Typically, Boxing Day here in Canada was the one day where sales would be a huge blow out. This year though, I feel like sales have started since the week before Black Friday and just haven't stopped. I hardly blink at ads promoting "70% off!" anymore (especially because so many of them have that cursed "up to" disclaimer added. Then I browse the items and find most of the items have a 5% discount and there's only a few 70% off items. WHAT GIVES?!) I feel like all these sales have made me become more immune to them. Even my beloved Modcloth. I remember 2 years ago, EVERY TIME Modcloth had a promotion, whether it was a coupon code, a random sale, some kind of gift bag, whatever, I'd find money to participate. Because they were more infrequent. Of course, I love how often stuff happens because now I always feel like I'm getting a deal. However, there's no way I could participate every time Modcloth runs a promo. I'd be buying something nearly everyday! Pretty much all my past orders have had a coupon attached, were Stylish Surprises or were marked down 50-70%. Can't ask for more than that!

Anyways, I shall make this quick, quick because I need to go to bed so I can go to part three of Christmas dinner tomorrow! I already attended part one at my parents' house and part two at Logan's parents' house but now we have dinner with extended family. I realize some more sales will probably drop tomorrow but ah well. I will be eating turkey dinner and being all festive and stuff!

I'll also give you a lil update on my Christmas prezzies. Several items I received early but I shall still mention them. I got my handy camera tripod, a subscription renewal to BUST magazine, advertising space on Scathingly Brilliant, some gift cards to Chapters (book store), some random trivia books, Style Me Vintage - Weddings (even though I never plan on getting married. Just all the pics inside were so beautiful!), Coin a Phase Wallet, Get Your Filament Necklace (both from Modcloth), a purple leather agenda, a Dear Creatures romper (currently on route to me), a grey beret, a black circle scarf and some black gloves.

Now onto the sales! (Click on the picture to be brought to the sale page.)

Anthropologie

ASOS

Eva Franco

Forever 21

Lace Affair



Modcloth

Oasap

Pinup Girl Clothing

Sanrio

Shabby Apple
(the coupon codes are 25off, 50off and 100off if you can't read them! Expires Dec. 30th)

 
Storenvy (note - the discount doesn't show up until you click on the item)

Tobi
(code MERRYXMAS50)

Urban Outfitters

Unique Vintage

And because I love doing it, here are some of my picks.

1) Anthropologie 2) ASOS 3) Eva Franco 4) Forever 21 5) Lace Affair 6) OASAP 7) Sanrio
8) Shabby Apple 9) Storenvy 10) Tobi 11) Urban Outfitters 12) Unique Vintage

Phew! That was a HTML heavy post! That was my first time experimenting with hyper-linking so here's hoping everything worked! Hope you all had a merry Christmas! I shall continue to celebrate mine!

Sale on Party Dresses on Modcloth!

I thought I would detour briefly from the flapper stuff to talk about sale things going on over at Modcloth. I can't resist talking about sales. Or Modcloth. Combined, it's my kryptonite. Also, I've noticed that "Thrifty Thursday" has turned into sort of "let's point out sale happenings" Thursday. Treasure Tuesday has turned into "Etsy Picks" rather than going to my favourite local vintage haunts, Wardrobe Wednesday has turned into Wishlist Wednesday (although I'm not sure what I was going for with "Wardrobe Wednesday" anyways. Surely I meant to post more than one outfit a week?) and Shenanigans Saturday has turned into whatever personal post didn't fit into the other days. To be fair, I came up with the titles before I started blogging and before I had written a single post, so I wasn't sure how things were going to go. I'm trying to not let the titles limit me or anything but I just take some liberties with where I squeeze my posts in. For instance, I started writing monthly goals on the first of every month. No matter what day the first falls on, I've got a plan on how to make it work for that day's theme. I actually have lots of different ideas I could do for each day, but laziness prevails and I keep doing the same thing. Must break these patterns!

