Friday, August 5, 2011

Las Vegas Loot

I wish I could say that my loot was lots and lots of dough, but alas, I won a mere $13 and then spent it trying to win more. Oh well! I came back even -steven so all's well that ends well.

What's even better is that I scored lots of fun clothing items and had money left over in my vaca budget. You can bet I was excited, even if it was just a couple of bucks to the positive.

My first score was this pair of banana scented hair products from The Body Shop. I randomly stopped in here to pick up some body scrub {which I forgot to photograph} and fell in love with the banana scent. We used to have a Body Shop in our local mall but it was replaced. I guess not having it made me miss it!

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I find it kind of funny that I came home with four pairs of shoes. I had all along planned on buying the Tory Burch flats, but the others were random finds. The black wedges were on sale for $14.99 from Target, the super fun glitter flats were from Payless, and the Vans were from the Vans' store. I had been meaning on purchasing the Vans online for sometime but never did. When I saw a specialized Vans store, I knew I had to have my new kicks!

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While we were at the Fashion Show mall I spent a large amount of time in the ginormous Forever 21. I tried on what seemed like a bazillion items but only came home with this southwestern inspired t-shirt and this pastel sheer top.

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On the day we went to Hoover Dam we also stopped by a TJ Maxx and a Fashion Bug. What I find so stinking cute is that Maw Maw and I bought the same shirts. She's one cute chick. I tried to get her to wear hers on the same day as me but she wasn't game. Oh well! ; )

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I wore this little number just the other day going out to eat with two of my most favorite ladies in all the world. I paired it with a leopard belt and I really liked it. I'm branching out, folks!

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I also picked up this cute striped dress! It's one of those items that you think won't fit, but then surprisingly, it does! Woohoo! I think it's so cute!

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I actually wore it the other day to work registration at school. It's extra comfortable and I'm glad I spotted it.

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While at the Fashion Show mall we stopped in Dillard's and I fell in love with this zippered dress. It's a little more than I'm used to spending, but I loved it. I'm making it my first day of school dress. I wish I could say that I was impressed with the customer service I received in Dillard's but it was way less than sub-par. I felt like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. I mean, hello...it's Dillard's, not Rodeo Drive.

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And finally, I scored this bold dress from one of our hotel's boutiques.

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It caught my eye on one of the first days but I never tried it on. I really knew I wanted it when I spotted a lady wearing it a few days later. I went back and tried it on {twice to really make sure and loved it}. Thanks to my twitter friends for lending me your opinion when I twitpic'd this!

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I know it's kinda crazy but I just really dig it. I think I'm going to wear it on mine and my guy's 6 year anniversary dinner that is just right around the corner. ♥

I am super pleased with my finds and am still glad that these additions didn't put my suitcase over the weight limit. Phew!

xoxo

20 comments:

Handbags*and*Pigtails said...

Great finds! Im going school shopping today. I start my teaching job two weeks from today!

Unknown said...

You are so cute! I love your great finds.. I always spend way too much in Vegas =)

Courtney@SDB said...

This post reminds me of my trip to NY- lots of shopping! I had planned on buying the TB flats but couldn't commit to buying them. Now I regret it and wished I had!

Sing of Singature Style said...

I like all the colors and prints you picked.

Krista said...

So glad you bought the bold dress! I follow you on Twitter and saw it but didn't have time to tweet! So cute!

Coley said...

You make me want to go shopping! Stat!
Love that maxi dress on you! Super cute

Lilly Style said...

Amazing finds! LOVE every single item you bought. And that dress looks great on you.
I put myself on a shopping ban until end of this month but after seeing those glitter flats I might have to make an exception and hope Payless still has them.

Natalie said...

You have great style, I love that maxi dress especially!

Kristen said...

you look so cute! I love your bangs! :)

Leslie G said...

I love all your finds! You seriously are so cute and have such great style! I love the Fashion Show mall!

Blanca A. said...

love your bangs and the great finds! You look really good with that lepord belt! you should do that with the colorful dress too. You make belts look good :)

Sharstin said...

you are hot girly! i am loving all of your finds! i actually picked up that striped dress last week at TJ's--love it~ happy weekend~

I like it, I love it! said...

You look adorable! I am a sucker for stripes and that dress is right up my alley. Great finds!

Joi said...

Thanks for the sweet comments, everybody!

xoxox

Mandy Ford Art & Illustration said...

Such cute finds! I love the striped dress. I picked up a great maxi dress this weekend too and I can't wait to wear it to work. Love how you are such a fashionable teacher. :)

Suzie said...

Aww, but it's the little bits and things and details that make us really happy, right? Sounds like you had so much fun. :)

Dayka Robinson said...

joi--that maxi dress is FAB-U-LOUS!!!!!!! oh, i would totally die for it & it looks great on you. nice loot!

jesse {GoodGirlGoneGlad} said...

You are so cute Joi! Love all of your outfits!!
xx

Carrie said...

I live in Vegas and the clerks at Dillards Fashion Show have been rude to me, too.

"What? You want to TRY ON those $80 shorts? But that means I have to walk all the way to the dressing room to let you in."

Ok. She didn't actually say that, but her eye roll made it pretty easy to read her mind.

Love the black & white stripey dress.

Freckles Chick said...

Oh girl, I'm sooo digging your b&w striped dress paired w/ the purple cardigan. Must incorporate these colors into my wardrobe pronto!

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