a bitch!  I have to use shoe trees in them and spray them with shoe stretch just about every night.  I also have to wear pads on my pinkie toes just to keep from hobbling.  They're cute though huh?
• My earrings were from off the street in SOHO, got two for $20.  I asked him to remove the posts as I don't have pierced ears, so I could use my slides.  The bracelet was from off the street in Ontario, Canada.  I talked the old man down to 3 for $30 and gave the other two away as gifts, he didn't know what hit him.  This clutch is form Hobo and costs $20 at Marshalls; bonus!

This is one of my favorite summer outfits...minus the shoes of course; they still kill...but they're cute!!!

Graduation season

Last post for the night and then I'm turning it in cause I'm pooped.  Tonight was Northwest Catholics graduation.  Congratulations to Aaron and all his friends.  Peep how beautiful this man child is.  If the baseball thing doesn't work out I'm sure he has a career in modeling.  He loves baseball though so I know he's going to make it work.  I can't tell you how proud we all are of him, he's got a stellar future regardless of where he winds up.

Now on to my outfit;

• I wore another Anthopologie skirt that I found for $30 bucks on sale; I know it was originally like $120 but you know I wasn't going for that. 
• Found this top at Marshalls for some ridiculous price of like $19.99.  I get mad compliments on it and it wasn't even expensive.
• The shoes are from Macy's, they're BCBG and I got them on sale for around $40.  They were originally some astronomical price that I wasn't willing to pay.
• That ring was purchased on the streets of SOHO for 20 bucks, it took sometime to get used to the two fingers but I've grown to love it.  

Oh, I almost forgot about this woman I ran into this evening at the graduation.  D had my Canon so I had to snap a picture of her with my iPhone.  Talk about well dressed.  I had to tell her how fabulous she looked.  She gushed and was very humble and told me that I made her night.  Well, she made mine!  She was just so polished and who doesn't love a pok-a-dot rain coat!

One more and I'm done for the night.  Let's just call this little man style.  I love to see kids express themselves with color.  He put his clothes together well and he knew it, confidence is key and he had confidence in that fit!

Baseball mom swag

I went to the Northwest Catholic semifinals baseball game the other evening to watch my favorite team.  Jean had just shown up when I snapped this picture.  You should have seen these glasses up close, the hardware was just beautiful.  I love glasses, they can change your style and help your eyesight, what more could you want???  I didn't want to embarrass her by being all up in her face.  Next time she's not going to be this lucky though.  This woman always looks fly! 

I can appreciate style on other people, I feel like some folks are really doing it up big nowadays!  I hope I catch more of her swag out and about.  Shout out to Jean and her son Mack who pitched an awesome game!

Bag envy!

So, I am so proud!  I got myself a really cute bag from Zara the other day.  It's polyurethane and big enough to carry my Canon, with the camera the bag is super duper heavy.  It doesn't matter though cause I love it!!!  It ran me around $80 bucks and worth every penny.  Any item you can dip in water and not ruin is worth the money.

Okay, now on to the outfit;

• I bought this summer sweater a while back from Anthropologie, originally $98 I got it for $88.  Imagine my surprise when I checked online the next day to find out it went on sale for $59.  Now you know I went back to get my change, hello!!!  Always check to see if an item go on sale cause no one likes to pay full price; or at least I don't want to.  Read your receipt it will inform you of the stores policy.
• These pants were on sale at Uniqlo for $29.  I couldn't have gotten a better deal.  Colored pants are all the rage right now, especially when they're under 30 bones.
• My shoes, they're Report and they're so old I can't remember how much I paid for them but I know it had to be around $20-30 because I got them at the Shoe Bar which used to be open in Avon, CT.  I never paid over $40 for a pair of shoes.  I used to love that place, they always had designer shoes on sale for next to nothing; probably why they went out of business.  If my shoes come in a box, they get wiped down and placed back in the box.  Again, I'm a baller on a budget and I can't afford to keep re-buying things even if I like too.
• The jewelry will have to be described at another time, I just purchased a whole boat load of earrings from Urban Outfitters.  They were having a 30% off sale, so you know that caught my attention when I was passing by.  I don't have pierced ears so I have to perform surgery on each pair.  I'll hip you to my trick a little later.

Sparkles, sparkle, sparkles...

Sometimes a lady just needs sparkles...this is one of those times.

Nails done, hair done everything did...

Got my nails done yesterday, as usual I went to Orange Nail in West Hartford across from West Farms Mall.  I love that place, it's so clean and the people are really nice, it's best to make an appointment though because people are starting to flock.  They actually chat with you instead of just ignoring you like some places I've been.  The prices are just my speed too, my pedi was $30 and the mani was $13.  I wish they did designs and what not but it's not that type of place, I'm sure someone can do a French manicure but that's not my speed, unless of course it's with unconventional colors.

I'm thinking about adding some sparkles to the tips if the mani starts to chip.  I'll include those pictures once I'm done.  I'm wearing a whole lotta blue and a whole lotta yellow so why not incorporate them together?

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down...  But not today because I'm psyched about chillin' in the house during this rain.  About to eat a cupcake for breakfast and watch some Downton Abby. 

So a couple of weeks ago I made a visit to the mall; who am I kidding I'm always visiting the mall.  Anyway, in this particular case I needed to buy me so Chloe.  I love it, I sampled that perfume so many times in the past 6 months that I finally decided to bite the bullet.  My advise to you all when purchasing perfumes is to always ask for a freebee.  The sales associate was fab and gave me a sample gift as "Perfume Week" was coming up the next week.  I never heard of Perfume Week but I'm all in if it's gonna get me something free.  The box came with 8 regular sized samples which included; L'eau de Chloe, Daisy Marc Jacobs, Daisy Marc Jacobs eau so Fresh, Euphoria Calvin Klein, Forbidden Euphoria Calvin Klein, Laddy Million Paco Rabanne, Lovestruck Vera Wang and Oh, Lola! Marc Jacobs.  A small vaporizor and funnel were also included.  Nice...

Next stop, Sephora.  My memory is a little foggy regarding what I purchased at that time but I do remember redeeming about 300 of my VIB points and getting these nifty products.  I usually hold on to my points for the really good products, I'm a hoarder in that way.  I also hoard clothes but we'll touch that later.  The sample came with all types of mini products but these are things I actually wound up using for a change.  In case you didn't realize, I'm also a product hoarder...again, another time.

The samples I do remember were;

• First thing, I got that cute red and white make-up case.  I pretty much use it everyday. 

• Korres Anti-Aging Primer; which actually worked well.  However when I went back to purchase the product the Sephora sales associate had me try Clear Prep FX as she has oily skin too.  Works like a dream.
• They also had Fresh Brown Sugar eau de parfum, Tarte Smooth Operator micronized clay finishing powder and a purity face wash.
• There was also Josie Aragon Oil and some other eye shadows that I didn't use (that's what I can't remember).

Last stop, Mac.  Picked up a Studio Fix because summers on the way and I need to keep shine free.

All in all it was pretty successful.  I love going home with things I didn't pay for.  My goal is to always leave places in this manner.  You should try it too!