Phillip Lim for Target, again.

Ever since the Phillip Lim for Target line launched, I have been obsessing over this dress.

But I have never been able to find my size in stores & ordering online seemed risky with such mixed reviews. 

I was so excited the other day when I found it at Target... and on a clearance rack!

I was with a friend and I grabbed the dress, checked the size, and gave it a nice hug

I think my exact words to her were "I need this dress! I have been wanting it for so long & it's on sale! I am buying it!"

She didn't argue, but I don't think she was thrilled with the purchase- her facial expressions gave her away. 

When I tried it on at home, I loved it by itself but it didn't feel too office appropriate and there is no way this dress was only getting pulled out on date nights and weekends. 

Adding the blazer and rolling up the sleeves seemed to give it a more "office feel" and I was giddy over the pops of mint & red. 

(The dress pre blazer) 

What do you guys think? 

A: does the blazer make it office appropriate? 

and 

B: is it office appropriate without the blazer?

Have a great day!

Xoxo,

Nicole

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Old Navy Sweaters

Every Tuesday night, Donnie & I have our Dave Ramsey classes.
I usually have to go straight from work & after sitting in my work clothes all day, I don't want to spend another 3 hours in them- so I need something easy to change into before leaving work.
When I saw these cute graphic sweaters at Old Navy, I knew these would be something easy to change into or just something easy to throw on during the weekends.

When I first bought one of these sweaters, the Old Navy worker asked if I needed help about 743534 times- he probably thought I was crazy as I went back and forth; grabbing a sweater and putting it back, grabbing another sweater, walking around with it, putting it back, grabbing the sweater from before- it was quite the process!
I bought a different one in the store, but it paid off because this one was on sale at Old Navy! It looks like all of the rest are on sale right now & they are all SO cute.

 

Sweater: Old Navy (on sale here)

Jeans: Forever 21 (here)

Necklace: Forever 21 (here)

Flats: Target/old (similar)

I think I may need to buy this one for $12....

Are you as crazy about these sweaters as I am?

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Just another lazy Monday

Mondays are by far my most lazy day when I am getting dressed.
After 25 years of life, you would think that I would begin to anticipate that Monday comes after Sunday, but I never seem to quite make that connection.
Monday morning always hits me like a ton of bricks- thrown at my face.

Luckily, dresses exist and they are a quick way to get dressed on lazy Mondays.
Throw on a dress and a necklace & you are done! 

 

Dress: Target (very recent, on clearance)

Bag: Phillip Lim- Target 

What is everyone else's lazy Monday cure?

The story of my $8 Phillip Lim purse

For weeks I have been watching everyone on blogland post about their 3-1 Phillip Lim purchases at Target.
I've window shopped online a few times and one time this little baby made its way into my imaginary cart.
However, like all online window shopping experiences go, the shopping ended when I hit that little red exit in the corner and carried on with life. 

I was at Target today and, like all good Target trips, I ended up browsing through the purses. 
As I was looking through some clearance purses, my eyes drifted to the purse I remembered from my online experience, but I instantly assumed it was just placed in the clearance section by mistake and kept walking.
15 seconds later, my natural curiosity kicked in and I slowly reversed.
I held my breath as I flipped over the price tag; confident that there would be no red tag.
I literally squealed when I saw the red tag and when I saw the price, I squinted my eyes and looked closer; surely I was reading the tag wrong and this $45 purse wasn't on sale for $8.

While checking out, the cashier loudly gasped at the tag and I thought she was going to tell me that the purse had been terribly mismatched.
But she didn't. She simply rang it up and we both watched as $8.76 popped up on the screen.
After lots of oohing and aahing from her and other employees, I was told that online items are marked down when returned to stores because there is no place for them.
I was also told that deals like this are not rare and that in fact, the grey one has popped up a few times in the last couple of weeks.
Moral of the story?

Run to Target. Every Target. And go every day.

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Comfy work pants.

Yesterday I spent the best $11 I have ever spent on these "work" pants.
The quotation marks exist because I felt like I was doing something wrong all day by wearing them.
I was sure I was breaking a dress code, somewhere.

I literally tried to hide as I walked in the office behind the director, but was surprised when she noted how much she loved them.
Work pants that are fashionable, comfy, and outside-of-work wearable?
Yep, best $11 ever.

Shirt: Old Navy (similar here)

Pants: Target (in stores, on sale) (similar here)

Heels: GoJane 

Necklace: Forever 21 (find here) (& similar here)

Would your dress code allow for these pants? 

The S Word

I love the S word. And I love the S word even more when Holiday is in front of it. 

Holiday Sale. 

But, I also know that I am a sucker for good prices.

The only way to save my debit card from going into the negative is to create a list.

If I don’t, I end up with summer blow out pieces that I don’t know how to wear in fall.

About 2-3 weeks prior to any holiday sale, I start taking notes of all the things I want.

For Labor Day, I am looking towards fall fashion. 

I then play around in my closet a little bit, seeing what I can create with what I have and what my closet is lacking.

I also try to see what non-traditional fall colors are being used this fall to try to buy some of those pieces on sale.

This year, I’ve seen a lot of light pink in fall trends.

I’ve also seen a lot of blues- bright, dark and light.

Light pink and light blue are colors used during summer, so I may keep my eyes out for them.

Here are some sales that I definitely plan to take a better look at-

The Limited: 30% off Markdowns (no code needed)

The Loft: 50% off full price items (Code:SHOP50), 50% off sale items (no code needed)

Forever 21: 50% off SELECT sale prices (Code: LABORDAY) **careful, this is for select pieces- not all sales

Express: 40% off every single item (no code needed)

At a quick glance, here are some of my favorites...

$15 at Loft

$17.44 at Loft

$17.44 at Loft

$31.49 at The Limited

Happy shopping!!

<3 Nicole