My mom, who is an avid fan of online shopping, called my name {loudly}one day. I noticed the "upbeat" tone of the the way she called me so I scratched out me being in trouble. {I tend to incur the wrath of certain motherly err, affections}

So imagine my not-so-surprise when she showed me her latest purchases. Two big boxes from zalora came in, with two sets of shoes per box. I thought, wow, they certainly didn't skimp on presentation. Kudos to their marketing team! Good quality box and cute design too.

Moving on to the actual contents, I have a new pair of heels! And they're absolutely gorgeous.

What I'm most excited about is the red sole reminiscent of Christian Louboutin shoes!

The upper part is leather and so are the insoles.

It also has satin trimmings and really well made for the price.

Why only one star? See my thoughts after the jump!

Source : santabanta.com

Remember the lists and those resolutions you wrote {or thought of} at the beginning of 2012? Yes, those lists. The “I will vow to eat only organic stuff and exercise more” and “I won’t spend so much on clothes and makeup so I can travel more” Etcetera. Etcetera. Etcetera . Do you know why they went haywire and never seem to push through, which in turn leaves you feeling depressed and which consequently makes you completely forget those promises and then New Year comes around and you’re back to doing what exactly?
 
Making promises you know you can’t keep? Or showing the world that, here you are making more resolutions {most of which are the same ones you made the year before} which will fizzle out before you reach the middle of the New Year.

Why does this happen?

Starting my post with something light, fluffy and, well, vain. I have an upcoming post about the New Year and goals and stuff and hauls and hauls and more hauls. And some reviews on the side. And music posts too! I miss doing those. Anyway, cheers for the new opportunities and meeting new people, and let me leave you with a very inspiring quote for this 2013.

Ah the Pièce de résistance. I love this scent. Ever since my mom first used it waaayyy back when I was a lass. She always had a back-up of this {the toilette version though} in her dresser, and it smelled so refreshing. I loved smelling it whenever she put it on. Instant mood-booster whenever I'm in the room with her.

Interestingly enough, I found that as I grew older, my choice in perfumes had the essence of what most of her perfumes smelled like {she has more than one scent, as most ladies should }.

I like wearing scents with musk and I have others that have a clean citrus hint to them, and she does too. But I still have an affinity with food-like smells, like creams and chocolates, sweet smelling but not overly so. Which she never found appealing. Meh. Must be the age thing. Which is understandable since why would a career woman in her late 40's wear sugary-sweetness cum toothache-like scents. I mean, that's just bizarre.

Wouldn't you agree? Or is it just me?

Have a happy weekend!