Product Review: Lusheena Maxi

By Nathalie (Guest Blogger)

Are you a maxi dress lover? You know we are... :P

It's a common and a much misconception that long dresses are supposed to be worn to formal dinners or occasions of such particularly in Malaysia where our weather is screaming hot daily.

When I started wearing maxi casually in Penang almost a year back, I was often quoted for being overdressed. Even my mum thinks I overdid it despite I totally dressed down to sandals and straw bags. Nevertheless I still wore maxi for Chinese New Year, Christmas, wedding dinners, birthdays and the list went on….

Maxi dresses makes a good fashion choice for lazy people like who hates mix and matching attires. All I need is to pull a maxi over and put on some accessories depending on the occasion and Voila! I am all done for a casual Sunday or a formal dinner.

I truly believe there is a maxi for every ocassion!

My humble collection of maxi dresses

However maxis are normally not as versatile in the sense that it is not easily recyclable once its worn and flashed or tagged in Facebook (I believe most of us do not like to be seen in the same piece in all our pics).

What if you could find a versatile maxi where it can be worn in many ways for different occasions? Think the famous convertible dress in a form of maxi.

What if you could wear the same maxi by:

• Turning it into a toga for that casual sunday stroll at the mall
• Make it an off shoulder to suit a bohemian romantic date
• Add some bib necklace and you're all set for a dinner

• Top it over with a blazer and you're ready for meeting clients especially during the Ramadhan months where attires shouldn't be too revealing
• Pair it with high waist skirt & a clutch (you need to fold the bottom really well to avoid slipping out) and you're set for an all girl's day out.

What's more not to love about this maxi? It fits up to XL and it's versatie enough for expecting mother due to its princess cut. The Lusheena Maxi comes in a many vibrant colors :

... and beautifully packed too ;)

If you're looking for a highly versatile maxi, hop on to Like Igloo for the return of this popular maxi - they are currently having a promo on this maxi as well :D

Happy Shopping!
Nathalee a.k.a. Guest Blogger for YSK
Edited by YourShoppingKaki :)

The Slow Boss

Haha so apparently I'm one of those bosses who are more laid-back than her kuli Guest Bloggers, because I'm so late in blogging about this - my Guest Bloggers have been spamming my e-mail asking me when it's gonna be up! :P

Last Sunday - yeah, 3rd July, not even this past Sunday, lol! - I had a nice afternoon spending some QT with some of the Guest Bloggers you see keeping YSK updated while yours truly is being a lazy bum oversleeping or ... shopping. Only joking! :D I've been busy with uni, and it's hard to start the ball rolling again after stopping for so long, but we're lucky these awesome bloggers have been actively blogging in my place. :D

Theme: Florals :D

Some familiar names and faces: Wei Ni, me, Mechell, Cynthia :)

Mechell was camera-shy for some reason that day :O So there are not many pics of her :(

Foooooood!

Wei Ni | Cynthia | Sha-Lene (me) :D

I always enjoy getting to know the people whose work I read, so in case you're the same as me, here's a quick recap on who we are:

• Sha-Lene: I'm Your Shopping Kaki! :D The creator of the YSK enterprise and the one who edits the blog posts of Guest Bloggers. ;) Now adding to the unemployment rate in the country by being a fresh journalism graduate. XD
  
• Cynthia: Sales manager by day, and YSK's personal business consultant by night! Lol! She's outrageously funny and scandalously bold. :D
• Wei Ni: Our modelesque blogger with a penchant for fashion and a comprehensive experience in the online shopping and selling world, she's our go-to person for photoshooting ideas!
• Mechell: This psychology major is the baby of the bunch, but don't underestimate her high entrepreneurship ideas and love for online shopping! :P
• Other Guest Bloggers who couldn't make it to the get-together this round: Anna, Nathalee, Michelle. We'll talk more about them when we have pics! :D

Happy Shopping!
Your Shopping Kaki :)

Product Review: Dodora Magic Pink Cream

By Wei Ni (Guest Blogger)

Pink is my favourite colour! Pink is the colour of youth and plump skin that goes ‘boing boing’ every time you touch it! It has a soft, bouncy and springy feel to it and that essentially is the epitome of youth and health!

