Anyway, I won this lucky pair of tickets from Material World! :) Thank you MW for letting me win a pair of tickets to watch my 1st ever premiere movie at The Cathay! :) It was such a awesome movie, to be honest! Haha. Although it can be quite scary at parts; after all, it's a zombie apocalypse movie! What do you expect!? And some parts were predictable! like... *spoiler* (zombies are attracted to sound...so obviously be as quiet as possible! But no, some parts were so noisy that you can wake up the dead! And so the undead were naturally attracted.) Sigh. But I think the movie was quite good and the female protagonist (Daniella Kertesz), aside from Brad Pitt, was really quite good. I liked her spunky haircut and the way she acted was really quite convincing! Overall, I would rate the movie 3.8/5.
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As the tagline says 'Your friend in online shopping'. ;) How?? From other peoples' reviews of course! :D Booroos is basically a online review shopping site that allows customers to post up their reviews (good/bad) online and this in turn helps the retailers to monitor these reviews and then make some suggestions based on those reviews! Essentially feedback in the most efficient way! Hehe. Heard about a blogshop before but don't know if it will meet your expectations? Go to Booroos and have a look-see if that etailer (online retailer) is there. There are more websites and etailers on Booroos than reviews! So if you have bought from a particular etailer that you've noticed is present on Booroos, go and write up a review and help other shoppers like yourself have a better shopping experience! :)
I have posted up several reviews myself, but I did notice that many blogshops (or etailers) that I frequent is not listed up on Booroos. So I had limited reviews...but I'm quite encouraged because I find that most people are more willing to post up negative reviews so that other people will not have that same unfortunate experience. Booroos actually reminds me of eBay (or other similar online sites), where you get to rate the seller good/bad and that dictates how reliable the seller is! But I like this concept more than eBay, eBay is just too confusing and I remember how I quit shopping at eBay because I had many bad shopping experiences. :(
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Enough about my introducing what Booroos is. Let me share with you my experience with Booroos and show you the dress I won from the joint giveaway! :)
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| Sneak-peek! :P |
When I first received this dress in the mail, one thing that struck me was the quality of this dress! I really like it!! And I'm not just saying it because I won it or because it's free. But just look at the dress! It looks like something of a boutique quality!! And it's from a blogshop (or etailer) at a fraction of the price!! :D Such a steal! :) Another two things (because one is not enough) I like about this dress is the metal-neckline and the pleats at the waist that gives it a peplum feel. The metal-neckline actually saves me from accessorizing as it looks like I am wearing a necklace anyway, well sort of. :P Haha. I actually didn't dramatize my accessories because this dress looked very glam and posh on it's own already. And I'm not wearing it to a gala of some sorts, so I just paired this number with black heels (which unfortunately is not featured). ;) Simple and still nice! :)
I actually had a very enjoyable experience liaising with the spokesperson of Booroos, Min, who is also the founder! From her emails alone, the emails exuded warmth and joy, and I can just feel that she really loves what she does. Which is not rare, but it's something that I don't see often in Singapore. Often, we get too caught up in the rat race to be something better such that we take for granted what we already have. =/ I think I will have such a hard time adapting to Singapore when I graduate. =/
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| Hand-written notes! :) |
Anyway, I love Min's thoughtfulness in the package itself! I received two handwritten notes from her! How rare is that! :) And she/her team even labelled the envelope so that I will know, immediately, that it's from Booroos! :)
Another two more pictures to show you a bit more about this dress! Also, this dress is of suitable length, it's not too short (just above my knee) and I think it's quite suitable for work too as it's not very revealing! The halter-neck cut is also very good to emphasize those collarbones and shoulders! :) Sexy without being too obvious! I don't have a picture of the back, but it's a zip-up dress! So it's very easy to get in and get out of it! ;)
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| The metal-plate neckline! So pretty! :) |
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Want to win something from Booroos as well? Now, you can!! Booroos is having monthly giveaways with a different etailer every month! :) For the month of June, it's with Rainbow Sandals! I think it's a very attractive prize!! Not sure if I can win consecutively, but I sure won't mind winning a pair of quality ladies' sandals! I think footwear is really important and we often neglect the comfort of our feet for pretty-looking-shoes that looks more comfortable than it actually is! But Rainbow Sandals actually boasts of looks, comfort and quality! It also boasts of a price tag that I can't afford on a student budget! =/ But I'm going to take a look at the retailer outlet and see for myself how good they are! :)
Write a review on Booroos to win a pair of ladies'/men's sandals! :) Good luck!! :D
