A shopping day with Steven!

Before Steven left to go back home, we were able to go out to the mall for a bit.  Since Steven is one of the few straight men out there who loves to shop, this is obviously one of our favorite shared activities.  However, Steven is a lot better about NOT doing spending money than I am, usually.

Steven and my mom The Easter Bunny did an incredibly kind and generous deed and went halfsies on a new iPod for me.  Mine is almost 7 years old and is kind of freaking out lately, and I'd been eyeing this beautiful, lilac-colored one... so off we went to the Apple store!

Outfit Details:

Bring Out the Peplum Top: ModCloth (no longer available, but similar here)

Sail into the Future Pant in Black: ModCloth

Cropped cardigan: Forever 21

Black flats: jcpenny

Watch: Anthropologie (no longer available)

Hair bow: Urban Outfitters

I was stoked that I managed to order the exact color I needed to match my hair color!

I really, really love these pants -- they are made of stretchy, thick yoga pant material, but are high-waisted, skinny-legged and look like more formal black pants.  The only thing is that after wearing them once, the seams have started to separate in back (and I swear, they're the right size!).  I'll either have to get the stitches enforced, or maybe order a new pair and just be extra-careful.  They're not that expensive (by ModCloth standards, anyway).  So we shall see.  I ended up contacting ModCloth customer care about them; their customer service team is always so accommodating and great, so maybe they'll have a solution.  I love these pants too much to let them go to waste!

We didn't end up getting anything else at the mall, I don't think.  But we did stop in Crabtree & Evelyn, and I got to walk through and smell all of their lovely soaps and fragrances.  If only their products weren't so expensive.  But I did get a free lotion sample of their newest addition, Tarocco Orange, which I can't wait to try!

I just love their packaging!

Speaking of toiletries and fragrances, I wanted to take a minute to mention a couple of amazing perfume oils I purchased a couple of weeks ago from a great Etsy shop, Firebird Bath & Body.  Brooke (the face behind Firebird) makes delicious-smelling roll-on perfumes, soaps, lip tints, and lotions.  I purchased the ginger ale and the cinders roll-on perfume oils.  Both are really lovely.  Cinders smells like the most perfect fall day, and although the ginger ale looks to be currently unavailable, check back and see if it's there later, because it's incredible -- you can taste the fizz and bubbles when you smell it!  The ginger ale soap is in stock, though!  You can even order a sample pack of three perfumes of your choice, if you don't want to commit to one right away.  I can't wait to order some more items from this lovely shop!

I want to try this one next!

I looove olive-scented soaps and lotions!

Have a lovely Thursday!

xox Sammi

"Baby, you can drive my car / Yes, I'm gonna be a star" (an outfit post)

I've mentioned this before, but I work in the box office for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.  I work with a bunch of other actors and musicians, and I actually like my job quite a bit; even though I have to deal with a lot of stupid or rude people on a daily basis (like any other customer service job), I actually enjoy working there the majority of the time.  In fact, I am writing this blog post at work; it's been really quiet here the past couple of days, so in an effort to do something productive (i.e., not spending money I shouldn't), here I am. 

Anyway, we ended up having a bowling night this past Sunday with everyone from the box office (Steven came along, too!), which was really fun.  I haven't gone bowling since my sophomore year of college, so I wasn't GREAT or anything (I got a couple of spares, but that was it - out of 3 games!), but I had a blast anyway.  Here's the outfit I wore to go bowling!  I thought a 1950s vibe was appropriate.

Outfit Details:

Cadillac Sweater: Forever 21

Black tank: dELiA*s (similar)

High-Waisted Black Jeans: Urban Outfitters

Black flats: jcpenny

These are the BEST flats! I also got them for like $12 in the store, as opposed to the $20+ price tag online, so try looking for them in person if you're interested!  Also, I highly recommend these black jeans from Urban if you're looking for high-waisted, skinny pants.  They can be dressed up or down, and most importantly, they are super slimming (so many high-waisted jeans emphasize the tummy area, rather than hide it, which is really annoying)!

She always looked perturbed in these pictures!

Have a lovely Thursday!
xox Sammi