Our anniversary…and can’t wait for Thanksgiving!

I can’t wait till the long weekend is here (Thanksgiving long weekend for us Canucks). I love the days around Thanksgiving because we also celebrate our wedding anniversary :D. We got married on a beautiful autumn day on the Thanksgiving long weekend two years ago (October 7, 2006). Gosh, it feels like we just celebrated our 1st anniversary. I guess we are no longer newly weds, lol. We are still same the goofy big kids after all these years we’ve been together. This year our gift to each other will be a vacation that we want to go in January (to get away from the long winter of Canada!) to someplace tropical for a second honeymoon. Since my guy had to leave for a business trip on the day of our anniversary, we decided to celebrate on the day before. We kept it simple and fun. We went Halloween costume shopping (our annual ritual). My guy wants to be Leon from the Resident Evil games. He has most pieces of his costume ready, the leather jacket, the gun, the holster, etc. Now only the hair is left. Leon has flowy piece-y anime hair, and my guy’s hair is cut super short. We had tons of good laughs as he tried on some wacky wigs. No luck though, he’ll have to keep looking. I want to be a vampire again like last year. I already have the demon-eye contacts and a pair of fangs. I haven’t figured out what goes on the body yet. After that we stuffed our faces with sushi and went home to binge on one of our favorite shows at the moment, Supernatural (ghosts, demons, zombies, and magic make excellent entertainment. Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki are eye candy too). Then I helped him pack. I really enjoy packing for my guy as one of my wife-y duties, hehe. It was a perfect day just how I like it, each other’s company and lots of laughter.
This is what I wore for a casual night out. I got this silk dress on ebay ’cause I thought the little lady in the red gown was just too adorable. I’m pretty sure the “girl-in-a-dress” design is mimicked from a designer top, I vaguely recall Lanvin if I’m not mistaken (will try to find a picture), but meh. It looked too cute not for me to get it.

My latest silly eBay purchases

My guy says I’m always buying weird things on eBay. He’s right. These are my latest eBay purchases, Waist & Tummy slimming shaper and Arm slimming shaper. I didn’t need them, but I was curious, I just bought them for shits and giggles. These are said to slim the tummy and arms because they contain Capsicum Tincture, which I understand is hot pepper extract. I don’t even know if these work. Apparently they are popular in Asia. I’m willing to give them a shot since I’ll be in my bikini a lot soon. Hope the hot pepper doesn’t burn my skin. I’ll report back with news of either slimmer arms or rashy tummy soon.

Ah eBay I love thee

Just when a girl was craving for these Chloe Satin elastic strappy sandals ($499), look what she dug up on eBay, this green elastic strappy sandals for almost nothing at all! I immediately hit the Buy-it-Now button. This wide-elastic-band look is very trendy now, Marni came out with similar ones, like this elasticated strap ballet flats ($507 $380.25). Maybe it’s not something you’d want invest a lot of money in. But If you are interested, check out this eBay seller Cutesy Shoes :). There are other colors too. They are a perfect impulse buy.

Elastic Band Mary Jane HEELS GREEN

My silly eBay purchase of the day

I think I talked about the U Bra before. It is quite a clever invention. One time I almost bought it when I saw it in the store, but I talked myself out of it ’cause a) it was expensive, b) I didn’t need one for any of my tops. I’m not one to don a plunging V neck (yet). Then I saw it on eBay from this seller and being only $10, I thought what the heck. Sometimes I just don’t buy things need them, but in anticipation that I might need them in the future. So here it is! I tried it on. It’s not the most comfortable bra, which isn’t a big surprise since the cup only covers half of the boob. Now we’ll see if I have the nerve to wear it underneath a plunging V neck. This Catherine Malandrino dress looks fabulous, theoretically speaking.

Catherine Malandrino Deep V Camisole Dress $425

Need discount premium denim?

As much as I wear my dresses, I love me a fabulous pair of denim. I’m not about to pay $250 for a pair though. Daily Denim is one of the reasons why I’m obsessed with eBay. This awesome eBay store sells brand new denim at really cheap prices. The starting bid is always ultra low, but their buy-it-now prices ain’t shabby either. I’m always watching various items from the store at any given moment. You will want to add it to your favorite sellers list, too.

This J BRAND 14″ CIGARETTE JEANS IN DARK VINTAGE is starting at $0.99.

SPF 130?!

