santa barbara throw back






i lived in santa barbara in 2009 and i have to say it was the best experience i have ever had. it was spur of the moment, mixed feelings of nervousness and happiness and excitement. but after visiting sb again this past late april, i totally forgot how great the shopping is. you would think that since it is sb, all the shopping would be super expensive with designer boutiques and department stores. however, all up and down state street, you can find the cutest, affordable boutiques to shop at. ones that are very up to date on trends with reasonable prices for the average customer.
so this past april, i came back to visit. walking up and down state street, getting re-aquainted with the familiar hang out locations and eating stops. i came across this store called "dear diary". i walked in and there was an amazing variety of fashion trends-everything from accessories to shoes to tops and bottoms. it was heaven or i would like to say "hitting the jackpot". i started looking at likable pieces and the price tags, which i would have to say made me really happy. the prices were greatly priced and not bad at all. i ended up walking out of there with more than a handful of pieces. and mind you, i did not plan on doing any shopping during the trip.

after shopping at dear diary, i looked across the way and there was another store called "the area". i decided to take a peek, and yet the store was smaller and with a bit different taste, it was also equally amazing containing lots of going out night wear and now trendy pieces. i ended up walking out with sweetheart white dress, distressed black skull sweater and a small necklace. what i also loved about this store was how friendly the girls were that worked in the store. i made small conversations with each employee that was there and that made me feel right at home and comfortable to shop.


after walking out of both stores, it made me jealous that i did not have one of these store closer to me at home. i will definitely have to visit these stores every time i make a drive down to sb.
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