Friends, this blog was on time today only out of pure blogger dedication and job love. I went to the Nordstrom Vancouver warehouse sale this morning and was smart enough to pack my computer with me - and I left the warehouse sale just in time to get to a Starbucks to post the upload. All the while I'm holding my bladder while posting this upload because the warehouse sale shoppers are lined up to use the washroom here. I made some great purchases at the warehouse sale so I'm definitely not partaking in this upload, although I do like the Inspire Tights in Arrow Jacquard Print - it's jacquard and textured though so I don't think I'd like them in person as much as I like the look of the print. I also liked the Deep Olive Love Tee's but I'm restricting myself from getting any Love Tees.
If you are curious what I got at the Nordstrom Warehouse Sale (Vancouver runs all week, Toronto gets one next), you can check out my instagram. My pictures where featured in The Daily Hive blog which was pretty cool. I got a pair of Acne Studio Boots and a pair of Rag and Bone Boots - my total was $300, but the Acne Boots regular price was $800 and the Rag and Bone are regular priced at $600. Those are my birthday presents from me to me. If you go, don't bother to look around the main floor first - go directly to the name brand lineup inside the venue because that is where you will find brands like Tory Burch, AGL, Aquatalia, Kate Spade, Paige Jeans etc. etc. Check out the below $30 area second after exhausting the name brand area.
Inspire Tight II
Wunder Under Hi Rise
On The Fly Pant
Loud And Clear Jacket
Ruby Red Cool Racerback II
Free To Be Zen Bra
Energy Bra
NTS Short
Run Times Short
Love Tee Crew and V Neck
Crescent Tank
Vitalize Swim Bra
Tidal Flow Swim Bottom, Suns Out Bikini
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Happy boxing day! Do any of you brave the sales and head out to the malls for boxing day? I head out each year since my parents give me money as a Christmas gift with the expectation that it will be spent on Boxing Day. My dad writes me a cute little note with it that says 'this will go further for you if you spend it on Boxing Day. Enjoy!' Usually I head to lululemon and the mall, but since this years Lululemon boxing day sale was a bust and there where no items that interested me I journeyed out to Nordstrom instead. I had in mind that I wanted Ugg slippers and I also wanted to try and find a Rail shirt on sale since I've been after one forever. When I first got there they only had dark blues and reds in the rail shirts and I really wanted a neutral so before I left I decided to try the racks again and low and behold I found one!
If you've never tried Rail shirts before, give them a try. I love the look of soft plaid shirts but they never look right on me. They are usually too boxy and overwhelming, or cut way too narrow for me. The Rail shirts though are loose and feminine fitting and incredibly soft. I'm so excited to finally have a nice soft plaid shirt. I think these look really nice as a dressed up casual look, dressier than jeans and a tee shirt but not quite dressed up.
other things I saw on sale at Nordstrom that tempted me where these Rag & Bone Harrow Boots, and this Zella jacket.
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I had to run in to the Vancouver Nordstrom today to do some price adjusting on the items I got (you can do that by the way!) and it was absolutely INSANE! I'll insert a photo below my intro of just how busy it was. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale opened up to the public yesterday and for the first time the Vancouver store participated in the sale with all the same items that the US got. I thought I'd be able to snatch up the Beauty Blender duo I wanted but when I went in this afternoon it was long gone. I was told that it sold out almost immediately yesterday along with many of the other beauty bundle items and it was very apparent that the beauty department was super picked over with very few items left. I'm really glad that I was able to get my 'must have' items from the US ahead of time but it's definitely good to know that the Vancouver sale has the same product lineup, just fiercer competition since all of the Canadian shoppers are funnelled to the store vs. having access to Canadian store prices online. After getting my price adjustments done, I zipped up the third floor to check out all the activewear and I was really glad to see the Alo items I'd been eyeing still in stock.
Alo 'Range' Capris, Alo High Rise Capris
This 'Paris Pink' and 'Starflower Blue' color combination really caught my eye online with it's graphic contrasting and ombre but I was too worried about fit to order online. I kept seeing pictures of the ombre ones on Instagram and they looked so awesome that I just had to try them on.
I tried on the safer version of the two with the darker back and front. What is interesting is that online, this combination is different from the 'Range' crop online which has a paris pink butt. I was glad to see that the store version was solid blue in the rear. I really liked that these are high rise and they are a very thick opaque material. They feel much more luxurious on than Lululemon luxtreme. These are an L and I take a size 10 in Lululemon bottoms.
I liked the colors of these lucid tanks but I wish they had a panel of non sheer material on the front. It's so breezy though that I think you could comfortably layer this over a white tank for a workout and not overheat. This tank flares out quite a bit at the hips as well so I would call these oversized, you can see the excess material in the side view. This is a size L and I'd call it a generous TTS.
I'm a bit obsessed with these crops and I kind of want to run back and get them except I've depleted my shopping money. I keep seeing the blogger from PaleoOMG wear these and I thought there was no way I'd like them as much in person but they are so fricken awesome. I wish I was taller and slimmer though to give that ombre more justice. These are high waisted and totally opaque but my issue with them was the lighter ombre in the rear area was not as flattering on my curviness. Only because the pink really fades into the blue in that area vs. it being just the blue and so it had a...lets just say it was a non minimizing effect. I like these so much but I just think they are meant for someone way less curvy. They are so cool though. Get them!!
This tank was a really form fitting TTS. It didn't feel tight at all but because the material has a sheen to it and it's form fitting I didn't find it flattering on my not so smooth areas. The color was really pretty though and I liked the leathery looking material but I would have preferred it to be more relaxed around the middle and a bit longer. This is a size L on me.
I really liked this Zella Jacket a lot. This is a size L and it fit like a Lululemon size 10. I think if you are vegan and really like the look of a moto jacket, you should consider something like this over a faux leather jacket. I like this look so much more when it's not pretending to be leather but it has that same edginess. It is very warm and structured and I think it would look equally nice dressed up with jeans as it would paired with leggings for the gym.
Mackage Leather Trimmed Hooded Down Parka size XL, equivalent to size 12
This parka is to die for! OMG if I had the money I would have 100% gotten this jacket immediately upon trying it on. It has a double zip so the inside zip is down the middle, but the outer zip up is off to the side. This creates an extra panel of double layered down and it's incredibly warm. The cowel neckline really draws your eyes up and it frames the face in such a way that it really minimizes the hip area, and the leather belt really cinches in the waist. I just completely fell in love with this jacket and now I know to start saving now so I can get this next year. This jacket was just so elegant and incredibly warm. Parkas are usually designed to be unflattering sacks but this jacket is really designed to flatter the figure. I tried on the size L and it fit well in the torso but it was snugger over the hips than I like so if you are hippy like me, size up. Mackage jackets are all very narrow in the hip area. I could have easily layered a sweater under the L or the XL but because of the hips I would have sized up.
This jacket was also very, very lovely but it was doing something unpleasant at my hips because of the pockets and the weight of the wool being cinched in with a belt. If you are narrow hipped, this jacket is amazing. The wool was luxurious, soft and drapey. It felt more like an incredibly soft cashmere than it did wool. I really liked that this jacket moved so easily and wrapped up really nicely. Usually wool jackets have a certain weight to the fabric that makes them a bit stiff and bunchy but this felt like throwing on a nice sweater jacket but with a lot of structure. This jacket does not have a zip closure at all, it's just meant to be wrapped and belted. Despite the closure though it felt like it would be warm enough for a Vancouver winter.
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