Brandy Melville: 2016 February Italy Trip Shopping!

Spent the afternoon contemplating whether I should go for the Brandy garage sale in Milan next week LOL. It sounds really tempting but transport is going to cost €60 return and accoms I could get it for about €20 so that would be €80 ... Sounds reasonable but considering the purpose to be just shopping, not really. I've already been to Milan like, 6 times so there's really nothing more I absolutely need to see plus weather isn't superb ... I just don't want to have to pay €80 to attend a sale with no expectations of what there's going to be!!

But anyway, in order to convince myself that it's not a worthwhile trip and that I already own way too much Brandy I decided to compile my buys from February's Italy trip! I've not blogged about Venice yet either - should get to it soon before I forget. This time round my trip was from Strasbourg - Milan - Rome - Florence - Venice - Milan - Strasbourg, so I went to the stores in Rome, Florence and Milan again. The same stores that I've already been, so everything was pretty much the same ... except the stuff on the racks of course. Especially the last chance rack omg. And also for Rome and Florence YL was with me so we were Brandy shopping buddies! Woop woop :)

Milano

I only had 5 hours for my transit so after having lunch with Lizzie there wasn't much time. We were at the Duomo so went to the Duomo store first but nothing much there, so I decided to make my way to the Via Statuto store since it was geographically closer to the Lampugnano bus stop (kind of). Didn't find much there either but I got a Reyna top in burgundy and a gold necklace!

Brandy Melville Reyna Top in Burgundy

Roma

In Rome YL and I went to the same 2 stores that I went the last time. The one on Via Del Corso is the biggest store in Rome and it was there that one of the girls told us that Brandy actually originated in Rome!! And there was also at least 2 stores in every zone (I'm supposing the municipals) but the rest were too far ... I only bought a black highneck velvet dress in Rome and a silver crystal stone necklace. The dress is one of the Italy exclusive items so they don't have it online and I don't have a photo of it, but it's quite a nice LBD though I think I already have enough LBDs ...

Firenze

Bought a lot of stuff in Florence. 9 items for €109! They had a sale rack omg the sale rack is absolutely amazing. I bought 2 striped Tori tops (one plain and one with the alien patch), 2 Mason Tops (one striped and one orange with the alien patch), a striped Kaitlyn top, an olive green Nathalie tank, a navy Abi knit sweater, a pale blue Betty sweater and a denim pouch with the alien patch. Super happy with the buys woop woop! Okay pictures are nice so:

Brandy Melville Tori Top in Stripes

Brandy Melville Mason Top in Stripes

Brandy Melville Kaitlyn Top

Brandy Melville Nathalie Knit Tank in Olive Green

Brandy Melville Abi Knit Sweater in Navy

Brandy Melville Betty Sweater in Pale Blue

Venezia

There was no Brandy store in Venice unfortunately :( A bit of a funny story here I actually managed to google an address - I think it must've been a very old address or something - in Mestre, went there, and it turned out to be ......... a hair salon. LOL. But weather in Venice was very nice and I bought some Murano glass pendants :D I think the nearest store to Venice is in Padova but was a bit out of the way to go.

Milano (again)

Milan round 2 was much better. LOL. I was initially supposed to stay 2 days in Milan and take a day trip to Genova on Saturday but decided to come back earlier one day so I cancelled the Genova trip. My bus was then at 4.45pm on Saturday instead of Sunday, so I had Saturday to shop. I had the 24h Urban Transport day pass this time, so taking the metro around was a lot quicker. Went to the store at San Giovanni first since I didn't manage to go the last time, but there wasn't anything new and no more sales so didn't get anything. Then went to the Duomo store, but they closed off the whole basement floor that day cause they were shifting around stuff I think so didn't feel like shopping around much there. But the Via Statuto store was great!! They had a whole bunch of stuff on last chance so I tried on a lot of stuff and bought most of them. Really wanted a nutmeg sweater but it was the last one and there was a massive hole at the front so didn't get it. Also regret passing on the Bite Me Cherry black sweater ah it was so cute but didn't think I would wear it very often. I bought 8 pieces of clothing there and 2 necklaces for €134 total, which was not bad considering I got 2 sweaters. Also I found the button-up corduroy skirts for only €15!!! I was meaning to get those the last time but they didn't have black in the store, and now there's a new navy colour too but both colours were on sale! And they were the last pieces ahaha I think there was another one in black but size M. It fitted more comfortably but was really baggy so I still went for the S. Anyway here are some of the stuff I bought!

Brandy Melville Joanne Tank in Olive Green

Brandy Melville Harriet Turtleneck Top in Black

(This is one of my favourite tops - wore it to the concert last night!)

Brandy Melville Gracie Knit Sweater in Light Blue

Brandy Melville Gracie Knit Sweater in Olive Green

Brandy Melville Klum Corduroy Skirt in Black

Brandy Melville Klum Corduroy Skirt in Navy

Brandy Melville Gwen Sweater in Blush Pink

Brandy Melville Leia Sweater in Burgundy

I had a hard time differentiating if the sweaters that I own are the Leia sweaters or the Ollie sweaters because they look so similar in the pictures, but decided that they were probably Leia's because the Ollie's tend to be of a thinner material. They also tend to snag easier because of the material. I was really tempted by the Ollie sweaters (and still am) especially the blue and pink ones but decided that I probably won't wear them as often for fear of snagging them. But I might still get them if I ever find them at a good price!

