Sophia Loren, eat your heart out!

Have you met my bff, Jess? Isn't she one stunning bella? Just look at her tumbling curls and who needs extensions when you've got lashes like those?

She now works in the city, right around the corner from me, so I have the luxury of seeing this totes babe almost every day! On Monday night, we hit the shops and Jessa, who had been searching for the perfect coral lippie, picked up this Tom Ford creation. And my gosh, it is pretty damn amazing. So silky smooth and oh boy, does that coral colour pop! Now, if only the imprinted 'TF' could last forever.  

Oh, what did I purchase? No, I was a good girl.  Ha, are you kidding? That would require some self-restraint.  I bought these Falke baby blue socks because I am ob to the sessed with coloured socks but more on that later.

Hi, I'm Tiffany and I'm an online shopaholic

You've read about my obsession with online shopping on this blog and are probably sick to death of my tweets on this habit of mine.  Online shopping brings me and the rest of my office a whole lot of joy.  We crowd around each other's desks when parcels arrive and eagerly await for the recipient to rip them open.

A couple of friends have sought my advice and have asked which websites I go to when I shop online.  So today's the day I've decided to share with you my online shopping secrets.  Today is the day I decide to give back to you all for your continued support and bring some (online shopping) joy into your lives. 

E is for Excitement, D is for Devastation

Common experiences have the ability to bring together people who come from all walks of life.   One example is these common experiences is the excitement which overcomes pretty much everyone on a Friday morning. And then excitement once again when you receive an email which reads,

"Hi (insert name here), Happy Friday!!"

Friday discussions generally revolve around the plans of relaxation and debauchery that will talk place over the weekend.  But there is definitely is something else which people bond over more even more.  It is of course, pay day.

You can't help but feel joyous about having cashola appear in your bank account, regardless of how little or great that sum may be.  Pay days allow groups of friends, co-workers and even strangers to get together, mingle, eat and drink and generally have a good time.  

Uh duh, but why the blog when all of this is totes obvs?  Here is how my week went from E is for excitement, P is for pay day to D is for devastation.

This whole week I was particularly looking forward to it being Friday because it just so happened to also be pay day. It also meant that I could purchase this super hot jacket which caught my eye the week  before. Throughout the week I checked Net-a-porter every day and every night to see that it was still is stock. Already in my shopping bag and ready to purchase, it was Thursday afternoon whilst I was having a very late lunch but very delicious Beef Sukothai when I saw this message appear on my screen...

It broke my heart and I'm still yet to recover.

Ling Ling, I need new bling bling

I'm suffering from End-of-Year Syndrome. What is this very serious* syndrome you ask? According to the Oxford English Dictionary,** End-of-Year Syndrome is "the horrible feeling you get at the end of the year where your body starts to ache and your stomach churns at the sight of your worn to death wardrobe options."

What does it mean? It means the obvious, you're fed up wearing the same boring outfits, in desperate need of a fresh wardrobe start and most probably really need to make a trip to the local charity store and make a mass donation of garbage bags worth of clothing you haven't worn in years. But let's face it, who actually has the moolah this time of the year to revamp their entire wardrobe? Especially when you're supposed to be buying Christmas gifts?  There's a simple fix so I'm going to ask my good friend, Vince to let you in on his secret.

So, Vincey?

A super-stunned Vince asks, "Have you tried accessorizing?"

Why Vincey, are you so damn smart?  I shall hunt down some super cool bling bling right away to give my worn to death wardrobe a new look.

And thanks to Vince's smart idea, here are just some of my lust-haves, guaranteed to make any old outfit look new again:

Lizzie Fortuna Jewels Crystal Ship Necklace

Rumi Neely X DANNIJO Trinity Ear Cuff

A. Monroe Daisy Ring

 
Now, can you see how an outfit can instantly be revived with a bit of bling?   I want to inject some tribal loving, edgy rocker cuffing and bohemian flower flowing bling into my poor sod of a wardrobe. So, dear family and friends, if you feel so inclined to buy me any of the above, I would happily receive them as Christmas presents.  Thank you.

*Completely made up
** Also completely made up

I've fallen in love with you all over again, Alexa Chung

"Williamsburg is sort of like my lover, whereas London is more like my husband. I love my husband, and I'll always be with him, but Williamsburg is so exciting" - Alexa Chung

You can't watch this video and tell me you don't like the lovely Alexa.  She's so endearing with that English accent of hers and oh-so self-deprecating.  The fact that she thinks so could possibly bore viewers is just simply insane. Oh, and she references The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.  I don't think anyone could be any cooler.

I must admit, Alexa, you went down a few notches in my book these past few months.  Your hair is currently kind of lacklustre, your outfits are more granny than glam. But after watching this video I'm in love again and it's just because we share a mutual love for The Picture of Dorian Gray.  When I heard you were hosting a new show, Thrift America, I thought there's no way I could like it at all.  Patience is a virtue that I don't have and when it comes to op-shopping, I certainly do not have patience. All that digging around to find something the perfect find that is even the right size? Not for me at all. 

But Alexa, you've done it again and broadened the appeal of "thrift shopping" as you call it. Now, thanks to you, I want to go to Brooklyn even more. One store that sells Proenza Schouler PS1 and just around the corner a store that sells warm and fuzzy shearling coats, Burberry style?  That's my kind of place.

Check out Bird's website (the first store mentioned by Alexa). I'm torn between these two pairs of shoes.

NO. 6 Lace up sandal clogs

Rachel Comey Juggler Slingback Heels

And like an optometrist now I'm going to ask you, one or two? One or two.