April Gmarket Haul~

I am yet again amazed at how fast the gmarket order went - it only took a week from the time of ordering for the package to get to my house!

I was surprised at how small/light the box was! Well.. ever since my first order of 2012, which was a big and heavy box I've forgotten how it usually is haha!

This time I ordered 4 pieces of clothing for myself + a bunch of hair accessories and a jacket for friends. I'll only be reviewing the things I bought for myself because obviously I won't be opening my friend's :)

Now for the review! I've added the stock photo of the item and a picture of what it looks like irl. I've also modelled the items, which you'll find right at the end of the review.

Stock

Scallop Collar "French" Blouse

→ Seller 마크막스

→ Shop

→ More Pictures

Real

This is so cute >A< I really like this blouse! The quality is surprisingly good for the price (around aud$15) and it's exactly as advertised. There are several other blouses from MakMaks that I want so I'll probably get those in the future :)

Stock

Baggy Knit

→ Seller 가스나나

→ Shop

→ More Pictures

Real

I got this knit in beige. This was really cheap too, a bit under aud$15. The quality is really good!! I was surprised because I was expecting worse. A similar knit where I live would easily cost over $50, so almost 3x the price on gmarket. I also expected this to be less baggy because the model is TINY and from the premium reviews I had a look at. I like the level of loose-ness of this so I'm very happy! This makes me want to get the mustard yellow version as well!

Stock

Floral Pleat Skirt

→ Seller 요즘에

→ Shop

→ More Pictures

Real

I was contemplating whether to get the yellow or red version. I'm glad I chose the red, but I still want the yellow version! I am really, really surprised at how good the quality of this skirt is - especially for the price, which was around aud$10! Cannot wait to wear this <3

Stock

Pleated Midi Skirt

→ Seller 슈가펀

→ Shop

→ More Pictures

Real

I was eyeing this midi skirt for a month (or two?) and finally decided to get it! I also wanted the mustard yellow one (actually, I want all the colours!), but I settled for the light pink one. It is adorable, and exactly as advertised! The quality is good for the price though my photo doesn't do it justice! I was either going to get a maxi skirt or midi skirt, but I'm glad I settled for the midi skirt because I'm short and the maxi would have probably been too long for me! I cannot wait to wear this as well - it's a more conservative length, which I'm liking!

And~ Here are the four pieces I bought, modelled... Sorry for the dim lighting, I got the package early in the morning and had to wait till I came back from uni to do most of the photo-taking, plus all these photos were taken on my phone, hence the grainy quality!

This is by far my best gmarket haul yet! It's the first time that I've been really satisfied with all the pieces I purchased! I had spent ages (well, a month at least) looking at these pieces and deciding what to get. So, it does pays to think about what you need and want rather than chuck stuff in the cart on impulse :)

Dec 2012 Gmarket Haul!

The 4kg package came earlier this week.

First the cosmetics:

Dr Jart was really generous with the samples <3 I purchased 2 silver label bb creams (one for my mum, the other for my aunt).

I also decided to get a bb cream from Holika Holika to try out. From the reviews I've read, the colour of it is a tad light. I haven't opened it yet, but I hope that when I do try it, it will look okay on my skin.

I also ordered the adorable bunny gloss from Tony Moly. My friend who recently returned from her trip to Korea also bought a bunch of these. I think I'll get the other colours the next time I make an order on gmarket because they're just too adorable. I'm not one to wear make up daily (blame my general laziness and the fact that I see no point in getting all made up everyday for school) but I'm trying to start looking more presentable (my new year's resolution harhar) so this is a start! It's a nice peachy colour (pink with a tinge of orange).

Adorable much!? Here's a trick - if the item you want is out of stock (esp. if it is an accessory like below), check if the seller's other pages because they might have it there! That's what happened to me when I was trying to find the blue dotted hair band - one page had it out of stock, another didn't. Can't wait to wear these!

I also bought a diary for 2012 and a bunch of stickers from this seller: 하이델. They are simply adorable and I can't wait to use it and stick polaroid photos in it and make it all pretty and stuff >v<

A card holder + freebie. The "lipstick" is actually a pen =P

(Filled with cards!)

Some shirt cuffs my brother needed.

Now onto serious business - the clothes! I ordered a bunch of blouses (I've been a really lazy dresser lately, so I needed shirts that look nice with jeans).

I accidentally ordered the wrong blouse though... I wanted the white one, but me being a bit careless, selected the wrong colour and forgot to double check (it was prolly sold out anyway). Yes. It's an odd purple colour. Actually it doesn't look too bad in this picture, but that's because of the lighting. In real life it looks much worse and unappealing lol. Still, why would they manufacture a shirt in such a colour! No one would want to buy it imo (though I accidentally did OTL)! My mum offered to take it from my hands though, because she said it didn't look bad on her when she tried it.

