Hauling Away My Allowance

So yeah didn't blog last week. School work makes my head ache. In any case this week I stayed on campus and went to the mall. And I've been totally obsessed with going to Marshalls because of youtube videos, where you can get all sorts of really good makeup and perfume. In Particular I was scouring for perfumes because I figure I should stop buying too many cosmetics. I bought a pencil case for my travel makeup (aka school) and I completely filled it with only lipsticks and lip gloss!

(Negima Pencil Case from Borders $1 and all 19 lip products were generally $1 except 2 that cost $3)

Big Lots is a necessary evil.

So when I went to Marshalls I was looking for With Love perfume by Hillary Duff and any Britney Spears perfume sets because they are apparently popular. I'd thought they'd be tacky but apparently a lot of celebrity perfumes are good like Celine Dion's Pure Brilliance and Paris Hilton's Heiress (yeah Paris Gilton eww as a person and OMG LOVE HER perfume).

So I succeeded in my quest of finding Hilary Duff's With Love. AND I GOT A FREAKIN DEAL AND THEN SOME. The perfume set comes with: eau de perfume 1.0oz. Body lotion 1.7oz and shower gel 1.07oz. It says it retails for $35 and I got it for $15. It has a very woodsy scent that has some floral undertones. It smells kinda mature but NOT old lady perfumy smell.

Top notes are spices and mango; middle notes are cocobolo and mango blossom; base notes are amber and musk.

Unfortunately I failed at finding Britney Spears perfume. They had curious but either the box was broken or things were taken from it.

However, I did find Elizabth Arden's Mediterranean perfume set. I didn't know anything about the perfume but I know Elizabeth Arden is supposed to be a good brand. It comes with: eau de perfume 1.0oz, body lotion 1.7oz and shower gel 1.7oz. It retails for $35 and it was on clearance so I got it for $7. The top notes are kinda strong but once it dries down more to mid and bottom notes it smells so good. And so far so good because I sprayed it at 3:00 and I'm still smelling it at 10pm.(For reference:I tried Incanto Bliss at Ulta and it fizzled out by 4pm good thing I didn't buy it).

Top notes are sicilian mandarin, plum and peach; middle notes are magnolia, orchid and wisteria; base notes are sandalwood, amber and musk.

Just in case your not interested in Hillary Duff or Elizabeth Arden, Marshalls was like a holy grail for expensive perfumes for less. I was this close to buying a Vera Wang Princess for $50 (it came with: large perfume, mini perfume, large body lotion and shower gel)but then I remembered that I didn't like Vera Wang. I can't smell anything and I've tried. To me it doesn't make much of an impact, unlike my beloved Daisy by Marc Jacobs, so don't kill me if you love Vera Wang Princess. They had other perfumes like Be Delicious by DKNY set for $35, Britney Spears perfumes (not a set, I think sets make your money go a little further), Viva La Juicy, Paris Hilton, and other stuff I just can't remember definitely had a lot of designer perfume. They must've restocked or something.

After Marshalls I crossed the highway because I'm too impatient to wait for the bus. I'M STILL ALIVE! So i crossed the highway and went to Smith Haven Mall. The first place I went to was H&M because I remember my roomatetelling me that the best deals are in the back. AND OMG SHE'S RIGHT. I got 2 shorts with an long elastic waist band,thigh high with plaid-ish design and button cuffed at the bottom. They are usually $12.95 but they were on that $5 deal so I got one in black and the other in white.

They're perfect for gym or just casual. I also got a striped black and pinkish-purple T shirt for $5.95. Feels nice, it's cotton.

After that I went to Claires to check out the makeup, to look at only I swear! One of the youtube gurus promotes some of Claires cosmetics. And It's pretty well designed cosmetic set that is VERY pigmented. So if you want to start out, or get inexpensive cosmetics check out Claires. I can get stuff for cheaper so i won't, plus I have a good amount of makeup and basic brushes.

Then I went to Charlotte Russe to see there perfumes but no was enough.

Lastly I went to XXI Forever (Forever21 but it has men's clothing as well). I really wanted a different colored beret but I decided to not get one because I got other things. I needed belts in different colors. One is braided black and white for $2.95. Very sturdy.

Another was light brown for $4.50 in a V braided design.

And lastly a taupe color in faux suede in the braided design for luck, I didn't really like it plus I felt that getting 2 perfume sets $3.50.

I like braided belts just because you can adjust it easier then the ones with the set holes.

And lastly I got this scarf in turquoise-aqua green with sequins in the middle and beaded fringes. It's very long and thin. It was the very last of it's kind and it was reduced from $15.80 to $0.99.

Total Damage: $54.23 and thus goes the $ my mom gave to me for allowance part of it anyway. My real allowance is a secret ;)