Christmas Buy

New pair of Coach sunnies for the Christmas season! New Years sales of course :)

Boxing Day sales

Yes I bought more shoes! No I'll probably never wear it more than once! Yes they are totally gorgeous! No the heel is not too high! Yes it's totally comfortable to walk in! No I am Not going to grow callouses wearing them. And yes, they were totally on sale~

Merry Christmas to Meeeeee

A little self indulgence for the seemingly boring Xmas & New Year break ahead. And hey, my ONLY self indulged Christmas buy this year, so it's not bad at all?

On sale from EB Games (only $68!), it's perhaps the ONLY RPG series that I am still playing at the moment. Gone are the days of hermit-like living with nothing but a packet of chips and my playstation controller. These days...it's all about buying stuff and looking pretty~ I am a girl after all!

It's Christmas! ... that calls for a Lingerie update!

Any guesses who would be gifting me this Extreme Cleavage Babydoll Chemise from Bras N Things?

The latest signature item from their 2012 Christmas Catalogue, looking extremely similar to the Victoria's Secret range I might add! :p

Kustom shoe sale (x4)

I have decided that this Christmas is going to be shopping-free. No gifts to buy since I've already sent my entire family on a holiday to the Gold Coast as an early pressie, no friends to hang with since they're all trumping off overseas, no boyfriend since he'll have family commitments to which I'm not invited.

So, this Christmas, I am going to be a self-imposed hermit, the only thing I am going to buy is the latest Assassins Creed on PS3 and I am spending my 2 week annual leave over the break as a total recluse~

That, of course, means some serious pre-pre-Christmas Shopping! Yes, I know my shoe shelf is falling apart, and the monsters under my bed are probably suffocating from the amount of shoes currently stuffed under there.

BUT WHO CAN SAY NO TO PRETTY SHOES RIGHT?

OzSale had a sale on Kustom sandles and shoes...and I bought 4 pairs in one go (yes I KNOW I already have the same shoes in different styles, but they're different STYLES!!! >_<)

Here's 2 of the prettier buys. It really doesn't matter that the last time I wore sneakers as dress shoes I was in first year uni~ Ellen Degeneres says YES! :)

Summer Jewellery Additions

Found this pretty necklace browsing though Ebay's 1000's and 1000's of necklaces on sale. I think I was more sold by the prettiness of the photos than the actual item! What do they say? A picture gives a thousand looks! Lol~

"Spurr" of the Moment

It's only Monday morning and already my credit card is hard at work...paying off bills and being reconciled...so it goes without saying that I have to add something pretty to the mix.

Candy coloured flats...of course....what else?

These Spurr Eliza Ballet Flats from Iconic are, according to my colleague, sooo me <3

Pink Sparkle

Recently bought this with sis for a friend's b'day...never used Kylie Minogue's fragrances but was quite impressed with the scent...

Doesn't quite make me brave enough to parade around town in gold mini hot pants tho~ damn u Kylie!!!

Bandage dress

This was on sale for $20 in Portmans, after trying it on (twice) and taking photos from numerous angles, I decided that I still can't pull off the bandage dress! >_<

I did acquire 5 other dresses from the same shopping trip though...some are for winter tho so won't be able to pull them out till next year, booo...

More black heels

These super high black stilettos are suede...doesn't matter how many you already have! One can never buy too many black heels~

These Bronx shoes were a find from Wanted :)

I'm back!!!

Back on blog after time off in Europe!

Shopping spree on the weekend turned up some good finds.

Bought some Windsor Smith black patents for a steal!

Cupcake stand ~ Parisienne style

A random walk during lunchtime break to randwick turned up this very chic cupcake stand from, believe it or not, Austalia Post! Hehe

Antique Gold Plated Choker

A thrifty but gorgeous eBay win. Wore it for the first time today and already getting comments! Happiness~

Shoes glorious shoes

Came across this random pair of stilettos while jewelry shopping on a Thursday night.

Zu was doing a massive sale and got these for a steal...my stiletto crazy sister was so proud~~~

Cost per wear is bound to be a little high though, seeing as I can't actually walk in them (yet).

Strawberry Net Fix

Once in a (longish) while StrawberryNet sends me a "we miss you" email encouraging me to shop again, usually with the lure of free gifts and double digit discount.

Arrived in the mail today is order #4, which includes free makeup kit, 2% loyalty discount, 2% multi item discount as well as a 15% "welcome back" discount. Pretty happy!

