Bjork Album Cover Magnets, $1.95 (were $3) These are pretty dope, but what we really need to talk about is how they now sell metal-looking refrigerators that DO NOT attract magnets. What the actual eff?
CHRLDR T-Shirt, $15.30 (was $51) The saying is a LOT cuter at fifteen dollars.
ASOS Curve Denim Jacket, $48 (was $69) Fifty bucks is about the upper limit of what I allow myself to spend on a jean jacket because I lose one every year. Why is that? Send help.
American Apparel Nail Polish, $4 (was $7) I normally try to avoid this joint, but their nail polishes are kind of amazing — high pigment, interesting colors — and they’ve BEEN DISCONTINUED. Hence the limited selection online. Your store might have a wider variety. Get the light yellow one.
Charlottenburg Hobo Bag, $129.95 (was $248) The lining alone is worth it even though it will soon be coated in lipstick and old gum and… sand? Where did all this sand come from?
Whiskey Notes, $7.99 (were $16.95) These journals are meant for taking notes about alcohol but they clearly work better as diaries.
Gabriella Rocha Hat, $19.99 (was $91) Also comes without the belt thingy.
Ball Stacking Rings, $15.99 (were $28) From the reviews: “Fun but that’s about it!” What if you were married to that person?
Vintage Norma Kamali Harem Outfit, $425 Putting this here in the hopes that one of you will buy it so that I can’t. Have you ever seen anything so glorious?
I wonder what that reviewer was expecting from the rings?
Attracting lightening? Storage for poisons? Haunted?
The power to rule them all?
Breakfast in bed?
I have the exact same feelings about AA nail polish. And I already have the light yellow one. Its great.
I think you may have freudian slipped that last link (currently goes to the Gabriella Rocha hat), so that we really CAN’T buy it!
Please fix the link! I want to see MORE!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/192914950/norma-kama…
🙂
Nooooo. Why does it have to be in my size? (Not that it’s THAT tempting. I spent less than that on my wedding dress. But it looks so fabulously comfy!)
Hahah…I’m a piece of work, aren’t I? Fixed, thanks.
Forget about that bag, I love the hook it’s on!
I was so focused on the hook, I was briefly confused when the description was about a bag.
I tried as hard as I could to find that hook somewhere online, but failed. I’m thinking that perhaps it’s something that Anthropologie sold in the past? It’s a similar style to some of their other hooks.
The harem outfit looks like a fancy sweatsuit. I guess “athleisure” isn’t a new thing after all.
A “one size” hat will never fit my giant noggin!
Dittooooo! I have even surprised EEG lab techs with how big my head is. And they are measuring people’s heads like ALL DAY.
I love that my head appears to be regular-sized or even relatively small in comparison to my linebacker shoulders, but it’s actually quite large! (and by “love” I mean “it drives me crazy”.)
Same! I used to always go for the “extra large” helmet in marching band, and a director would always say something like “you should save those for the boys who need them,” and I’d be like “Would you like to see me TRY to fit my head in a “large”? Because it’s not going to happen.”
ME TOOOO
I don’t think I even have linebacker shoulders, but my head is definitely proportionate to my shoulders somehow and my head is massive, ergo..
I have the opposite problem – I have a tiny head and massive boobs, and I feel like my head makes my body look even more giant and disproportionate. (My boyfriend has a huge head. We look ridiculous next to each other.)
Oh I have big boobs too! I know what you mean! I feel like I look like three bouncing melons some times. I think “smaller than my face” is an excellent size gauge for boobs. That’s why I like pointy bras rather than minimizers – minimizers end up emphasizing the roundness, pointy bras give a smaller bust look from the front and break up the repeating circles theme.
Same here. My head is so massive that with it (not to mention all the hair) the federal government decided I require a men’s xxl hat.
Every birthday I make a point of apologizing profusely to my mother. At least all of the following siblings have normal craniums.
me neither. giant-head people, unite! and go buy more expensive, sized hats, i guess…
This is where I’m going to get a hat made when I win the lottery (or, I dunno, something else good happens) http://satyatwena.com Alas, I think it will cost more than $20.
