A "Tribute" to YSL!! Pictures Overload! :P

Hi Gals!

Maintaining a blog isn't as easy as I thought it would be!  Hahahaha!  As much as I want to update my blog everyday, I find that I don't have time to do so, LOL!  But I'll try my best to update my blog at least once every week, ok ok?  Thank you very much for all your patience. :D

Anyway, I promised that this post of mine will be all about shoes - and this 1st post will be all about YSL which is currently my favorite brand for shoes.

I started my "love affair" with YSL shoes last year, around November.  It wasa casual conversation with my friend Charm from Manila.  She was actually the one who wanted to buy her first pair of YSL Tributes.  So, what I did was do some research together with her on the colors, leather, availability etc.  And the more I dig into it, the more I'm convinced I should buy a pair!!  LOL!  So, after so many late night discussions with Charm, I ended up getting my 1st pair instead of her!  Hahahaha! 

Then, after a few months, I started to love the look of Victoria Beckham pumps, and always wonder why she can walk in those heels carrying her sons and still look so poised.  So, I went to our local store to try on a pair.  OMG!  The pumps are so comfy, esp. the arch is done very very well!  That's how I started to love the Tribtoo pumps, especially the lower heel "80s" version which is my "go-to" heels whenever I want to wear a pair of stylish but comfy pumps!  It's HEAVEN!!!  LOL!

So, this post is all about my YSL Shoe Family.  I'll do similar posts following this to share with you my other shoes collection, such as Christian Louboutin, Givenchy, Lanvin, Miu Miu, Chloe, Nicholas Kirkwood, Fendi, Guiseppe Zanotti etc....

Without further ado,  here's my collection of YSL Tribtoo pumps......hope you like them!

1. Tribtoo 80 Pumps

Leather:  Bufalo Iridescent

Color: Tortora (Metallic Taupe)

Indoor pictures without flash (daytime)

Outdoor pictures without flash (daytime)

2. Tribtoo 80 Pumps

Leather:  Vitello Vernice Soft

Color: Nude

Indoor pictures without flash (daytime)

Outdoor pictures without flash (daytime)

3. Tribtoo 80 Pumps

Leather:  Nappa

Color: Cognac 

Indoor pictures without flash (daytime)

Outdoor pictures without flash (daytime)

And my newest buys recently.....hehehehe!

4. Tribtoo 80 Pump
Leather: Kid Scamosciato
Color: Notte
Style No: 209947 C2000 4100

 
Now something special in the finishing....I am so in love with this pair!!

5. Tribtoo 80 Pump
Leather: Nappa Degrade' Petalo
Color: Scarlat Sfuma.Prugna
Style No: 209947 BEZ00 6179

Can you see the degrade effect from Dark Purple/plum to berry to burgundy?? So hard to describe the color but it is sooooo pretty IRL!











Now for this one, it is some new invention of YSL....it's a pump, but....it's a Tribute!!

6. New Tribute 105 Pump

Leather: Vitello Vernice Soft

Color: Prune

Style No: 247914 B8100 5052

This new Tribute pumps reminds me of the Christian Louboutin "Bianca", but this YSL pair is far more comfortable than the CL Bianca's!  You should try them!

This color is so hard to capture...it's in between dark plum and brown. But more brown I think. This close-up picture is more true to the real color...

Note: For Tribtoo 80s pump, there is also this same PRUNE color with the same color number "5052", but the leather is nappa/kid. The patent version and the nappa/kid version colors look the same.

A comparison picture between the Prugna degrade color and the Prune Patent color...

Now, how about a family picture of my Tribtoo's and Tribute pumps?

Hope you like my little Tribtoo 80 pumps collection.  I really strongly recommend them if you want a pair of modern, stylish, and comfortable heels!

Now, onto my YSL Tribute sandals collection...the first pair which got me into this YSL shoes craze!  LOL!

My first pair of Tributes...

1.Tribute 105 Sandals
Leather: Cuoio Paint
Color: Dark Cuoio

Comparing the colors of Dark Cuoio Tribute with Cognac Tribtoo.. (dark cuoio color is redder, while cognac color is more tan..)


2. Tribute 105 Sandals
Leather: Vitello Vernice Soft
Color: Bourgogne (Burgundy) 




A comparison picture between my Tribute Patent Bourgogne and also my new Tribute Pumps Patent Prune color....
(The Bourgogne color is redder, while the Prune color is more brown...)





And my newest additions to my Tribute Sandals family.....


3. Tribute 75 Sandals
Leather: Vitello Vernice Soft
Color: Fumo






Take note that the lower heel version of YSL Tribute sandals doesn't have the "T-strap" like the higher 105 heels version.....


