Sephora 20% Off VIB Sale Wishlist


As you all may or may not know, Sephora's annual 20% VIB sale is coming up on November 7-11, and I wait all year for this thing. Like I have literally been holding out in buying things until this sale because I knew it was coming. 

The main thing I've been waiting to buy is Tom Ford's Black Orchid perfume, a.k.a. the sexiest perfume ever. I can't tell you how much I love this stuff. I wore it once and I was sold. Some random guy told me outside the Showbox that I smelled good, and I knew that it was a sign from someone that I needed this perfume in my life. However, I did just get my tax returns in unexpectedly, so there are a few other things I've got my eye on for the 20% sale.

The items I'm interested in:
  1. Tom Ford Black Orchid
  2. L'Occitane Supple Skin Almond Oil
  3. Soap and Glory Sugar Crush Body Scrub
  4. Anastasia Brow Wiz in Medium Ash
  5. OCC Creme Colour Concentrate
  6. Illamasqua Speckled Nail Varnish
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The Ghost of You Lingers

Since it's the week of Halloween, I thought that it was only appropriate to do an outfit inspired by one of my favorite Halloween films, Beetlejuice. I'm hardcore channeling Lydia Deetz today, without going blatantly obvious. You've got the black, the wide brim hat, and the witchy striped socks. But they're subtle nods. It's not actually Halloween yet, after all.
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MORE UK goodies!

I got another package of goodies from the UK from a lovely subscriber Marta the other day (she also blogs, so you should go check her out). She messaged me a couple of weeks ago out of the blue, and wanted to send me some high street products from the UK, just because.

How sweet is that?
I definitely owe her something lovely around Christmas (that reminds me, I need to send something to Estee as well).
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LUSH HOLIDAY 2013: Part 1

 
I realize that we haven't even reached Halloween yet, but Lush has already launched almost all of the holiday products for this year, and I can't tell you how excited I am for them.

As employees, we get some of the products for free to experience at home so we have a better understanding of them to sell them to customers. My bag included the following products, all of which I'm super stoked about.
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Another Story

It's taken me way too long to write this post, but this week has been hectic, to say the least. Today was the first day I haven't had to work in a week, so it was a lazy one. I literally fell asleep on the couch last night at 11 in my jeans and woke up this morning at 10 and didn't change my clothes until like 2 in the afternoon. I haven't slept much this week and I needed some r&r.
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I just really like plaid, okay.

In case you hadn't noticed, it's fall in Washington and I'm cliche so plaid is all over my wardrobe lately. I even found a black and white plaid flannel so I can wear it to work.  

While the classic plaid flannel circa Seattle 1994 is a staple in my wardrobe, I do dig some rocking the pattern in different ways too. These are some pieces I've been ogling at online this week. 


Plaid is a timeless pattern, and it's just the right amount of casual for me. It will forever read with a vintage vibe, which I love. And when juxtaposed with a otherwise feminine cut dress or pant or shirt, you've got something really cool. Plus, with something like the first skirt, you can do "schoolgirl chic" in a snap. 

See some of the ways I've rocked plaid in the past - 

How do you rock your plaid? Let me know, because I could always use some inspiration. 




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Your Face Will Smell Like Cookies

I'm not lying. Your face will smell good enough to lick, well for reasons other than you might already be doing. *bowchickawowow*

Anyway, I digress. This is Lush's Let The Good Times Roll facial cleanser. It's virtually cookie dough with glycerine in it. Corn oil, maize flour, cornmeal, cinnamon, and the aforementioned glycerine make this delectable cleanser great for all skin types. It's a super gentle cleaner with tiny grains of cornmeal for exfoliation.
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Warm/Happy

 
Have I told you how much I love autumn? Well I'll say it again. I LOVE AUTUMN. 

And this day could only get better if my computer wasn't at the Apple Doctor getting surgery and the guy we were going to buy my new Toyota Corolla from didn't back out on selling it. I guess those both suck real bad. But on the bright side, We Are Scientists, the Head and the Heart, and the Lonely Forest all released new music today! In fact, this post is titled after one of the new songs off TLF's new record Adding Up The Wasted Hours (stream it here). I love it so much already.

I need to stop rambling.
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My Mathematical Mind

 I don't know entirely how the title of this post pertains to my outfit, but I guess the mixture of patterns and how they relate to each other is a mathematical thing, right? Am I wrong? I haven't been in math class in like 4 years. Maybe I'm over-analyzing things. I know that's a math thing. Right?
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Writings On The Wall

Check out this model pose. Smize girl, smize.

Who am I kidding? But seriously, can we talk about that circle skirt for a minute? It's pleated and precious and perfect. Hell, if I wanted to be Daria for Halloween again, I'd have better luck with the stuff I have now. 
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Featured Etsy Shop: The Mindful Mushroom

I'm a longtime Etsy lover (seeing that I sell things on Etsy, I tend to browse the other shops quite regularly). And because of that wonderful community of small business owners that Etsy cultivates, I thought I would spotlight a new shop I discovered recently.

I've been coveting all the patchouli scents (I don't know why, maybe I'm channeling my inner dirty hippie), so when browsing the perfumes, I found this shop - The Mindful Mushroom.

First of all, this shop's aesthetic is so old-school witchy apothecary, which I automatically love. I reminds me of Hocus Pocus or Practical Magic, so perfect for Halloween.
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FULL METAL LIPSTICKS

I've been super obsessed with metallic lipstick lately. It started with my PBLC lipsticks I got last month, but then I saw a bunch of related videos in the sidebar and they've got me itching for more metallics. And since it's getting close to the holidays (I work in retail, so it basically is the holidays right now), and metallics seem festive, I thought I'd go searching for some more metallic lipsticks, both in the drugstore and high end. 
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Lost In My Mind

Hello friends! I'm here finally with my Popbasic outfit featuring the Lost Collection. As you can see, we still haven't been able to escape the rain (or the tornadoes, seriously did you hear that we had a tornado in Western Washington this week?).

I was determined to shoot this outfit, so here you go!
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