OMG! For only $575, you get
Book your appointment by buying this item and a stylist will call you to schedule your appointment.
You will be greeted with bubbles and delicious goodies and chat to learn more about you
Hat styles and different textures and colors of materials will be pulled for you to review (this will be based on your eye color, face shape, complexion and style)
We will take your measurements, select materials and confirm style. Then you will join us in the factory (behind our showroom), and walk through our historic hat factory filled with everything you’d expect from one of New York’s last standing hat factories (millinery sewing machines from the 1900’s, ribbons, 1000s of wooden hat forms, etc)
after about 1-1/2 +\- hours later, your hat will be ready to wear out
…be ready for the hat compliments – they’ll become part of your every day life
are you making fun of me, or squeeing with me?
I cannot imagine a) spending that much on a hat, or b) having that much fun shopping for anything. So, both maybe? I mean, I had not ever thought to spend my lottery winnings on a custom hat (shoes and clothes were on the list though!), but now that I see what’s possible, I’M IN! So mostly squeeing along I think. I just did not expect a Hat Experience to be an option!
I am such a bargain hunter/cheapskate in so many ways, but eventually you can just get worn down, y’know? Like with my wedding cake. It was outrageously expensive, but it was FABULOUS and by that time I had cut so many corners and DIYed so much wedding crap, I just wanted what I wanted. Likewise, I want a hat that will not give me a headache. But the for the time being I’ll just have to keep knitting my own…
I’m Squeeing!
I didn’t know there were others! My head is 24 inches (of pure wisdom) in circumference!
Or my very tiny one!
Life is a struggle!
right? i am 5’10” and 250 pounds and my head fits in child-size hats.
everyone definitely wants to be me!
yes because kids’ hats are SO CUTE
That nail polish is tempting me to break my “from now on I only wear Jungle Red” rule…
nah, that sounds like a great lady to be, stick with it
I need the whisky notes and the bag STAT
I wouldn’t spend $425 on an outfit made of sweatshirt fabric, but ngl I am super tempted to make those pants. As a (former) bellydancer, I will attest to the comfort of that style. I still wear my puffy pants around the house. I never would have thought to make them out of lightweight stretch jersey, but now that I’ve seen it done, I can’t stop thinking about trying. Guide for making standard woven (not knit fabric) harem puffy pants here, if anyone wants to try. They are so comfy, luxurious, and accepting of a wide range of body shapes–a perfect combo for glorious Toasties.
I did belly dance in university, and discovered a (local) shop that sold the best hybrid yoga-harem pants ever. They were the wonderful, soft knit of yoga pants, and had that basic shape unless you opted to use the hidden drawstring in the hems. Once I discovered their merits, I owned them in black, brown, navy, grey and turquoise, but alas, the last pair has since met its end, (it wasn’t a *nice* local shop) and I haven’t been able to find more….
Tragedy! That sucks when a beloved garment breathes its last.
Yes. The only clothing tragedy that’s worse is staining, destroying or losing a beloved garment long before its time.
I need to learn to sew!
It can become a money-pit hobby, but ngl, it’s a pretty rewarding one.
I already knit, so I feel that. (Thankfully I have built up enough yarn stash that knitting is not currently costing money.) There’s an amazing fabric store where I live that does classes and stuff as well, just need to make time!
Back in the day when I was taking classes, I think I read the entirety of that website. I loved that she was also an ElfQuest reader.
Ugh, I have hated sewing since childhood and have been resisting using my inherited sewing machine since last summer, but… I might have to revise that policy for this. I really REALLY could use some harem pants.
I hope it goes great for you if you decide to give it a whirl. Happy puffy pants for all!
What else was that reviewer expecting from stacking rings? Membership into an interstellar law enforcement agency and an ability to create and project any object you can imagine?
well now that you mention it I want that
You have to take a pretty serious oath.
