Monday, January 21, 2013

Lucky packs (福袋 ) opening 2013

Hello everyone,

Once again it's lucky pack/happy pack season! This year I purchased a few through a shopping service- Japonica. Fast replies, friendly service, i've used this shopping service a few times already and am very pleased.. This would be the second time that I've bought a lucky pack (AP a la carte jsk set) and so far i've been pretty satisfied with it although the only difference is that with Angelic Pretty they show pieces that will come with the pack as they are "SETS" but with lucky packs they release it closer to the date they are to be released and they are somewhat a surprise.

I suppose it's less exciting buying it online as opposed to buying it from the store itself but it saves the time of being trampled by people who are wanting to buy the same thing you want x)

Here is a sneak peek of what i'll be opening
 



Firstly stock images then the items:


Spinns Tricolour 5 piece set  5,000 with items worth 13,000




 
 

Tralala Dolly set tote Tops and bottom style 16,275with items worth 46,000


 Tralala small tote
 
  
 
 
 

 
 Tralala big tote

 
 The collar is suede :)
 
 
 
 Detachable faux fur collar
 Heart pockets

Liz lisa doll Rock'n doll set (black x black) 16,275with items worth 47,000
 


 Small tote
 
 Big tote

 
 
 The cardigan was the additional +1 item in the bag

Liz lisa sweet ribbon big tote 11,025 with items worth 50,000

 
 Make up pouch


 
 The floral top was what was inside the plastic bag
 
 
 I found a site that showed what was inside the 福袋's ;D



When receiving the Tralala set and Liz Lisa Rock'n doll set I didn't realise that it came with two bags, one big tote and a small one. Each of the big bags were pretty heavy probs a few kgs especially the Liz Lisa sweet ribbon big tote. Thinking about it, it makes sense for the price as well as the colour choice with the two bags, Feeling like a complete noob atms.Funny as it sounds I like a the Spinns-Tricolour bag the most even though it was just an ordinary plain paper bag, must be because its colourful or something :)


Just a score of the lucky packs (out of 5)

Spinns Tricolour 5 piece set  



The red is actually more of a wine red rather than the image shown, just what I was looking for. All items fit well, the scarfs made of acrylic and it surprised me on how big it was, could've been used as a picnic rug haha (~196x75cm) . Overall i'm quite satisfied with the happy bag 

Rating:


Tralala Dolly set tote Tops and bottom style

Everything if this set looks great except for the tank and the top in the big tote. At first I was a bit iffy on the coat but when you try it on it looks not too bad. The small tote has great clothes inside, a blouse, sweater and skirt, perfect  to go out in . 

Rating:


Liz lisa doll Rock'n doll set (black x black) 

Most of the clothes didn't suit me so i'm probably going to sell it. The only thing that I liked out of the set was the extra item which was a navy cardigan.

Rating:



Liz lisa sweet ribbon big tote

Didn't expect the tote to be so big. Don't think it'll really suit for an everyday bag even though it looks real nice. All items were okay. Going to sell the coat though, its a funny material as well as the top that was inside the pink bag. Really liked the dress though, it's like chiffon on the top and this think material on the bottom, forogot what the material was called +_+. The makeup pouch is extremely soft and can fit in quite a lot of items <3 Skirt was cute as well as the sweater.4/6 items liked. Quite a good buy i'd say :)Gave an extra star because the tote is big and good material. 


Rating:
 
Not sure if i'll be purchasing any Lucky Packs next year but it was a great experience waiting for these packs to arrive :)


Next post: Nile Perch, Mori kei

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Macarons from La Belle Miette & LuxBite

Two places  I have bought macarons are from La belle miette and Luxbite. After hearing reviews I decided to try some for myself. 

La Belle Miette has a classy style packaged box with their logo on the box itself when bought with 6, no tray but the macarons are securely fitted within another. Nice and tasty the salted caramel was my favourite, nice and chewy with the salty contrast filling.These macarons are perfect I didn't go to the actual store but the macaron cart that was located in Chadstone shopping Centre. The lady there is very cheerful and has great customer service offering the popular flavours.


Box is from the site itself, forgot to take a pic

 From left to right: salted caramel, mango&coconut, pistachio, violet&blueberry, rose, cherry blossom&sake  




Luxbite's packaging came with a tray to support the macaron as well as brown tissue paper inside but sadly from moving a lot the macarons didn't stay in their tray and some got squashed :( To secure the box a ribbon was placed around the box and then securely sealed with their logo. This store has lots of unique flavours from pandan to the heilala vanilla cream brulee. Pandan was my favourite macaron,it tasted exactly like it. Crisp shell but delicious pandan filling topped with coconut flakes surrounding it. The store itself is pretty cosy and has a great atmosphere.Friendly customer service as well. 



 From right to left: rose&lychee, watermelon&guava, heilala vanilla creme brulee, oreo, salted caramel, kopiko, pandan, ribena.

I suppose out of these two stores i'd go to La Belle Miette if you were looking from more pastel like colours and cute packaging and LuxBite if you wanted to taste more unique flavours but this is just a personal opinion.

Recommendations
Salted caramel from La Belle Miette 
Pandan from Luxbite

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Lost mannequin backpack


 
it does not come with the bow at the from btw

A late review but here is one of my favourite bags, suits most of the things I wear as well as many people asking where I bought the bag from. This backpack can be brought from LostMannequin.There are a few colours to choose from in which I chose the pink x blue one, tempted to buy the black one. I must say I instantly fell in love with this backpack, durable,cute and fits quite a lot inside. The straps are quite strong and has yet to fail me (i've had this bag for a few months already) There are many compartments inside and the zip behind the bag is EXTREMELY useful, saves time having to open the bag from the front. Just to let you know the stock images on the site are exactly how the colours are.



 When it arrived, it was inside a dust bag to prevent scratching.The wings needed a bit of adjusting though since it was squashed in the packaging
Front view/Back view

 Side view/ Close up of the back zip
 Top view
 
Inside view


 Decided to add some accessories to the backpack :)
Sorry have bad lighting but the colour looks exactly  like the Front view and last image

Circle Lenses review

Once again, it is the time of the year to buy new circle lenses. This is not a review,rather just snaps of the lenses itself.It has been nearly a year so i've purchased a new batch to try on, repurchasing Eos adult grey and Geo mimi macchiato (These are the ones I wear most, very comfortable and ♡). They look show up well on brown eyes; the Geo ones are bigger and more dolly like requiring make up or else it'll look funny as it appears of your eyes are "popping" out and alien like... These are not sponsored circles lenses btw. 

Some stores stock various designs so the two places I bought these are from Geocolouredlenses (first time buying from here) and loveshoppingholics (I usually buy from here)


 Geocolouredlenses

Geo Flower Lavender Violet
Geo Flower grey

  Close ups, cute pattern :)

Loveshoppingholics

Eos adult grey
Geo mimi macchiato brown 
G&G DM23 Kira Kira Brown (haven't bought any lenses from this brand before)

Eos candy green [This was a freebie, selected at random]

Loveshoppingholics has promotions







I didn't get the last option, I received a hello kitty lip balm and a pair of false eyelashes instead -W-

Another promotion back then was also buy 3 lenses and receive a random pair of lenses free. It seems to be over now. I bought it some time in December but it took a few weeks to arrive since I wasn't in a hurry to receive them :) The packaging is quite secure, placed in a cute box and wrapped in bubble wrap. 

  

 Close ups of the lenses

 natural lighting
 with flash
Geo Flower grey Geo mimi macchiato brown 
Eos candy green G&G DM23 Kira Kira Brown
Eos adult grey  Geo Flower Lavender Violet
 
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