My aunt Millie did me a great service (or disservice-- depending on how you want to look at it) when she handed my mother a map to the Jersey Gardens Mall in Elizabeth, NJ.
The Jersey Gardens Mall really caters to the urban budget fashionista (hello!). I didn't have much time to shop (2 hours only), but quickly found myself parting with my cash and getting some crazy cardio in trying to sprint from store to store. Seriously, the layout of the mall is a little bizarre.
I shopped on the weekend during closing hours and it was a little frenetic, not too bad. In the end, I managed to sneak into Bed, Bath and Beyond, Claires, Juicy Couture and Victoria's Secret.
Victoria's Secret Outlet + Juicy Couture Outlet= Heaven on Earth. I bought the signature pink pouch from Juicy Couture. Retail price was $50. I paid $29.95. Dirt cheap for a Juicy Couture item. I'm storing my Urban Decay Deluxe Shadowbox, Stila mascara and a Victoria's Secret lip palette in there. Still have plenty of room and cannot wait to fill it with more products! Also itching to go back to pick up a shirt and black messenger bag that I had my eye on. Already own a super cute baby blue velour bowling bag from Juicy. Maybe I should start a Juicy handbag collection? What do you think?
My last destination was Victoria's Secret. Shockingly enough, I didn't buy underwear. I bought a beautiful pink v-neck top made of finely woven cotton...ah...so incredibly soft and a pair of brown Intimissimi shorts for $9.99 each. I also bought three lipglosses (Hottie, Wet and Babe), a blush/highlighter duo and luminous touch highlighter from the Very Sexy Makeup line.
Very Sexy lipgloss in Hottie is a very pretty red-fuschia color with gold and bronze flecks in it. Not practical for everyday wear, but is ideal for special nights out and for some events I plan on attending. Wet is a neutral mauve-brown shade, perfect for everyday wear. My favorite, Babe (I'm wearing it in the pic/mugshot above), is a nude pinkish-brown with lots of gold shimmer . Great alone for a subdued lip or mixed with your favorite lipstick or gloss.
The blush duo is in the shade Runway (a duplicate of Stila's Legally Blonde palette #2 blush) and the highlighter in pink shimmer is also pretty and maybe just a tad to subtle to show up on my tan/olive complexion.
Tried to swatch the glosses on my wrist from top to bottom: Hottie, Babe and Wet. My assy camera didn't pick it up too well. Looks like a hickey lol. I promise better swatches in the near future...and to not take pictures so late at night. :)
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