#1 Discount Shopping - fashion & beauty shopaholic

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2010-08-07T04:31:00.000-07:00

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Luxury designer brand accessories for electronics

2010-08-07T04:13:00.000-07:00

Apple iPads, Apple iPhone 4, Blackberry, laptop cases are now even available in designer luxury brands. And in many instances, such designer brand accessories are more expensive that the product itself.

In countries like Japan, women typically decorate their phones with swarovski crystals, and bling bling accessories which could cost over US$200 for a phone also valued at only US$200 as well!

Most popular Toys in 2009 ? Bestseller kids toys = zhu zhu pets

2010-01-16T00:41:00.000-08:00

Which toy was the bestseller in 2009? Surely the ZHU ZHU PETS which was ranked very high on children's wish list during Christmas.... In certain stores in USA, each customer were only allowed to buy a "x" number of units of Zhu Zhu pets. If you are still looking for a birthday present for your young girl, choose the white hamster or choose convertible sports car for your zhu zhu pet, if choosing this gift for a young boy.

Christmas sale on for luxury brands

2009-12-20T18:16:00.000-08:00

Good news for luxury lovers, the year end Christmas sale is on!

Prada, Gucci, Versace is on sale! Have you visited any lately? It's a good time to buy your Christmas gifts for your loved ones if it is at bargain prices.

However, the bigger sales will come in post christmas during the Boxing Sale so if you can wait, i will suggest you wait till then to get the best offer. I'll be travelling to London and Europe to shop, just like what i did last year as i found out that even some special brands were having sale, such as chanel sale in London (which never ever happens in Hong Kong...)!

Chanel Earrings - elegant drop chanel earrings

2009-10-09T03:38:00.000-07:00

Chanel accessories are a hit with many fashionable women, and you can definitely choose Chanel earrings as an investment to glam up your wardrobe.

Most of the Chanel earrings are with the C logo or a floral motif so if you are looking at buying only 1 set of Chanel earrings then the C logo range will be more elegant. Between stud earrings or drop earrings, the Chanel drop earrings will be more outstanding.

The above is my first pair of Chanel earrings which i bought this year. Price was about HK$3,000 and the C icons look funky / rock chic and matches well with this season's stud look.

Louis Vuitton Ladies Scarves - LV Leopard and Monogram Scarf

2009-08-16T06:05:00.000-07:00

I've always loved Leopard Prints and immediately fell in love with this LV scarf at the Louis Vuitton Osaka, Japan last week, I just had to buy it.

This long, lightweight silk crepe scarf features two iconic Louis Vuitton signatures: the Monogram pattern and the leopard print designed by American artist Stephen Sprouse.
Size: 70.7" x 7.9"
- Size: 180 x 20 cm / 72 x 8 inches- 100% silk

Louis Vuitton PRODUCT ID: M72123

Louis Vuitton Ladies Ring

2009-08-16T03:47:00.001-07:00

I've been eager to buy designer accessories and today, i'm wearing a pinkish Louis Vuitton ring. Size M

Gold LV logo with the Murakami logos in gold or pink pastel tones. Very light. Comes in a brown LV ring pouch, and the LV ring box.

Shopping Trips Overseas

2009-08-14T04:07:00.001-07:00

I love shopping so i will always try to visit various stores to compare prices of designer brands as well. One of my favourite is also to have drinks at the Gucci Cafe at Ginza, Tokyo. The serve delicious desserts and compared to the Milan Gucci cafe, the former is more extravagant and offer better service from its team.

To see more photos of my travel, visit my Flickr Travel photos at http://www.Flickr.com/eonenet

Fione Tan make money online video

2009-07-05T20:19:00.000-07:00

How to continue Shopping during recession?

2009-07-05T19:49:00.000-07:00

While many people at tightening their belts, the urge to SHOP is hard to control. So, what can an average shopper do to continue enjoying shopping sprees?

1. Shop during SALE season

- during season sales, or sale promotions like the Great Singapore Sale (GSS) or Malaysia Mega Sale

2. Check the store Promotions and Work out your Shopping Plans

- many stores offer extra shopping vouchers if you spend above a certain amount, eg like extra RM10 for every RM100 purchase of cosmetics. So if you spent RM500, you will get RM50 voucher that you can use to buy apparels, or shoes.

3. Use your Credit Card Points to redeem for points

- i've redeemed several credit cards and managed to get RM3,000 worth of department store shopping vouchers. However, different credit cards offer different exchange value so you need to shop for the best bargain offer on credit card points.

Confessions of a Shopaholic : Are you one?