Well, I was sort of hoping for power over one of the elements or maybe just a monkey…
Ah, I may have to go to AmAp this weekend to feed my tragic love of discontinued cosmetics and unusual nail polish colors. Anyone remember BleachBlack?
(Actually, maybe I’ll combine my American Apparel trip with a Free People stop to get the romper suggested last week. A Bargain Bin weekend shopping spree!)
OMG that hat in burgundy is a dead ringer for an Agent Carter hat. I have NO IDEA how to pair it with anything I own, or if it will look remotely good with red hair . . . but it’s mine now all the same.
if all else fails, you will be half-ready to cosplay Carmen Sandiego
#LifeGoals
This definitely makes me feel better about my impulse buy
I can just alternate between those two Halloween costumes forever, right?
I was just coming down here to get reassurance that it would pass for cosplay purposes. Thank you 🙂
Hers also has a striped ribbon trim, but you can probably find that.
Oh no now I’m reminded of my fruitless attempts to buy a cropped jean jacket last year. They were sold out EVERTWHERE or $100+. (I’m plus size so it’s especially difficult.)
When will science investigate where purse sand comes from?
In other news, I love the idea of being the kind of woman who wears a ton of rings BUT my ring fingers (and also my thumbs) are like a size 11 or 12, and thus finding rings is very difficult (the assumption seems to be that fingers that big must belong to a man, and thus the commercial stuff has very masculine styling, though etsy will sometimes come through).
I am currently wearing a delicate toe ring in place of my wedding band (which I haven’t bothered to get sized since baby (now nearly two) apparently permanently swole my fingers (and feet. but we will not speak of that, lest I begin weeping uncontrollably)).
YES, the fact that I had to add steel sheets to my fridge in order to put up my magnet collection MAKES NO SENSE.
I hate having a stainless steel fridge for this reason. The only saving grace is that the one I have right now isn’t set into the wall, so I put magnets on the side. I’m moving at the end of the month, and now I can’t remember what the heck kind of fridge it is….(off to look at my listing photos)
YES THANK YOU. There is such a fridge in my apartment as well, and we didn’t realize that magnets didn’t work on it until we were all moved in… I was severely disappointed. I might have cried. Just a little. Maybe.
But the fuse box right next to the fridge is as magnet-attracty as a person could hope, so I suppose it all worked out.
I don’t even buy jean jackets any more because I lose them too! I can keep track of golf-wear black zip-up jackets just fine though. Makes no sense.
I’ll just take the dress under the jean jacket, thanks.
I bought that little pot of e.l.f. eyeliner from last week’s Bargain Bin and I looove it. I’m generally an eyeliner-challenged person, and this is the first one I’ve tried that (1) I can manage to apply well and (2) actually stays in place. Thanks, Jane!
Me too! I have never been able to figure out gel liner but somehow that one just works. The tiny brush that comes with it actually functions too, which blew my mind.
me too! That stuff has serious staying power. Although I still look a little crazy when applying to my right eye…I guess I’ve finally figured out which of my eyes has weaker vision.
Oh yay, I missed that Bargain Bin but I was just wondering where to get/how to master intense eyeliner before an event next week that requires glamour.
they sell e.l.f. at Target, that’s where I got mine! It’s easier to apply and lasts just as long as the Smashbox gel eyeliner I used to wear, which cost like 6x as much (plus you had to buy a separate brush!).
I did too, but here’s my problem with it. All eyeliner except the powdered kind from bareminerals, and all mascara except blinc, just winds up under my eye by the end of the day. This one did when I tried it (and then it kept reappearing for days so apparently I can’t take it off properly, either).
I don’t apply it to my lower lashes. I do not rub my eyes. I don’t understand how it slides of my eye and onto the under part of my eye, but it does. Does anyone have any idea about the physics of how this happens and how I can make it stop?
I’m not sure how to help re: mascara, but an eyelid primer might keep your liner in place, at least. I couldn’t make liner or shadow stay put for more than an hour until I started using primer. elf makes a cheap one that you could try out–it works well, though I’ve found the more expensive ones do work better.
