Anyone going to any great halloween parties and have an interesting costume to share?
(oh – I was impressed by the false eyelashes … but they’re $50!)
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Clothing
Interesting article on trends
Sephora In Girls
I got this via e-mail today (text minus the graphics):
Do you have that one friend who would do anything for beauty (she’d eat cereal for a week just so she could buy that new anti-wrinkle cream) and is always one step ahead of the trends? If you know a beauty early-adapter (she’s been wearing clumpy lashes since spring), or a makeup addict (collecting lip gloss is her hobby), or you happen to be one yourself, we want them (and you) on our exclusive, trend-spotting team.
So what does it mean to be a Sephora In Girl?
- a spot on our elite panel of beauty VIP’s for one year
- access to exclusive online surveys
- a chance to sound off on all things beauty
- an opportunity to preview new products
Rule and regulations: https://www.sephora.com/secure/ingirls/terms.jhtml?cm_mmc=email%2bret-_-ingirls%2b20061008-_-ingirls-_-rules&dicid=331144:12947645172:3349460
Nominations are being accepted through October 31, 2006.
Nomination link:
https://www.sephora.com/secure/ingirls/login.jhtml?type=me&cm_mmc=email%2bret-_-ingirls%2b20061008-_-ingirls-_-nomfriend&dicid=331144:12947645172:3349750
You can’t nominate yourself but you can nominate a friend (or me! [email protected] if you do … it would be appreciated.)
Walmart shoes and JCPenny Purse
Usually I don’t go for items that have contrast stitching but these shoes fit, they’re low heel and they look sophisticated enough to wear to a business event but they also work well with jeans. They are also relatively comfortable – they’re not the most comfortable shoe I’ve worn (see my boots) but they aren’t going to make my feet hurt unless I go for an extremely long walk in them (they’re just not meant for that kind of activity.)
Then a couple of days later I was flipping through the Sunday newspaper inserts and saw this purse at JCPenny and decided to go check it out. I walked in the store and found it in less than a few minutes, checked it out, it fit my needs and wasn’t too big.
For around $18 each it’s hard to beat. They’re definitely versatile additions to my wardrobe. 🙂
Winter shoe & purse shopping ….
So I realized a few weeks ago that I only really had one pair of winter shoes (other than tennis shoes – gasp) and that those, although still in decent shape had stretched to the point that they would probably be better for a foot that’s a half size larger. So I’ve been shopping for a few good winter shoes to add to my (summer) collection. 🙂
I managed to buy a pair of really nice black dress shoes at Walmart for about $17 and they match the purse (for about the same price) I picked up at JC Penny (I’ll post pictures some other day – the ones I took this afternoon were fuzzier than I thought.) But these still aren’t going to keep my feet warm.
So today while I as converting some audio files I shopped on Zappos for a bit and came up with this list of possibilites (there are a few summer shoes in there.):
http://www.clothingcult.com/clothingimages/zappos4.pdf
My favorites are the Ugg La Jolla in Shadow for a nice winter boot. But as you might notice in my pdf of the shopping cart, they are not available in my size (in fact, I scourred the web and only found them in sizes 5, 6, 11, and 12. I found a few in the cork color in some other sizes but not many… even on ebay.)
I’ve tried on uggs in the past and couldn’t bring myself to buy the ones that were trendy because I think they are mildy ugly – but they are heaven on your feet (I couldn’t justify in my mind an $80 house slipper or else I would probably have a pair already.)
Anyway – the others have a fair shot (probably that pair of slip on uggs will end up purchased soon because those I can see leaving the house in them… casual dress of course.)
The black easy spirit slingbacks on in that pdf look very similar to the shoes I picked up at Walmart.
Decisions decisions…. anyone have any other suggestions? I need comfort, style and variety.
Drugstore.com auto delivery
Drugstore.com is now offering auto delivery of items you regularly use! I think this is great – I just need to now figure out how often I use the few items I buy over and over again. They offer 30, 45, 60, 90 or 180 days options. You initial order is delivered at the regular shipping rate but subsequent deliveries are sent at $1.99 shipping (or $4 off the shipping.) Plus it looks like these orders accrue drugstore.com dollarsâ„¢ (and will automatically apply them where applicable as well.)
The full details can be found here:
http://drugstore.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/drugstore.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=607