4. Tribute 105 Sandals
Leather: Vulcano (crackled leather)
Color: Sahara



Perfect pair to spice up any outfit!  I got this on sale at Hong Kong Lane Crawford and it's the only pair left in my size!!  :D



5. Tribute 105 Sandals
Leather: Bufalo Iridescent
Color: Tortora (Metallic Taupe)




This is a perfect taupe color.....




Together with my Tortora Tribtoo's..they are the same color...see how I love this color! LOL!


There is actually another iridescent color named "Mastice".  So what's the difference between the colors "iridescent Mastice" and "iridescent Tortora"?

Here you go....

(Note: The "Mastice" pair is not mine.  It belongs to my friend Charmaine.)

Left: Mastice; Right: Tortora
(Actually, both colors look quite similar to each other. But Mastice has more gray undertone in it, while Tortora has more brown)


Left: Tortora; Right: Mastice


Right: Tortora; Left: Mastice
(The heels of Tortora is a darker color and more brown, while the heels of Mastice is a lighter color and more gray.)



And this pair...my most recent addition.  I adore this color so much!

6. Tribute 105 Sandals
Leather: Bufalino
Color: Vanilla (Nude)








It's a very nice pinkish blush nude color....LOVE IT!






And comparison picture with my Tribtoo Patent Nude color....
(The patent nude color is more of a "milk tea" color, while the Vanilla "nude" is more of blush pink..)



How about a family picture of my YSL Tribute sandals?










Together with my Tribtoo and New Tribute pumps...



Now to the "miscellaneous" YSL heels that I own.....:P  
Scored this recently on sale at Barney's.....

YSL "Essentiel" 105 Sandals in Gray Suede w/ white trim




I'm in love with the special heels!






Last but not least,  a special pair of YSL booties which I scored from Nordstrom sale last year....

YSL "Divine" black booties with cigarette heels

Remember, DO NOT GO SHOPPING in these...LOL!

Finally, my complete YSL shoes Family Picture ...

SIZING REFERENCE FOR TRIBUTE SANDALS AND TRIBTOO PUMPS

For those of you who might be considering buying a pair of YSL Tribute Sandals or Tribtoo Pumps, I would like to say something about the sizing.  YSL heels are slightly larger in size than Christian Louboutin heels.  But still, if you compared YSL heels to normal US sizes, they do run a little small.

For your reference, I'm mostly a size 40 or 40.5 in Christian Louboutin.  But for YSL Tributes, I am a size 39.5 (I can also do Size 40 but the feel is not as stable as Size 39.5 when walking).  For YSL Tribtoo pumps, I'm a size 39.5 as well (but for Tribtoo pumps, I can't do a size 40 like Tribute sandals because I have serious heel slippage problem in size 40 for this pumps version).  Hope this little guidance can help if you're ordering the shoes without the chance to try them on first.


So, that's all folks for this Part 1 of my shoe craze!  Any favorites?  Hope you've enjoyed the pictures. :D

Stay tuned for my next shoe post.  Have a nice weekend!

Cheers,
Mia

Winners of my 2nd Giveaways...:D

Hi gals,

Hope you enjoyed your weekend.

Summer is actually a busy time for moms like me because there are a lot of extra-curricular activities for my son Mason.  He's now doing swimming, golf, painting, football and music as extra-curricular activities, as well as regular summer school at his own school.  This makes me, the "chauffeur" of my little boss, extra busy.  Not to mention I need to get up early in the morning too coz his 1st class is like 8:30am!  LOL!

Anyway, thank you so much for those who have left me a comment in my last post to enter the Giveaway, and expressed your preference on which Giveaway gift you like more.  I really appreciate and value every input you readers have given me. :D  I will try to make more time to update my blog more often.

So, now, I am going to announce the 2 lucky winners. :D

First of all, for the 1st Giveway - "b+ab special edition Alice in Wonderland Red Queen T-shirt in black/red colorway"...

The lucky winner is:

 ODDINARY77!!!

(Congratulations to you...:D)

Now, for the 2nd Giveway - "Gray volume cropped short sleeves jacket"...

The lucky winner is:

 MAY!!!

(Congratulations to you...:D)

 

Note: The above lucky draw was done by inputting the names of the participants into a lucky draw application online (courtesy of classtools.net).

Again, congratulations to the lucky winners this time!!   Winners, ODDINARY77 and MAY, what to do now?  Simple.