When I was given the opportunity to review this particular product, I was a tad skeptical as to it’s functions. A magic cream that will leave you with naturally pink lips, cheeks and nipples? Surely not! Read on to find out what this pink cream is all about! :)

Dodora Magic Pink Cream!

Comes in a sickly adorable pink packaging with a girl in a pink dress blown away ala Marilyn Monroe wearing a crown. Comes in a clear white tube, the product itself is white as well but will turn pink once applied onto skin.


The ingredients. All I see is collagen, collagen, collagen!! Absolutely needed to keeping skin young, plump and wrinkle free! :)

This product promises to lighten any dark areas that you have and can be used on your lips, cheeks, nipple and umm… va-jayjay should you choose to use it there. It is said to prevent dryness and chapped lips and is best used after shower.

Now let’s see if this thing actually works! :)


I decided to apply a little dollop on to back of my hand first to test it out, as you can see the product comes out white.


Smoothing the product across the back of my hand, it looks a tad glossy and the pink doesn’t quite show yet.


Giving it a few more moments, the lovely pink shade slowly appears on the back of my hand. As you can see from the photos, the pink itself isn’t overly striking or bright, it just gives a really natural pink tint to your skin. Can you imagine this lovely healthy shade of pink across your cheek? As if you’ve just stepped out from the sun and you’re glowing and flushing from the inside.


Here’s how the pink looks on a piece of white tissue. Not very obvious and just a hint of pink! Lovely!

I’ve been using this product for a few weeks now. I personally find that it is better to apply a layer of lip balm underneath this product as it isn’t as moisturising as what I am used to.

Because my lips are already quite naturally pink, when I applied it there wasn’t too much of a difference. However, my best friend who has darker lips due to her constant need for nicotine noticed a really nice subtle difference to her lips! In fact, she likes this pink cream more than I do (so she was really bummed when a thief stole her bag with this cream inside! Anyone wanna sponsor us another tube? *hopeful face*)!

This Dodora Magic Pink Cream really gives you the most natural pink lips you can possibly get! I haven’t quite tried it on my cheeks yet, but I believe that if you put it on top of your foundation, it’ll give your cheeks a really lovely and natural pink flush!

All in all, if you’re looking for the most natural looking pink lip tint, this is definitely the one for you! And heck, if you do manage to try it on your cheeks do let me know how it goes and send me before and after photos as well! :)

Where to get this pretty pink cream?
None other than the esteemed, Supermodel’s Secrets!
The price for naturally pink lips and cheeks?
RM46 with PosLaju.
This Taiwanese product is incredibly popular in countries like Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan!

So what are you waiting for? Head on over to Supermodel’s Secrets to naturally pinkify your look! :)

Till next time!
Wei Ni out.
xoxo
Edited by YourShoppingKaki

The Guest Bloggers: Weekend Outfits

By Wei Ni (Guest Blogger)

Here’s another quick round of get to know the guest bloggers of YSK! We got a myriad of outfits this week as all of us had a very busy bee weekend! How did you guys celebrate the weekend? How many of you went Bazaar Hopping? How many of you actually sat down and listened to Michael Jackson all day, it was after all the anniversary of his death. Every time I was in a car, I made sure to tune into MixFM to listen to their weekend Michael Jackson Music Marathon. :D

Anyhoo, move along here’s our styles and looks for the weekend. :)

First up, adorable Mechell! All dressed up in classic black for a HTC Launch Party. Any free phones for us? :D

Bustier top : Beetch
High waist shorts : Kiss & Tell
Lace bag : A gift from Sha-Lene
Heels : Stolen from sister (I love raiding other people’s closets too! Just something about rummaging through all the stuff to find something NEW to wear without spend a dime!)

Moving along, it’s super skinny and petite Michelle all dressed up to for a yummy pigging out session! (I love those!)

