THE SAVVY SHOPPER
Life ... curated and with purpose. First a dreamer, then a realist!
Thursday, August 28, 2025
High Jewelry Drops From 3 Elite Jewelers
Monday, August 25, 2025
5 Body Lotions Similar To EOS
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Thursday, August 21, 2025
Clinique’s Black Honey Dupes
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This is #6 Baisen Diary in Honey |
1) e.l.f. Cosmetics Hydrating Core Lip Shine in Delightful
2) Honest Beauty Tinted Lip Balm With Avocado Oil in Plum Drop
3) Revlon Super Lustrous Glass Shine Moisturizing Lipstick in o12 Black Cherry4) Maybelline’s Glaze Balm in Acai Glaze
5) Covergirl’s Clean Fresh Tinted Lip Balm in Bliss You Berry
6) Baisen Diary in Honey - This made BuzzFeed’s Wishful List. Fans of it like it better than the original Black Honey as it leans brownish over a more reddish tint. 👆Compare the Baisen Diary in Honey top image with Clinique's Black Honey image below.👇
Original Black Honey on 3 different skin tones. |
I have linked the 2 dupes, wearers tend to be the happiest with as nearly identical to Clinique’s original Black Honey Tint, however all 6 dupes have their fans as close matches for less. Look for them on Amazon, Walmart, Target, CVS and Walgreens to find the lowest price. Feel free to highlight the brand and color names, then enter each one in the search boxes of the 5 retailers for comparison to find your honey of a deal!🍯🐝
Monday, August 18, 2025
Consider Avia Sneakers
Comfortable supportive sneakers are expensive, often over $100, so you might dismiss Avia’s Athletic Mega Performance Sneakers for women as low quality and their $27.98 price tag too good to be true for a supportive sneaker. Avia Men’s Commend Running Shoe at $28.98 is the companion style for men, and another style for women that looks identical to the Athletic Mega Performance sneaker is the Avia Women’s Comfort Performance Sneaker, also selling for $27.98
Customers say Avia sneakers far exeede their expectations! Designed for all day comfort, the sneaker has a polyester upper, ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) midsole; and thermoplastic Rubber (TPR) outsole. Its platform is 2.35”. The upper knit is breathable, and it has a memory foam insole for arch support.
Based on many 5 star customer reviews, I’d give them a try. Pediatrics recommend we buy new sneakers every 6 months for them to maintain their supporting properties -- all the pounding on pavement tends to wear them out quickly -- and for under $30, certainly we can afford to do so!Friday, August 15, 2025
Pecans, Pudding, and Cream Cheese, Oh My!
Photo: France C - allrecipes |
Called Texas Delight by some, it’s the first dessert I ever made as a child. During the summers, I made it often! My family clipped the recipe from our newspaper under a different name. Pecans, Pudding, and Cream Cheese Delight is a delicious layered dessert well worth the effort and calories:
First Layer: Make an easy pecan crust:
Second Layer:
Photo: Getty |
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Inside Drawer Organizers Are the Bomb
Mr. Penn Interlocking Drawer Organizer |
Monday, August 11, 2025
Which is Cheaper Toilet Paper or Tissue?
Like many of you, I buy both toilet paper and tissue, but short of having a cold, and the need to repeatedly blow my nose, I’ll just grab a few sheets of toilet paper because using a tissue seems wasteful to clear my sinuses after a shower or an allergy or dust causing sneeze. I don’t really need a whole tissue to drain my sinuses. This got me wondering which is cheaper, toilet paper or tissue? The answer turns out to be toilet paper.
Buying rolls of toilet paper (especially in bulk) to act as a tissue is more cost-efficient than buying boxes of tissues. Usually you get more sheets of toilet paper per roll for less money than the cost of a standard box of tissues. In other words, the toilet paper tends to cost less per roll and each roll has 2 to 3 more sheets compared to the more expensive box of tissues that contains fewer tissues per box.
Toilet paper is designed to break up quickly in water and is the only paper to safely flush down a toilet.
When you’re sick and blowing your nose frequently, a box of tissues are a better option as they’re bigger sheets so you don’t end up with snot on your hands.👃⛑
Also I’d never offer house guests a wad of toilet paper to blow their nose. It seems cheap.
Some sources say tissues are softer than toilet paper, but my 2-ply toilet paper is as soft as the tissues I buy (and I have also encountered some rough tissues I would not buy); therefore in my home, it’s more the size that differs.
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Old Navy For Jeans, Cotton & Linen Part II
4) Long-Sleeve Denim Jumpsuit - It has a spread collar, tie-belt waist, covered zipper; with chest, front and back pockets.
Monday, August 4, 2025
Cozy Earth Brushed Bamboo Midi Dress
Thursday, July 31, 2025
You Save With Home Goods For the Back To College Crowd
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All photos and items courtesy of Walmart |
A great time of the year to find bargains is when retailers such as Walmart and Target start to sell Home Goods for the Back to College Crowd. Playful colors or designs at attractive prices are often offered. Do you need new kitchen, living room, or bathroom auxilliary items? Examples include: towels or washcloths; pots or pans or kitchen tools; a reading lamp, or small clock or flower pots or book ends or organizing baskets. Grab them off the shelves starting in August.
My blog is unsponsored but I think Walmart has some super cute, good enough quality home goods that are also durable. The selection is wide and fabulous at Target too, but Target is always a few dollars higher than Walmart. Both offer decent quality without emptying your wallet!