2008 April

Entries from April 2008

Bluefly launches B*fly!

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

by: ss_shopgirl This week the retail fashion behemoth that is Bluefly launched another section on its site called B*fly. As you might expect, B*fly is primarily targeted toward a younger shopper, but hey, there’s no problem with that. Especially when almost everything on the site is at least 40% off! It’s essentially a Bluefly redux, [...]

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Tags: fashion & apparel

IKEA Says Bye-Bye to Plastic Bags!

April 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments

By: ss_shopgirl  Ikea announced today that it’s planning to jump on the green anti-plastic bandwagon by eliminating paper and plastic bags from their stores in October 2008. Customers will either have to bring their own bags, or purchase the large Ikea bag.  Nordstrom and Wal-Mart have also changed their shopping bag offerings by offering recycled shopping bags.  So I [...]

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Tags: fashion & apparel · lifestyle & gossip

All Thumbs up for These New DVD Releases

April 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

by: ss_shopgirl I was really happy to find out that a slew of this year’s best movies are finally coming out on DVD! My personal favorite was No Country for Old Men, which was March’s popular new release. But April is proving to top March with these new fabulous DVD releases — Juno, There Will be Blood, [...]

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Tags: TV and movies

Hot or Not: Rainbow Rose Bouquet for Mother’s Day

April 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

By: ss_shopgirl Todd Oldham Rainbow Rose bouquet.

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Tags: family · gifts · home & garden

It’s Wedding Time! What to wear, what to wear?

April 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

By: ss_shopgirl The birds are singing, the sun is shining a bit brighter, the days are longer — it’s spring after all! And where there’s spring, there are weddings. And where there are weddings, there is always this question: OMG what should I wear to this wedding?  Last year about this time I was looking [...]

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Tags: fashion & apparel

Celebrate National Poetry Month with these Hot New Poetry Book Releases!

April 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The [...]

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Tags: books

Eco-Friendly Spring Cleaning Products

April 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

by: ss_shopgirl Do you love taking online quizzes? I do. And yes, I’ll take one even it’s about cleaning. Like this “Spring Cleaning Style Quiz.” Apparently I’m a “Between Fuss and Dust-er!” But it did get me thinking – it’s time to start spring cleaning, and I don’t want to use toxic chemicals to get [...]

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Tags: home & garden

This just in: Shopbop’s 30% off sale!!

April 1st, 2008 · No Comments

by: ss_shopgirl I love Shopbop and had to let you know about their limited time sale. Take an extra 30% off sale items when you enter 30MORE at checkout. Hurry! The sale ends April 3rd at 11:59 PM PST.

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Tags: fashion & apparel