WHAT'S IN MY BAG - SEPTEMBER 2014

Hello Lovelies!

Today I thought I would break out of doing hauls and do a 'What's in my bag' post instead! I'm always looking at Youtube Videos or blog posts with this tag; it is one of those times I become a bit 'nosy', I don't know why I find it so interesting to see what's in other people's bags! 

Well, now it is your turn to be nosy, here is what is in my bag!

The bag I'm carrying is the Steve Madden Stud and Tassel Crossbody in black, if I remember correctly, the retail of this bag is $78. 

And the contents I keep inside of the bag:

Harry Potter Wallet, of course this is like the main item in all handbags, since it holds our money and I.D.'s! I removed all my cards from it for the picture but put my Ulta Rewards in the picture slot. Behind the cards slots there is a place that you can put cash/receipts, etc. I use it for storing more of my cards. Then on the right side is two slots for cash/receipts. I love this wallet, I just got it in last week and as soon as I got it I put it to use right away; if you didn't know I have a Harry Potter obsession! This wallet is only $14.80 at Hottopic, if you want to purchase one for yourself, Click Here.

Paper Notebook with Gold Spots. I always have a notebook on me, I use it to keep track of bills, check register, blog posts, orders that are coming, etc. I got it from either Target or Walmart for around $6.  I like this one because the spine is open, so it stays open easily. I wish I would have purchased more of them when I got the first one! 

To go along with my notebook, a Pentel Click N Go pen. I originally got this pen in a set with a bunch of different colors thinking that the ink would be the color of the pen, but I was wrong. I am okay with that though, these turned out to be my favorite pen! These are so awesome and write so smoothly, love them! 

A hotwheel, pterodactyl toy, and fruit snacks. As a mom I always keep stuff like this on me for when I'm out and about with my son and he needs a little snack or to keep him distracted a bit. 

Gum!!! I love gum, I only ever use Spearmint, I'm not into flavors like strawberry or ice cream. 

Bath & Body Works products, I always like to carry a perfume with me, you never know when you might need a spritz! The perfume I'm currently carrying around is Bath & Body works Forever Red, this perfume smells so incredibly good! I bought a couple of the travel sized ones and I still need to invest in a full sized one. 
Pocket Bac Anti-Bacterial Hand Sanitizer in Caribbean Escape. Anti-Bacterial is always important to carry around!!! 

Last but not least, the beauty items I like to carry around with me are:
Benefit's Dandelion Lipgloss
MAC's Venomous Villains lipglass in Strange Potion
Lypsel Chapstick
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC15
Benefit BadGal Mascara
Too Faced Perfect Eyes Eyeliner in Black
Smashbox Travel Full Exposure Palette

I hope you enjoyed looking into what is in my bag!! 

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Thank you!

JULY LITTLE BLACK BAG HAUL & GIVEAWAY! CLOSED!!!!!

Hello everyone! 

It has been awhile since I have posted a blog update and I keep meaning to put up some posts that I have but life has been crazy lately lol! 

I got my Little Black Bag in the mail today and I am in love with all of the items!! I opened my bag with a $35 wallet, $16 lipstick and a pair of $18 earrings. I also added to my bag a purse that was on sale for around $17 and a pair of sandals on sale for $12/$13. It only cost me $23.90 to open with the wallet! I actually traded the sale purse I got away but ended up with it again before my bag closed, which made me happy because I absolutely love it! 

Want to try LBB? Use this link and you will get 25% OFF your first bag if you are a new user, just click HERE!!!! Also, if you open a bag right now, LBB will give you a free deluxe sample of either NUME shampoo or conditioner!!

Here are the items I got in my LBB:

Dirty Laundry Loop-O-Rama sandals in black (Retail $49)! These are so adorable, I absolutely love them and they are going to be perfect to wear during the summer! These were the sale sandals that I added to bag.

Steve Madden Merlot Leopard Tote (Retail $98)! This bag is absolutely beautiful! This is the original bag I added to my bag during the sale and I am so happy I got it back! This thing is HUGE!! I will be using this for plane days since I can fit my laptop in it and still have plenty of other room for my stuff and my sons stuff! 