Modcloth is running a promotion right now for 20% off party dresses. Interestingly enough though, while searching for my picks to feature, I found a huge amount of dresses for 50% off! I thought I'd feature a mix of both, all under $50, so I could include the advertised promo but also some really awesome dresses at a fabulous steal!

Masterful Maestro Dress - sale price $37.99

Eye on the Prized Dress - sale price $47.99

Interviews at the Party Dress in Black - sale price $41.99

The 20% off sale ends at 11:59PST tonight (12/19.) I'm not sure when this 50% off magic ends.

1) Mulberry Bash Dress - sale price $48.99

2) A Laud of Love Dress - sale price $43.99

3) Shoreline Soiree Dress in Stripes - sale price $38.99

4) Make the Rounds Dress in Medallions - sale price 39.99

Sadly, between buying Christmas gifts for the fam, scooping up deals on ebay (it seems like there is so much listed on there. Everybody must be selling their stuff in order to have funds for Christmas!) and buying on Modcloth (they have a new promo everyday practically!) I'm all shopped out. I don't have a single dollar to spend. I'm trying to scrounge together some monies in order to buy Christmas cards! The family might either be getting computer print outs or the same Christmas cards I've been giving them for the past few years. They're from a pack that is meant to be sent to multiple people (not given to the same person a dozen times, ha!) I would love to get a new party dress of course but I have enough party dresses to last me all year. If you happen to need a dress for the holidays though, now is the time to scoop one up!

That is all for me! Off to go hang with my boyfriend and his family for the evening! Talk soon!

Polyester Paradise

Greetings readers! Things have gotten both better and worse around here. Better because I am out of my house and doing things but worse because my Gramps is very ill. He has a pneumonia and lots of general respiratory related problems. It kills me a little inside because I always regarded him as my healthiest grandparent. He eats really well and goes walking several times a day. Unfortunately, I think he's also asthmatic and tries to "tough" situations out. He's such a stubborn old guy! I'm hoping he will start taking better care of himself.

I still haven't been getting out much to see my friends but I've been getting out to go shopping (don't know if that is a good or bad thing) and my boyfriend picked me up a pretty agenda for Christmas last time we ventured out. I swell with pride when I write a to do list... and I actually do everything on it! Yay for productivity!

On my to do list yesterday was take some photos. Lately, I've only been taking pictures when I'm at my parent's house because their place is much nicer than mine. Less clutter, nicer furniture. Plus, I don't have to go outside! It's been sunny outside, but the wind is so piercingly cold. And I'm not much of a layering girl. I have cute coats, nearly one to match every outfit, but it would be too cold to use a camera on self timer with an open coat. I have this beautiful Blutsgeschwister coat, which is basically a huge parka, and unless I layer a hoodie underneath, I'm still freezing.

Photo Credit

So basically, I'm making excuses to wear a simple dress indoors. It's warmer. This is coming from a girl whose skin is ice cold to the touch indoors with the heat blasting. Or in the summer. I don't know if I'm cold blooded or a vampire or what! Anyhoo, enough complaining, explaining and excuses. Onto the outfit!

I accidentally left one of the tripod's accessories in the background (ain't nobody got time to clear the background!) and the dress itself is the material of Hallowe'en costumes but it's still pretty cute. My grandma ironed it up for me so it didn't look so gross on camera and voila! Adorableness.

This was my tester shot but I sort of liked it still. It's almost like I'm giving my boyfriend a "wtf" sort of look. Even though it's just a tripod.

I wasn't sure how I wanted this entry to go (I'm still not sure where it's heading?) but I briefly debated doing a "What's in my bag post." This is my everyday bag, decorated with free buttons that Modcloth sent out awhile ago. This bag is so awesome. It was from Ardene's and it fits EVERYTHING. I can carry my camera, plus 2 cans of pop and then bring home 4 DVDs that I get from the library in there. It doesn't look that big, but it fits everything. I decided not to do a what's in my bag post because I already promote all my favourite brands constantly. My bag always carries Besame make-up, Cover Girl concealer,  this wallet (soon to be replaced by this wallet) a vintage comb and several pots of hair product.

