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The best of Beauty and Home at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale + $500 Giveaway!

I hope your not all shopped out yet as I still have more deals to share with you!  My first thing is to always shop for clothes and shoes at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, but they also have amazing deals in the beauty and home departments!

For the beauty items, it’s such a great time to get these products now as a lot of the sets and deals are exclusive for the sale and they won’t go on sale again.

1. T3 Flat Iron & 2. Hairdryer: My favorite flat iron and hairdryer by T3 is on sale!  I admit it seems like a lot to spend on hair tools but after using them for awhile now, I understand why expensive tools are worth it.  They just last longer and they do the job much better!

3. Aveda Hair Essentials: I’m such a fan of Aveda hair products and just saw that they have this essentials kit as part of the sale!  It’s only $39 and you get shampoo, conditioner, thickening tonic (great to give your hair fullness and volume) and the best hair spray.

4. Revitalash: I haven’t started using this yet but I’ve heard amazing things! It’s basically buy one get one free right now!  I’ve used other lash growers before and had great results, it’s just that you have to keep on buying it but for now I’m happy to get this deal!

5. Erno Laszlo Cleansing Duo: The Sea Mud Deep Cleansing Bar alone is already worth this set!  This is one of the best cleansers I’ve used.  I’m not usually one to use a bar but I tried this out on recommendation from an estethician friend and I am a cleansing bar convert!  My skin feels so clean after I use it and it has helped keep breakouts away.

6. Clarisonic Mia Fit: I’ve been using this for about a year now and as much as I love the other clarisonic tools, this one was a clear winner once I started using it.  I love the shape of the Mia Fit compared to the ones with the longer handles as I feel like I can really control where I’m cleaning my face.  Oh and I just rub the cleansing bar on it to get the soap on it and the combo of the two has been fantastic for my skin.

I also wanted to mention that T3 also has the hair dryer and flat iron in compact sizes which makes it great for putting in your gym bag or for travel. Both work just as well as their regular size versions and are just so cute!  Get the hair dryer here and the straightener here.  I just got mine and they are coning with me on our weekend trip!

photo provided by T3

I’m kind of obsessed with little details for the home.  I’m always buying little things to add to every corner of my house and I change things up every few months or so to make it feel new and fresh. Below are some of my favorites from the home sale that I use year round and happy to see that they are on sale!

1. Canvas Wall Art: How cute is this?  I totally want it for my office but I currently don’t have any more wall space!  I’m going to need to take something down to make room for it.  It’s just too cute!
2. Stemless Wine Glasses: Even if you don’t get these for yourself, they make for great gifts!  I just can’t resist drinkware with cute sayings on it.
3. Nap More Pillow: I have a few ghost chairs in my office and I always like to add pillows to them to not only make them more comfy but it’s also cuter.  This pillow is perfect and it’s probably a motto that I should follow more often 🙂
4. Mini Candle Set: I actually love small candles more than big candles as I tend to get sick of scents really fast so I love having smaller candles to have more variety.  These ones smell so good and are perfect to make your home smell fresh and clean.
5. Chic Happens Trinket Tray: I am all about having little dishes and trays all over my bedroom because I tend to take my jewelry off in every room so having a little spot for them ensures that I don’t lose anything.
6. Fragrance Diffuser: I tend to splurge on diffusers.  I just love them so much and think that they do an amazing job of making your room smell so good.  I keep one in our guest bathroom all the time and usually they are Archipelago as they make the best scents.  Anytime I can get these on sale, I jump on it as they don’t go on sale often!

Also just needed to share that my two favorite tops from my haul are still available!  Go shop them now:

Satin Pajama Top – wearing a size S for a more relaxed fit.  Also comes in white.  The choker is also from the anniversary sale but unfortunately sold out.  This tassel necklace is still available and I love that you can wear it in a variety of ways!

 TOP SHORTS SHOES CHOKER

I just got this tulle sweatshirt top yesterday. When I pulled it out of the box, I immediately just put it on to wear to dinner!  I love it!  It comes in gray and both colors are still available in all sizes.  I’m wearing an XS and it fits true to size.

 TOP SHORTS SHOES BAG BAG STRAP 

Now onto the awesome $500 giveaway!

