On the 1st of July our lifting of lockdown rules entered a new phase here in Belgium (done in stages so as to be able to take a step back at any time), and since we were allowed out of the country again we took advantage and headed out for a day trip to the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in Roermond mid-month.
KATE SPADE NEW YORK
My first stop had to be the Kate Spade New York store as soon as I spotted it, where I was lucky enough to snag this bunny necklace at over 50% off (second to last one in the shop). They also had a lot of other cute pieces of jewellery but that one in particular caught my eye. Kate Spade is well known of course for their fun and colourful accessories of which there was plenty! I just wasn’t personally in the market for any new handbag or wallet splurges.
BURBERRY
If I ever get the chance to own a Burberry trench (isn’t it on every girl’s wishlist?) it’s going to come from an outlet, never going to pay full price if I can help it! And who cares if it’s a few seasons out of date, the Burberry trench coat is a CLASSIC and literally never going to go out of style!
If you’re thinking from the photos that “no way were these taken during a pandemic?!”, you are wrong my friend! We were basically the only ones there wearing masks (easy to spot the out-of-towners). But we were following the Belgian guidelines which were clearly different from the Dutch, better safe than sorry!
Social distancing was half-heartedly followed, even though all the stores, I went to had all the facilities in place (hand sanitiser, stickers on the floors and one way systems). Any stores with massive queues at the front of them I just vetoed, but luckily enough all of the ones I wanted to visit were pretty much deserted.
THE COSMETICS COMPANY STORE
The Cosmetics Company Store was a must on this visit and I was able to get three Mac lipsticks; in Taupe, Twig and Derrière (I don’t think using the French word for this last one makes the fact that you named your lipstick “behind” any more fancy lol).
I also hit the L’Oréal Outlet where I got a couple of discounted Essies and The Body Shop where I stocked up on my soaps and body butters. Very happy with my beauty finds that’s for sure!
LIEBESKIND BERLIN
My Dad has slowly but steadily grown my watch collection over the last couple of months with his junk shop (thrift store) finds. And since he got an Amazon “watch first aid kit” nothing stands in his way…except watches that when opened up have no battery inside, that’s usually a bad sign and means the watch has stopped working altogether.
Other than the obvious luxury brands like Gucci, for example, a lot of the fancy watches including a beautiful one from Liebeskind Berlin don’t get recognised by the store clerks (and hence don’t have their price hiked up). So, I didn’t even have to step into this store to get a wonderful new bargain watch; I did of course as I am a magpie and wanted to check out the competition… but nothing bested my Dad’s find!
Although my brother did get me for my birthday a beautiful Calvin Klein watch (this one here) from the Hour Passion store where my Dad also had a good find/purchase. So…technically I didn’t leave the outlet without a new watch but shhhhhh ;)
The outlet also had a few food stands. They had a churros one that my Dad and brother enjoyed, as well as a macarons one that I was tempted by but I had my eyes on the doughnut one (I do make rare exceptions to my gluten free diet as I’m not coeliac). Sadly, there was a bit of a queue and lots of flies flying around the displayed doughnuts which put me off, maybe next time.
There you have it my McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in Roermond outing. Some very good bargain finds and a trip we have to repeat! Although I recommend you go when the weather is nice as it’s mostly outdoors you don’t want to get stuck outside especially in the spaced-out queues in the pouring rain…not as pleasant.
Do you have any outlets you would highly recommend? We also love the McArthurGlen Ashford Designer Outlet in England but that’s a lot harder to get to, especially at the moment.
Any good bargains you’ve found as of late?
Are you excited for the upcoming summer sales? In Belgium, by law, they are usually only allowed to happen during the month of July but this year, for obvious reasons, they’ve been pushed to August.
xxxemma