Guess what I discovered today ? I stumbled upon this website, Reebonz. They sell many luxury goods at a discounted price. I happily browsed the website , thinking of getting a suitable bag for Spring.

Spring is a season of freshness and youth, I was thinking of getting a bright-coloured Spring bag. During Spring, flowers  are everywhere around us, so I thought it would be good to blend myself into the environment by picking the colors of the flowers; like red, purple, yellow and green. And guess what I found? 

A Green Prada Tesstuo Impuntu which is on sale for only SG$1XXX for members of Reebonz (need to sign up as member before you can check out the price)!! 

I started ransacking my wardrobe but didn't really find any suitable Spring clothes that I could match with this bag. Again, being an addict to online shopping and crazy about doing online shopping reviews, I decided to create 3 Spring fashion lookbooks to match this bag, before I convince myself on getting this bag.

I googled online and realised that the playsuit, jumpsuit and stripes are all in trend for 2011 Spring fashion , so I decided to play with these different styles and for different reasons:

The First Look: Going on dates or shopping

JUMPSUIT

I happily chose a yellow jumpsuit to match the green Prada Tessuto Impuntu bag. Yellow is one of the most playful and cheerful colors and it will be a great contrasting color for my green Prada bag to stand out .

But this isn't sufficient. I can't imagine how it will look when I put the jumpsuit on together with the accessories. So I decided to have some fun with my photoshop and put all the clothes I chose onto a dress-me-up animation ! I need to imagine how pretty I will look with my Prada Tessuto Impuntu with the style I created for dating or shopping!!

So presenting to you ......

The cheeky yellow off-shoulder jumpsuit will play off the sharp-coloured Prada perfectly, enabling you to look your best. This will be the first reason why I should buy the Prada Tesstuo Impuntu bag ....  hahha .. this is especially important because your boyfriend or hubby would ask you why did you spend so much on a bag ? And the first reason you could tell them was that you just want to look your best when you are out with them.

The 2nd Look: Outdoor/ Beach wear

PLAYSUIT

For the Spring season, it is always good to wear something fabric in light colour. So I deliberately chose a light green playsuit with some prints . Green always looks refreshing and trendy during the spring time. To stand out, I wanted to look elegant yet simple. I started by pairing my playsuit with a few floral accessories like the earrings, bangle and the headband. I also chose a sporty black watch so that I won't be wearing too much green and end up looking like a tree !!! And it is a MUST to have a large framed sunshades in red to complement the spring season and also to look tremendously stylish. To add a perfect touch to my entire look, I also decided to choose a open sandal with floral cutouts !

And so I managed to achieve a really cool , elegant outdoor look together with the Prada Tesstuo Impuntu!!

To carry off a cute playsuit, the kooky Prada can still the polish your geeky look!!

The Third Look: OFFICE WEAR

STRIPES

I realised that I have been watching too many reruns of the Devil Wears Prada and my preferred office wear has been subconsciously influenced by the movie! I aspire to be like the zero dress sense Andrea transforming into a completely made-over woman! So if I buy the Prada Tesstuo Impuntu, I must be able to achieve this perfect dominating and confident look . And the red-striped dress is the perfect dress to let me stand out with Prada Tesstuo Impuntu as it is an attention seeking and powerful color ! In the office, the color red can make a powerful statement that you are a take-charge type of person. Not forgetting that red is a vibrant colour, just right for Spring !!!

Don't you think that for a domineering/bossy look, the Prada's classy look plays off the striped-dress brilliantly?

So , what do you think of my 3 styles ? I want this Prada bag badly and if I really want to get it, I need to save at least a year to get it or maybe I should sign up Reebonz's instalment plan !!! Or maybe if you have the spare cash, get it from Reebonz and pair it up with the right fashion and share with us the pictures ? Meanwhile, I think I will just try my luck with their contest whereby they are looking for a blogger to do up a blog entry to sell the bag for Spring  (Hey !!! I just did that !!!! I am in luck !!!! If you are curious about the contest, you can locate the information below)

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Gotten the information from http://blog.reebonz.com/blog-contest/

How to participate?
Choose a bag from any of the six bags below which you would like to have. On your blog, sell the bag as a Spring essential and come up with 1-3 Spring outfits that you think will look fabulous with the bag. Photos, illustrations or look books are highly encouraged in your contest blog post.

