Velvet: Jersey Dresses With Sleeves

I like jersey dresses during the summer.  Some of my favorite jersey dresses are from Velvet.  It's an affordable line (especially when it's on sale) and it packs well for summer trips.  Jersey dresses are easy to wash and easy to wear.   I found these two Velvet jersey dresses on sale at RevolveClothing.com.  These dresses with sleeves would be perfect for cooler days in the spring/summer:

• Lori Dress ($66) in black:  (Note: a smoke (grey-olive) version ($71.40) is on sale at ShopBop.com.)

• Chane Baby Jersey Cinched Waist Dress ($75) in wineberry:

 [Images Courtesy of RevolveClothing.com]

Come to think of it...I'd wear those LR walking sandals with these dresses!

Loeffler Randall: You Make My Heart Skip A Beat

I can look through pages and pages of sale shoes and I always seems to gravitate toward shoes from Loeffler Randall.  I can't help it...my heart just skips a beat.  I found these LR shoes on sale at RevolveClothing.com:

• Kiera Platform Sandals ($417) in cuoio or black:  These shoes are fierce in either color!

• Audra Snap Sandals ($207) in black:  Comfy but stylish weekend walking shoes.

• Classic Matilde Boots ($399) in birch:  These boots would be what I would consider a planned purchase...perfect for this coming fall!

• Classic Matilde Boots ($432) in taupe suede:  These boots are just plain dreamy (especially the color)...

[Images Courtesy of RevolveClothing.com]

Do You Take Care Of Your Ears?

You read the title right.  Do you take care of your ears?  Or do you abuse them with heavy chandelier earrings or heavy hoop earrings?  In a society where we pamper almost every part of our body, the ears tend to get forgotten and/or abused.

The trend for the past few years has been dramatic shoulder-sweeping earrings and ridiculously large stud earrings.  Basically, anything you can put on your ears to make a statement.  Oh, those poor ears!  

So take off those statement earrings for a second and check your earring holes.  Are they stretched?  A little larger than you'd like them to be?  If so, take a breather on statement earrings.  If your earring holes are not too stretched out, they should get smaller if you stop wearing earrings all together for little while.   It's better than having to go through earlobe surgery to stitch back together a torn earlobe (or two).

There are products out there that support your earlobes when wearing dangly earrings (I gather that they're kinda like small band-aid patches).  The two that keep popping up are LobeWonder and EarLift.   I haven't personally tried them, but they've been getting some good reviews on Amazon.com.

UMIL: Weekly Coffee Spill

Every week, without fail, I spill coffee either on my desk or on myself.  This is why avoid wearing white pants and white dresses.

Alexander Wang: One-Shoulder Dress

Sometimes you just want to wow your SO with a sexy slinky dress and remind him that you are WOMAN!  And I've found the perfect dress on sale for you to do in it from Tobi.com.  Alexander Wang's Braided Acetate One-Should Dress ($290) in black will make him do a double-take.  Between the slit at the thigh and the bare shoulder, he will be pounding his chest and declaring,  "Me, Tarzan. You, Jane."

[Images Courtesy of Tobi.com]

This dress has such flattering draping that your Spanx can stay home for the night.  Why make it harder on yourselves when you get home, KWIM?  ;)

Note:  There are times when you just have to have something that's not on sale.  Here's a 15% off discount code for Tobi.com to use for regular priced items:  MARFIFTEEN.  This code will expire on 3/31/10.

Tory Burch: On-line Private Sale

For all you Tory Burch fans out there, Torch Bury's on-line private sale has just started.  With the exception of 2 pairs of Revas (a moss green leather and a purple suede), each $117, nothing really caught my eye.  But something else may catch yours!  This private sale ends on 3/29/10.

To check it out, click here:  Tory Burch Private Sale.

In Memory of a Lost Haute Hippie Dress (and a Suprise Replacement)

Haute Hippie has been coming out with some slamming party dresses but at full retail, they can be rather pricey.  This is why Big Buddha's gf (let's refer to her as Foodette for her very impressive ability to put away food), was super excited when she scored this Haute Hippie Dress at Saks OFF 5th for $86:

[Image Courtesy of Singer22.com]

This is also why Foodette was devastated when she lost this dress.  She had forgotten the OFF 5th bag in which the dress was placed at the doctor's office and when she went back, no one had seen the bag.  I won't point fingers but that's rather odd, isn't?  How do you miss an OFF 5th bag in a patient room?  Upon learning this unfortunate event, I found the dress on sale for $99 at Singer22.com.  Foodette, however, was still mourning over the original dress.  I think deep down, she was still hoping that the doctor's office would call to tell her that the bag (and the dress) was found.

A month later, Foodette tells me that she found a replacement for the dress.  She had purchased the following tank top from Forever 21:

This tank is suprisingly similar (or maybe not so surprisingly similar since it is Forever 21) to her beloved Haute Hippie Dress.  It cost $29.  It wasn't that much more for the dress,  and I wondered why she didn't just buy it from Singer22.com.  Foodette's reply (which I love!!) was this, "I am an unappreciative discount whore and [I] only deserve a Forever 21 tank top as a replacement."

Sometimes the best purchases are not the ones we save up for but the surprise ones on sale (the best kind of sale therapy!!).  You should treat all your purchases as if they were purchased at full retail...cause you don't know what you got till it's gone!

(Note:  The Haute Hippie dress is still on sale and available at Singer22.com but only an XS is left.)

2 Rings That I'm Loving Right Now

When it comes to jewelry, I tend to wear something for a while until I tire of it.  I know lots of girls change their jewelry daily, but that's just not me.  It may be due to the fact that I'm too lazy to constantly switch rings, earrings, and necklaces in and out of my jewelry box (perhaps that's why I wear my diamond studs every day?)  It may also be due to the fact that I often misplace things (THANK YOU to the good hearted individual who gave the manager at Equinox my diamond eternity band).  The less items I need to keep track of, the less chance I have of losing anything.  So right now, I'm alternating between these two rings and I wanted to share my two lovelies with you.  

• Pewter/Glass Flower Ring

• Dark Purple-Sparkly Ring

Did I mention that I bargained for them while in Beijing?  I got them down to 20% of the original price quote. Ahh...such a fond memory (and I'm sure the vendor still made out like a bandit)!