When I randomly saw a Rue 21 about 20 minutes away from my apartment yesterday my Cheap Diva Antennas went off! I hadn’t yet seen one here in Nashville and I was sort of disappointed that one of my secret score dens was no where to be found. Rue 21 always has tons of clearance items for like two or three dollars that are actually really cute! Most of the time when you see a $2.00 clearance sign it’s a bunch of frayed tanks and ugly St. Patty’s Day tees.
I was digging through my jewelry box this morning and stumbled upon this ring that I had all but forgotten about.
Believe it or not, this was a cheesy theme park gift shop find. I got it after I rode The Pirates of the Caribbean at Islands of Adventure for the first time back in 98.
It’s held up pretty well for a $9 dollar ring 🙂 Super happy that I found it!
I am a designer jean junkie! A few years ago I was gifted my first pair of Rock revivals and have been hooked ever since! They are a tad pricey but in opinion totally but worth it.
Adding to my obsession with expensive jeans is the fact that I have a rather odd butt shape. I always have trouble finding pants that don’t make me look droopy back there. My booty is not exactly a bubble but nor is it an apple bottom. It’s more like a flattop pear bottom type of derrière .
Ok… enough about my backside and on to the deal.
Along with Rock Revival, I also love Miss Me jeans. They give me that Jlo-esque booty that us Puertoricans are supposed to be born with. My genetics were not that kind to me so I have to make do. Woops, going on about the butt again. My bad.
Anyhoo…
Both brands normally cost about $140-$179 retail, so while I was taking some old clothes to Plato’s Closet for some quick cash I did a double take when I spotted these a babies.
They may be pre-owned but they were in good shape. Almost as if someone had worn them twice and got sick of them. Welp, another rich girl’s trash is this Cheap Diva’s treasure!
The price tag said $45 dollars but I was getting getting cash for the stuff I was selling, and at Plato’s if you put that money towards a store purchase you get 20% off. So the grand total was around $37 bucks!
I bounced my bootyliscious self right on out of that store with a triumphant grin.
I am IN LOVE with this little wonder brush! I usually buy hair styling tools with such high hopes only to be let down and left with a drawer full of do-dads that I don’t use. Hence my habits of being a product hoarder.
The first time I discovered the Goody QuickStyle brush I was getting a blowout at the salon and I spotted one of the girls using it. You usually don’t see hairstylists using Goody products…they tend use the ultra fancy stuff but this chick swore by it. It was on sale on Kroger one day from $11.99 to $4.99 so I figured what’s one more gadget in my drawer.
For the first time in a while I am thrilled with my hair purchase! The little towel like thingies in between the bristles really did cut my styling time in half!
Sigh. I am in love. I spotted this amazing Michael Kors watch at Ross the other day and all I old do was press my nose again the glass case and whine. I bet your noticing the price tag right now and wondering why I didn’t snatch this beauty out of the case, run to the register and skip out of the store. Two words…Wedding Budget. Even if it is like $120 cheaper than it would be retail I just can’t justify it right now. Sigh. Oh well. Maybe next time 🙂
I had a seriously puzzled look on my face when I saw this Michael Kors chain link belt in the $2.99 clearance bin at Dillards. I for sure though it was put there by mistake and it must be $16.80 like the tag said.
One of the first rules I learned in Cheap Diva College is ask and ye shall receive….
Haha! My fiance was wishing me a Merry P!NK-MAS all weekend. I thought this was so cute because for me the day of the P!NK concert may as well have been Christmas morning. I usually stress myself into more grey hairs over what outfit to wear to important events, so you can image how much dye I was going to need after planning my look for the show. Well for once in my life I decided to say eff it and go with the flow with this one. I mean P!NK is a Covergirl now. Easy, Breezy, Beautiful was to be the style mantra for the night. Everything except the Fox t-shirt ( $5 at Plato’s Closet ) was stuff I already had in my closet. Those awesome teal suede shoes came home with me after a trip to a street market in LA last March. A really great score for $22 bucks! I have only worn them once so it was about time they made an appearance. Oh! Let me not forget the gems!
It is my belief that a great pair of shoes and some bad ass accessories can make an entire outfit rock. I found that vintage turquoise rhinestone bib necklace at a flea market in Memphis over three years ago for $4.00!!! It too needed to see the light of day because I’ve never found the right moment to wear it. Such a unique piece needs to be shown off! 🙂 The concert was A-MAZ-ING by the way. I screamed. I cried. Some weave fell out. People wanted to throw me off the balcony after all of the screeching. All in all it was a bucket list moment that was checked off with a big fat pink sharpie! Seriously a day I will never forget!!!!!
Lately I have been seeing all these JCPenny commercials where they are pulling a New Kids on The Block and calling themselves JCP. they show their $5 tees in comparison to other stores products that are more expensive. That is what Cheap Diva is all about so even though I usually have no desire to shop at JCP, I figured I would give it a shot. I was pleasantly surprised when I walked through the doors expecting to see the normal grandma-ville but this is not at all what was before me. JCP has revamped their store into quite the little boutique. They even have a Sephora store now! I scored that adorable little black cropped jacket for $5!
The sock bun movement has been in full effect on Pinterest for the past year and I’m all about it. However, this was a pin-fail when I tried to simulate the whole cutting up a tube sock thing. So how did I get the cute little muffin on the top of my head you ask? I did it with this thingy.
I get up at 3:30 ion the morning so when something claims to be “Quick and Easy” it damn well better be. Well folks…IT IS! And the grand total for this bun maker wonder product…..$3.49 at Walgreens!