Submit your blog entries by leaving a comment on our blog post here (http://blog.reebonz.com/blog-contest/) and email us at  contest@reebonz.com with your contest entry blog link. Closing date for submission of entries is February 17, 2011. SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT! We have extended the submission period till end of February!

What are the prizes?
- 6 Best Spring Outfits: 6 X Spring Essential Bag
1. Kate Spade London Coal Tote
2. Marc Jacobs The XL Single
3. Tod’s D-Styling Small Satchel
4. Prada Tessuto Impuntu
5. Balenciaga Giant Chic Box Bag
6. Marc by Marc Jacobs Ellsworth Blue Classic Q Groovee
- Overall Best Spring Outfit: Additional SGD 500 Cash & 500 Reebonz Credits
- Reebonz Facebook Friends Favourite Spring Outfit: Additional SGD 250 Cash & 250 Reebonz Credits

Who will be judging?
Guest Judge: Mr. BagaholicBoy (owner, www.bagaholicboy.com)
Guest Judge: Mr. Rohai (fashion writer, Urban newspaper)
Guest Judge: Ms. Gladys (features writer, Urban newspaper)
Reebonz Judge: Mr Reebonz (buyer)

What is the judging process?

Judges will select the best Spring outfit entry for each of the 6 bags. The best entry for each bag will walk away with the covetable bag. Among the 6 best entries, the judges will select the Overall Best Spring outfit blogger to be crowned as Reebonz Fashion Blogger. The 6 best Spring outfits will also be featured on Reebonz Facebook page and the outfit with the most “likes” will be crowned the Reebonz Fashion Friend.

Terms & Conditions

Closing date for submission of entries is 23 59hr February 28, 2011 (GMT +8). To successfully submit your entries, leave a comment with your contest entry blog link on the contest blog post here ( http://blog.reebonz.com/blog-contest/) and email your entry blog link to contest@reebonz.com. Contest results will be announced by Match 3, 2011 and winners will be contacted via email. Reebonz reserves the right to modify any terms and conditions.

Arggh .. we just can't control our addiction.

My colleagues and I promised each other that we should stop looking at Forever 21 , so that we can stop wasting money on online shopping every month . But the prices were too attractive to stop us from buying !

These are my latest purchases (which mostly consist of dresses) and none of them is above US$20 !!!



 Bought two tops too . The pink top on the left only costs me US$3.50 while the top on the right costs me US$6.50 only !!

Bought two pair of sunglasses too ! One for hubby and one for myself !! They are only US$5.90 each !!!

I bought hubby a Tshirt too coz it is way toooo cheappppp !! It is only US$5.99 !!

Will update more when I receive the clothes !!



Order Date: 20th Feb 2011

Packed Date: 2nd Mar 2011

Shipped Date: 2nd Mar 2011

Arrival Date:  7th Mar 2011

Those who know me would know that I have never been a fan of thronging the malls to shop for clothes.

I just hate the long queues at the changing rooms and fighting with others for the salesgirl's attention.

The situation escalates prior to Chinese New Year when all the shopping malls are packed like sardines, full of people shopping for their CNY clothes.

Now with online shopping, I can shop for my CNY clothes while preventing the hassle of having to squeeze through the maddening crowds at Orchard Road.

Whilst shopping for clothes online, I came across this local online clothing retailer at  Mds Collection .

The website setup is quite similar to that of International Retailer ASOS.

For each attire, you will be able to view the the model wearing the clothes from different angles. Details of the clothing, including sizing and additional stylist's notes are also clearly indicated for the shopper's reference.

Not only can you  find a great selection of clothes on this website which can cater to all your needs, be it, casual, office or party attire, new arrivals are also updated  daily, not only once but TWICE.

Mds Collection also offers free delivery for all Singapore orders, even if only 1 piece of clothing is purchased.

The best part about this website for me is that if you are not happy with any purchase, you can return the clothes within 30 days with no reason required!! That means if you change your mind about any item or if you find that the item purchased does not suit you , you can always exchange it for a different piece.

For those shoppers who prefer to physically try the clothes before the purchase, Mds Collection also have 2 retail outlets at Wisma Atria and Plaza Singapura.

To get the best bargain, you can try out the clothes at the retail outlets before going online to make the purchase. Mds Collection  has some great online promotions which are not available at their retail stores :

For every $100 spent, you will receive $15 off i.e. 15% discount

For every $150 spent, you will receive $30 off., i.e. 20% discount

For every $200 spent, you will receive $50 off. i.e. 25% discount !!!!

I have just purchased 5 dresses from Mds Collection. The original cost was $150 but with the current online promotion, I only ended up paying $120!! That works out to only $25.00 per dress!!!.

The website is also very easy to navigate. Take a look below :

My selected clothings:

Payment (which took me less than 10 secs):

* I only needed to input the discount code and I could see how much money I got to save instantly!

Confirmation:

With just a "click", I confirmed my order and only needed to wait patiently for my dresses to arrive at my home! I need not worry over the hassle of going shopping in the rainy weather and crowded malls  !

So do check out Mds Collection to get your shopping fix  :) , especially during the recent wet weather !!!

We were pretty surprised with the free delivery service of ASOS this time round !! In less than 8 days, the Superdry clothes arrived at our home! By being willing to wait patiently for 8 days instead of buying straight from Tangs Studio, we managed to save around S$150 !! Best of all, all the clothes look exactly the same as the ones we saw on the website and are of good quality, just like the ones we saw at Tangs Studio !! My hubby was so excited that he told me that he would not get any more clothes from physical shops anymore ! He loved the excitement of waiting and receiving his first online order and he told me that he will definitely shop online again!

No, we aren't just browsing the above tops for fun! We have just spent another SG$100 on ASOS buying the tops! Please save us ! Under my bad influence, my hubby has become addicted to online shopping as well ! When we were out shopping for his Chinese New Year clothes yesterday, he happened to see this brand - "Super Dry" at Tangs and he remembered that he saw this brand on ASOS at a very cheap clearance price (around SG$20-$40). He was so excited that he started to grab both sizes S and M Tshirts and Polo Ts of this brand to try !!! When he realised the prices for The Tshirts are at SG$69 and Polo Ts at SG$99, he asked me to go home asap as he wanted to grab these Tshirts and Polo Ts from ASOS immediately.  (Can you believe it ?? We were at Orchard Road , the shopping paradise , yet he wanted to go home immediately and do online shopping !!)

Within an hour, we were back at home, glued to the laptop to help him pick some Super Dry Polo T and T-shirts. After constantly changing his mind and arguing about which apparels were better for him, we picked 3 pieces - 2 T-Shirts at SG$23 - SG$29 (Imagine !! We save approximately $50 for the same T-shirts we saw at Tangs !!) and a Polo T at SG$42 (That saves us at least SG$45!) . I think by just buying one Polo T from Tangs, we can get 2 shirts and a Polo T from ASOS!! We really got a fantastic bargain!

However, this also means that we are spending more money than we should ! And after all these online shopping experiences, hubby has more Chinese New Year clothes than me !!! He now has a total of 9 new tops (1 Tshirt from F21, 3 Polo T and Tshirts from Superdry, 2 shirts from G2000, 2 T shirts from Pull and Bear, 1 Polo T from Zara ) for Chinese New Year !! That is way MORE than me !! And I think his good friend has bought a couple more T-shirts for him from his USA trip. Does that mean my hubby is going to wear a new top for each of the 15 days of Chinese New Year ? *FAINT* KILL ME !! Why did I influence him with online shopping ???

Anyway, if you are interested in Super Dry brand, you can try it at the Tangs Studio at Vivocity. The quality of the Tshirts and Polo Ts are really good ! Much better than many brands ! We initially thought that it was a Japanese brand (The Japanese make pretty good quality clothes) and was rather surprised to find that it is actually a UK brand. We will update more on the Super Dry clothes when we receive them next month !! *VERY EXCITED*

Order Date: 20th Jan 2010 (1am)
Packed Date: 20th Jan 2011 (10 am)
Shipped Date: 20th Jan 2011 (2 pm)

Arrival Date:  28th Jan 2011 (3pm)

Yes ! ASOS is offering free international delivery again ! No matter how much I have complained about their long waiting time for delivery, I just can't resist the words "free shipping" :) And thanks to my dear friends who are all addicted to online shopping like me , I received news of it once it was announced on the website.

