Endless.com

I recently started a new job working on Endless.com, a website dedicated to shoes, handbags and accessories built by Amazon.com. As excited as I am to be working on a website selling shoes and accessories, so far it's been really bad for my wallet. One of Amazon's core principles is that we strive to be Earth's most customer centric company, and to be customer centric you have to really put yourself in the customer's shoes and be a customer. Which is exactly what I've been doing. Endless offers free overnight shipping, free returns for 365 days. And when I say free overnight shipping, it's literally you order your shoes today and they show up at your door tomorrow. How awesome is that? It's not quite like having the salesperson at Nordstrom bringing over those 10 pairs of shoes that you want to try on and you get to choose which ones you want to buy, but it's as close to it as it gets when it comes to online shopping. I've been in this new job for 2 weeks and I've already bought 2 pairs of shoes. At this rate, you do that math...

Matisse Women's Swirl Scrunch Flat - $58. After the hateful Coach metallic flats, I wanted a pair of actual comfy gold flats. These are really soft and hug your feet. I have never heard of Matisse as a brand but I'm giving these a shot.

Madden Girl Women's Singerr Mid Shaft Boot - $64.95 I have never tried Madden Girl. It must be their lower end junior brand like BCBGirls. I totally have a thing for boots right now because it's getting to be winter and I'm taking the bus to work. I really liked the idea of grey scrunchy boots and these boots got good reviews on Endless. However, I was weary because these are not real leather. Well, I tried them on and they are quite adorable and comfortable. I actually do think I could go shopping all day in them. However, I feel like you're sacrificing a bit of quality for this line. You're trading leather for synthetics and stitching for glue. I think I'd rather spend a bit more for something that's well made.

Delicate Raymonds Vintage Gold Necklace

I was flipping through the November issue of In Style magazine while getting my pedicure and I just fell in love with the gold monogram necklace worn by Carrie Underwood. In the last couple of years, I've bought lots of gold fashion jewelry but it's been hard to find any real gold jewelry that is not completely gawdy or incredibly expensive (i.e. Tiffany's or Cartiers). This lovely vintage style monogram necklace is pretty and versatile enough to be paired with a v-neck plain white tee for day or a little black dress for evening. Now I haven't pulled the trigger on this one yet because it's hard to tell from the picture how thick the gold disk is. I'm worried that it'd be too thin and flimsy. Also since it's monogrammed, you won't be able to return it. But I've been looking for a nice piece of gold jewelry for so long and my birthday is coming up, maybe this can be my gift to myself?



Delicate Raymonds Vintage Monogram Necklace - $165

I Love Nordstrom Rack

This blog has been in the slumps just like the economy. You know that my spending is in serious decline when I passed on buying anything from the Nordstrom half yearly women and children's sale. I didn't even look at the shoe section at all! Sure, I browsed the sale selection online and was tempted by a few pretties but I resisted. This is really bad as I will soon have absolutely no material for my blog. But after all the gloominess of coming out of Nordstrom empty handed, I found some light at my old faithful: Nordstrom Rack. Shopping at Nordstrom Rack is like going on a treasure hunt. If you have something very specific in mind, you're unlikely to find it. But say you want a pair of great flats but you don't care which exact brand or colour, you'll probably find a pair of gems at 60% off at the Rack. If you don't, chances are you'll find a pair of shiny black patent leather pumps that you have no good reason not to buy, such was the case with the pair of patent leather Cole Haan pumps I came across. There's usually always something that you'll find at such a good discount that you'll feel guilt free about buying. Sure you might get a pair of jeans for $100 but they used to be $200!! Think of the 50% discount! That is why I rarely walk out of the Rack without spending less than $100. The only caveat is that their return policy is stricly 30 days. So if you're going to have buyer's remorse, have it within that deadline. Other than that, there's nothing but goodness. The money you spend at the Rack also goes towards your rewards points if you happened to have a Nordstrom credit card. Those rewards are good at the regular Nordstrom store and the Rack. Again, I have to say Nordstrom knows how to build customer loyalty. So even when the economy is weak and my budget is tight, my heart and wallet still belong to Nordstrom Rack.

Birthday Wish List

Shopping has not been fun since my self-imposed ban. The good thing is that my birthday is coming up and my BFF asked me for a wish list of things I'd like. Oh... There's so many things that although I don't need, I would just love to have.

Lululemon deep V-tank - It's a bit pricey for workout clothes but I have one of these and it looks great and is functional. And I always need motivation to work out.

Banana Republic trouser jeans - A great business casual look for the office.

Victoria's Secret long jane pajamas - These are so cute! I love to have warm PJs in the winter that I can lounge around in all day.

Miz Mooz 'Amber' Boot - I was eyeing these during the Nordstrom's anniversary sale but couldn't pull the trigger then. But these are fantastic with a thick heel for comfort.

Shu Uemura false eye lashes - Almost every girl at Halloween was wearing eye popping false eyelashes. Next time I go to a big bash, I'm definitely giving them a try. Maybe for New Year's?

Nars super orgasm blush - My Nars orgasm blush is running out, and what's this? Super orgasm!