Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Thrift Store Gold

SO AS WE HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED,
I LOVE THRIFT STORE SHOPPING.

AND I FINALLY, FINALLY UNDERSTAND 
THE CONCEPT OF GHETTO GOLD.  
TOOK ME AWHILE THOUGH.

METALLIC ACCENTS HAVE BEEN A HUGE
LOVE OF MINE RECENTLY.  I BOUGHT THE
GREATEST GOLD AND SILVER EYELINERS
THAT I WEAR ALL THE TIME.
(HENCE THE GOLD EYEBROWS!)

AND I LOVE THRIFT STORE PURSES OF ALL SORTS.
(MORE ON THAT LATER PROBABLY.)

BUT THE GOLD BEGAN WITH THIS PURSE:

METAL MESH GLITTER BLUR
I USUALLY TUCK THE STRAP INTO THE PURSE
AND USE IT AS A CLUTCH INSTEAD.
SUPER BASIC, NOTHING TOO SPECTACULAR.

BUT THEN I FOUND A MUCH MORE 
SPECTACULAR GOLD CLUTCH 
(SORT OF A CLUTCH ANYWAY):
I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SECOND 
METAL RING WAS FOR UNTIL MEADOW SHOWED
ME!  HA HA, I'M RETARDED.  SO CUTE THOUGH!
(THE PURSE, NOT ME.)


AND IT JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE A BRAND NAME.
IT'S KINDA CUTE TOO CAUSE THAT'S WHAT
ME AND ERNIE CALL EACH OTHER, "BEBE".

LOOK, I FOUND IT ONLINE HERE TOO.
WEIRD THING IS I FOUND IT AT A GOODWILL OR 
SAVERS HERE IN TUCSON, AND THAT ONE 
IS IN PINETOP, AZ.  WHAT'RE THE CHANCES?
I PAID $7 THOUGH, NOT $18!

AND NOW ONTO BELTS!

THINNER ONE

THICKER ONE
(THIS IS THE ONE I WORE TO

I LOVE THE WAY THESE BELTS LOOK LIKE
SNAKE SKIN SCALES.  
BOTH BELTS WERE SUPER CHEAP.

AND I ONCE HAD A RULE THAT I WOULD NEVER
BUY THRIFT STORE SHOES.  I'M SO OVER THAT NOW.
(NOT THAT I DO IT THAT OFTEN ANYWAY, CAUSE
IT IS RARE THAT THERE IS ANYTHING GOOD.)

ESPECIALLY FOR HEELS.

I HATE HEELS, I HARDLY EVER WEAR THEM.

YET YOU SEE A CUTE PAIR AND THEY CAN BE
SO EXPENSIVE!  I KNOW I WILL BUY THEM,
WEAR THEM ONCE, AND NEVER LOOK AT THEM
AGAIN, FOR I WILL HAVE THE SCARS
ON MY FEET TO REMEMBER THEM BY.

BUT THAT IS WHAT MAKES 
THRIFT STORE HEELS SO GREAT!
SO WHAT IF YOU CAN'T COMMIT?

WORE THEM ONCE, HAVEN'T AGAIN.
I DON'T FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT AT ALL.
PLUS, SOMEDAY I'LL FORGET THE PAIN AND
ANGUISH THEY PUT MY FEET THROUGH
AND PROBABLY WEAR THEM AGAIN.

DRIVING INSTEAD OF WALKING THIS TIME.

AND THEN FOR THE DAYS WHEN I'M NOT
FEELING THE GHETTO GOLD, THERE IS THIS
BEAUTIFUL WALLET-CLUTCH MORPH:
SEQUINS!  HOLLA!


BUT MY ALL TIME FAVORITE THRIFT STORE PURSE
IS THIS ONE.  IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS SILVER BUT IT'S
NOT.  IT IS LIKE WHITE GHETTO GOLD.
JUST LIKE MY FAVORITE COLOR
OF MARTHA STEWART GLITTER.

BEST EVA.
SHE JUST FORGOT TO PUT THE GHETTO IN THE TITLE.
YOU'LL GET IT CORRECT NEXT TIME I'M SURE, MARTHA.

I USED THAT PURSE EVERYDAY UNTIL VERY RECENTLY.
THE HANDLES HAVE BEGUN TO LOSE THEIR COLOR.
I STILL HAVE IT THOUGH.  I PLAN ON ROTATING IT
BACK INTO PLAY SOMEDAY.  IT'S JUST ON 
HIATUS RIGHT NOW.

THIS WAS KIND OF A POINTLESS BLOG,
SO HERE, LET ME MAKE THIS ONE POINT:

I LIKE SHINY THINGS.
☸  ☸  ☸

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