I was planning to help my hubby buy some clothes for Chinese New Year.  However, even knowing that ASOS will never be able to make it for delivery before the first day of Chinese New Year didn't stop me and hubby browsing through the catalogues. There are 15 days in Chinese New Year, so long as we receive the item within the CNY period, we can still wear it as "new year clothes"!

My hubby couldn't resist the temptation this time !! I managed to control myself  because all my friends were telling me that I have bought many items from Forever 21 which I have yet to wear any !! From the initial 6 pieces that we shortlisted, hubby and I finally decided to buy 2 ! One was from FCUK and the other one was Supremebeing ( I have never heard of this brand, but who cares ? The Polo T looks really nice !)

This is the Polo T which we have shortlisted from Supremebeing and it costs 15 pounds (Around SG$30.50) :

 

How about the one which we have shortlisted from FCUK ? It is a Polo T which costs only 13 pounds (Approx SG$26.60) ?

 

 

We were about to make payment when we were faced this disappointment;

Argh! Why do I always face difficulty when I just want to make a simple purchase from ASOS ? Why can't ASOS introduce an option to show customers which product cannot be shipped out to certain countries ? It is really frustrating to give up on something that we really like ! My hubby was so disappointed that he told me immediately that he did not want to buy anything from ASOS despite the free international shipping !!  In the end , I managed to convince him to just buy the Polo T from Supremebeing ! It was his first shopping experience with ASOS and I didn't want him to feel too disappointed.

Now I am just hoping that we can receive the top within the 15 days of Chinese New Year !! Praying real hard !! ASOS please do not fail me again . The email which I just received said that I would receive the  order by 4th Feb 11. Let's wait and see !!

Order Date: 19th Jan 2011 (Singapore Time - 1 am)
Packed Date: 19th Jan 2011 (Singapore Time - 8am)

Shipped Date: 19th Jan 2011 (Singapore Time - 8am)

Arrival Date: 11 Feb 2001 (Singapore Time - 3pm)

Updated on 12 Feb 2001:

Despite the long wait, we were still quite satisfied that ASOS really did fulfil the shipment even if it was just a single Polo T.

My hubby was so excited to receive his Supreme Being Polo T yesterday that he immediately put on the Polo T when he reached home. However, he was disappointed that he couldn't fit into S size (his usual size was M). I think I would have to try selling it online : )

Forever 21 has changed their courier service from DHL to Fedex. I do not really like Fedex as I know that their delivery timing isn't as accurate as DHL . However, I was pleasantly surprised to see my clothes arrive faster than my previous orders. Fedex doesn't route their shipping from USA to HK to Singapore like DHL. Fedex is able to send F21 orders from USA to Singapore directly : ) This will reduce the delivery time by at least a day !!!

As usual, I like to share my purchases with our readers. So do take a look at my latest purchases for CNY !!

Guess how much is this dress which comes with a sleek, stylish design and a free belt ?

It is only US$22.80 !!!! I managed to grab a real bargain !!

This polka-dot tube dress is another bargain ! 

I bought it at only US$18.90 ! I SUPER love the bright blue fabric. Just right for CNY !

This dress comes with a  sweetheart neckline and a lightly padded bust.

The material of this dress is also very comfortable and it is only US$22.80.

However, I think I won't be wearing it for CNY.

I will just keep it as a wedding dinner dress since

 I have a few wedding dinners to attend this year : )

For this romper, I am rather disappointed. The color isn't what I have seen in the

original pictures : (  Luckily it is only US$15.80 and

I like the design despite the dull color.

This is my free top ! Very nice color and very comfortable !!

Haha ! My hubby's top looks exactly like the one we have seen on the website !!

Very comfortable top at only US$6.99 !! Guess which is the original F21 picture? : P

This is a nice and cheap dress bought by my colleague !

I told her that she could either wear it to work or if she has to be a "Jie Mei" !

I super LOVE this dress ! I find this dress really nice and silky !

Too bad, when I was purchasing the apparels,

there wasn't any S size left  : (  So sad !