Boxing Day Scores!

So I haven't written much due to the extensive shopping I've been doing!

On Boxing day, due to my insomnia I went on over to Walmart at 5:45 AM in the morning! Unlike the many in line I was not looking to score the 32" RCA TVs ($198) or even the Blackberry 64GB Playbooks ($168) but was in line for the holiday sets!

Seeing as I usually pay $10-$15 dollars for Neutrogena/Olay/Aveeno products I take advantage during the holidays when the sets come out. For less than the price you'd pay for a single item in these sets you get 2 other products! I  filled up my cart and  declared to many jealous late shoppers and the cashier who asked me about the contents of my cart, I got the large 3 pcs sets for $7.50 and 2 pcs sets for $4.50! I also picked up some wrapping paper (TIP: Try and get things that are not so "Christmasy" so you can use them for other purposes! I got 2 rolls of pink,green,white polka dot paper), chocolate and other seasonal items that went on sale for 50% off.

I then headed over to Canadian Tire and was disappointed by the lack of sales, but did get some Debbie Travis pretty red plaid paper (Not on sale!) and a gift wrapping storage. I love wrapping and have a lot of paper and was using an old TV box! I have a theme every year with my wrapping paper this year my theme was black and white snowflakes with accents of metallic blue/purple and green. I think next year it will be plaid and gold, although I do have some leopard print paper I can throw into the mix!


There were also so many deals online! I haven't been doing much shopping for clothing, accessories, etc. in stores due to my avid  online shopping addiction! Forever21 had free shipping with no minimum and there were other great deals on futureshop.ca, bestbuy.ca and source.ca.

Gift Ideas!

So I just have to say I'm a great gift giver! I love finding the ideal gift for the ideal person. Here are some great things I got for my loved ones!

THE TECHIE

It's so hard understanding this type because unless you're willing to spend a ton or are technologically savvy getting a gift for this type would having you running to get a gift card for the closest electronic store!

But needless to say I found this cool gift for one of my buddies! (But make sure to ensure the connection is compatible if they have a laptop make sure it is a USB connection)

Another Cool gift is for the little boy in all of the techies is this Transformer Style USB Key. Come on! Who wouldn't want to play with this!

THE TWEEN-AGE GIRL

Got this for 2 Tweens in my life and they LOVE them and I personally love them too! I'm so sad that Gwen Stefani stopped putting this adorable perfume out so if you find them buy them up! Due to them being discontinued you can probably find them well priced. 

There are a couple lines  The Original,  Sunshine Cuties, Snow Bunnies and Wicked Style. There are also hard to find collector items like Super G, Jingle G and the hardest one is the Mermaid which has such a beautiful rendition of Gwen Stefani as a long-haired mermaid.

I got my niece collecting them so every Birthday/Christmas etc. I give her one! So Pretty!

BOYS, BOYS, BOYS!

Some really cool gifts for boys depend on their interest. As with most Tween/Teenage boy all of them are obsessed with electronics! So for the obvious I- Devices Mattel released these cool toys! They interact with your tablet! So cool!

If you have a stylish boy on your hands his lusted for Running Shoes would be a good bet or if you don't know what the latest gotta have shoes are stick with the classics Nike Air Forces 1, Converse Chuck Taylors  or Adidas Shell Toes.

THE FASHIONISTA

This is a hardest one, because unless you know people's style this is close to impossible and if you attempt you better have a gift receipt!  I got one of my best buds a pair of Marc Jacobs Sunglasses she LOVED!

Stick to accessories! Some cute scarves, cute bracelets, silver earrings studs or hoops are always great staple any girl needs.

This is one instant I feel a gift card might be the best solution but be creative get a cute wallet or wristlet  to put it in (If you ever go to the coach outlet in Niagara stock up on these! They are  great gift to any female!) or wrap it in a cute storage box... after all we need somewhere to keep our treasures!

Five On Bayview

Zara Fall/Winter 2012

The last couple years Zara's previous lines have been dare I say disappointing. But went into Zara this week and I would have to say, I really liked the Fall/Winter 2012 line!

The typical fall line with it's knits, tweeds, and wool coats was sprinkled with leather, chains, skulls, sequence and studs. Now while these elements overdone might read a little young and rebellious Zara as it always does follows trends  while not losing any of it's sophistication.

As they always do, Zara had some great Shoes! The reason I love getting shoes here is because they are  made extremely well as most European shoes are, and the majority of them are usually made of gorgeous leathers and suede. Anyone who knows me knows I love them sky high heels. When you're vertically challenged like myself every inch helps!

Od Navy Holiday Haul

I was leaving Eaton Centre and relized I needed a pair of tights so I dropped by Old Navy. I go to the clearance section and am pleasently sprise that there is 30% off clerance price. I ended up picking quite a few things!

Notable deals:
Colored Rockstar Stretch Skinny Jeans (only selected colors) $9.99 - 30% = $6.99
Colored Rockstar Stretch Skinny Cords (only selected colors) $13.99 - 30% = $9.79
Men's arm-rolled button down Shirt  $8.99 - 30% = $6.29



With all the great deals, me and my sister returned to get some Christmas Shopping done! Not gonna put prices up just in case... don't wanna bait it out! LOL ... just know there was some great deals!

City Line - Fashion Friday!

So we went to CityLine on Friday thanks to my boyfriend (Thanks!). It was a great show!I brought my sister Michelle and we meet up with my bf's sister and her friend! I was so excited because it was one of thier Christmas Show and that only meant FREE STUFF!

First they had a product to jazz up your everyday shoes called Shoelery (http://shoelerybyeg.com/).
 Now I have seen these before but Erica Giuliani has a more extensive line of them.

They have heel rings, Shoe clips, boot covers, boot chains, etc. We got these for free! Now not to sound ungreatfuly but I really didn't like these would've preferred the spikes for the heel or the skull.

But while me and my sister were browsing around The Bay we saw them! I tried to exchange but got shut down because the barcode was not right! LOL!
 It was worth a try!


We also got also got a Hand Cream Trio from Crabtree and Evelyn (http://www.crabtree-evelyn.com). These lotions are super moisturizing and smells so good! My favorite is the Pomegranate, Argan & Grapeseed Ultra-Moisturizing Hand Therapy.

We also got a $25 gift card for Crabtree and Evelyn! Yay!

The fashion show was all stuff from The Bay. First were holiday looks from the Room. The Room is the Bay's answer to the ever popular Holt Renfrew. They really stepped up to compete! Gone are the oldie fundy-duddy clothing, the new branding has brought in many luxurious lines and Sandra Pittana put together some amazing looks with lots of lux furs, brocades, feathers and velvet.

There was also a Fashion show for TopShop! So far a great success at The Bay. It is a much more trendy and young line and we got a $50 TopShop Gift Card! I love Sandra's ode to the Christmas sweater.

Some other great things we got were the following:

It was Super fun and a great sister bonding day! If you want to attend a taping you can  go on the website to view a taping, and if you want to watch this show the link is:

http://video.citytv.com/video/detail/2003078913001.000000/december-7-2012-fashion-friday/