So, we suffered a loss this weekend when our 20 year old cat, Boomer, passed away. We had the misfortune of finding out as we were standing in the housewares section of our local Anthropolgie. We were shopping with our Lovely Friend who, bless his heart, just stood there and patted our shoulder as we tried really hard not to cry on the upholstery. It was not easy. And we tend to freak out a little bit when we get bad news, so instead of freaking out, we did the other thing we do best. We went shopping. Here's what we bought:
Above, the Going Green t-shirt from Forever 21. Our Loved One picked this out as he's really eco-friendly and all about promoting the environment. He'd use CFLs in every light if we let him (which we generally do). We like the fit and shape of this shirt. The quality is what you'd expect - you can see right through it, so layering is key. We plan to match it with a tank underneath and a v-neck sweater over top.
So. Jeans. We hate shopping for jeans because few things make us feel worse about life. So combine a minor tragedy AND jean shopping? Crazy, right? Well. These jeans are $12.50, and that in itself makes them worth trying on. We actually really like the fit. They're skinny, slightly stretchy, and the waistband isn't scandalously low. The only problem? The quality control is completely lacking. We bought 2 pair of the exact same ones and there was about a 2" difference in them. So, try before you buy. But we really like them.
This weird looking wedge of pink stuff is actually face soap called Fresh Farmacy. It's supposed to calm red, blotchy, unhappy skin - which ours certainly was, with the crying and the cold and the snot. Really, we are not attractive when we cry. We haven't tried this soap just yet, but we're excited to.
This we have been using, and we really like it. We've always been moisturizer-deficient. Every one containing SPF has made us breakout, and all the others are just gross. We had one we loved, but then it got discontinued, and we've been on a search ever since. We noticed on the Lush.com messageboards that in the UK, Ultralight has a documented SPF of about 14. One customer wrote to Lush and asked if it was the same for the US version, and it is! We're not sure why it's not mentioned, but we know that SPF is key to not getting wrinkly or skin cancer, and we need all the protection we can get from the sun and wind and dirt. Apparently this is meant for dry skin, but we've not had any problems. So far, so good!
We didn't exactly stop shopping there; we also purchased 6 latte bowls from Anthropologie, a long-sleeve men's shirt from Urban Outfitters that we wore all weekend, running shorts and leggings from American Apparel, and, er, approximately 8 shirts of the tee and tank variety from American Apparel. When we are upset, it shows in direct correlation to our wallet. We won't be shopping for a while. We would like to publicly thank Lovely Friend for thoroughly distracting us from reality for a few hours, though.
Vive le Boomer!
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