$7.60 Nike Fit & Yoga Pant Haul

$7.60 is all I spent out of pocket for these two items and not due to a gift certificate or anything. I went to Bob's because they had sent me a $10 off your purchase birthday voucher in the mail. I figured I'd get a pair of Croc sandals that I wanted, but looking thru their selection they did not have any in my size. I headed over to the clothing department and found some yoga pants on clearance for $10. I snagged those because I LOVE yoga pants -- and I grabbed this tribal top for $12. Upon getting home and trying it on, it fit very oddly and accentuated my hiatal hernia so I decided to return it.

Anyway, while in the store I then headed over to the sneaker section because I had been looking for a pair of lighter Nike or Puma shoes that would be lightweight enough to wear to zumba class without making my already large feet feel like cement blocks. I browsed around and found one pair for $90, they were nice but not something I was in love with and for $90 I wanted to love them. After walking around I stumbled upon the clearance section. I found two pairs of Nike's in my size, a pair of Nike Fits and Nike Frees. Both were marked $45 with the sign on the wall stating additional discounts will be rung up at the register. I brought both up with me figuring I'd get 2 for the price of one and a pair of dress shoes for my boyfriend. The first pair rang up $30 and upon wearing them at home I had to return them they were soooooooo uncomfortable after 10 minutes on. I didn't quite realize it until I was able to look at my receipt, but the girl at the register was chatting away to me and mistaking rang thru the shirt I purchased [and ended up returning] twice instead of ringing up the shirt and then the pair of sneakers. So I got the sneakers for $12!

I had a 20% off your entire purchase coupon I printed off Bob's website and I used my $10 off your purchase coupon. Subtracting my boyfriends shoes and the 2 items I ended up returning both of these items cost me $7.60! Craziness, right!?

Target Hauling is just oh so easy

This here is just a number of the products I had picked up at Target on two separate trips (back to back, mind you -- I have a horrible illness). I have been on a total body wash and shampoo kick as of late -- trying different products, seeing what I like and what I don't. So in that mode (of crazinesss) I picked up a number of personal care items at Target. I have been wanting the Aveeno peach ginger body wash but I straight up REFUSE to pay nearly $6 for a bottle of body wash. Nope, not going to happen, regardless of how obsessed I am with the smell. So what do I do? Obsessively smell all the body washes in the body wash aisle to try to find one that's similar (I'm telling you, I have an ILLNESS!!). I ended up picking up a Target brand and a body wash by Tone. Both are similar to one another in certain ways, but different and they're not a dead ringer for the Aveeno, but they are along the same notes -- but the Aveeno smells like heaven in a bottle. I then grabbed a 2 pack of the Dove Gentle Exfoliating bars because I had read on LUUUX a few times that it's great to wash your face with. I had just thrown out my face exfoliating brush and picked another up and wanted something to use with it. Then I've been on this kick about trying to find products that are going to help promote 1) volume or 2) lengthening. My hair grows oh so slowly and cutting it up to my chin many moons ago, my hair is finally shoulder level. I considered picking up that Mane & Tail shampoo but I just can't do it since it's sold in the pet department. Subconsciously that bothers me but many people claim it does lengthen their hair ... so maybe one day ... but just not right now. So because of that I picked up some Garnier Lengthening & Strengthening shampoo. I had a $1 off manufacturer coupon so it brought the price down under $3 & it was a large sized bottle. And I grabbed 2 things of mints off the clearance shelf. My boyfriend smokes cigarettes and I'm obsessed with having him eat mints and I tend to eat them while I'm annoyed in traffic (keeps my mouth busy so I don't yell at people HAHA).

NOTM: On a Trip with a Divine Swine ;)

 

 

 

 

These are my nails at the current moment.  I had removed my polish last night in hopes to try out my Magnetix polish, after applying a coat on my hand I found I just did NOT like the effects and removed it immediately.  By then I had too much to do to begin repainting my nails and gearing up to go to bed.  So I opted to just put a clear coating on my nails and hit the hay.  Today, I opted to paint my nails since I was able to get all the household things I needed to get taken care of.

I wanted to try something new, so I used my Wet n Wild shade and then wanted an accent nail.  So I grabbed Divine Swine off the shelf because I just recently hauled it and it was a perfect excuse to try it out.  When I started putting on my base coat, I asked my boyfriend what nail(s) should be my accent nail(s) he said middle, as he usually says LOL.  I then said ring and middle and he said something about the sign language sign for I Love You.  I ended up liking that idea and I did my pinky and pointer finger.  I opted to not do the thumb but even without the thumb, it's still my "I Love You" nail look.

