I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! This year I cooked the whole meal myself for my family using What's Gaby's Cooking recipes. I took the whole week off from work which has been nice after a weekend trip to NYC. I heard from someone that the mall was empty on Black Friday. I think everyone prefers to shop online now, especially with so many stores starting their Black Friday sale the week beforehand. I wanted to share some of the best Black Friday (through the weekend) sales from my favorite retailers. I find that often they will have a separate Black Friday sale and then a surprise Cyber Monday sale. Time to get shopping!

I wrote a post on 15 Shoe Repair Hacks You Should Know but I've learned something new that I wanted to share. It's good to know tips to care for your favorite shoes so you don't have to buy new ones.  The most important tip from that list is you should own a shoe stretcher. 

These are my favorite shoes for fall that I've been wearing everyday. Pointy shoes do come with some pitfalls so here are some tips to making them look a little less worn out. 

Starting tomorrow VIB members can shop for 15% off at Sephora and 30% off the Sephora Collection. I only shop at Sephora when they have sales so I'm always tweaking my cart for months on end until the sale hits. Fragrances are pricey, but make a great Christmas gift so I highly recommend making your purchase during Sephora's sale and take advantage of the extra savings. If you purchase a Sephora Favorites Perfume Sampler you get a certificate to redeem for a full size product of your favorite featured fragrance at no extra cost. Now would be the prefect time to pick up a Kilian fragrance while it's on sale.  I like Love Don't Be Shy (Rhianna's signature perfume) and Angel's Share which is unisex. I've shared my fragrance recommendations for men as well.