So I was looking on the site for the dress to post about and I found a few things that will be sneaking into my closet as soon as I’m not so skint.

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The first dress is the one that they posted on their facbook. Isn’t it gorgeous? Bonus it’s a reasonable length if you’re a shorter girl. Next I saw this Fraternity Collection shirt, and I think it’s just darling, even though I’m not in College. I had a shirt similar to this Caribbean Way Blouse before and it was one of my favorites until I ruined it in the dryer, I’m pretty sure I’d wear this one in Hunter Green to bits. This Go with the flow skirt is perfect. I love skater style or circle skirts.
Starting the second row is this Falling Together Scarf, and not only is it beautiful, the name makes it extra perfect for fall. Of course these Sarah Riding boots and Outlaw boots made my wishlist. I’m boot obsessed, pretty sure boots are my favorite style of shoe. And finally this Aztec Cardigan is just adorable and so cozy looking. It just screams curl up by a fire with some apple cider and a cute boy/good book (the two are not mutually exclusive.).

I can’t tell you how excited I am about A Cut Above Boutique, and I hope you’ll all go check them out. Leave the names of your favorite items in the comments below so I can see if I missed anything cute!

I’ve been buying more and more books lately. They’re less expensive than makeup and clothing and give me just as much joy. I’ve bought 7 books total in less than 2 months. That’s more books than I’ve bought in a long time. Really for a while the only books I was buying were ones recommended by Katie of ChapterStackss, and those were on my nook, mostly I was just reading library books on my nook, and getting the Free Friday books.

I bought Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, which has been called the most misinterpreted book ever written. According to the Author, it’s about Technology causing the death of literature as we know it. I adore Ray Bradbury, and could easily call him my all time favorite author. Since my copy of this book had long since fallen to pieces, I decided that I should repurchase it. Even though before his death Bradbury gave permission for his books to be sold in Ebook format, it just feels wrong to buy his work in anything other than physical media. I probably will buy them as ebooks, but only after I already own the actual book.

I also picked up The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, this book has been making the rounds as being completely awesome for a while and I don’t know why I hadn’t bought it before. Since it’s being made into a movie soon, I decided that I should probably read it, since I like to read the book before the movie.   I actually don’t know much more about this book than what I’ve heard from Youtubers who’ve read the book, but I can say that with this book being as hyped up as it is, I will be reviewing in as soon as I finish it.

It might be a while before you see reviews on these books since I have library books and other books I’ve bought to read first. But I will forewarn you that anything written by Ray Bradbury will always receive a glowing review from me, and you should probably read the books and be the judge for yourself.

I’m running out of my Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish, and I don’t know if my skin has changed or if their formula has changed, but it didn’t work for my skin this time around. So I picked up the Kiehl’s Rare Earth Cleanser. I bought this cleanser because it seems that my skin has been absolutely out of control oily lately. I’ve only used it for 2 days now but it seems to be helping.

Then because I actually am completely out of my Liz Earle Toner I also picked up the Rare Earth Toner, which I kinda really love because it separates and has powder or something in the bottom, and then you shake it up to use it.

I also ran out of my Fresh mask and wanted to pick up the Kiehls Rare Earth Pore Cleansing Mask but they were out of stock so I ended up with a bunch of samples. Only one of those is Kiehls, the others are Kate Sommerville, Clarins and Dr. Dennis Gross.

Then after I checked out I noticed that they had some new Emi-Jay hairties so I grabbed a couple packs for myself, and I grabbed the same ones to give to Sarahbelle. These seriously are my all time favorite hairties, and even though I keep loosing them, and they’re kinda expensive I will always repurchase these. I can pretty much guarantee that I will include a pack of these in my future 100 followers giveaway (hey, I can dream right?)

I know I said I was going to stick with Liz Earle, but I really do think they reformulated or something because my face actually seemed to get a bit worse. I had some left from the last time I bought it, and my skin started to clear up. When I started the new bottle I didn’t change anything or add in any new skincare that I hadn’t been using before and my face started getting worse. I’m actually really heartbroken about it, because I had such good results the first time around and I honestly thought it was going to be my holy grail. But I guess it’s back to the drawing board. Everytime I say ” OMG I love this forever” it either gets reformulated or my skin begins to hate it.

