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Splurge or Save: Trendy Pieces for Less – Spring 2019

May 10, 2019 · In: Fashion, Spring & Summer

Hey y’all! A few days ago I asked y’all on Instagram about the content you would want to see from me. I got a ton of requests for affordable fashion! I always love finding a good deal on clothes and accessories, and love trying to find coupon codes, sales, or dupes of pieces I have my eye on. So today I wanted to share with y’all 5 dupes on some popular items for Spring and Summer! Let’s get into it!

Gingham Dress

Gingham is one of my favorite patterns! When I saw this dress I fell in love. However, at $178 I wasn’t planning to make the splurge. That same week I walked into a J.Crew Factory and saw the dress shown below for a fraction of the cost! Now, J.Crew is ALWAYS having sales and coupons on their website and in store. At the time of writing this post the dress is only $35. If you shop in store and are a current student, bring your school ID to get an ADDITIONAL 15% off! I think I ended up paying around $30 for this dress.

H Sandals

Chances are you’ve probably seen these on every fashion blogger. There are TONS of dupes for these Hermes sandals pictured above. I don’t know about you, but I don’t have $650 for shoes… I found a dupe at Walmart for under $8… I’ll admit they aren’t the best dupes I’ve seen, and honestly the website pictures do them no justice lol. But considering no matter where you get them from they’ll probably only last through the summer, there’s no need to spend more. I’ll also include the Target version HERE as well, since they honestly look a bit more realistic. Target ones shown below.

Bamboo Purse

Bamboo purses are so in this year! Y’all already know I am on the front seat of that bandwagon lol. It’s crazy how expensive brand name bamboo bags can be. The one above is from Nordstrom and costs over $100. The one below is from Amazon and is under $30.

Bow Earrings 

 

Y’all know I love some large and in charge earrings! However, unless it’s something REALLY special, I don’t spend much. I saw the darling bow earrings above, listed for $48. I found the ones shown below on Etsy for only $8… Yeah, $8. In that case, I’ll take a pair in every color 😉

Statement Sunglasses

I am not one to spend next to anything on sunglasses. My limit is about $15 because I tend to lose them, break them, or get sunscreen caked on them throughout the summer. Lately these Gucci sunglasses have been super popular, and I’ve seen these ones as well. I personally wouldn’t wear them day-to-day, but they’re definitely a fun look! Elton John definitely approves. However, these cost over $1,000… Target has a dupe for only $15, shown below. Now if you lose them in the ocean you won’t cry lol. Another great dupe with pink lenses can be found here on Amazon.

There you have it y’all! I hope this post helped you out in one way or another. There are so many great ways to get the look you want to achieve without spending hundreds or thousands of dollars. If you’d like me to do a post like this again, let me know in the comments or connect with me on social media (@TheNorthernPrepster).

Thanks for reading!

xoxo
Jayme

Disclaimer: I do not take credit for any photos used. All photos were received from the links given. Affiliate links are included in this blog and I may be paid commission when items are purchased through the link.

By: Jayme · In: Fashion, Spring & Summer · Tagged: accessory dupes, bags, dress, dupes, earrings, etsy, fashion, gucci, hermes, save, shoes, splurge, Spring Fashion, summer fashion, sunglasses, trend, trendy fashion

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I’ve heard it said PA is 10 years behind on fashion👀 I can confirm people don’t understand me or my Lorna Murray hat I bought back in 2022👒

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Getting vulnerable for a second: I love creating content and blogging but photographing myself lately, especially on this trip, has been rough for my self-esteem. While curating this post I was second guessing even posting these pictures because I didn’t like the way my body looked. Over the past month I’ve been on a regimen of medications that have thrown my body through a loop have had me not feeling myself. Even a “healthy” diet and daily exercise can’t reverse the side effects I’m experiencing and it’s been hard for me to reconcile that. In this process I’ve been reminding myself I don’t look at others around me or people I follow online and analyze their bodies or looks. 

So this is your reminder that we’re overthinking ourselves more than others are thinking about us. And it’s easier said than done, but give yourself grace through all seasons of life🤍
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💫My Short Review of Epic Universe💫 *as a Dis 💫My Short Review of Epic Universe💫
*as a Disney annual passholder*
(blog post & YouTube video coming soon)

‼️TLDR: Overall it was as chaotic as I expected so I was neither impressed nor disappointed. However I’m unsure how things will suddenly be running smoothly at the opening that’s just 2 weeks away.

✨I’ll start with our highlight which was mainly Super Nintendo World! I was a big Nintendo kid so this was very anticipated for me. While the rides were meh the land is extremely immersive. I do wish we had more time to explore the games you can play with the power up bands! 

🍔As for food we didn’t eat a ton but had lunch at Oak & Star Tavern (BBQ) which was much better than I expected! Not the best theme park food I’ve ever had but definitely better than anything I’ve had at Universal in the past. We also got a frozen melon apple drink in Nintendo that was perfect for a hot day!

🐉Isle of Berk was cool overall but for such a niche IP I wasn’t really interested. The one ride we rode in the land - Hiccup’s Wing Gliders - ended up being our favorite!

🧟‍♂️Dark Universe was a tad underwhelming. I was really looking forward to it but it didn’t really do it for me. At night it was cool but the ride wasn’t as good as I was expecting. I’ve heard quotes that this is the “most technologically advanced ride in the world” and that’s simply not true. However the ride wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be!

🇫🇷Magical Paris was neat despite me not being a Harry Potter fan. It really felt like Paris! However the lack of attractions there is a huge problem. 

🎢Despite it being technical rehearsals to me does not justify the amount of rides that were either completely shut down or broke at some point. Only 2 attractions in the entire park had zero issues all day. We rode 4 attractions since everything else was closed (2 would’ve caused motion sickness). I don’t see how these will magically be working in 2 weeks. The closures caused long wait time and chaos in every aspect. At opening they had no system for filtering people into queues in a reasonable manner. Something Disney figured out decades ago. 

Glad we went and experienced something new! #epicuniverse

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