The Outnet: Site Review
The Outnet is the high-fashion-focused Net-a-Porter’s outlet site—which pleases us because, while we love perusing Net-a-Porter’s designer offerings, we just can’t justify (or afford) the prices. And, in this economy, it only stands to...
TBF Gets Wowed by PureWow
We’re all for broadening our horizons, and encouraging you to broaden yours, but this is definitely something that takes time and a lot of effort. Unfortunately, it’s too easy to get caught up in...
Where to Get it Site Review
Have you ever seen a hot shirt or designer handbag online, the runway or elsewhere and been like “Where the heck can I get that”? You then promptly Google the item with the best...
Bauble Bar: A New Place to Find Your Baubles
Baubles–we love them but we don’t always love how much they cost. Of course, buying cheap and low quality jewelry can totally work for some days or nights yet, wouldn’t it be dandy if...
Bonanza.com Site Review
Our Review: Bonanza seriously has everything. Our prior experiences with other massive, user-run e-commerce sites have taught us that sometimes this plethora of options is actually detrimental to our search and scary too. However,...
DesignYourOwnEyeWear.com: Site Review
We can’t count the number of times we’ve seen a celeb wearing these really great glasses but can’t find the brand listed anywhere. Frustration and disappointment ensue and we subsequently spend the next five...
Select2gether.com: Site Review
Here at TBF, we’re experts on e-commerce sites designed to give you the best sale. We love them, but that goes without saying, right? So when we heard about Select2gether.com, our little discount-loving hearts...
Fashion-Ade.com: Site Review
Remember that awesome scene in Clueless where Cher wakes up and consults her computer (something so novel at the time) to put together an outfit for school? Her massive database of clothing and rotating...
Black Friday: ShopRunner, or How To Avoid Return Shipping
You know it’s happened to you. You want to save yourself the hassle of shopping in the busy holiday hubbub on Black Friday, or you know you can get what you want online on...
Jungle Cents: A Cheap Knock-Off of RetailMeNot
Update: We are now being threatened by the folks at Jungle Cents . It is not our fault your site sucks and rather than trying to levy legal action against us (which is a dumb pr...
AlwaysFits.com — Quirky, Budget-Friendly Gift Ideas
How many hours of your life have been spent browsing online gift guides? You shop for your single girlfriends on Valentines Day, your engaged girlfriends during wedding season, your mom girlfriends for Mother’s Day...
The New ShopSheBoutique.com: Site Review
The Lowdown: Finding what you’re looking for while shopping online has always been something of a challenge. After all, thumbing through racks of clothes and trying on some of your finds is pretty much...
La Grande Dame: High Fashion Plus Size Site Review
The Lowdown: Here at TBF—and in just about every group of real women we’ve ever encountered—one of our biggest shopping complaints is the lack of fashionable options for women who aren’t a size 8....
Lifebooker.com: Site Review
Everyone has less cash to spend these days, but let’s face it—a girls gotta keep herself up. And if you’re in the big city (say New York, or LA) the prices usually carry the...
InStyleBelly.com – A Consignment Store For Maternity Wear
Alas, ladies, InstyleBelly.com is no more. Try MotherhoodCloset.com instead! InStyleBelly.com is a online/offline consignment boutique for designer maternity wear. The Selection: The high-end designer roster ranges from Juicy Couture Maternity, ABS, Michael Stars and...
ShoeDazzle.com: Kim Kardashian’s Shoe of the Month Club
ShoeDazzle.com is essentially a Shoe of the Month Club. For a monthly fee, receive a new pair of shoes in the mail to keep, especially chosen for you. This is the brainchild of Kim...
Daily Makeover Offers Fun Virtual Makeover Tool, Beauty Tips and News
Everyone loves a fully stocked resource: get everything you need, all at once! Dailymakeover.com wants to be your “one-stop-shop” for everything beauty related: find beauty tips and tutorials, beauty related news, product reviews, a...
Markdownalert.com is an Attractive, but not the Best, Resource for Deals
Markdownalert.com is a subscription newsletter that regularly sends alerts for the latest sales, discounts and coupons that come in to their database. After signing up for this service, a shopper chooses a basic category...
Sortprice.com’s Search Engine Finds Low Prices, but Makes Mistakes
Sortprice.com is another shopping search engine (check out the 15 best price comparison sites guide), which fuses price comparison (like PriceGrabber.com) with visual product matching (as Like.com does). They’re celebrating their 5-year anniversary with...
About Me
Thanks for stopping by! I'm Catherine, your Budget Fashionista style editor. I'm a bargain shopper at heart, as I love nice things but hate paying for them! I'm also a personal finance writer who's been featured on USA Today and MSN Money.