An Obsession With Fashion & Beauty

Lauren Merkin Diana Lambskin Clutch

lauren merkinWhat?? Less than $300 for Lambskin?? This clutch is a steal! Clutches are still oh so big this season and why not? They are the perfect going out bag and go so well with the LBD!

My one complaint about most clutches is the lack of handles (ever need to go to the bathroom and don’t know what to do with your precious bag?). Some clutches do have handles though - those dinky chain ones that don’t do much but leave indentations on your shoulder. That’s why this Lauren Merkin clutch is so perfect. There’s a cute handle that allows you to wear your bag on your shoulder if you have to double fist and tucks in nicely when you want a more sophisticated look.

Do I need to mention that this clutch is made with lambskin? I recall Fendi & Chanel lambskin clutches costing about 5x as much as this one. I LOVE lambskin. It’s my favorite type of leather on my bags. I can just cuddle it all day long! YUM.

Buy the Lauren Merkin Diana Lambskin bag via Neiman Marcus for $250.

Shopbop Additional 20% Off Sale Items!

shopbopThis morning I woke up to an email from Shopbop advertising an additional 20% off their sale items with code “PLUS20″ and of course that made me a good hour late to work. That and the fact that millions of fashionistas are probably hounding the site which made it super slow. If you didn’t know already, Shopbop codes are super rare and when they give one out, RUN! “PLUS20″ is valid until Thursday March 6th (they are on central time so calculate accordingly).

FYI - For their items that are originally 70% off, now they are 76% off. For their items that are originally 50% off, now they are is 60% off. For their items that are 30% off , now they are 44% off.

Dior Poison Blue Nail Polish

dior blue poisonLoved Chanel’s Blue Satin but couldn’t get your hands on a bottle? Blue Satin caused such a craze amongst beauty fanatics that its rival Dior had to come out with a Blue of its own. Dior recently made Poison Blue available only on Sephora online. Before, this color was only available in Europe. What? Us Americans need some love too!

Even though I have Blue Satin (preordered it a month before it even came out last December), I want Dior’s Poison Blue as well. The main difference between the 2 polishes is that the Chanel is a shimmery navy blue while the Dior is a glossy navy blue. I’m so in love with navy blue beauty products now that heck, I’ll get both!

Get the Dior Poison Blue Nail Polish via Sephora for $19.

Saks Beauty & Gift Card Event!

saks beautyAlright… it’s another Thursday where I need to leave work early to fight traffic to get to Beverly Hills Saks. As a last minute decision (perhaps to boost 1st quarter sales?), Saks is having a one of their infamous gift card events today. In case you didn’t know, the breakdown is as follows:

Spend $250 to $499, get $25
Spend $500 to $999, get $50
Spend $1000 to $1999, get $150
Spend $2000 to $2999, get $300
Spend $3000 or more, get $450

Today also marks the first day of their beauty event (which already started online earlier this week). Is it just me, or have both the gifts for Saks and Neiman Marcus been meager this Spring? I thought the economy was bad! Gimme my samples! Luckily, the samples for each individual department still has been pretty good.

Shu Uemura Moisture Eye Zone Mask

What is a girl to do after staying out way too late on a weeknight and need to go to work looking presentable the next day? Shu Uemura Moisture Eye Zone Mask, of course. It seems like a gimmick - brighter, more awake eyes in 10 minutes? But it really works!

shu uemura eye maskJust put the eye mask on for about 10 minutes underneath your eyes and it’ll visibly reduce darkness and puffiness. The beauty of this is that the masks are infused with vitamins and strawberry extract that totally soothe the delicate eye area. The best part is that instead of washing the mask off after application, you just dab the remaining serum all over your eyes! After a long night, I just put this on in the morning before my skincare routine and my eyes are ready to face the world soon after.

Buy the Shu Uemura Moisture Eye Zone Mask via Neiman Marcus for $45 for 12 pairs.