Interesting Discussions

These are the very fascinating discussions we have held on My Women Stuff over the years in terms of beauty and life in general. Your input is always valued and appreciated and provides an interesting insight and alternative point of view to the discussions at hand.

Looking for a bargain and shopping preloved luxury designer bags

Paris B 4 Comments

shopping preloved designer bags

I’m pretty late to looking at and buying preloved designer, but in recent years, since we couldn’t go out and check out everything new and shiny, I turned to the past. And I have been smitten!

I own a few luxury designer bags from up to 15 years ago, and I can very safely say that the quality of luxury designer goods then and now are quite different. It seems trite to say this, but the quality appears to be better in the older, vintage bags.

I had a few people ask if I could share some tips on buying preloved luxury designer bags, so here’s a few things you should bear in mind. The preloved industry seems to be booming now, but I’d advise proceeding with caution, because so is the counterfeit industry 🙁

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Don’t waste your money on beauty advent calendars

Paris B 13 Comments

don't waste money on beauty advent calendars

It’s October, and that means we’re firmly in the leadup to Christmas and the Holiday beauty releases. To be fair, I have not been as inundated with releases as I have been in the past, mainly due to the fact that I’m less active than I used to be.

In my case, I’m happy about it. Being bombarded with new releases and new Christmas releases day after day, with the not-so-subtle suggestion to get people to buy-buy-buy was off-putting.

It is with a bit of disconcert however, that I notice that the trend of beauty advent calendars isn’t dying out. If anything, it seems to be growing in popularity, with more brands (and even stores!) jumping on the bandwagon.

Well, call me a grinch, but I’d tell you to save your money, and spend it on some proper beauty products and fragrances instead 😛

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Heads up! There’ll be a 10% Sales Tax on Low Value Goods below RM500 purchased online and imported into Malaysia

Paris B 2 Comments

Here’s an interesting local development that I thought to highlight, since many of us are avid online shoppers, who shop online both locally and from overseas.

I have been shopping online from numerous overseas websites for a long time, as I do what most consumers do – look for the best deals. And we do get a lot of good deals online from international ecommerce stores. I’d done so much of it, I’d shared a comprehensive article about my experience shopping online from international websites, and how we in Malaysia are affected by import tax.

As of now, our tax threshold for personal purchases made online (or as they say, ‘imported’) is RM500. Barring certain categories of items, purchases of RM500 and below aren’t taxable. So, shopping smart is key.

But all that’s changing come 1 January 2023 (2024) 🙁

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Is double-cleansing necessary in your daily skincare routine?

Paris B 6 Comments

This is an interesting question for me, because I have been doing it for so many years, that it comes automatically. But recently, I came across an influential voice on social media, and glanced at a book about skincare, both of whom proposed that you don’t need to double-cleanse.

double cleansing necessary

This, they say, is because double-cleansing dries out the skin, and this more so if you have dry skin.

I thought it was an interesting viewpoint, and while I’m no expert, I thought I’d share a quick view on this from the standpoint of someone who recognises that double-cleansing can be drying, but who still does it without much problems.

I attribute this to one thing – using the correct products.

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