Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fashion. Show all posts

Thursday, October 16, 2014

sailor moon banpresto compact mirrors

Back in July, I had ordered the compact mirrors released by Banpresto to celebrate Sailor Moon's 20th anniversary.

I actually only wanted one of them (ok two) and you got more a of a bargain if you bought all three. I thought that I'd be able to sell the one(s) rather easily but it turns out, not to much ⊙︿⊙

Sailor Moon 20th Anniversary Banpresto Compact Mirrors (what a mouthful!)

At first, I had planned on keeping the Luna and Artermis one but the more I looked at the mirrors, the more I like the Queen Serenity one! So I had planned on keeping two but I already have so much stuff so in the end, I settled for just Queen Serenity. A small success story of me trying to declutter my life a bit.

Saturday, August 09, 2014

cpa, cma results

As some of you know, I've been working towards getting my Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation (previously known as Certified Management Accountant - CMA. They changed in half way through my program).

Well, the letters were mailed out on Wednesday and I received mine on Thursday. My mom had called me during the day and told me the letter arrived. For the rest of the day, all I could think of was whether the letter offered congratulations or commiseration.

Friday, January 03, 2014

merry christmas and happy new year! ♪ヽ(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)ノ♪

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! I know I'm late for both but in addition to my usual excuses, I have one that's pretty legitimate. I was without internet since December 16th and only got it back on December 31st. Our modem broke and our internet provider had to send us a new one and was going to upgrade the service to optic fibre at the same time. But with the holidays and everything, it took FOREVER. Needless to say my family was pissed but I had internet at work and at Alex's house so it wasn't too bad. Plus, you get used to not having internet and my siblings and I actually spoke to each other and had a lot of "family time" together, meaning we watched TV and just made plans to do things, which we never really did...ever.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

all i want for christmas is.....all these

I know, I know...I suck. It's been well over a month since my previous update and I don't have any reason other than usual ones, you know them all by heart now.

Since it's mid-December, I think it'd be appropriate to make a Christmas list detailing all the things I don't need and want (and because I haven't actually had time to take pictures of the kawaii I've collected over the months).

I present to you, Richelle's 2013 Christmas List.

are....

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

25th birthday


Birthday Cake from my family

Saturday, April 27th, was my birthday. Guess how old I turned!!!! The title of this post makes it obvious and it's not a trick question....

I turned 25! I can't believe it. Even a close family friend (who is retired and living the life in Hong Kong, traveling every couple of months), sent me an e-mail starting with, "Good God, you're 25!" Yup, I can hardly believe it myself.

Monday, April 01, 2013

april fools and packages of joy

APRIL FOOLS!

Hahaha! How many of you believed my previous post? I hope none of you felt too bummed about my "announcement" and I didn't lose too many subscribers over that prank. So good news! I'm not going to delete my blog, even though I won't be posting nearly as much. Ok, now here's a real post (≧∇≦)/

Sunday, March 17, 2013

new job means new clothes!

As you know, I got a new job and I start on Monday, March 18th. But because it's at an upscale hotel/apartment, I needed the proper clothes. I only have one suit and maybe two nice tops and one extra blazer, definitely not enough clothes for a full-time job at a fancy complex. You know what that means!

SHOPPING!

Sunday, January 20, 2013

mythical arpakassos and sanrio goodies

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! ....20 days later. I'm sorry for disappearing for almost a month, it's the usual excuses, work, CMA, boyfriend etc. But to make up for it, I have an uber kawaii post for you, so hopefully that'll pacify your anger (I'm sorry!).

I ordered a bunch of arpakassos a while ago but kept asking the seller to put them on hold so I could keep adding more to my order (who wants to pay each time for shipping costs?).


Arpakasso herd!! What's inside?

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

hello kitty x forever 21: hello kitty forever pt.2

So I was (still) obsessively checking the Forever 21 website to just stare at the Hello Kitty Forever collection (talk about creepy and...loser-ish right?) instead of working on my really important CMA assignment that's due Friday.

I then checked Hello Kitty Junkie's website to see what she wrote about this fashion cuteness. As I was scrolling through her pictures, it was then I realized this awful horrible truth.

CANADA FOREVER21 DOESN'T OFFER THE WHOLE HK FOREVER COLLECTION.


Mr. Bean agrees with this unfairness.

So Canada Forever21 doesn't even stock half of the complete hello kitty forever collection. What's even worse is that most of the items that aren't stocked, are the ones that I actually want!



Who wouldn't want a sweater of Bad Badtz Maru punching someone? It's totally therapeutic since you'll be imagining that he's punching someone you can't personally punch yourself, most probably as you're talking to them.



This geeky chibi Hello Kitty t-shirt is too cute! Luckily, it's also not one of those stupid shortened t-shirts where the bottom of the shirt ends up precariously close to revealing your mid-riff (and it usually does when you stretch or you know...move). I don't know about you guys, but I don't have a super sexy ripped mid-riff nor one that I'm comfortable showing off. The fact that this t-shirt is a proper t-shirt makes me happy.


Back View.



