Festive OOTDs (And First BaubleBar Purchase)

I know there are people who hate the crazyness of the holidays but I love this time of the year, I feel all the excitment of a little girl and it is even better now that my daughter is old enough to really enjoy the anticipation of Xmas.

So I was feeling festive yesterday and I wore an outfit that I had planned to wear on Xmas day (we are spending it with friends). As you might remember I really liked the toothpicks in ribbon bow print but I wasn't sure that I would dare wearing them. They are now $69.99 in store and with the 30% off they came down to less than $50, which is an acceptable price for something that I would probably only wear around the holidays. I had previously bought the mini in Dublin tartan to wear at Xmas but I changed my mind after I realized that I didn't wear any single daytime skirt this year. I am more of a toothpick kind of gal and I will surely get more wear out of these (if I don't gain weight) than a mini.
I wore them with my beloved cashmere henley in navy from a few years ago and a new "parure" that I bought the same day:

I don't know what the name of the bracelet and the necklace is (square link something I guess) but they are on sale in store ($39.99 the bracelet and $69.99 the neklace). I love how the necklace sits on the collarbone and the bracelet is a good one for the small-wristed ladies (I am often sized out of JCrew bracelets). Highly recommended!

I went shopping for some last-minute Xmas presents and I stopped at the Collection store to make a few returns. I snapped a pic of my outfit in the fitting room:

I had tons of compliments on the pants (which I wasn't expecting, I thought that people would look strangely at me as the lady with the crazy pants). One of the SA at another JCrew asked me where they were from. Come on, review your catalog (this is the same SA who asked me what kind of color "heather dusk" was)!

I wore another festive outfit with the same henley the other day, even if it looked more festive IRL than in the pics (the henley isn't that dark and the pants are the maraschino cherry ones from last year that has blue undertones so they go very well together):

On another note, I placed my first order with Baublebar last week. I ordered a pair of gold and onyx earrings and I didn't know what to expect. I looked at their site many times and while the prices of their baubles are very affordable I was afraid that they would also look cheap IRL. What decided me this time was they were having a 25% off sitewide and I used my $10 off my first purchase (when you sign up) so they came down to $9 and I felt like it was worth taking the risk. They arrived yesterday and even if they are bigger than expected I like them, they have the Chanel-esque vibe that I was looking for (plus, they were beautifully packaged and they have free returns to boot):

Are you feeling festive? Have you ever shopped at Baublebar?