June 10, 2016

Why I Shopped the Victoria’s Secret Semi-Annual Sale Online

Victoria's Secret Semi-Annual Sale

So, I hit up three different Victoria’s Secret stores this week with my best friend Mattie to take advantage of the Semi-Annual Sale and we came out of the experience empty handed. I have to admit there is nothing in the world like scoring a haul of goodies from Bath and Body Works and Victoria’s Secret’s Semi-Annual Sale without spending a ton of cash on it!

I enjoy the Bath & Body Works Semi-Annual Sale but I have to admit I like the VS one more. I just like Victoria’s Secret line up of fragrances much, much more than the ones at Bath & Body Works.

Sadly, after skipping through three different stores my friend and I were quite unhappy for a number of reasons.

One of the worst things about shopping the Victoria’s Secret is the mess people create! I dunno about you but I think opening up, misting, squirting, and testing beauty that is on sale should be illegal. It’s one of my biggest pet peeves about the VS Semi-Annual Sale! Typically VS is kind enough to put out testers of the fragrances on sale yet I still see people opening up bottles and misting them around. Dude, why!? Why are you doing this when there’s a tester right in front of you? Not to mention the fact that everyone thinks it’s ok to squirt every bottle of lotion in a bin or squirt said lotion all over everything in that bin which makes everything a sticky mess. So, so sad!

VS has one of the messier semi-annual sales around as I typically don’t run into an issue like this in Bath and Body Works. Normally there stuff is pretty much clean and mess-free. People, just get extra hyper at Vicky’s I guess.

But I not only shopped the Victoria’s Secret Semi-Annual Sale online because of the mess but also because the stores we visited had a really, really small selection of products. There are a lot more items online in my opinion plus, you’re avoiding purchasing used, messy bottles of product!

I’d chat bras and panties with you too but that’s a tale for another day….!

The moral of the story is if you missed out in store or your store is just a big old mess, you can still grab some mighty fine offerings online!

Oh and my haul!

I got:

  • Body By Victoria’s Secret (I have a bottle already but at $29.99 for a large size I grabbed another)
  • The Trend Rose Fragrances (I got all four of these as I was waiting for them to go on sale!)
  • Love Spell everything! (Needs no explanation right?)
  • 6 x Secret Fantasies Eau de Toilette (I don’t know if you noticed but the EDTs now come in small square bottles!)
  • A bunch of bras
  • Ipod Case
  • Makeup Bags

What did you haul at the Victoria’s Secret Semi-Annual Sale?

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Isabella MuseIsabella is just an average everyday geeky girl who doesn’t blend her eyeshadow correctly, wears too much blush, and hopes she never finds her holy grail products because she likes the thrill of the chase so much. Her mission is to bring you super honest reviews on makeup, skincare, fragrance and all things beauty. She’s in no way an expert on the topic and she sure as hell isn’t a super model. But she’s passionate about makeup and is seeking like-minded individuals that like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and ones that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars at Sephora without feeling buyer’s remorse. If you’re that person feel free to reach out and leave a comment or follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Bloglovin‘.

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  • Jessy

    I know you said you didn’t want to talk about bras and panties, but that’s the reason I don’t shop at VS anymore. The semi annual sale is indeed insane. People go through the displays like vultures tearing open the carcass of a dead animal. And don’t get me started on the low quality. I expect underwear to at least withstand the gentle cycle of my washer (lord knows I don’t have time to handwash anything), but 2-3 washes and panties stretch out and look like old kitchen rags. Thanks, but no thanks VS.

    • Isabella Muse

      oh don’t feel bad I feel exactly the same way about their intimates. I refuse to buy any of their stuff full price because it shrinks! The bras are one time wear only before shrinking in the washer. I have absolutely no time to wash stuff by hand and I also, find it slightly gross washing it by hand as well! Maybe I’m wearing but seems like it gets more cleaner in my washer versus me washing it by hand. On that note, I also agree that people are like vultures at the sale. I shopped it online! I don’t even know why we bothered going to any of the stores!

    • vanilla

      totally agree with you. Way back when I bought a panty from them around ~9 form the body line. Great quality and lasts for ages. Now they kept the price but import low quality items. They bras are ~40 normal price on sale for $20. The bras I usually buy at macys, aerie, maidenform, TJmax, calvin klein are usually on sale for $15 and still have great quality.

  • Carrie

    I can thankfully say that I’ve never experienced shrinkage with my intimate VS items, actually. But I agree with you 100%! I love VS and I was so happy the day I first decided to buy from them but they became one of my stores where I have to buy it online. The Semi-Annual Sale makes my local store an absolute MESS! And, to be quite honest, it’s not exactly pristine looking the rest of the year. I just don’t understand why people have to make such a mess of the store.