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In celebration of the recent launch of Lili Alessandra a maker of fine linens and soft furnishings on Nordstrom.com.  Check out the gorgeous selection of Lili Alessandra on the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale!  I have partnered with a few of my favorite bloggers to give away a $500 Nordstrom gift card! Simply enter below by completing the rafflecopter. You’ll receive one entry per completion. This giveaway is open internationally and ends on 8/9. Winner will be announced here. Good luck!

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J Crew SALE – Dressing Room Try On’s + What I did this weekend

Happy 4th of July!  I had such a great weekend, we recently got my daughter her first bike and it’s the cutest thing ever watching her ride it.  I’m sharing some photos from the weekend below, but first, I headed over to the mall to do some shopping and J Crew had a great sale!  30% off your entire purchase and additional 50% off sale! It looks like online is pretty much the same deal however I did find that some prices differed online (some things were on sale online but not in store) . Either way, in store or online you are still getting a great deal.  Anyway, there were SO many good things, here’s the best of the bunch!



You know I love my bow tops!  This one is so cute and come in this print as well.

BOW SHOULDER TOP (30% off, wearing XS)

I’m a midi dress lover and I’m also loving eyelet these days.  I love the shape of this dress and the strap details.  It’s not super flattering with my sandals but I know this will be super cute with heels and a clutch. It comes in orange too.

RUFFLE EYELET DRESS  (ON SALE + 30% OFF, wearing size 0)

Another cute dress!  I love the stretchy top and the gingham. It’s so lightweight so it’s a great dress for those really hot days or even to wear over your bikini if you are headed to the pool or beach.

SMOCKED OFF THE SHOULDER DRESS (ON SALE + 30% OFF!)

I loved this outfit.  I’ve been needing some new jean shorts and I really liked how these fit. Not too long and not too short.  I also adore this top. I accidentally cut off the top of the pic, but there is a tie on the shoulder.  The ruffles and the embroidery on the bottom makes this such a cute girly top.

TIE SHOULDER RUFFLE TOP (ON SALE + 30% OFF, wearing size 0)
DENIM SHORTS ( ON SALE + 30% OFF, wearing size 25)

And of course more ruffles.  I can’t resist!  Such a fun top, it will be so cute with white jeans or white shorts and wedge sandals.

RUFFLE TOP (30% OFF, wearing size 0)

Head on over to shop!  There’s so much cute stuff right now and this sale is one of their better ones I have seen!
Here’s some snaps from our weekend!  We went to one of our favorite Italian restaurants in Seattle, La Rustica.  It’s right by the water and it’s just the loveliest little restaurant with some of the best pasta and Italian food ever. I believe it’s a family run business, the service is always great and it’s just a nice cozy, romantic spot. Highly recommended!  It’s actually one of our regular date night spots but we brought our daughter this time to enjoy the food and she loved it.  We take her out to a lot of nice and not necessarily “kid friendly” places but we always get great treatment and have never felt like people were annoyed that we brought our daughter.  We actually get a lot of compliments from people at restaurants about how well behaved our daughter is and honestly, I think it’s because she’s just so used to going out with us.  I also come prepared with our own cups (most of these restaurants aren’t going to have plastic cups with straws readily available!) and other food/snacks in case she’s not into the food as she can be kind of picky with food.  We’ve never had a problem with bringing our own food for her and it really does help to be prepared just in case.  
Not the best pic of us as it was hard getting a pic with the sun going down, but here’s what I wore!
This is the view right across from the restaurant, isn’t is gorgeous?  There are houses right on the water, I’m so jealous of their view!

As I mentioned, we got our daughter her very first balance bike and she’s been doing so well on it. She just loves it. We walk from our house to the park which is about a mile away and she rode her bike almost the whole way and then she practiced some more at the park.  We got her the Strider bike as we tested quite a few bikes and my husband and I really liked the look and feel of the bike.  It’s very lightweight, but also sturdy and a perfect starter bike.  We went with the balance bike instead of a training wheel bike as we felt like getting her used to balancing on this kind of bike would be more beneficial for her to learn rather than pedaling on training wheels. Although I learned to ride a bike on a training wheel bike (which I’m sure everyone my age did) I just felt like this was the better way to go for her.  We went to our local bike store and she picked out the bike, helmet and even a bell!  All pink of course 🙂 .

