more deals! whee!

just wanted to share some of goodies i got lately...for cheeeeaaaappp!  yay!

free sample!  smells so good!

FREE skittles and 50 cent chex mix

grand total: 68 cents!

all this for about $5.  missing in the pic: john frieda shampoo

close up - just cuz it's so gorgeous.  preeeettyyy.

the one in the middle was 59 cents.  the rest?  19 cents each!  boo yaaa!

don't remem the exact amount, but less than $1 each for sure

saved the best for last.  all FREE!  and got $7 BACK!  winner!

missoni for target (!!!) loot

after not being able to access the stuff online, i decided last minute to do a quick stop before work.  i was glad i decided to because there were no lines or crowds.  i grabbed a bunch of stuff and left.  now, i'm stuck having to decide what to keep and what to return (need help!).  sigh.  i know, i'm DEFINITELY keeping the robe for sure.  love!

i also ended up getting a pouf when target.com was finally up and running.  so glad i held off on getting one for my vanity.  i have a feeling it will be just...perfect. =)

drugstore deals

i just recently started paying attention to the couponing world and it's been pretty fun!  can't believe i never bothered before.  it's such a great feeling when you score awesome deals (so addicting).  =D  hehehe. 

some of the things i got this weekend:

@ CVS

i can't get this photo to come out right.  grr.

colgate optic white (reg. 4.79)

sale $3.49

$1 off mfg. coupon

PAID $2.49

got $1.50 extra care bucks

= $0.99

saved $3.80




 

orbit gum (reg. 1.37) + bonus funyons

sale B1G1FREE

bought 2

(2) $1 off from the magic coupon machine

= (2) FREE + ($0.63) credit(!!!)

so i got (2) funyons @ $0.33/each

PAID $0.03

= (2) for $0.03

saved $3.10

hershey air delights (reg. 1.19)

sale $0.99

bought (2)

FREE hersey's air delight aerated milk chocolate bar when you buy milk chocolate bar mfg. coupon

PAID $0.99

got $0.99 extra care bucks

= (2) FREE

saved $2.38

free chocolates!  thank you, magic coupon machine!

 

@ RITE AID

reese's peanut butter cups 8pk. (reg. $1.99)

sale 2/$2

bought (2)

(2) $0.50 off adperk coupon

PAID $1

= (2) for $1 = $0.50/each

saved $2.98

peanut m&m's (reg. 3.99)

sale 2/$5

bought (2)

$1 off 2 mfg. coupon

(2) $1 off adperk coupon

PAID $2

got $1 UP reward

= (2) for $1 = $0.50/each

saved $6.98

chex mix (reg. 3.19)

sale B1G1FREE

(2) $0.50 off mfg. coupon

(2) $0.50 off adperk coupon

PAID $1.19

= (2) FOR $1.19 = about $0.60/each

saved $5.19 (i'm especially happy about this deal bc i wanted to do a not as great deal for the smaller size last week but couldn't, and this even better deal came up this week.  yay!)

@ WALGREENS

simply lemonade (reg. $1.79)

sale $0.99

$1 off mfg. coupon

=  FREE!  

the luggage room pizzeria

i must say, i absolutely love the pizza crust here!  it's got that chewy-ness that's very rare to find with pizza crusts.  sooo gooood.  

we started off with some bacon wrapped dates with goat cheese...

the flavors were awesome, but the bacon wasn't crispy at all =( and we were supposed to start off with it, but we got it after the pizza came out because they forgot.  they took the charges off our bill =) on their own, so that was nice.

hubby had the gladiator: spicy italian sausage + salumeria biellese pepperoni + red sauce. 

he added an egg, at no charge!

i had the shattuck ave.: burrata + garlic + piquillo peppers + balsamic reduction.

yuuum!

oh and before you leave, they offer you free cookies.  they're so good, i wanted to take the entire plate!  i def took more than one!  teehee.

chocolate chip + sea salt.  FTW!

we will definitely be back.  i already know what i want to order next - the padre: prosciutto di san daniele + figs + maytag blue cheese + arugula.  check out their menu.

the luggage room

260 s. raymond ave.

pasadena, ca 91105

626.356.4440

fun with nails

some recent fun... i have a love/hate relationship with crackle/shatter polish, depending on the color combo =p.   and i heart glitter, but why (oh why?) does it have to be such a pain to remove?  boo. 

[sinful colors] mint apple + savage + rise and shine + nail junkie

[sally hansen] salon effects: girl flower

[china glaze] swing baby

[china glaze] swing baby + [OPI] black shatter

[china glaze] swing baby + [OPI] silver shatter

[sinful colors] gorgeous + [OPI] silver shatter

[china glaze] sky high-top

[sinful colors] oasis

[sinful colors] easygoing + [OPI] silver shatter

i just ordered some new "crackle" colors from barry m... can't wait to receive them and try them out!  fun stuff!

hello kitty + vans

hello kitty + vans!

stopped by the vans store while we are at the mall, earlier.  turns out it's brand spanking new!  so new that they didn't even have the women's sizes in the store yet (arriving tomorrow).  the lady asked me if i wanted to try the kids sizes, and lucky me, they fit. =)  paying $37 vs. $50?  yes, please!  of course, it's limited edition (duh)... so once they're sold out, bye bye.

never thought i'd ever buy a pair of vans again...but, i just couldn't resist.

consolidating [make up]...

i took alllllll of this...

and put it into this awesome pomegranate unii palette...

as you can see, i did have a couple of depotting mishaps (lol)...

but it didn't end up being as hard as i had thought it would be (yay).

a few more pics...

magnetized labels...

side by side...

 check out the huge mirror, rubber gasket and super useful (movable) thumb grip!  they really thought of everything! 

i want to get one in every shade (there's six)!  

cool extras:

*free (and super fast!) shipping

*awesome(!!!) customer service

*super fun packaging (origami instructions!)

*quantity discounts (not much, but hey, better than nothing!)