Just email me at mia.cillan@gmail.com.  Let me know your contact name and address, and I'll mail out the gifts to you as soon as I receive your information.  As you know, I'm residing in Hong Kong, so if you're not located in Asia, your gift may take a while to reach you.  :P

When you receive the gifts, please remember to leave me a comment here or email me so that I will know you got them safely.  Hope you like these little gifts from me.

Thanks again for visiting my blog.  My next post will be all about shoesssssssssssss.....stay tuned!

Have a great week ahead everyone!

Cheers,
Mia  

I'm back again! Paris Shopping Loot and Giveaway details...

Dear friends and readers,

How are you doing?

I'm really really sorry for "abandoning" my blog for 3 months!  I came back from vacation in Nanjing in mid April, but then my maid went to a one month trip back to Manila because she needs to have an eye operation.  So, I was really busy after the trip.

Then, comes my Paris trip in June, and of course my mother duties in between, so I haven't been able to update my blog.

I went crazy this time during my Paris trip coz it was a girl's shopping trip without husbands...LOL!  So, it means "out of control". Haha!  See these!

Me outside Hermes Faubourg St. Honore....the Mothership...

Ehem...those are not the only things I brought back home......I had 20kg of luggage allowance from the airline, but I ended up with more than 60kg of goodies when I come back!  LOL!  These are the boxes.......

For those of you who haven't yet visited The Purse Forum, here are the links to my "reveal" threads where I posted all the pictures of my Paris shopping loot (Hermes, Chanel and Balenciaga):
==> Hermes:http://forum.purseblog.com/hermes/come-see-my-orange-twin-towers-reveal-paris-601495.html
==> Chanel:  http://forum.purseblog.com/chanel/mia-not-m-i-reveal-paris-shopping-craze-602456.html
==> Balenciaga: http://forum.purseblog.com/balenciaga/just-came-back-paris-new-seigle-rggh-poupre-599316.html

I will be re-posting some of the pictures I posted at the Purse Forum on my blog too, esp. the modeling pix, so they can be consolidated in 1 place here.  Hope you like my loot!


Anyway, I haven't forgotten about the Giveaway from my post 3 months ago.  I still have 2 Giveaways for you.  Here they are:

1.  Volume cropped short sleeves jacket in gray 
(measurement details as follows and also shown in the pictures below)
- left shoulder to right shoulder: around 13"
- armpit hole circumference: around 15"
- total length of jacket from collar to bottom: around 16"
- bust (circumference): around 30" (but this is meant to be worn open so the bust measurement doesn't really matter
- high waistline (circumference): around 26" with elastic garter

Shoulder to shoulder

Armpit hole

Jacket length (collar to bottom)

High Waistline

Bust area 

(but jacket is meant to be worn open so measurements don't really matter)

I have modelled this jacket before here in my blog but mine is the black color.  To refresh your memory....

2. "Alice in Wonderland" by b+ab "Red Queen" black fitted T-shirt

If you wish to enter the GIVEAWAY, you just need to do the following very simple things:
(a) Become a follower of my blog (you need to have a google account I think..)
(b) Leave me a comment here and tell me 4 things:
- if you prefer the gray cropped jacket more or the "Red Queen" t-shirt more (so it's easier to do the allocation of the 2 giveaways)
- how you found my blog
- what do you like most about my blog (go take a look at my postings before coz I haven't updated my blog for a while)
- what you would like to see more on my blog in the future

I will choose 2 lucky winners in total - one for the gray cropped jacket and one for the Red Queen T-shirt.  Deadline is July 23 (Friday). Then I'll announce the winners on my blog and will need the winners to give me their emails so that I can contact them to mail out the giveaways.  I am located in Hong Kong so it will take some time to mail it out to your place if you don't live in Asia.

Anyway, hope you like them both!


Cheers,
Mia

P.S.  I will update my blog soon with another fave of mine......my new shoes loot and some more stuff I got from Paris (Lanvin and Givenchy)!  Just got a couple of packages recently!  Yay!

HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL! 2 Giveaways and a reveal to come after vacation...

Hi dears,

Just a quick note...

I'll be out of town starting today till April 7 for a family vacation.  Since I won't have any internet access during our vacation, I'll catch up with you all when I come back, ok?

I'll be announcing the 2 Giveaways and how to enter when I come back.  I'm actually turning 36 on April 5, so I'll have a birthday "reveal" for Chanel and Hermes too when I'm back....hehehehe!  Finally all my stuff have arrived safely so I can take pictures of my loot when I come back from our vacation.

Sorry to keep you gals waiting but you know, I'm a mom, a wife and a daughter...so blogging has to wait a bit after I've done all my "duties" above..hehe!

Thanks again for dropping by!  Happy Easter to everyone!

Cheers,
Mia