Ridiculous Deal: Victoria's Secret has 7 for $26!!

My favorite! 

I'm going tomorrow!

Ridiculous Deal: VS Pink Swim Separates for little & nothing.

These swimsuits were a last minute decision while walking through Pink. It dawned on me- VSSemi includes Pink!
Looking at buckets of swimsuits right for the picking, I dove through the S bottoms first as I knew that would be harder to find. When I looked at the price tag sewing prices like 5.99 & 7.99 on the swim separates, I knew I would try for more than one. The girl working in Pink told me that she only wears black bottoms & just buys different tops for her swim collection. I thought that was interesting. I've thought about wearing two non matching solids, but never pattern & solids. That creativity should've  dawned on me ages ago since I need to be beach ready 85% of the year here in Miami. Scoring two solid black bottoms (one being a low rise string bikini, the other appeared to be the bottoms to a bandeau style swim set), I could now look for tops. Since I've never really had the simple black bikini, I looked for & found a medium top, which finally fits bc I lost weight. I wanted a fun top too & found the cheetah one in the large section. For swim separates for 32$ in VS made me glad I didnt pay more than that just for one pair of bottoms. I win.

Ridiculous Deal: Victoria's Secret Semi Annual spoils Part One.

I swung by the Victoria's SemiAnnual to see if I could find anything worth merit since their store card was burning a hole in my wallet. Needless to say in two trips to VS my card was maxed out. This is the equivalent to having a crackhead going down to the trap. I need professional help. Having said that, here are the spoils of trip one.
I have spa days from time to time so the 3 for 11$ bubble bath was worth it. I'll have enough to last until the next VSSemi in January. Vanilla Lace (2), Strawberries & champagne (1) were surprisingly on sale... Two of my favorites. At $3 each I couldn't leave them there. They looked lonely.
Eau de toilette in Costco size from Victoria's costs an arm & leg or your first born child. I walked away with a giant Love Rocks eau for a grand total of $10.  It usually retails $45. Score.
Holiday sets usually go on sale during this time as well. Though I couldn't get a jumbo sized bottle of Bombshell (my favorite eau from their collection) I did find a stocking stuffer size, perfect for my purse, and the box set also came with a lotion that TSA would have no problem with.
I also purchased four swimsuits separates that I will do a separate post on. But, i'll have you know the retail value is worth more than what I paid for all this.

That about wraps up trip one to my downward spiral of debt.

Ridiculous Deal: Victoria's Secret Semi Annual spoils Part Two.

*pictured: Noir Love Me body splash, Vixen body splash, makeup brushes, VS Beauty lipstick in Wine.
Visit two was pleasant due to the fact that VSSemi is 10$ cheaper for Gemini & Capricorns. I fall under the former. I reevaluated what I really needed at that point... being a colored lipstick & makeup brushes.

I found some brushes that i'll probably end up leaving in my suitcase. The quality is nothing to rave about... My EcoTools brushes do a much better job & are environmentally friendly- and they were cheaper! The quality on these brushes make this a sad case of retail regret.

I've mentioned in prior searches for lipstick & lip color that I literally go to the end of the spectrum to choose a color, and this case was no exception. I saw what looked like a deep dark purple color that comes across as a vibrant fuschia on me. Sold. I bought it. Everyone always compliments it when worn.

The body splashes are both discontinued the the world of VS. Vixen (the pink one) is fruity. Noir: LoveMe (the clear one w the black top) is clean scent.

OOTD: Fuschia & Lace

There are two things I've been dying to put into play... One being this shirt I scored from G by Guess for 12$ USD, and the other a fuschia lipstick that is too bold to wear with color by way of VS Semi Annual. I chose to steer away from color because I'd start looking too festive & nobody wants that. I figured that Monday morning was as good a time as any to debut my latest wardrobe acquisitions. I wore black pants so that I didnt look too casual with a sleeveless top in the office. The pumps I wore had a white snakeskin relief & were ivory like my top. Makeup was kept simple not to overpower my lipstick.

Hair & Makeup- Clean, Simple & Classic

Lookbook: simple

Eyes
Inner corner/lid- Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Luminous eyeshadow in Glow Nude
Crease- Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Luminous eyeshadow in Plum Passion
Browbone- Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Wet/dry eyeshadow in Crystal Ball
Eyeliner- Revlon Color Stay Eyeliner in Teal
Mascara- Tarte Mascara in Waterproof Black

Lips
MAC Lipglass in Fancy Cat (Feline Collection.)

Face
MAC StudioFix Powder in NW 43
Applied with brush

Lookbook: A full face of Makeup

A smile for a job well done.

A side view of the eyeshadow

Full face including concealer.

Face

MAC StudioFix in NW43 or NW45

Concealer in the same color.

Eyes

Did a smoky eye on my shadow. 

