Simply Miss Mariss

My Christmas Wishlist

December 7, 2015

Although I love to receive gifts and I very much appreciate every gift I receive, I am a very picky girl when it comes to what I really want for Christmas, which makes shopping for me difficult for my family. (Sorry Mom!) ;) I usually buy things for myself that I can't take my eyes off of, but I don't have the wallet to buy multiple things that I want, so this year, I put together some of the items I have eyed for several months and would love to open on Christmas.

These are just a few of my favorite looks via Instagram featuring a couple of the items on my wishlist:

Lauren Addi

Lindsay & Whitney Lauren

Katey & Betsy Rie

Jewelry: BaubleBar

Converse: Nordstrom

Contour Palette: Tarte

Wedges:Toms

Black Friday Sales

November 27, 2015

Black Friday is an enjoyable holiday for a lot of people (bloggers especially!) & what kind of blogger would I be if I skipped out on putting together a list of sales for you all to enjoy??

This year, my family decided against going out, but stores have been wonderful with including their Black Friday sales online for all of us homebodies.

Here are a few awesome deals to shop this weekend:

Kohl's is always a favorite of mine during the holidays. This year, I need a new pair of riding boots and I adore these Lauren Conrad ones!

Bath & Body Works is having a Buy 3 Get 3 Free (everything!) sale and why, oh, why would we want to pass this deal up?!

Nordstrom's sale is 25% off selected items now through Monday. Items included range from so many ferent options. My favorites are the Kendra Scott earrings.

Other items that are not on sale are still great holiday finds for under $30 including: the white mug with gold heart, initial tray, and the plaid pj's.

At Anthropology, today only, shop everything for 25% off! My favorite items from there are, of course, the mugs. If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know how much I love my black and white initial mug, so you can imagine how much I love the gold one! I ordered this one this morning (and I wish it was here today! It could be used with this freezing Oklahoma weather..) Best part of this deal? these mugs are less than $8!

Head to your nearest LOFT store for 50% off of (almost) everything! OR shop here for 40% off of (almost) everything! LOFT is my favorite store to shop at. Every time I step in that beautiful store, my wallet is doomed. I went recently and bought this green vest. It is perfect! I now want this purple one, but may have to wait - I already own so many vests.. (But a girl can never have too many, right?)

J Crew Factory is everything 50% off today. I can't stop looking through all of their pretty items. I love the amount of plaid that they have! I'm eyeing this scarf (& it is under $25!)

BaubleBar is another one of my favorite shops. So many pretty jewelry pieces and I want every single one of them! Today their sale is 30% off. I especially love the monogram pieces and the chunky bracelets. 30% off is an incredible deal for this jewelry!

This initial necklace is only $10 today! (excluded from the discount, but still a steal!)

What awesome finds did you buy this Black Friday? I'd love to know! :)

Gifts for the Girly Girl

November 20, 2015

We all know a girly girl or two and with all of the pretty items out there in the shopping malls, how is a gifter to know what to get their girly friends? Well, lucky for you, most girls who adore all of the girly things are actually very easy to shop for! The colors you will want to look for while shopping for these girls are typically white, gold (or silver), and whatever the favorite color of the girl's is (mine is pink). White, gold, and silver basically scream glam which is what these girls adore.

Scents might be a bit difficult to choose (especially if you she is sensitive to scents like I am) but usually when a girl really wants a perfume, she'll hint at it often. And if she doesn't, just go for the one with the cute packaging. The girly girls love beauty just as much as fashion (if not more!) so stores like Ulta or Sephora are great places to shop! And girls love just about all of the products there, so just have fun while shopping for some lipsticks or nail polishes (another great tip would be to look for colors that you know she likes). If you buy her something she already has, bonus for her because she'll most likely be glad to have multiple in something she loves!

Scarf: Nordstrom Candle: Bath & Body Works (Sign up for emails for sales. These often go on sale for 2 for $24!) Perfumes: Gucci Bamboo, Ralph Lauren Romance, Michael Kors Lipstick: "Snob" Necklaces: Forever 21 (here, here) Gloves: Forever 21 Eyelash Curler & Mascara: Tarte Blush and Bronzer Duo: NARS ($24!) Tumbler: Nordstrom

Christmas Gift Guide

November 19, 2015

It can get pretty difficult for us women to know what it is exactly that we want for the holidays, especially these days where we see outfit after outfit on Instagram and inwardly wish we had that perfect item that so & so wore and not know which item to add to our lists. That is why I put together a holiday gift guide! Just a little bit of help to know which items to hint at to our mothers, sisters, and girlfriends to gift us for Christmas (or for ourselves to gift ourselves... I'm plenty guilty of that myself!) ;)

These items weren't only picked out for you to put on your Christmas list, but to help direct you in an idea of what you might look out for as you do some preparation shopping. Things to look out for include: colors - do you want the colors in your wardrobe to coordinate or do you prefer a wide range of colors?

Items - Are you wishing for clothes this Christmas? Or maybe accessories (scarves, jewelry, hats, or purses)? One of my favorite gift item is a coffee mug or tumbler. Most people love their coffee or tea (& it's winter so hot chocolate is common this season - bonus!). My family loves to exchange pajamas (I'm planning a post dedicated to holiday pj's soon!) and blankets/throws are always nice to have as well!

During the holidays, I especially love the colors red, black, white, green, and definitely GOLD. Throw some gold glitter on just about anything and you've won my heart. Stores get the memo that these colors are beautiful together, so it's not too difficult to find great items. I love J Crew Factory, LOFT, Gap, and New York & Company. These stores usually have sales that help with the high price tags (sign up for emails or download the free app RetailMeNot for amazing discounts!). My ultimate favorite places to shop (the ones that really take all of my money) are Target and TJ Maxx. Those two stores alone are enough to give everyone on my list a gift.. or two! ;)