Three days ago, I wrote:

Bad news:
-- The level of sequin coverage is lower than I expected/hoped. It looks solid six feet away, but when it's in my hands I can see more of the base fabric than I like.
-- I think both of these are black. I ordered the dress in black and the skirt in grey(which looked charcoal/gunmetal in the picture). I don't want to wear either of them for any amount of time in case I have to return them.
-- The skirt looks too big in the elasticized waist. I may have to suck it up and try on the skirt to be sure, but I may need to go down a size.

After trying both on, my complaints have been amended to:

-- Still not enough sequins, but it still looks solid from about 3 feet away instead of 6. Also, the picture on the website has more sequins.
-- I now think they're both grey/charcoal/gunmetal. In natural lighting, the base fabric is charcoal, so that's my reasoning.
-- The skirt is too big in the waist, but it fits fine elsewhere. I think the next size down would be too little because it's combined sizing( ex. 3/5, 14/16, 28/30), so I'd technically be going down 2 sizes instead of just one.

SexingTouga24/7/365 wrote:

Oh it kinda sucks that they stiffed you on the sequins. I swear that designers seem to be so fucking tight in regards to sequins; a number of cute tops just had  the front sequined and plain cloth backs. fuck that at 50$+ tax for a tank top, you could cover the damn thing in it.

OH MY GOD, the front-only sequins make me furious! I get so excited when I see a cute sequin tank online at Torrid, Roaman's, or Lane Bryant, and it's only in the front. Part of the reason I bought the skirt and dress from Avenue in the first place was because NO ONE had full-coverage sequins in my size, and I thought that I'd better jump on this before it vanishes. I'm still a bit displeased that they only come in black and grey and no actual colors.

This went as expected and I need the 13 w, however I am so sad because the black pearl/opal essence colored patent leather. I love that color. Clicky

1. I love that patent leather with the oil slick effect.
2. Are you actually a size 13, or are you actually a 12 that needs wider shoes?

All of this arrived in the mail today (along with a copy of Despicable Me for my brother and Paper Towns for one of my nieces):



Scary thing? If you take out the Sailor Moon (R2 2010 rerelease of the series), all of that cost less than $150 dollars for 11 series of anime.  Most of them cost between $9 and $13 per series.  Hurray for super cheap anime at Amazon.  (Okay, so probably not a great sign for the anime economy, but I do my part, so it's nice to get a great deal from time to time as well.)

I also placed my order for the Viz sale at Right Stuf today. Mostly just getting the next 1-2 volumes of series I'm already reading, as well as the first two volumes of Bakuman.

Last edited by Mylene (12-18-2010 03:11:49 PM)

Haha, come over anytime Syora.  We could watch anime for months and never run out. The Anime Gallery de Mylene & Paradox is overflowing with anime.  Almost--but never quite--too much anime. ;)

Your problem has excellent taste, at least!

Those are cute!

Ugh, I need to go clothes shopping sometime, but I just haven't been in the mood to do so. I need some IRGer to live close to me and help me out. Shopping solo isn't any fun, and the few folks I know in the area I don't think are shoppers or I'm not close enough to to feel comfortable asking for their assistance.

It's not that I'm afraid of shopping alone, I just do not enjoy shopping so having someone there to pass the time makes it less unpleasant.  I've done it both ways, and it's immensely more pleasurable when accompanied by someone who has even an inkling of fashion sense (something I do not have).

And I desperately need someone that says "buy it! buy it!" or else I won't buy anything at all and will leave angry because I just spent hours doing something I dislike without anything to show for it.

Last edited by Mylene (05-08-2011 03:21:56 PM)

I'm broke as all hell but I'm seriously tempted to make a big lingerie order on my credit card since Frederick's of Hollywood is doing a 50% off their clearance stuff this weekend.. bad Bonnie! It's really cheap stuff, too, it's just there's SO much I want to get.

But but wouldn't I look cute in this?? They actually have XS! http://www.fredericks.com/on/demandware … ?pid=93548

Last week I bought a cheap cell phone to replace my broken Blackberry. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PayLo+by+Vi … RRWidgetID It's not high tech by any means, but the battery life is amazing and I don't feel nervous using it when I take public transportation late at night. If it had a built in keyboard it would be perfect. I've been ridiculed for buying it when I could have gotten a decent android phone. I'll keep my cheap flip phone and not be mugged, thank you very much.

I've spent way too much lately, considering it's january and I'm still broke from christmas. First of all, I had to buy these shoes that I've wanted for MONTHS but could never justify buying. Because I cannot walk in heels. They're not even that high, but I suck. Also, £100.
But my mother found some on eBay for £70, and encouraged me to buy them because she is a terrible influence, apparently.
I managed to walk to the local shop in them! I had to changed into flats for the walk home, but y'know...I think it just takes practise! I'll get there! Hopefully.

Then I had to buy a new TV because mine was awful and at least 10 years old, and I had bought Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 with an amazon voucher and I wanted to see Iron Man beating people is ALL HIS GLORY. (That wasn't my only reason, honest) It's only small, but surprisingly good and pretty cheap.
So considering I'd spent quite a bit less on the TV that I had expected, I suppose I subconsciously thought "May as well spend a bit more, seeing as you mentally prepared yourself to be broke!" and I found a CUTE fairisle hooded dress/top and bam.

I'm a junk hound, happiest when I'm combing through a scrap heap looking for things of value that can be returned to service. I kept my first car on the road that way, slowly stripping a junkyard's '78 Buick for dirt-cheap parts for my '73 Malibu. Today I talked my way into the storage shed of a hole-in-the-wall PC repair/resale shop and emerged with front panel USB and audio ports with cables and plugs attached, soon to be transplanted onto my PC. All it cost me was ten minutes talking tech with the old guy who runs the shop and tinkers on PCs, and a hamburger from Burger King.

Last edited by Nova (09-17-2012 06:25:30 PM)

Well, since my loan situation finally got sorted out with MSU and it took a month to do, I have an extra sum of money in my semester budget.  So I have been shopping like cray cray buying things I have been needing for months, like a mirror for my vanity, new jeans (I ruined my last pair, it was time to time to let them go to that great big Goodwill in the sky), a lot of groceries and personal items, office supplies and underwear and socks, plus some new pots and pans to replace the cheap ones whose finish washed off (and could not be touched because the outsides left a dusty, gray substance on your fingers!).  Plus some stuff that I have been pining over, like:

Make-Up:

Tarte Amazonian clay blush and Lights Camera Lashes Mascara
Anastasia Perfect brow pencil
Benefit "How to Look the Best at Everything" concealer and foundation set.  I love this thing.  I can take or leave the foundation, which oxidizes a bit too much for me, but the Boing-Concealors are awesome, the Porefessional a must for my nose and the little foundation powder included is just the thing I was looking for in a 'set.'  Everything is sealed and removable except for the powder, and I am hoping that when done I can clean out the little foundation bottle and refill it with some other foundation.  Plus the box has a mirror and magnetizes shut, so when you are done with the make-up it can be used for other tings.  OMG.  SO CUTE AND SMALL AND ORGANIZED.


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND some survival and emergency related supplies, like MRE's, food bars, a knife, compass and hand-crank powered radio/flashlight/cell phone charger.


I really want a caviar nails set.  SO STUPID BUT ALSO SO WANT.

Last edited by OnlyInThisLight (09-18-2012 03:28:13 PM)

Raven you is best pony.