Alışveriş Sanatı-The Art of Shopping

İndirim var diye giyemeyeceğiniz parçaları almaktan şikayetçi misiniz? Dolabınız giymediğiniz ilginç şeylerle mi dolu? O zaman siz de hepimiz gibi "İndirim Mağduru"sunuz. Bunu önlemek elinizde. Nasıl mı?

Are you tired of buying things that you'll never gonna wear? Is your closet full with things that you don't wear? So you are "The Victim of Sale" like us. You can save yourself but how?

1.Kendinizi Tanıyın-Know Yourself
Stil sezonun trendlerinden beslenen ama aslında tamamen kişinin kendinden gelen değişmez bir şeydir. Bu yüzden kendinizi tanımanız, asla giymeyeceğiniz şeyleri bilmeniz, sevdiğiniz renkleri ve modelleri biliyor olmanız gerekir.
Style is something connected to personality. You should know your nevers, your limits, favorite colors and pieces.

2.Araştırın-Make Search
İndirim haberini aldığınız anda hemen avmlere koşmaktansa internetten küçük araştırmalar yapın. İndirimden bir sonraki sezonda da yararlanabileceğinizi unutmayın. Bir sonraki sezonun favori renklerine ve parçalarına mutlaka bakın. Moda olan parçalar gökyüzünden düşmüyor aksine vintage giyim yükselişte olduğundan geçmişte olduğunun aksine aslında moda olan şey renkler ve "old fashioned" olmak aslında bir bakıma modanın kendisi.
Use internet to learn next season's trends before running to mall. You can find next season's colors in sale.

3. Liste Yapın-Make A List
Ne alacağımızı bilmediğimiz alışverişlerde saçma sapan parçaları alır nasıl giyeceğimizi bilemediğimiz için de dolabın derinliklerine göndeririz. Bunu önlemek için kendinize ihtiyaçlarınızı da göz önünde bulundurarak bir alışveriş listesi hazırlayın.
When we don't know what to buy then we buy things that we'll never wear and send them to the bottom of our closets. So go and ask yourself what you need and make your shopping list.

4.Sabırlı Olun-Be Patient
İlk girdiğimiz mağazada aradığımız her şeyi bulduğumuzu sanarız fakat aldığımız ceketin daha iyisini ve daha ucuzunu başka bir mağazada görmek pek hoşumuza gitmez. Bu yüzden ne kadar yorucu olduğu düşünülse de tüm mağazaları gezdikten sonra beğenilen parçaların alınması alınan ürünlerden memnuniyeti arttırır.
Don't think that you find all those things in your list in the fist shop you entered. Look all the shops to not to say you found the same skirt at a lower price.

5.Sezonluk Parçalara Dikkat!-Be Careful With One Season Pieces!
Ucuza bulduğumuzda normalde giymeyeceğimiz şeyleri bile aldığımız kuşkusuz bir gerçek. Mesela sırf yüksek bel moda diye moru sevmeyen birinin indirimden yüksek bel mor bir şort alması aslında çok sık yapılan bir hata. Sadece bir sezon giyebileceğiniz parçalardansa her zaman giyebileceğiniz siyah deri ceket, beyaz gömlek, kazak gibi parçalara yatırım yapmanızı öneririm. İndirim dışında bu parçalarınızı sezona uyumlu hale getirecek küçük parçaları H&M, Mango, Zara, Topshop gibi mağazalardan alabilirsiniz.
Don't buy a purple high-waisted short even if you hate purple when you see it on sale. Prefer the ones which you can always wear like leather jacket, white shirt, sweaters. You can modify them with new season's pieces and make them fashionable without spending a treasure.

weekend update.

The weekend was interesting; who can hate on a long weekend?  Not me!  I spent the holiday off driving through Vermont, shopping at some weird ass stores. I visited farmway which is a store filled with all things Patagonia, Pendleton, and North Face.  This is typically not my thing but I persevered and left with what I like best: hats!  Last winter zach had a bunch of basic $10 hats from uo that I stole, wore, and lost on a regular basis.   By the end of the winter, we had one left between the two of us so I stocked up on basic hats in black, navy and royal for him (and me) to wear through the winter.  And I could not resist this hat for myself:  it’s purple, it covers my ears, and most importantly, it’s got a big pom. 

