My Go-To Online clothing stores/boutiques

Hi guys,

So I have had a few people asking me recently about online stores and where they can buy nice dresses from etc.. I have so many that I go to that it is ridiculous and I often forget half of them when someone actually asks me!

If I wrote about all of the stores I have on my 'favourites' list this would go on forever, so I have just kept this as short and sweet as possible.

Hopefully there is a bit of something for everyone (although a lot of the online boutiques are very similar!).

Some quick tips for those of you who aren't veteran online shoppers:

• One of the benefits of some of these online stores stocking virtually the exact same thing is that it gives you a variety of different models to see it on. If there is a dress you are interested in, shop around. Not only for price, but I have found in the past that a dress I really liked the look of on one site, I really did not on another. It is a good way to get a really good idea of what you are getting.

• Take note of what the model sizes are in the outfits you're looking at - now most (if not all) of the models of the online stores are size 6 or 8s ( or extra small and small). So this is really more for girls who are shopping those sizes. They should help give you a rough idea which one you will be (check out their measurements). 

• Check the sites return policy. If you aren't confident, don't buy from a store that doesn't accept change of mind refunds or even charges you to return. A few of these stores offer free returns within 7-14 days for change of mind. In my experience it is a pretty easy and painless exercise.

• If the store does charge for returns, you need to consider whether or not it will be worth the purchase. I have kept outfits I haven't liked in the past simply because by the time I returned it, I would have paid just as much in postage here and back, as I did for the dress

Below is a list of just a few of my go-to online stores. They are generally pretty reasonably priced, and have a bit of everything:

Lucy in the Sky (www.lucyinthesky.com.au)

Hello Molly (www.hellomolly.com.au)

Sabo Skirt (www.saboskirt.com)

Pepper Mayo (www.peppermayo.com)

The Iconic (www.theiconic.com)

ShowPo (www.showpo.com)

Teal and Tala (www.tealandtala.com.au)

Bayla Boutique (www.bayla.com.au)

Mura Boutique (www.muraboutique.com.au)

Hunted Dreams (www.hunteddreams.com)


Hope this comes in handy ladies! I will be doing a kind of part 2 to this, with some more upmarket-ish labels that I am loving at the moment and some new purchased I have made! So excited!! :D

Take care of yourself xxxx
am

Sabo Skirt Rose Playsuit, Bardot Denim Jacket, Tan Ezy (West Terrace, Adelaide) tan, on board the P&O Pacific Dawn last year xx

Arbonne (Re9)

Hi guys,

 

So late last year I was introduced to Arbonne products from a friend of mine.

 

Originally I was a little sceptical as I didn't generally spend that sort of money on skin care and cosmetics. I was more of a Revlon and Max Factor kind of girl than a David Jones cosmetic counter kind of girl.

 

I was given a pack of Arbonne's Re9 skin care range. It seemed to be more older skin so to be honest, I popped it in my bathroom and didn't touch it for about a week.

At this time I was living with my mum and so I had said to her, 'go nuts using this stuff I have left in the bathroom'.

 

Now baring in mind that my mum is not the kind of person to get all worked up about skin care; she loved it! I reckon she went on about how impressed she was about once a week. She kept asking me to buy some!

 

Around the same time, I had been given (as a gift) a set of Dermalogica skin care products to try and they had made my skin so incredibly sore, red and I had completely broken out everywhere. I had used it for about 2 weeks when I decided I had to stop. I started to use the Arbonne Re9 cleanser. Oh my god - amazing.

 

I had pretty bad acne on my face, and within about 2 days my skin felt smoother and the redness had died down.

 

I could go on for days about how amazing their products are, but I would definitely recommend trying them. I do not know one person who has tried their stuff, and gone back to using their old brand products again.

 

Please do yourself a favour and check out their website ( www.arbonneinternational.com.au ).

 

Arbonne also offer a few ways to receive a decent discount on their products, they also offer a very generous compensation plan if you become an Arbonne Independant Consultant.

 

If you need some more information or help understanding anything, I am more than happy to help.

 

Take care xxxx

am