2009-05-14T04:07:00.000-07:00

How would you define your shopping behaviour? How long do you think before you buy anything?
- when i was younger, i would seek instant gratification... and just buy things the minute i see them, only to regret later

Now, i try to see it the 2nd time before i decide to buy it.. but this only works occassionally as my shopping addiction gets satisfied quite easily

Here are a list of items i have splurged on this week:-
1. Clarins cosmetics : HK$1,600 (this package is still unopened and in its original packaging in my HK apartment)
2. Lingerie / clothes : HK$1,500
3. Duty free shopping for beauty products : Origins & Kiehls & L'Occitane HK$500
4. Chinese dumplings (zhong), Godiva chocolates, Japanese wafers : HK$1,000

To me, self pampering is very important so i've already done :-
Balinese spa treatment at Royale Bintang Hotel, The Curve for RM260
Calgel gel nail manicure at Hong Kong wanchai for HK$510
Hair wash & blow at Damansara Perdana RM35
and some mini foot and back massages of about once per day....

Today's only Thursday and i still have a few hours before midnight... i can't decide what i want to do tonight ...

Stila Cosmetic Beauty brand closing down

2009-04-17T03:50:00.000-07:00

In different cities, there are various beauty brands. Cosmetics is one of the most difficult choice a girl has to make.. the variety, the colours, the packaging.

One of my favourite brands is STILA cosmetics and i'm even their member. However, last week i received their sms informing me of the counters closing down in Malaysia.... quite a shock!

This brand is not too popular in Hong Kong either but truly i am sad. The good news is that they are having a closing down sale so it's good time to stock up on my favourite cosmetics from Stila.

Louis Vuitton Boetie Bag

2009-03-18T01:09:00.000-07:00

Hot off the shelves is the Louis Vuitton Boetie bag collection. 3 sizes available :-

GM (Biggest), MM (medium) and PM (smallest)

Which one would you prefer? I wonder how much this is selling?

See more Louis Vuitton fashion show videos and LV collection at http://www.squidoo.com/louisvuittonlv

Louis Vuitton Women's Scarf

2009-03-01T17:53:00.000-08:00

Louis Vuitton has many fashion accessories including LV belts, LV scarfs and LV shawls. Here is a recent Louis Vuitton shawl that i have purchased from Canton Road Harbour City Louis Vuitton Store in Hong Kong

Silver coloured with gold threads, it is very light and easy to carry on when i travel on flights. I wanted to buy this earlier on from the Louis Vuitton Ngee Ann City store in Singapore's Orchard Road but they did not have any new pieces left, and the display LV shawl was slightly damaged...

Price is about HK$4,000++

It comes in a Louis Vuitton box and the LV shawl is wrapped in chiffon paper with a LV sticker.

Chinese New Year Parties & Events

2009-02-06T03:19:00.000-08:00

Chinese New Year is ending soon. One of the events i'm looking forward to is the eBusiness Club dinner organised by http://www.eonenet.com/ next week in Hong Kong

Lucky draws, buffet dinner are just some of the normal activities in the anniversary dinner. What i'm more interested in, is the sharing of successful case studies of people making real money online. This will definitely be a good motivation for all entrepreneurs that are interested to create an income on the Internet.

Details of the event are:-
Date : 10 Feb (Tues)
Time : 6.30pm to 10pm
Venue : Regal Kowloon Hotel, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

Price : HK$350
- eBusiness Club members only HK$300

To register, call 852-6309 3618 or 852-2591 9168.

Mouwad Jewelry

2009-02-06T02:39:00.000-08:00

During a recent women's award gala dinner in Malaysia, i received a gift from Mouwad Jewelry. It was the first time i've seen this brand and it has just entered into the Malaysian market.

There were already many exclusive jewelry brands in Malaysia including Chopard, Bulgari and the more affordable ranges like Tiffany's.

Together with the gift, i was also given a copy of their newsletter that shared the history of this brand including its many celebrity clients. One of the most interesting pieces was of course the diamond bras.... That would definitely be an eye-opener!

The gift i received from Mouwad is the above box ... and it was a delicate nice silver pendant in a floral shape. Pretty cool actually as i could wear this Mouwad choker with my beachwear and casual clothes.

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2 weeks holiday in Europe

2009-01-18T03:31:00.001-08:00

I spent 2 weeks in Europe and had the chance of celebrating the first week of 2009 in Europe too. I'll be bringing you more tips for shopping at various shopping locations across Europe - Paris, Milan, Barcelona and London. Reaching Christmas Eve in London, United Kingdom after a 13 hour flight, i was really excited.

