Here's one of my new buys from last month - a super soft purple tee by Vince! I got it for $20 at The Outnet, way better than it's retail price of $135. Not sure I would EVER spend that on a tee, even if I had all the money in the world. But it is mighty soft! Decided to go with some more purple for it's first outing. I wore this on a lazy Sunday and to help my mom do some Christmas shopping for my siblings. (Might have thrown in something for myself too, ha ha)
 
Blazer: Evan Picone, Tee: Vince (The Outnet), Jeans: J Brand '811 Photo Ready Super Skinny Jean' (Gilt), Boots: eBay, Necklace: House of Harlow 1960 'Station' c/o South Moon Under (also here)

Just in time for the holidays, The Red Door invited me to their spa at the Mystic Marriott in Groton, CT to try out a Signature Mani/Pedi. The Red Door offers everything from facials, massage and body treatments to nail care, hair design, make up artistry and more.  I had previously visited this location for a massage and was eager to see if this second visit would keep up the high standards of my first. It did not disappoint!

It has been quite a while since I've gone for a professional manicure and pedicure and this made me remember how much I enjoy them. Normally I paint my own nails and it's not as fun. I have to remove my old polish, try to smooth out my nails, put on the new nail polish and hope I don't smudge them before they dry. It's become such a chore so being able to enjoy having my nails done was a nice change.

The Red Door's Signature Mani/Pedi includes their signature luxurious exfoliation with Olive Oil Salt Scrub and a warm cream reflexology inspired massage with their Signature Luxurious Body Cream. In between each step my legs (and arms) were sprayed with a bit of Red Door's Olive Oil Moisturizing Body Spray. You also get a warm neck pillow to help relax even more.

The warm neck pillow and getting the Salt Scrub massaged into my legs

One of my favorite parts of going to get my nails done is mini massages. At cheap nail salons you just get a quick hand and foot massage, but at The Red Door massages are extended to the elbow and knee for extra pampering. They also include a customized essential oil foot bath. Finish off with a paraffin treatment and you're good to go with softer hands and feet complete with perfectly polished nails. My technician Kristin also used an Ultra Healing Body Balm to really seal in the moisture. It's been 3 days since my appointment and my feet are still as soft as a baby's bottom.

This was 100x better than any other mani/pedi I've received. Kristin did an amazing job and made sure I was comfortable (and hydrated!) throughout the process. I'm not the best at small talk but she made it very easy. We gabbed about Christmas cookies, meals and other fun stuff. ;)

The final product with Kimono Over and Limited Addiction (they looked so great I had to buy them!)

You can book your own appointment via The Red Door website. And, since we're in the last couple weeks before Christmas, head to their gift page where you can purchase a gift card (in a dollar amount,) a gift certificate (for a specific service) or a Red Door membership for everyone on your list! Be sure to check out their current promotions as well!

Gift cards and serviecs list

More photos from my day at the spa are below!

Entrance to the spa with, what else, a Red Door!

Pedicure area

Letting the paraffin wax work it's magic

Getting Kimono Over painted on my toes

Those are REAL roses and they have been there since October - insanity!

The relaxation room, complete with blankets since it's Winter.

Hydrating with water while letting my nails dry in the relaxation room

All done, and very happy!

Now that all the outfits are done, it's photo diary time!! Enjoy some pictures from my 3 day getaway.  I tried my best to narrow down, but there are still 30 pictures, whoopsie!!

Disney themed Christmas Trees

Laughing at Goofy (or laughing while my friend took 20 pictures...)

What kind of N*SYNC fan would I be if I didn't get a hot dog at Joey Fatone's Fat One's! (I got the Sloppy Joey with no cheese)

Universal Orlando:

A street all lit up for Christmas at Universal

Toothsome Chocolate Emporium, love the building!

Christmas decorations at The Three Broomsticks

Magic Kingdom:

Christmas decorations are my favorite

SANTA!!!

Yay for Aladdin and Belle!

DWARVES!!!!!

Trying to get the Sword out of the Stone!

Cinderella's Castle at night

Love a good logo (and a cute Mickey)

Animal Kingdom:

Really pretty tree at Animal Kingdom

Ch-ch-chip and dale! Rescue Rangers!!!!

On safari

Hippos out sunbathing!

Had the back row to ourselves on the safari

Hey there Mr Giraffe

a happy elephant

Lion and Lioness

Zebra!

Cool wreath at Animal Kingdom

Epcot:

How adorable is this topiary?

Tasty pizza from Via Napoli and one of the best scoops of ice cream I've ever had (from L'Artisan des Glaces)

France, Epcot

Hey there Mr. Snowman!

I am lucky enough to have friends who work at Disney and one of them had a few extra guest tickets lying around so on Saturday we were able to visit both Animal Kingdom and Epcot! So the only park we didn't visit this trip was Hollywood Studios (which I'm not the biggest fan of anyway.) We headed to Animal Kingdom in the morning to go on Safari and spent the rest of the morning into the afternoon at Epcot. We had lunch in Italy at Via Napoli, so tasty! After lunch we walked through the rest of the countries and on the way out I got some DELICIOUS ice cream from France, we're talking top 3 scoops of ice cream I've ever had.

Tee: Vince (The Outnet), Corduroys: Abercrombie, Sandals: Ancient Greek Sandals 'Alethea', Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Saks Fifth Avenue), Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Erika' (Ditto)

Friday was the main event - Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party! We didn't have tickets to get into the park during the day so we spent the morning at Universal and got lunch at The Three Broomsticks. I got one of my stand-bys, the Cornish Pasties - SO GOOD! We headed to Magic Kingdom for 4pm when we were allowed to get in with our party tickets. After that it was time for 8 hours of magic! We rode tons of rides, met a bunch of characters and enjoyed complimentary cookies and drinks (hot chocolate and snow cones for me!) Such a fun night, if you'll be in Florida around Christmas I recommend it.

During the day I had an Everlane tee on but for the party I added my reindeer sweater! So while it was annoying to carry around until it got cold, it was definitely needed later at night. We left the park around 12:30 (it closed at 12 but we walked slow)

Reindeer Sweater: J Crew, Tee: Everlane, Jeans: Free People (eBay), Sandals: Ancient Greek Sandals 'Alethea', Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs (Saks Fifth Avenue), Sunglasses: Ray Ban 'Erika' (Ditto)