College students, have you had the opportunity to take advantage of ULTA’s College Day discounts? How does the program work?  Students show their college campus ID at any ULTA store location and receive an exclusive discount.
Unfortunately, the end of 2009 brings an end to the College Day program – but 2009 is not over yet. There are still a couple more College Days ahead.
Visit your local ULTA location (with your student ID) on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, and you’ll get $5 off your $15 minimum purchase.
For an even better deal, visit ULTA’s Facebook page on Tuesday November 3, 2009, between …read more

My youngest daughter, Sarah, is a big Avril Lavigne fan. I think it’s the image of a tough, but still girly that gets her. Plus, she’s a fellow guitar player and she loves to sing (which drives her older sister crazy).  I get what she likes about Avril’s style – pink, black, skulls. Sarah loves it all.
Kohls carries a line of Avril Lavigne-designed clothing for juniors and girls (sizes 7-16) called Abbey Dawn. It features jeans, vests, tees, hats, bags, watches, jewelry, pretty much anything the young popstar wanna-be could want or need for back to school.
Here’s the part that …read more

I was resisting the Beth Ditto fashion line at Evans London, and now I have to eat my words. . . I adore, love, admire the Pink Colorblock T-Shirt over there, and I have a feeling that I’m going to be on my own on this one!
Hear me out. First of all, this graphic t-shirt looks incredibly comfortable and has a few touches of eye-catching sparkles. It’s not exactly what I would call fetching, but take a look at it on plus-size model Crystal Renn on Evans’ main page! Do you see what I mean?
Sometimes you just have to admit …read more

Torrid’s promoting shipping savings on their site, and I thought I would pass the news along to you! If you love Torrid and you haven’t done much shopping this summer, take a chance to stock up on swimsuits, dresses, and tops–they happen to have a bunch of stuff on sale right now. Don’t forget to browse their lingerie, because it’s quite nice this season.
I love this cami, but I will have to find a few more pieces if I want to take advantage of Torrid’s shipping!

Do you want to contribute to a worthy cause as you search and shop for Mother’s Day gifts?  You can simultaneously honor your mom, save money on gifts and support a nonprofit organization by shopping through and using the following websites.
GoodShop.com is an online marketplace that’s partnered with 1,000+ stores (from Amazon to Zales). GoodShop.com donates a percentage of each purchase to the (or your mom’s) favorite nonprofit organization of your choice. You can also score coupons and deals while you browse.
Sound good? It’s really simple, too!
1. Go to www.goodshop.com
2. Designate your favorite cause (you only do this the …read more

Do you shop for plus-sized pieces at Etsy? Do you love them? I need to know your super-secret resources, ’cause the spring bug has bitten me hard, and I want to buy some stuff there to stock up and look fab in the spring! If you have any recommendations, please do share. . . and I’ll show you one of my weekend finds:
It’s reversible (so basically divide that price in half!), and you can get it up to size 22. It’ll be easy to throw on a little bit of shapewear underneath should you need it, and you’ll most likely …read more

I’ve written about my love for Skyn’s cherry blossom line of tech & laptop accessories before, but this is something new for the techy fashionista…
Skyn is introducing a USB HP mini laser wireless mouse that’s been covered in real Swarovski crystals to match the cherry blossom skin.  It comes complete with a carrying case and battery.
The celebrate the release, they are giving away one crystal cherry blossom mouse and a cherry blossom laptop skin to one lucky person!
Want to enter?  Just click here and enter your information
Good luck!
image: Skynmobile

Oh my goodness – I’m drooling thinking about all the yummy things I could buy with a $3000 Manolo Blahnik shopping spree from Neiman Marcus!
All you need to do is follow this link and subscribe to Neiman Marcus’ online newsletter and you’re automatically entered
What would I buy?

These patent leather “Leopard” Mary Janes are making me drool…
image: Neiman Marcus