shopbop F&F is here! (expired)

Friends, I won’t lie: short of Nordstrom suddenly starting a F&F promotion (from my keyboard to God’s ears…), the Shopbop Friends & Family is truly one of my favorite promos of the year. Unlike most other stores, they really limit the number of exclusions, so you can actually score some pretty serious steals. Also, it shows up […]

am i blue?

Most of you probably don’t know this, but one of the reasons I started SMC back in my wee baby blogging days was that I’m a chronic overshopper. Give me a task, a specific piece to search for, and I’m like an obsessive-compulsive dog with a bone – I simply cannot stop until I’ve unearthed […]

gettin’ the blues

blue is always one of my absolute favorite colors, especially in fashion.  but this year, i have it particularly bad.  i’ve been feeling the itch for a new handbag, and while i’m sorely tempted to splurge on the anya hindmarch of my dreams, this marc by marc is oddly appealing to me. it’s nothing new…in […]

on a positive note: shopbop’s designer boutique markdowns

while i’m definitely lusting from afar this time around, there are some truly covet-worthy pieces in the shopbop designer boutique sale this morning.  care to do a little window shopping? how can you not love the reid dress from rachel roy (50% off, down to $597.50)?  it would hide a multitude of sins, look fabulous […]

SMC beauty buys: target goodness

my love affair with target is longstanding and well-documented.  but i all-too-frequently neglect their beauty section in favor of cheap fashion finds.  considering their impressive resume of beauty collaborations – boots, sonia kashuk, napoleon perdis are just a few – i should really change my outlook.  so when i recently got wind of a few fun new […]

can it really be true? latest target lines announced…

it’s like they raided my closet – both real and fantasy. reports have surfaced that the newest designers for target’s cheap/chic accessory collections are anya hindmarch handbags and sigerson morrison shoes. here’s hoping they’re less disappointing than the last few have been….because if the target versions are even half as fabulous as these designers’ high-end […]