Thanks! I hate to add yet another step to my routine, but it’s better than looking like I do with that stuff under my eyes!
I recently learned the trick of Nyx’s jumbo white eye crayon as eyeshadow primer. Works like magic, though I haven’t tried it for an all-day thing.
Try Sephora’s brand of liquid waterproof eyeliner in Black Lace. It stays on FOREVER. You can ever get it wet and it won’t go anywhere. After it try, you have to scrub it off.
I love it.
I have tips! You can help prevent transfer by setting your eyeliner and under your eye with powder. Waterproof mascara will also help prevent transfer (use an oil based remover to get if off easily, e.g. a biphase eye makeup remover). You can also get lash primers to go under your mascara and they help as well. Alternatively, you can look for a tubing mascara (it dries into little tubes around your eyelashes and therefore doesn’t smudge).
Hope that helps. 🙂
me too!!! It works so well!
I found e.l.f. gel liner at the grocery store for $1 and bought it but I can’t get it to actually adhere to my eyelid. It’s on the brush, but it won’t leave the brush and get on my skin! I’ll try another pot of it from Target.
UGH I have a metallic looking fridge that isn’t magnetic and I didn’t know when we got it and now I have it and no magnets forever until it dies.
The hat and the whiskey notes are making me wish I was a detective in some sort of futuristic scenario where nobody even uses paper anymore, so the fact that I take my notes by hand in a notebook makes me seem old school and eccentric.
I may be thinking too much about this.
You are definitely not thinking too much about this. 10/10 would watch this movie.
Some kind of noir-ish thriller where everything is in The Cloud and the only way to keep your thoughts totally private is to write them down using a “pen” and “paper,” which you can only get from sinisterly luxurious shops in a seedy part of town…
Ohhhhh…this is getting so much better! Someone call hollywood! and do not let them change this character into a white dude.
I’m thinking Danai Gurira as the lead.
I like the concept, but it’s also kind of my worst nightmare. I twitch a little when my phone starts pestering me about Cloud storage.
Notes:
–There should be lots of really long, dark hallways for no reason.
–Is there an evil corporation/organization/government that we’re conspiring against?
Well, now I’m going to spend all day thinking of the ways I could style that sweat/jump/suit. Dare to dream…
Things I want to buy right now:
– this necklace or maybe this one to go with the adorable earrings I was bragging about last week (I have been on a huge Kate Spade kick lately – 50% of their stuff is 100% my aesthetic and the other half is “wtf is that” so shopping there is interesting!)
– a pair of black skinny jeans because the one I have right now swings between “tolerably comfortable” and “so tight I have to surreptitiously unbutton them at my desk and risk embarrassing myself deeply” depending on the time of the month and I just don’t want to deal with that
– perfume, idk why but I just feel the urge to buy perfume even though I just gave away an almost-full bottle of D&G’s L’Imperatrice because it developed an unpleasant background note when it dried down on me. Sephora’s currently offering 2 mini perfumes as points perks so I might try those out; otherwise I have my eye on Givenchy’s Dahlia Divin, because I sprayed a bit on in the store the other day and I’m still getting whiffs of it on my scarf and going “oooooooh.” (That being said I already have a perfume I absolutely love and would happily wear every day so it feels silly to drop $100 on another one?)
Perfume! Do you know what notes you generally like in fragrances? I’m a sucker for anything with a leather note.
Some of the Kate Spade stuff is really cute and girly and fun, and some of it is SUPER PREPPY and I am having none of that.
This monkey necklace falls on the adorable side:
https://www.katespade.com/products/monkey-see-mon…
I have the most marvelous black skinny jeans from madewell. not sure if these are the exact ones I got but I think so? https://www.madewell.com/madewell_category/DENIMB…
I love grapefruit as a note in perfume, but it can be really tricky. I use Guerlain’s Aqua Allegoria Pamplemousse and love it, but many reviewers mention the notes turn toward cat urine depending on their body chemistry.
