Thursday, August 27, 2009

The Perfect Sunnies (+ Fun at Bloomies!)


So I found my perfect sunglasses at Bloomingdales today!  I don't collect sunnies - I just have a pair of classic Chanels in black with silver that I wear all the time - so I've been on the hunt for a nice pair of tortoiseshell/gold.  I wanted oversized to protect as much of the eye area as possible and round but not too round, and found exactly what I was looking for in the Gucci Oversized "Coin Logo" Sunglasses in Havana!  Even though they are big, the tortoiseshell frame is thinner/more delicate and not overwhelming or heavy.  They feel great on.


It started pouring rain right after I put them on!  Boo!


Bloomies has also been running a promotion  - 15% off pretty much everything in the store - which I think was ending today.  Yes, this included designer sunglasses (except Chanel).  So I got a discount too!  They were serving espresso, passing around cookies, and had a photo booth set up - my girls had fun with that.  In the children's department, they had a very talented lady doing face-painting, so we walked out of there with a fairy, a flower, and this little tiger:



I also finally, finally scored my Amber Maya cardigan at the J Crew at Perimeter Mall (Atlanta) after looking for it at the North Point and The Avenue stores to no avail.  I spotted one lonely cardi hanging on a rack with some velvet jackets.  I seriously was astonished when I looked at the tag and saw it was a small!  (If you follow my tweets you may have noticed that I tweeted happily immediately from the dressing room.)  Later I noticed two larges on a table.  This one is selling through quickly.  

While at the counter to check out I noticed three of the darling little sparkly gold bracelets that I remember Summerilla blogging about awhile back... and marked to $29.99!  I had just seen it yesterday at another store full price.  So, I scored one of those as well!  I don't recall ever seeing it online, but I believe it originally retailed for $55.  Overall, a very good shopping day.





xoxo

11 comments:

  1. what a blast.........love it all !!!!!!!

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  2. Love the sunglasses! They are a nice size and don't have a "trendy" look to them that many oversized glasses have. And they certainly didn't just bring any old face painter did they???? Your son's face is amazing! Holy cow. I have to check out my j.crew for the bracelet, it's gorgeous.

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  3. Love the new sunnies:) You look amazing in them!! Your son makes a very cute tiger! I am happy you found your Maya in Amber-----I need to get one of these sweaters!!!!!!! Love both colors you got, but i need to decide between the amber or dusty rose.......enjoy the rest of your vacation!!!!!!

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  4. great sunglasses. so chic!
    xoxo
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  5. Hi! I just discovered your blog recently! Love your new sunglasses, and the bracelet is really pretty - I've not seen that one. I also wanted to tell you that I found the grecian skirts at Target - love them! Bought grey and black! Thanks for your review - b/c pull on skirts are one of my favorites.

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  6. I really like those sunglasses. They look nice on you. How fantastic that you received a discount on them, too.

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  7. I love Gucci sunglasses. What great face painting. And the bracelet is very pretty. :-)

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  8. Those sunglasses are FANTASTIC!!

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  9. Everything is amazing! Love the sunglasses, and the face paint, and the bracelet. What a day.

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  10. Thank you all for stopping by! I love my new sunglasses... had been looking a long while. Unfortunately it has been gray and stormy in Atlanta since I bought them! Flying back to Seattle tomorrow... here's hoping for a sunbreak!!

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  11. the amber maya is going to be my favorite item this fall!

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