Denim smocked tube top: Amour
Giant bow belt: Junk Food (How apt to be wearing a belt from junk food while going to a pigging out spree!)
Red heart shaped bag: Topshop
Jeans: Pasar Shop (Which reminds me, I need to get a decent pair of jeans. Anyone knows where to get a good pair? :) )

Lucky Anna all dressed up for a lovely vacation at Sutera Harbour Resort, Sabah. Please note the jealousy that is ooooooooozing out of my every pore!

Grey cardi: Sg. Wang Plaza
White maxi dress: Bazaar (I have one of this too! Wonder where it went… )

From vacation to a pool side BBQ party, we have Nathalie! Wonder if she swam with the fishes that night…

Ruffle tube dress: Supre (OMG! I LOVE THE COLOUR! Can I steal it off you?)
Earrings: Night market
Slippers: Cotton On

Next on the list we have Datin Cynthia! As usual, outshining is in every way with her 3 photos! And GORGEOUS SAREE! Which btw, she wore to attend a classical Indian dance show! Can you believe that this girl can actually tie her own saree and is an Odissi dancer as well! If you guys don’t know what Odissi is, it’s an Indian Classical Dance form!

Pink saree: India

Lastly, ME! Another weekend of not bothering to dress up! Headed out to a COD and dinner with family afterwards! This would be the beginning of many posts that include me wearing tank tops and shorts! :O

Grey cardi: Cotton On
Long white tank top: Tanks for 5 (Love this girl!)
Denim shorts: Valley Girl Australia

And that’s it from us this time around! We’ve got a whole bunch of different looks for different occasions this time around!

And since it’s been a few weeks since we launched our What We Wore over the Weekend post. Which of our styles do you feel you relate to the most? :)

Till next time!
Wei Ni out.
xoxo
Edited by YourShoppingKaki

The Guest Bloggers: What We Wore This Sunny Weekend

By Cynthia (Guest Blogger)

The weekend came and went off so fast that it seems like I have yet to have anything done before the new week approaches :(

After our first few attempts at camwhoring for the weekend post, I think each of us are getting the hang of it ;) But I do wonder, what if eventually we are out of clothes to wear and so far I have yet to see anyone of us here pictured in pajamas (I am hoping to spot at least one who doesn't bother to dress up during weekend) But I guess it won't happen as we are all too conscious of how we look. (Oh, well, guess I've got to do the awkward job one day.. in pajamas)

Michelle opted for grey colored lace jumpsuit to match the room ambience on a hot afternoon taking care of her baby niece ;) Baby sitting also need to be so prim and proper with make up some more! O.o

Lacey jumpsuit - Bazaar in Penang

Freeloader Wei Ni looking younger in her casual outfit! Or could it be due to her constant usage of the Egyptian Magic Cream? You got me to thank babe! =P

Supre oversized top

Union Jack shorts from her own boutique - Peep

Oversized bag from Mooie (OMG, love it!)

On this sunny day where all families plan for a Father's Day dinner, Anna too did not miss out a family outing and was practically draped in all things bought online!! Doing better with the pose girl! =D

Thrifted top from Trades

Hiigh waisted skirt from Agape Boutique

Bag from Junkie Motto

Shoes from bazaars in town

Mechell never fails to leave home for all sorts of outing every weekend. From baking in cousin's place, to paintball, to walking the dog, to loitering in weird places, she is everywhere! Yes, and this week, she is off to a friend's birthday bash and later to a paint ball session! See what I said?!

Tube top and bag from bazaar

Shorts (were there any shorts?) from ELLE

Bottle from Esprit

At a glance this amoi featured here looked like she is attending a 70s retro party and is attempting to sneak out from the back door when the parents are asleep =P If you are not familiar with her, this is Nathalie, one of our guest bloggers that hail from Penang. And in her 70s ensemble with white loop earrings and Coach bag, she is heading to the mamak for a drink session -__-

Top from Cotton On

Mini Skirt from MNG

Can you spot which is Sha-Lene at the below picture? =D I am sure you readers too are in awe how does this petite woman with short hair (that's the mum) manage to raise the girl next to her to such remarkable size! =P Sha-Lene celebrated her mum's birthday in Shogun today, immediately after her last exam paper in uni.

