21/11/2010

I am surprising myself yet again by submitting daily blog entries!

So a few days ago, I ordered two pairs of earrings from yessasia because my bro decided to buy some books from there as well. (Click underlined text for link to the item.)

1) "Super Junior : Sung Min Style - Heart Earrings"

2) "Boys Over Flowers Style - Kissing Star Earrings"

I adore the first pair (I'm a sucker for heart shapes and pink things), but I'm still a bit iffy on the second. I think it looks okay. Speaking of quality, these earrings are actually pretty good and in my opinion better than the "Korean" or "Taiwanese" styled earrings we can find at Paddy's Market in the city (and which usually cost more too!).

The prices were pretty good, that's why I wanted to buy. The first pair was discounted to $6~ and the second was around $10~.

I also got a free pouch/coin purse from the yesstyle order and I forgot to take a photo of it previously:

Delighted that I got the pink one (the blue looks cute too). I love freebies!

Well, nothing much eventful today... Just lazed around the house watching TV and doing choirs. I really want to watch the new Harry Potter movie ;A;!

Hmm... I also have a job interview with General Pants Co. on Thursday... And on Tuesday there's an evening sale at Parramatta Westfields so I may check it out and skip TAFE yet again ):

And I think that might be all I have planned for this week... Oh, and NTS: start doing more creative writing (must get creative juices flowing... I've always liked and wanted to write when I was younger and what better time to do it now since I have three months of freedom in my hands)!

To end have some cute Shimeji Hetalia China~

19/11/2010

And I'm on a roll! It has been what - 3 consecutive blog posts now?

My, it's a bit chilly today isn't it? And I thought we were heading into summer! Anyhow, I decided to go to the mall today because I needed to go to the store where I'm meant to work as a Xmas casual to inquire why I haven't been contacted yet. They told us at the induction that we would get a call from the respective store we'll be working at telling us about our shifts. I never got a call these past two weeks so I did what they told us to do at the induction if we didn't get called up - to go in the store and ask. They told me that they would contact me when they needed me because they didn't have the details of the xmas casuals yet. Hmm?

Well today this is what I wore today (once again a selca from my mobile phone camera, at least lighting is better here XD Sorry it's not showing it full body in front-view!):

It's the denim shirt from this post and a cute lace skirt I bought at the beginning year from 59 seconds on yesstyle.

I guess I'll do a review of these items while I'm at it! (Click the underlined text to go to the yesstyle page for the clothing piece).


The Review:

1) 59 Seconds: Lace Yoke Denim Shirt - It looks great on the model but I didn't think it would look that good in real life. I guess the main reason motivating me to buy this piece was the price tag - only $12~ (I think it was like half the original price. I love love love sales and marked down prices 8D)! When I got the package and opened it up, it smelt pretty bad (lol) but after a wash and airing it was fine.

It's exactly the same as the advertised product and fits me almost perfectly minus the fact that it's a tiny bit loose for my liking and the fact that it's also a bit longer for me than on the model because I am shorter than her (the usual height issues -sigh-). It goes best with a belt to cinch at the waist and show off the figure and it looks better when you roll up the sleeves, just as the model wears it. I could probably also use this piece as a light jacket (instead of a shirt) on top of something else. I felt the quality of the product was good for the price. An overall great piece for summer and I'm happy I bought it!

2) 59 Seconds: Lace & Tulle Elasticized Miniskirt - Got this at the beginning of the year I think, can't really remember anymore (this review is long overdue lol). I was looking for a tulle or lace skirt and I decided to get this in black (white also looks cute but I didn't get it in that colour because white clothing gets more visibly dirty quickly). Looks exactly like the advertised product. I just wish that the elastic part of the skirt was a little title because it's just a tad bit loose on me. I'm happy about the length though. It looks shorter on the model because she's fairly taller than me, but I felt the length sat right on me as it was neither too long nor too short.


Yay! I've actually kept to my word and reviewed the denim shirt! Alrighty - next I need to review the black strapless floral top and take a proper picture of me wearing the pink floral playsuit. Oh, and NTS: recharge camera battery and clean the mess that is my room (so I won't have to invade doggy's backyard :E)!

I'll be meeting my friends tomorrow for K so hopefully I get to do some shopping too - I need a new handbag and a pair of summer shoes or sandals! (And I still want my straw picnic hat!)

17/11/2010

Hurray, I've actually followed up with a blog post! I just finished my last exam today (the second half of the exam went terrible, by the way ><) - not yet celebrating but will bask in the freedom of limitless and guilt-free procrastination (well, not really procrastination now that I don't have anything that I'm obligated to do~)! So my blog title previously went along the lines of "♥ _____ in [wonder] land ? A life of [frustations] [fashion] and [fun] !" but I've decided to change it to something more appropriate, that being the current title now "Never too old for Fairy Tales". I am referring to the (often watered down or sweetened) fairy tales and myths one reads as a child. No one indeed, is ever too old for fairy tales. The original ones were more dark afterall, and appropriate for a more adult audience in my opinion. Anyway, I purchased a few items from yesstyle recently and they arrived in amazing speed! As usual, I bought discounted items, because I'm a cheapo like that D:

I bought 3 things in total, all from the Hong Kong brand "59 seconds": a 1) denim shirt, 2) black floral strapless top and 3) pink floral playsuit. (You'll be able to find the links to these items at the bottom of this post.)

Now, I really wanted to get the pink floral playsuit because when I set eyes on it, I thought it was the most adorable thing. And playsuits are popular this summer (it is indeed almost summer in Australia!), so why not? However, I was a little peeved because I saw it one night for 50% so somewhere near the $15-$16 mark, but the next day when I decided to purchase it, the discount percentage decreased and so, was listed for $25~. And on top of that, after I actually purchase it, the price of this piece decreases to around $20~ which was just the icing on the cake. Oh yesstyle, why do you torment me so!? See - I was desperate for the piece so I bought it anyway :E (Lucky I did so because the piece is now listed as sold out!)

Because I only took pictures of the floral playsuit, I'll start by reviewing that and keep the other two items for future blog posts, that way I'll have something to review heh. Excuse the bad quality images - my camera batteries died and I used my mobile. These photos really don't do it justice!

Photos:









The Review: This is a really cute piece, but I'm not sure if I can pull it off - I'll try though! The colour in the stock photo on yesstyle is really bright and vibrant, so when I opened the package and saw it, I was a little surprised by the fact that it wasn't as "vibrant" as the image suggested. But I guess its majorly because of the lighting >< I mean, it was a rainy day when I got the package!

When I tried it on, it fit just right. I was however, surprised that the shorts part of the one piece was a bit longer, going to my mid thigh. I think that is because the model is taller than I am (the website says her height is 166cm - I am only 158 cm tall!) I think I might alter this piece a bit because I think it looks better shorter XD

Overall, I think this is a solid, cute piece for summer especially since florals and jumpsuits are in! It's comfortable and the material is good for hot weather so I'll be anticipating wearing this properly! (Excuse the stockings in the photo. In reality, I wouldn't wear this with stockings, it was just that I was wearing stockings that day lol.) I'll hopefully get reviews of the other two in the coming days!

Links to items purchased:
1) http://www.yesstyle.com.au/en/59-seconds-lace-yoke-denim-shirt-blue-one-size/info.html/pid.1022755461
2) http://www.yesstyle.com.au/en/59-seconds-strapless-lace-up-floral-babydoll-top-black-one-size/info.html/pid.1022872041
3) http://www.yesstyle.com.au/en/59-seconds-ruffle-floral-playsuit-pink-one-size/info.html/pid.1022885887


Thanks for reading!