Mink Rewards & Mixie Trunkshow!!

We are excited to announce an awesome new rewards program to benefit all our best and loyal shoppers---that's YOU!! Here's the breakdown: Every time you visit the store and spend $100 or more you get a punch. When you earn 10 punches you get $50 off your next purchase! We will be hosting a kick off party to celebrate our awards program, and that party includes a trunk show from one of our favorite brands--Mixie!! You will see an enormous collection of Mixie's dresses--it's going to be so much fun and if you're a Mixie fan (we know a lot of you are), this is one event not to miss! AND on Saturday 1/21 you earn DOUBLE CREDIT on your shiny new Mink Rewards card! Saturday is going to be so much fun! A preview of some beauties that will be at the trunk show:

Fashion Boot Camp Day 2

Fashion Boot Camp day one was pretty hard and took up a lot of my day, especially chronicling it all on film. I did get a comment letting me know that I was showing my underwear on the web. Yes, it's true, I'm not shy! I hope I didn't offend anyone by posting my foundations online. I am a voyeur and would love to see inside pretty much anyone's closet who would want to show me. When I was making decisions on what I would and would not post I decided I would celebrate my voyeuristic nature and show you the intimate details of my closet. Well, now we're onto day 2---TOPS.

I went through my clothes and I decided to get rid of all of these:

Let's focus on tops today---here are a few that I love (I do love everything I buy, at the time I buy it), but had to say goodbye to:

I have been holding onto this for several seasons. I never felt like myself in it. I like the shade of green, but the lurex made me feel a wee bit like a dressed up elf, and I'm not a fan of winter weight short sleeve cardigans. What's the point?

I bought this sweater cause it reminded me of a vintage cardigan I had and loved once upon a time. But alas, it's NOT that cardigan, that cardigan I wore so much is literally fell apart. This cardigan makes me feel like my grandma, hence why I've worn it only once in the last two years. The floral is just too big for my taste. So, to Goodwill it goes...

I loved this Weston Wear top. I wore it, and wore it, and wore it, and wore it. I wore it so much I'm utterly sick of it. It still looks great, still has it's shape, still looks like it could be worn for many more years to come, but on someone else. These are just a few examples, there were many more, but I don't want to bore you.
Next I organized my tops by color. I put black in the front where there's the most light, next charcoal and then brights.

Okay, that's it for tops. Next installment---dresses!

View Fashion Boot Camp Day 1

Fashion Boot Camp---Day 1

Lately I've been waking up early to go to a fitness class called Boot Camp. It's a class that works on every muscle group and my helps my body coordination. I've been spending so much time working out my mind and body that this "shaping up" thing has inevitably spread to all sorts of other areas in my life.
Since the end of the year is near, it seems like the perfect time to subject my closet to a little Boot Camp of its own. I tend to be the opposite of a hoarder, and easily part with items I don't use or wear. I also don't like to keep worn out things unless they're super-comfy to wear around the house--but I don't need many of those since I (unfortunately) don't spend much time lounging. Still, it's too overwhelming for me to clean my whole closet in one fail swoop, so I usually break the cleaning into a few days.
Day 1: Foundations!
We'll start with bras. Any bra that's been in constant rotation for a year has to be tossed. Ladies, undergarments are SO important and need to be changed out frequently!

This is what my bra basket looks like now.
This is what I'm getting rid of:

As you can see above, I use a hanging organizer for things I wear everyday (bras, underwear, nighties, workout clothes), and use baskets for less used items.
Here's a full view of my closet so you can see what I mean:

I have one basket devoted solely to slips, lace cami's and Spanx. Here's what it looked like to start:

What a mess! I got rid of these:

And here's the end result: notice how everything is organized by style and color.

