I usually only shop at Old Navy in the summer but they’re having a great clearance sale and Old Navy pricing is about what I can afford right now. They're giving 25% off clearance with code SAVENOW plus 7.0% back with eBates (my referral link)! Lots of cute stuff at crazy-low prices.
Friday, January 9, 2015
Thursday, January 8, 2015
BUY THIS (So We Don't Have To): Cashmere Sale at Last Call
Hey, it's damn cold outside. Luckily, there's a good sale on cashmere and other winter stuff over at Neiman Marcus Last Call. They're taking an automatic 60% off all cashmere and cold weather items and up to 75% off of clearance. Plus, you can get 2.5% cash back with eBates (my referral link.) Here are some things I have chosen to tempt you with:
Do These Pants Make My Thighs Look Chintzy?
A: Nothing says "nope" to the floral pants trend quite like this photo:
L: Oh no. I think they might've gotten me. I think...I think...these pants have won me over. Maybe it is the model just sellin' to me with that smizing(tm) eye!
A: Lili.
L: I'M SORRY!
A: They look turrible on her! And she's a model!
L: I think you might love them but be pretending you hate them. It's just like those boys in elementary school that one couldn't actually tell one liked, so one resorted to punching them (er...totally not me).
A: Those pants are everything I don't want to be. I like every other element of her outfit and then...floral womp.
L: I'm not saying I would actually wear them, mind you. But I don't hate them. Like how some chintz works out fine in the right British palace.
A: She's wearing a chair, Lili.
L:
A: That looks great! Not on my thighs.
L: That's so chair-ist of you.
A: I'm an unapologetic chairist.
L: I found your next cozy winter sweater.
A: It looks very flattering.
L: Do you need shoes to go with it?
A: I've always wondered what kind of person buys those shoe chairs. It's you, isn't it.
L: I only have two, one for each foot.
A: Well, obviously you'd need two.
L: Storage is a problem.
A: Oh, girl.
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| image: Trendy Crew |
L: Oh no. I think they might've gotten me. I think...I think...these pants have won me over. Maybe it is the model just sellin' to me with that smizing(tm) eye!
A: Lili.
L: I'M SORRY!
A: They look turrible on her! And she's a model!
L: I think you might love them but be pretending you hate them. It's just like those boys in elementary school that one couldn't actually tell one liked, so one resorted to punching them (er...totally not me).
A: Those pants are everything I don't want to be. I like every other element of her outfit and then...floral womp.
L: I'm not saying I would actually wear them, mind you. But I don't hate them. Like how some chintz works out fine in the right British palace.
A: She's wearing a chair, Lili.
L:
A: That looks great! Not on my thighs.
L: That's so chair-ist of you.
A: I'm an unapologetic chairist.
L: I found your next cozy winter sweater.
A: It looks very flattering.
L: Do you need shoes to go with it?
A: I've always wondered what kind of person buys those shoe chairs. It's you, isn't it.
L: I only have two, one for each foot.
A: Well, obviously you'd need two.
L: Storage is a problem.
A: Oh, girl.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
High/Low Reviews - Givenchy Mister Light & Wet 'n Wild CoverAll Foundation
Two beauty reviews - one ridiculously expensive, one ridiculously cheap. Both pretty dang good.
Givenchy Mister Light
I had a Sephora gift card burning a hole in my pocket and I wanted to try one of those fancy illuminating clicky pen things even though they usually disappoint me. YSL Touche Eclat is the perennial favorite but I'd heard good things about Givenchy Mister Light, so I went with that one in the second lightest shade, Mister Milk. First I have to say that I get it, these click pen highlighter things are the biggest scam ever. You pay so much money for such a TINY bit of product. I know this, yet I still want.
The Givenchy pen itself is very satisfying - it's all black with stark white text and made of metal, not plastic. I love the feel of it the same way I love Chanel lipstick packaging. The product itself is very good - it's a bit more pigmented than the Touche Eclat so it works as a concealer but also brightens without being overly shimmery. I'm not blown away by it's magic or anything, but it's a solid product. I am much too fickle to state that I'd definitely re-buy it, but who knows. I keep it in my bag for touch-ups and it's fine in that capacity. The upsides: nice product, elegant packaging. The downsides: expensive, not much product.
Wet 'n Wild CoverAll Foundation
Y'all, I know. Wet 'n Wild. On my face. But, when I started searching around for a decent drugstore foundation this one kept popping up again and again. It costs four American dollars so I figured it was worth a shot. Hell, I'll spend four dollars on a cup of fancy coffee, you know?
So, I went to the drugstore and the WnW display looked like wild dogs had gotten there before me, but I managed to rescue the last tube of the fair/light shade (316) which looked too pink in the tube but is a decent match when I actually slapped in on my face.
The ingredients are...not great. It's basically a shit-ton of silicones and other crap, but it's pretty damn nice looking foundation. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it looks and so far my skin doesn't seem to mind. As for longevity, that's another matter. I'm using it over my primer which helps, but no way can it stand up to my go-to favorite, Smashbox Studio Skin 15 Hour. But... $4 vs $42? Yeeps.
I don't like using the Smashbox every day because I blow through a bottle pretty quickly, so it's nice to have something else to use on weekends, etc. So far, so good. The upsides: cheap, feels nice, looks good. The downsides: limited color selection, no sunscreen protection, might eat through my skin eventually.
