Friday, March 18, 2011
French doors
Something I really love and wish I could have are usable french doors on my house. (Note: I actually DO have french doors on my house...but...) I love the idea of opening them up and letting a rush of air into the house. Of course, living in Memphis having anything wide open like this is a bad, bad idea. Not only would the air rush in, but a herd of bugs as well :) But in the right setting, it would be nice to be able to use them. I also like the way they look, more classy than the typical screened sliding door that most people are forced to use here instead.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Frugal shopping
I have been trying very hard to not purchase random clothes lately. (Note: I find things like gym shoes, workout clothes, etc to be necessary!). I give in sometimes but lately I've made some purchases at places like Steinmart and TJ Maxx - places I've never considered shopping at before. (No issue with them, but I HATE pawing thru racks and racks of clothes just to find one good item.) I try to make every 'larger' purchase on one of the shopping websites I use; Gilt, Ruelala, and most recently, Hautelook.
Hautelook works the same way, but hey tend to have a LOT more options everyday. Things for men, women, kids, makeup, vacations, house items, etc - all one one site, with multiple sales in each area everyday. While they also have expensive items, they tend to list more inexpensive brands than Rue or Gilt do. They also do "Deals of the Day" where they will have one item at an extraordinary discount.
I wrote about this dress on a blog post a few weeks ago. It's the Sondra dress from Lilly Pulitzer. It retailed about $200-250. I loved it and had been wanting a black one shouldered dress for a while. I just didn't think I'd get enough use out of it to justify paying that much.
Today on Hautelook was a designer called Sugarlips (yeaaaaah...idk) but they had a couple black one shoulder dresses that are very similar to the Sondra dress. I ended up buying this one - in black, but you can see the detail better on the blue model. $18!!! Repeat - $18!!!! I will DEFINITELY get $18 worth of use out of this dress.
It was my first purchase from Hautelook and I'm anxious to see how shipping and communication goes with them. Gilt has always been stellar; I've had problems with Rue over the years though. Rue has shipped me the wrong item on a number of different occasions. They've also emailed after a purchase to say SORRIES J/K BUDDY your item wasn't available after all. But Gilt has always been great.
If you want an invite to Hautelook, just leave me a comment with your email address and I'll send you one. I'm not sure if it's 'invite only' like Gilt and Rue are, but when I log in I see the 'invite friends' button so I'd be more than glad to send anyone an invite :)
Hautelook works the same way, but hey tend to have a LOT more options everyday. Things for men, women, kids, makeup, vacations, house items, etc - all one one site, with multiple sales in each area everyday. While they also have expensive items, they tend to list more inexpensive brands than Rue or Gilt do. They also do "Deals of the Day" where they will have one item at an extraordinary discount.
I wrote about this dress on a blog post a few weeks ago. It's the Sondra dress from Lilly Pulitzer. It retailed about $200-250. I loved it and had been wanting a black one shouldered dress for a while. I just didn't think I'd get enough use out of it to justify paying that much.
Today on Hautelook was a designer called Sugarlips (yeaaaaah...idk) but they had a couple black one shoulder dresses that are very similar to the Sondra dress. I ended up buying this one - in black, but you can see the detail better on the blue model. $18!!! Repeat - $18!!!! I will DEFINITELY get $18 worth of use out of this dress.
It was my first purchase from Hautelook and I'm anxious to see how shipping and communication goes with them. Gilt has always been stellar; I've had problems with Rue over the years though. Rue has shipped me the wrong item on a number of different occasions. They've also emailed after a purchase to say SORRIES J/K BUDDY your item wasn't available after all. But Gilt has always been great.
If you want an invite to Hautelook, just leave me a comment with your email address and I'll send you one. I'm not sure if it's 'invite only' like Gilt and Rue are, but when I log in I see the 'invite friends' button so I'd be more than glad to send anyone an invite :)
New raincoat
I don't mind the rain today, as I purchased this Kenneth Cole raincoat for about $30 this weekend...at...wait for it...Sam's Club! I had never been in a Sam's Club before! It has some pretty good deals. Regular deals, not just deals for families of 10 :)
As per my wardrobe policy, one new coat in means I have to take one old coat out and get rid of it. Which is fine, I have plenty that probably need to be trashed.
As per my wardrobe policy, one new coat in means I have to take one old coat out and get rid of it. Which is fine, I have plenty that probably need to be trashed.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Love this dress
Shopbop, I love this dress! Looks a little better here than on the sales page, but still. So pretty. Wish I could pull something like this off (and had the $$ to)! :)
Malene Birger dress on Shopbop
Malene Birger dress on Shopbop
Random kitchen pic
This is one of my favorite kitchen inspirations. Although it's nothing fancy and obviously a pretty small kitchen, I like it because - well, it resembles MY kitchen. It's something that I could totally pull off at my house with little effort.
I already have white cabinets. I would just need to add a backsplash - and although I do like the white subway tile here, I'm not sure if that would be my#1 preference. White subway tile seems more like a bathroom tile to me.
Regardless, I have also been wanting to purchase stainless appliances for my kitchen. Not because I am on the "stainless bandwagon" (ahem) but because I think they look best in small kitchens like this. My current black appliances are too heavy for a small kitchen, they stand out and are the first thing your eye is drawn to when you walk in. Stainless would blend in better, and also reflect light which is important in a smaller kitchen.
The countertops look like some sort of stone or quartz maybe...less expensive but they still look very nice. I think granite is again too heavy for small kitchens and completely unecessary.
Overall I just love this kitchen and with a few tweaks I think I could get mine to look strikingly similar.
I already have white cabinets. I would just need to add a backsplash - and although I do like the white subway tile here, I'm not sure if that would be my#1 preference. White subway tile seems more like a bathroom tile to me.
Regardless, I have also been wanting to purchase stainless appliances for my kitchen. Not because I am on the "stainless bandwagon" (ahem) but because I think they look best in small kitchens like this. My current black appliances are too heavy for a small kitchen, they stand out and are the first thing your eye is drawn to when you walk in. Stainless would blend in better, and also reflect light which is important in a smaller kitchen.
The countertops look like some sort of stone or quartz maybe...less expensive but they still look very nice. I think granite is again too heavy for small kitchens and completely unecessary.
Overall I just love this kitchen and with a few tweaks I think I could get mine to look strikingly similar.
Monday, March 7, 2011
NM mid-day dash mistake
Neiman Marcus does these "Mid-day dash" things around lunch time several days a week.... I've never bought anything off of them, but they do have okay deals sometimes (most of the time they only have very expensive items).
Today, however, I must say - WTF is this? Some sort of latex suit, in case we need a $1600 Batgirl costume for next Halloween? I know it says "knit" but that does NOT look "knit" to me!
Today, however, I must say - WTF is this? Some sort of latex suit, in case we need a $1600 Batgirl costume for next Halloween? I know it says "knit" but that does NOT look "knit" to me!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
McQ zebra sweater dress
It's amazing how different a piece of clothing can look....
I saw this sweater dress on shopbop over the winter and really liked it. I did not like the price tag, however. I have been stalking it on eBay and one finally popped up this week! However check out the difference in stock photos for it:
Nice looking McQ dress:
Super scary - yet the exact same - McQ dress:
I mean seriously who wants to buy something that a literal clown is showing off??
Gilt.com
Sometimes I like to guess what the items for sale on Gilt.com are.... is this a sale for shoes, or a sale for lamps? :) Furniture? Dead flowers? :)
I am proud to say that I haven't been spending any money lately on gilt, ruelala, or hautelook. I've actually never purchased anything from hautelook despite browsing daily for months.
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