January Haul- Michael Kors, MAC, Sephora, and Roots

I haven't posted in a long time!!! Almost the end of January! Lots have happened and since my workload changed from nights to days, its REALLY hard for me to blog as often as I use too! However, today I have some spare time before I hit the bed so I wanted to be a little productive! I went major shopping on Saturday (24th) since I needed ALOT of stuff and wanted to get gift shopping out of the way. Lets get started!

MICHAEL KORS: 

I'll talk about MK first since for the other stuff I bought it kind of gives it away XD! So my one and only Queen aka my MOM, has an obsession with MK just like I do! Therefore, I decided to pick up a "little" gift for her to show off both here and when she goes on vacation!

When we entered MK and looked at the options, I decided to choose what would be best and different from the previous bags I've bought my mom. Me and my Mom BOTH have 4 MK bags each (or 8 in total). All of my Mom's are Hamilton Tote version with the lock in front while I have 2 Hamilton's tote, 1 Gold Stud Tote and one Selma. This is why my main focus was to get my mom something DIFFERENT!

I ended up getting my mom the Michael Kors Camden Large Metallic Leather Drawstring Shoulder Bag in GOLD! My mom is IN LOVE with Gold THUS it only made sense. Price: $400

NOW, the good part was the amount of money I saved thanks to the 20% promotion going on (it was the last day!!) which if I bought a regular handbag and a cross-body I would get 20% on the whole purchase! So I got a little something for myself hehehe <3 Original Price: $135

MAC & SEPHORA:

I decided to do a little makeup shopping for a number of reasons. It being the new year, one of my resolutions was to love myself more and present myself better in society than my usual Root sweats, sweater weather look I usually pull off ALL THE TIME! Of course, when I'm going to work, I will wear my sweats proudly, but on my days off and special occasion I want to look a more mature and sophisticated. Therefore, some lipstick and eyeshadow was in order!!!

MAC "Prowl" Lipstick:
   I actually didn't buy this lipstick, my lovely friend Stefany, who is a MAC addict (for many good reasons) gave this to me!! I really wanted a dark red lipstick for more casual events or a nice date night. This shade is perfect, with a hint of sparkle which will look marvelous at a club or lounge. Excited to use it but I'll reserve it for now.

VivaGlam Miley Cyrus Lipstick:
  Moment, I saw this on Facebook advertisement, I WAS SOLD! I'm still new to MAC or makeup in general but this color IS PERFECT on so many levels! I've wanted a pink lipstick but many of them are either WAY to pink or the hue is just strange. However, this nice hot pink is a nice blend! When I applied it, I was really impressed. For a night out, it really gives a soft look and isn't TOO bright as you may think simply by looking at it. However, if you wear it during the day, its transitions to its hot pink beauty! The Lip gloss is a good combination with the lipstick, giving off a nice add of sparkle which looks marvelous in sunlight (or any light to be honest). Let me also mention, you can use them in combination or separate which will give you different looks as well. Independently or Combined, you will look Flawless.  

I went out to a night event with my best friend and this lipstick AND lipgloss did justice. It's been talked by many makeup guru's on instagram already and no one seems disappointed, including myself. It life span is much longer than other lipstick brands and if I hadn't had chicken wings, probably would have lasted me a few hours. The best thing about this purchase, is all funds will go towards individuals living with AIDS/HIV so at least this purchase was towards a good cause.

Really close up with the top half complete, bottom lip work in progress :P

Lipstick completed my look for my dinner with my bestie <3~

Urban Decay "VICE" Eyeshadow Palette:

 I LOVE EYESHADOW!

 It looks amazing on my complexion and really brightens me up regardless of the event. I've normally used drug store eyeshadow for a very long time but today I decided, No I want a nice eyeshadow palette that has a variety of colors esp for more neutral and "classy" looks. So my ORIGINAL plan was to get Urban Decay NAKED palette (between 1,2 and 3). However, when at Sephora in the UD section I stumbled upon this beauty.

NAKED of course is a really good palette and very popular for neutral classy looks but due to my skin color and my personality being more of a "bright" color individual, I wanted to spend my money on something that I can use for pretty much any occasion. So this palette fit that category! 

Variety of Colors to choose from

When you first open the box, the palette actually comes in a really nice cover to protect the mirror type surface, which I haven't seen with other palettes. I was already impressed with such a discovery.  The outside is very nice and shiny.

When I opened the palette, the range of shades and thought of the endless combinations that could be created, it literally made me smile and rejoice.

