Back from winter vacation and a boatload of shopping~part 1

First weekend was the Orlando Mall (stayed at the hotel attached to the
mall) and took my time scoring in Sak's at the YSL counter. I went in
and oohed and aahed over their new spring collection. I caved and
bought the following makeup: eye Shadow Quartet in Lavender, Rouge Pur
Shine Lipstick & lip liner (forget the name of the color at the moment
but a nice everyday rosey color), Faux Cils in black , Touche
Brillance (like Touche Eclat) in Pure Diamond (great on the inside
corner of the eye). Also purchased some anti-aging skincare: Lisse
Expert Advanced Intensive Anti-Wrinkle Creme, Lisse Expert Intensive
Anti-Wrinkle Serum and the Lisse Expert Eye & Lip returning later in the month.>

Passed by the Bare Escentuals store (but later picked up some things in
Sephora)...not much else...couple of sweaters in Sears...interesting to
see that they have a whole "Lantina" section. That certainly doesn't
exist here in Maine! So fun to see different styles.

Picked up a burgundy shrug in Arden B. which has sequins sewn on the
ends...thought this would be great on the cruise with black outfits.

2 pair of shoes from Payless...one black/white thong sandals that I
ended up wearing all the time & 1 pr of Espradrilles in green & cream
stripes.

On to the Ellenton Outlets on the west coast after that...scored there too:
Boston Proper (tennis skirt, pair of jeans)

Lancome Outlet (they were having 5 for $40...lucky enough to find Armani
Sensi shower gel and lotion, some Tresor shower gel for my sister, and
some Lancome Star glosses. 2 Lancome palettes too...don't remember when
they came out, though...but beautiful colors.

Sak's Off Fifth: pair of Issac (Mizrahi) shoes, black sandals with heels
and cool straps across the top of foot with rhinestones (but not too
flashy). above-the-knee length black boho kind of skirt (you know, the
kind you wash and twist to dry) with the same silver decorations up
around the waist (as the shoes). looks dynamite together!

Chico's: various things to fill in spots in the wardrobe...great deals
to be had there!

Then went to visit my sister in Largo and found the HSN outlet that had
just moved from Rt. 19/Clearwater. My DH was very good...he left me
there and specifically said, "now, I don't want you to feel rushed"...he
came back after 2 hours and I was just about done with the store.
Another pair of shoes...this time, light blue boots from Suzanne Sommers
for $12 (like high heeled mules). There is a slight silver color that
comes up through the perforations....very cool. Another SS
duster...black silk with colorful embroidered flowers with fringe on the
hem..really pretty. A 5-pc Randolph Duke knit set and another lace
blouse with matching cami in navy blue. (will look great with jeans).

This was all BEFORE the cruise ...glad I got all this in b/c
the cruise, ports, weather, FOOD was TERRIBLE. More on that later, part
2...because then the "Shopping Tour of 2006" became the "Coffee Shopping
Tour of 2006".

:-)
Jean