We all know that I’m a sucker for anything that says buy me and do good. Seriously from September to December when stores finally run out, all my household goods and food are covered in those little pink Susan G. Komen symbols. I just can’t help it, if I’m going to buy something anyway, I may as well help someone while I’m at it. However, Sevenly always gets me, and I wish I could buy tees from them more often. A few weeks ago they had a cause that really hit home with me, so I rearranged somethings so I could pick it up.

First can we just take a second to look at how cute that packaging is? It’s flat out adorable.I almost didn’t want to open it, but I knew it had my shirt inside, so I did.

This particular shirt supported ending Gendercide in China. Which is a cause very near and dear to me. I hope to one day bring one of those little girls home with me, and teach her that she is worth so much more than so many Chinese people believe. It just breaks my heart when I hear about little girls being, orphaned, killed or aborted, just because they weren’t a boy. I really hope they don’t close off adoption between America and China before I am able to do this.

The shirt says ” Live Simply So Others May Simply Live.” It’s a reminder I need on a daily basis. I am a consumerist at heart, and believe strongly in retail therapy. I haven’t had a problem yet that I couldn’t solve after a few hours shopping. Except well the problem of being broke. But I need to learn to take a step back and breathe. If I’m ever going to adopt, I need to save, so this shirt is the perfect reminder.

The shirt came with a sticker that says “People Matter” that I’m pretty sure my son ran off with, and a card that tells you exactly where your money went and a bit about the organization you supported. I know you can’t read it here, but I thought I’d show it anyway, so you know what to expect if you order from Sevenly.Com. I kinda really love the stickers and have one from last year stuck to my laptop that says “World Change Is How I Roll.”

If you’re looking for a new graphic tee, I highly recommend you check out Sevenly.

I can’t even tell you how excited I am for what I’m about to say. I have been waiting years for this, ever since I discovered European countries had this option and we didn’t here in the States, I’ve been waiting. I’ve signed petitions, I’ve emailed the company. And I’ve waited. But now that day is finally here and I’m so happy.

H&M now has online shopping in the U.S.  Seriously! You guys know how much I adore H&M. And since I had to drive to the store, I was finally starting to branch out to other stores again, like Gap and Gilly Hicks, so I wouldn’t have to drive there. Since in case you guys haven’t guessed by all the wilderness in my photos, I live in a town small enough that our park is bordered by woods. I went to a town a bit away to take my barbie photos. My H&M was about an hr or so away, and that’s a lot of gas used to get there. But now that gas money can become shopping money and I’m so so so happy!

I put together an outfit that if I could I’d buy right now. It’s so cute! I didn’t include shoes or accessories because I just couldn’t decide. There will probably be a whole post dedicated to them another day.

I love trench coats. I have one already so I don’t need this one, but it doesn’t stop me from wanting it. I kinda really love hats, and since my Fedora got ruined then I might need to get this Felt Hat to replace it for winter. This Cardigan is sort of my perfect dream cardigan. I love big slouchy long cozy sweaters to snuggle in for the winter. This Oversized tee is perfect and I love that I actually know what it says is (Translation Hello Darling, How’s It Going?). And then these Slim Regular Jeans are absolutely perfect for me.

Then while I was looking I of course found some other things that I feel should come home with me.

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Obviously I’m not going to be buying all of this right now, because that would be insanely expensive, but there will probably be an H&M haul coming within the next few weeks, because I am just far to excited about this! So excited in fact that I had a post already written for today and decided to save it for tomorrow so I could blog about this today.

I’d also be really grateful if everyone could go check out the H&M 50 States Of Fashion contest and vote for me, just search ManaSmith86

That black tee that I said I’d get if I got a gift card, full price $20 on sale for $15. Then there were these yellow polka dotted skimmers that I fell completely in love with, full price $70 marked down to $20 and only left in my size. Finally, the blue leather flats I featured in my I’d rather be in Paris or Parisian Chic post, full price $40 on sale for $20 once again only in my size. If you grab your calculator you’ll see that full price it would come to $130, before tax. But I wanted to see what they’d come to with the sale prices, so I put them all in the cart and they came to $56 including tax, but wait there was a coupon code at the top of the site for 35% off, which made my total $36 and free shipping. I mean really? How could I not. That’s one third of the price.

