Oriental beginning!

Every season is the mark of the new trend. So are you ready for what season is ahead?

No one prepares for winter only when winter comes. No fashionist should be hit by the next wave without first being prepared!

Beginning May, i have been looking at oriental designs and have been quite into them! Then i realized, it is going to be the winter trend 2013! I am prepared, are you?

Below is the heads up of some of the oriental designs coming up by various designers!

Looks like 'winter' is coming earlier for me! I'm totally loving it and i will probably starts this event before the trend hits!

I'm not after trends, i'm living by my style.

For all i know, it always happens to be in trend!

Everything?

Money is not everything but yet you cannot do anything without it.

Dressing up and looking good is not everything, but yet it reveals all that is within!
I am not someone who will make up everyday. In fact, I only do when I goes to church because I believe that we need to look good when we come before our king. 

My recent trip to shanghai, I met a friend and stayed with her for a few days. Everyday I see her diligence in putting make up and looking her best, till the very moment she goes to bed. On the last night, I had the chance to chat with her. Talking about the importance of working on marriage, I realized looking good is also a constant effort in making the marriage work!

Whatever is true on the outside reflects the truth on the inside. Very much like the saying that goes, there are no ugly woman, only lazy ones. When you dress simple, life will also be simple and boring. Using "not a make up everyday kinda person" as an excuse of my laziness was greatly revealed.
When you just wear whatever comes to you without thinking, is really because you are too lazy to stand in front of the mirror to take a look at yourself a bit more to see if it all matches!

Does it cost to look pretty and dress up? Of course it does. I am not going to lie to you and say that it does not cost money. But does it have to cost thousands of dollars for plastic surgery and branded? NO.
Dressing up is about how you can put various things together and give a completely different style each time. With the same pieces of clothing but yet wear out a completely different you, for different events. Fashion is not always about the new and the expensive.

It's never about the brand, it's about the design. It's never about the trend, it's about my style! - Jamie Lin 

Real or Fake?

With the huge market out there, how do you tell the real from the fake? And when does it really matter to you?

Many people ask me from time to time, how to differential an item's authenticity. But my question back to you is, does it matter to you? There are things that i feel you should NEVER get a fake, but yet there are some things that does not really matter to me! So what's the guidelines to this?

For me, i am simple. The 3 NEVERs!
- I will NEVER buy huge brands items from unknown source if it will get me fined while entering the main shop, if i happened to be cheated into getting a fake. I will just get them from the original stores.
- I will NEVER buy food supplements, medication or consumable items that are to be eaten, from unknown sources because this can literally kill me if they are not made with the correct prescriptions.
- I will NEVER buy skincare products like cream or serum that are to be used on the face from unauthorized shops, because i will not want to sacrifice my face, just to test the authenticity of the items.

Apart from the 3 NEVERs, i think the rest of the following are fine with me.
Things like perfume - I choose it according to the scent from the bottle and not just the brand, so assuming that the scent I chose did not go wrong. Then I feel it won't kill me if it so happened that it is a non-authentic piece. At most, the scent may not last as long as the originals.
Eye shadows - There have been some commotions about the authenticity of some eye shadows in the market, like the common one is the Urban Decay Naked Palette. But the main thing in choosing a eye shadow is often the shades, so if i like the shades i buy them, and i guess the authenticity is not the main issue with me. But i have to add, a good authentic foundation base is very important!
Clothes - According to the chart we did previously, if you are not someone who goes purely for brand i think you won't really mind if they are authentic cause very often we are going for a certain trend or design. However if you are particular about the brand then my advise is to go to the authentic stores. As for me, i goes for the design and style, if i like it, brand and authenticity does not matter to me. But if i don't, even if it is a 100% authentic branded item at a great discount, i will not get it.
Shoes and accessories - I think my stand for shoes and accessories are the same as clothes, if i like it, i buy it. Not for the brand, but for the design, style and quality! Things without brand or non-authentic can be of great quality too!
Makeup brushes - Quality is very important to me. There are many brush brands out there that produces really expensive but bad quality brushes while some without a brand can be of great quality! Personally i have a 32 pieces M.A.C Make up brush set i got online some time back, even though some people may say that i might have been cheated, but because they are of great quality, smooth and soft, i love them alot! They are of such good quality it is comparable to the authentic ones! The question is, does authenticity of such item matters to you just because of the brand? To me, i simply loved them and would even recommend them to my friends and to you!

Am i saying that i support the production of non-authentic items? No.
Yet, to some things, i feel what is more important is that i like them, i do not really care about authenticity. What is the point of getting something authentic, that you do not like? But then again, i have my rules when it comes to authenticity, my 3 NEVERs!

I set my own priorities and i am careful to guard them myself. You can do it too!

