Dresses from Hot Miami Styles

I tend to be a little bit dubious when it comes to ordering clothing online. I'm 5'8". Although my torso is decently slender, I have a big bone structure. So sometimes the shoulder might not fit very well or the sleeves may be too short. As for my legs, there's just no way to order stuff without first trying them on. So I've been browsing cloths and shoes on online stores for a while. I always put stuff in my cart, but never had the gut to actually place an order. Just because in case they didn't fit, sending them back is a big hassle.




Few weeks ago, I was given a chance to try out some cloth pieces from hotmiamistyles.com. I've heard about their website from other youtube gurus, and I wasn't sure if I could fit into their cloths as well as their models. Choosing the sizes was a bit difficult, since I wasn't sure if I should just get my normal size (medium) or a size up.



In the end, I decided to get all dresses since summer is almost here and I've been drooling to get my hands on some new dresses. These are all in Large, and they were surprisingly comfortable and fitted.




Again, don't let those voluptuous models mislead you that you must have the same body shapes to look good in the shirt/dress/pants. Always order a size up if you are not sure and let your own style shine through. =)

Last Haul for a While (Picture Heavy)

So as I mentioned, I went to Ontario Mills Mall yesterday (Ontario as in the one in Orange County, CA =P). There is a Lancome outlet store, which I rarely walks into. However, I always go to the CCO inside of the Off 5th. They always have a lot of great stuff. There are some mineralized eyeshadows, Dame Edna highlighting powder, blushes from Color Forms collection, and some more limited edition stuff. I was only attracted to the pigments, since I didn't have any. They were 13.75 each, and I got two.




The first one is called Blonde's Gold. When I opened the jar on the way home, my heart just skipped a beat......






The pigment only filled 60% of the jar...... I was so heart broken!!! Anyways... it looks quite dark in the jar, but it's a gorgeous pale gold/peach color. Potential use: browbone highlight, inner corner highlight, all over lid color, as well as cheek highlighter color. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!!! Hate that I only have so little left!!!




The other one is Cocomotion, it was about 98% full, which made me feel (just a little bit) better. Seems like a quite popular color, and I've always wanted to get my hands on it. Cute name as well. It's like a dirty gold color. Potential uses: all over lid color and all over face bronzer (by adding a little bit to liquid foundation).







Here are some swatches...


w/ flash. Top = Blonde's Gold. Bottom= Cocomotion









w/o flash











Went to Nordstrom Rack and spotted this nail polish. It's Pedal to Metal by Savina, never heard of this brand personally. I'm very into neutral but shiny colors lately. haha.... It's a very pale pink color w/ shimmery/metallic finish. Again, looks quite dark in the bottle, but it's not pigmented at all.





Quick swatch on my nails






I also grabbed a pair of high heels. Probably my first pair in many years. They are by Soft (again, never heard of this brand). $39.99. Not too bad.








They are definitely not the most stylish high heels out there, but they are sooooooooo comfy. So comfy that you are not even aware that you are wearing high heels. Some of you might know that I'm always concerned that I'll appear as a giant in high heels. But my mom told me that I don't look too tall, so I must get them~~~










While I was standing in line, I saw this jewelry hanger/display. There were several different colors, but I liked this copper-ish one the most. I have so many earrings and they are just all tangled in a little drawer. So I just wanted something that makes organization easier, and I would wear them more often. This was $12.99. The downside: you can only hang earrings w/ hooks. Most of my hooked earrings are quite long, thus they don't really fit into the space provided. But it does look quite nice.... I don't know, a keeper or not?









Then I went to another shoe store, there were hardly anything worthy of trying on. My mom was looking for a pair of comfy shoes for my grandma. She too, couldn't find anything. So I was wandering around the discount racks, desperately trying to find something. And I saw this pair of short boot heels by Steve Madden.








I actually saw these at my local TJ Maxx, but they were not my size and also missing the shoelace. As soon as I saw these, I snatched them immediately. Guess what? They were in my size, there are shoelaces, and best of all...... they are only......










$8.99 after the discount!!!!!!!







I was furious!!! I was hugging them in my arms the rest of the time until we went to the register to pay. LOL.






I think that's about all I got.... Oh, I actually bought my mom a pair of Coach sunglasses. Her eyes are really sensitive and strain a lot when she's wearing sucky sunglasses. I shall steal it away and take some pictures later when she comes home. hehe.....



My mom had ran out of her Aveeno Ultra-Calming Foaming Cleanser, which was won Allure's best of beauty award before. She loved that cleanser. I made a special trip to Walmart just to get that cleanser, but they ran out of stock!!!! Curious to find a replacement for her, I saw this new Olay Regenerist facial cleanser. It also has that pump that produces foam. $8.99





I tried it once, and it's so fun to play with. You shake the can, them press on the pump. What comes out is not just foam, but it's mousse. It feels so wonderful and soft on the skin. I think it cleans a little better than the Aveeno one. My mom's verdict so far is that it's not as "good" as Aveeno.... in what ways? I'll have to ask her later.








Last, but not least, I'll leave you a picture of my FOTD. I got this blue dress yesterday also, from Papaya. Imma in love w/ one piece dresses.












Phew.... that was a long post. Thank you for reading~~~~~ I'll talk to you guys next time~~~

Recent Haul 7/27/09

I bought a lot of random stuff over the past 2-3 weeks. Cloths, nail polishes, skincare, and makeup.....

Rimmel Bronzer in Sun Dance & Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Sandstorm. I remember exteeener really like their stay matte powder. So I just wanted to give it a try.







Pretty pretty colors~~ Celebrity Bash & Milk Chocolate. Very pigmented and smooth.

Sally Hansen Nail Polishes in Flash, Glow & Beaming - Not so sure about these.... I got them for 1.79 each.... But the colors are a little too vibrant. Maybe they'll rock as toe nail colors? My mom has already refused to wear these... XD











Still on the hunt for a better under eye concealer. There are a lot of nice reviews for the Almay Bright Eyes Base+Concealer on makeupalley.com. On my first impression, it's nothing fantastic.... I'll have to try it out a bit longer. Those cream eyeshadows also crease like crazy. The only thing that seems alright at this moment is the highlighting pencil. BUT, it's too thick for any of my pencil sharpeners..... I hate these jumbo pencils, they are so hard to sharpen. Once you use up the tip, fin.















It 's so sad that Jane is also discontinuing...... Although the quality of Jane products is very limited.... it's still a great line for makeup beginners to play around. My very first eyeshadow (purchased over 10 yrs ago....) was Jane's single eyeshadow in Coolest Pink--still my all time favorite. HOWEVER, considering Jane's counterparts -- MAC, Bobbi Brown, Prescriptives, Origins, La Mer, Clinique, and all other Estee Lauder company products---are making huge fortune off millions of ladies' hard earned cash, I shall show no pity to a little Jane who fell for the iron rule of nature --survival of the fittest.
















And lastly, my last haulage from ebay (well... for now). Isn't it so dainty and lovely??? It was only $2.99. Shipping already included and no tax!!!! I love these Ebay jewelry finds... they are inexpensive and unique.



The seller for this necklace is kei_ng123. Have fun bidding!!