Retail Therapy: Part II - What's in that bag?

Thank you you ladies so much for your input on the bag, every opinion counts and I truly appreciate you all fortaking the time to help me make a decision. I never did like Chanel because I didn't see anything special about it other than knowing that their line is ridiculously expensive until these two lovely ladies came along. Squeeze the Pug and ReallyPetite are the two ladies whom got me in the Chanel groove, their collections of Chanel bags are quite exquisite (check them out :)) At this point, I think (once again) that I know which one to go for but that can change every five minutes. I am going to take the time to think about it a little longer because obviously it is a huge amount of money. The more I think about what I can do with that money, the less I want it..haha.

After spending (a.k.a. wasting, per my husband) a considrable amount of time in Dior and Chanel Boutiques, it's time to eat. I am so glad we live about an hour away from this shopping mall. It truly is a place that can drain your wallet in no time with stores like Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstorm, Macy's and other gazzillion stores inside). For the best part, it has The Cheesecake Factory!!!! So healthy!!!!!!

Another puspose of this trip was to also buy a second jar of Creme de la Mer (you can read my review here). A one ounce jar lasted me about two months and I used it day and night during winter time. Since the weather is not as dry now, I am hoping this jar will last even longer...probably 3 months. From below picture, it may look like I bought the whole line of La Mer but those are my freebies....as a matter of fact I am sure the price of the freebies are already included in the full size products but they make it look like these items are fee so they can fool someone like me lol. Seriously I loved this SA, look at the free stuff she gave me. I came home with 7 samples! My husband only received 2 samples when he went. I got all kind of new stuff to try from eye cream , sunscreen to foundation. It is a little trick they use to indireclty sell me these products in full size on my next visit..I know..I know.

She also gave me two cute little jar of "Gel de la Mer" which is an ultralight edition of the original Crème de la Mer. Its texture is completely different from the creme version so people with combo to oily skin may like this one. As for me, it doesn't provide enough moisture because my skin is extremely dry..only the creme version works. I am doing a mini giveaway of the Gel de la Mer samples for one of my readers that would like to give it try. One small container should provides approximately 5 day supply depending how much you use it. Just leave me a comment that you want a sample, the deadline is Noon on Sunday (4/3/11) - *open within US only*. Note: a winner will get both jars so that should last about 10 days and you may (or may not) notice the difference it does to your skin before buying a full size.

From now, I decided that I will not announce/advertise my future giveaway in the subject line anymore. It is quite interesting to see that some people follow a blog for a giveaway purpose only. I don't think it is fair for my readers who regularly read and are somewhat interested in the post. So if you have enough patience to read up to this line, I salute and thank you for your interest :)