Spree Time at Forever 21

Newness alert!! I recently hit up Forever 21 for some fresh new threads! School had just ended and summer has begun. I drove over to campus to return my textbooks and later decided to meet up with a friend for lunch. Panera Bread enticed my cookie addiction, so we met up there. Of course, Panera Bread is located in the mall! So, we were persuaded to take a lovely stroll through one of my favorite shopping destinations; Forever 21!

“Millennial Pink” High-Neck One-Piece

As soon as you walk in (depending on which opening of the store you enter), you see the swim section. So many one piece’s!!!! I had to pick one up!! I went with this “millennial pink,” cross back one piece. The cut is a high neck with fish netting just above the chest. The chest piece reads; “mermaid” in a shimmer, copper, foil finish and has padding built in. One thing that’s cool about this particular piece of swimwear is that the material has spf 50+ in it! 😲 Super super plus when looking for a swim piece because it adds that extra protection from the sun. You can wear this by itself to swim in, or add some jean shorts with it to make an outfit. This one-piece retails for $19.90.

Tiger Head Muscle Tee

Next, we moved over to the indie, hipster vibe room. I normally don’t find anything in this area, but it’s always worth a little look 😃, and I’m glad I did! 😉 I found this muscle tee with two embroidered tiger heads on each side of the upper chest. I loved the vibes from the tigers staring at each other, I had to have it for that gym life! The fit is a little boxy, just knot the bottom of it to show off those natural curves. This tee sells for $14.90.

Sheer Black Mesh T-Shirt with Blue and Green Reflects

We were walking in between rooms and I noticed this sheer black mesh t-shirt with green and blue reflects sitting on one of the racks getting ready to be put on the sales floor. I picked it up off the rack and I just knew I needed it in my life. I thought of so many different ways to wear it and style it with, I just knew that we were meant to be together! The shirt itself is very light and airy. It can be worn with a black bra and some black jeans, as a cover up over your swimwear, or even layered over a black or white cami. This t-shirt retails for $10.90.

Front and Back of White Lace Crop Top

Lastly, my friend and I walked over to the basics and clearance room. You always gotta hit up the clearance section guys. You never know what you’re going to find in there. As I was walking in between the racks of organized sale pieces, I crossed paths with a strapless, sleeveless, white lace crop top. The back of the top is laced with white string. When I saw this, it was only $7.99, I was like “the more the merrier!” I’m already buying these other really nice pieces of clothing, but after running into this crop top, I figured it was too cute and good of a deal to pass up. The price of this crop top was originally $17.99.

You guys! Forever 21 had some really cute new stuff! Of course, I couldn’t buy the whole store!! But the items that I managed to grab were some of my favorites from what I had saw. It’s the end of the semester, hard work needs to be rewarded!! Go all out and shop till you drop!!

   

“Treat Yo’Self”

What’s fresh at ULTA?!?! Spring is here! When seasons change, fashion and beauty looks change. When a new movie comes out, new makeup themed palettes are created. (Hint, Hint 😉) New products are being packaged and sold! The theme here is new, new, new! So, what did I buy for my latest ULTA Beauty haul? Let’s take a peak!

First off, we have Lorac’s newest collection; Disney’s Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Collection, which features the latest installment of the movie franchise. This collection features an eyeshadow palette, a cheek palette and dual ended lipsticks. I bought the eyeshadow palette and the cheek palette. The ULTA that I shopped at didn’t have the lipsticks in yet. The eyeshadow palette comes with 18 shades, a mirror, and a mini black eyeliner pencil. The cheek palette comes with 6 shades; 2 matte blushes and 4 highlighters. The cheek palette fits inside of the eyeshadow palette, in a secret compartment. I figured, I HAD to buy both of them. As a gift with my Lorac purchase, I received a mini sample of the Light Source Illuminating Primer. The eyeshadow palette runs for $52, whereas, the cheek palette is $30. Stay in touch for an upcoming review of this collection, coming up real soon 😊.

Next, we have a few new items from ULTA Beauty’s line of products. At the time of my purchase, ULTA had a sale going on; buy two ULTA Beauty products, get the third free. I took advantage of that and bought; the 3-piece liquid lipstick kit, the bronze gel eye liner, and the rainbow highlighter. The lipstick kit features three metallic liquid lipsticks; a red, a gold and a berry. This kit runs for $16. The bronze gel eye liner isn’t new, I just wanted to try it and was what I saw when it came to choosing three items for the deal. The eye liner is $10. The rainbow highlighter is really pretty. I have another rainbow highlighter from Forever 21 that’s comparable, but this one from ULTA swatches golden hues and is creamier. ULTA’s highlighter retails for $10.

Buxom recently launched limited-edition shades of their super popular lip-creams. I had never tried Buxom, prior to this purchase. As soon as I saw the diamond sitting on top of the bottle, I knew I had to have it. So cute! I bought the shade; “Blushing Margarita,” which is a pretty nude. Buxom’s lip products are known to plump lips. As soon as I put this on, my lips started tingling and looked fuller. I am so obsessed with this product, that I’ve been using it every day. This product sells for $21.

Tarte cosmetics launched a rose gold clay pot, which is an Amazonian Clay Waterproof Liner. This product retails for $21. The pigment is super smooth and creamy, it swatches pink with silver glitter.

Too Faced Cosmetics introduced their newest collection; Natural Love, which features and eyeshadow palette, melted matte liquid lipsticks, highlights and brow pencils. I bought a melted matte liquid lipstick in the shade; “Wicked.” “Wicked” is a deep forest green shade. These lipsticks sell at $21 apiece.

Sun Bum creates sun care products. I’m obsessed with their lip balms! Each lip balm has spf 30, aloe vera and vitamin and ranges in different scents.  My favorite scent is Key Lime. These lip balms sell for $3.99 each.

Lastly, we have a Capelli New York set of 2 chokers. One choker features a string daisies, the other consist of white lace. These retail for $4.99.

As the saying goes; “treat yo’self!” Hauls don’t come often. It’s always fun and therapeutic to spoil yourself from time to time.