Another route I thought of taking was talking about  Revlon's Just Bitten. My sister gave it to me after she bought it to wear for a wedding, then ruling it was too vampy and dark for her. But not for me! It pairs perfectly with this purple dress, and I love the minty flavour. It's easy to apply, only moderately glossy (I hate sticky glosses!) and I love that it stains. Some people don't like that, but I kept munching on food and drinking pop in between photos (these were some of my last takes!) and I didn't re-apply at all. Thumbs up! I'm thinking I might buy (with my own money!) some of the other colours.

Photo Credit

After all those photos, my dog, Skippy and my gram wanted in on the fun. 

Outfits Details

Dress - a brand called "Mimi Chica" that I thought was a Modcloth dress and purchased for $7 off of eBay
Shoes - mel Dreamed by melissa Women's Mel Tangerine Ballet Flat - $15 (that is what I paid off eBay but they are listed for $45 on Amazon)
Belt - from another dress
Earrings - Icings - $3
Purse - Ardenes - $10
Badges - Modcloth - free!
Lipgloss - Revlon Just Bitten in Crush - from ma sister

If you'd like to see all my best looks from the season, check out my wardrobe wrap up post!

Vintage (and Black Friday!) Edition of Thrifty Thursday

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I hate the cold weather. I had read earlier in the week that it was supposed to warm up today, so I had planned to do a big photoshoot for today and get a bunch of outfits photographed so I could have some material for some upcoming entries. Instead it snowed. Since I had all my outfits planned out and packed up (was spending some time at my parents' house since my grandma just flew in from Florida) I decided to go ahead and photograph them anyway. Why dilly dally around? I can't wait for winter to warm up, or else I might be waiting forever! Unfortunately, not being a seasoned photographer at all, I failed to understand just how bad indoor lighting is. I'd heard rumours for a long time but never fully understood until I had something to compare it to. Yeesh. Sorry these pics look like they were taken on a cell phone but I tried my best!

I got this awesome dress for $10 (including shipping from Hawaii!) from my friend Camille of The Corner Sweetheart. I don't know if it's a vintage dress or an Asian dress that's fronting like it's vintage, but either way, it's super adorable. I got the shoes and bracelet on my most recent trip to Value Village. I'm not so sure about the shoes though. As cute as they are, they are too small. They are vintage Tender Tootsies and are marked a size 8 but they feel closer to a 7. I know this because I parade around in size 7 shoes. Often.

I recently opened an account on Trend Trunk (it's sort of a Canadian version of Poshmark) so don't be too surprised if you see these babies pop up there in the next few days!

Twirling when your tripod is a foot away is impossible to do without falling out of the frame.

Eyebrow plucking fail! But cute earrings!

Outfit Details

Dress - purchased from friend - $10

Shoes - Value Village - $5

Purse - Salvation Army - $6

Headband - found it in my mom's drawer while getting ready

Earrings - Ardene's - 6 pack of earrings for $3

Belt - from another dress

Bracelet - Value Village - $1

Legit the most expensive thing I'm wearing is my lipstick (which is Besame that I bought off eBay for $16)

In other thrifty news, many online stores have begun their Black Friday festivities early! I haven't been able to participate as much as I like because of lack of funds (although I do get paid before the Modcloth sale ends!) I thought I would show not only my top picks of Modcloth items, but my top picks of sales.