Notice we are both wearing Minnie Mouse shirts and Adidas Superstars.  She loves to twin with mommy!

And here we are at the Farmer’s Market. I had to get some fresh peonies of course and we bought lots of fruit!  I love this time of year and being able to go to the Farmer’s Market to get fresh veggies and fruit.  She is very happy about me letting her hold a receipt.  LOL, the things kids get happy about!

What I’m Wearing:
COLD SHOULDER TOP JEANS SHOES SUNGLASSES  BAG
She’s wearing her favorite watermelon dress.  She has so many of these, they come in so many patterns and are so easy and comfy to wear! AND they’re only $4.99. She’s also wearing her Unicorn Vans (also her favorite shoes!)

I don’t eat yogurt but everyone in Seattle raves about Ellenos Greek Yogurt so if you are in Seattle and love yogurt, it’s a must try!  My husband says it tastes more like ice cream than yogurt!

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Brunch Babe, Platform Oxfords and 50% off sale!

I love weekend brunch! I mean the food, the company, the mimosas, what’s there not to love?  And I love this tee!  So comfy and perfect brunchin’ outfit.

 

These are the jeans I mentioned in yesterday’s post that are now 60% off.  They have been my go-to’s lately.  And you may remember these platform oxfords from this post.  I’ve been wearing them ALL THE TIME.  They are just so crazy comfy and I think they look adorable with jeans. 

Shop Platform Oxfords



What I’m Wearing
TEE CARDIGAN JEANS
SHOES SUNGLASSES
BAG BAG POM

The tee and the sunglasses are from my line and I have to mention that we are doing an additional 50% off all sale items so there are some amazing deals to be had right now!

Shop T&J 50% off sale: USE CODE STYLESTEAL50

 STAR LACE TULLE SKIRT – NOW $41

 RUFFLE WHITE TEE – $15

 BLACK BOW MIDI SKIRT – NOW $40 || GET JEN’S RED CHECKERED SET HERE

AND A TON OF JEWELRY, STARTING AT $5!

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Recent buys: Summer time outfits with LOFT and J Crew

I’m not much of a shorts/tanks – summer wear kind of girl.  I have a few favorite pieces that I tend to wear every summer and don’t do much shopping.  However, when I do, it’s usually when all the summer stuff is on sale so wanted to share a few recent purhcases and picks that are all on sale.

LOFT is kind of funny whenever I stop by the store, they always are doing something different online.  The day I stopped by they were doing 40% off everything in the store but they weren’t doing it online.  Either way though, most of the time you can still grab a pretty good discount at LOFT as long as you keep an eye out for it.

This top isn’t super summery but I like that it’s a dressy take on just a regular tee.  Love the peplum detail and dresses up your regular jeans and a tee kind of outfit.

 
PEPLUM TEE (wearing XS)

I think drop waist dresses like this one is flattering on every body type.  Love the gingham print, so summery!  Just an easy dress to wear for so many summer occasions.  I’ve already worn it to the office, a bar-b-que and a trip to the zoo with my daughter.  I just read the reviews about how bad it shrunk after wash for quite a few people so I need to make sure not to do the same!  I may just end up handwashing it.

GINGHAM DRESS (wearing Petite XS)

I didn’t take pics but also tried on these tops which are just good
summer staples.  I’m all about the easy, breezy summer tops. Am totally
obsessed with the lace top which I can wear now but will be perfect for fall too.  The tweed shorts are just too cute and I actually already own scallop shorts but I like that these ones are a bit dressier than mine.  And being that I love all things off the shoulder lately, this dress was calling my name. 

Also a quick note as J Crew is having a great sale on sale.  I snagged this striped tee and I love the linen tees as they look a bit nicer than regular cotton tees. I packed this in my suitcase and it actually didn’t wrinkle much which is nice, since I’ve been living out of a suitcase lately I feel like all my clothes are super wrinkly these days!

The striped pom pom tee is too cute and you can’t tell in the picture but this tee is a really pretty silver metallic in person.  Also grabbed a few other tanks that I thought would be cute with jeans and shorts.  How cute is that scalloped tank though?  The little gold bag was a last minute buy but on sale and additional 40% off, I just had to have it.  I’ve been loving bucket bags and just couldn’t resist the gold and the tassels!

