Sale

 What a magical time of year.

Nothing puts me in a better mood than seeing a big neon colored sign with those four letters across it.

Unfortunately it's not all rainbows and sunshine.

Shirts, blouses and sweaters piled up on tables, racks and racks of unsorted skirts, pants, trousers, shorts and dresses.

Many people prefer to just pay full price.

Not me.

I love it.

 

No really, I do.

Sale shopping can be like treasure hunting and very addictive as I'm always sure the perfect item is just waiting to be found in the chaos.

 

 

Zara
Black jeans with faux leather trimming down the sides
€16.95

 

Loved these as soon as I saw them.

They had a white version with black trimming as well.

If they'd had my size, I would've gotten both.

The leather trimming gives just enough of an edge to make these jeans night time apropriate.

I'm thinking high heels, a silk button down and statement jewelry.

  

 

Pimkie
Red, waxed jeans with gold detailing.
 €10.-

Got these during the first week of sale.

I haven't shopped at Pimkie since I was 15 but being the bargain hunter (scrooge..?) I am,
 I couldn't possibly ignore €10.- jeans!

These are actually darker in real life, almost an ox-blood hue.

The flash of the camera makes them seem a lot lighter than the are.
I've worn these multiple times, with black ankle boots and either a black knit of a denim button down on top. 

White knit with black beaded detailing.
€15.-


My favorite item.
This is the perfect light weight knit. It's soft, stretchy  and I love the mix of smaller and bigger beads on the shoulder and sleave.
Ironically, I found it in a small, run down store with piles of dusty clothes.
 



Essence Light Reflecting Concealer

Years ago, my mother had a YSL Touche Éclat highlighter pen.
At the time, I was really just experimenting with makeup and would sometimes try to borrow (steal..?) it.
Despite my lack of makeup knowledge, I somehow knew that this was something really useful.
Nowadays there are several dupes for the YSL product at different pricepoints.

This one is  €3,99.-, which is about €25.- less than it's YSL cousin.
On first glance it seems to be  a pretty good liquid concealer, though I predict major foundation smudges on the shiny packaging.

Oh well, at least it looks nice.

If you'd like a full on review of this, let me know.

xx Ana

Bananas of the moment

1.
Warm & cozy sweaters in basic colours.
Easy to wear with statement jewellery.
 

2.
Bright coloured knits.
This one from Forever 21 is a bit cropped, great to wear with a button up underneath.

3.
Ebooks. I've had a tablet for almost a year. Only last week did it occur to me that I could be reading books on it.

I know. My intelligence is astounding.

4.
Picked up a gingerbread man on my trip to Germany. It seemed like a good idea to only buy one...I dont remember why and regret not buying a dozen more.

It's going to take all my self control not to eat this fellow before christmas.
I might not succeed.

5.
Mixing metals. These two rings are part of a Swarovski set. They were a gift (a long time ago) and even though there's not a single crystal left, I still love them.

6.
Metals again. I quite like simple tops and these necklaces are great to spice it up.

Xx Ana