Wednesday

This morning was coooold and I felt a little goofy on the Metro with my bare legs, but the day has really become warm and beautiful!

Here I am at work.  Nice headset as that I am currently on a Webinar.  Again, the standard makeup routine, with the addition of Bare Escentuals Buxom eye liner in Leatherette, and Nars lipstick in Dolce Vita.  Hair is next day, when not wearing a headset it is parted on the side with sideswept bangs.

A reader recently asked if I get kickbacks from my links in posts.  Not for most of them.  I often link to items on Amazon because I do get a bit of a referral fee if you click on the link and then buy that or another item.  It's not a lot, but I also use Amazon because I find the site so convienent and love all of the customer reviews.  If I link to Old Navy or Lands End (I added a link in yesterday's post to the scarf I wore) or Nordstrom, I don't get a kickback.  I just link so you readers have easy access to the site if you are interested in learning more about a product or purchasing an item. 

I was also asked about shopping online for the cheapest price.  I often provide you with a link to the easiest site, or the one with the most stock.  But really, if I find a shoe I like (like Sofft sandals) I will scour the Internet.  I find the style name or number and Google it.  And then if I find it really cheap somewhere, I check out not only the cost for shipping, but the return policy.  There's no point in getting an item 50% off if you have to pay $10 for shipping and $10 to ship back and you have to get permission to ship back, have to use their form of shipping, and have to return within 14 days of order date.  Sometimes convienence outweighs price.  Again, I love Amazon, especially for shoes – I have found brand name shoes on there where my size is a good $40 cheaper than other sites.  I think closeouts are often posted there, for links will only have 2-3 sizes and often one size will only come in one color. 

But for an example, my Matron of Honor dress for my friend's wedding this past September – I found it at Nordstrom, but searched online and found it on eBay and at two department stores.  I lost the auction on eBay, and watched them at the two department stores.  It went on sale at Macy's and I had a coupon (and got 6% cash back by using Ebates), so I bought it there.  I do a LOT of online shopping, and am really getting it down to a science. 🙂