Our next stop was pizza for lunch in the middle of an old, rundown town.  As we sat in the window, one of my co-workers said “oh look, an old five and dime, let’s go in.”  I had never been to one of these old shops but I’m never one to turn down a creepy shopping experience.  Amongst the life size stuffed animal deer and paint-by-numbers I found a pretty decent craft section.  I also found a somewhat-hard-to-find skein of red heart Peruvian print yarn. Last night I made the DIY from honestly WTF below.  Mine will be a headband or bag accessory. 

(from honestly WTF)

My last stop on my day o shopping was the shoe horn in town.  I walked out with a new pair of black skinnies because of course I needed a fifth pair, right? Right. 

Makeup Shopping!

So I recently picked up some new Makeup swag! Lots, actually!

Here is what I got:

My Favorite: The Urban Decay Anniversary pallet!

UD Pore Perfecting Primer

UD 24/7 eyeliner in YEYO (white)

UD 24/7 eyeliner in Zero (black)

UD All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray

Cargo SPF 20 Tinted Moisturizer

Cargo Blu_Ray HD Powder

Benefit Erase Paste concealer

Phyto Whitening Shampoo

I'm SO excited to write reviews in the coming weeks!!!

My Summer Thrift Store Finds

I've loved thrifting for a long time but I found some particularly good things this summer :)

baggy knit cardigan. vaguely rasta colors. super cozy. $4.50

bonus: it also has the coolest buttons ever...


i like to call these my pantsy pants. i paired it with a cami tucked in, a long necklace, and a pair of casual sandals. wasn't originally going to get these, but i thought about them for an entire week so i went back thinking they would be gone but they were still there! $4


BEST SUMMER PURCHASE EVER. i love vests. i love tribal print. i love hoods. it's perfect. $3.50


basic denim skirt but unique because it's this pretty rust color. hits me above the knee. i wear it high waisted with a cute belt and a long necklace but i know i can style this a million ways. believe it or not, only 50 cents.


the sunglasses were $3 or 4 i can't remember.
the scarf underneath isn't the usual colors i go for but i couldn't stop looking at it. one of those things i just love for no particular reason. 75 cents.


the belt on the left is really nice old worn leather. it looks like a hook design. found it in the men's section for $1.50
99 cents for the belt on the right. needed a smaller belt to go with my 50 cent skirt and i hadn't found the left one yet. i like it cuz of the unnecessary extra metal piece on it.


the second best thrift find ever. it's perfect. enough said. $4


100% silk cropped tank. it hangs really nicely and is the perfect amount of cropped. looks great with the 75 cent scarf above or long feather necklaces (now that i have 3 of them...)


THIRD BEST thrift store find ever hahahaha. reef brand so probably from pacsun. looked em up online and they go for $38-44. a bit of arch support, rubber bottom with foam and leather cushioning, sturdy, braided tan leather. they fit right into my wardrobe. $3


i wore out my boat shoes so much they weren't worth lugging back to the states so i trashed them in ireland. i've been looking for boat shoes or oxfords to replace them but all the ones i want have been like $70 and i'm poor so i settled for some slightly-too-big loafers from the goodwill men's section until i find permanent replacements. Dexter brand with foot bed so they probably retailed for $120. I paid $5.


they're wrinkly because i had to take them off to take this picture haha. got these levi shorts at a local thrift store for $2.50

Urban Swag

Yesterday before work, I had some time to kill and decided to kill my wallet at Urban Outfitters...

Ecote Black Boots 

Skull oversize graphic tee

Knee-high diamond pattern socks

Totally worth it. I actually got a few other things, but I'm exchanging them on Friday. One was another shirt with the fringe on the bottom, that I thought I could pull off, but I think I just look like a kid straight out of 1992, and not in a cool, hipster sort of way, but in an awkward, feather bang sort of way....

I also found a  beige portfolio clutch, but decided I want to wait and splurge on a really colorful one.

I also picked up this Marilyn Monroe scarf from work yesterday!