The Victoria's Secret Lust List 2013

Coming to the end of the year and I realised that this year, I didn't make any purchases from my fave website. The result of my blossoming body (pregnancy) - VS is really the last place I felt like shopping at when I'm getting fatter. More self-hatred will come when comparing self against VS angels. However, now that I'm losing the weight that I gained (I gained 16+kg during my pregnancy!), and I'm 4kg away from my pre-pregnancy weight, I've started online shopping like mad again.

I've already made pretty huge purchases on two other sites - which I will talk about when my goodies actually arrive. I'm still iffy about things that I want to get from VS. On one hand, they are REALLY, REALLY NICE. On the other hand, if I give in to temptations, I would be spending something like RM2000, hahaha! Ridiculous! Also, I would have to use VPost services to get them to send to Malaysia, and I've not had very good luck with this service. 9 times out of 10, the stuff will be held by customs and now that I'm a mommy, I don't have time to drive off to the airport to claim back what's mine.

Anyway, as always, I like to save the pictures and mull over it for a bit before actually splurging. Plus, some things look nice on the first glance, but after "studying" it, I will feel that it's not suitable for me.

Skirts:

I actually have a black lace high-low skirt from ASOS that I think I could live with - do I really need another lacy black dress skirt? I feel YES because the ASOS high-low skirt is a bit too short, and the lace on this skirt is soooooo much nicer and delicate. Plus, I think it's going for a steal at $19.99! 

Polka-dot pencil skirt with lace hem.... so pin-up style! Wondering if my hips are too wide for a pencil cut now though. :( But this is also on sale - $19.99!!

TOPS 

 The essential shirt in floral print - I think it's suitable for casual weekends and I could even wear it to work. Then again, my workplace is not tooooo formal. ;) 

I usually feel that I'm not suited for peplums, but this one looks kinder and more flattering, with a longer "skirt" and not too wide a flare. On sale too! 

Lace-trim flutter sleeve top in a cheerful neon lime citrus! Notice the lace is the same one as the skirt on top? Another top that I think is suited for work or play. I'm really loving the neon color as well! 

Zip-back full lace top in winter white - I originally wanted it in mint, but they ran out of it! White is pretty nice too... do I want to continue waiting and let it run out as well?? O_O I usually hate exposed zippers, but this top just looks so nice with it. **wondering am I able to zip this top up by myself**

 

 I love mock turtlenecks - I used to have one from MNG that I wore til there were holes.Originally wanted this one in houndstooth print, but they only have black & white stripe left. I love mock turtlenecks so much that I still want it even though not in the print I originally want.

This long-sleeve Kimono-style top looks prim and proper... if not for the plunging neckline! I think you can tell that I'm a huge fan of all things lacy!

Lace detailing again -- this time on a slinky tee. I like that the lace detailing is thick and not the see-through type. Looks like better quality stuff!

 Slouchy top made a lil bit cuter with the mesh panelling at the shoulders.

I'm kinda torn up over this top. On one hand, my initial thoughts is that it is ugly. But the more I look at it, the more I think it looks unique and classy. Can't make up my mind!

 It's such a romantic top, don't you think? I like the sleeves, it helps cover the arms a bit and makes the top nicer overall. :)

Bold piping on this silk shirt sets it apart from the rest. :)

SWIM

I want to go back swimming in the condo, but I don't think any of my bikinis will look good on me anymore. -___- Well, at the moment at least. I decided to get a one piece, and MOST of the one-piece suits on VS are the MagicSuit range, which is right up my alley --- tuck in all the bits and bobs properly. This is one of the more decent (and cheapest) ones they have. Those which are NOT in the MagicSuit range look more like one-piece suits with 80% cutouts, only suitable for you to lounge by the side of the pool. ;)

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Lipstick Sundays : Victoria's Secrets Supermodel Glosses in Yearning (Selita)

Who wouldn't want a supermodel pout, especially a Victoria's Secret Supermodel pout, like say.. Selita Ebanks? Well, Victoria's Secret says that you can --- with their very own set of lip glosses! I bought this way back when I was in the States, and I am still loving it very much. It actually comes in a set of 4, like this :

