Shopping Haul Post: Nordstrom Rack

Today's shopping outing was mainly a reconnaissance mission.  It had been a while since I had been to Nordstrom Rack and wanted to take inventory of the new arrivals.  Usually when I go shopping I have a few very specific items in mind, but I had received a card last week from Nordstrom rack advertising their "Contemporary Event" and it piqued my curiosity.  Going in with no expectations I was able to find a few key pieces sure to make it into heavy rotation in my spring summer outfits.

Fashion Finds: Cheap Monday Domino Dress

Cheap Monday Domino Dress

I will confess I spend too much time browsing fashion e-tailers websites, hence my tech free day last week. There are some sites I like to shop at and some sites I like to look at, knowing full well I could not afford the product, but I like to look anyway.  Shopbop.com falls into the latter category.  It has a terrific webpage and I love their look-books, but normally I shy away from the site because they are completely out of my price point.  However I can't resist the siren-song of the lovely designer pieces so I go to just window shop.  Occasionally they surprise me by having some really high-fashion but completely affordable pieces.  My find today is this black asymmetrical dress by Swedish brand Cheap Monday.

DIY Dose: Say Bye-Bye To Winter Skin With a Lavender Scrub

I have a wonderfully diverse group of friends who I can call on for their expertise on a myriad of topics;  anything from finance, to real estate, to tattoos and beauty.  One of those terrific people is Eduardo, who also happens to be a blogger and wellness guru extrodinaire.  He recently posted on his blog a terrific all natural scrub recipe that is sure to polish your skin and leave you looking glowing for Spring.  I really love natural beauty recipes, so I asked Eduardo if I could share it with my readers and he graciously agreed.  So I would like to introduce my first guest blogger Eduardo Martinez of the blog Eduardo Life.