FINALLY FOUND THE BOOTS! & Weekend Shopping: Abercrombie, Old Navy, Charlotte Russe

YEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
I FINALLY found the PERFECT cognac boots!  I am SO happy that the search is over and that the ones I got are ones I'm absolutely in love with!

They are from Nine West and were 30% off their original price of $169.  Behold:

I also had to pick up this gorgeous bag. The moment I saw it I knew it had to be mine (also from Nine West):

It looked so lovely with the black and white outfit I wore today.  I can't wait to use it. It's larger than a clutch but smaller than a typical purse. You can buy it here!

Here's what else I picked up today:

 This pretty fairisle sweater coat from Old Navy (yes, it's from the kids section and I don't care, I love it!  I got a size large and it's perfect!) it looks really great on and it's very warm.

This V-Neck sweater from Abercrombie & Fitch (it was an extra 50% off and came to like $15.)  I got a size Large:

A little wrinkly, but this gingham shirt was also 50% off and cost about $10) I think it will look great tucked into a skirt with my navy blue AE long cardigan.  I must comment that the customer service at A&F was actually good today, which is great.  I was in line waiting to pay and when it was my turn, I saw a girl wearing the shirt above and I realized I had seen it on the sale rack so I asked the cashier to hold on to my sweater while I went to try it on. When I got back into the long line the cashier actually motioned for me to come forward and finish my transaction. I thought that was really nice since I had already waited in a long line the first time.

I also picked up this pretty jewelry at Charlotte Russe: (I was returning the boots I bought there last week.)

...and lastly, this eyeliner from MAC's Tartan Tales Collection called "Lord it Up"...it's a brown shade with a bronzey shimmer to it! The liners are all water resistant which is awesome. I plan to use this on my top lid.

That's it for this weekend!  I feel relieved that I pretty much have everything I need for our trip (except for hats and gloves.) The footwear was really my biggest concern. I may pick up a sleek pair of black runners but haven't found the right ones yet.

Hope you all have a great weekend and happy shopping!  BTW, I did check out the Nordstrom half year sale and I did try on a wonderful Laundry brand dress but I passed on it (it was still almost %150).  I didn't even look through a lot of the store because I didn't want to tempt myself. Sometimes I just have to stay away!

Let me know if you bought anything today in the comments below!

xoxo,

Veronika.

More Weekend Shopping: Forever21, Bobbi Brown, Buckle, Old Navy

I just realized that my shopping ban can't truly go into effect because I have to buy a baby shower gift and a birthday gift for my best friend...but those don't technically count, right? Because I'm buying for other people. Sigh. I will continue to work to not shop for myself. That's the goal.

EDIT- would you guys be interested in me having a blog sale? I've been going through my closet and I seriously haven't worn some of the stuff in a long time (or never!)  Let me know and I will post some for sale items. Thank you!!! :)

My lovely H and I both needed shorts. I own 2 pairs of shorts. One white (cargo style) and one pair of denim shorts (from Abercrombie, sigh.)

I wanted plain black shorts. Without all kinds of pockets or belts or pulls. Just plain.black.shorts. It took me SO many stores to find them but I finally found a cute pair at Buckle, which is great because I've never shopped there before.

I got the only size they had left (29) but they actually fit nicely because I can wear them low on my hips.  I like them. I think they were $32.00. I tried to buy on sale ladies, but no other stores had what I was looking for!

Next up, this pretty Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow by Bobbi Brown. I got the color Navajo (buy it here). I had tested out these cream shadows a few weeks ago and decided to come back to them when I read about them on The Beauty Bite blog.  When I came home, I realized exactly why I love the color. It's basically the cream version of MAC's eyeshadow in "blanc type" which is what I currently use on my entire lid/brow bone area to brighten it up (it's the only e/s I wear for the day.)

See how close they are? Here's some more photos:

I love the texture of the product from swatching it. I'll report back once I've used it for awhile but I have a good feeling about this one. I love love love Bobbi Brown's Longwear Gel Eyeliners so I can imagine I'll love this product too! It's great for summer when makeup tends to just slide right off if you're outside for awhile.

Next up, some purchases from Forever 21 with fitting room pics too!  First, I'll show the dress I didn't get:

I thought it was super cute but I have something really similar to it, a dress I wore to my cousin's wedding:

See? Very similar. I didn't "need" it.  Moving on, the next dress I bought was this cute party dress.  I'm going to wear it the next time I go out. It's low cut and is quite fitted. It's from the LOVE21 collection (XXI's more contemporary line.)

The color is gorgeous and even more beautiful than it photographs. On the hanger it's not much, but on it looks nice:

I really love the neckline on this dress. I think with a great pair of heels and a cute clutch it will be perfect!

The last item I got at Forever 21 was this pretty black dress/tunic with these cool sleeves that kind of are like lace, but not really. Not sure how to describe them. This was one of those pieces I took into the fitting room "just to see" and I ended up loving it the most out of everything!!!

It looks kind of blah/odd on a hanger, but on, I just love.

Right after lunch (at Panera, YUM!!!), we stopped in at Old Navy because they were having lots of sales. I picked up a hot pink sports bra for $3.97 (down from $15) and a tank top for about $6.97.

I think I did pretty well today :) I'm really excited to wear that black dress. I'm not sure what I'll wear it with yet but I'll figure it out!

Before I go, I wanted to share my nail polish fail from yesterday. I used the new glitter nail polish I got at Sephora (That's Bouquet With Me) over OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark and well... it doesn't look great. My husband said my toes reminded him of a bowling ball/ "the kind of nail polish strippers would wear." Hey, at least he was honest.

Excuse the messy paint job:

It's a bit more Halloween than "daily wear" to me, so I'm redoing it tonight. I tried!

By the way, I used the new Kate Spade bag today and it felt amazing to not have to carry a massive bag with me when I went shopping! So glad I got it!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!

xoxo,

Veronika.

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