Beauty on a Budget

Hey guys!

I hope everyone is having a great week! Happy Hump day.. I guess that's what we say.. or how about Happy almost weekend! haha
Alright let's talk beauty on a budget. How many of you are like me and spend endless hours on Pinterest pinning "my style" or "my dream closet" and so on... and leaving it just that... a dream closet?

Well I believe if you budget and purchase carefully You can make that "dream closet" become "my closet". And I'm going to show you how!

I'm not going to lie to you sometimes when I can't think creatively and put an outfit together I'll browse Pinterest in the morning for some inspiration. I even do it when I'm shopping! I've noticed this is something quite popular among other people too! I work in retail at Dynamite/Garage and often have women showing me outfits on Pinterest saying I want this but I have no idea how to do it! One of the reason's why I love my job is helping people achieve a look they feel beautiful in and comfortable in! But sometime's it isn't always cheap finding an outfit.

Who said last season's clothing has to be "So Last Season" ? Even from working in retail I've noticed often styles of clothing stay the same (excuse me let me clarify there are always exceptions... bell bottom jeans, however the wide leg is making a come back... you know what I mean) it's just the colour or prints that change. Anyways my point is purchasing sale merchandise isn't a bad thing! Who care's if its from last season? Does it make you comfortable? Do you love what you're wearing? Does the clothing you're wearing make you feel like yourself? and make you feel beautiful? If the answer is yes to all of those then go ahead and buy it!

Recently I made a purchase at Garage trying this method, purchasing only sale and had success!
For only $55 I was able to purchase 2 pairs of denim, 3 tops, and a cardigan.

 Each item of clothing was $15 or less with an additional 30% off! Is that a steal or what? It pays off to be in the loop of sales happening in stores! Often at work I hear customers mentioning how they get so many emails from so many stores and can't even be bothered to look at them anymore. So I thought why do we freely give our email to every store we shop at? Wouldn't it be a smarter choice to leave our emails to our favourite stores? By doing this we aren't bombarded with emails from everywhere and anywhere we only receive the ones we actually care about. And believe me when you're favourite store is having an additional Percentage off of sale merchandise you want in!

Alright back to my shopping experience. So when I shop I like to think of these three rules
1. How often will I wear this/ how many seasons can I get out of it?
2. Do I have other clothing items I can wear this with?
3.Is it practical?

I love these rules because they help you shop smart. Instead of just impulse buying. Of course there are always exceptions like special occasion shopping, however purchasing everyday clothing, these rules tend to always work for me.

Click Link http://www.garageclothing.com/ca/vintage-chest-pocket-tee/p/prod840098 to shop the Vintage Tee

You can never go wrong with denim. You can never have enough denim because you can wear them ALL year round! These particular pair were $10 with 30% making them $7. Did you hear that?! $7 for a brand new pair of jeans just because they were from last season! Personally I think denim is timeless and the washes of them come in and out of season all the time. I also got two simple t-shirts that you can wear with any pair of jeans, or tucked into a skirt the options are endless.

One of my other favourite purchases is this cardigan. It was $15 with the 30% making it $10.50. Again another great deal! I chose this cardigan because it is a light neutral colour that I can easily pair with almost anything. Keep it light add a white T underneath, darken it up put something black, or even brighten it up with a pop of colour. Again so many options! I love cardigans especially ones with pockets because not only are they super cozy, you can wear them in the summer with a cute pair of denim shorts, or wear them in the fall with leggings and some knee high boots or even in the winter with a nice pair of denim. Cardigans are a year round clothing item!

Anyways I had fun shopping and sharing my smart shopping method with you and I hope you guys

can put this to practice and have success!! Have a great day!!

And remember the 3 golden rules!

1. How often will I wear this/ how many seasons can I get out of it?
2. Do I have other clothing items I can wear this with?
3.Is it practical?

Shop Garage Sale online here: http://www.garageclothing.com/ca/cat/sale