Oh my good God!

Feather Blouse Solid, Giant Tiger, $24.97

Why would someone do this to this poor woman? She's wearing a clown suit! I don't know what's worse, the fuzzy crap across her chest or the thick straps. I just think it's too much. Perhaps if the ruffles weren't as wide... No, perhaps if it was non-existent. And the sleeves with the ribbon on it are not flattering either. The silhouette is not balanced at all.
Too bad, because this lady is pretty cute. She deserves to wear something better for her.

And even though I've never been to this all-Canadian one-stop store, it seems like a very honest and practical place to buy clothes for families looking for a good bargain. It's just that this item is pretty sad. Will check this store out sometime this summer...

Ridiculously expensive jeans version 2.0

I bought two pairs of ridiculously expensive jeans a few weeks ago. I guess I forgot about this in my last entry because I was so excited to write about my most recent finds.

Anyways, the reason I bought TWO pairs of jeans was because they were on sale at 50% off the sale price at ssense. (Totally hate the spelling of the store by the way. Just spell it properly! Sheesh. Why do stores have to try and be so "clever" these days?)

Going back on topic, there was only QST on it since I ordered them from Quebec. I fretted for a while that they wouldn't fit and I even went to a store downtown to try on the appropriate size before ordering.

I have now decided that expensive jeans are expensive for a reason. They're so incredibly soft without looking like they will fall apart after 3 washings (one from Hong Kong tend to do that, trust me...), have a clean cut, a classic colour, and dammit, make you feel good! And the stitching is absolutely perfect. Almost pristine, untouched, and made to perfection. Highly recommend Citizens of Humanity or Seven for All Mankind ones now. Rock & Republic I am still on the lookout for you...

I lied.

Wow! It's been 20 days since my last post! It has been too long. I've just been internet shy over the past few weeks. After coming home from work, it's hard to sit in front of the computer and do it all again to write for this blog. I get tired!
However, I will always find something to talk about when I do post and I will try to do the daily postings again from now on. Or... just write while at work. Haha, just kidding.


Well, there hasn't been much on the shopping front. I have been trying to avoid the malls in order to save up for an ETF and it has been very difficult.

BUT I did get some fabulous accessories off the Transit/Spring website. 50% off sale and lots of good things last week when the sale started. Now... well not so much, but please do check it out. Maybe they've replenished their stock!
I would like to post what I bought, but the pictures were missing from the site last time I checked. I got a zebra striped headband ($2) and a black and white clutch purse thingy ($10). And some belts, but I don't really like them so I'll probably return them.

And another thing I would like to confess. I actually bought a dreaded pair of leggings ($6 from Club Monaco). I would never wear them alone with a dress on top because of my body shape, BUT I will wear them on those cold winter days under my pants. Also got a leather belt at the store, but it's for someone else. I can't quite pull off the big belt look. It just looks weird on me.
Club Monaco is having a 75% off sale right now and I saw a number of t-shirts and tank tops for $9. Was tempted to buy, but they looked pretty bad on me. Please someone try them on and if it looks good on you and you love, please buy. Material is top notch! Would pain me to see a good quality SALE item go to waste. Owwww...

I also have noticed I have been very non judgemental this summer. I haven't really found any ridiculously looking pieces of clothing that are worthy of commenting on. However, this dress freakin' sucks. You know which one I'm talking about.

Trip to Buffalo

I'm back from a weekend trip to Buffalo. So sorry for the lack of postings these past few days. Also went to Niagara Falls with the parents, but no shopping was done at the Falls, so we'll move on to Buffalo!

Stopped by Fashion Outlets Niagara and got some good stuff at the Banana Republic outlet. Prices are much cheaper there than in regular stores. Shirts were 35$ or under. Of course, the quality wasn't even close to the material and fabric in the regular stores, but you get what you pay for. The store was having 40% off everything in the store, so that was the only reason why I bothered looking and buying a couple of t-shirts, a dressy black top, and a white summer shirt.
Not much else to comment on since we didn't stay for long, but there was a Coach outlet for those interested. I didn't have time to check it out and also don't understand why people would buy Coach purses and wallets and such. I have yet to find the appeal. It seems like these handbags became famous overnight! Will do some background reading and investigate.

Next we went to the Walden Galleria mall in Buffalo. Went to Bath and Body Works and Forever 21 and picked up some sweet pea bath products (5$ for lotions and 5$ for creams) and clothes. I tried finding pictures of my clothes online, but I guess they're a few weeks or months old and they're not on the website anymore! That hurts.
Anyways, I got a short-sleeve green jacket with big buttons that ties around at the back, a white woven top, and a crazily printed tunic dress thingy. I suppose you could wear leggings with the tunic, but... I don't do leggings. Not a fan of the leggings. When I was in elementary school they were ok. But they make your legs look like blobs! BLOBS! And I'm not in elementary school anymore.

Anyways, Bath and Body works is having an antibacterial handsoap sale Aug 6 (5 for 15$) and you can get a free body lotion as well. It's very tempting to go back. I love that store!

As for Forever 21, I have decided I like the American stores better than the one at the Eaton Centre. The one I went to today was so well-kept and I could see all the clothes laid out properly on the hangers and items were grouped together, so it wasn't like you were at Winners and have to go through a rack to see everything. That just kills me when stores becomes Winners-like. I can't shop there. It's just too much stuff to go through and I don't have the patience. It's funny because I can go to the mall and walk around for 2 or 3 hours without buying anything, but I could never spend 2-3 hours in Winners and not go absolutely crazy. I think with malls or shopping districts, it's easier because there's the variety with going into different stores, taking a break between stores, looking at people going shopping, but it's so much harder when you go to one store with racks and racks of clothes to sort through and their garish lighting. Good lighting is a must.