Street Level Studded Drawstring Bucket Tote (Retail $85)!  This bag was another sale bag but I traded for it and I am happy I did! I moved all my stuff into this bag right away it is so cute! 

Olivia + Joy Knick Knack Hobo (Retail $98)! This bag was on sale as well and I traded for this bag! Most of the sale bags were actually really cute and got amazing trades! I am so happy they had this sale, it made getting items so much easier lol.

K. Kreative Earring Set (Retail $15)! I love these earrings! I really liked the lightening bolt ones because they remind me of Harry Potter lol!

Mystique Beaded Tribal Bracelet (Retail $18)! I cannot tell you how many times I got this bracelet and traded it away lol. I decided after trading it so many times that I wanted to keep one and I'm happy I did! This is such a cute bracelet and goes great with my Street Level studded bucket tote!

Bindy Gold & Green Wrap Bracelet (Retail $24)! This bracelet is absolutely gorgeous! I'm in love lol!

T & J Designs Bold Stone Stud Earrings (Retail $18)! I saw someone post these in Traders and thought they were really pretty, so I made sure I got them!

Jardin Daisy Earrings (Retail $24)! These are cute but a little bigger than I thought they would be.

Geranium Horseshoe Stud Earrings (Retail $17)! I love Geranium stud earrings, I got a pair of little bambi ones in the past and they are just adorable!!! Plus the packaging is so cute, I love how they come in a little box!

Mystique Chain Bib Necklace (Retail $20)! Nobody liked this necklace except me I swear lol! I think it is so cute and it was one of the first things my husband saw that he actually liked in my bag!

Ruddy Water Blushed Rollerball (Retail $18)! This smells so good! It has a vanilla, lemony scent that I love!! I am obsessed with rollerballs too, I prefer them over having to spray myself with perfume because it is perfect for on the go! 

Total Retail Value of my bag $484 and I paid a little over $50 with my original opening bag + add to bag items!!!! This was an amazing bag for me! I'm so excited how much I got out of what I paid and love everything I got!!! 

Some tips I have for trading are, trade for the full 7 days! Even if you think that you love your bag, you never know what can happen, an amazing offer can come along! Even if you don't like an item if the offer is a good one (above value, multiple item trade, or popular item) you should take it because you have better chances of trading the items for things you love, get a higher value bag, and end up with more items! Use the chat feature!! There are so many great girls, and so far one guy, that are in the chat and they can be very helpful! 

Now for the GIVEAWAY!!!!!!

During my last giveaway I gave you items that I traded for in LBB, this time I'm going to do things differently! Instead of me picking item for you, I'm going to give one lucky winner a $50 Little Black Bag Gift Card!!! That's right $50!! I think it is fun to trade for yourself and then I won't have to worry about the winner liking the items lol!! You can use it once on an opening with a bag/etc., or use it for multiple openings with smaller items! It is up to you!  

Rules For The Giveaway:

You must be a follower of my blog!! (Please do not follow my blog just to unfollow it after the giveaway is over!)

You must be 18 years old, or have parents permission!

You must live in America, Canada, APO/FPO or Puerto Rico as those are the only places LBB ships to! 

I will pick a person at random (I DO NOT play favorites, I like things to be fair! Everyone has an equal chance of winning).

If you are following my blog you are automatically entered into the giveaway! 

For an EXTRA chance to win the giveaway you can leave a comment below of what item you like most out of my LBB haul! 

I will notify the winner of the giveaway the day it ends by making a blog post, posting it on twitter (HERE) and on Instagram (HERE).

THIS GIVEAWAY STARTS NOW AND ENDS JULY AUGUST 18th! I WILL MAKE A BLOG POST ANNOUNCING THE WINNER AUGUST 1ST!!!!

UPDATE: 
I am changing the date that the giveaway ends, I will be out of town when I was going to end it so I am actually going to extend it until AUGUST 18TH when I will be back home! Sorry for the date change!!!!! <3 

Disclaimer: I am doing this giveaway on my own, Little Black Bag is in no way involved or endorsing this giveaway. I am purchasing the gift card with my own money.