So that concludes my shopping for February - wish there would be one for March too LOL but am now thinking it's highly unlikely that I'm going to go cause it's just not worth it spending €80 just to go to the sale when I could probably get like a bunch of stuff with that amount on the usual sale racks. I've also been to Milan so many times, so I can't really use the excuse of "travelling and exploring" since it's unlikely that I'm gonna have time to see anywhere else LOL. And the sale stuff are probably gonna be from the winter collection but I prefer the summer collection so much more! And also it's going to be in the Via Statuto store and I think I've already bought enough stuff there and didn't see anything else that I really really want at the moment ......... Omg just trying to convince myself not to go LOL okay but I will go if by some miracle or other I can find cheaper transport there for like €10 like the last time or something LOL.

In other news I also got featured on Instagram by Brandy Melville Italy yesterday!!! Super happy and honoured, it came as a surprise really cause I got the notification that their account liked my photo and the next thing I knew ......... They tagged me in a photo. OMG. I feel like it was a major #achievementunlocked moment LOL. But still yes I'm super happy woop woop!
The post can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BCktCGVyyNa/

February

Blogged about yesterday's sushi buffet lunch but realised I haven't blogged about anything else. And it's already the end of February! Tomorrow's the 29th. And I still haven't figured out how to show my post dates on the blog??

Anyway, I spent 11 out of 29 days this month travelling, which is slightly better than January LOL I really ought to spend more time in Strasbourg I think. Went to Belgium from 3rd-5th to visit V and visited both Brussels and Antwerp, which I've yet to blog about. Then came back to Strasbourg for a week for classes, then left for Italy again on the 13th until the 20th. Came back on 21st Sunday early morning at 1am, then I had 3 exams from Monday to Wednesday, which was just last week actually. The days are passing by so quickly omg!!! 

Had FLE on Thursday morning during which we did a debate, then went shopping in the afternoon. I bought a pair of mom jeans from Stradivarius - my very first pair of non-skinny jeans LOL. Been meaning to get one for ages and all I've seen so far are the ones with rips and I really can't do those cause I always end up sticking my foot through the holes. But these ones are perfect!! I tried the UK6 but they weren't the baggy fit that I wanted, so I went with a UK8 instead which fit so comfortably but are too big on the waist and I haven't got a belt yet ... 

After Stradivarius I went to Adidas to look at the shoes, then I found the most amazing pair of Superstars with holographic stripes!!! And they were junior sizes only so much cheaper than the usual ones. It was also the last pair in store but they weren't my size!!! Omg was super sad cause the shoes looked absolutely amazing. I actually intended to look at the Stan Smiths but was so overwhelmed by the Superstars. So I left my contact and they told me they'll contact me if they ever restock it but they weren't sure. So I went back and spent the whole night obsessing over the shoes LOL.

On Friday I had an atelier for FLE in the morning, then LJ and I went to Kehl in Germany to do grocery shopping because apparently it's cheaper in Germany than France. Perks of living at the border LOL. We took the bus there this time and on the way while crossing the bridge I realised that the last time I went to that place was like what, start of September when I first arrived?!?! I still have the photos in my phone and it's dated 2 September. And it's been 6 months since then ... omg time really flew by this year :( I technically have 10 months in Strasbourg but it's already more than half over I mean it's already halfway through the second term nooooooo :'(

Anyway, back to Kehl. I found my Stan Smiths in Kehl!!! Like €5 cheaper than France LOL but it was the last pair and it's pink. So I bought that and was super happy. Bought the groceries and came back to Strasbourg and then I was intending to go to Foot Locker to find my Superstars but was a bit lazy to walk to Place Kleber so I decided to give them a call first. Turned out to be the right decision because it was sold out there but they recommended me to try Courir which is another shop. So I googled and found a Courir in Rivetoile! And it was actually just a few stores away from the Adidas store zzz. So I called them and omg they had it!! Rushed over to Rivetoile and bought it straightaway HAHA apparently they only just restocked it in the morning so was pretty lucky. Snapchatted my shoes then A saw so went back to buy another pair for her LOL.

#teamadidas

I wore the Stan Smiths out yesterday but have yet to wear the Superstars. Not very sure about the comfort though I actually really prefer trainers more but I quite like the look of the Stan Smiths. Saw another version called Stan Smith "Splash" yesterday at Foot Locker and it's so pretty! But the prints are too small to be seen and it costs €65 so I don't think it's worth spending more just for the prints. But it IS quite pretty just that I already have the hot pink pairs so no point really.

I think that's gonna be enough of shoes for now LOL. All my shoes recently have been in some shade of pink or another HAHA. Saw really pretty New Balance shoes yesterday too but in all honesty I find Skechers to be the most comfy trainers ever.

Aye have another exam tomorrow T_T Sigh and I have no travel plans for a really long time ......... Okay but I should really spend more time in Strasbourg and treasure my time here sigh realised there's so many places here that I've yet to explore I don't know what I do with my time seriously!! I miss the days right at the beginning when everything was so new and fascinating and the weather was so nice :(