Spending the last of the Giftcard! (Plus, Reviews)

I am a spoiled only child. With terribly indulgent, amazing parents.

My amazing mom, who is also a fashion addict gifted me a very generous Anthro Giftcard this Christmas. I have been having a really cruddy few days. I still don't have my car and taking the MBTA home and to work is SO DUMB. I live 5 miles away from my job and it takes nearly an hour and a half to do it on the T. The old saying: "You can't get there from here." is accurate. They tell me they are going to have my car ready by Thursday.

I have also overbooked myself for the next few weeks between my retail job, teaching, rehearsals, my outreach teaching job and the radio show. I have very little downtime which is causing me to to very grumpy and overtired. To boot, I still have to keep up with all the housework, cooking, and we have a leak in our bathroom, which isn't really being tended to. There are about a billion unanswered emails and I'm just about to scream. After work today, I decided to head to Anthro for some much deserved retail therapy since so many things went on sale today! It's almost too good to be true! There are also TONS of second cuts, so check your wishlist carefully ladies!

So I tried on some things today! Lots of old and new things! Let's get to the reviews, shall we?

Gathering Harvest Cardigan $228 

I was so excited to see the new green color in the store (sorry it looks brown. The white balance setting on my camera was on "auto" at the time, which...never looks honest). It's absolutely lovely and soft. Much thinner than I would have thought. This is NOT a substantial cardi at all, but it's very pretty. I had high expectations for it, but I was disappointed. I am a very patient button-er, but this cardi was trying my patience to the Nth degree. This is the size small and it was well-fitted with the exception of the shoulders. They were a little big for a munchkin like me. I will pass on this unless someone hands it to me on the street because it really is gorgeous.

Swing Sweetly Party Dress $148

This did not disappoint! When this appeared on the website, I was immediately drawn to it. It is the embodiment of cuteness and fabulousness in one. It's hard to tell from the website, but the birds are green and cream, just like the green sash. They are ADORABLE and I nearly walked out with this dress. The fit is great and I didn't worry about it falling down once the sash was tied. I would definitely wear a more padded bra with this if you don't have a lot up top. I could have used a little more va-va-voom in the bodice, but it was so cute. I didn't really have anywhere to wear it immediately and I had other things I wanted to buy, but wishlisted for sale! (or for when I cave)

Esmerelda Dress $158

 

Girls From Savoy has been amazing for me this year at Anthropologie. Here is another really cute dress. The print is REALLY pretty. The dress is flowy and very, very comfy and great fitted and wonderful to wear. I don't think I will ever by this dress because I think it makes my petite frame look ultra small, but if you love this, you should snap it up! It's a great dress!

Mystery Chemise $68
*Identified as the Camera Obscura Chemise by Eloise. Special thanks to Mich from The Top Drawer!

 Anthro Boston's personal shopper, Jeanne Mooney (who is AWESOME and super sweet) grabbed this for me to try on. I don't think it's on the website yet and we think it's going to be in the sleep and lounge area, but it's super cute and I wanted to share it with you. The bodice is well-fitted and the straps are silky and wonderful. It's amazingly adorable and cute, but I have to be honest. When I stuck my hand in the pocket, it already had a hole in it and it came straight out of the stockroom! There may be some quality issues, but it might be a bad batch or something. There would be nothing to stop you from wearing this as a dress in summer and at $68, the price is right.

Color Dipped Dress $198 

I passed by this several times on the website and in the store, but today I thought I'd try it on and I was very plesantly surprised! I find this dress to be very flattering and amazingly well-fitted TTS. It was the sleeper hit that looks better on than on the hanger. The price is on par with Corey Lynn Calter pieces, so it's a little out of my price range at full price. Better wait for the sale on this one, but it's just darling. Wishlisted for sometime when I have money!

I ended up picking some pieces I never thought I would buy:

Easy Keeper Skirt $79.95

Norwegian Woods Skirt $49.95

Naturally Sweet Sweater $89.95

...and a Refined Cord Dress in Red. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the navy one, so I promised myself, I could only buy a red one if it was on sale. The gray is awesome, but too much like the navy. I have been waiting for that little adorable LiaMolly cardigan to go on sale forever and it's just so cute and well made. The Easy Keeper Skirt I'm still unsure about. I love Tracey Reese and I love this skirt, I'm just confused about how to style it. We'll see...

I'm spent! OOTD return tomorrow! Did you guys score any good deals today??! Happy Tuesday everyone!