To travel from Heathrow International Airport, i choose the Heathrow Connect that costs £6.90 (British pounds). The alternative was a non-stop service between London airport terminal to city centre called the Heathrow Express service (15 minutes to London town) and this will cost £16.50- both trains are actually using the same terminal / track so if you are not in a hurry, then you can easily choose the Connect services.

The airport trains will directly bring you to Paddington Station. If you have not booked your hotel you can consider to book the Paddington area hotels such as the Hilton Paddington which is located just outside the station.

I booked my London hotel online that enabled me to get a great bargain. My first night in hotel was as Premier Shaftesbury Paddington Hotel, located just on Westbourne Road and the hotel room included free broadband internet access too.

After having a light breakfast of bagels, i hurried back to my room for 2 hours of rest. Fully charged, i walked over to the Tube (underground) and headed to the Oxford Circus Station. Coming out from the station, i could see sales on-going everywhere! I walked along the Regent Street and bought myself some discounted Armani Exchange tshirts and ladies tops (some of which were 50% discount)

I also managed to visit the Tezenis Lingerie store and the bargain ws amazing where there were even g-strings on offer for only £0.99 (made in china of course, but then, what is NOT made in china nowadays....)

Christmas Shopping

2008-12-12T02:48:00.000-08:00

December is the last month of the year and the most popular shopping season of the year. Mothers, Lovers, and Friends are rushing all over the shopping malls to choose what best gifts & presents to offer to their loved ones this season.

In Hong Kong, there are many shopping malls that have started their Christmas decoration with unique Christmas trees and ongoing christmas sales.

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Tips for Buying a Designer Bag

2008-10-03T04:05:00.000-07:00

Designer bags are very popular among women worldwide. However, if this is the first time you are purchasing a luxury bag, what should you consider?

1. Avoid common bag designs
- i just purchased a Louis Vuitton bag and at that moment it seemed like a great bag and nice design. After i purchased the bag, i found many other ladies carrying the same bag! During a lunch break, a walk from my office to the restaurant, i found 8 ladies carrying the same bag. Needless to say, i have now stored my bag in the blog closet

2. Budget
- each luxury brand has different ranges to fit your budget. If you will end up in heavy debts just to buy the "IT" bag, then my advice is, you can afford that at a later time. Can't afford a Chanel bag? Grab a Guess or DKNY bag first.

3. Review Bag Requirements
- what is the common size of bag that you are using? Will the size fit the necessary items you are carrying each day?
- weight and ease of maintenance? I had a Prada bag that was made with suede and a hardwood handle. Great to see but any water stains will show up very fast on the bag. Somehow, each time i took this Prada bag out, it would rain...

And the best thing about buying designer bags? You can always wait for designer brands seasonal sale! Just got this purchased at the Hong Kong International Airport 2 months ago and it was even at 50% discount!

Hong Kong Sale

2008-08-23T04:51:00.000-07:00

One of the best shopping destination in Asia is definitely Hong Kong. Ranging from designer luxury bags, 999 gold jewelry or even quirky fashion accessories, you can surely find it in Hong Kong. For visitors, when is the best season to shop in Hong Kong.

There are 3 main seasons:-
a) Chinese New Year
- most shopping malls will have huge savings before and during the Chinese New Year weeks. Good points for this season include the extended shopping time, where some stores are open till 12 midnight!

b) end of July, beginning of August
- starting from mid July, all the luxury brands in Hong Kong will start their sale
- towards the beginning or mid August, some brands even offer extra discounted rates (i managed to buy some shoes at up to 70% discounts)

c) Christmas shopping season
- end of the year sale is the best timing to shop and Hong Kong is famous for various products on sale.

Be sure to mark your calendar dates to visit Hong Kong during the sale season above and you'll surely get great bargains!

I'm attending the blog workshop with my internet marketing coach, Fione now.

Malaysia Mega Sale 2008

2008-07-04T03:47:00.000-07:00

One of the best shopping bargain season is the Mega Sale in Malaysia. All the retailers like Isetan, Jusco and Parkson will even have up to 70% discounts.

However, during this timing in Malaysia, many consumers are saving up their money due to the rising prices of petrol in the last few weeks. Therefore many stores are thinking of how to increase their sales.

