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Home » Shopping » Back from the holidays!

Back from the holidays!

August 27, 2008 Paris B 28 Comments

I’m back from my short little break (too short if you ask me!) and it’ll take me a while to get back into the swing of things, work included! Can you say backlog?! 😛

Anyway, where was I? HONG KONG! 😀

Shopping in HK
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Land of the food and the shopping! I ate a LOT (I’m very sure I’ve put on a kilo or two) and I walked a LOT (my legs are still hurting) but surprisingly enough, I did not shop as much as I hoped to. Lots of sales were on but nothing caught my eye. I will write more about the shopping to be found in Hong Kong soon in the weeks to come, including a treatise on the makeup to be found in HK (based on memory). In the meantime, here’s my not very large haul:-

beauty haul
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I told you I didn’t buy a lot didn’t I? This was all the beauty stuff I bought from Sasa and Bonjour with only ONE makeup item. I did buy a lot of cleansing oils because they were so cheap there! I got Kose Softymo cleansing oils (which I’d used before) at only HKD35 per bottle. Needless to say, I bought them in bulk!

H&M makeup palette
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The bronze wristlet and makeup palette came from H&M. At only HKD59.90 each I couldn’t quite pass them up! I am wearing the palette today and I am truly amazed at the quality.

From Watson’s I picked up an Avalon Organics lavender cleansing gel and a Max Factor 2000 Calorie Mascara (because I’d read raves about this).

beauty haul watsons
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I did also indulge in some clothes for work from G2000 and casuals from the Esprit Outlet, and a pair of Naturalizer shoes from Sogo. Compared to previous HK shopping hauls, this was quite pathetic! 😛

Foodwise I indulged and yet found I had only eaten roast duck ONCE in the 2 days I was there! Not enough! I’m going to have to go back for more 😉 In the meantime, I’ll provide updates on the stuff I bought as and when I’ve had the opportunity to use it.

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  1. Monstro says

    August 27, 2008 at 3:23 pm

    Wow, you’re a shopping queen my dear!
    I can’t wait to hear more about shopping and eating in HK!!
    Fill me in! I need to prepare and save for the end of November, yes I do!!
    Also, that palette looks lovely-do an EOTD ok??

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  2. Sesame says

    August 27, 2008 at 4:23 pm

    Heheh…I would have asked you to get DHC for me. 😉

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  3. Nikki says

    August 27, 2008 at 4:29 pm

    wow!!! you went to HK?? now I want to go to HK!!!! You shopped smart! why buy stuffs if you don’t need it right? I can’t wait for more shopping info from you!!!

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  4. MisSmall says

    August 27, 2008 at 5:51 pm

    Yes, the Max Factor mascara! Great stuff!

    Can’t wait for more of your shopping posts! 😀

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  5. plue says

    August 27, 2008 at 5:59 pm

    wow! HK yeah! good for you! the kose cleansing oil is good?
    me going to hanoi this merdeka hols!
    wonder wat can i get there…

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  6. ParisB says

    August 27, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    @Monstro : Not really a shopping queen la. Nothing much to show for it LOL…

    @sesame: I did see loads of DHC around but I reacted to their oils so didn’t look further. Oops!

    @nikki: I hope not to disappoint! 🙂

    @misssmall: Yay! I got the right mascara lol…

    @plue: Hanoi has excellent shopping! Look for lacquer ware (decorative), silk, cheap clothes and don’t forget to gorge on the food! I love Hanoi.

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  7. plue says

    August 27, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    me on tight budget, so i doubt can get the silk stuff
    u think USD100 is enuff for normal shopping?
    just a few souvenirs for close friends and family~~~
    me wanting cosmetics… 🙁

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  8. ParisB says

    August 27, 2008 at 6:40 pm

    <b>@plue : </b>

    Personally, I’d forget cosmetics. You can get quite a lot in Vietnam with US$100 if its all for shopping and silk is super cheap! But if you’re on a budget, I’d actually recommend trying to get Vietnam Dong when you are there. You’ll find that things work out cheaper when you pay by VND than in USD simply because you will be quoted US$1 for everything regardless, since they have no change! So, get some VND and have lots of fun!

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  9. a.min says

    August 27, 2008 at 8:02 pm

    ooo…that’s interesting! I tot no one could really resist the shopping wave there!

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  10. Faye says

    August 27, 2008 at 10:16 pm

    Avalon’s products are selling locally as well, cheaper though. I’m using the Lavendar Cleasing Gel too, bought that less than RM40.

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  11. plue says

    August 28, 2008 at 8:48 am

    PB,

    yeah, i thought so too. cosmetics are meant to buy in TW, JP and HK 😛
    oh wow! really? that’s good! i thought $100 won’t be enough since I’ve never gone out of the country. cuz food and everything has been paid, and $100 is purely shopping! 😀

    where do you suggest getting VND? at the local banks? i thought of changing some too since it’s cheaper like you said. I’ve had a friend who didn’t have VND end up paying $10 for a coconut… cuz the seller got no change!

    thank you so much for your input! i wanna buy silky shawls! that’d be great gifts! 😀 oh, by any chance you know the price of the silk shawls?

    cheers,
    plue

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  12. ParisB says

    August 28, 2008 at 9:40 am

    @a.min : I enjoy my shopping but I enjoy my money more! 😉 Yes I can resist it.

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  13. ParisB says

    August 28, 2008 at 9:41 am

    @Faye : Thanks for the info! This violates my #1 rule lol… but where do you get them? Watsons? I rather like it so may switch to it later.

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  14. Faye says

    August 28, 2008 at 10:20 am

    PB, I got it fr an organic shop called bms organic, there’re many outlet in Klang Valley. U can visit their website :www.bmsorganiccentre.com to look for the nearest outlet.

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  15. S-Kay says

    August 28, 2008 at 11:54 am

    I eat and buy lotsa clothes & SHOES in HK….cosmetics..not so coz it’s more expensive than elsewhere. I really like walking there. Heh. Was it warm when you went? Summer clearance sales right? I dun know my season well

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  16. pumpkin says

    August 28, 2008 at 3:07 pm

    good to know Max Faxtor Calorie 2000 Mascara in available in Watson in HK. i’m going next month ;o) i used to find them in Bonjour, then later none in HK at all!

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  17. prettybeautiful says

    August 28, 2008 at 3:15 pm

    so many cleansing oils O_o will last u for quite some time eh? i wonder why our sasa and watsons here are not as cool as other countries.

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  18. ParisB says

    August 28, 2008 at 5:20 pm

    @pumpkin : Yes they have a whole Max Factor counter at Watsons and Mannings too (I think) Have a good trip!

    @prettybeautiful: I use the oils everyday so its just nice. Cheap too! As for our Sasa and Watsons I think its to do with the authorities approval of the cosmetics brought in and the demand. In my view, there is less demand here for cosmetics hence less market hence less products.

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  19. ParisB says

    August 28, 2008 at 5:20 pm

    @Faye : Thanks for the info!

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  20. ParisB says

    August 28, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    @S-Kay : I wasn’t attracted to the clothes this time and my feet are particular about the shoes I wear. Pity. I don’t find cosmetics in HK expensive. Much depends on what we are looking for. Yes it was terribly hot after the typhoon and it was the end of the summer sales. I think most of the good stuff were already snapped up.

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