Dotti cocktail dress

Welcome to the family this pretty little red dress from Dotti, RRP: $69.95 which of course I got for a bargain from good old DFO! Altho I'm still not sure about dresses that require ironing...too much work? Or totally worth it? Hmmm~

Shower Gel

Since I'm on a flow of posts this week, might as well catch up on some old acquirements :)

Never used L'Occitane products before, and received this giant bottle of shower gel as a gift (hopefully not as a hint to suggest I don't shower enough!!!). Am yet to start using it but I can so far report that the smell is lemony refreshing! ^_^

A warm welcome...

Hello Signature Oroton bag! Welcome to your new home...in my closet :)

Unfortunately I've sold my signature Oroton wallet...so...time to go shopping again I guess!!! <3

Chloe - eau de parfum

Got this little trial bottle while walking thru David Jones the other day, and used it for the first time last weekend~

This is officially on my list of favorite perfumes of the decade!!! So seductive that I'm fighting the urge to smell myself all the time :p

Another black dress - one can never have too many!

Was so happy with the red dress from Vanses.com that, while having a break at work...I just couldn't resist ordering this one too~ Perfect winter staples for work!

Fashion Clean-out - May 2012

Spent the month of May clearing out my wardrobe. Approx 60 items went including a few major pieces (Dotti, Miss Shop, Forcast, Sass & Bide, Fiorelli, Oroton were among the brands to go). This really was a massive session, the theory was: if I hadn't worn it in 3 years - gone. If I wore it alot in the last 3 years - gone. If I've been photographed more than 2 events in the outfit - gone (Facebook is very unforgiving about stuff like that). If it's too big - gone. If it's too small - gone. If I have something very similar to it - gone! And if no one on Ebay wanted it (then I probably shouldn't be keeping it in the first place), off to Vinnies they all went.

To be honest, the whole exercise was quite refreshing, even if it did come as a surprise to me that I owned exactly 27 skirts (I've worn like 5 of them in the last 3 years I think) and that my clothes hangers, if all used, does not actually fit across the pole of my wardrobe.

Not surprisingly however, my double doored, full-length mirrored wardrobe looks no emptier after this massive session. Instead, my floor is now littered with approx another 20 items whose chances to live in my home now hang in the balance, and half a suitcase of Winter clothing is still lying snugly behind my door waiting to be hung up. Perhaps I should be looking to offload some suit jackets and suit pieces? I work in marketing for godssake! Why do I need 4 suit ensembles and ENDLESS suit jackets???

Ok, enough of a spill.The point I'm trying to make? Having too much clothing can be a fashion disaster in itself. My new motto? Buy cheap, wear one year or less. Buy expensive, look for neutral/timeless pieces.

And May 2012 wasn't all about unloading. A few dresses here, some Winter basics there (HELLOOOO Abercrombie & Fitch), and 2 pairs of shoes on my sister's OzSale account later, I stand no chance in having a cleaner, more organised room. Instead, I have this to show.

Blossom Gold & Black Sequin Dress

Another short stint away from blogging about all my crap (I mean...treasures!!!)...ok let's face it I do buy a lot of crap too :p

Discovered this cute little Melbourne online store: (http://www.tweettweetfashion.com.au/index.php/) and within minutes found myself checking out with this cute black/gold Blossom dress.

On sale for only $16.25 (down from $65!)...this gold sequin bust dress with a sweetheart neckline and sheer chiffon fishtale skirt is just almost everything I look for in a nice dress...add to that a sexy cut-out back and fitted inside knit lining and you just can't say no!

Let's just say this hump day purchase totally made my Wednesday! :)

Cherry & Coco

A random walk-by purchase on the weekend with this cute little strapless dress!

Was waiting around for mum & dad when this corner shop in hurstville gets ready to close and puts up a few final pieces for clearance.

Best thing about this dress? I would really have to think hard between the double layered cleavage support and the ridiculous $5 price tag :p

Bridesmaid dress round 2 (or 3?)

Since this dress is definitely on the discard pile it's going on the blog!

The wedding is to be at villa botanica on the Whitsunday islands...good choice me thought! But since it's the first try no one wants to lock down...and thus the hunt continues~

Specs: Wish from Myer. $190 down to $130 mid-season sale.

Therapy time!