Totally loving this one! It's more pink that my usual tastes but you should always have a bit of variety in your wardrobe right? The little mouse on the side is an adorable touch :)


I actually really like the back.



And of course, they have a pretty simple Hangydon sweater, for your more silly days. How can anyone be sad after seeing this?



These two flip flops are the best! I don't know why but Forever21 seems to be really trying to make a come back with Hangydon, not that I'm complaining, who can resist this cute (and somewhat weird) looking little guy? But the quality of these flip flops look really crappy but for $5, what do you expect? I'd be surprised if they lasted for more than a month. Maybe I'll just buy them to wear at home (and pray that Obi won't develop a liking to chewing them).


Look.at.this. In addition to be the most fabulously kawaii dressed person, you can also have the most fabulously kawaii bed. I love the pillow case but I'm not too crazy about the sheets, it's a really cute design but I don't want it as my sheets.



This knit pillow is awesome. I can totally picture it on my couch but the problem is, Scout, our rabbit is allowed to roam around me and my brother's place (the upstairs of our duplex) and she has a horrible tendency of chewing on pillows (she even chewed Alex's leather jacket). Given the choice, I wouldn't even let her touch my couch because her fur gets all over it and it's a lot of work to vacuum the couch to restore it to its original rabbit-hair-free state. But my mom, who obviously wouldn't have a clue about how annoying it is to have a rabbit roam around the house (she lives downstairs), said that it would be "mean." Maybe I should suggest a compromise with her, Scout can roam the upstairs, but she'll be the one doing the vacuuming.



Forever 21 even makes throwing out your garbage a kawaii experience.


Last but not least is this super chococat beanie hat. I wouldn't get this since I already have a really cute Knitwit animal hat, but I just wanted to post it up and show you.

I calculated it, and if I got all the clothes listed here, plus the two flip flops, it'll set me back by $84.80 plus tax. Not bad, not bad at all.

Any more F21 Hello Kitty Forever items you want to add to your wishlist?

To view the complete collection of hello kitty forever, click here.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

hello kitty x forever 21 collaboration: hello kitty forever

I got an e-mail yesterday morning about the new Sanrio collection that's available at Forever 21. I wanted to post about it yesterday but I got home late and then felt too lazy to do it.



Sanrio and Forever 21 collaborated on an awesome new collection. I signed up for their newsletter (I admit that this collection is the only reason I bothered to sign up, I wanted the scoop on this collection!) and they gave me an preview of the collection before it was officially available to the "public."

I took screenshots of the official pictures, so that's why some of them have an arrow on either the right or left side of it.






I love love love this top!




This ensemble is perfect. Seriously, chococat PJs? Yes, please! And the hat, so cute!

Ok, so here's the part that's took me forever to do, because I actually screenshoted every single item that they had on their website so that you guys can see it. Because this must cuteness for a reasonable price is too awesome not to share.






I really don't this one, it screams old lady to me. But I don't know, maybe I'm just not up with the times.












I really like this sweater but I have a feeling that this wouldn't look too good on me. For one thing, I'm not nearly as thin as this girl and I think it'd either make me look really frumpy and/or make my boobs look gigantic.


This chococat sweater is adorable! I'm worried that the polka dot sleeves will make my arms look fat though. Gosh, all these dilemmas! Just so you know, I hate waiting in line to try on clothes at Forever 21 because it always takes forever so I usually just do the really lazy thing and take a risk, hoping and praying that it'll fit and look good on me, or just avoid buying from this store altogether.


Love this top too! But these usually make my chest look huge so I'm not sure if I should bother trying it on. The colours are amazing.


This is really cute too but collared shirts make my boobs look gigantic so I avoid them.




This is the top that I really liked from the official pictures, but I don't like the flared bottom, I think it'll make me look frumpy.










Best PJs ever! I don't know if I'll actually wear the top since I have a tendency of getting hot really easily but I'd definitely get the bottoms!




I was really obsessed with seeing the new collection that I actually went to a Forever 21 store today while I was downtown after watching the Santa Claus parade. I bought these pajama pants because a) they're awesome and b) they were only $13. How could I not buy these? It's PJs of Hangyodon, a vintage Sanrio character.










Don't like these leggings at all but the one on the bottom is even worse.


I don't know what they were thinking when they made these leggings. They scream ugly to me. I don't see how they can be flattering on anyone, it makes you look like a messed up checkers board or something.










I bought this scarf too because it was pretty warm and it was only $18. It has the same pattern as the sweater that I like right before the chococat sweater. For some reason, they don't show what the scarf actually looks like on their website, which is dumb since how are people supposed to know what it looks like when it's unraveled. There's a bunch of Sanrio characters on it and it's reversible, it's white and black on the other side.










I find this tote really cute but I probably wouldn't buy it myself.




These three are all towels and again, they don't show what it looks like once they're opened on the website so I guess you'll just have to go with your instincts on whether to purchase it or not.


















I love these two luggage tags but they're made really cheap when I saw it in person. But I guess for $5, you can't really complain. The top one is much cuter though.









So here's the whole collection, what are you thoughts on it? Which items do you like best?