Also, would love to stress out the price! For UD NAKED (any type) or UD Electric palette both cost about $58-69 before tax. So lets just say $70 dollars worth. They come with less range of colors, and are much smaller portion. However, with UD VICE palette, this lovely piece with 20 different shades is $70 dollars. Was totally worth the purchase. I'm excited to try it but I'm saving it for later on in the year for more sophisticated looks and events.

ROOTS:

Finally, Got me a pair of sweats (I ended up going back and buying yet ANOTHER pair in pure black since the material is different and when you got thighss.....they dont go well together).

Anyways, THATS IT! Thats all I bought in January. I told myself I would save money but when the opportunity appears, you just live life and grab it. Hopefully, next month I wont spend "too" much money hehe.

Missed All My Bloggers <3 Thanks for Reading

Till Next Time...

Yumoyori <3~

BLACK FRIDAY 2014 Shopping Haul- Kate Spade, Old Navy, Sport Chek, MAC, Victoria Secret & more... (LONG POST)

Today was my FIRST EVER Black Friday shopping spree!!!! Many people think I shop a lot due to my large range of MK/Coach bags, but I never real go on an actually haul for clothing etc since its SO expensive. I went to buy jeans last time and lowest price I could find for a pair of jeans was $44 dollars. Talk about pricey! So why not take advantage of this opportunity. Thank goodness its Pay Day.

This is going to be a LONG post (as stated in the title-lots of pictures mostly). I did both online shopping and went to Toronto Eaton Centre for the remaining items. Lets get started:

Kate Spade NewYork- 75% Online Sale: 

Mika Pond Stacy Wallet (Color-> Fresh Air): 
I have been some what obsessed with the "Tiffany Blue" colour (as you could tell with my Nike purchase). Instead of me a getting pink wallet, which would be my normal take, I got this Tiffany blue wallet! Kate Spade rarely does sales, but of course Black Friday would be 75% OFF!! I have never seen that happen in a long time! I took great advantage of this and ordered this beauty. Regular price being $100-120 dollars and now down to $49.99. Pretty good deal! I also wanted a mini bag, which use to be $200 and now $69.99 but of course its sold out.....
So with shopping (thanks canada) and tax it came out to $69.58 (compared to $130). This item is SOLD OUT now. Saved $60 bucks

Betsy Johnson- 33% OFF (Code: BLACK):

Hollywood Glam Leopard Face Necklace: 
I bought this necklace for my Mother! She absolutely loves Betsy Johnson necklaces (just like myself) for many reasons. Main reason why we love Betsy Johnson Jewellery in general, is it STANDS OUT! Like talk about bling bling. Many of the necklaces I have purchased for her in the past, always bring in the compliments when she or myself (when I kidnap her jewellery for a particular outfit) wear it, regardless of occasion. Original price is $98 dollars. It was on sale for $69.98 and thanks to 33% OFF deal, comes down to $46.98! Thanks to shipping (once again) and tax the price shoots back to $71.45 (sometimes I wish I lived in US). However with the normal price, tax and shipping I would be paying about $130 dollars. Saving $60 bucks!

SuperDry:

Hyper Herder Snood (Color-> Cream):
This is a chunky, waffle knitted snood with a thick fleece lining plus, a soft faux-fur trim. It includes the SuperDry logo, right and centre. I decided to pick this up since, I love wearing scarves during winter, and I thought this is pretty fashionable & match my Goose jacket pretty nicely. I had no knowledge of SuperDry at ALL, but was introduced by Noah (thanks buddy). The normal price is $70 dollars, and came down to $49.99. Also with the black friday promotion there NO TAX and FREE shipping. So I paid $49.99 Flat which makes me Save a total of $40 bucks if you add tax/shipping.

This was my Online Shopping Craze for the night. Now moving onto what I got from Eaton Centre:

Sport Chek- NO TAX from 8AM-10AM: 

UnderArmor Women UA Big Logo Applique Twist Hoodie (Color- Siberian Iris):

ONLY reason why I picked this up was due to a FACT (I know, I worked at Sport Chek) that this product NEVER goes on sale. Underarmor is the one company that RARELY goes on sale (boxing day is one of the only occasions). Hoodies were 25% OFF, so the normal price is $69.99 and came down to $44.99. There were many styles and colour combination to choose from but I thought this was a nice mix and eye catcher, especially if you wear it with tights. I truthfully am in LOVE with the colour, Hands down! WORTH EVER PENNY! Note, I haven't bought a underarmor sweater since I quit Sport Check which was in November 2013 so this is an achievement.

