The Classic Brunette

Today is the day! The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale just went live for Early Access and I luckily had the chance to get a preview of the items so I you don't have to search! This post might be a bit overwhelming, but I wanted to do my best to give you a ton of options according to both category and price. There are so many amazing items in this sale that I'm having a difficult time deciding what I want to purchase! I'll actually be making a trip to the store in person this morning and hopefully getting everything on my wishlist. Once I've made my purchases I'll be sharing my thoughts on those items! For now, here are my best picks from the sale!

Fashion Under $50

Happy Monday everyone! Are you ready for another great sale? The Nordstrom Sale is coming up in a few days and I know everyone and their mother who blogs talks about this sale, but that just means that it's something important and worth taking a look into. Seriously it's considered one of the best sales of the summer, so there's a reason you've probably seen it on social media a ridiculous amount of times. Now, I've got all the info on the sale for you here so you can prioritize and set your alarms for the right times/days to be as prepared as possible!

The sale goes extremely fast, meaning people take this thing seriously. I'm not sure how it always gets so crazy, but it's like things start flying off the selves (or website, since the store is always too busy for me to shop there!) and people are out for blood. Okay, it's not that bad, but items really do disappear quickly so you have to act fast and plan your cart accordingly. "How am I going to get all the things I want before they sell out" you ask? That's where I come in! Now there's a few options for you out there, but really only one if you want to make sure you get early access.

The best way to get access to the sale and all the precious discounted items? Get a Nordstrom Card. Now I'm not one to push a credit card, and I don't get anything from it if you do, but since everything sells out insanely quickly it's really your only option to be there first! Although the sale runs from July 20th through August 5th, all cardholders get early access starting June 12th. I'm not saying that if you don't get a card you'll miss out on your favorite items, but it is definitely a possibility! Some items do get restocked before the regular sale dates, but many don't. So if you want to be sure about getting those items that you love, look into getting a card!

Next up in getting prepared, take a look at the preview catalog. There are WAYYY more things on sale than in this catalog, but this is what Nordstrom predicts to be some of the best sellers and best deals. So if you're eyeing something in this book, you gotta be quick!

Something I also do before the sale is make a little wish/need list of all the things I'm looking for. Most of the items in the sale are geared towards fall, so think booties, jeans, sweaters, coats. All staple and splurge pieces are fair game during the sale, so depending on your budget decide what you want to most spend your money on. I know I'm always looking for a great sweater (both everyday and bold!) and they are huge during this sale!

And now for some of my favorites from the preview catalog! Now big thing here is that if you visit any of these links right now the item will say sold out, that's because they technically aren't available yet. This will change once early access starts! Those of you who are cardholders can start placing orders on the 12th, and those of you that aren't can add these items to your cart and hope that they're still available once the 20th comes!

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