Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Love of Planning Etsy Mini Haul

Shop #1: Fleur De Lis Planner


This order is from last week but I wanted to post it even if it's late. 

Far left: Bicycle Don't Forget Dashboard
Middle: Rainbow Heart Checklists
Far right: Rainbow Little Flags
Bottom: Freebie sheet!

I used some others stickers in my spread for last week and in this week's as well. 


Shop #2: Cricket Paper Co. 


I just got these a few minutes ago and I'm so happy. I got all these goodies for about $10 shipped with their Labor Day Sale. The stickers are so cute!

Top left: Peach Floral Variety Stickers
Top right: Perfect Match Stickers (these are too cute!)
Bottom left: Preppy Nautical Variety Stickers
Middle right: Drink Up Stickers
Bottom right: Autum themed freebie sampler sheet

So excited to use these!


Shop #3: Plan it Pretty

I haven't received this order yet. It actually just shipped but I'm so ready.  It's an Oops Grab Bag with five sheets for only $7.50. Great deal and I've heard from other Planner Girls that most of the time the stickers aren't in unusable condition- few cuts off here and there or ink smudge. 

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Mid-Week Spread!

Geez, what a dramatic last post! Let's lighten the mood, shall we?

Below you can find my mid-week spread for the Week of September the 7th through the 13th, 2015.




VoilĂ ! There it is. As you can see, I did a little monsters the this week and I really wanted to feature the September colors of my Erin Condren Life Planner. 

My Planning History:

Zip. Zilch. Nada.... Okay, that's not entirely true. I've always been a lister (I make lists. For everything.) I also have always had an agenda, be it the free ones from school or a cute little one or now my ECLP (also known as the love of my life.) However, I say I have no planning experience because I recently discovered this new world of decorating planner spreads. Let me tell you, I was in awe at some of these girls' planners. I mean, they look so impossibly beautiful. I needed to try it out. So about three weeks ago I tried it out for the first time. It came out freaking adorable, if I do say so myself! This week it is my fourth spread and also my lightest because I was out of town for the long weekend and did a belated planning Tuesday evening which threw me off my game a little. But I love those little monster stickers so I do like the way the spread is turning out. 

Sticker Sources and Supplies Breakdown:

All the monster stickers came in a Sticko sticker sheet pack I got at Michaels. The fuschia Washi is from Walgreens and the green hexagon print duct tape is from Big Lots. The letter stickers that I used to spell Boston are from a scrapbook kit, I already owned and I can't remember where that is from. The little flag stickers are Matte and they are from Fleur De Lis Planners. The heart checklist (glossy) is also from her, along with the adorable little laundry sticker (matte)! I only own stickers from her, for right now. It was the first shop I bought from because she had this massive sale. I'm waiting on an order from Cricket Paper Co. currently. (You can actually see that in the side bar of the spread, if you look closely.) VERY excited for that. Finally, the color label stickers are the ones that come with the ECLP in the back. 
The pens I used on the actual white space of the paper are the Erin Condren Pens, but not the newer ones- the original ones. On the stickers and the ECLP label stickers, I used just a black Ultra Fine Point Sharpie Marker. 

& that is my mid-week spread! Hope you guys liked it. 

Besitos,
Simply Lissy, XO

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Back to School / Stationary Haul

Hey Shopaholics!

OK, so here's a little something about me- I love (like to-die-for Romeo & Juliet love) stationary, office supplies, cutesy little things, sticky notes, the sorts. In this haul, I didn't buy anything considered "supplies" really. I like to purchase my class supplies after I know for sure how the professor has their class set up and if I am not dropping or chaining the course. So this was like my Part One. Let's get right to it.

Note: This post is more Lifestyle-Blog related so it may seem a little rambled because I was just super excited to share everything with you all.

