J. Crew Rant {The Shoe Files Part 1}

I can see now why they call J. Crew, J. Crack. It's not because the preppy/hip goodness being dealed out to us by Jenna Lyons is addictive, but because they hope only those strung out on actual crack are shopping on line or in the few Canadian stores. If we were fully in control of our faculties we would clue into the price discrepancies. Bad things happen when people get stoned; remember The Hang Over?!

I recently had to breath into a paper bag due to the fact I hyperventilated in the J. Crew store at Yorkdale in Toronto because I found these shoes on sale for $99.00, regular price $350.00. I know, a definite SCORE!! I would have bought them in the snake skin print too, but unfortunately they were out of my size.

 

I flew home to see my dealer (my computer) to see if I could snag a pair on line, the drug was surging though my veins and I knew I needed another pair soon, but things began going terribly wrong.


First I find out that the snake skin version is not available on line and I have a mini break down, then I decide to take a closer look at the prices. The above shoe is selling right now on the Canadian version of the
J. Crew site for $406.00 CDN. How can it be $56.00 more than the regular price in the store? (Oh and $10 shipping) Very strange. I would have been super mad if I had bought them on line and then found out they were selling for a whopping $315.00 less in store. That would such a bummer.

In my drug induced state I almost bought a few other things on line, but decided to wait until I can visit the store to make sure there are not any other price issues.

The good news is that I love the shoes and they are super comfortable!

 No, this is not a spray tan gone wrong and no, I don't usually sit around the pool in heals, it's just that I am still addicted to Instagram! I wonder what I did with all my time B.I. (before iphone)??

Stay tuned for part 2 of the shoe files--more bargains!

Lincoln Park After Dark

Have you been to Lincoln Park after dark?

 This is my all time favourite dark shade of nail polish. It looks very purple in the bottle, on my nails it's a nice deep eggplant/burgundy verging on black. It's the perfect colour for those who don't want to go super dark black. Black is way too stark and goth on me.

This was my latest OPI Gel manicure. I would highly recommend doing this if you want a very long lasting mani; mine last up to 3 weeks. I usually have it removed around 2 1/2 weeks because a ridge forms along the cuticle from my nail growing. If you have slow growing nails you can probably get a good 3 weeks out of it. The removal process can be a little harsh, so I limit myself to only doing it now and then. It is definitely the way to go if you are travelling and don't want to be worried about touching up your manicure or lugging nail polish and remover.

Have a good day :)