The Purchase

Last Friday Nordstrom kicked off their annual, and most popular, Anniversary Sale. During Anniversary new fall product comes in and are marked down 33%, then go back up to regular price after the sale. They also have really good deals on cosmetics and fragrances as you’re about to see while I share with you some of the goodies I bought.

First, shoes. Last year I bought a great pair of burnt toe and heel Carnaby boots from Gordon Rush, and this year I could not pass up on this awesome deal on Cole Hann Penny Loafers

They also come in black but I love this saddle color and I think they’ll be great for fall. Another edition to my collection of driving shoes but they’re perfect for both work and school, and comfortable to walk around in, so completely justifiable. reg price 148.00, anniversary price 89.90

The shoes were my only clothing purchase but I did score some good deals in cosmetics. Typically I use MenScience face wash but I heard some pretty good things about Jack Black and figured I’d give it a shot. A 16oz bottle of Pure Clean face-wash came out to 32.00, which is pretty good considering I would pay 25.00 for an 8oz bottle of MenScience. The Pure Clean has Aloe and Sage leaf which smells great, and the PurseScience formula ensures that all of the ingredients are both organic and vegan. Although the Deep Detox clay mask was not on sale, I had been looking for a good mask I could use once a week. So far I’ve only used it as an overnight spot treatment on blemishes and it seems to work pretty well, I think I’ll try the full mask tonight.

My final purchase was a bottle from the new D&G fragrance collection, #18 “La Lune”. D&G put out a set of 5 fragrances, each with a distinct scent which are exclusive to Nordstrom until the fall I believe. I am very picky when It comes to fragrances, in fact the only one I wear is Marc Jacobs (and Tom Ford on occasion). After checking these out however, and spending a very long time at the cosmetic counter I made my choice. The scent is very light and floral, very much like Marc Jacobs. Here is the description from Nordstrom.com so you can get a better idea; Hypnotizing white florals nestle against an intriguing base of the softest, most exquisite pale leather. An enveloping, hypnotic lily and tuberose heart rest upon a textured base of sandalwood, musk, orris and white leather. Subtle, mysterious, utterly alluring. The fragrances come in 3.3oz bottles and are 65.00 each. They also come with a cute little D&G cell phone charm as a gift.

Well that wraps up Anniversary 09! I think I did pretty well though :)