During my trip to Seoul, I have purchased an insane amount of skincare items. Now that I have been using some of them, I want to share my experience on some of these items. Today's post will focus on the Skinfood Freh Apple Sparkling Pore Cream.

Texture
I love the texture on this cream. Since I have sensitive skin, I am always nervous about putting thick creams on my skin. This is a very thin and water-based cream. It definitely helps hydrate your skin in the winter months. However, during the colder weeks in Toronto, I found that this cream was not enough to keep my skin moisturized and I had to use some thicker cream - my Lancome Renergie Lift Volumetry to help me out.
Overall, I feel that this will be my perfect face cream for the spring and summer months!

Scent
The cream has this fresh and light perfume scent. When I first used the cream, I really liked the scent, it makes me feel fresh and clean. However, now that I have gotten used to the scent, I don't find it that special anymore.

Price
The price of the cream is relatively cheap for a mid-level brand. I bought it in Hong Kong for approximately 20 CAD. However, I feel that you can probably get it cheaper if you purchased it in Seoul.

Overall
I would give this a 4 out of 5!

This would be a great face cream for the summer due to its lightweight texture and I will definitely repurchase it!

A much delayed post about my trip to Seoul. This was a small family trip that I took with my aunt and my mom :) We didn't follow any tour groups and decided to plan the trip ourselves!

We took Asiana Airline as they had the cheapest direct flight tickets. The flight was approximately 4 hours from Hong Kong. During the flight, there was a small in plane meal with my favourite Korean dish! Bi Bim Bap. Unlike our own Canadian airlines, even short haul flights have meals, which is always a plus on my books! They're also within the Star Alliance so the air miles can be counted towards my account.

We arrived around 6pm and we wanted to grab our "T-money" cards, which is similar to the Presto cards for all of you that live in Toronto or the Octopus cards in Hong Kong. So they were COMPLETELY sold out of the T-money cards. I was very disappointed in how they can be sold out of their travel cards at their international airport. Still boggles my mind.

Despite running into our first obstacle, we proceed to catch our bus back to the hotel. This was one of the most expensive bus rides and seems like an added traveller's expense. It costs approximately 20 CAD, which is pretty pricey for a GO bus-like ride. GO bus to the Pearson airport is only 10 CAD.

We got to our hotel and obviously they forgot to put a second bed in our hotel. Not only did we have to pay extra for our second bed (as expected), however, it wasn't even set up when we arrived.



Upset and hungry, we went to go get dinner. As we stayed in a rather popular shopping district, there were tons of restaurants opened late. People were standing outside trying to get us to go in. We ended up choosing this small restaurant that was filled with people, as that can only mean they have good food!
Not knowing what to order, we asked the waitress for help and she recommended some dishes. The food was delicious, but also SUPER spicy! Don't think I've ever drank that much water in my life!

That pretty much sums up Day 1 of my 5 days in Korea! Tune in for Day 2 post soon :)

Finally my long awaited Chanel bag arrived in the Toronto boutique and I went to pick up the beauty.

The packaging for the classic flap was gorgeous and I really don't think I have seen a bag packaged this exquisitely ever.

I ended up getting the Chanel Classic flap in black caviar with silver hardware in the medium size. Due to my small frame, I have decided to get the medium because any other size will look like its eating me hahahah.

The prices for the Chanel bags have increased exponentially over the past two years. I feel that the price I paid was a little too much, but then I want to get it before their next price increase, which should be around June 2013.

I will soon be doing a post on the Chanel prices for 2012-2013. Stay tune!

Ever since 2nd year of university, I have been lusting over brand name designer bags. It started with Coach and quickly escalated up to Louis Vuitton, Chanel, and Prada. What further fueled my obsession was the Internet. Bloggers will often post their prize possessions and fashionable closet items that would make any 20 year old envious. Through my summer internships, I started saving money to purchase these high-end designer items.

