Blogtember - My Favorite Online Shops

Share links to your favorite online shops, preferably with a few photos of your favorite items in each shop.

It's no secret that I am a sucker for a great boutique! I have a interests list set up on my facebook so that I can keep all of my favorites under one roof! 

Lilly Boutique

I've gotten a few dresses from Lily. I have never been disappointed! If you follow me on instagram, you saw the dress I recently won from them. I received this dress in a beautiful jade/teal color. It's great for the office with a cardigan, but also fab for a date night! They have tons of dresses that transition well from work to play. And just dresses that are perfect for play as well ;)

Simple Addiction

This place is INCREDIBLE for accessories!  You can find anything from necklaces, earrings, braclets, to scarves and other nick nacks! Not to mention most items start for under $5! How perfect is this necklace? It's only 11.95! Holy steal, batman! Items are sold in flash sale style. They're only up for a limited amount of time, so you have to check back often to see all the new pretties. 

The Red Dress Boutique

 Every Athens girl knows this is the place to shop! They always have the most adorable styles, and their humongous inventory means there is always something for everybody.  They have the best game day dresses if you are in the market for one (or a few).  This is one of my go to places!  I can never go home without stopping into the store to see what goodies they have on the racks.   This dress is a killer! Then again, Lauren makes everything she wears look like a ten!

The Blue Door Boutique

If I were to describe Blue Door in one word, it would be amazing. I don't use that word often, so you know it's just that good. If I were to pick my favorite items in my closet, 75% of them would have came from Blue Door! I kid you not! I love. love. LOVE them!  I got this top there earlier this Summer. My friends probably think this is the only shirt I wear, because I don't think I ever take it off.

Here are some of my other favorites that I have book marked and I find myself constantly perusing: The Mint Julep Boutique, Blake and Brandy, UOI, Dress Up, Hope's, Cheeky Peach,  and Impressions.  

American Pretty Boutique - Sponsor Spotlight!

This month I am so sincerely proud to be sponsored by American Pretty Boutique.

One thing I am passionate about, and try my hardest to do (even though it's not always easy) is to buy American made products. It's especially hard when shopping for clothes, because everything is made in mexico or Thailand or really expensive. Now that I have been introduced to Dani, the owner and founder of American Pretty, that will soon become even easier!

Dani set out on a mission in December 2012 to promote and  provide girls with great fashionable, made in America quality clothing, at affordable prices. If you ask me, she's doing a heck of a job! Most boutiques you have to choose between good quality or an affordable price. Dani is providing us BOTH! Not only that, but her inventory boasts extremely contemporary and fashionable pieces!

The Down South Maxi -$40

Maxi dresses are all the rage this summer! Besides, who doesn't love the small lace detail at the bottom!? Precious!!

Marina Del Rey Dress - $49

Love this beautiful detail on the back of this dress. The color is perfect to show off that dark summer tan!

Leather and Pearls - $56

This is a great piece! I love the combination of the soft pearls and the leather.

Cruise Control top - $34

My personal favorite! I love coral. This top will be able to transition well from work to play. You can't beat the price for boutique shopping either!

I really, really recommend you take a couple minutes and hop over to American Pretty and browse through the rest of their inventory. Be sure to like them on Facebook here too! I'm sure there will be something you'll fall in love with and just have to have! So go on over, tell Dani I sent you.. and buy me something nice as well ;)

Just because they love my readers as much as I do, Dani has decided to spoil you all and give you 15% off your ENTIRE purchase! How sweet is she?! Just use the coupon code: VIP15 at checkout and then proceed to do your happy dance. 

Deals and Steals

I am quite the online window shopper. I can browse  online boutiques and Pinterest all day and never get bored.  I can also do a pretty decent job of not buying anything. Sometimes I'll even build a shopping bag, just to give me the feeling of shopping, and then close the browser really quick before the temptation takes over. There have been a few close calls, however.

Last week I found this skirt that I loved, and I did my typical, oh that's cute.. and kept on keepin' on, because the price just wasn't right. Originally it was $48 at The Red Dress Boutique, you'll also have tack on an additional $5-ish for shipping. (PS: I totally love that place, I wish I could have two of everything!) I really, really loved that skirt, but couldn't really justify spending that money on it. So I continued on and left the skirt behind.

I realized later that I really wish I would have actually bought that, because I found out that  have a few occasions coming up that it would have been perfect for. I went back and found out they were sold out in my size in every single color that they had this adorable skirt in. Bummer.

So I began anxiously searching all the boutiques I have bookmarked, and I could only find it in sizes too big and in the other two colors I didn't want. I finally gave up and figured it just wasn't meant to be. I just thought that I had saved myself from another purchase.  UNTIL! I found it on one of my favorite boutique's on a flash sale for only $19! I am a sucker for a good deal, and the fact that it's on such a great skirt, I'm even more excited. I think this is going to be my birthday outfit. So what if my birthday is still a month and a half away? It will look fab with my cowboy boots!

Va Va Voom!