LBD From Lauren Ralph Lauren, only $134.00

Here's the perfect little black dress to wear all summer to cocktail parties, rehearsal dinners and outdoor weddings. Its wrap style is figure flattering for almost everyone and its matte jersey fabric means it's even easy to pack and take on vacation. Come fall when Fashion Week comes around you can wear it to swag parties at Henri Bendel too. It's available online from Nordstrom, and though it's full priced, it's so useful and quality that I'd call it a bargain at $134.00. And even though color and bold prints are supposed to be in, don't ever let anyone tell you there's anything chicer than black.

Beauty GWP Time at Nordstrom!

Neiman Marcus may have started the trend for bi-annual beauty GWPs with designer totes filled with high end deluxe beauty product samples, but Nordstrom does it best! Right now www.nordstrom.com is giving away a pink and white tote filled with the following with any $100 beauty or fragrance purchase:

Bare Escentuals® RareMinerals™ Facial Cleanser (0.05 oz.)

Bliss The Youth as We Know It Moisturizer (0.1 oz.)

Clarins Advanced Extra-Firming Eye Contour Serum (0.1 oz.)

DKNY Delicious Night Eau de Parfum Spray (0.05 oz.)

Donna Karan Cashmere Mist Body Lotion (0.2 oz.)

Erno Laszlo TranspHuse Topical sample

GoSMILE AM/PM Whitening Protection Toothpastes samples

Juicy Couture Royal Body Crème (0.25 oz.)

Kinerase® Cream with SPF 30 (0.1 oz.)

Lancôme Rénergie Double Performance Anti-Wrinkle and Firming Treatment (0.5 oz.)

Lancôme Rénergie Night—Night Treatment (0.5 oz.)

L'Occitane Shea Hand Cream (0.3 oz.)

Missoni Acqua Eau de Toilette Spray (0.07 oz.)

Narciso Rodriguez For Him eau de toilette spray (0.04 oz.)

Origins Modern Friction™ Nature's Gentle Dermabrasion (0.17 oz.)

philosophy hope in a jar eye & lip cream (0.25 oz.)

Prescriptives Lash Envy Volumizing Mascara (0.08 oz.)

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Light (0.5 oz.)

This is about as generous of a beauty GWP as you can get anywhere, it's filled with stuff you'll actually use, and if you spend the $100 on foundation, lip gloss and blush, you'll have a fully packed travel beauty kit ready to go for Spring Break! The offer is good online only, while supplies last. I think I'm going to follow my own advice and buy a Nars Lip Gloss/Lip Stain Lip Duo, Nars The Multiple Stick, and Nars Oil Free Foundation. Then I can pack my beauty bag and head to...well, I'm not going anywhere this Spring Break, so I guess I'll head to the Nordstrom cafe to sip a latte and pretend I'm at the News Cafe in South Beach!