Which comes FIRST

Knowing yourself is the first step towards success!
This is a very simple and easy exercise. Basically, it is already naturally in us, but it is important for us to know it at the tip of our fingers!

Below, there are 5 categories. Base on these categories, write down a number between 1-5 beside each of them, ranging from 1 being the least important to you, to 5 being the most important.

There are some shoppers tight with budget, who simply follows the latest trend and get the cheapest item along that trend. Smart shops will have a category catering to this group of people by selling really simple designs or easy to make fashion with that latest trend, and selling them at really great prices!

There are also those high and mighty, who goes for the brand names! Regardless of designs and trends, these people look for the branding behind the items, willing to pay any cost for it. Intelligent shops come out with really high brand setting, marking up their prices to look really classy, to cater to these group of people!

The fashion dressers, who searches for the unique and of the uncommon! They go for things that are not sold in bulks or of huge quantity all over the world. Their eyes are fixed on the Limited Edition pieces, where they can turn up at an event, knowing that no one else will dress the same! They do not follow trends blindly, but with a touch of their own style and may even have a mind of their own. Only shops that sells the unique will draw them in to take a look and explore further. They may or may not be able to pay too high a price to get the piece they want, but they will definitely keep them in mind. An impression formed, is an item considered sold!

Most shoppers are the mid rangers, they want to be fashionable and yet trendy without spending high prices. Going to the malls just to get something they think is really fashionable, among the latest trend. This is where shops have the mid range designs where there are simple designing and detailing, according to the latest trend. This range usually consist of a wide mid range prices and are designed in the bulk.

To cater to different groups of people and different demands, different items are made of different quality and set at a different branding to meet those needs. What is it that you are looking for?

No one knows you better than you do!

Trend in Style

Many shoppers falls into the trap of being a trend followers. Every time we hit the malls, we look out for the latest trend and try our best do grab something in trend. Some shoppers are even willing to spend hundreds or even thousands to revamp their cupboards with all the most updated trends in the malls. If you happen to be one of them, and you cannot resist but to fall into this trap time and again. Then take some time to stop and think. Are you following a trend for the sake of a trend? Is this really your style?

Why not just dress your style and set the trend instead?
A girl simply walked into an event with a bright neon pink dress that is her style, looking really gorgeous attractive, started a new trend. Where people swarm to get neon colors and as the demands increases, it became the latest trend and it pushes the previous trend off.

Walking into the malls with a Shopper's Mind, i saw how shops selling neon colored clothes and how shoppers are buying them off the racks. Some design are really simple and plain while some may even fall into the category of being ugly, of poor quality but yet many trend followers simply grab them because of the color and it's in trend. Are you losing your style, through the years of following trends? It's time to think of your real style, clothes that really fits you and make you look attractive! I know it's hard to 'stop' and 'think' in the midst of a shopping spree, so do the thinking before you start!

I know how you feel because i am a shopper too!

The boots

Found the boots i bought in Hong Kong! =)

my maid kept it in a corner of my room.........

saw a lot a lot of boots when i was in Hong Kong...

due to the 'coming winter' season, the people there are getting ready with their 'gears'...

from head to toes...

so boots is like the trend in hong kong now.

i bought this grey boots out of all the boots i saw, because the details are clearer compared to a black on black or brown on brown boots.

With this, i can wear both dark or light colored clothes!

I'm back!

So long since i blogged and i almost forgot about my blog!

First up! i just got back from my Hong Kong trip on Friday night, past midnight..

It was a 6 days trip with my mum, and i really love going out with my mum! =D

More than just the shopping, it's also about the time spent with her...

Spend time with the people u love k! it is priceless and all worthwhile! =)

This trip was quite a busy one, so we didnt have time to shop much. Moreover, they are having their autumn season so the people there are all preparing for the winter and most of the clothes are winter clothes.

This is the 2nd most expensive thing i bought in the trip. (Don't ask me what is the most expensive thing, cause i promised my mum not to tell anyone). This is a LV new series bag! They had it all sold out except for my very last piece and so... i bought it for $1517. But looking at it on the bright side... i can use it for both casual and formal! =P

3rd most expensive thing is this Jimmy Choo heels. I fell in love the moment i saw it! i am willing to give up any of my shoes for this! Hahahaha... i am sure this is gonna be the next big thing, the next fashion trend! So i promised i will not buy anymore heels for now. Hehehee but thank God i got one heels boots the day before le. =) That one my maid kept it and i cannot find it so will take photo another time.

Lastly, this is a not expensive thing. but this is a remarkable first pair of flat cover shoes i have ever bought other than school shoes and sport shoes. Hahaha.. All leather so it's quite comfortable. This might mark the historical moment of wearing more flats~!

i am leaving the house for something special today.. so i will update you with more stuff soon~ Especially all the things i ate in Hong Kong! Hahaha.. =)