My New Found Lululemon Addiction

I developed a new addiction a couple days ago: Lululemon!

As a yogi, I've been wearing Hardtail most of the time, and occasionally some yoga pants from Victoria's Secret just because they look cute. I see all of my yoga teachers wear Lululemon all the time, I was wondering what's so great about them. Since I am a total shopaholic, I had to check them out, so I went to a local boutique in Ann Arbor called Bivouac, which is the only place within walking distance for Lululemon products on University of Michigan campus. Soon after, I realized that was a huge mistake! :)

Right after I walked into the store, I saw this peachy scoop neck yoga tank and I fell in love with it at first sight. This design is just so cute and unique, the color really fits my skin tone very well, and the high quality fabric just seems irresistible. After I tried it on, I couldn't help but pulling out my wallet to pay for it. It hugs my body so well, I feel extremely comfortable in it. Even better, it gives me more support than those so called high impact sports bras I got from places like Victoria's Secret, Nike, Addidas, and Champion. I got two of these scoop neck tank, one is peachy(shown in pictures) and another one in light purple(the purple is very similar to the OPI nail polish purple in my previous post) and white. I also got a pair of pants with the colorful waistband. Now, I am joining all the other Lululemon addicts and wearing my lovely Lululemon to class. :)

Yeah, the Lululemon products are very pricey, but I think they might last longer. The problem I had with the Hardtail is that they don't last. I kill a pair of Hardtail yoga pants every 3 months on average. The Lululemon fabric definitely seems much stronger than Hardtail right now, I hope it beats Hardtail in endurance as well. I guess I wil find out later.

Pitaya

This Pitaya store was opened on University of Michigan, Ann Arbor campus fairly recently, last October I believe. You can also check them out online at: http://www.pitaya.com/

Their style is more like Forever21 or Charlotte Russe, cheap but yet fairly trendy teenage or college kid clothing. I've been shopping at stores like Bivouac and YCL a lot, so the quality of their items really don't impressed me, so I didn't feel like buying anything from there.

However, for the last couple weeks I wandered in there twice, and I found some cute things that actually made me pull out my wallet. :)

Here is a very cute floral dress ($29). I fell in love with this fun and bright yellow-blue combination. I've been looking for a floral dress for a long time, but just couldn't find a color/pattern combo that I really like except for this one. :D


Another floral item, but this one is cooler, it has ruffles!!! I am obsessed with ruffles lately, I feel like they make everything more classy and feminine. Also, I love this light blue and red and green color. After all, I am a wolverine and I will always go blue. :)
Blue Floral Ruffle Top ($26).


Now time for something plain, a white dress ($29). :)
This dress is simple and great for summer. I don't think this will ever go out of style, so I figure it's a good thing to have for the closet.


I think the braided straps are very cute.

American Eagle Outfitters Haul

I went to the mall the other day and stopped by the American Eagle Outfitter store at my local mall. I thought after 4 years of college, I would've grown out of the American Eagle clothing and the teenage fashion style in general. I've been shopping at local boutiques or online for more mature styles. However, when I got to store, I still found a lot of things I like and ended up spending $170+ there. :) So here's the haul for all the things I got, enjoy!


First, let's start with shoes. We girls always love shoes and we always seem to NEED another new pair of shoes in our closet. :)

I really like the flat sandals for this season, it's very simple and chic and comfortable. AE had a deal for all the sandals in the store for buy 1 get 1 50% off. And of course, as always, I fell for that kinda trap.

I think this pair is a bit more dressy, it would look great with short jeans or dresses, e.g. the blue dress below.



This pair is a lot more versatile, it would look great with most summer shorts, skirts and dresses, and white is my favorite color too!




I've been eyeing this light blue floral dress for a while. It was originally $49.50, so I thought it was a bit too pricey, then that day it was on sale for $19.50! :D



This tank top is so comfortable. I got 4 of them in different colors. I wear them to everything, like basics, going to yoga, going running or even as pj. It was 2 for $25, not a bad deal.



This is another good find. I didn't really like all the studs on clothes and shoes. I am more for the simple classic look, I don't like crazy studs or crystals and etc on my clothes. Even that's the trend for this season, I didn't get any items along that line until this one. I feel like the studs actually look great on this tank top, it's so subtle but yet so unique. I got this in both red and white, and they were only $10 each!!! :)




This dress looked awesome on me, and it was only $24.50! I really like the detailing on the strap and on the back. It looks exceptionally cute with the skinny belt ($19.50) I got.







This is what it looks like with the belt. It looked a bit too baggy on me without the the belt, the waist area was too loose.



Check out the buckle, isn't it cute?? :D I think I can use this a lot, especially on any of the dark color dresses I have.