Givenchy Mister Light
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| Mister Light |
I had a Sephora gift card burning a hole in my pocket and I wanted to try one of those fancy illuminating clicky pen things even though they usually disappoint me. YSL Touche Eclat is the perennial favorite but I'd heard good things about Givenchy Mister Light, so I went with that one in the second lightest shade, Mister Milk. First I have to say that I get it, these click pen highlighter things are the biggest scam ever. You pay so much money for such a TINY bit of product. I know this, yet I still want.
The Givenchy pen itself is very satisfying - it's all black with stark white text and made of metal, not plastic. I love the feel of it the same way I love Chanel lipstick packaging. The product itself is very good - it's a bit more pigmented than the Touche Eclat so it works as a concealer but also brightens without being overly shimmery. I'm not blown away by it's magic or anything, but it's a solid product. I am much too fickle to state that I'd definitely re-buy it, but who knows. I keep it in my bag for touch-ups and it's fine in that capacity. The upsides: nice product, elegant packaging. The downsides: expensive, not much product.
Wet 'n Wild CoverAll Foundation
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| CoverAll |
Y'all, I know. Wet 'n Wild. On my face. But, when I started searching around for a decent drugstore foundation this one kept popping up again and again. It costs four American dollars so I figured it was worth a shot. Hell, I'll spend four dollars on a cup of fancy coffee, you know?
So, I went to the drugstore and the WnW display looked like wild dogs had gotten there before me, but I managed to rescue the last tube of the fair/light shade (316) which looked too pink in the tube but is a decent match when I actually slapped in on my face.
The ingredients are...not great. It's basically a shit-ton of silicones and other crap, but it's pretty damn nice looking foundation. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it looks and so far my skin doesn't seem to mind. As for longevity, that's another matter. I'm using it over my primer which helps, but no way can it stand up to my go-to favorite, Smashbox Studio Skin 15 Hour. But... $4 vs $42? Yeeps.
I don't like using the Smashbox every day because I blow through a bottle pretty quickly, so it's nice to have something else to use on weekends, etc. So far, so good. The upsides: cheap, feels nice, looks good. The downsides: limited color selection, no sunscreen protection, might eat through my skin eventually.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Adrien: Review of Everlane's Slouchy Cashmere V-Neck Sweater.
I'm back! I'm feral. I had nearly two weeks off and it was ridiculous how quickly my schedule devolved into a blur of sleeping late and eating fancy salami and cheese for "dinner." It was everything I thought it would be.
For Christmas I bought myself a few gifts (single ladies gotta buy their own damn presents) and one of them was an Everlane Slouchy cashmere sweater. I wasn't intending on this purchase but they sent me a $20 off coupon and most of my sweaters are the saddest of the sad, so it seemed like the thing to do. I got this one:
Everlane's shipping is fast and it arrived a few days later. When I opened the package I'm pretty sure my face looked like the model's. Huh. The sweater was very basic, very charcoal, and very soft, just not as puppy-soft as I'd imagined. (Now, I can't wear any kind of cashmere or wool next to my skin so I didn't expect it to not be itchy but I did kind of expect it to be softer like my old beloved J.Crew cashmere sweater. Hmph. However, I also didn't pay for premium cashmere so I got over that pretty quickly.)
Then I put it on. And didn't take it off for two weeks. I am not kidding, I wore this sweater nearly every single day of my vacation. It's basically perfect. It's lightweight, warm, just the right amount of shapeless slouchy and just works for me. I desperately want another one in the cobalt color but it's sold out. Ugh. I promise to do an outfit pic soon so you can see the glorious slouch of it all, but until then here's a very unsatisfying sweater selfie (how does rcbshops do it?) :
Slouchy! Grey! Perfect! So far it's only pilling a very little bit in high-friction areas, but considering how much wear it's gotten in it's short life, it's to be expected. I'm so glad I took a chance on this sweater because it's currently my favorite thing. Well, except for this jacket which I should probably talk about at some point soon.
For Christmas I bought myself a few gifts (single ladies gotta buy their own damn presents) and one of them was an Everlane Slouchy cashmere sweater. I wasn't intending on this purchase but they sent me a $20 off coupon and most of my sweaters are the saddest of the sad, so it seemed like the thing to do. I got this one:
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| Slouchy Cashmere Sweater makes you slouch. |
Everlane's shipping is fast and it arrived a few days later. When I opened the package I'm pretty sure my face looked like the model's. Huh. The sweater was very basic, very charcoal, and very soft, just not as puppy-soft as I'd imagined. (Now, I can't wear any kind of cashmere or wool next to my skin so I didn't expect it to not be itchy but I did kind of expect it to be softer like my old beloved J.Crew cashmere sweater. Hmph. However, I also didn't pay for premium cashmere so I got over that pretty quickly.)
Then I put it on. And didn't take it off for two weeks. I am not kidding, I wore this sweater nearly every single day of my vacation. It's basically perfect. It's lightweight, warm, just the right amount of shapeless slouchy and just works for me. I desperately want another one in the cobalt color but it's sold out. Ugh. I promise to do an outfit pic soon so you can see the glorious slouch of it all, but until then here's a very unsatisfying sweater selfie (how does rcbshops do it?) :
Slouchy! Grey! Perfect! So far it's only pilling a very little bit in high-friction areas, but considering how much wear it's gotten in it's short life, it's to be expected. I'm so glad I took a chance on this sweater because it's currently my favorite thing. Well, except for this jacket which I should probably talk about at some point soon.
Friday, January 2, 2015
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