Did you know you can get sunscreens with SPF 130?? Holy crap eh? Yep that’s what I found on ebay, Sunplay SPF 130 Lotion. I know, sunscreen isn’t exactly the hottest topic when it comes to skincare in the winter — actually I’m sure many of you will agree with me that it is still extremely important to wear sunscreen especially when the sunlight is being reflected off the snow plus the rays from above, i.e. the double-whammy — it’s just not that exciting. But I try to keep on top of it. Sunplay is a Japanese brand that I love. I’ve tried its SPF 30 and I rank it up there with the best of them. The texture is extremely light and non-greasy, perfect for my oily skin. I wish I had bought a truck load of the stuff when I went back to Asia last time. They keep increasing the SPF number. I just can’t believe they’ve come up with 130! Proof once again Asian women are obsessed with sun protection and avoiding a tan. Lol.

Facial Massage Roller

You are going to laugh at this. I laughed too when I used it the first time. This is a facial massage roller for slimming and tightening the face. Sounds kinda far-fetched right? I saw this on one of my favorite Chinese beauty TV shows. You roll it on your cheeks, it can tightening and contour, and de-puff your face by targeting the lymphatic glands in front of and under the ears. Asian girls are obsessed with beauty gadgets, I’ll tell you. The girls were testing it on their faces, it looks so funny, but I couldn’t resist so I immediately jumped on eBay to see if I could get it. Lo and behold, it wasn’t hard to find. And it didn’t cost much so I figured what the heck and ordered one. I wasn’t really interested in slimming, but if it could tighten, that’d be a bonus. One of my biggest fears about aging is sagging jaw lines. So I’m open to any preventative measures. I’ve been using this roller thingy for a week now. It actually feels pretty comfortable on the face, and my cheeks are rosy after the “exercise”. I’ll have to use it everyday to see if it really tightens my face. I guess I’ll be able to tell overtime. Just hope it doesn’t break before then, haha! If you want one, you can get it dirt cheap here on eBay.

Strong Canadian dollar makes for good shopping online

Holy crap, the Canadian dollar is on par with the U.S. dollar! The last time this happened was in the year of 1976. It’s not good news for the manufacturers and exporters, but for us shoppers, it’s great news! All my friends are crossing the border to the U.S. this weekend for some serious shoppage. I wish I could go too! But we’re signing the deal with the builder to purchase our new house (yay!) this Saturday, so I’m going to take advantage of the strong dollar on eBay! I’m bidding on these things right now. Sorry I can’t post any links ’cause I don’t want anybody to steal them from me :p

BCBG Max Azria BLACK SILK KNIT CROCHET TUNIC TOP

BCBG Max Azria SAHARA ALEXANDRA JACKET

BCBG Max Azria PINOT SILK BEADED TUBE COCKTAIL DRESS. So gorgeous, could be my holiday party dress.

Cute ruffle top from China

Grey jumper dress from China. Totally adorable, I hope I win it!!

Black plaid heels

eBay woes and joys

99% of the time I love eBay. The other 1% of the time that I wish I never buy anything from eBay again. Well it’s not eBay’s fault, it’s those difficult sellers that make me wish I never dealt with them. So I just bought a soymilk maker. The seller refused to accept my payment through Paypal saying that he doesn’t have a Paypal account and he will only accept money order or personal checks. Who doesn’t have a Paypal account these days? And would you send cash to somebody you don’t know? I did that once, the seller took my money and disappeared. So you can understand why I was wary of it. After I pleaded with him that I’d pay through Paypal and he still refused, I sent him a check in Canadian funds in the amount that’s equivalent of the USD. He said his bank does not convert currencies. Now what American bank doesn’t convert currencies, especially from Canadian to US? Anyway, this is turning out to be a big hassle. My lesson to you is always make sure the seller accepts Paypal before you bid. That’ll make your life much easier.

But anyway, eBay’s full of good stuff, I won’t let that stop me from snatching up awesome deals. I’m going to share with you a fab vintage store that I discovered not long ago, Mill Street Vintage. It has super cute vintage clothes from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Right now they don’t have a whole lot in stock, but definitely keep your eye on it. Sometimes they have a ton of stuff. Everything starts at low starting bid, like this adorable 70s Peach DEEP V Side Ties Boho Disco Dress XS/S $12.95.

And I love this 70s Black White 4-LEAF CLOVER Mod Mini Dress S/M $12.95. I love anything Mod.

