Nail Green City
I first placed this order way back in October. You can see my preview and all the pictures here in this post. This is more of a follow up as most of what I got was really accurate to what I saw in the pictures. The nails though are more made for smaller or child-like hands. I have really small hands so these fitted my nails much better than most other fake nails I get here in the US. I did have to file some of them to get them to fit perfectly, but it wasn't that bad of a process. Along with the nails I also got some nail stickers/glue. Since my agent, TaobaoTrends refused to purchase and ship me anything with liquid inside (based on rules set by Hong Kong Post), I got some of those two-sided nail tape to apply them on instead. Although oddly some of the nail sets came with small tubes of nail glue so the rules sort of baffles me at times especially since I can still buy nail glue from Hong Kong from Ebay.
Now the nail glue that was included in some of the sets weren't really that great. They didn't damage my nail, which was nice but my nails wouldn't stay on. The two-sided tape was a little better, but once I put on the nails I really couldn't do much with my hands or else they would fall off. Because of this I decided to use them for special occasions since I can't regularly wear them. One thing I did like a lot and will definitely buy more of are the nail wrap stickers. These lasted me more than a week wear and through Taobao were definitely much cheaper than through Ebay.
Saacheer
This is another lingerie shop like PinkyQueen. They actually have a lot of stuff that is the same as PinkyQueen, but a little cheaper with more variety in style, color, and for some sizes. Of course one of the plus things for shopping for lingerie on Taobao is that a lot of the bras come in sets as in a bra and panty! The only thing is that they only cater to those who are XS or S for panty (sizes are always one down ie on site says medium or free, but for US it's actually small) and have bra's with an under bust between 70cm-80cm. They also offer different cup sizes, but only from A-D. Also when buying bras from Taobao, get at least a cup up from your original. For example if you are an A get a B etc. Though in some cases depending on the style you can get your exact size, which you will see in this review on two of the bras I bought from the store.
I love this bra. It's quite comfortable and fits just right. The style is more American style as in it's similar to what we can find at Victoria Secrets. Also whatever your size is in the US for bras will have the same measurements for this one considering that most bras from Asia tend to be a size smaller than what we're used to. This also came with a panty, but it was in a small size.
Didn't like this one very much since the straps were way too short/small for me. Luckily I had some extra bra straps from my tube style bras to use but was quite disappointed in just how small it was. I also had to take out the padding for it to fit me. I'm not exactly sure if a larger cup size would have been any better since I got it in my usual B cup rather than C. It was however, quite cheap for the set at around $5 and yes that includes bra and the panty. Overall this one was a lesson learned that for some styles I really should upgrade the cup size.
I absolutely love this store. Prices are crazy affordable and they update they're stuff quite frequently (every other week it seems). This is one of those wholesale/warehouse type stores for Korean fashion. You will see a lot of the same stuff everywhere on Taobao, but so far I think D-Chuan has the cheapest prices. The only thing is that everything is a Free size which in Asian terms means a Small. There are a few shirts and sweaters though that may fit those who are medium. They do at least provide measurements so for those who are not sure you can carefully check it out to see if it will fit. So far in my experience the shirts and sweaters should fit those who are a medium provided that the neck part is stretchy. There are some tops that I have gotten that do not have stretchy neck holes so even for me it was a challenge to get on despite that the rest of it was quite large on me.
I haven't been able to really wear this one as I couldn't really tell if it was a dress or one of those long-shirt type of styles. The only description I got for it was that the pattern was an "English or Scottish" style. I saw some things that were similar around the site with an actual model or person wearing it and I believe it to be a dress. It's extremely well-made though and thick. It seems as though it's made with synthetic wool and lined with satin inside. Testing it out it was a little short on me so leggings is a must for it! This one was that type that didn't have a stretchy neck-hole. It also didn't even have any zippers to help put it on, just a pull it over type outfit. Luckily I have a small enough head to fit.
Love this crop sweater! I wore it with a high waisted skirt and also with skinny jeans. The color is a more of a dark maroon rather than a red as in the pictures, which was cool with me as I love maroon!
Also a more maroon in person with this skirt. The straps are removable and the material is velveteen. I haven't been able to wear this as it's a very winter/cold weather type of skirt and it's just been way too sunny and warm for me to wear. It would look better at night, but even our night here hasn't been that cold as it was in January. The waist part is also very stretchy, which is nice since it may fit someone who is a medium in size.
I officially buy my tights now on Taobao as they have the right size for me in length. I also find that some tights in the US are quite expensive and most of them don't even fit me right anyways. Forever 21 probably has the cheapest with different styles and patterns, but they're way too long for me. Now this store has a variety of basic colors and styles that I look for. This was also the place where I got my "tattoo" tights with the rabbits on it back in my first Taobao Haul.
These were normal colored tights. They were only like a $1.50 each so I bought a few of them such as both the pink shown in the picture and a white one.
They called this one the Babylon Autumn tights. I'm not even sure how to describe the design on them except that it's very elaborate. I got these in a dark pink.
I needed another pair of black tights and decided to got for something a little different than the normal plain styled ones. So I got a pair of the ribbed styled tights. They were still thin as I didn't want anything too thick considering that it doesn't get that cold here in CA.
I bought a few more too, but there were the Japanese imported ones that I first got in my very first Taobao Haul. Really great quality overall for all the tights I got. This store also sells more fancier and thicker tights though. There are some "European" styled brands that cost almost $10, but after researching found out they sometimes go for twice the amount. They are apparently considered the thicker kind of tights, best for colder areas etc. So far I'm happy with my $2-$5 tights!
Well that is it for my Winter 2013 Haul! Now it's time to check out some things for Spring/Summer? Hee Hee. What can I say I'm getting addicted to Taobao haha. I just may try out a shoe order next time though. Anyways thanks for looking and happy shopping! :P
