Monday, May 16, 2011

My Scarf Mini Haul


I recently went to Target for a window shop and i came across some really pretty scarves. Most of them were all full price but i did find some that were drastically reduced. I ended up buying two satin-style printed scarves that were originally $17 and i got them for $4.80 each! I also bought a really pretty tan and gold flecked knit infinity scarf for $17. So if you are in the market for a gorgeous inexpensive scarf to keep you toasty this winter, check out Target for some must-have deals!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Online Shopping: The Outnet



Hubby just got word that he passed his exams, so now we can look forward to his graduation at the end of May, Yay!! Of COURSE I had no doubt that he'd be graduating, and a month ago I noticed a beautiful dark blue Catherine Malandrino dress on theoutnet.com that I thought would be perfect for his graduation ceremony. The outnet is the outlet online store for net-a-porter.com, and you can find some really terrific designer bargains there.

Because its the outlet store for net-a-porter, it arrived without the classic black box packaging :(, but still very carefully and professionally packaged in white tissue in a plain cardboard box. The tissue was sealed with the cutest stickers (above).
So here's the dress! To be honest, when I opened the tissue to find the dress I was quite disappointed. It is made of very thin rayon, which felt a little cheap, and seemed to hang very baggily on the hanger. I was after a sleek, clingy dress, that was knee length and had a nice cowl neckline. At this point I was thinking, well, at least I didn't pay that much, and this is the risk you take when shopping online.

However, then I tried it on...
...and breathed a sign of relief, as it looks better on! It is clingy, but somehow flattering, it doesn't pull excessively to produce those horrible horizontal stress lines at the wider parts of your body (admittedly, this mirror above I call my 'forgiving mirror') It has some lovely ruching on the side for interest and the cowl neck is actually not too bad. All in all a deceptively nice dress. And it cost me 85 quid, which with shipping turned out to be AUS$150, original price I think was around $300. Check back at the outnet often, as stock rolls over frequently.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

This week's nail polish haul!

I am so utterly obsessed in nail polish now that I seriously think i have issues lol. But i did visit the nail shop again this week.....TWICE! I went on Tuesday and Today and bought the following china Glaze colours:


From left to right: Goin' My Way, Passion, Fiji Fling, Cowgirl Up




From left to right: Watermelon Rind, Secret Peri-wink-le, Treat Me Like A Queen, Bare If You Dare


From left to right: Sea Spray, Coconut Kiss, Heart Of Africa, Afterglow



From left to right: Something Sweet, Masai Red, Passion In The Pacific, Sunset Sail





From left to right: I Wanna Lei Ya, Midnight Mission, Paper Chasing





I also got some of the new OPI Pirates Of The Caribbean collection.

From left to right: Scull and Glossbones, Mermaid's Tears, Steady As She Rose, Sparrow Me The Drama.