There are some ideas to improve your income due to rising inflation, eg like:-
a) get multiple sources of income (MSIs)
- rather than just rely on your working income, you can also consider other income generators such as property rentals and part time work
- however, the most low-cost business you can start from home is definitely internet business
b) sell to other new markets eg like worldwide markets
- internet business allows you to make money online

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Spending US$3,300 at Louis Vuitton

2008-05-27T05:01:00.000-07:00

Have you bought any designer brands lately? Being a shopaholic, i end up buying items each month. My recent purchases in May 2008 include :-
a) Louis Vuitton handbag (LV monogram bag)
b) Louis Vuitton luggage bag (great hand cary LV case)
c) Emporio Armani handbags for my mom and my mother-in-law for mother's day
d) Emporio Armani men's leather wallet for my dad as his birthday was in April

While i spent US$3,300 in the LV store in Ngee Ann City in Singapore for the 2 bags, i managed to buy LOTS of other merchandise in Emporio Armani in Hong Kong by spending less than half of the price of Louis Vuitton bags.

Since beginning of May after becoming a VIP member at the Emporio Armani boutique in Hong Kong, i've started a string of purchases at Armani and these include:-
- 2 armani pants (1 black slim jeans, and 1 black khaki pants)
- 1 armani blouse in touquise blue
- 1 orange knitted top with zip
- 2 armani belts (1 white leather ladies belt suitable for work and 1 black studded belt that works well with jeans)

My husband of course was similar, where he purchased a brand new Armani men's suit.

Total spent at Armani this month of May is about HK$12,000 (about US$1,600).

The funny thing of course is i've only worn the black jeans and the black leather belt so far.

Happy Valentine's Day - Feb 14 and when?

2008-02-21T02:05:00.001-08:00

I'm sure all of you are aware of the February 14 being Valentine's Day. Today itself is another interesting date for Chinese worldwide as it's the Chinese Valentine's Day. This is the 15th day of the chinese new year (lunar new year changes each year depending on the lunar calendar).

For me, it is also ultra special because it marks the first year anniversary of my Hong Kong wedding (which was Mar 4, 2007 and in chinese calendar it's the 15th day of the chinese new year)

If you have not enjoyed a proper western valentine's day last week, take this last chance to tell your loved one how much you appreciate him or her. For sure, the prices of the flowers are way lower this time!

Happy Valentine's Day ! And if you need to say that out in Chinese, here are the 2 simple ways to say i love you.
- mandarin (used in China, and Taiwan) it's "wo ai ni"
- cantonese (used in Hong Kong), it's "ngo oi lei"

For more ways to say i love you, check out our wedding blog at http://www.9weddings.com/

Overeating & weight gain after my wedding

2007-03-17T02:33:00.000-07:00

After my wedding in Hong Kong in early March, i've been travelling to Singapore & back home to Malaysia. Before that, my fiancee reminded me to start exercising and concentrate more on my diet plan so that i can "fit" into my Eric Choong wedding dress and my Beatrice Looi designer evening wear.

Although i was still eating ramen, fried chicken in the final week prior to my wedding, i realized the only time i've eaten the least, was on the wedding day itself. Yes, i was too busy worrying about the wedding program, and wondering when i was gonna go to change into the next outfit.

I even bought my own wedding lace gloves but i forgot to bring them to be worn with the wedding gown. You can read more about my Hong Kong Wedding on my http://www.9weddings.com

Adding brooches to your dress

2007-02-21T00:59:00.000-08:00

Have you been to a function and two girls wear the same dress, but that was not the uniform? Yes, sometimes it's hard to avoid such a situation if you end up choosing the same evening gowns from similar boutiques or fashion stores.

One of the ways is to customize your own dress, by adding your own personal touch. You can add embellishments, or beads to your dress. However, this could take weeks and probably even costs more than the price of the gown.

A shortcut is to add brooches to your dress. You can add this onto the collar line, the chest area, or just below your cleavage if you are wearing a V neck or halter neck. If your dress has got a bow or a unique belt, then you can add the brooches to these unexpected sections.

Last week i was at Seibu @ Langham Place shopping mall in Mongkok. I was looking for some crystal brooches and found a little counter that had some interesting pieces that i loved.

This piece above is a huge flower brooch in silver colour. The unique thing about this brooch is that the crystals are of 2 different cuts, so you can actually have a contrast of the 2 different flowers. I will be placing this brooch to a halter deep v white lacy evening gown and the size is just right. The price for this piece was HK$320.

The next piece is this multi coloured crystal brooch.

In the middle you would have a lilac coloured big stone, and at the sides, there were different sizes of coloured swarovski crystal stones plus beige pearls. Then there is a drop down middle sized pink pearl. This brooch can be attached to champagne, gold, pink and lilac coloured dress. The price of this piece was HK$270.

If you don't feel like making holes into your gown with the brooch, you can consider using bold jewelry and accessories.

For instance, you can put a satin ribbon sash or coloured neck string and change the brooch into a pendant with your necklace, or it can be a cool choker.

