Month: December 2016

Fall/Winter Designer Clearance Sales

Happy holidays to you and yours. I hope you’ve had a wonderful 2016 and have a happy new year. The Fall/Winter designer clearance season is upon us and there are some really special bags and coats that are currently on sale at great prices.

Here’s a few of my favorites.

Burberry Small Milton Bag in Grainy Leather

From the first time I saw this bag in the Burberry boutique in Vancouver, I fell in love and nearly took her home with me right then and there. This two tone bag is truly stunning.  The Milton is also available in baby crossbody size and a medium tote size.

Burberry Small Milton in Grainy Leather
Burberry Small Milton in Grainy Leather

Burberry Lace T-Shirt Dress

I saw this in the window of my local Burberry boutique and it was stunning. The two tone lace is gorgeous!  The photo really does not do this dress justice.

Burberry Lace T-Shirt Dress
Burberry Lace T-Shirt Dress

Burberry Classic Trench with Oversized Details

I’ve been searching for the perfect, classic trench coat and Burberry is an obvious candidate. What is not to love about this?

Burberry Classic Oversized Detail Trench
Burberry Classic Oversized Detail Trench

Longchamp Small Pénélope Fantaisie Tote Bag

I love the mix of the suede and grained leather. I think the small size is also perfect for a petite gal like me.

Longchamp Small Penelope Fantaisie
Longchamp Small Penelope Fantaisie

Chloe Small Drew

I think the Chloe Drew is the new “it” bag. I’ve seen it everywhere on celebs and I love it. The chain strap makes it a little dressier and special in my opinion. I love this pink color and I think in the smaller profile, it is perfect.

Chloe Small Drew
Chloe Small Drew

 

Chloe Hudson with fringe

I saw this Chloe Hudson in the store and the fringe is so fun. I love the boho look and feel of the bag! Be aware that the fringe does get a little unwieldy if you’re opening the bag up, but I think its so fun I don’t think I’d mind it.

Chloe Hudson Fringe
Chloe Hudson Fringe

Neiman Marcus Friends and Family Sale

Neiman Marcus is having their very first Friends and Family sale. Take 20% off your in store and online purchase of any regular-priced purchase, though there are some exclusions. Use code FRIENDME. I noticed that while the details for the promo are kind of fuzzy on what merchandise is excluded, it might be based on brands. For instance, I tried applying the promo on a Chloe and Burberry bag and it wouldn’t take the discount off. The sale goes through today.

If Neiman decides to do this again, I’d love to see less exclusions. Typically Friends and Family sales are on nearly everything in the store. While I realize that sometimes certain brand agreements prohibit this, it would be nice to see that beauty is not unilaterally excluded and more premier designers are participating.

Cyber Week

Happy Friday! Hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend with your near and dear.

I managed to do a bit of damage with Black Friday deals. Here’s my haul from last week:

I saw this picture of this gorgeous metallic lace dinnerware and I fell in love!  I knew these were not going to be our everyday plates, as they are handwash only, but I could live with having a set on hand for desserts!  I scored a set of dessert plates and I also added 2 dinner plates and 2 bowls. The gold color is definitely prettier than the silver colorway, but the gold is currently sold out in plates.  Bowls are still available in both colors, as well as the cake stand!  While I would LOVE the cake stand, I really have no space for it, so I sadly had to pass on that one. I can’t wait to have my girlfriends over for desserts soon!

Anthropologie Metallic Lace Plates Bowls
Anthropologie Metallic Lace Plates and Bowls

I also picked up a small Voluspa Lychee candle and a Capri Blue Volcano candle. Both smell amazing and I love the cut glass jar of the Voluspa and the iridescent jar of the Volcano candle!  I haven’t decided if these will be given as Christmas gifts or if they will stay with me… 🙂

I also bought a few Christmas presents for the kids. A few of the kids in my life will be getting Melissa and Doug train sets.  A few others will be getting some Melissa and Doug crafts. I *loved* crafts as a girl… my absolute favorite thing to receive for Christmas was a kit to make something, so I hope the kids enjoy!

naturalizer_kepler_bootie

I bought myself a new pair of booties. I have never worn booties before, so I will have to figure out how to style them!  This purchase was almost purely practical. I have to walk outside in the cold and rainy weather everyday for at least 10 minutes and my feet get way too cold in my usual ballet flats, so I needed something a little more substantial. I hope these are comfortable!

I also purchased quite a few new beauty products for myself. A friend got me interested in Korean beauty products so I jumped on a few deals that I found. There were tons of Cyber Monday sales, so I bought a few of Missha’s best sellers, including their Time Revolution essence and sheet masks. I also repurchased the Laneige moisturizer that I tried and finished a few months ago.

Hope you had a wonderful week!  Did you do any shopping like me?