Underarmor Women Armour Sport Bra- DD cup (Colour- Black/Purple)

I FINALLY got the Sport Bra I wanted!!! I was lucky, not ONLY did I get the zipper front version in my size, but also got it ON SALE (talk about RARE)! The originally price for the bras are $69.99 but was on sale for $44.99! Sold! Got the second last one! I tried it on and boy does it keep your boobs in PLACE! I can Jog, jump etc and they will not move! Not to mention the quality/material is superb compare to other brands and I have never heard anything negative about this branded bra. Even the lady at sport chek told me this is the Bra to get when your REALLY active! I knew that of course, but always nice to get a second opinion! Im defiantly ready for the gym on monday! So total price for both items was $97.98 (no tax) compared to $160 with tax which let me Save $60 dollars.

Old Navy- 50% OFF ENTIRE STORE: 
I WENT CRAZY AT OLD NAVY! I have NEVER bought so many clothes in one time since...like 3-5 years ago! We were in the store for a good 1.5 hour trying clothes on and looking around. I got a number of items but basically the essential things included:

• Black/White Scarf: $19.99 (Sale: 9.99)
• Black and White Polka Dot Pants: $32.99 (Sale: 16.50)
• 2 Workout Tights (Galaxy Blue & Black/Grey): $35 each (Sale: 16.75)
• 2 Workout Tops (Magenta Shirt/ Neon Pink & Neon orange Tank Top): $15 (Sale: $7.50)
• Red Long Sleeve shirt: $20 (Sale: $10)
• 2 Grey Cardigans (One thin/one thick): $35/$25 (Sale: $16.75/12.50)
• Black T-shirt: $10 (Sale: $5)

Together without the sale would total $243 and with tax= $275. 

Total WITH the Sale was $141. 

I Saved $134 dollars 

MAC- Cosmetics (NO SALE)

Sadly, MAC wasn't doing ANY promotions on ANYTHING, So I simply picked up a lipstick I've been wanting for a while (FIRST MAC lipstick, finally) and a pencil to give me a very dark gothic look. 

MAC Matte Lipstick: Heroine (a nice bright purple)

Due to it being WAY to bright (which I honestly DONT mind) I added the MAC Pro Long Lip Pencil- Bespoken For. When using this in combination will give a very nice DARK looking purple which is what my primary goal is. I usually wear very bright, eye catching lipstick which I do love. However, in the new year I want to change my appearance just a bit, THUS fitting my imaginary image. 

I have to admit, the women who served us was RUDE! Like to the point, where not only talked to someone about it, I called the store to complain and filing a complaint online as well -3- (don't play with me when it comes to attitude). I asked this lady to show me a good foundation, ONLY applies it to one side of my face, and when I stated I wasn't going to purchase it today but wanted a the name of the foundation and powder blend, she told me to write it in my phone -__-. Like WTF, If i wanted to write it in my phone I would have done so bitch....Grr! Not to mention, I specifically asked for the Heroine lipstick and she stated she would get it for us, but instead goes and serves another asian customer -__-!! Leaving me and my best friend to STAND there for 3 minutes. Totally pissed off. I will see to it that she gets in trouble!

Victoria Secret - Up to 50% OFF

This is my first purchase from Victoria Secret. Truthfully, I assumed they wouldn't have bigger sizes but to my surprised they had a large selection. The sale today was Buy 4 panties for $28.50 compared to 1 panties is $11.50-13.50. So my total was $32 dollars with tax compared to $52 dollars. I saved $20.  

Bath & Body Works- Buy 3 Wicked Candles for $33.50:

Yes....I BOUGHT CANDLES AGAIN! I know, I have an addiction....seriously. Anyways, I decided to take advantage of this sale since the last time I passed by it was 2 for $34 dollars. I was only going to purchase 2 (Buy 2 for $25.50) BUT I remembered I had a $10 OFF coupon in my wallet, so I picked one extra candle and got 10 dollars off. So my total came to $25 dollars (LITERALLY the price for ONE candle, and I got 3!!! Now that is a AMAZING deal). I was originally going to buy more Carmel (my previous one is almost done), but I found Hot Buttered Rum & Pumpkin Gingerbread, so I decided to purchase those. Total Savings was $55 dollars (would be $75 dollars plus tax)

THATS IT!!! (For my clothing Haul that is!!!). I did do Part 2 of Shopping which was going to Costco with my best friend for some healthy food, but that will be a separate blog. 

Overall, I SAVED $430 dollars Today :D!!!! Extremely Proud!

Till Next Time...

Yumoyori <3~