Today the best thing happened when I was shopping at the Galleria mall with my husband…I got to meet one of my lovely readers, Lindsey! We were actually going up the escalator and she was going down and she said hello and that she was one of my blog readers and she loves my blog! It was so sweet 🙂 Thanks Lindsey, you made my day! It’s always nice when someone says hello unexpectedly like that!
We started our day with Dim Sum at Gigi’s Asian Bistro and Dumpling Bar. What an awesome place! We had never eaten there before but the food was really good and it was just $15/person for all you can eat Dim Sum. Yum! It is right inside the Galleria on the bottom level near J. Crew. The restaurant has pretty cherry blossoms hanging from the ceiling:
Speaking of J.Crew, holy sales! I always complain that J.Crew doesn’t discount enough, but today’s deals may have just made me sing a different tune…I got:
This belt for $9.99:
It will be perfect with skirts, to cinch the waist of a cardigan, etc…and speaking of perfection, I had been waiting for these J.Crew ballet flats to go one sale forever. It must have been meant-to-be because today they were on sale for $29.99. They are made from this superlight rubber-like material and they feel almost like you have nothing on at all! I love them (I got a size 10…thank goodness they fit because I tried on so many pairs of size 10 shoes today, my normal size and my feet were so swollen that they were all supertight on me…I hope my feet aren’t growing anymore!)
I visited a few other stores during our shopping trip and I had to stop in at Banana Republic because I had a 35% off of your entire purchase coupon. I love these because they can be used on your entire purchase and aren’t limited to full-priced items like the Banana Republic Wednesday coupons are.
I was thrilled to get this black pencil skirt on sale for $34.99 plus 35% off so it was around $24 total. I got a size 6 because this is a really fitted high-wasited style. The 4 fit perfectly, but it was snug to a point where if I was bloated or something, I wouldn’t want to wear it. So a 6 it is! I love it because it’s longer and hits the knee.
I love such great deals! The skirt was originally $79.50, I believe, so this was a huge savings!
I also hit up Sephora, Ulta and MAC to pick up a few things.
I finally, finally, FINALLY got the famous “Kim Kardashian” lip gloss (NARS’ “Turkish Delight”) I have been meaning to get it for so long and for some reason, today was the day. I actually haven’t tried it on yet because I want to cherish each application since it’s a pricier gloss. I used to use MAC’s “underage” lipglass and I loved it, so I’m really looking forward to this nude-ish baby pink gloss.
At Sephora I also got another Shu Uemura eyelash curler. It costs $19 and comes with a refill pad. I could have just bought the replacement pads for my new one, but I think I used to squeeze it so hard that the lash curler in general just was “off.” So, I just bought a new one and hopefully I’ll be more gentle on this one. The pad on my old one is completely broken…like the curler cut through the pad and it won’t even really curl my lashes anymore. Thank goodness I got another one!
As you can see by the telltale orange packing, I succumbed to the MAC “To the Beach” collection. I got one of the lipsticks in “Lazy Day.” It’s one of the luster formulas, so it kind of goes on more sheer like a gloss, which is right up my alley. It is the perfect pink color without being too bold or, the opposite, not having enough payoff for a lipstick. I took some photos:
Pretty!
At Ulta I got 3 Essie nail polishes. I was sucked into the peach-colored ones when I saw Van D’Go at J.Crew and it made my wonder why I never got any of the peach colored ones. I had to have them!
I got (from L-R)
Essie: Van D’Go
, Shop Till I Drop
(umm yeah, that one was made for me) and Wicked
(which reminds me a lot of one of my fave OPI colors “We’ll Always Have Paris
.”
, Shop Till I Drop (umm yeah, that one was made for me) and Wicked (which reminds me a lot of one of my fave OPI colors “We’ll Always Have Paris.”I also ran out of all of my mousses and volumizing sprays so I decided to get a full-sized can of Redken’s Guts 10
because it really does create incredible lasting volume.
because it really does create incredible lasting volume.That is all for today! I feel really happy about this shopping trip. Got a lot of great deals and can’t wait to try all of the new products!
xoxo,
Veronika.
