Fabfad Review

True to this colour. :)

Another item that I won from FB giveaways, this time from Fabfad! Yes, I've been pretty blessed to be winning so many pretty clothes (thank You Jesus!), such that I'm reminded to spread the blessings around with my friends/family! :) This item, I actually wanted to give it to my housemate in Australia. But when the item came in the mail, it was far too short and quite small for her to wear it! So she 'gave' it back to me and I swapped it with another item for her. Haha. :) But I was quite glad too, because I liked that dress as well, we have similar tastes, and I felt that the dress really complimented me. :)

Disclaimer: As the item is won, therefore this does count as a honest review, as I'm going to give my honest feedback on the dress. :)

The item that my housemate had the privilege to choose from their list of available clothes was 'Sparrow Cut-In Frock'. Again, it's no longer available on their website! The dress must have been too pretty and eye-catching, I bet! ;) Here's a picture of how it looks like! I couldn't resist but to snap a photo of it and sent it to my housemate when I unwrapped it in the mail!

So pretty! :) 

I can wear a mask and still look good too! :)

It's a A-line dress plus the cut-in details and the sparrow/birds design makes this dress stand out!! I love the dark navy blue colour of this dress too!

I can wear a mask and still look good too! :)

Oh, hi, side angle! :)

Me looking all too happy because I'm wearing such a pretty dress! :)

What I LOVE about this dress:

1) The navy blue colour that goes so well with fair skin! Really. And the navy-blue and white goes so well with each other (天衣无缝). 

2) The A-line cutting of this dress! It makes me look like I have a figure because it cuts in nicely at the bodice and then flares out, so it makes me look as though I've got a bit of a figure instead of looking like a stick-thin figure all the time. :) Like! :) 

3) The length of this dress is just right for my 1.63m frame! At first, I thought it will be too short too because it's rubberized at the waist, so I was scared it would ride up as I walk. But thankfully, it doesn't. Yay! =D 

4) The dress have pleats from the waist-down (see the pictures below), which I think it's really nice because it twirls when I walk. Hahaha. I'm vain like that. 

5) The most important point: I feel good when I wear this dress because I know I look good!! HAHA. Very important to me, I guess. Because when I wear items, I don't want people to compliment me on it, I want myself to look in the mirror and am able to tell myself that I look good! ;) Then, I will be able to believe it when other people tell me I look good. 

It's like reverse psychology. When I wear something that I feel makes me look 'ordinary', even if other people praise it to the skies, I won't really believe them. Haha. But when I know I look good in a dress/top/bottom and other people have the same opinion as me, then I know that they are not bluffing me. :) 

6) It looks so good on me that I've worn this dress twice/thrice in Singapore so far! :) Yes, even with the amount of clothes I have in my wardrobe, wearing any item twice/thrice within a month is considerably quite good already! :) 

What I dislike about this dress: 

- Nothing! Really. I love this dress so much that I'm going to bring it back to Australia with me! And wear it when the weather turns warmer (it's now winter...and going into Spring in August). :) I think it will be perfect in Australia because there are sparrows there! Hehehe. =D  

Now, for some modelesque pictures. :P 

 Thank you Fabfad for this lovely piece!

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Fairebelle Review

I won this lovely blouse from Fairebelle's FB Giveaway! When I first knew about it, I was heaps excited because I've always loved the clothes that Fairebelle sells; rainbow colours, pretty, dainty and gorgeous  are terms that comes into my mind when I see the clothes! Much love! =D

One of my lucky colour this year is green, and I guess, Mint or Jade does count as green right, so I was quite estactic to know that I was receiving 'Nelly Crochet Blouse' in Mint!! And such a good chance that I would get to wear it when I am back in Singapore over the June/July holidays!! :) Fantastic, really.