Yes, this limited edition pack of 4 lipglosses is teeeeeny, weighing 0.09 oz each, but they can last forever cos you really only need a little bit to keep you going. It's very long lasting and STICKY, so your lips gets full moisturised coverage. My only complaint is that out of the 4 colors in this little cute package, only Selita (Yearning) is very wearable. Izabel (Make Out) is super bright, Alessandra (Bling) is too party like and I never found an occassion to wear it to, and Karolina (Password) is actually super light and sickly sweet. It just doens't go with my skintone. The brownish lipgloss called "Yearning" represented by Selita is the best! It is understated, but with lots of shine, so it's suitable for work. A very general, go-to lipgloss. Call me unadventurous, but I like something I can use all the time instead of a wild color that I would use only once a month!

The soft brush is not very precise when applying on gloss, but I generally just smear in on and go out of the house. The color is pretty nude, so I don't think people would know if I color outside the lines wtf *lazy beauty blogger*.

Here's a picture of me under natural light. Have my make-up on, but no lipgloss. Still look like there's not enough color on my face right? And yes, my lips are in pretty bad condition.. dry lips!

To the rescue ---- lip gloss! Yay! 

And is it just me or does it just look much much better? What a difference lipgloss can make!!

As you can see, the color of the lip gloss looks very natural, but with a bit of sparkle and gloss in it to really give out this great shine. It does look very kissable, but lipgloss is too sticky to be kissable, hahaha. How ironic! =)

Meanwhile, in case you're wondering how Selita looks like, she's one foxy lady. Perhaps you could channel your inner Selita while wearing "Yearning".

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Online Shopping Is Like Window Shopping (Whitesoot & Victoria's Secret)

After nearly 2 months of absolutely NO shopping (well, I lie - I bought an evening gown for my sister-in-law's upcoming wedding - but this doesn't count because it's a NECESSARY purchase), my fingers are straying across my keyboard and going to all my favorite online shopping haunts to ogle at the beautiful clothes. Recently, I found another online shopping site that looks very promising. I first saw it on Bobostephanie's blog, where she was wearing this awesome one-piece-top-that-looks-like-a-two-piece. The item was sold out on the site, but that's when I was first introduced to Whitesoot. I've not actually bought anything from the site before, but I like how you can even get your items via meet-up (instead of PosLaju) at SS2 McDonalds. I can easily swing by the area!

I might be on a temporay ban from shopping, but I can still share what caught my eye, right? I'm liking these few pieces from Whitesoot. Mainly like the office-wear-with-a-twist (bright colors, cute detailing) and the casual dresses. Most of the dresses I bought from wholesale website that I shared last time are way too short. I promised a post on that, didn't I? Still trying to collate some nice photographs!

 

Skater dress with a triangle cut-out, inspired by something similar from Topshop, I believe!  I think it's flirty, fun and playful... just think it might be too youthful for me!

 

Another casual dress with a twist... it's a little bit like a high-low dress, but slightly more subtle. I'm getting tired of high-low dresses that are "too" high-low. Like super short in front and trailing like a bridal train at the back... a bit too over for me. This one is sweet, simple and just nice! 

A top that is suitable for office, in this season's hottest color - mint! Don't know if you can see it, but there's some subtle silver polka dots as well. Apparently this is Zara inspired.

Not a 100% sure about this top, but I'm attracted to the vibrant purple color.

At the moment, I'm very into puffy sleeves. This, and the subtle clever detailing makes this top suitable for formal occassions and casual outings as well.