    • Isabella Muse

      Oh I wish I can say the same but sometimes their bras shrink or fall apart on me after I wash them! 🙁 It really depends though as some due withstand a good washing 😀 Me either 🙁 I don’t get why people feel the need to open everything and just squeeze lotions. Why!!? Makes me angry!

  • Ryou

    Ugh I have a huge aversion to VS stores. They never have anything my size, so the judgey looks aren’t fun. Not to mention, once, a VS employee called security on my spouse because she thought they were “being creepy” (translate: looking male in a VS store). The spouse was just picking something for me and had trouble finding it! Thankfully we had texted back and forth about the specific perfume I wanted to prove their innocence to security. :/

  • Quinctia

    I gave up on VS for bras ages ago, which kind of ended up with me never walking into one of their stores again. I personally prefer Frederick’s.

    I’m not huge into traditional perfume, and I haven’t seen a review of their beauty products that really wowed me, so I don’t think I’m missing anything. I dunno, how is the ipod case? I recently upgraded mine and ordered a few cheapies on ebay for cases to give me an idea of what I may want.

    • Isabella Muse

      I wouldn’t pay full price for their iphone cases but when they are on sale they are a cute haul ;-D It’s a plastic slip cover so, not really much protection but if you want something cute pink and sparkly I’d get it 😀

  • Eriu

    Back in the day I worked at VS and I hated the Semi Annual Sale. The metaphor that always came to mind was pigs at a trough. I stopped buying VS intimates not long after I stopped working there. For me now, it’s Aerie all the way!

    • Isabella Muse

      LOL Eriu! That gave me a pretty laughable mental image!

  • MariaS

    I wish people would pick something up and put it back where it was. All the VS stores and many others have more mess on the floor and dumped everywhere-it’s dirty! And disrespectful and inconsiderate to other shoppers and to the stores and its employees that overnight has to pick after them. I have found empty dirty cups of Starbucks hidden under the skirts of tables and in corners. My daughters that worked retail going through college had to pick up after these individuals every night. And let me tell you, it was not just women doing this. I find this being done not just here but at the Walmarts, and even to seeing dirty stuff at the entrance doors of Nordstrom.

  • Diana

    Thanks for mentioning the rose trend fragrances! I forgot this was going on right now, and I wanted to try them. I was able to score mini sizes of all four online. Can’t wait to try them!

    • Isabella Muse

      Oh my pleasure! These also have new coconut ones but those aren’t on sale sadly!

  • Tray

    I hope you stocked up girl because I heard they were discontinuing the perfume line… I know their swimwear line is gone for sure. I unfortunately have the shop in stores because in Canada, shopping online with the US dollar and the duties comes back to regular price !

    • Isabella Muse

      the entire line of fragrance? Or just some in particular? I hadn’t heard that. last I read they were doing away with makeup and I know swimwear is out but I heard that the perfumes were staying.

  • Courtney

    Is it just me , or did anyone else notice that the bra and panty selection decreased pretty significantly this time around at the sale in-store and online? I remember in years past there was tons of different styles and color selections. This year, it was a moderate assortment, I felt.

  • Iris

    I purchased a few bras. With my skin issues, no more lotions or perfumes for me. I took a look at the lip products but the good colours were all sold out. Our stores in Canada are not so bad. It’s not messy at the cosmetics area by any means. The bras on the other hand are pretty much scattered around. DD cups in the DDD cups area. Items in the wrong place, etc.

  • Ria

    The bras are not meant to be put in the washer…. They say in on the little instruction care label and everyone online. They leak and fall apart.
    As for the bras overall.. I can still buy bras out the kid section so I only by bras when they’re heavily discounted. I’ve seen bras as cheap as $12 during their semi annual sale. Last year I got an add 2 cups bra for $20.
    I don’t buy the intimate and I hate their undies because they are most definitely a rip off. I only bought undies one time when they had a 10 for $35 sale and I deeply regretted it because most of them shrunk in less than 3 months. I prefer hanes in that case haha
    If you catch the semi annual sale when it first starts, you can score some pretty good deals. I got a couple of tees for $10 and a pair of varsity shorts for $10
    Also if you check the sale section throughout the year you can catch some major steals there. I bought:
    Lipgloss: $2
    Tumblr Vs Cup: $5
    Frangrace Mist: $2.99

    Overall… Vs is a hit or miss. I love them but usually the price is not worth the quality.