Disclaimer: This review is given out of my own free will and item was not sponsored or given, but won. So I have the right to reserve judgement on the piece and feedback is entirely my own. :) 

But no worries about it, because it's really quite fantastic! I loved it so much, I'm willing to spend time to make a collage of my favourite photos wearing it! Haha. :)

I wore this to church on a Sunday morning and it was quite right too! It was such a pretty piece and not too revealing. The only 'downside' of it was that a lot of church elders commented that I lost weight when actually I gained weight! =/ I guess it was the high-collar part of this top that emphasized my already-skinny collarbones so that it stood out against everything else! Which is a good point for other girls, I think. As other people will be looking at the collarbones first because it's that striking and they won't look at the other parts that are not so flattering. ;) 

What I love about this blouse: 

1) The pretty crochet details at the front of the dress! It's really of good quality because I didn't find any loose or running threads that can happen with certain-quality types of crochet tops.

2) The mint colour! It's so refreshingly sweet! Love, love, love! =D 

3) Halter-neck, high-collar part that allows me to flaunt my shoulders and collarbones. Yes, I didn't like how the church elders told me I looked skinny because I want to look like I've gained weight! But I'm the exception and I really like the halter-neck part because it's where the crochet details are! Pretty! :) 

4) Quality of this piece. It's really good and after washing it, it doesn't shrink! Yay! =D

What I dislike about this top? 

- That it makes me look skinnier. Haha. I jest. I'm the exception, really. All other girls will most likely want this top so badly because they want to look slim. And I...well...I want to look a bit fatter than my usual. I think it will be a boost if someone actually comments and say I look healthy-looking instead of all the skinny comments I get. :) 

Tried to find this top on their website, but their items sell out pretty fast!! It's like when I scroll down their list of tops, it's mostly 'out of stock'! But their clothes are really so pretty that I'm not surprised that they sell out that quickly! :) And they are pretty affordable too, their tops sell for $25-$27 and quality assured! Sale pieces generally sell for <$23. I'm actually eyeing all their rainbow tops but they are all OOS! :( Sad. Seems like most people also feel that this is a good blogshop, at the rate their items sell out so quickly! So I'm not biased when I add a positive review of this piece that I got from them. :) 

Rocking the N95 look with this blouse! It's greenish too! :) 

Color Run is coming to Singapore!!! :D

Oh...Singaporeans are so lucky! The Color Run is finally coming to our sunny island for two days! :D My experience in Australia was so goood that I highly recommend anyone to go and run it! It's awesome! :D It's not even a marathon at all, it's too fun to be a marathon! And yes, the price is a big bummer to those on a budget, but trust me, during the run, you will be too hyped up to care! And this time, it's actually held in the evening! Seriously, in Adelaide, it was held at 9-freaking-AM. :( Which, on a weekend, it was so hard to get there on time! :(

Sign up for it! You won't regret! :)

http://thecolorrun.com.sg/
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Early bird ends on 12th July 2013! :) A pity I won't be in Singapore in August if not I will surely join as a volunteer capacity and throw powder on the runners! :D I bet I'll be more colourful than when I was running myself! Hahaha. :D

World War Z, 3D premiere and Booroos

I've been pretty blessed to win several items recently. :) Including a pair of tickets to watch World War Z, 3D on the premiere day, 19th June (Wednesday)!! :D Although I have to say that I was quite panicked on that day because I won a pair of tickets and this being my first time to a premier, I had no idea that it was so hard to buy tickets to a premiere!! -.- Wanted to go with my mum and bro, but that means I had to buy 1 extra ticket right? I went to the Cathay website to see if I can and they were only selling tickets from the 20th (Thursday) onwards! :( So on Wednesday itself, I was panicking and sending out various smses and whatsapps to my friends to see if they could come! Haha. Luckily one of them could! Yay! :D

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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And what better dress to wear to my first premiere than the dress which I won from a Booroos and Dressabelle Giveaway! :) I've never actually heard of Booroos before until I chanced upon this giveaway on Dressabelle Facebook page! And I must admit, the concept of this website is so amazing that I wonder why it was not created sooner! Most of my friends don't really like to buy from online because they don't know if the blogshops/websites are trustworthy and most of them get to know the blogshops that are trustworthy or sell prettier clothes mostly from word-of-mouth (aka me or their friends). Haha. But... this is one website where you can tell whether this website/blogshop is good or not!!