How much would you pay for tops like the above? I believe none of the items above are more than RM80 per piece. In fact, the tops are around RM50-ish, if I'm not mistaken. Super affordable in my books, but of course, haven't gotten the chance to check out the quality. I might buy one or two items first, just to test the waters. Tell me if you've gotten the chance to buy from them! At the moment, I see lots of rave reviews, but most of them are from Whitesoot's blogger circle. Those gals get the clothes for free, so they might be biased. **sorry to say this**

Next up on my "online window shopping" --- only, my most favorite site ever - Victoria's Secret! I've bought tonnes of stuff from them, and everything from innerwear to pajamas to clothes have been of excellent quality (some things I've been using for years and years), fashionable and cute! My last purchase was just before my honeymoon (wink wink) and now they have a lot of new trends for fall. According to the editor's picks, look out for more sparkle (sequins!), poppin' colors and lots of luxe. Here are some of the new selections that are my pick. ;)

 Long sleeve chiffon + sequin top. It looks so luxurious and glamorous... though I can't really think of an occassion to wear this too... plus I don't think I would look good with white pants! (Like the model!)

 I actually have a similar pleated skirt (in peach) from Forever New, but I just super love skirts like this! My husband hates the skirt though, he said that people might think that they can see my underwear wtf. 

 Love the lace skirt in this velvety plum shade. Love love love!! 

 A boyfriend shirt in a vibrant print

 Might have posted this before, but silk shirts are my Achille's heel... they look so comfy and welcoming in Malaysia!

Sigh.. when will my bonus come? With a new married life, comes new responsibilities. Can't be a-spending on frivolous things like clothes so often anymore. ;(

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The Lust List : New Trends From VS~~

My favorite website! Of course I'm tempted whenever they update with this season's trends. Of course I want everything that catches my eye. Of course I'm reaching for my credit card..... stop me!

High-low pleated skirt. High-low skirts /dresses are all the rage now! 

T-shirt dresses are casual, cute and cheerful! And they come in a variety of fun prints. Versatile too, I can see me dressing this down for casual outings and accessorising differently to even wear this to work! 

I ALWAYS have a soft-spot for peasant-style blouses. I still miss this Padini peasant blouse I used to wear in college. I would still be wearing it now if not for the fact that a bad washing incident made it all splotchy with other colors. Argh, bad memory surfacing...

Feminine bling! The pink sequin top looks so sweet and feminine, so unlike what one would imagine a sequin tee to look like. Too bad I'll have to lose like 8kg if I want to look good in a crop top like this. :(

Embroidered mesh top, subtly sexy.

Super sexy open back lace dresses. I can't decide which one is nicer - the sleeveless one or the long sleeve ones.... And it's so freaking figure hugging...again, motivation for me to lose weight lose weight lose weightttttt

Summer love - lavender, ruffles cotton tube dress. :)

Gone are the days of tight minis - swinging loose skirts can be just as playful and sexy as figure hugging bottoms! 

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At The Langkawi Airport...

I have no idea why I haven't posted this sooner --- pics of stuff I bought at the airport when I went to Langkawi in March last month. I only bought two items :

 

Gucci Flora set for my mom! She asked me for perfume and said she would pay me back. I said that it was her be-earlied Mother's Day present. :P The moisturiser was a free gift from the SA. 

 Bought the Victoria's Secret Hello Bombshell Makeup Kit for RM137. Pretty, pretty packaging, and as I've always said --- I'm a sucker for sets! Just love how convenient it is to have everything all in one pretty box. This one is pretty big so I can't take it with me for travelling though. But great for overnighters!

Pictures of the set:

 The cover of the box is a mirror, so you can see I was trying VERY hard not to be in the picture because when I took these pics, I had just gotten home from the plane ride. Very haggard!

This is how it looks like when its opened up. In total, the Victoria's Secret Hello Bombshell Makeup Kit contains 30 eyeshadows (a whole rainbow of colors!), 5 lipsticks, 5 lipglosses, 4 blushers, 1 bronzer, 1 luminous powder, 1 translucent powder, 1 mascara, 1 lip liner, 1 eyeliner, 2 lip brushes and 1 face brush.

Close-up of the products.