These are some blouses I awkwardly modelled:

And these are the stock images of the pieces and my opinion of them:

1) This was exactly as advertised. I like the gold buttons!

2) I bought this because of the detailing at the back. This too, was exactly as advertised. The length is good as well! Because the shape of the blouse is quite flowy and baggy, it doesn't really show one's figure.

Close up of the detailing at the back:

3) Okay... This piece was wayyyyy bigger than I thought it would be. On the tiny woman that models it in the stock photo - it looked like a good size on her. But for me - who's probably shorter than her and some tubbier... Well... It's really baggy on me. It's almost unacceptably baggy. I'll try to work with it though. I think it'll look decent with skirt and stockings (contrary to the really bad outfit I wore it with above!).

4) Been searching for a striped shirt like this for ages!!! I finally found it and it was way cheap as well (around $10)!! The only thing that bugs me is the weird material. Well, it's not too weird, just different from how I imagined it to be/feel.

5) I quite like this shirt (I had expected worse, looking at the seller's ratings and user reviews/comments). I was a bit surprised though, that the colour was slightly darker and more brownish in real life compared to the slightly pink hued colour of the stock image. It's still cute nonetheless and makes me feel like a doll with the big collar XD This will be cute matched with a high waist skirt of shorts.

The following are stock images of the other blouses I ordered but did not take photos of:

6) This is my favourite blouse out of the bunch. I like the cut, it's really flattering on me. It does not make me look fat like most blouses tend to!!

Detail of the front:

7) This blouse is really BIG!! Poo... And I really wanted this style of blouse ever since I saw it styled really prettily in a J-fashion magazine. But this - it's really unflattering on me... I wish that a lot of these blouses had better cuts! They look and fit great on the models, but for some reason, when I order them, they tend to end up really big and shapeless? I'll try to make it work though.

8) Yes... This shirt... of which I mistakenly ordered the wrong colour!! Please double check when you order so you know you're really getting the right colour/style >A

♦

Here is a list of the sellers I bought from:

Clothing:

ShesBB

http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=215619934

Ashlynn

http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=214889161

마크막스

http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=219779018

나나니나

http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=219866561

Bunny hairbands:

glam girl

http://english.gmarket.co.kr/challenge/neo_goods/goods.asp?goodscode=211255900

♦

It kinda sucks when you live in the southern hemisphere, where the seasons are opposite from Korea, because that means there are barely any summer clothing available on the site! I wanted to purchase some nice high waisted and paperbag style shorts, chiffon pleat maxi skirts, etc. I guess I'll wait until they start stocking clothing for the spring season.

If you'd like the links of any other items in this post, leave a comment and I'll get back to you (:

Gmarket Haul

Happy New Years Eve everyone! I hope this year has been kind to you and if not, I hope the next will be better.

Well, my gmarket order arrived early this morning in record speed - the order was placed on Sunday and it took less than a week to arrive!

The main motive for this order was to get some bags for the next uni semester <3



Though they came out flat at first, tightening the straps that went through the holes near the top, it gave the bags a better shape.

The following two items are bags from FNB. My first bag, fresh out of plastic wrapping:

I wanted the white version but it was sold out, contemplated the light grey version but I settled with the tan colour.

Comparison with the stock image:

My second bag is a black one. I initially wanted the "purple beige" color but unluckily for me, it was sold out! Black was the only colour left! (no light coloured bags this time, so my next bag purchase will have to be something light!) Apologies for the dark photo.

Comaprison with stock image:

There is a strong plastic smell to the bags, but after airing them out for a while, it should disappear.

Next up, simple black 6cm heels from this store. The height is not too high so it's perfect for me to wear casually. I wear a size 6 and a half or 7 here in Aus, and I bought size 235. It's a bit tight. Next time I order shoes, I'll make sure to get size 240 instead.

Comparison:

Not the best, but the quality is decent, you get what you paid for.

Next up is the polaroid album:

The plastic case the album came with was cracked.

The inside of the album was a little bit damaged as well. I'm not too sure how it got damaged, but it's still usable so I'll deal with it. I'm a little unhappy though.

Next, Miffy pens to draw on polaroid photos!

Testing the pen out on a dead photo, it works successfully!

And finally, my brother's shirts:

And thats it! Another happy Gmarket order! I don't know how I afford to buy things on a student budget (it helps that the stuff is so cheap though) OTL Gotta start saving again!