Living in a material world

28 Nov

I mentioned in my previous posts that I have been doing a lot of shopping recently, and it’s true. See below for photographic evidence.

Purchases from my recent shopping spree(s).

White ruffle dress that I wore to TheBusinessSchool's formalMost of these are from my two trips to New York, although the make-up is from Toronto. There are four dresses in the photo, all from New York. Three are from a boutique I found in SoHo on my first trip. The white dress in the bottom right was the dress I wore to TheBusinessSchool formal, and the dress in the top right is a dark grey business casual dress that I wore to the offer dinner last week.
The fourth dress is from Forever21. There’s been a trend towards ballerina-inspired skirts recently, and this layered black and cream dress was too cute for me to pass up.
Heart Lace Tiered Dress

I also bought a Coach wristlet even though I have been resisting Coach products for its “over-trendiness”. Unfortunately, I realized the usefulness of the wristlet as a small wallet when I don’t bring a purse to school and ended up buying a hot pink one.

My mom actually dragged me shopping with her in Toronto and I ended up buying some make-up even though I hadn’t really planned to. The Shiseido brightening products are a wonder for your complexion, and I needed some new lip gloss. I have no justification for buying the Oscar de la Renta perfume other than the fact that I was waiting for my mom to finish shopping and wandered into the perfume section. I’ve always believed in having one “signature perfume” but I never put too much thought into it when I was younger. A few years ago, I bought a Shiseido perfume that was light and sweet, but after careful consideration, I don’t really think it’s “my smell.” So I was going through the perfumes and man, there are a lot of different smells out there! After smelling a few, my nose was starting to tire, my head was beginning to hurt, and even my vision was starting to blur. So even though there were a few that I liked, I quickly grabbed this one before I talked myself out of buying perfume altogether. I chose this one because it is a lot less common than the other ones that I liked (for example, I liked JLo’s perfume, but it seemed too popular) and I want my smell to be unique, just like a signature.

From top left to bottom right: dress from a NYC boutique, dress from Forever21, Coach wristlet, Oscar de la Renta perfume, Nine West wallet, Elizabeth Arden eyeliner, two lip glosses and three eye shadows from RedEarth, Shiseido make-up bag, Shiseido brightening pack, Elizabeth Arden compact, Elizabeth Arden tinted moisturizer, two dresses from a NYC boutique

Not shown in this picture are: the Anne Klein watch I bought on my first trip to New York, the Adolfo Valencia luggage I bought on my second trip (like this but in baby blue), the Body Shop reed diffuser kits (now making my apartment and my parents’ home smell real nice), and chocolates I bought for my parents.

9 Responses to “Living in a material world”

  1. Susan 28. Nov, 2009 at 10:01 pm #

    That dress is gorgeous!

  2. miku 29. Nov, 2009 at 7:49 am #

    My signature perfume is Elizabeth Arden 5th Avenue. Oh, the dress is marvelous.

    • SassyGirl 29. Nov, 2009 at 9:05 am #

      Ah, a classic. Elizabeth Arden Green Tea used to be my smell, mostly because someone bought it for my mom and she never used it. I liked the lightness of it, but I also like the smell of tropical fruits, and it didn’t really have that. Not that the Oscar de la Renta perfume smells tropical, but it is slightly fruitier.

  3. Katie 29. Nov, 2009 at 9:57 am #

    I never wear dresses or skirts, but if I ever had the urge, THAT is what I’d wear. Just because A) Its cute and B) No one else would be wearing it.

    Also, I saw you guy a coach wristlet. The only one I’ve ever owned is one I got as a gift. I just can’t justify spending all the money. That being said, I think every girl should own one.

    • SassyGirl 29. Nov, 2009 at 1:32 pm #

      I can’t justify spending the money either, but that day, I was tired of saying “No” to myself. I had always said that Coach was the sort of thing that I could let a boyfriend buy for me, to show how much I was worth to him. But I was tired of waiting around for a boy to spend an extravagant amount on me. I could afford it myself, and I was worth it, so why was I waiting around? That’s what I was thinking that day.
      I was even more convinced when the sales lady asked me whether I wanted a gift receipt. When I said no, she seemed taken aback that I was buying it for myself, as if I didn’t look like the type to buy something from their store.

      But after I made the purchase, I definitely felt guilty about it, and I thought about returning it several times. But then I remembered the reason I bought it, and so I kept it. For that reason, it is now symbolic to me.

  4. FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com 29. Nov, 2009 at 11:27 am #

    That ballerina dress is AWESOME

    As for a COACH wristlet, I like the idea of wristlets, but not spending the cash on a Coach brand :D

    Mmmm makeup. I feel an urge to shop

  5. Meghan 29. Nov, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Those dresses are drool worthy. Quite the nice haul!

  6. Manju 01. Dec, 2009 at 7:54 am #

    that dress is gorgeous! i love ruffles!

  7. toothfairynotes 01. Dec, 2009 at 3:49 pm #

    Oooooh I love the dress! I’m in love with those one piece dresses!!!

    loves

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