Tis the season to sparkle

After a fantastic and long-overdue shopping trip this weekend, where I also applied for a part-time holiday job at Banana Republic (cross your fingers for me!), I saw some terrific retail items that I am sure to tell Santa about. One trend that I noticed that I wanted to point out to you was the plethora of sequins and sparkles!

Now, don't think I've been hiding under a rock or something. I know sequins and studs are hot right now, but I guess I didn't notice before how they are absolutely everywhere! I had noticed them before here and there, on a rack in one store and on display in another, but yesterday I literally saw 6 or 7 sequin pieces in each store I went into! I felt like a fish attracted to all the glittery and sparkly things. Even the displays in the store followed this glitter scheme, from glittery trees to dangling crystals, everything in the mall was giving off a wintery wonderland kind of feeling. Let's just say I'm not a huge fan of snow, but these designs got me ecstatic for winter.

Here are a variety for you to peruse:

	Kate Spade NY El Morocco Lauralle Sequined long shoulder bag, $375
	Badgley Mischita 3 tier crystal drop chandelier earrings, $175
	Forever 21 black sequin dress, $22
	J.Crew Sequin Scarf Cardigan, $138
	ABS by Allen Schwarts Ombre Sequined Tunic, $360.00

All of these pieces can be found at Forever21, J.Crew, or Bloomingdales!

Enjoy your holiday shopping!

Watch out for Trends

Watches. We've been seeing them everywhere...from the multi-thousand dollar platinum blinged-out ones to the simple colorful ones in found in any department store display. It's unavoidable- watches are in. The good news is that there's a watch for everyone. You don't need to spend thousands of dollars to get a cute and trendy watch and they make great gifts for the holiday season. The best news is that not only are they trendy, but they're just so darn practical! As a previous non-watch-wearer I can tell you that I look down at my wrist all the time now to check the time or the date and when I'm not wearing my watch I feel absolutely lost!

Here are some of my moderately priced favorites:

	MICHAEL Michael Kors Round Yellow Chronograph Watch, 38MM $195.00 (other fun colors available!)
	MICHAEL Michael Kors Black Print Watch with black strap, 40MM, $180.00
	MICHAEL Michael Kors Stainless Steel Round Face, 36MM, $150.00
	MICHAEL Michael Kors Ceramic Glitzy Watch, 39MM, $495.00
	Juicy Couture timepieces "BFF" Watch, $195.00
	Juicy Couture timepieces "Rich Girl" Watch, $250.00
	Burberry Oversized Check Watch, $325
	Toy Watch "Hibiscus" Plasteramic Watch, $295

Of course all of these lovely watches can be found online at one of my FAVORITE Web sites Bloomingdales.com