~xoxo~

First I head to Target, and I am obsessed with their Dollar Spot stationary collections- I think they're so cute I love how often they have new things. I did have to control myself (lol, yes my shopaholicism is that bad!) because I would just take two of everything if I really could. So here is what I got:


All of the items shown here are from Target at the Dollar Spot and though their items range from one to three dollars everything here cost me one one dollar.

Over on the top left is a little Weekly Planner, I really liked the dusty purple color on this along with the chevron-ish print it has going on. I do use an Erin Condren Life Planner which I absolutely adore; it's my baby. However, I purchased this because I want to start decorating my planner pages in my Erin Condren like people do because I think they look super cute- so this I bought just to fill in my upcoming due assignments along with page numbers, readings, due dates, etc. 
Under that, I got some cute Page Flags- these are going to be used for my Erin Condren, along with marking things in my textbooks etc. I think the Purple and Grey look really good with the upcoming September color scheme for the Erin Condren so that was a bonus! 
At the top center, are some giant push pins which I thought were just super cute for the bulletin board above my desk.
Below that, I got a cute notepad that reads "take note," I thought the font was so cute so yup, that's pretty much all I needed and I was sold. I will be using this to take notes of all my Couponing deals because it's a lot more compact than carrying prints out or a bunch of regular sized papers with notes.
Over on the right, I got some cute To-Do Sticky Notes and some square ones with a pretty flower. I love sticky notes (you guys know this from how often I post cheap stickies I find!) and I love making lists so that was that.

My book-bag is also from Target, I just didn't take a picture of it. However I found it online, so if you're curious you can click here to check it out. 

~xoxo~

Next we move to Office Max/ Depot (apparently they're one company now?!) & I promise that the Target Haul was the longest so bear with me... Here's what I got:


Starting at the bottom right, I got a 24 count of Fine Tip Sharpies. I love sharpies and I only had regular tip black ones at home so I figured I would get some. These are Regular Price $19.99 but this week they're marked down to $10! So great deal. Also, there is a $0.75 OFF Sharpie Permanent Marker Product of three count or higher from a recent insert. (I recently changed my couponing system from the filing method to a couponing binder so I'm not sure which insert exactly that is from. Sorry!) So bringing your total down to $9.25. Making each UNIT roughly $0.39- great price, I think.
On the left, I got three packs of 100 sheets College Ruled Filler Paper. I got these beacuse this week they are on sale for only a penny with a minimum of a $5 purchase (limit three). This is just always great to have and be stocked-up on.
On top of the paper are some cute page flags in four colors. These were marked down on clearance for $3 but the packaging was a little opened at the top so I was able to receive an additional 50% OFF making them only $1.50. 
Finally, all the way at the top, I got a four pack of Office Depot/ Max brand macaroon erasers... Honestly, I have no reason to have gotten these other than I think they are adorable and were only a buck, so I just needed to have them. 

~xoxo~

Moving on, I went to Walgreens and got a few rolls of washi tape from the clearance section. I did blog about this earlier so hopefully you were able to find some cute ones and stick up! I only bought three, as you can see below:


The top one I loved because it goes so well with the Target Dollar Spot Collection. The second one also goes nicely with the collection, plus it's always nice to have solid washi. These were each only $0.79. The bottom one I thought was so so cute because I love to travel and that one was $1.79, which is still a great price.

~xoxo~

Finally, I went over to Michael's to grab some quick items for working on spreads in my Erin Condren Life Planner. 


On the far left are some cute monkey stickers from Sticko. I got these on clearance for only $0.49, so I will be doing a monkey spread hopefully soon.
On the center and far right, I got some Adhesive Craft Paper and I've never tried this out but I figured why not as each was marked down to only $2. I will be attempting to use these as backgrounds for the morning/day/night squares.

~xoxo~

SO THAT WAS MY HAUL! 
If you're still with me, thanks so much for reading!! I know this was a long one but I was just so excited about everything I got. 
Comment below and let me know what you thought!
Are you a stationary addict, too? Or just have a haul post? Link it below, I'd love to check it out!