All of the Following Items Are From Modcloth.com

1) You Bow the Spot Socks - sale price $5.99

2) Presh is More Heel in Grey - sale price $31.99

3) Too Much Fun Dress in Tile - sale price $39.99

4) Hayride Tradition Sweater in Blue sale price - $29.99

5) Barista in the City Top in Red sale price - $18.99

6) Shoreline Soiree Dress in Kaleidoscope - sale price $38.99

7) Whirl Traveler Necklace sale price - $7.99

8) Loving These Leggings sale price - $13.99

9) Polished Pal Bracelet sale price - $6.99

10) S'Marvelous Heel In Scarlet sale price - $18.99

11) Great Wavelengths Dress in Red sale price - $25.99

Note, making wishlists is dangerous. In the end, I ended up buying the grey shoes, the red shirt and both pieces of jewelry. Hahah, but that's not surprising, right?

As for other sales, EShakti is having 30% off the entire site right now. Lulu*s is taking baby steps in their sale tactics and is having a Thanksgiving Day promotion with 15% off sitewide, but I'm sure there's more on the horizon. DollsKill have discounted a huge portion of their merchandise (my favourite are these mushroom shoes and these Hello Kitty Creepers) and Unique Vintage is also having 25% off everything (including sale items!) Happy shopping everybody! It's certainly better than being out in the cold, waiting for a Black Friday sale to drop at a big box store! Talk soon!

Edit - since many of the sales actually hit on Black Friday, I thought I would come back and update!

Anthropologie is 20% off sitewide.

Baby Girl Boutique is 25% off sitewide with code BLACK13.

BB Dakota is offering 30% off sitewide on orders $100+ with coupon code THANKS30.

Betsey Johnson has 30% off and free shipping (use code SHOP30) 

Dolce Vita is offering 25% off all apparel and up to 50% off shoes (plus a free tote with purchase of $150 or more!) Use code BLACKFRIDAY13

Emerging Thoughts has 20% off sitewide with code GOBBLE GOBBLE

Eva Franco has 50% off selected styles (use code BFSALE at check-out.)

Forever 21 is having deals starting from $3 (shop Women's here, Accessories here), 50% off Boots and Bags and an additional 50% off sale items with the code EXTRA50

40% off the entire Folter site with coupon code bf40.

Hello Holiday is having 25% off the entire store with coupon code BRIGHT (plus a free gift!)

Hot Topic has all tees for $10.

Joy the Store is having 20% off all party dresses.

Kate Spade has up to 75% off (but you had to sign in to see the sale and I couldn't be bothered.)

Lace Affair is having an extra 25% off all sale items with coupon code BLACKFRIDAY. 

Le Bunny Bleu is having 50% off their best selling items with code Bunny_BFBest13

Like Twice (an online re-sale shop) is having 40% off everything with coupon code MEGASALE.

Nasty Gal is trying the theme route and everything that is black is on sale 40% off.

Oasap has up to 75% off items plus 30% off with code BLACKFRIDAY

Pinup Girl Clothing is 30% off site wide.

PlasticLand is offering gifts with purchases over $50.

Ruche is having 20% off sitewide in addition to their under $5, $10, $15, and $20 bucket deals.

Sephora has $10 palettes in their "Dealtopia" section.

Shabby Apple is having 20% off sitewide with code BLACKFRIDAY. 

SheInside is having an up to 80% off sale (although I took a quick peek and noticed most items hit at about 20% off. Still alright by me!)

Shoes.com is having an extra 30% off sale shoes with code BLACK

Storenvy (aka Hipster Etsy) is having 30% off selected merchandise.

Summerland is 25% off sitewide with code PUMPKINPIE

Tulle Clothing is having a huge, nearly sitewide sale of 75% off. Modcloth carries a lot of this brand and I spotted so many things that I wanted that Modcloth had discontinued!!! Coupon code THANKSFORU takes an additional 10% off.

Urban Outfitters has huge discounts and has an under $20, under $30 and under $50 section. I haven't scoured the whole sale yet, but in the under $20 section, some things look to be discounted up to 80% are the section is 16 pages!

If you'd like to see all my best looks from the season, check out my wardrobe wrap up post!