It has been awhile since I made a posting. I haven't stopped shopping...just haven't bought anything significant...and also considering breaking up from this blog to do something on travel instead...

But that's a whole different story. The weekend saw me add to my collection a Portmans clutch, a Mossman dress and a Dotti jumpsuit (oh-so-cute and down to $9.95 from $70!)

Seriously...paying a psychiatrist by the hour wouldn't return as much happiness as a dress or 2 or 3 I say!!!

Shoes, shoes & more shoes V2

Shoe #2 of the less than 5 minute shopping spree, this one has a higher heel, higher price tag of RRP$175, and has upper leather and inner leather. Not sure about the comfort of walking in them just yet, but at the time of trying they fit to a tee...and carries a clearance price tag of...wait for it...$5~~~

These 2 pairs of Alina Van shoes from Paddington completely made my weekend, which would otherwise have been quite lacking in excitement (following previous hyped up weekends of hens nights and weddings of course).

Shoes, shoes & more shoes V1

Shoe #1 of the less than 5 minute shopping spree, a pretty, brown, leather pair of small heels from Alina Van...on sale in Paddington for, wait for it, $17! Down from $149.

Thought I would give the pretty pink carpet in the backdrop a mention too...a cute Ikea purchase from a couple weeks ago which has totally lit up my room...and made my floor very, um, lie-worthy :p



Post 22hr day flats remedy

When u spend 22hrs at a single party (namely, being bridesmaid at a wedding), the last thing you want to do is to look at another pair of heels.

That is why Sunday shopping with sis churned out this cute pair of flats from Westfield hurstville

Barkins Pants

I wish I could look as hot as her wearing those pants, but sadly, I'm about 100,000 situps short of legs that toned~~~

Still, this brands exclusive buy for $15 is pretty nice!

Happy (early/late) Halloween!

This pic is not of me - too hot and too skinny to be me! Lol~ however, I did become the owner of this sexy little number, which comes complete with a witches hat and a black feather wand! Kinky stuff :p

In fact, we bought 3 of these...and come next Halloween we r gonna be the 3 witches! Hahah...now to find a Halloween party to go to in 9 months time!

Bridesmaid shoes

Bought this pair of nude-ish, pink-ish Persian mist satin heels at the recent Wittner sale (all shoes $59.95!!!)

It's cute, understated, comfortable, a bargain and most importantly, NEEDED (for the wedding). U just can't go wrong with a pair of shoes u actually NEED right?!?!

Tokito ~ to buy or not to buy

Tried on this dress at Myer. Sis doesn't really like it, but I have a thing for red at the moment, and this dress hides my underarm fat! Lol~

Plus it IS Chinese New Year! Time for a brand new red red outfit right???

Review Sale

Scored this hot LBD at the Review sale today!

Have no idea why I need yet another LBD or when I'll ever get the chance to wear it. But a sale's a sale!

Now to find a party to wear it to :)

Office staple shoes

Black, comfortable and minimal heel-age. These are the requirements for the everyday office shoe (stilettos and flats must also be at disposal somewhere under the desk in case of "emergencies"!

Here we have one of the two pairs of shoes acquired from Charles & Keith, the perfect office staple shoe!

Charles & Keith

I bought 3 items from Singapore's Charles & Keith brand on this trip - 2 pairs of shoes and this bag.

It's a nice brand, heaps of pretty things at a fraction of the cost of major brands but with the same quality and sass. It's a brand to note for sure :)

Gucci wallet

Leaving a person stranded in a shopping centre for 5 whole hours with all these pretty things to buy is just plain evil (yea Singapore Airlines, I'm talking about you!)

So here's the big purchase of the day. The highlights of the wallet is that it's not my usual signature item with leather trim (think almost every Coach bag I have ever owned), and it goes well with all my black work bags (the Minco one and the Oroton one).

The best part? It's on sale with 30% off RRP. "sale" really is a magic word these days~

Bridesmaid dress

I can finally blog about this dress post-wedding!

Here's a taobao purchase (approx aud50) for Izzy's shanghai wedding, where she didn't wish for us to wear the official bridesmaid dresses.

I went for pretty & cheap on this one, since this is definitely to be one of those wear-only-once outfits which only needed to look good for this one photo opportunity. So quality was of minor issue here, which is just as well cos the bling had started falling off by the end of the day, and the bottom of the dress had become dirty and stringy from me stepping on the hems all the time! But here goes: