Dolce & Gabbana at Nordstrom Rack?!

The weather here in Seattle has been rainy and gray these past few days.
It's always semi-sad to wake up to gray skies & water puddles all over the city and have it stay that way all day + fog & clouds.

I wouldn't let the weather stop me from going out today to have some domestic shopping fun.
I dragged Minh out to go to Factoria (Bellevue) to visit one of my favorite destinations the Market Place at Factoria. It's an older mall with Target, DSW, TJ Maxx, and Nordy Rack in the back. Sometimes, I really enjoy shopping in the suburbia since that's the style of shopping I grew up around. The downtown experience is great and all, but it's not as relaxed as in the suburbs.

Target is hands down my favorite store to just walk around and relax.
I always find something to buy, I mean..don't you?
I picked up a MANGO cutter! It was on clearance for $3.47 (originally $14+) One of Minh's favorite fruits are mangos. I figured we'll put it to good use : ) Haven't tried it yet though, I'll definitely let you know how it goes ^^

I also splurged and paid full price for an apple slicer!!! I've ALWAYS wanted one, but my mom would never let me buy one. She says that was the lazy American way to cut apples. I still have not mastered peeling the skin of an apple the "ASIAN" way..I'm just not coordinated to peel fruit. That's what mom and grandmas are for! How miss living near them.

But now for my exciting find at Nordstrom Rack : )
They had a series of shoes from Dolce & Gabbana on the "designer shoe" rack area in the women's shoe department. It was kind of a treat to look at them all. I've never really thought much about Dolce & Gabbana shoes before. If I splurge on nice shoes, I like my red soles :)

The pair above were originally $695, the Nordy Rack price $279.99
I only saw this pair in a size 7.

I found a few more pairs of D&G as I walked around, it was so fun!
I like how they randomly get new batches of designer shoes. Usually, I find Salvator Ferragamo, Tory Burch, Coach, and Burberry at the Rack.

Usually the Ferragamo I have found are all really dated. I'm not a big fan since they're mostly narrow. I had one pair of flats by them, but they're just not for me at this point in my life.

I haven't yet found a pair of TB that I liked from the Rack (maybe it's cause they're all snatched up by the time I get there). Women in Seattle/Bellevue know how to shop!
I have 3 pairs of Tory Burch and I've gotten them all from the regular Nordstrom. One pair..Wally destroyed :( My pair of sandals.

I've bought 2 pair of Burberry shoes from the Rack..and they both went to my sister Julia lol.
I found a really cute pair of kitten heels, and a pair of the Nova style rainboots last year. My sister appreciates them though so that makes me happy : )

I'm proud to say I didn't leave with anything for myself today since I had no real reason to buy them.
We did pick up a pair of slipper/boat shoes for Minh. He always get grouchy when I ask him to take the dogs out. He always struggles to put his shoes on (which have laces). I figured if we get him slip on boat style shoes, it will make his life easier when taking the dog out :D
(Why not just wear flip flops? You might be thinking? It's b/c it's so rainy here that your feet would get uncomfortably wet).

This pair however really caught my eye, they were $199.99, I forgot to check the original price (probably $500-600).

I thought these were so unique! They were 8 1/2 a little too big for me so I didn't try them on. I wear 7 1/2 and 8 depending on the shoe. They were such a pretty color. It makes me want to go check out the Rack by my place in dt, and drive out to South Center and check out that one too. I really like the Rack in South Center, it's super spacious :D But my favorite is still the one in Factoria. It's so exciting for me to find such nice designer goods at a discount. Back "home" or back in my hometown in Michigan, I think Guess was as name brand as it came lol.

Nothing wrong with that because I grew up appreciating visits to the big cities such as Chicago, and New York City.

In other news! My Deborah Lippman nail polishes arrived on Friday.
I was really impressed by how fast shipping was!

I just learned that they have a special set of 3 Deborah Lippmann polishes at Nordstrom for only $25! Each original size polish costs $16-20. Her glitter polishes are $20 each!
My purchase came with two free samples as well. A nail polish remover mitt & a sample of her cuticle cream.

I saw that the set came with two regular polishes, and the Happy Birthday glitter polish. I think I might go pick it up just because I want to try one of her non-glitter polishes. If you haven't noticed..I'm kind of really into sparkles : ) I picked up almost all of her glitter polishes (apart from Bad Romance). Lippmann is know for collaborating with celebrities to come up with nail polishes. I think that's pretty sweet!

I'll post better pictures soon : )
I haven't had a chance to take photos of all my new goodies! It's been mostly quick blackberry & webcam pics that I can post up asap.

I painted my nails with Deborah Lippman's "Happy Birthday" polish. Sparkly, sparkly!
It's described as a "party in a bottle"
I love it so far, it's also on my toes : )
I feel so happy today.

In DSK Giveaway News!
I decided to include the choice of the LV Neverfull PM, and MM for the winner.


I recently was remind of how much I wanted the Neverfull MM in Damier Ebene from reading one of my old xanga posts from back in 2008 when the Neverfull Damier wasn't released yet in the US (apart from Hawaii). I never got the bag because I saw so many International female students (mostly Asians) carrying it around at my school (Michigan State). I just lost interest after that, but now that college is almost 1 and 1/2 years behind me..I think I want the bag!

Anyhow, I figured it will help more girls to join & learn of DSK Jewelry ^^

This is the Neverfull PM ($650)
(the smallest of the 3 sizes the Neverfull style comes in)

This is the MM ($700) the medium (which I think is perfect).

The GM- the largest size is $750

They kind of get you..only $50 more for the next bigger bag with more material!! ahh the choices. lol Trust me don't get sucked into that..I live with a Galliera GM..when what I really wanted (and still want) is the Galliera PM..more/bigger doesn't equal better.

Your heart never lies! Always go with first impressions or that item that makes your heart flutter when you first lay eyes on it.

Here's a picture of me in my junior year of college with my very first LV bag!

:D

It's the LV Speedy 30 Mini Lin in Ebene, I remember it was $775 when I bought it.
The fabric bags are a bit more expensive than the regular canvas. I later also got my hands on the same Mini Lin in the Dune (white/cream). :D
I haven't used them very much lately. I used to get so many compliments on the bag in the picture. Special thanks to MGM Casino for letting me win that jackpot back in '07!

That picture was taken inside Minh's old townhouse that he rented during law school.
We both went to Michigan State University, I was a undergrad and he was in the law school.
It's kind of nice that we have something to relate to..we're both Spartans :D
Speaking of Spartans..I heard they lost the game tonight..hope there's no riots!
MSU is a big party school, and known to get pretty crazy. Good times, good times.

And as an estalker..(real estate stalker), I was surfing the net for fancy fancy homes in Beverly Hills (inspired by watching the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills of course). ^_~

Now this is what I can a mansion! It looks so..proper.
There's actually one very similar with the two pillars in Bellevue (Clyde Hill area).
I loveeeeee driving by it.

Did you know that there's a zillow app on the iPad? You can literally drive around a neighborhood and get all the facts about the house. Prices of homes pop up on your iPad screen as you drive by each house!!! It's my FAVORITE thing to do. I think Minh's pretty tired of me and my house obsession. I wanted to go look at houses after shopping..and he goes to me..it's night..and dark what can you see?

My response: It's dark which means you can see into their houses if their lights are on!!!

I'm pretty pathetic, but I drool for a nice house one day in a nice neighborhood.
That's one of the next goals I have for myself in this game of life.

I'm super itchy from my eczema..I'm currently having a terrible eczema breakout all over my body. It's driving me nuts and really pissing me off! Ahh, bad genes. Thanks a lot dad's side of the family!