SO THAT’S WHY IT MADE ME SMELL LIKE PISS
Peach does that too! Whyyyyy.
I love – LOVE – perfume. I balance my addiction and finances by only switching it up seasonally. Fall/winter this year was Atelier Cologne Jasmine Angelique and I just switched over to a past fave for spring, Maria Candida Gentile Leuco (the base note is tuberose but it’s part of a trio she did using a honey note).
ALSO, skinny black jeans: Uniqlo? I hate the fabric they use for their blue jeans now, but I have 2 pairs of black and they’re terrif.
I love perfume too. I have a few that I rotate through pretty much entirely based upon whim and whether my scarf/jacket/robe has any of a particular kind on it. I’ve found that they make good gift suggestions when the relatives are insisting on an actual gift that they can wrap, so that’s where most of my collection comes from. My mother and I have a habit of swapping bottles back and forth occasionally too depending on current mood and inclination. My bottle of D&G’s Light Blue came to me that way in exchange for Chanel’s Chance.
My newest is Laura Biagiotti’s Roma, which is super grapefruit-y with a spicy undertone. Ongoing favorite is probably Bulgari’s Mon Jasmin Noir L’Eau Exquise, in its citrus/tea/jasmine glory. And Nest’s Amazon Lily is basically lily and lime together, but it fades a bit faster than the others.
Any other good jasmine and/or citrus perfumes I should be considering, toasties?
EBAY! get your perfume on eBay. There are sooo many bottles that are 60-90% full for like half price or less because someone bought it and realized it didn’t go with their body chemistry. I will never pay full price for perfume again.
Vintage Norma Kamali Harem Outfit This shit looks like some peak coziness.
Those magnets are amazing but whyyyy shipping??
I never put sand in my purse, yet there is sand. My theory is that it comes from microscopic bits of keys.
What even is that, though? I was digging around in my clutch in the only zipper pocket it has, where I keep my keys, and I felt STICKY purse sand and immediately thought that the candy bar I had squirreled away in there earlier had bust open, but no. The candy bar was intact. What was sticky then? WHAT WAS STICKY PURSE SAND?
I really don’t need to own more nail polish, but also I really need ALL of those and I lack impulse control.
My parents just bought a new fridge and mom walked around the showroom with a magnet making sure it stuck. The showroom guys weren’t aware that this was a thing until she found a few that didn’t stick
I definitely bought that hat in the olive color with the lil belt and everything. I’d feel bad but one of my 2016 goals is to acquire hats, so I am happy to take a step in that direction.
https://media.giphy.com/media/yoJC2HHJZqcASieUxO/…
Well, it looks like starting next Tuesday my chest will be asking passersby COULD I HAVE THAT.
Non-magnetic refrigerators are a thing? Whose terrible idea was that?
You guys, my Butterfly Sleeves Empire Waist Kaftan (http://the-toast.net/2016/01/15/friday-braggin-bin/) came in the mail and it is a thing of beauty and comfort and it fits perfectly.
Yes! I just got mine as well and I am in love. I’m pretty sure it’s all I’m going to wear this summer.
Seriously considering one for myself.
“These journals are meant for taking notes about alcohol but they clearly work better as diaries.”
For me, that’s the same. It’s awful(?). I have three social events with friends/boyfriend scheduled this month and they are all at a local distillery or brewery. I don’t do anything interesting that doesn’t involve alcohol. Awful(?).
No! Awesome! A day at a winery is one of my favorite things in summer.
Um… no, this is my life too. Part of me loves it but part of me also wonders what else is out there… and then when I do go and do something else, I inevitably just wish I were chilling out a bar.
The Bjork magnets got me — and the MOMA store is having a sale – 20% off all sale items, ends tomorrow (3/16) at midnight. The magnets are $1.56 each with the extra sale.
Davidoff Adventure Cologne by Davidoff, This is a woody fragrance composed by perfumer antoine lie for men who love to travel and was inspired by nature.A fresh spicy woody composition is daring and elemental, inspired by the world’s great wildernesses and raw, masculine emotion