Morgan swarovksi crystal studded satin high heels

2007-02-18T06:44:00.000-08:00

On Saturday, i was shopping at Park Lane shopping mall at Tsim Sha Tsui (TST), Hong Kong. There you can find brands such as Veeko, Wanko, Fancl, Nike and more.

Since it was pre-Chinese New Year, or we call it the day before New Year (lin sam sap), most of the stores were having Lunar New Year sale, and even had stores opened till 12 midnight. That was good news for shoppers!

I went into Morgan and they were having sales on the winter collection of apparels.

I spotted this pair of champagne coloured high heels, and they were about 3 inch high. The great thing about this pair heels was that it was studded with rows of white crystals so it would be classy enough for evening wear.

Here is my left foot with my nail pedicure that i did a few weeks ago (gel nail really lasts very long).

I was lucky to get this last pair in my size of 37, and it was on sale. Original price : HK$850, now only HK$425!

Will share with you more of my shopping buys soon. Check out my previous blog postings at http://www.eonenet.com/internet_marketing_blog or my brand new wedding blog at http://www.eonenet.com/wedding_blog

Bought a New BMW in less than 15 minutes

2007-02-17T13:02:00.000-08:00

What was the most expensive item you have bought recently, in less than 15 minutes? I surprised myself by buying a car.

Ever since i started to make more money, i realized that i my taste has also gone upscale, and i began to notice more exquisite merchandise.

A few years ago, when my parents were on holiday in USA, as usual i spent my weekends at the shopping mall. Therefore i was supposed to enjoy my day at the Lot 10, StarHill Gallery area at Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur, and i while driving there, i noticed a BMW car showroom around the area.

The car dealer was having some big banners posted outside and i've not really been to a BMW car gallery before, so i decided to pop over to check it out. There were of course the BMW in different series, BMW 3 series, 5 series, 6 series, and of course the Z4 or the X5 models.

During weekends, i would normally be wearing casual clothes and on that day i was just wearing a baby tee and a short skirt, so basically you would pass me off as just a young executive or even a college student. Anyway i spotted a BMW 3 series with a blue greyish tone and therefore, asked for the price. That would cost about RM240,000 (works out to over US$65,000), excluding other items such as car registration fees etc.

I did not know what got into me, and i just decided to place an order for 1 immediately. The car salesman was in a way shocked and asked whether i wanted to do a test drive ? I have not driven a BMW before and was worried i would embarass myself thus i declined his offer.

While i was issuing the cheques payment for the car, another salesperson came over and was thinking that i was preparing the cheques for my boss. Anyway, to cut the story short, they were surprised that it was me, the "not so polished looking gal" that bought the brand new BMW and they didn't even had to Sell me.

After walking out of the car showroom, i was happy for about 30 minutes and then, was more occupied as to which new pair of shoes i should be buying.

Only when my parents came back from their holiday, that i started to feel little bit of "buyer's remorse", but as i have not collected my car yet, i hinted that i have made a new car purchase. Now, it's not like any of us have driven a luxury car before, so they kept on guessing whether i had bought a Toyota, or was it a Honda.

When i drove the car back home, they had a big shock and was at first very worried whether i would be able to afford the car! Luckily, i've been doing Internet Business since 2000 thus the car is definitely not a big issue for me.

I hardly drive my car nowadays, as i'm mostly travelling overseas and am only staying in Kuala Lumpur for 1 week or so each month.

To avoid making huge purchases at one go, i try to avoid going to car showrooms, jewelry stores and of course, new property launches.

My shopaholic side - Fione Tan's shopping spree

2007-02-17T12:46:00.000-08:00

My favourite hobby is Shopping. Ever since i was out of high school, i realised that i was addicted to shopping. The longest non-stop shopping spree i had was when i was a university student, and drove from Iowa to Mall of America for 1 day shopping trip. It started at about 11am and finished with my dinner there at about 11.30pm.
- the problem was to drive all the way back to Iowa again where i reached dormitory at about 4.30am

The whole day i was walking and walking and walking non-stop in wedges (high heel with chunk), but i felt no problem when i was browsing through the stores in the shopping mall. Be it Macys or Victoria's Secrets, i felt very comfortable.

Then reality set in the next morning, where i felt "half paralyzed" and could not walk properly for about 2 days. That's how powerful Shopping affects me.

Now, at an older age, i have more control of my shopping habits and have broadened my buying preferences to a variety of products. Check out some of my more current shopping buys at http://www.eOneNet.com/internet_marketing_blog

The internet marketing blog at http://www.eOneNet.com is more focused on how to make money on the Internet, and therefore i decided to create a separate blog on my passion for Shopping.