Lazy Days from MAC is my new "go to" lip action. I dont wear anything but my 'say yes to carrots' balm usually but I have been wearing the MAC daily. I love love love it. It looks awesome on you!
Love the MAC lipstick on you! I'll have to try it out. I'm also interested to see how the NARS lip gloss looks, I love Kim K's look.
I love dim sum… I wish we had an all you can eat dimsum place here, the restaurant looks really pretty too.
Love the shoes! really cute
xo
Great finds!, so exciting to find wonderful things on sale. So funny, I think J. Crew always discounts! That's why I try to never buy anything full price from there. I go in 2 weeks later and it's marked down already so I usually just wait it out.
Can't wait to see all of your new make-up products, how fun! I've been eyeing Turkish Delight too, I am anxious to see how you like it.
Van D'Go looks so pretty in the bottle (I saw it in my J. Crew today too), but I returned it last year because it turned a weird neon shade on my nails 🙁 Hope yours works better or they fixed the formula.
Love that you're getting recognized now 🙂 I was spotted in church of all places!! LOLOLOLOL
@andi- how funny! this is the second reader I have met! I just feel lucky that people say hi to me! It's cool that someone feel comfortable doing that, because I would totally do the same thing!
I will let you know how the Van D'Go goes…maybe on the toes?
LOVE the lipstick color. It does look more like a gloss.
I haven't tried Turkish Delight yet, but I'm dying to!
The shoes are adorable!
Hey Veronika! It's probably good that you got a new eye lash curler, depending on how much you use it technically they are suppose to last less than a year! When you're ready for a new one, try out Benefit's Tweezerman eye lash curler just for fun (https://www.benefitcosmetics.com/gp/product/B0037BC9I0/sr=1-5/qid=1276403929/ref=sr_1_5/177-5465976-9628304?ie=UTF8&n=164995011&bcBrand=core)…It's $20 and comes with three replacement pads..tweezers are great too!
C
I love the lipstick color, and I have been wanting to try out Turkish Delight for a long time! I might have to just go out and buy it soon.
I also can't believe the great deals that you found at J. Crew! I love the ballet flats, and that belt will be so versatile! What a great shopping trip!
Great buys! Those ballet flats are super cute, I may have to get a pair for myself. That lipstick looks great on you. All in all, I think you had a pretty successful shopping day!
(I wish I knew how to use an eyelash curler. I know…I'm lame)
I love those ballet flats ! And the Nars lipgloss looks amazing, I can't wait to see what it looks like on you !
Ooh, I'm just waiting for my Van D'Go to arrive in the mail–the color looks gooorgeous!
I'm fairly certain it was because you raved about it that I first bought Redkin Guts, it really is great stuff! I saw van d'go at Winners the other day and I didn't buy it but now I'm kicking myself!
I love Turkish Delight! It's a perfect summer color! It looks great over Angel ls.
Great buys! Enjoy them all:)
what amazing deals! love the flats and the essie nail polish 'shop till you drop'!
I'm a new reader excited to read your posts
It was nice to finally meet you and of all places the Galleria 🙂 Way to go on the deals you found this weekend!
Linds- so glad you said hello! I checked out your blog…do you have a book club?
Gah I love that Nars gloss!
How cool is it that someone recognized you! She was probably like…"I'll see her shopping purchases soon". haha
I am going to be getting some MAC beach stuff soon too! That color is really pretty on you!
love the lippie and love those cherry blossoms!!
Those J Crew flats are out-of-control adorable!!! And I love the Mac lipstick – marvy color!
Love, P
Stock up on Shu Uemura while you can. One of the girls in the cosmo department at work told me that they are pulling out of the US. 🙁