CUTE PURSES AND CLUTCHES

Hey all, I'm back from the abyss of work that has swallowed me up as of late, with some really cute purses and clutches from an awesome little site TrendyGal.com (although everything I found is NOT leather obviously, some of the stuff on their site was not specified as to material, just FYI. Also, they DO take returns and exchanges, yay! Just getting the details out of the way before the fun)

Although I must admit to never having understood the expensive designer purse lust many of my fellow fashion lovers express, I do love a cute purse at a reasonable price, and these are DEF that!

CHINESE SILK POUCH $5

I thought this little silk pouch was very chic, and it comes in a ton of colors (of course I love the blue lately)

SAGE AND BLACK BAMBOO TOTE $32

I love this - so classic and elegant with a modern twist

TEAL TASSLE HOBO $20

This little number was the first thing I saw when I opened their site and I was in looooove. I love it. I love it. I love it. And $20!

They also have 3 pages of shell purses, some of which are not-so-much in this humble purse browser's opinion, but many of which were FABULOUS! Like...

THIS CLUTCH $32


AND THIS CLUTCH $46


I love these, so vintage AND summery AND now, all at once

I LOVE THE SMELL OF A CLEARANCE SALE IN THE MORNING

Just wandered on to Delias.com, which is sort of like Alloy, has cute stuff but is just thismuch too pricey for what you get for my taste. HOWEVER, also like Alloy, they are rocking the clearance items at the moment. Look at the reasonably priced pretties I found!!

1.Annie Dress $19.99
HOW CUTE IS THIS??? There is simply NOT enough piping in my wardrobe...

2. Brigitte Dress $29.99
OHMYGOD I love this dress soooooo much. This is totally my fav find of the week. SO LOVELY!

3. Jaclyn Dress $29.99
This is a cute Maxi at a great price.... love the orange, too.

4. Emily Maxi Dress $29.99
Yet another cute sunny maxi at a great price... I dig the brown and yellow combo, you really don't see that enough.

5. Marilyn Dress $19.99
Super cute and trendy one shoulder piece for $20. Yes.

6. Savannah Linen Wide Leg Pants $9.99
I love wide leg summer trousers.

7. Jenny Slingbacks $9.99
to go with the above mentioned trousers....

Gotta love a good sale...

SALE STUFF AT ALLOY

So, I have recently rediscovered Alloy.com, of which I am mostly a fan of their sale page. Primo sales here right now... Like these:

1. Belted Tunic was $26.50 now $9.99

2. Hooded Jumper was $29.50 now $14.99
FINALLY! A jumper that one can wear a bra with!!!

3. Madras Short was $22.50 now $14.99
for those of you hungering to become part of the madras wave that is once again overtaking us. I don't DISLIKE madras, not sure if I'm at a "love" stage yet though

4. One Shoulder Tunic was $16.50 now $7.99
one shoulder is EVERYWHERE right now folks.... love it or hate it. I think this top is CUTE.

5. Sadie Button Tee was $24.50 now $5.99
now THAT'S a friggin SALE! And I'm loving the flowy yellow going on...

6. Tyler Skye Premium Vintage Bootcut was $68.50 now $29.99
AAAUGH! I have longed for the perfect grey jeans for too long now! Soon I will actually commit and buy a pair!

Oh, and PS - did you hear??? TOPSHOP, the UK's fantastic and affordable chain, is COMING TO THE US!!!! Right now its only in NY in October, but if H&M has taught us anything, its that eventually it will make its way to the other coast... I hope its quickly....

GREAT BUYS FROM GO JANE

I hadn't surfed on over to GoJane.com in a little while, so I thought I would check it out....

1. COLORBLOCK FLOWER PRINT DRESS $29.99
I think this print is too adorable. Absolutely on point with the bold print trent, but, and this is key, NOT ugly...

2. DIP DYE MAXI DRESS $54.99
Ok, normally I would say $55 is WAYYYY too much to spend on an everyday dress, and I was surprised to see this price on Go Jane (actually I think they have raised their prices a bit lately, too bad, any higher and I'm history) but this dress fulfilled 2 of my recent shopping fantasies, one being a maxi dress that actually looked like it might flatter someone with boobs and the second being a tie-dye piece that didn't make me want to blind myself with a fork. It's pretty cute, wouldn't you say? Its SO cute I'm ALMOST considering the price tag..... hmmmmm

3. OMBRE TANK DRESS $22.99
OHMYGOD, what is happening to you Amanda, you say? Have tie-dye loving aliens secretly replaced you with a peace sign weilding pod person? I know I know, 2 pieces in one day.... I was surprised too, my friends. But I could ACTUALLY see myself wearing this piece. Ombre always looks cheap to me, and this just looks a little classier. Dunno. Go ahead, shoot me. You sound like THE MAN.

4. SMOCKED BUTTON TOP $22.99
ok, I now return you to your regularly scheduled fashion blog. This is so me. I loooove this shirt. Too cute.

5. SMOCKED SPLATTER PRINT TOP $22.99
The power of a good print is that it can totally enrapture you in a way that a plain color could never accomplish. This print is MOST EXCELLENT, as Bill and Ted would say, although I don't think they would appreciate its charm (its not neon or guitar related, after all)

Just a few lovelies for my lovelies....

PS - Saw SATC this weekend, has a few issues with the storyline but the fashion was FABULASTICAL!! I would say 8 out of every 10 outfits were SPOT ON, whilst the other 2 were too over the top for me.... what did you think? Did you see it?

LUST LIST FOR FRIDAY 6/6

Hello campers! Sorry, this week has been crazy, so the posts have suffered. I had a happy good time morning fun round on Forever21.com this morning though, and these beauties caught my eye:

1. DINA SATIN TRIM TOP $19.80

2. KIMONO TOP $24.80

3. SOPHIE WRAP $15.80
I must say that I saw a lovely girl walking down Hollywood Blvd. last weekend looking very AWESOME in this exact top with skinny jeans and a belt at her middle. It was so cute I totally thought of it when I saw this blouse this morning.

4. SPOTTED WOVEN SKIRT $22.80

5. PLEATED COTTON/SILK SKIRT $22.80

6. CLAUDIA JEAN $27.80
These are the EXACT grey jeans I want!! EXACTLY!

7. CATELYN WIDE LEG JEAN $27.80

8. MOD JUMPSUIT $22.80
SO cute and retro-tastic!

9. And finally, the deal of deals, BRAIDED SANDAL $7.50

What are you lusting to buy this week?

SALE SALE SALE

Bath and Body Works is having a sale!!!!! A really really REALLY good sale. Through tomorrow, 6/4. So hurry up!

Everyone has their scent from BABW, what's yours? Mine changes frequently, latest is Japanese Cherry Blossom...