Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Picks
christmas is legit my favorite time of the year, but the nordstrom anniversary sale is like christmas in july for me (and therefore is my second-favorite time of the year) so this post is going to be stupid long. this year’s sale has seemed especially good, and i also feel like i’m getting better at identifying the things that i will wear a ton rather than just throwing in some items because i am craving fall clothing (i see you super cute striped sweater with elbow patches two years ago that i bought and thought i loved but wasn’t really that flattering on).
there weren’t a ton of accessory items or really even beauty picks on sale that i loooooved this year, so i realized i could focus more on the items i needed. for me i have realized lately that my needs include tops (i have like 3 tops that aren’t plain tees or button up flannel shirts), jeans, underthings and booties. i wanted one pair of good booties at least to rotate into my collection. i’ve separated my picks into items i already went to the store and purchased and tried on in the mirror at home and pranced around and maybe even have worn out already and know i love and strongly endorse, as well as items that weren’t in store or that i saw in store and regretted passing on that are on their way to me in the mail, and then items that i’d love to take a look at if they are still around near the end of the sale to space out my insane number of purchases.
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one - LOVE this free people sweater and it is a great price right now. i got green but would love to get one if not two more colors throughout the sale since they will be great for the warmer fall that we have here in georgia.
two - i actually bought this tank in black but looks like that color is off the webstie right now. this is another top i’d love to get another color in since it is around the price of a target tank right now. i wore this out last weekend and it felt super cute and kinda sexy without really showing anything too revealing
three - real talk: i hate most bras. i wear bralettes or soft bras a lot of the time, especially now that i’m full time work from home. i have found lately, though, that i need something closer to a REAL bra when i wear nicer things out to events or on the weekends. this bra is like the perfect combination between a soft bra and a real bra. it has no underwire but does have molded cups and also hooks in the back (my biggest problem with bralettes is so many are pullover style and i feel like i’m wrestling my way out sometimes). i think i need this in black as well.
four - i have been LUSTING over a pair of distressed Blank jeans for a long time, but $88 for a pair of ripped up jeans felt silly. every time i saw them on a blogger, though, i thought they were perfect. i’ve probably spent $50 on two other pairs of cheaper options that didn’t quite stack up to what i wanted (they were both cut too much like a boyfriend cut which doesn’t do much for me). this is a lighter wash version of those Blank jeans i’d wanted for so long, and for $30 off i couldn’t resist. i have worn these already and love them so much that i’m ready to toss (well, donate) the other two pairs of distressed jeans i tried to make work this year. these are especially great because they are cut more narrowly and are more of a “straight” jean than a “boyfriend” jean.
five - i don’t think i have to say anything else about how much i (and everyone else who has probably every put a pair of these on) love the hanky panky thongs. i knew they’d have these on sale and saved my nordstrom notes so that i could grab 5 pairs the day the sale started. i am hoping to budget out and grab a few more colors before the sale ends. they are only $13.50 a pair if you buy 4 or more!
six - this tee looks REALLY cute with a front tuck but also looks good with leggings and is very light weight. the olive striped one is trying to sneak into my next online cart (can you sense a theme with these items i got and love? i want them all in every color.)
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one and two - both of these booties are currently backordered, with the first pair not projected to arrive until late september (which feels like 200 years from now and i’ll probably have almost forgotten i ordered them by the time i get the shipping notification). i have seen the first pair on SO many bloggers’ lists of items to grab from the sale, and they just intrigue me with the cutout details. i am thinking i may like the second pair a little better but we will see.
three - i touched these lounge shorts about 43 times when i was in store but for some reason didn’t add them to my crazy in store haul. i regretted it basically the next day, and i ordered the black pair. like i mentioned, i’m full time WFH now so lounge clothing and lululemon are basically my total wardrobe. these shorts were SO soft and lovely and i can’t wait to immediately put them on as soon as they arrive.
four - if you click through to the links on any of this crap, PLEASE do it for these. i don’t know why, but i think the moto detailing with the ribbing on them is SO cute. i usually buy hue leggings during the sale, but decided to try these instead for something a little more interesting this year.
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one - these nikes are at the top of my “oh, you found some $100 bills shoved in an old coat pocket? treat yo self!” list for the rest of the sale. i think i’d wear the crap out of them to the spin studio and running errands but am not sure i can justify a second pair of black nikes when my flyknits are still totally cool (even if they are getting stinkier faster and faster every time i wash them).
two - i think this kit would be a GREAT way to try out charlotte tilbury makeup at a decent price. i looked through ALL the kits since i am a makeup fiend and most of them i realized i just wanted one item in the palette (like, just the bronzer from the hourglass one or just the highlight from the laura mercier one) but this one i felt like i’d like trying every single item. i have one lipstick by charlotte tilbury that is lovely so that is a good sign of things to come.
three - again, anything that is on sale for basically target prices that i think id’ like wearing this fall is going to find itself on my wishlist. this dress moved up near the top of my wishlist (which, to be fair, has 102 items on it right now) since it has started to sell out. i am hoping they restock the grey soon but the rust color is pretty, too.
four - i’ve read that these jeans have some kind of magical suck in your gut technology that i’d love to try. i’m trying very hard to upgrade my jeans and get rid of all the worn out target and old navy pairs that are just kinda meh. i have a GREAT pair of dark flare jeans from the sale last year, one good lighter flare jeans, a pair of gap high waisted skinnies and now the Blank distressed pair. I think one more pair of skinnies could round things out well.
five - if you don’t have some form of barefoot dreams cardigan/shawl situation in your closet, GET ONE DURING THIS SALE. i have the waterfall front drape sweater from last year’s sale and wear it constantly. it is seriously one of the softest, most lovely things ever. this travel shawl version has caught my eye for a taupe version. yummmmm.
six - i checked these out in store, and thought they were pleasantly nice and soft for the BP brand and their price, and now i’ve seen a lot of bloggers saying the same thing. they may be worth looking at again if i don’t buy literally everything else on this list first.
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