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View of the sunset, November 12

Sale Alerts

• Teen Vogue or Lucky Magazine for $4.50/year – Up to 3 years and good for new subscriptions and renewals. I believe it expires Thursday night or Friday morning. Thanks to these deals over the years, my subscription is still good for another 5 years…
• Up to 70% off at the Steven Alan Sample Sale – Through 11/17. No code needed. Various Clare Vivier styles are 25% off, including the original La Tropezienne in both handle lengths (here and here), Le Voyager Jaguar, petit duffle, mini sacs, and clutches. 
• 30% off Talbots’ Friends & Family – Through 11/17. No code needed. See my recent post on their ballet flats. The early verdict on ballet flat sizing is that the non-patent styles run TTS to 1/2 size large. Patent styles are TTS.
• 20% off Bloomingdales’ Friends & Family – Through 11/17. Code FRIENDS. As usual, there is some fine print. One of the best times to buy Longchamp in the US.
• 40% off J.Crew Sale – Through 11/18. Code STYLETIME. As I mentioned in this post, most of the sale items can be returned! They do refresh inventory daily. 
• 30% off Madewell Sale – Through 11/18. Code MOREPLEASE.
• Nordstrom Half-Yearly Sale – Save up to 40% off through 11/17 – No code needed. Tempted to get another pair of Nike Frees [link, link, link] but the stock is horrible. I’m in the market for good boots.
• 30% off Land’s End and Land’s End Canvas. Expiration unknown. Code SERVICEFF and PIN 4634. This wool cape/poncho is tempting but I will pass!
• 40% off Gap. Through 11/15 with a bit of fine print. Code GAPMORE. If you have trouble hitting the $140 threshold, keep in mind you can always return…
• Virginia Johnson sample sale for my anonymous Toronto readers!

Promotions

• Exclusive Rachel Comey case with $150 worth of deluxe samples with $100 Beauty.com purchase.
• New Clare Vivier x GOOP styles.

Other

• Lucky Magazine EIC, Eva Chen, shares her evening skincare routine [Lucky Magazine]
• H&M puts cash registers in dressing rooms. Brilliant idea… have you seen their lines? [PSFK]
• Gap piloting “Reserve” program that lets you hold items online to try on in-store [PSFK]
• Fasting from the smartphone [Cup of Jo]
• How to avoid office weight gain [Harvard Business Review]
• Peter Som x the Cronut [Mouthing Off]
• I dig cast iron pancakes [Mouthing Off]
• Pamper your skin while you sleep [Refinery29]