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! :) 

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. =/ 

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! ;) 

The metal-plate neckline! So pretty! :) 

Thank you Dressabelle and Booroos for this awesome dress! ♥ 

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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

Online Shopping

Oh hi! ♥

I know I'm guilty because I haven't been blogging regularly. Oh dear. :( But I've been busy with school as I'm on placement (attachment) now... it's my last 3 weeks! Busy, busy, busy! My report's due soon and I'm behind deadlines because it's actually harder than what I expected. -.-" I don't know if it's because I underestimated the workload or I overestimated my ability. How I can promise my supervisor that I can hand in a draft of the report within 1 week baffles me to no end! :( In the end, I could only fulfil half of that promise. Fail max. :( 

I'm going back to Singapore next weekend for a much-needed holiday and recharge before school starts in the 2nd semester. I'm kinda looking forward to returning because I haven't been back for a year... but not as well because I'm not returning as a graduate yet. :( It's been 5 years since and I'm not done with my degree. Fail (x3). I have to keep reminding myself that this is all in God's plan and though it's not what I want to happen (all the waiting is driving me crazy), but He is good and His plans are good too. It's indeed very hard to have faith during such times but that's what 'faith' is all about isn't it? :/ Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance in what we do not see." Going to continue to have faith in His plans and thankful that He's by my side all the time. :) Thank You Jesus! :) 

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Recently, I've been pretty blessed to win a couple of items in giveaways! And this has opened my eyes to how many blogshops there are in Singapore! :O I ♥ online shopping a lot, and being a girl and loving pretty things and such, so I'm going to share a few favourites of mine! :D 

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. It's just a honest sharing, in my opinion. :) 

In no particular order...

1) Hollyhoque (http://www.hollyhoque.com/‎)

I've been a fan of their clothes since June 2008 and their clothes have blossomed from imported to manufactured to branching out to accessories and shoes! Mm...and at pretty affordable prices, their items are quite a steal! :) Although now they are steering towards the basic, simple look, which I don't really fancy, since the designs in Australia are as such. But I do look forward to seeing their new collections because it always hold a element of surprise. :) I adore their shoes, maxi skirts and accessories though! :) 

  

Some stuff that I've bought from HH personally are as below: 

 

Maxi Skirt

2) Swivelle (http://swv.com.sg/) 

I only knew about this lovely blogshop from Facebook. Haha. But I do love their clothes! They are SO my style!! Florals, lace, peplums... even their classics look so good that I'm very tempted to click on all the items and bring them home!! :/ I'm such a shopaholic, I tell you, it's bad. :( I love their very colorful candy colours that they have for their clothes! Don't know about you but seeing happy colours puts me into a happy mood instantly! :) 

Below are a few of my favourite items on their website. Some are available still! :)  

  

 

Their clothes go out really quickly! Especially the really colourful and pretty items! :( When I get back, I'm going to feast my eyes on their clothes more! XD 

3) Fairebelle (www.fairebelle.com/‎)

Another blogshop that I come to know of through Facebook. Really, I think Facebook is such a useful platform for me to get to know blogshops. Convenient and easy and it works both ways. :) Their clothes are feminine, fairy, floaty and floral-ly! The first thing that I think of that comes to my mind in describing their clothes is 'princess'. Really. Yet again, their bestsellers go off really quickly too. :( 

   

4) Earl Grey Party (http://www.earlgreyparty.com)

When I think of EGP (in short), pop colours and retro comes to mind. Their clothes are in shades of neon splashed throughout their dresses/tops/bottoms and in such retro colours like neon. It's definitely a unique mix of fun and eclectic! 

 

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