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Ann Taylor Loft coupon code

I usually don’t visit Ann Taylor Loft on a shopping trip or frequent the store online, but I clicked on an ad today while on another website. I saw a very pretty bauble necklace for only $34:

10/21 ETA: I love it. It’s the perfect bauble style statement necklace for a petite person. Here it is IRL –>

I then went to retailmenot and found a coupon code. 89400012 takes $25 off of $50 through Oct 19. So I got the necklace, plus this scarf:

10/21 ETA: The scarf is very pretty in person. The overall colors and effect are darker than on the web. Also, it’s more voluminous than it appears and takes a second to tie it like the inspiration photo, but it’s worth it. The scarf is a good size. It can be worn around the shoulders in a shawl fashion as well.

I had to throw a pair of trouser socks onto the order to go above $50, but the net total was $40 including shipping. That’s pretty good.

Ann Taylor Loft is definitely a place to swing by for jewelry. I picked this up about a month ago in the store for $30 + 25% off:

Maybe I check them out more than I thought.

J Crew Georgia (dress) on my mind (and in my closet!)

I kept thinking about J Crew’s Georgia dress and asked for feedback on the Aficionada blog. I always love a good sheath because they are so versatile, but the major stumbling block was that this one is unlined silk. Someone finally chimed in with good news about the dress so I ordered it in Grey Mist.

The Grey Mist is about the same gray as J Crew’s silk Piper tank. It’s not the *best* color for my skin, but boy is it versatile. I’ve already tried it with a black cardi and necklace, obviously. Magenta is also a striking color with it. I tried the dress on with the grosgrain rhinestone belt in peacock blue and that’s a cute looka s well.

The dress has a long zipper at the back and you can step into the dress. No wiggling it overhead. The flower attachment is a spiral of chiffon circles. I haven’t taken it out of the package yet. Adding a flower to the dress is very cute, but it would probably be a red one I own or another one I have in gray. This one seems flat and unexciting. Maybe it fluffs up. The dress has pockets, but I can’t put my hands in both and walk comfortably around that way. One hand in pocket while standing works, but not both. That’s fine with me.

One of my concerns was how the dress gathers at the rear above and below the waist seam. It appears from the website photos that it might not be very flattering to one’s backside. I feel like the rear is flattering looking. My hips are straight, fyi. It’s my stomach that’s the issue for me. The gathering extends from the back to the front sides of the dress and it creates some illusion of a waist where I have none. I imagine this is potentially even more flattering on those with a waist. You are going to have some wrinkles across the lap after being seated for awhile, but they are thin and evenly spaced; not chunky and random. I am a 34C and the front fits just fine, but there is a little too much material in the back. I will probably have it altered a bit. It’s an easy fix. Oh — and DON’T use a steam when ironing this. I used steam to get the shipping wrinkles out and the silk started to shrivel into tiny puckers. I ironed it right out, but I won’t be using steaming on it again.

The see-thru issue, given that the dress is unlined –> The silk is thin, but not super thin. I don’t find it to be see thru. I don’t see the need for a slip. I ordered it in black today.

Look at Talbots!

I ordered some belts from Talbots last year and they are still sending me emails. I rarely visit them on a b&m shopping trip and I rarely go to their website, but I like getting their info. Once in awhile they have a piece or two I like. My eyes certainly were delighted by these 2 emails I recently received. I love the blazer in the 1st pic. Their revamped twinset is also beautiful. Silk shell with a wool or cashmere cardigan? I love it. Of course when you go to the website it’s not as beautiful and visually appealing as J Crew. I won’t be surprised, though, if they start having younger models, going on location and changing some of the fabrication on the clothing. I have definitely seen a shift in the quality of emails as of late. I’m no Donny Deutsch & I’m certainly not psychic but, watch out J. Crew…Talbots may slowly be going after a younger demographic.

Someone went shopping for me ;-)

Last nite my husband told me to close my eyes. So I did. And when I opened them I saw this perfume in my lap.

Since I do so much shopping, he doesn’t usually go out and buy stuff for me. I was really surprised and am still talking about it to encourage more surprises in the future. Awhile ago in a magazine I read about women who drop hints for their significant others. One woman had a drawer she put magazine tears in and her husband would know exactly what she wanted. I immediately created a similar drawer. DH doesn’t like to be poked or prodded so it took a year, but he finally pulled this one out. I usually only put perfumes in there since he wasn’t inspired by the drawer. Now I am going to put more current tears and keep up with the drawer. Just in case…

I read a great description of the perfume by Robin on Now Smell This (blog).

“The Beat is described as a sparkling floral woody fragrance; the notes feature bergamot, mandarin, Ceylon tea, cardamom, pink pepper, bluebell, iris, white musk, vetiver and cedarwood. It starts very bright, with tart fruit and juicy citrus. There is lots of pink pepper … and a teensy little pinch of cardamom. The heart is sheer bluebell-ish florals, still very bright; the base is cool and pale and summery, and smoothed over with a smidgen of iris … It smells young and cheerful and clean…”

Smells like a match for my daytime J Crew outfits. I’m loving it.

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