I, of course am a very happy camper, and will definitely be checking the Gap sales more often.

*Edited to add: I just discovered this is my 200th post! And it’s about shopping…I seriously have a problem.

First up is my Summer Clothes Wishlist. As much as I’m not a fan of how hot it is outside, I do really like Summer clothes, and there was definitely some super cute stuff on SheInside.com.

Then we have my Fall wishlist. As you guys should know I’m completely obsessed with Fall and Sweaters and Leggings. Looking at this list makes me crazy happy.

 

I’m a little obsessed with browsing their site right now. I’d compare Oasap to somewhere in between Romwe and H&M, with their pricing leaning more towards H&M. Which is amazing because you guys know how obsessed I am with H&M.

To qualify all you have to do is sign up on Oasap.com (don’t worry it’s free!), follow them on either Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook, then leave me a comment below telling me the email address you used to sign up and where you followed them. You must also be able to provide your address so the prize can be shipped to you.

Bonus Entry, Follow me on Bloglovin or GFC and leave your name you follow under and I’ll toss your name into the hat twice. Actually I’m probably actually going to asign you all a number, and your second entry will be listed under the complete list of normal entries so you’ll have your name in two places on the list increasing your chance to win when I use www.random.org to pick the winner. Share on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest and leave the link in your entry comment and for another entry in the metaphorical hat.

Below are the things you can choose from if you win:

• Candy Color Skater Skirt
• Elegant Mini Skirt with Chiffon Overlay 
• Shining Galaxy Print Leggings
• Sweet Floppy Hat with Floral Embellishment
• Eiffel Tower Print Tee Shirt
• Cute Pink Panther Tee Shirt
• Round Neck Crochet Lace Vest Top
• Sleeveless Chiffon Dress with Asymmetric Hem

 The Giveaway last for 10 days so it ends on June 1st, and I will announce the winner on twitter and on and update of this post soon after.
Good luck to everyone who enters!

Edit: I’m sorry to say we did not meet Oasap.com’s requirements for the giveaway. I will be hosting another giveaway soon though with much less strict requirements. 


 Terms and Conditions from Oasap:
1. If there is any fake data, we will cancel the cooperation.
2. If the giveaway will not reach 50 sign-ups, we will not offer the prize.

 I bought another YSL Volupte Sheer Candy, A Sephora Professional Fan Brush and a Murad Moisturizer with SPF 20.

There’s no close up of the Brush so I’ll talk about that now. This is the brush that my favorite Sephora guy, Maxwell, used on me when he applied the Nars Deep Throat, and he recommended I buy it, but I didn’t, and then for a few weeks I’ve regretted it. It only took me a couple tries to learn to use it properly, but now I don’t think I’ll ever use anything else to apply blush. It’s the absolute best my blush has ever looked.

The Murad Anti-Aging Moisturizer for Blemish Prone Skin with SPF 20 was a necessity. I’m crazy pale, ya know in case you hadn’t noticed before, and have sensitive skin with acne issues and hyper pigmentation which is only made worse by the sun. Also at 26 I am not getting any younger. Since I needed a new sunscreen and have been doing a month long test on Murad products anyway, I figured this couldn’t hurt to try. So far I’m fan.

 Then, as Fleur De Force would say, I made a cheeky little YSL purchase. I absolutely adore the Volupte Sheer Candy Glossy Balm that I already have, so I just had to pick up another. This time I got (insert drum roll here)

#4 Succulent Pomegranate. This is what I was wearing in yesterday’s Stylish Sunday Post, and I’m completely in love with it. It’s definitely bolder than #9 Cool Guava, but it is stunning. I really love bright lip colors, because they make me so happy. I can promise that this will be my color of summer. I’m so in love with it.

The boxes you see in the background are actually part of how I store my nail polish. If you’re interested I’ll do a post on that in the future.

See I told you this was a very small haul. Just a couple things I needed, and a little bit of luxury.