Newfound Shopping Wonderland – Zalora

I don’t know about you, but these Zalora ads were completely in my face on Facebook. You know, on the right hand column. After seeing them for what felt like the millionth time, I simply could not resist clicking just to see what they were all about. And so … this is where the story begins. ;p

But no seriously… I couldn’t have discovered Zalora at a better time. It’s the X’mas season for crying out loud, we all need to shop right? And contribute to the ailing economy…?!?! This is the best way to avoid all those crowds – just sit back, relax and wait for your purchases to arrive on your doorstep. I do a fair bit of online shopping especially for clothes, bags and beauty items, so this is completely…utterly… right up my alley.

Just for the fun of it, I’d like to share a couple of things that caught my eye. BTW, X’mas shopping is NOT limited to shopping for others… you deserve some love too. So please pamper yourself with some pretty dresses or those to die for beauty items you’ve been lusting after.

These are some of the dresses I thought would fit nicely in my wardrobe. What do you think of them? With several year-end events coming up, i think there’ll be so many occasions to wear them. They have a wide selection of apparel, some more affordable than others. But it sure looks like they have something for everyone.

  

(L-R) Cut Out Flowers Dress (S$29.90), Crocodile Draped Dress (S$132.90)

  

(L-R) Geren Ford Score Dress (S$259.00), Inner Circle Baroque Lace Blue Dress (S$44.90)

And while shopping for my ever-growing wardrobe, I found some cool stuff that would be great as X’mas gifts for my friends.

  

(L-R) Gear4 iPhone 5 Case (S$25.00), MOR Emporium Candle White Hydrangea (S$38.00)

  

(L-R) House of Harlow Horseshoe Stack Ring (S$40.00), A’kin Pure Man Visibly Fit 24Hour Moisturizer (S$26.90)

Zalora’s got quite a huge range of items for men, women and children – ranging from clothes, shoes, bags, accessories etc. If you love online shopping like I do, I believe you will have fun here

**UPDATE**
From now till 31 Dec 2012, use code zaloraluvin to get 15% off your purchases! Happy shopping!!

Butter London Haul from Argly Duckling

I’ve been wanting to try out Butter London for ages… and then i chanced upon the perfect opportunity to make my purchase. From Argly Duckling. It is an online store than scours the world to bring us brands like Butter London, Deborah Lippmann, Ciracle, Pangea Organics and many more. For a limited time only, new customers get to enjoy a whopping 20% off their first purchase ($50 & above) + free shipping!!

I selected 3 colors from the range available on the website. Each bottle of Butter London is priced at S$23, and with the 20% discount, it comes up to S$18.40 each. I’ve seen other websites where they retail for S$30 and above, so in my opinion this is really a steal.

The online purchase was simple and straightforward, and door-step delivery of your order is made within 3 working days. Here are some pictures of the packaging. It was well-packed and adequately protected to ensure the products are not damaged during the delivery process. A lot of thought and care was put into it. There was even a postcard with a handwritten note, along with a free sample of the facial cleansing cloth from Kaia.

 

And finally, the reveal of my haul! (From L-R) Queen Vic, Saucy Jack, All Hail The Queen

I actually arranged for my order to be delivered to my husband’s office, because no one would be at home to receive the package. And it so happened another package of mine was due to be delivered somewhere around the same time. I got home that night to receive a non-delivery slip by a courier company, but it didn’t state where the package was from or any other details. Without checking, i assumed that my Argly Duckling order was sent to my home instead of my husband’s office. Then i proceeded to write Argly Duckling an email ‘providing feedback’ about their courier company. They were very prompt in their reply and followed up with me to see how they can help address the issue – which i appreciate very much. However, i only realized the next day that the non-delivery slip from the courier company was for the other package i was expecting. Goodness! I immediately wrote to Argly Duckling to apologize for the mistake on my part!! In any case, what i want to say is that good customer service is very important especially where online shopping is concerned and for me, they have clearly demonstrated that. I will definitely be back for more

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Disclaimer: All opinions expressed on this blog are my own, and have not been influenced by PR companies or advertisers. Products featured/reviewed are purchased with my own money, unless otherwise stated.