https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 17 May 2026 02:42:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1626027 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:30:05 +0000 Beth Ann 1626027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These are terrific finds. &nbsp;I've not seen this shoe at all, but it will be both comfortable and interesting. &nbsp;Meanwhile, I'm trying to avoid the siren song of Skechers (don't put them on your feet ever, or you'll end up trying to justify them as "normcore"). &nbsp;</p> <p>Can's wait to see the jacket styled, and the eye shadow in action. &nbsp;I wear a gold eye shadow often, although mine is not as bold. &nbsp;Your bold gold eye sounds like a great departure from the more typical smoky or cat eyes worn for evening. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625961 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 10:43:56 +0000 Style Fan 1625961@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting read Anna.&nbsp; I would have trouble deciding what colour bomber to buy.&nbsp; Navy makes sense.&nbsp; I love the sneakers and safety pin earring.&nbsp; I am looking forward to seeing your WIWs with them on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625940 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 08:42:33 +0000 goldenpig 1625940@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You always find the coolest stuff! The sneakers, white jeans and bomber would be fun together. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625938 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 08:30:51 +0000 Pegleg 1625938@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like the sneakers. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625932 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 08:15:21 +0000 Cerinda 1625932@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fabulous top. &nbsp;Glad you had more fun and more luck this time.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625887 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 03:20:10 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1625887@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great finds! Your new eyeshadow looks and sounds amazing. I love the bomber and I enjoyed reading your thought process re: the color. I can so see you in the navy, too. I bet you would look great in those Rachel Comey jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625864 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 02:19:03 +0000 Tanya 1625864@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love everything you posted Anna and am thrilled for you that you have found some stuff you like.&nbsp; My favorites are the earring the the sneakers, super cool. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625833 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 01:30:03 +0000 viva 1625833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Have you posted your new asymmetric haircut? I'm really interested to see it - with the new earring. :)</p> <p>I want that bomber .... hoping to get it this week, but I am not sure what color I will jump for. Frankly I love them all.&nbsp;</p> <p>I think those jeans you tried look very cool. I hope you find jeans that fit that you like and are happy with. But I am so glad that you found a few things that made you smile this trip out.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625773 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 23:35:06 +0000 rabbit 1625773@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great jacket, sneakers and earring! &nbsp;Also I want to see that eye shadow on you, I bet it's amazing with your hair.</p> <p>I'm really intrigued by the look of the sneakers &nbsp;and how they might work with different pants or bare legs.</p> <p>Bummer that the white jeans didn't fit, they have that awesome sailor pant/Napoleonic war vibe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625757 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 22:35:22 +0000 unfrumped 1625757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great items!<br /> Since good jeans are a staple for you and these are great and versatile, I might go bim, bam, got this style of bottoms covered for now, and with your tops and footwear you've got outfits ready to go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625738 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 21:13:56 +0000 rachylou 1625738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right. I love a safety pin! Looks like you found quite a bit. Maybe you could get the jeans and wear the heck out of them for a month or two... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625734 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:36:02 +0000 Angie 1625734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooooh, Anna. I love the bomber, pin, and the gold eye shadow. The top looks fab too. And it always feels great to have a haircut.&nbsp;</p> <p>I spend a lot of time in Capitol Hill (for work and play). Almost daily because it's very close to where I live in Madrona. I <b>love</b>&nbsp;Capitol Hill, although I never shop there. HAH! Parking is a pain for sure.&nbsp;</p> <p>Have you tried COS and Uniqlo for jeans?&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625732 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:19:03 +0000 RoseandJoan 1625732@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been looking for safety pin earrings too Anna, I don't need fine metal but do like hypoallergenic materials such as titanium.</p> <p>I love the drapy tee, is the centre panel quite sheer?</p> <p>I totally understand your desire to lose weight but I hate to hear you punish yourself because of your weight gain, you are still worthy of the designer price tag, if you love the jeans and the budget is there please reconsider. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625731 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:17:03 +0000 annagybe 1625731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I thought about asking for a new daytime makeup look. But honestly I spend most of those hours in scrubs. So I asked for an easy for me to do going out look and far from the Kardashian look. Ended up with red lipstick of course, but the eyes were interesting. I wanted something other than black cat eye liner. So he did this blended fool's gold eye shadow over a neutral eye. It could be tweaked with different lip colors. Also bonus I found out I was doing my eyebrows mostly correct with the right product. <br />I of course spent more money than expected. But I think I will actually use the products. </p> <p>ETA the eyeshadow in Thrasher</p> <p><a href="http://www.sephora.com/metal-crush-eyeshadow-P397923?skuId=1710987" rel="nofollow">http://www.sephora.com/metal-c.....Id=1710987</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625730 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:10:18 +0000 Anonymous 1625730@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I'm on board with everything here ! &nbsp;The top, even the Rachel Comey jeans which I am the first to admit are way out of my comfort zone . &nbsp;Those would be really cool to own - are you going to back for them? &nbsp;And of course I love the navy bomber ( i have the olive, and actually considered getting the navy too, but came to my senses - lol) , the Puma sneakers, and especially the safety pin earring. I'd &nbsp;wear all of that stuff - and probably together :)</p> <p>I have trouble with the price of jewellery vis a vis what it's made from and how. I can't quite figure it out either.</p> <p>What happened at Sephora? Did the mua do anything interesting? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625726 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 19:45:35 +0000 annagybe 1625726@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was editing the post as you responded. Yes I did get the top.<br />The jeans, I wasn't sure about. I liked them, but I'm really not happy with my current size and really loathe to buy expensive items at this size. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625725 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 19:43:07 +0000 Meredith 1625725@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad you finally found done things to get excited about! I'm crushing on wide legged cropped pants this season but haven't had a chance to try them any on yet. What's giving you pause about the pair you tried? The shoes look awesome! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625724 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 19:41:01 +0000 Sara L. 1625724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Interesting sneakers! Did you get the first top you linked to, or just the sneakers and jacket? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-ive-been-buying-looking-at#post-1625723 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 19:26:53 +0000 annagybe 1625723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Warning, long</p> <p>So I did a bit of shopping over the weekend. <br />I had a casual birthday party Saturday night at a no shoes house. I felt I needed a cool shirt. So I went to Totokaelo and tried on a few things. As expected a lot didn't fit. My sales person pulled this Raquel Allegra shirt out of the back, it was only $33, left over from the sale. <br /><a href="http://coolspotters.com/files/photos/1015102/raquel-allegra-shred-t-shirt-profile.png" rel="nofollow">http://coolspotters.com/files/.....rofile.png</a><br />I tried on these jeans, they fit and looked cool, but I decided to think about them <br /><a href="http://www.rachelcomey.com/womens-store/clothing-1/denim/elkin-pant-2.html?color=Indigo&amp;size=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.rachelcomey.com/wom.....038;size=0</a><br />These, the white ones, in the same size I couldn't fit into, which is too bad because I really liked them<br /><a href="http://www.rachelcomey.com/womens-store/clothing-1/denim/legion-pant-2.html?color=Dirty+White&amp;size=0" rel="nofollow">http://www.rachelcomey.com/wom.....te&#038;si</a><br />Using Yelp I decided to check out a few other stores in the area. Capitol Hill is an area I don't go to very often because parking is a pain, and the overall flavor of the neighborhood has changed. <br />I walked by a full blown sneaker store, one that sneaker heads would go to and blares hip hop, though I was happy to hear Missy Elliott. Basically not a normal environment for a middle aged white woman, and yes I come to realize I am middle aged. I had seen these Rhianna Fenty by Puma sneakers online and I really liked them, especially with the exaggerated tongue. Plus I know Puma fits me in generall. They sold out in many places online already, and though Nordies had them, my size was already gone. Some of the online stores were even final sale. I decided to try this store. They had all the colors in most sizes. I was able to try them on and realized I needed to go 1/2 size down. I knew the red while cool I wouldn't wear. I tried both the black and the white, seriously couldn't decide and ended up with both. I was also happy to support a local business. The sales guy was really nice and another woman who worked there was cool. Though given the clientele I saw I'm sure they were a bit bemused by me. </p> <p>Saturday I had a hair appointment downtown, also booked a makeover at Sephora because I feel like I'm in a rut. I wanted a bomber jacket but I really didn't want to spend a lot of money. Nordies site wasn't promising as what they had in stock in my size, but I decided to go look anyways because there's way more in the store. I looked briefly at Via C and Space, but between price, sizing and selection nothing would work. Plus I was pretty much ignored. So I went up to TopShop, I really liked the pink one, very Pink Ladies from Grease, but my size wasn't in stock and I don't think they made my size anyways. </p> <p>They had a burgundy one in my size, the very young woman helping me said to try the US 10, I was very skeptical of it fitting, it fit. I decided to try the US 12/UK 16, we decided it looked better. It's not really oversized, which would have been great, but I think an impossible find. Burgundy looks good on me, but I find hard to work with, plus it didn't seem springy. The olive wasn't in stock in my size, plus she pointed out everyone has olive.&nbsp; I found a navy one in US 12. I liked it a lot and she agreed it would work better. The navy one isn't on the Nordies site. Bonus I used a pile of points and got it for free. </p> <p>I also looked at jewelry, all over. Elizabeth and James has new line of jewelry, cool stuff, but I couldn't figure the price versus material. Turns out it's gold plated over regular metal, not silver. Not worth it in my opinion. I ended up in fine jewelry. I found this safety pin based earrings, expensive probably overpriced, but at least real gold. I've been interested in small single earring given my asymmetric cut. Though I think in the future I'll just order from Wendy Brandes as her metal choices are better.</p>