Kmart Wish List

(I just realized that a lot of items I posted on Poylvore got reposted here! LOL sorry I'm such a newbie, but I cleared them all up.)

As most of you know, I'm a bargain shopper. I set limits on how much an item should cost - I will not pay more than $25 for jeans (unless they make me feel like I've got Jessica Alba's calves) or more than $20 for a top (unless it is extremely versatile, for a special occasion, or a classic). If you spot me in a higher-end boutique, I'll most likely be in the Sale/Clearance rack or if I'm not, I'm probably mentally taking pictures of items I like so I can find similar pieces with more reasonable price tags in other stores. So imagine my delight when I became a finalist for Kmart's "Money Can't Buy Style" fashion contest about 1 1/2 years ago, where I had the chance to create my best Kmart ensemble and wear it while on a Skype video conference with a fashion photographer.

All-grey, all-Kmart (except for the shoes - they're Hugo Boss ;) )

Looks for Less

Being a thrifty shopper (I rarely buy a full-price item), I thought that redoing a celebrity's look would not take much time since I'm so used to looking for bargains on the internet. But I learned that it is hard to find similar items that are cheaper since celebrities, even when they are off-duty, usually wear/use items that are in the $300-$3000 range. With the help of shopstyle.com and google.com (plus my ability to use the right word combinations like "oatmeal pashmina," "nude wedges," etc.), I was able to come up with looks for less based on the ones seen on my favorite celebrity fashionistas Olivia Palermo and Jessica Alba! I will probably do one on Alexa Chung and Rachel Bilson tonight :) Anyway, I have to get back to work (yup, working on a Sunday, just finished lunch and boy was it good!). Happy Sunday and St. Patrick's Day, everyone!
 

Olivia Palermo's Look For Way Less! by white-lily featuring retro sunglasses

Jessica Alba's Look for Way Less by white-lily featuring nine west handbags

 

 

 

 

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Cycles

Cycles are always present in your life, unless you exert enough effort to end it or maybe change slowly. My bad habit is shopping. I do get really great deals but it all adds up in the end (in my defense, most of my recent purchases will be gifts for Christmas, and as a lot of people around me know or have noticed, giving gifts is one of my main love languages), which is why I decided to download an app to help me track my expenses and make me aware of how much I spend on non-essential purchases. Let's see how it goes! Wish me luck :)

On a side note, I am currently creating backups of my old Multiply account, and spotted this oddly familiar "rant":

I'm getting a bit scared of my spending habits. I've got all these shopping bags (containing clothes) stashed in my closet and over my crate of books, all of which I bought so "I can wear them during the Holidays". Eek! But all these sales keep cropping up everywhere I go, and I tend to remember the times in college when I pitied myself so much because I wasn't able to buy things I really, really wanted. Must. Stop. Buying. (And making excuses). Hay.

That is exactly how I feel right now. Oh cycle of being a spendthrift, I shall try to end you soon!

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Chloé Frames, Chocolate Truffles and Walk the Moon

I was so happy my frames finally arrived that I ate my last Champagne Truffle from Teuscher New York in celebration hahaha :) Gosh I should have taken a photo before I ate it! :c Anyway, you can buy them here: http://www.teuscherfifthavenue.com, get the mini ones, they're absolutely delicious!

 Nomnomnom! The champagne-infused center just melts and the chocolate shell is super smooth

I've been binging on chocolates lately, especially after I watched Romantics Anonymous, a beautiful, quirky French film about two introverts who share the love for chocolates. One of my favorite scenes is the one were they try some of their chocolate..mmm!

I wish I could be a chocolatier, but I'll probably just eat them all hahaha