Weekend Finds: Ulta, Macy's, Accessory Concierge

Hey guys!
Happy Monday!

It was a chilly and somewhat rainy weekend here, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

Friday started off strong by celebrating my dad's birthday. 

We had a family dinner out together, and then Alex and I came home. 

We stopped by a friend's baseball game, but I left early as it was freezing!

I never NEVER walk/run on the treadmill, but I really felt like I wanted to move more, and we had just got done eating, so I walked a bit on the treadmill. 

Fortunately, I was interrupted by a call from my aunt and uncle, who I don't get to see or talk to much. 

We chatted for a bit, and I ended my night reading Divergent. 

On Saturday I was able to do my Jillian Michaels workout video, and then I got ready to run some errands. 

I stopped by our brand new Ulta store. 

Do you guys shop Ulta?

I never have, but I thought I would check it out, and there were some items on my list to get that I wanted to see if they might have!

My aunt it the best beautician, but she doesn't always allow me to buy my own hair products from her, so I just recently got a few products and needed some more. 

The first area on my list was the hair care. 

My FAVORITE hair gel that I've mentioned before Curly Sexy Hair Liquid Curling Gel has been discontinued. 

I checked Amazon, and a 8.5 oz. bottle was going for $99!

Eek!

I'm so crushed that it's gone, but I'm looking for new curling gel. 

I'll share what I've been trying out soon. 

My latest curly gel that I found this weekend is Curly Sexy Hair Curl Power Spray Foam. 

It's currently Buy 1, Get 1 50%. 

I wish I had known that in the store!

Now, I just used it yesterday morning before church, and I thought you would spray the foam in your hands first, but no you spray it directly on your hair and scrunch. 

I wasn't sure that I had enough, but it turned out well. 

And my aunt even complimented me on my hair. 

I failed to tell her it was a product she didn't get me! Boo!

Next on my list were two repeat products that I love for summertime. 

Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Renewal Beach Spray 

This one is Buy 1, Get 1 50%. 

Now, I'm really wondering if this promotion wasn't going on in store?!

This is my favorite thing to spray in my hair after showering from a day at the pool or beach. 

It gives beachy waves and smells so good!

After putting on the Soy Renewal Beach Spray I use Paul Mitchell's Sculpting Foam

It's a foam that you spray in your hands and scrunch your hair with. 

I either use my diffuser afterwards or I let my hair dry on its own. 

These last two are my go-to products in the summer. 

I needed to stock up because summer is right around the corner! Hooray!

The product that I grabbed at Ulta was a powder sunscreen. 

I've had a list of powder sunscreens on my list.

Ulta had two available. 

One was a Bare Minerals foundation that includes 20 SPF. 

20 SPF just isn't enough for me. 

So, I went with the Peter Thomas Roth SPF

 

I haven't tried it out yet, but you are supposed to just twist and pull the bottom down and be ready to go. 

I hate the oily, creamy sunscreens especially when I have a days worth of makeup on, come home and want to run. 

I hope to try this out this week and report back on how it works. 

Yesterday was Macy's last day of their Friends and Family sale. 

I indulged a bit in sandals. 

Now, I'm really not sure I will love the color or fit of them.

So, both of them might go back. 

The Vince Camuto Lidie Perforated Peep-Toe Sandals come in black and a smoke color. 

I opted for the black and will see how they fit. 

The Vince Camuto Eldora Dress Sandal comes in black in taupe. 

I opted for the taupe. 

I have two weddings coming up and would like to see if either shoes will work with the dresses I have picked out to wear.

Update:
I was done blogging, but then I got the Accessory Concierge email about 30% when you use the code MOM.
I've had my eye on some earrings, but I wanted to wait for a sale.

I've been loving these Cabana Drop earrings.
They come in 7 other colors than what I have shown!!
I really wanted this sorbet ombre color, but they were sold out.



It actually made choosing easier for me.
I went with the grey ombre instead.



These Tassel Stack Drop earrings are super cute too.
When I saw both earrings, I initially wanted both of them in the pink color, but since the above ones were sold out, it made choosing for these ones easier.

I thought I was going to choose the blue, but since the above pink was sold out, I went with the pink here.

There are four more color combos.

So those were my weekend finds. 

Well, actually I ordered some other jewelry on Friday night. 

I can't wait to show you when they come in. 

I'm still on the lookout for a cardigan that will go with a navy dress. 

Any insight is greatly appreciated!

Have a great Monday!

Weekend Finds

This past weekend my mom and I went on a little impromptu shopping trip. 

My mom is going on a cruise  in a couple weeks and needed a new swimsuit. 

She had something to return to Old Navy, so we stopped by there first. 

I haven't been to Old Navy in probably 10-15 years. 

The store was so crowded, and I just felt the setup of the store didn't do it any favors. 

The dressing room line was backed up right smack dab in the the middle of the store and everyone was running into everyone else. 

The one thing I did like was they had a Quick Change area that just had a curtain that you pull. 

I had a romper and two little dresses and quickly tried them on in there. 

I really did like this romper. I thought it would be a good swimsuit cover-up.

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This dress was even cuter in person. Super lightweight and airy. 

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But I opted to just put everything back and we headed out. 

We went to Macy's, and they were having some great sales!

My mom found a suit! 

It was the first one she even tried on!

We then headed to the shoe department. 

I've been looking for a few different types of shoes. 

One is a slide-in casual shoe. 

I have a pair that has gold sparkles/glitter on the side, but I wanted something that would go more with everything. 

The first shoe I saw was this

Ralph Lauren Janis Sneakers

They come in 8 other colors and are originally $49.

With the promo code FRIEND

you can get them for $34.30!

I tried them on in a seven, but they were too big. 

I wanted to try a 6.5, which I never wear, but they were sold out. 

So, I plan to order them online. 

I'm debating between this tan color and the lighter latte.

Style & Co. Haddie Ankle Shooties

Next I found these ankle shooties in black and gray. 

I thought I wanted black, but they didn't have my size, so I tried on the gray in a 7. 

They're originally $69.50 and on sale for $59.99

With promo code FRIEND you get them for $41.99!

The only thing that bothered me about them was the back piece by the heel. 

On one of the shoes it had a rough piece of material that kept scraping my heel. 

The left shoe had it, but the right one didn't.

I thought it was the zipper in the back, but it wasn't. 

I opted to pass and might order them online. 

Lucky Baley Perforated Chop Out Booties

These shoes come in 3 other colors. 

They're $129 originally, but use the promo code FRIEND and get them for $90.30

I purchased these in a 7. 

I've had my eye on them for a while now, and this is the cheapest price that I've seen them for!

Here are some other Lucky brand shoes that I love as well...

Lucky Keezan Block-Heel Booties

Now $90.30

Lucky Perforated Basel Booties

This shoe comes in 4 other colors.

Now $97.30

From there I stopped at the fragrance counter to grab some more perfume. 

With promo FRIEND you get 10% off fragrances. 

I ran out of my perfume a week or two ago. 

So, I've been using all samples and old perfume that I could find. 

I decided to buy Si by Giorgio Armani again. 

I grabbed it last June just before our wedding. 

I like to get the travel size ones, so that I can get new perfume more often, if I'd like. 

I hate clutter and having a bunch of different things laying around. 

I'd rather use one or two perfumes, finish them off and then try a new one instead of having 5 at one time. 

So, it's Sunday morning, and I'm off to decide what new tops I'd like to order. 

I have a bunch tabs open on my phone and would like to get them taken care of. 

Hopefully by the time you are reading this I have made a decision.

I'll let you know later in the week what I opt for, and I'll be making my final decision on my Athleta suit bottoms soon!