Both mother and daughters seem to have a penchant for all things florals!! ;)

Maxi dress from some random boutique~

The workaholic me, is obviously making a habit to camwhore before heading to work on a weekend. This is also a major cause of me being late to work for half an hour daily O.o

Am going to be promoting our batik in an event hence am donned in the brand's own collection. Yes, we do get to pick some of the items to wear as un-uniformed attire once in a blue moon ;)

By the way, if you do notice, the Body Shop spree bag I have on the floor have been permanently there and there are some stash of clothes unfolded in front which blocks the view. Yeah, I RARELY tidy my room =P

Hand drawn batik cotton top from Meesha Sukira Batik.

Pants from South China Sea, and their cutting is big!! Also check out SCS sales in Isetan of where ever you spot one, because it is really cheap!

And because the post this week is written by me and being a camwhorer, I can't stop at just a Saturday picture and no Sunday pictures!

Yes, I went to work again apparently. It was in a carnival in Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club organised by a client, Sime Darby Property. OK, too much info...

Hand drawn batik cotton mandarin top from Meesha Sukira Batik

Skirt from Cotton On

And this is how I spent my weekend while dreaming if I can afford a pony one day and start driving riding one

Happy Monday! Work hard! Study hard for the week ahead!

Happy Shopping!

Cynthia Lee a.k.a. Guest Blogger for YSK

Edited by YourShoppingKaki

Product Review: Diva Essential - Those Bangs To Keep in the Bag

By Cynthia Lee (Guest Blogger)

Hello hello fashionistas and divas of the online shopping community! I have a very brief review of another item to share with all you pretties ;) Seamless Bangs from Supermodel's Secrets!

Are you tired of your lifeless fringe?
Not enough volume or simply having a naturally thin hairline?

Personally, I am a fringe person. Seriously, I do not have much choice but to embrace into the 'fringe-ism'- an act of forever covering your forehead with a massive stash of follicles in order to create a smaller facial frame =D =D

My 'collection' of fringe which I term 'fring-ism' ;)

I cannot be angling my face forever to reduce the size of the face. And this only works when camwhoring. It doesn't work in real life zooming.

All it takes for good camwhore is some good angling after 12,678 times of snapping pictures

This is what happens when angles gone wrong! 

And camwhorer has a sparse and uneven fringe O.o

So yeah, there you go. This piece of hairy stash of follicles that comes to your aid when you need a breather form the uncontrollable or unavailable fringe.

do not underestimate this stash of hay here ;)

Michelle trying her best to tempt me into trying the bangs, 

which I fell asleep here while listening I think =D

Please do bear in mind, wearing any fake accesories, in this case you can say wig or extension is not something humiliating or an act to cover up your weaknesses or flaws ;) It is simply a courageous act to add more life to our sense of personal styling :)

 And here, Wei Ni is pretty bold in her Publis Display of Accessorising
while we had our food in Wondermilk ;)

It's pretty easy to play with. If you have tried on any clip-on hair extension, it works the same. Only that this one is clipped onto your crown of head.

-First place and adjust the right postion with the crown of the bangs going on top of the crown of your own hair

-Secure it by clipping the clips attached. By now you would have an instant volume of bang.

-Flip, tussle, flip, tussle and voila! You can't even detect the fake from your real hair and instant volume is created.

The color of the kanekolan material matches my hair color perfectly! I uses Light Brown Seamless Bangs here.

Let me show you how effortlessly natural it is again with more camwhore scene ;)

camwhored at home under flourescent lighting

And I followed Wei Ni with her bold Public Display of Accessorising too!

Under natural daylight.

And this nerdish-me look is created with the fun seamless bangs 

brought to you by Supermodel's Secret - the girls' platform to fun vanity!

Retailing at RM39 per piece, it's way better than having to go to the saloon once every 2 days to maintain your unruly bangs or re-design yoour bangs' style ;)

Get yours HERE and do share with us some looks that you have created! I would be keen to have a look and learn more ways to accesorise this piece of fabulous camwhore gadget ;)

Till then, keep pretty and hot always!

Happy Shopping!

Cynthia a.k.a. Guest Blogger for YSK

Edited by YourShoppingKaki