Size / weight of the products :
Eyeshadows @ 0.75g
Lipsticks and lipglosses @ 0.4g
Blush @ 2.5g
Bronzer, Luminizer powder, Translucent powder @ 5g
Lip liner, Eye liner @ 0.5g
Eye mascara @ 3.24g

The eyeshadows are more towards the shimmery type. Softer kinda looks. The lipsticks are creamy and matte with no shimmer. Of course, the glosses have shimer in them. 3 of the blushers are shimmery, only one matte.Based on the sizes of the lip liners, eye liners and mascara, you can gauge that they are pretty small, "cute sized" stuff.

I will do a more thorough review when I actually use the stuff. Yes, right now I'm NOT using it. :) I'm simply showing off right now... muwahahhaa. Will share more later!

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Another Victoria's Secret Haul

Bought more stuff from VS because I wanted a dress there for a very special occasion coming up! I bought more than USD$300 worth of stuff, so I got USD$75 off, muwhahaha. In the end, the dress I wanted could be considered as free since it was worth USD$75? :)

However, I had a LOT of bad luck with this shipment. First of all, it got detained by Malaysian customs, so I had to pay customs fine. Thankfully, Pos Laju can handle that part for me so that I need not go to KLIA myself. However, I would have to pay them a nominal fee of nearly RM50 to do just that. Sigh! The second bad luck --- Pos Laju collection for cases where I have to pay customs tax goes to the branch in Puchong, which is SO not convenient for me! I got lost going there because when I Googled for Jalan TPP, I didn't notice that Google had directed me to a Jalan TP instead. Which is in USJ only. Lol! I was wondering how come Taman Perindustrian Puchong was so near USJ. *lame*

The last bad luck about this shipment is caused by myself --- I thought I selected purple for a hoodie which was the maroon color being shown in the picture, but it turned out to be a lavender shade. Whatever am I going to do with a lavender jacket now? -_-"

Free GIANT highlighter pink beach bag. Oh yes, aside from getting USD$75 off my purchase, I also got this free beach bag. I was hoping it would arrive in time for my Langkawi holiday (read more on my main blog) - and it would have if it didn't get withheld by customs.

All my underwear and all my new clothes!!

Ok, not going to post the pictures of the undies I bought because you don't need to know my taste in undergarments. So here's pics of the clothes I bought:

Crochet dress in antique white! It is soooooo flattering and I'm so glad that I bought it. Will be perfect for the occasion that I have in mind! :)

Maxi skirt in teal! I loved the "beachy" feel of this, but I am looking for more long skirts to wear ever since my boyfriend started referring me as Pele legs / Sharapova legs. T____T I am surprised by the quality of this skirt, really. It's thick and heavy, and though it looks rather sheer in the above pic, it's not!

Tunic Tank in "Sandy Snake". I think I was just taken in by how well Miranda Kerr carries this off. :X The actual product doesn't have quite such a sheen finish, doesn't look as glam, really! Pretty expensive just for a tank! :(

The tulip skirt in winter brown. I thought it would go nicely with the tunic tank above. But the tank was so long that it ended up just slightly above where the skirt ends! Hahaaha! I kinda regret buying this too cos the skirt is toooo short and sexy. Whatever was I thinking? I don't think I'll have anywhere to wear it to. And it's the opposite of me trying to cover up my legs to avoid being called Pele legs / Sharapova legs....

Vintage wash classic hoodie. They completely sold out the one that I bought as they were going for USD$19.99. The one above is the similar style + cut + material, but in OMBRE, which is so freaking cute, right? I almost wish I got this instead, but it's so pricy! USD$44.50 now. Anyway, I really don't know why I would select a color like "purple potion". -__- Which is lavender. I guess they ran out of all the good colors since it was a sale!

Another short skirt, but guess what? It was a total steal at USD$14.99. I see people reselling it on eBay for USD$28! Madness. Anyway, it is quite sexy + a good fit, absolutely a steal! Love it.

Alright, that's all for my shopping adventures... for this month. Dang VS gave me their Rewards Card --- it can contain anything from USD$10, USD$50, USD$100 or USD$500 in value, and you will only know at the checkout! And they are now giving away free umbrellas with purchases above USD$65... I'm sooooo bloody tempted now...

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