Shopping Haul: Zara & Victoria's Secret

Hey everyone!

So over the weekend I ended up heading over to the mall to see if there was any sales, and I also needed a few things for work, I went into Zara and noticed that almost their whole store was on sale... SCORE! Zara is one of my most absolute favorite stores to shop for work clothes. I ended up trying on a few things. I got this knee length black skirt that was on sale for $29.99 origial price was $89.99 I think.


Here is a little sneek peek from the change room.



Yes I'm wearing socks.. try not to laugh too hard.. picture it with heels!!! lol



This is the front.. The gold zippers are so pretty!




This is the back of the skirt. I love how the gold goes all the way around the back. I also adore the little pockets on the butt...lol




This is a full length of what the back looks like. It has a very feminine slit at the bottom, which just gives this skirt character


This skirt is super pretty. It's stretchy material so it hugs my body nicely (a tiny bit tight, but the girl in the store told me this skirt will stretch out over time so it was the perfect size for me. It has beautiful gold zippers on the sides and back. The zipper is actually in the front, and the pockets are in the back just like jean pockets would be. It's such a super cute skirt and I just couldn't say no to the price either. Everyone needs a couple of black skirts in their wardrobe!


I ended up pairing it with this mint green top. The top was only $10, but I ended up saying no to it because the material was a little cheap and it was just a tad seethrough. I'm not a huge fan of scrunchy sleeves (just becuase my arms are natually a little more muscular and I didn't want to accentuate that feature on me), so I passed on it. I do however, LOVE the mint green with this skirt, and in general. I am noticing that a lot of pastels are becoming the "in" thing for 2012, so if I can find another flattering mint green top... I'm all in for it! I also really like the neckline of this shirt also. Dang... I wish it wasn't see through and scrunchy :(


Here is a top that I really liked. Yes.. it was a little see through.. lol, but I could easily wear it with a little cami underneth, I just didn't have one at that time. I ended up passing on this shirt as well. This was one of those items that wasn't on sale, and since I am strictly looking for work attire and I'm on a budget, I just couldn't justify it. It definitely is a super cute piece.  Just nice and casual :)

I picked up some new thongs from Victoria's Secret, and they were offering a deal.. Spend $75 and we will give you this duffle bag for FREE! Ummmm.. I'm pretty sure I jumped on that bandwagon. I got a few thongs and a sleep shirt and this lovely bag! Thinking I may use this as either a gym bag, or an overnight bag, not sure yet.

Unfortunatley I had to return the sleep shirt, it didn't fit me well, so I returned it, but they let me keep the bag so I was super happy about that. Watch out for those deals, VS has great bags with good quality, and this bag was a $75 value, plus it's super girlie too!

Did you do any shopping over the weekend? Did you score any fantastic deals? Comment below and tell me!

Have a great day!

Love always,

xo

Mel

Weekend Shopping: F21, Victoria Secret, Bath & Body Works and Costa Blanca

Sunshine is here!!!

Happy Saturday to everyone. I am in such a great mood today. It was such awesome-ness weather outside and even though I was in the car for most of it, driving with the windows down, cranking the tunes with my sunnies (sunglasses) on, I was loving it.

BF went for a golfing thingy with the boys today, so I ended up driving him out to Newmarket area because I deperately wanted to hit up Forever 21 at the Upper Canada Mall. I also had to return something to Lush because ummmmmm... holy breakout. I will post all about my lush experience (which was amazing), but apparently one of the products had-it-out-for-me, and totally made my skin bubble..literally!

So after about an hour of walking through F21, and trying on numerous stuff, BF hated life and started "feeling sick", that's pretty much code for hurry-the-F-up....lol..

I ended up getting a shirt. I had 2 in my hands, one was stripped, but BF said the stripes on that shirt weren't the most flattering (thank God for honesty), so I decided to pass on that one. I love F21 because everything is so affordable! Seriously... if you have one in your area.. GO SHOP! They have great stuff, but I seriously can't get over how awesome the prices are. I had the cutest forest green slip dress in my hands that was $14. I saw a similar one at RW&co for $65... I just wish there was an F21 near me....sigh

This is the shirt that I ended up getting

I love this shirt. It is a simple shirt that is supposed to fit loose and flares out at the bottom to make a nice flow-y look. It is supposed to be a drapy look. It is adorable with jeans and cute cowboy boots, or something like that. It's an earthtoned color, grey-ish brown maybe? Anyhow, I love this shirt!

BF and I passed by a Costa Blanca store, but instead of the clothing part, it was just shoes. I have been looking for a neutral based wedge sandle that I could wear with some cute dresses, shorts etc, so I came across these pair and they were only $19.

The are just super casual, and believe it or not.. actually pretty comfy... These are definitely good for wearing just with casual clothes. I am not big on corkscrew wedges, so these ones are ubers cute... I think so...

Since I had my gift card for VS, I knew what I wanted to use it on. When BF and I went to Yorkdale and met up with his buddy Brian and his wife Ash, she totally got me wanting this cute little "one-zie" for lounging around the house or even for bed. Since I was at Yorkdale, I knew exactly where it was in the store and they had my size!!!!

It's it so comfy looking? The material is super soft, I just want to melt in it. It's in the wash as we speak so that I can wear it to bed tonight. They had a pink stripped one, but I really loved this black and white one!!! I am so happy with this purchase, plus it only costed me $5 with my gift card... thanks aunt, uncle and cousins!!!

I wanted to get a candle for a GF of mine from Bath and Body Works. Since one candle $22.50, it made for sense to go with buying two for $30. I have a couple of these candles and have falling in love with so many of their scents, it's actually a little ridiculous!

I got the scent dark kiss. BF hates the smell of Bath & Body Works candles except for this one. So I got it. This is a gorgeous scent. It's a warmer smell, but almost candy like. I really can't wait to burn this, probably later tonight. I love how these candles fill the room with the most beautiful aroma!! I also got a little tin thingy for it to go in. It makes it look so much prettier.

Anyhow, that's it for today. It's going to be an early night for me. I have to go pick up BF in Newmarket again early in the AM, then I've got a bridal shower to go to for a GF of mine. I'm so happy for her and I'm glad that I am getting the opportunity to celebrate with her. My mom is coming with me, so I'm happy about that.

Hope you all have a fantastic saturday night. I'm going to be having a glass of wine tonight at some point.. YUM.. Btw.. BF and I are going to be bottling our own wine. Groupon had a deal on around our area, so we bought 2 of them. Looks like we will be making our basement into a wine cellar.. lol.. we will have about 60 bottles of wine in about 5-6 weeks. lol... If any of you that live around me drink wine and would be so kind as to save your wine bottles for me, I would love that!

Love You!...xoxo
Mel