Last week I attended Clinton Crossing's Discover Spring event for the second year in a row! Once again, it did not disappoint! This year Lydia and I brought our Mom's with us to give them a little pre-Mother's Day treat! The event was held in one central location rather than us going to different stores to check out the new offerings like we did last year.  There were also a lot more people this year, which was nice. I got to catch up with Jackie who I haven't seen in over a year! Sadly I was a horrible blogger and hardly took any photos, whoops!

My mom checking out some of the Mother's Day scents!

As part of their Mother's Day promotions, if you spend $50 at Yankee Candle you can get this gift bag + products for $25! (a $100 value!)

Join Sunglass Hut's Sun Perks to save $50 on your next purchase!!

Trying on a really fun pair of Coach sunglasses! Forgot to take a picture of the sides so visit this link to see!

A really pretty dress and necklace combo from Aeropostale (plus some fun shirts and denim!)

These sandals from G.H. Bass & Co. would have perfectly matched my outfit! Sadly I can't find them online.

Kathleen, the marketing director of Clinton Crossing, about to give away some goodies in a raffle (sadly I didn't win!)

Fell in love with the back of this dress and top from Kenneth Cole

Le Creuset was introducing their newest color, Cool Mint. And I loved the little red/pink flower cocottes

Some western style jewelry from Lucky Brand, I love me some turquoise!

Loved this necklace and top combo in the Lucky Brand section!

Normally when I think of Timberland I think of those huge tan boots. I was pleasantly surprised by the offerings they had, especially these fun canvas shoes!

*This was a press event but I did not receive any compensation for posting about it.

Well, I did it. I misbehaved this month and spent way over my monthly budget (I lowered it to $100 this year) to buy a pair of Ancient Greek Sandals I've wanted ever since they were posted on their Instagram.  I was able to get them for 15% off thanks to signing up for Moda Operandi's newsletter, but they were still pricey.  But as it is my favorite brand I think it's okay to splurge once a year on a new pair, right? I'm up to 6 pairs now.

I was also bad and ordered a really cute romper from Gilt. In my defense, it had been in my cart for weeks and I only ordered it after getting a 30% off coupon! So that's kind of good...right?

Last night I went to a Spring shopping event at Clinton Crossing and picked up a couple pieces because I can't resist a good deal! Luckily my mom bought one of them for me because she's awesome! So technically I only bought one thing.



THE (modified) RULES

1. Be mindful of purchases
2. Quality over quantity
3. Basics are best

MY PROGRESS 

Clothes:

1. Saint Laurent Multicolor Silk Patchwork Blouse ($350 via eBay, christmas money, $2390+ retail)
2. Free People Jax Patched Skinny Jean ($52, retail $128) 
3. Jason Wu snakeskin pussy bow blouse ($122 via Roundabout, $1395 retail) 
4. Cynthia Steffe 'Naomi' feather print shirt dress ($10 via Lord & Taylor, $248 retail) 
5. *NEW!* Greylin 'Osten' Open Back Romper ($27 via Gilt)

Basics:

1. J.Crew Factory colorblock sweater ($24, used gift card)
2. *NEW!* Banana Republic 'patch-pocket' shorts ($11 at Clinton Crossing Premium Outlet)

Shoes:

1. *NEW!* Ancient Greek Sandals 'Athanasia' in Croc ($238 via Moda Operandi, $280 retail)
2. *NEW!* J.Crew Raffia Seaside Sandals (Mom bought at Clinton Crossing)

Accessories:

1.  None

Gifted from Brands:

1.  None

A rainy day throwback outfit from a couple weeks ago! And how fitting that I'm posting this outfit since it's almost exactly 4 years ago (I'm a few days late).

Jeans: Free People (Gilt Groupe), Tee: Banana Republic, Sweater: Ralph Lauren (Good Will), Rain Boots: Däv, Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs



The Original:

I really like this sweater, but I hardly ever wear it. Why? Because I can really only wear it with my navy tees, everything else looks strange. I tried it with a white shirt here but I don't like it, probably because I'm not a fan of wearing white. Perhaps I need to find an orange shirt to try instead.  Or maybe I'll end up selling it so it has a better home.

Sweater: Tory Burch (Marshalls), Tee: Everlane, Jeans: Current/Elliott, Sandals: Ancient Greek Sandals 'Athena' (Gilt), Necklace: Francesca's

I love this dress but hardly ever have occasions to wear it! So when my cousin's baby got baptized it seemed like the perfect occasion. It had been cold the few days prior but luckily we had perfect weather on the day! I didn't even need my jacket but it finished off the look so I wore it to church and then took it off.

Dress: Anthropologie 'Odille Artist Rendering Dress' (gift from Lydia), Heels: Lanvin (Roundabout Resale), Blazer: Jones New York (Burlington Coat Factory), Sunglasses: Chanel, Necklace: Bubu Ruby