I had to mention one last thing as I saw these pink lace up flats and am DYING for them but I can’t find them in my size anywhere.  How cute are they!  And they are on sale too!

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Nordstrom After Christmas Sale finds!

I’m a little late but Merry Christmas!  Was so busy the weeks leading up to the holidays and have to admit that I’m glad that things will be slowing down a bit as a little rest is much needed! I had such a great week with my family and am so grateful to be able to spend the holidays with them and my in-laws too.  Of course did a little shopping this weekend and found some great stuff on sale at Nordstrom and a few items that I had purchased previously that are now on sale so had to share!

This cute blazer is now $34.  I love the cut and the floral print… a great buy that I know I will wear a lot!

 
BLAZER // TEE // JEANS // FLATS


These faux leather leggings are $24! I’m all about the faux leather these days.  They surprisingly keep your legs really warm too!

 
I’ve worn this blazer tons since I got it and just saw that the black version is on sale for $44.  It’s a little bit longer than my other blazers so a bit hard to balance out with my short torso but I like to wear it with dresses as well.  I also had to let you know that they have this gorgeous metallic version also on sale.  I haven’t seen it in person yet but just ordered it!
 
BLAZER // TEE // JEANS // BOOTS

My very favorite lace up pumps are now on sale. They are comfy and so cute on and come in three colors.


I wore them last week with this outfit.  Also loving our new tees!  Have you seen them?  A little slouchy and super comfy!  We have them in 4 fun sayings 🙂

 CARDIGAN // TEE // JEANS // SHOES

And of course I have to mention the designer sale as there’s still quite a few good picks left and everything is 50% off or more now!

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Kate Spade 25% off – My buys and picks!

I’ve been loving on Kate Spade lately and was excited to see 25% off your entire order!  I spotted this at the store and HAD to get the little pink bag, it was too cute!

PINK BAG NAVY BAG SHOES

A few other picks and some gifts that I picked up too! Isn’t this phone case so cute for all us champagne lovers?  And this feather clutch, so in love!

I also got this adorable bow sweatshirt and I REALLY want this bow coat but didn’t get it this time.  So many cute things right?  Use code MERCI to get 25% off your order!

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LOFT – 70% off sale! Dressing room pics and buys

I went to the mall this weekend and stopped by the LOFT and had to try on a few things.  It was an additional 60% off sale at the store but I just saw online that it’s an additional 70% off sale and 40% off regular price items!  Wanted to share a few try on’s and recent buys.

This was a previous try on that I shared on instagram and had to share here too as they are both on sale.  With the additional 70% off makes them such great buys!  Wearing the 00 Petite in the stripe and wearing the regular 0 in the floral.  It’s not so obvious in the photo but the 0 regular was pretty big on me and it ended a little below my knee so if you are my height or shorter I definitely recommend getting the dresses in the petite sizing so it falls above the knee.

 

How cute is this sweatshirt?  I love the bright floral print!  Wearing XS Petite.  The romper is not on sale but it’s 40% off so still a good deal.  I love the look of the romper and how it’s a bit more polished and professional than what I usually find in rompers.  Wearing the 00 Petite and it fits just right.

 

In the photo above I’m wearing this shell underneath and find that it makes for the perfect layering piece.  I love the little hearts!  This one is regular price + 40% off.  Wearing the regular XS here.  In tops I generally don’t like to wear the Petite sizing because I would rather have tops longer than shorter.  I’m short waisted so tops generally look better on me when they are longer.  The exception to this rule is when I know I will be layering so then I don’t mind the cropped look like in the sweatshirt above.

The below tops are all from an order I placed a few weeks ago and now they are all on sale!  I loved this mint top the second I saw it.  It’s only available in navy online now but check your stores for the mint!
 

I can never have enough stripes!  Most of my striped tops are more on the casual side so I like that this top is more of a blouse so I can dress it up.

 
And this top is a new fave!  Will have a full lookbook soon but wanted to show you now so you could take advantage of the 70% off!  It’s a swing top so it’s suppossed to be pretty loose at the bottom. Size down and it will fit perfect.  Wearing the XXS.

Here’s everything that I reviewed above and a few more picks that I found online that I love!