The last thing on my list for Day 1 is my underwear. Yes, you do have to organize your underwear and it's good to toss out those undies that have seen better days. Here's what my underwear "drawer" looked like to start with:

I had to dump them all out to get
perspective! For me what's really important is dividing my cotton underwear from my seamless undies. I always wear seamless undies with jeans and workout clothes, and cotton undies with dresses and skirts. I want to be able to find what I need in the dark, early hours when I'm half asleep, so here's what I ended up with:

This is what I ditched:

And that's enough for one day! Be on the lookout for Day 2, when we'll tackle tops! Please feel free to email any questions about your own closet makeover: Carla@shopmink.com---happy organizing!

If you're interested in where I go to boot camp, I actually work out at two gyms. Basically every class Studio X offers is a boot camp regardless of what they call it. I'm in love with Studio X, and have never worked out so hard in my whole life. I also do personal training with Janan Begiege at Studio X. I can't say enough wonderful things about her.

The place where I take a class that's actually called "Boot Camp," is Proforce Athletics. I am a former high school athlete and Deshawn Fontleroy works with athletes. What I love about him is that he really works on getting my speed up, improving my hand eye coordination, and offering tactics to help me perform at my best.

I recommend Studio X and Proforce Athletics equally for different reasons! Now it's a new year--let's shape up EVERYTHING!

Tis the Season Sale!

Look at some of our sales items online

Come celebrate the holidays with us!

Holiday Stroll and Party!

We are super excited for this year's Holiday Stroll! We thought this would be a great day to host our annual holiday party as well! Win/win for all you lovelies!
What to look forward to from Mink:

• 15% off any one item only on 12/10/11 and a gift for all purchases over $150, while supplies last!
• A Kelly Lane trunk show!
• A percentage of sales donated to Fish Emergency Services
• Festive drinks and sweet treats
• A super fun holiday atmosphere and a great time to get all your gift shopping done!

What to look forward to from the Stroll:

• Holiday wreath giveaway! A raffle ticket is awarded with minimum purchase--win a wreath and everything on it! Mink will be giving away some fun gifts on its wreath along with a $50.00 gift certificate!
• Roaming holiday carolers
  
• Special events and wreath raffle going on at all participating businesses
• A main event tent at 36th and Hawthorne that will be focused on kids events---bring the whole family!
• And SO MUCH MORE!!

This is one event not to miss! We are beyond excited and hope you will join us on Saturday, December 10th for the most fun shopping day of the year!
XOXO--Mink

What I love about holiday--

I'll start off this blog by saying that I love giving gifts as much as receiving them. With that being said, I love getting presents! I've always have and I always will! So I'm thrilled when people go shopping for me! I always make a list...and give it to the folks who shop for me..ahem... (husband, mother, brother and sister-in-law), this year I thought I would share my visual list. Yes, it's true, I want all these things. I hope Santa brings me a couple.
1. Echo touch gloves---keeps my hands cozy and warm while I talk, text and surf.
2. Grayling Solar Wind earrings. A little bit naughty and nice. Edgy but demure, love!
3. Velvet brand Rosenda dress. Oh my gosh! I soooo DO need another LBD!Can't get enough of this one!
4. Amy Olson Rutilated Bullet Drop. Vintage-y-tastic! Love the texture of the rutilated stone and those little gold bullets on the bottom make these earrings such a stand out.
5. Favor Aperure necklace. An everyday necklace that still makes a statement and I love that it's made out of all recycled materials.
6. Lollia hand creme. The BEST hand lotion ever. Hands down.
7. Minx Lacuna Tote. The architectural elements of this handbag makes it unforgettable and I love it when my friends drool over my handbag. Extremely drool-worthy.
8. Elise M. Meadow belt. Maybe the cutest belt ever. Love the color and the edgy-yet-boho vibe this belt puts off.

And if someone who's shopping for me can't find anything on my list, or just wants to splurge and give me the gift of my own little shopping spree, I never scoff at a gift certificate! At Mink you can also purchase them online.

Happy shopping ladies---see you soon!
XOXO,
Carla