The products I used:
1 coat Milani Smoothe Base Coat
2 coats Wet n Wild On a Trip
3 coats (on 2 fingers) of OPI Divine Swine
1 coat Milani Glosse Top Coat

Rite Aid Haul & Mini Review

 

 

I popped into Rite Aid on my birthday and decided to buy myself two little birthday gifts.  I really went in there because I'm subscribed to get Rite Aid e-mails because I have a Rewards card.  I was e-mailed a $2 off any Essie polish coupon AND then I was e-mailed a $2 off any Magnetix nail polish.  Since I had really wanted to try a magnetic nail polish and I cannot for the life of me find them in Walgreens, I headed to Rite Aid where I knew would have them.  I snagged the Magnetic polish that I felt was the most gorgeous, "summer" appropriate shade and then headed back to the Essie section and simply picked this nail polish due to the name.  It's a little joke I have since I'm half Jamaican that when nail polishes state "Jamaica Me Crazy" (that's what they usually are named LOL) I buy them.  This one is a gorgeous shade, but it's very similar to the Pure Ice shade I purchased, although that one doesn't have shimmers in it as the Essie does.  ANYWAY!  The two items I purchased were:

Essie - Jamaica Me Crazy
Magnetix Nail Polish in the Pink/Purple shade (they don't have names)

Now onto my quick little review portion -- I removed my nail polish tonight with my heart set on using my Magnetix polish.  I put my base coat on and painted my nails (one by one, following the directions and then applying the magnet as close to the nail w/o touching for 15 seconds).  I actually went a little more than 15 seconds because I felt it wasn't enough time.  Granted, this is the first time I have used a magnetic polish.  But when I removed the magnet only two nails got any sort of "alteration" on it and sadly, it was only one line instead of multiple. It was noticeable in a photo I took, but not terribly noticeable just looking at it.  I tried both magnets, at different angles on different fingers and my ring and pinky finger didn't get any change to the polish with the magnets.  Needless to say, I'm not really impressed.  I love the polish shade, but I can find another like it elsewhere ... so this will be going back to Rite Aid.  Anyone else try the MagnetiX polishes and find them to be less than stellar?

SPOTTED: Snap-On Feathers @ Dollar Tree

 

While running what I felt were countless shopping trips today I headed into Dollar Tree to pick up some items to bring to work. While there I of course skipped into the beauty section to see what they had since I have not been to this particular Dollar Tree in a while. I did see some As Seen on TV: Snap-On Feather extensions. The boxes contain two separate shade of feathers and for a $1 you can't go wrong if you just wanted to try them out. I did not purchase, but I wanted to share in case anyone else would be interested in trying these out. Feather extensions were all the rage months ago and have since begun to die out but I have noticed folks are getting them but the feathers are much smaller and not as drastic as they were when the trend first emerged.

If this is something you or someone you know would like trying -- send them to your nearest Dollar Tree, you may find exactly what you are looking for. Plus, for $1 if you find you don't like them -- you aren't losing a whole lot.

Received my BzzAgent Dr. Scholl's For Her High Heel Campaign!

I actually received this probably two weeks ago, but I just plugged my camera in and saw these photos on there and decided I ought to get around to posting it!

Being a BzzAgent I get invited into various campaigns that match 1) my tastes (which are found based on answers to surveys) and 2) my demographic (age, sex, location, etc).  I was invited into this Dr Scholl's campaign and was looking forward to it.  I don't wear heels often, but when I do my feet tend to bother me terribly.  I have plantar fasciitis AND bone spurs so the two together can be quite a pain in the behind.  My feet tend to start to hurt and if the bone spurs are aggravated enough walking is quite painful for a few days.  I have this one pair of heels that I can't even take a STEP in without wanting to just throw myself on the floor and wave a white flag (the angle of the show just aggravates my bone spurs to the extent it's just excruciating).  Those might be a good pair of shoes to test these in...

NOTM: Timbleberry meets Hot Pink

 

 

 

This is my nail of the moment. I wanted to wear something that was bright and spring forward. I had picked up this Sinful Colors polish out while hauling a few weeks ago -- which reminds me I need to get around to my backlog. Timbleberry is a gorgeous orange/coral/pink based polish. The shades alter based on the light you are in. In direct sunlight it wears very bright pink/coral, in doors with meager lighting it leans more orange -- but regardless it's quite beautiful. All it took was two coats for it to become completely opaque. Since I wanted to add a little more life to my manicure I decided to top an accent finger with Milani's Hot Pink which is a stunningly gorgeous pink and gold glitter based polish. I topped my manicure with Seche which I adore but it pulled back the paint on all my fingers almost instantly. A day and a half into the manicure and by typing a lot at work my tips wore a lot more than they normally would a day and a half in. My Milani top coat didn't do that and that manicure lasted almost a whole week. But oh well!

The products I used are:

1 coat Julep Nail Therapy
2 coats Sinful Colors Timbleberry
1 coat (ring fingers) Milani Jewel FX Hot Pink
1 coat Seche Vite