Even though I was traveling abroad in November, I ordered a few things during holiday sales. Here’s a brief recap of what I bought in November. This list isn’t complete, though, because honestly, I bought quite a bit of stuff while traveling. (Like, had to buy a duffel bag to take all that extra stuff home.) Mostly clothing, but also stationery, a home good or two, and some small gifts.
Shopping while traveling, especially in another country, feels different than usual shopping. Perhaps I’ll devote another post to that. When I’m on vacation, I definitely fight against impulses to buy every cute or well-designed thing. There’s an element of scarcity mindset that comes into play. (“If I don’t buy this, I’ll never see it again!”)
What I Bought
Anyhow, here’s what I bought during Black Friday and other holiday sales. Compared to last year, it’s notably less. Though I made up for it with my vacation shopping.
Cirque Colors Nail Polish. This Brooklyn-based cruelty-free company makes nail polish in fun colors and finishes. I bought two of the jelly polishes, one of the magnetic ones in a red-orange shade, and a gold topper.
Vetta Textured Girlfriend Shirt in Black. I own this shirt in a lighter color already. (My review here.) With all the black I wear, it’s surprising that I didn’t already own a short sleeve black button up. (After I bought it, though, it went on sale even more when there was an additional 30% off promotion. Argh! I hate it when that happens.)
dr. Liza Boots in leopard print. Wait, you might be thinking, don’t you already own these? Didn’t you write a whole review about them? Yes and yes. However, I discovered during last year’s dr. Liza November sale that these boots fit better for my wide feet in a half size up. After debating whether it was worth rebuying these, I decided that life is too short to be wearing a sub-optimal size. This means I have a size 6.5 available if anyone is interested.
(This is the second time this year I’ve re-bought something I already own in a better size. Anyone else do this?)
And that’s it.
Unboxing my new dr. Liza booties.
How Last Year’s Buys Fared
Inspired by Kristy’s post where she accounts for her prior year’s purchases, I thought I’d quickly do the same with mine.
I’m not going to go into all the skincare and beauty items I bought last year since there’s always an element of trial and error. But, out of the 12 items, only one of them was a resounding no: the Pixi Endless Shadestick, which ended up being the wrong shade for me. I gave it to a friend.
Out of the 10 clothes and accessories I bought, two didn’t work out because the colors didn’t work for me. (Hmm, this seems to be a theme.) I returned the Everlane Original Cheeky Jean in washed midnight but bought the same jean in other colors later. And after wearing it twice, I sold my Baggu Packable Sun Hat feeling that the color was not the most flattering for me.
I’m still using all the household items I acquired last November, with the exception of the CB2 Contact Mugs, which I returned. They were heavier than I liked. I ended up thrifting some mugs from Goodwill instead. Also, I don’t use the Takeya Cold Brew Coffee Maker as much as I thought I would, though I do use it. But the brew just isn’t as tasty as what you’d get in a coffee shop. Not sure if it’s the contraption or the quality of the coffee I buy or what.
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