Inner Lid- MAC Custom shade (created by a friend who works there) the color is a bronzish pink.

Corner- MAC in a custom shade. This color on the corners is a greenish copper (almost like a oxidized penny)

Browbone-Victoria's Secret Wet/Dry eyeshadow in Cappuccino

Eyebrows- Revlon Eybrow Pencil in Dark Brown

Mascara- Smashbox Lash DNA in Blackest Black

Lips

MAC Lipglass in Jealous

Ridiculous Deal: The swimsuit I've been waiting for for two years.

I saw this swimsuit in Victoria's Secret two years ago. I fell in love with it that day, but I was not going to pay 70$ plus tax to own it. I went to Orlando a couple of weeks ago and my cousin works in the Prime Outlets over there so while waiting for him to get off of work, I browsed and shopped. I ended up getting bits & pieces of my costume for Halloween this year and then went over to the Victoria's Secret, out of curiosity. 

I didn't even want anything from Victoria's. I just paid off the Angels Card that I ran up getting things for my possibly ex boyfriend. But I had an hour to burn before I went to lunch with my cousin, so I wen't in and discovered that they had swimsuits & the thought popped into my head to look for this one! I figured it was a long shot since it has been two years since the 2008 collection, but I was amazed to find it in my in my size as well- Small bottoms and a Large top. I have to make some alterations as my bust measures 28 (curse you small ribcage!) and the swimsuit hooks in the back rather than tying but I was happy with my purchase!

The best part is what happened at the register! I didn't realize that the top was the same price as the bottom :) (usually they jack up the price so the sale isn't as great as you think it is.) I walked away with both pieces for a grand total of $10.69. I won that day.

Lookbook: (Aqua/silver motif)

There are days when I get a Chance to explore & this was one of them.
My brown skin makes it incredibly challenging to get any type of pigment to last on my eyelids. (Except for MAC- I'm trying to build on that collection but they are pretty damn expensive).

Eyes.
The colors on my eyes are actually all from Victoria's Secret's wet/dry Beauty line. I'll take pics & upload them soon but this whole having a BlackBerry thing is working against me right now!
Mascara is from Supernova called Fresh (got that from the Sephora Deluxe Mascara Sampler- which was a great purchase & I'd reccomend to everyone).
Eyebrows & liner are Maybelline.

Lips.
The color on my lips is from MAC's feline collection called Jealous (its the green one, rightly so. I also have Fancy Cat with is the dark one)

Powder is also from MAC (they're the only ones that carry a powder with enough yellow undertones for my face. All the other companies assume all black people have red undertones. )

The headband is from none other than Forever XXI. I purchased it along with a white one. It's great for days when I feel like just throwing it into a bun.

OOTD: Rampage Top & Jeans

This outfit is what happens when the stars align & you bring out the big guns.

Top

Rampage. (when Rampage was still a retail store and before it was by way of Macy's) I purchased this back in 2005 when I was working in a little legal office. It was purchased to be somewhat of a Monday morning top. It has survived through the years and hasn't fit for a while due to eating my feelings and birth control weight gain but now that I'm losing some weight again, it actually fit & I thought it was perfect for another Monday morning office action.

Jeans.

Victoria's Secret (by way of Plato's closet) What a find. So fortunate to find jeans that fit my 4'10 height!

Shoes.

Steve Madden (by way of Macy's). Purchased for a wedding, but trust me, these are a sexy staple that will be making a ton of appearances on this blog.

OOTD: Express top

 

Top.
I got this top from Express in one of their sale boxes. I fell for the pattern actually and since the top is for someone with a smaller bust, it's kind of a bitch to wear alone. The pattern is so pretty though- it's floral (black on white) and is like a bandeau babydoll dress. I thought that it was a unique versalite find. Something that could go to work and then to happy hour.

Jeans.
Victoria's Secret Pink

Shoes.
Ross

Cardigan.
Target

OOTD: Floral Last Minute top

This top was a last minute decision & I got it because I realized I was going to end up wearing my only company polo when I wasn't going to do field work & didn't need to wear it. Yes, I had a total Mentos moment similar to the guy who sat on a painted bench with his suit.

Top.

Target. It was on ridiculous clearance. I think the shirt was 5 or 6 dollars. Its floral, its white & its a tunic. Totally against my usual style of black/dark clothing & fitted but I decided to change it up since I was already wearing the white headband. It zips in the back which is what actually sold me on buying it. I found other things that I liked but I thought this would be nice on a weekend with shorts or to church with a pencil skirt so we'll see :)

Jeans.

Victoria's Secret. They happened to be in my car so I thought they gave a better silhouette with the tunic.

Shoes.

Aerosoles. (by way of Ross) I bought them when going to visit my boyfriend Perry in Hawaii because they were comfortable wedges. They're getting to the point where they've seen better days but I like keeping them around bc they change it up.