Recent Retail Therapy

I'm jetting of to Boston for the weekend to see and celebrate a Dirty 30 with one of my oldest (pun intended) friends, Caitlin. Her and I have bonded over Girl Scouts, Cotton Creek Cougars, Huron Huskies, Northglenn Norsemen, forgiven each other for our choices in colleges (we were inter-state rivals), but we always saw eye-to-eye when it comes to fashion.

See evidence here, here, here, and below.

Wedding day fancy.

Skinny arm? Check. Head tilt? Check.

(That was me while I was blonde. Stay tuned for updated pics with me as a brunette.)

Anyway, I thought that in honor of our fashion loving ways, I would share my recent online retail acquisitions.

The Coco Necklace in navy from Bridier Baubles. Ah-maz-hing.

Finally investing in good, leather boots. These are Merrell Tetras.

Since I had issues (read: dropped) with my Nook 1st Edition, I got the Nook Simple Touch...and naturally, immediately acquired a cover. It's purple and dotted, I die.

My Lilly. What this picture doesn't show is that the cutouts have a bright tangerine color behind them.

Introducing the Magicsuit Miraclesuit. Bonus that that one-shoulder can be tucked to make it strapless for bridesmaid tanning requirements. (You know, late summer/early fall wedding with a strapless dress? Tanlines are a no-no.)

Thanks to RHONYC, I was introduced to Yummie Tummie...hello controlling clothing.

And since every girl needs a layering tank, here's a Yummie Tummie smoothing tank.

Now, you're probably thinking, Ana, why are you spending so much?! Well, lemme tell you.

I didn't.

With online research, you can get some serious coupon codes and deals. Here's what everything was retailing for and what I paid.

Bridier Baubles:
Retail $30
Paid $30
Savings $0
But there was free shipping and a GREAT price!

Boots:
Retail $180
Paid $136
Savings $44
Free shipping!

Nook:
Retail $99
Paid $0
Savings $99
Thanks, Protection Plan!

Nook cover:
Retail $12
Paid $2
Savings $10
Minus $3 for shipping, but whatever. God bless amazon.com.

Lilly dress:
Retail $268
Paid $60
Savings $208
Thanks Rue La La

Magicsuit:
Retail $162
Paid $50
Savings $112
Thanks, Rue La La!

Black Jersey Dress
Retail $178
Paid $60
Savings $118
Thanks, Rue La La!

Ruffle Top
Retail $106
Paid $30
Savings $76
Thanks, Rue La La!

TOTAL RETAIL $1035
TOTAL SPENT   $  368
TOTAL SAVINGS $667
In case you're into percentages, that's 65%ish OFF!!!

Boom. That's how you do it.