A ton of free stuff!

So being the frugal little shopper I am, this past weekend I was running low on some makeup. I went over to Ulta and took advantage of their fabulous specials and offers. I had tried bareMinerals mineral makeup before and was impressed by the results. With the price being a little steep, I still agreed that it helped my skin and was worth buying. However, purchasing it each time I ran out of makeup proved to be an expensive habit. The drive over to Ulta (or places like Sephora, malls, etc.) was a pain, and the price wasn't helping either. With bareMinerals vast variety of mineral makeup prices ranging from $19 - $30, I felt that it was time for me to move back in with my love for Almay and Revlon drug store makeup (which is also fabulous of course, I am on a budget remember ;o)). Until this past weekend. I went in to Ulta for a little OPI, and ended up leaving with a heap of makeup. Their ads posted all over the store read "Spend $17.50 on any Ulta brand makeup and receive a free gift from us!" So I did just as the sign told me. Originally I was just looking for some pressed powder and a concealer stick. Then I stuck gold when I found the Ulta brand of mineral makeup! At $14 a pop I hoped it would work as well as the good stuff. Happily it did, and I recommend it to all of you! As for the free gift, It was a free goodie bag stuffer with great Ulta brand makeup!! Ranging from bronzer to blush, eyeshadows, nail polish, and makeup brushes. I was also set up to receive two free issues of InStyle! How fun!

Ulta brand mineral makeup $14

Ulta brand concealer stick $9

    On another note, I won my first eBay auction yesterday! I bid on a Vera Bradley Mediterranean White Backpack. I ended up getting it for $77.95 (includes shipping, no tax at all). I am verry excited, those backpacks are typically $88 plus tax in stores! I also took an unexpected shopping trip with my mother yesterday. We went to the Nike Outlets and she bought me a pair of cute running sneakers! I also stopped by the Sperry outlet (which I had no idea existed), and (almost) got my hands on a pair of Angelfish Slip-ons. I say almost because, first off, their sizes run way smaller than I ever thought. I usually wear a bigfoot size 9, and when I tried those darn shoes on yesterday I fit into a size 7.5!! The second reason why I didn't just scoop them up was because they had a scuff on the leather and apparently they were the only pair of that size left :o( No worries, I'll get them this weekend!

 

Successful shopping weekend!

     So what was supposed to be a very low key shopping day, turned into me buying wayy to many things. Originally I just wanted to buy a Vera Bradley laptop case for my new MacBook but that's not the way it turned out...

     I had Kevin with me, so naturally, I went a little crazy and bought the boy a wardrobe like I always do! We found a fabulous salmon colored custom fit Polo button up for $45 at Bloomingdales! I also finally bought myself my Ray Ban Wayfarers (also at Bloomingdales).  Then we walked around the mall for a little and went into Louis Vuitton (so I could stare at the preshh Speedy 25/30 that I will be getting once my tax return comes in). And as I was holding the two purses up to Kevin, who was spacing out, I noticed a large crowd gathering around the store outside. Then I turned around to see what Kevin was looking at, and it ended up being Lebron James!! Just sitting there in the back of the store! And Kevin didn't let me go over there to get an autograph lol..
     After all of that hooplah we continued to shop. I got the cutest seersucker dress at American Eagle! Then we went over to the Premier Outlets and Stopped by Vineyard Vines and I got a new sash to pair with that AE dress. Also HAD to stop by J. Crew and Picked up yet another new pair of chinos and a pair of 9'' mint green shorts for Kev.

AE Seersucker dress $45

 

The sash I got is actually red with blue anchors.

I got it at the Vineyard Vines Outlet store $30 :o)

     So the original purpose for even going out to shop, I was in need of a laptop case. I came to the conclusion that spending $80 for a Vera Bradley case was just way too much. So I turned to my other love, Hello Kitty. I tried to drag Kevin into the Sanrio store, but he absolutely hates everything about it, so I went in and took a quick look for myself. Unfortunately they didn't have any cases at all but they told me to look online. I went on Amazon.com and got a really cute one without all of the crazy handles and extra zippers the Vera case had.

Hello Kitty laptop case on Amazon.com $45!!

Very sleek :o)

     All of this shopping has left me wanting more! I have formulated a wish list in my head! Will post it sometime this week! Love, love, love.