Till next time my beautiful Shopaholics! Stay fabulous!
xoxo, Lissy

Friday, July 31, 2015

#OOTD

Hey Shopaholics!

Today I'll be sharing with you all my Outfit Of The Day, along with where I got each of the pieces. 

Without further ado, here is my #OOTD

One of my favorite things about this outfit is how versatile it is- it can take you from the office to a movie or even a possible date night. The other thing I like is that it's comfortable. Very important for long days. 

Here's the shopping trip breakdown:
Blouse: Discovery
Necklace: Forever 21
Jeans: Gap
Arm Candy: Alex & Ani (bracelet), Michael Kors (watch), Pandora (bracelet)
Shoes: Erge


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Monday, July 27, 2015

Product Review: Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs

Happy Monday, Shopaholics.

I come to you all bearing fabulous news about a product I had some time to try out and totally loved: Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs.

I posted a week or so ago about how I got invited into the @SallyHansen Virtual VoxBox on @Influenster and I was so stoked! If you've never heard of Influenster, it's basically a site where you receive campaigns and #contest(s) to try out FREE full sized goodies in exchange for an honest review and social media postings. If that sounds appealing to you, you can join by clicking here. I also shared a coupon that you guys could use if you wanted to try it out yourselves and join me in the #ABLChallenge. If you're new to my blog, you can check out those posts here and here. If you would like a direct link to the coupon, click here.

Okay, now that all that technical stuff is out of the way, let's talk about the product.

I live in the Sunshine State where it is actually not all that sunny lately and I have moderately to generously fair skin, which is why I got so excited to be invited into this VoxBox. I am a little skeptical with self-tanners, especially for your legs and if you've ever seen Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging, you can understand why (hint: pool + tanner = orange legs, not cute.)

My experience with the Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs was, however, above par. I purchased the Medium shade because I wanted to look bronzed and like I actually do live in Miami. I tested it out at home, on a rainy day, where no one could see me, just in case (I know, I know, I live life on the edge.) However, after evening out my legs, I looked like a Barbie. My legs looked longer and toned, no gym membership needed. Who knew the help you could get from a leg tanner?

Since my little fiasco at home, I have dressed up my legs for a Girls Night Out and several Date Nights on the town. I even got asked how I managed to get so tan without getting sun-burnt! Hey, what they won't know won't hurt them. It's a little secret to keep among my Shopaholics. (;

If you're in the market for a self-tanner for your legs, try out Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, you won't regret it. Here's a coupon to sweeten the deal. Special thanks to +Influenster for inviting me to join this campaign and #contest and +SallyHansenTV for Sponsoring this Virtual VoxBox!

Already tried it? Comment below and let me know what you thought.

Till next time,Shopaholics
XOXO, Lissy



I was invited to this Virtual VoxBox for FREE courtesy of Influenster. I received a coupon (which I have shared with you all) in order to try Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, courtesy of Influenster. My opinions are completely my own.
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Saturday, July 18, 2015

AZSPORT Swim Cap Product Review

Want to know what I had to say about AZSPORT's Swim Cap? Check it out:





GREAT SWIM CAP.

Firstly, I love the little plastic bag in comes in because I can just zip the wet cap back inside when I'm done using it and throw it into my purse without having to worry about wetting anything. I have a similar bag for my swimsuit and it just makes life THAT MUCH MORE convenient.

Next, I love the spot reserved for my ears, it helps the cap fit snug without moving around and releasing my hair. This also helps to keep the silicone from pulling at my ears (ouch!)

I also really enjoyed the added bonuses it comes with. The ear plugs and nose plug come in a little carrying case so don't lose them if you don't use them. It's very comfortable to have those on hand instead of loosely thrown in your workout bag.

Great product, overall.



Blog Review Exclusive: My favorite part is that it included the ear plugs and nose plus in a cute little plastic box. Apart from being convenient, it so cute! That and the plastic bag it all came in to avoid wetting my bag. I love that the company thought of those little details.




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