What to buy during the Amazon sale
And this week on the blog: suede!
Wait, you must be thinking, didn’t Amazon just have a Prime Day sale in July? They did, and oops, they’re doing it again on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 8–9. In case you blocked the year 2020 out of your memory, that was when Amazon moved Prime Day to October (I’m assuming due to supply-chain issues), but they’ve been having an additional sale every October since—as I can tell you from 20 years in the retail industry, your sales projections are based on year-over-year comps, so once you start doing a big sale like that, you can’t ever stop. Thus an incremental Prime Day it is. I did very minimal shopping at the July sale as it was during No-Buy July, however I’m not planning to go nuts during this one either. The best course of action for shopping these event sales is to stock up on stuff you regularly use and not be seduced by those little red sale flags and countdown clocks. That said, the holidays are fast approaching, and if you see something that you think would make a good gift—even for yourself, no judgment here—it’s probably a good time to buy it.
Like nearly every other blogger or influencer out there, I am an Amazon Creator (aka affiliate), which means they give us a preview of what’s going to be on sale. I don’t know the exact prices for things—and there will definitely be many more items added—but I combed through thousands of products to find the ones I use and recommend. Here’s what’s worth buying on sale, plus you can find everything in my Amazon Prime Day shop.
Beauty
Vegamour GRO serum: Yes, I think this stuff actually works (read my honest review!)
Kiehl’s Avocado Eye Treatment: An all-around great eye cream
Lancome Lash Idole: My all-time favorite mascara
Embryolisse Lait Creme Concentré: A cult-favorite moisturizer for all skin types
Biodance Bio-Collagen Masks: The Internet-famous sleeping mask
Revlon One-Step Volumizer: The lazy girl’s secret to easy blowouts (read my honest review!)
Crest 3D Whitestrips: A must if you drink coffee, tea, red wine, or all of the above
CosRx Snail Mucin cream and essence: The best K-beauty products I’ve ever tried
Bioderma Sensibio micellar water: A must for removing makeup
Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting 2% BHA: My holy grail exfoliator
Fashion
Lillusory cardigan: a dupe for the J.Crew Lady Jacket (I bought this last time and wore it here)
Levi’s 501 jeans: one of the best straight-leg jeans of all time
Lolong tank top: incredibly flattering although you need to wear a racerback bra with it
Sojos sunglasses: a Bottega Veneta dupe that gets so many compliments
The Drop Avery sandals: surprisingly comfortable for a strappy sandal
Home & gifts
Bose Quiet Comfort Headphones: I use these literally every day and especially when I travel—best headphones ever (and an amazing gift!)
Levoit Air Purifier (also in medium and small sizes): this makes a huge difference in my allergies—highly recommend
Thermo pro digital thermometer: not the sexiest thing on the list, but essential if you cook a lot of fish and meat (like I do)
Ancestry DNA kit: I did this years ago but still get periodic updates on my genetic makeup and find them fascinating—this is really the gift that keeps on giving
Shark FlexStyle: according to my stylist, this is better than the Dyson AirWrap, and if I make any impulse purchases during this sale, this is probably going to be it
This week on the blog
It’s my final trend report of the season and I saved the best for last: suede. I have a somewhat fraught relationship with this material—love the look, hate the upkeep—but have some tips on what to invest in, including my favorite boots from Anthropologie.