And how awesome are these Taupe Leather ROUCHED Slouchy Knee High Boots 7.5!! It’s at $12.95 right now. With a gem like this, you know there must be a dozen (if not more) people watching it.

Vintage Chanel bag on eBay

I spend too much on eBay. If there was an “eBay Addicts Annonymous” group, I’d be in it. I have yet to successfully score a vintage item from Chanel or Dior like so many other lucky souls that I read about. Right now I’m watching this vintage Chanel quilted bag. The current bid is at AU $36. It looks to be in good condition and obvioulsy other people covet it since there are 9 bids on it already and there are still 4 days left! I can just see the bidding war hours before it ends. Hmm…should I keep an eye on it and perhaps attempt a shot at it? I won’t be upset if you steal it from me, lol. Actually I’ll be excited for any of my dear readers if they get this one

My favorite eBay apparel sellers

So last time I listed my favorite eBay shoe sellers. I’m going to do a list of favorite apparel sellers. My list is ever-expanding. I’ll definitely add new ones in the future.

JTandCompany. They sell designer duds from BCBG Max Azria, BCBGirl, Laundry, Louis Vuiiton, To the Max!, etc. Lots of dresses, skirts, tops, jackets, shoes, and handbags. They start at really low prices and biddings get intense.

The Trendy Boutique. They have tons of stuff from Anthropologie, jackets, dresses, tops, skirts. You do have to be aggressive in your bidding to be able to snatch the items.

Chiclover Shop. Lots of vintage inspired styles.

Ever-pretty. Dresses, dresses, dresses!! Lots of them and they are gorgeous! I wish I could buy every one of them.

B&H Factory Outlet. It’s a big store. They have thousands of items, in both women’s and men’s fashion. Most auctions start at really low prices.

*natty_2006* She sells Asian fashion (really cute dresses). She’s a pretty new seller, but she does good business.

New dress

I just bought this chiffon dress on eBay. I hope it looks as pretty as it does in the picture, especially the color turns out right. I love the light blue (my favorite color) shade. If it turns out great, I’ll add the seller to my “favorite seller list” and I’ll recommend it to my fashionista friends here.

I’ll be wearing it lots in the summer for sure. But as you know I love doing the layering with flowy dresses in the winter. Girls, any advice for me how to layer this one? What kind of top and what color? I know I tend to stick with one certain style. I love to hear all kinds of suggestions

List of my favorite shoe sellers on eBay

Seeing as how much time I spend on eBay, especially looking for shoes, and how many great deals I’ve gotten (I’ve had disappointments of course. A couple of pairs didn’t fit well, so I sold them on eBay, which worked out in the end). I thought I should compose a list of my favorite shoe sellers to share with all my fashionista friends. They all have a big selection of styles, boots, pumps, wedges, peep-toes, stacked-heels, etc, and most of them start at low prices, $9.99 - $19.99. And their shipping charges are reasonable too. Unlike other sellers who charge like $30 for one pair, which is just ridiculous.

AMI Store

NYC House of Style

Cool Shoes MD

Ensemble Fashions New York Online

Glamour Girl Shoes

Gotham City Online

E Shoe Warehouse

Orangemika

shoehouse1

Sexy leopard print

I love this leopard print peep-toe pump, even if my guy says leopard print kinda reminds him of Peg Bundy, but I ignore him (although if this shoe had a long pointy toe and a skinny heel also covered in leopard print minus the sexy plantform, and if a pair of leopard print leggings came with the shoe, I would be reminded of Peg Bundy too).

If you like this shoe too, get it on eBay. They are only $18.99, and they are in various sizes too.

Dressy shoes on boring days

Lately I’ve gotten into wearing dressy shoes on weekdays with simple outfits. We all know weekdays are boring ’cause we have to go to work, it can be hard to get into the mood to dress up. I’m really lazy sometimes too, which doesn’t help me at all. Sometimes I can wear the same black pumps for days in a row, just ’cause they go with everything! So I’ve been wearing some of my more dressy shoes with very simple outfits, which really works ’cause you can downplay the shoes AND add some style to the whole look. I wore my red shiny pumps that I wore to the company’s Christmas party the other day with a black top and skinny jeans. That really brightened up my day somehow.

Speaking of red shoes, I’m looking on eBay and I want these.

from E Shoe Warehouse, one of my favorite sellers. These shoes make me think of Valentine’s Day, romantic and sexy.