Throughout the past two years, I have quickly realized that some items are classic pieces that will always raise in value and there are pieces that will quickly drop in value once you have used it.

This post is intended to explain which pieces I believe would be a great addition for someone who just started collecting and for someone who is looking for some classic staples to upgrade their wardrobe.

1) Chanel 2.55 Double Flap
I have lusted over this handbag for many years. With stars such as Blake Lively using such bag, it is bound to be a favourite for many people. However, this bag has quite the history! Coco Chanel said she created this bag to give women a practical yet classic piece for their closet.

2) Ferragamo Bow Flats/Heels
These are one of the most classic pieces in fashion. Many girls have a pair of these gorgeous heels or flats. My boyfriend bought them for me a year ago for my Christmas present and I was ecstatic!

3) Burberry Trench Coat
The Burberry Trench always reminded me of rainy days in London. The Burberry pattern peaking out of the lapels of the trench coat makes it subtle yet classy. I would love to add this to my closet in the near future.

4) Christian Louboutin
Who can say no to a pair of red-bottoms? Louboutins have been an essential for any blogger and youtuber's closet. These classy shoes start from $700 and can go up to thousands of dollars. But it's every girl's dreams to own a pair!

5) Burberry Scarf
Another chic yet quintessential piece. I love the burberry scarf. It makes any coat that you're wearing on a cold winter day 100x cuter. This is a must-have accessory piece.

Hopefully you guys found this list to be helpful! If you think there are any items that should be added, feel free to leave it in the comment section below!

As the Target stores are opening its 3 pilot stores in Guelph, Fergus, and Milton today, I wanted to write a short blog post about their recent Prabal Gurung line and their upcoming Kate Young line.

I was super excited about the Prabal Gurung line when I heard it was coming to Target. However, I think I was slightly disappointed with the some of the looks and the quality of the items. Although I did not pick up any items from their online store, I did read and watch many bloggers review the items they purchased. I have attached a few pictures of my favourite pieces from the collection.

 



So my favourite pieces are the red dress and the red soles. These two pieces are quite popular as the cut for both items are very flattering and it hugs your figure in the perfect way! However, for the rest of the pieces, I have heard mixed reviews and many bloggers that I read mention that the fabric and the cutting did not flatter them.

Since Target has opened in Toronto, I am definitely hoping that the Kate Young line will come to Toronto. Here are a couple of sketches of designs/styles that is for the Target line. I am so excited!!!

** All pictures are from the Target website.

I personally feel that Kate Young's line is a lot more feminine and definitely suits my style a little more. I will definitely look for that long dress and hopefully it will fit! It looks super cute.

Who else is excited for the Kate Young line?

My boyfriend recently surprised me with the Nikon J1 that I have wanted for a while. It is one of the cutest cameras ever. He bought it in white since they don't have it in pink at the place he bought it from.

The image quality is definitely an upgrade from my older camera. It looks super adorable and cute. It's hit too heavy or bulky so it fits in my longchamp pliagr well :)

I am looking to buy a case for the camera so it wot get scratched when I throw it in my bag :)

I haven't had time to write recently because of work. Busy season has definitely crept up on me! I have been working more than 12 hours a day for the past two weeks. Although, it is nice to just have to focus on work, I would, however, prefer to have spent my Valentines day doing something other than comparing reports. :) My parents often tell me that this is the sacrifice of making money.

On a happier note, it was Chinese New Years and my mother's birthday this past week. I went shopping with my family and boyfriend on Chinese New Years and my mom picked out a brand new purse for herself from Holt Renfrew Last Call at Vaughn Mills.

It was marked down from $3,400 to $2,039 with an additional 30% off. With tax, we paid just a little over $1,600 for the bag. I thought it was a steal :) This was from Bottega Veneta's SS'12 collection. It's called the Cloth Intreccio Vivo Cervo Bag.

My mom has always wanted a BV bag as she loved the weaving pattern and its soft sheepskin leather. I'm super happy that we were able to buy that for her birthday!