Hello everyone, I am so excited to write this bag review!
It seems that many of you interested more in Japanese designer bag review. So, now I will review my current favorite bag, Pleats Please by Issey Miyake "Bias" Bag which I just bought in Japan last week. I am such a big fan of his design from the moment Baobao Bag was released, it is my all time favorite bag as well.

My Bias Bag in Small Grey/Black Color

I went to Tokyo last week, and enjoyed the shopping experience a lot. I must say, all of the Shopping Assistants in every stores are really friendly, polite and helpful. Even sometimes they also help with some outfit styling, I experienced the styling in Coach and Gucci store. They brought some items to style the customers, which leads me to buy Coach trench coat and also craving for Gucci Princetown Slipper (oh you d*mn marketing strategy! haha). I went crazy buying a lot of good bargain goods, one of them is the Bias Bag. 

Bottom Part

Handle made of leather

YKK zipper 

It was in my wishlist since last year and my eyes was sparkling when I saw the sale price tag. I bought it for around USD400, which is half of the retail price in few countries I suppose (when I check in Taiwan it costs around USD800). The material are made of the signature pleats cloths for the body, canvas for the bottom part and leather for the handle. They use YKK zipper just like other contemporary designers like Phillip Lim, Alexander Wang and Givenchy. The design is in dome-like shaped but not rigid.

Pleats Please Issey Miyake Bias Bag Available Sizes (Photo Credit: isseymiyake.com)

The Bias Bag comes in three sizes, Small, Medium and Large. Mine is the small one, it comes with the crossbody strap. Meanwhile the medium and large size are more like shoulder bag model with no long strap. Since I'm petite (only 5ft tall) I prefer small bags.

Inside of the bag

Surprisingly, even though it's small it could load so many things. I could put my long wallet, phone, A5 size book, makeup pallet, passport, 500ml water bottle and many more (it's huge, trust me hahaha). There's also zipper pocket inside where you can put your phone or small stuffs, and additional front pocket. Moreover, the long strap is adjustable and removable which is very convenient. You probably could use the Fendi You Strap for the spare 😍

However, the drawback of this bag is the maintenance, it is made of cloths which are more likely easy to be dirty. There will be some bag care needed to maintain the bag looks, but you will still love it anyway. I haven't take proper #ootd picture with this bag, but I will attach it later.

That's all my review for Pleats Please by Issey Miyake Bias Bag, hope it can help some of you who consider to buy this beautiful bag.


XOXO,
Khara

Finally I can post another bag review, this time I will review Coach Swagger 20 Bag.

I've never been really into American brands, but last season Coach is changing their direction from classic and a bit boring into more youthful and edgy. I think Stuart Vevers did a really good job as the current creative director. Furthermore, Chloe Moretz as their new brand ambassador also perfectly fit with the new trendy brand image that they want to build. Their coats collection is also improved nicely.

I've been eyeing on the Swagger bag since it released around F/W 2015, but I also got distracted since I just got my YSL Cabas Chyc Tote in that time. Then, just a week ago I was on meeting in Taipei and went to Taipei 101 Mall to look around. I just planned to do window shopping back then, but it struck me, the private final sale on Coach store. I saw the swagger bags, they come in few different sizes; the largest is around 35cm, then the medium one is 27cm and there's the small one with 21cm and mini size in 20cm. Since I've got too many large bags already, my options were the small or mini size, the size difference is not really significant, however the shape for small size is taller and the mini size is more wider. The store manager gave me each in metallic colors, the small in silver color and mini in rosegold color. Both are cute, then I came up with decision of buying the mini one in rosegold color (due to friends' and boyfie opinion).

Coach Swagger 20 vs Coach Swagger 21

The first time I saw and feel these bags, it reminds me to Phillip Lim Pashli Satchel Bag and Reed Krakoff Bags. The craftmanship is better than past years' collection, the pebbled leather is also really great and it doesn't really heavy. Moreover, they have double stitching and mostly binding of leather with little edge coats. I pretty satisfied with this bag's quality as well the affordable price. The retails is around $3xx, but in Indonesia I heard it is sold for IDR 7,000,000. Here are some detailed pictures of Coach Swagger 20 that I recently bought a week ago. 

Front View

Back View

Sides View- Strap Clasp

Bottom View

Zipper and Inside View

Even though it's mini size, but you can put the essentials inside such as wallet, phone also lip gloss or other make up kits. Last but not least, Coach gave one year guarantee on the hardware, zipper and stitching. So if you find any problem on these three aspects, you can just bring it to the Coach stores and they will fix it for you. I also want to thank Ms. Serena Wang, Taipei 101's Coach store manager, who had assisted me kindly to buy this bag. I hope this review could help you guys who want to buy this beautiful bag as well, it is really worth it.  #Whatsyourswagger

XOXO,

Khara

This will be my first beauty review, I don't really like to wear full coverage makeups actually but since I moved to Taiwan about 3 months ago I feel like my beauty routine as well makeups should be changed. So now I will share my experience of buying makeups in Tainan, Taiwan. 

The first time I got here, it was almost the end of winter, my skin got so dull and very dry. I never used moisturizer back in Indonesia, also I never used any foundation. I have 3 items that I bought here to keep my face skin radiant: Chanel Universalle Libre Powder, Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation, and Lancome BB Cushion. 

So, I did some research about getting rid of dullness and dry skin then I found interesting review about Laneige BB Cushion and Lancome BB Cushion. I went to the stores to try both product and ended up buying Lancome BB Cushion because the Laneige one is very overpriced compared to the price in Indonesia. However, I also found that the color shade from Lancome suits me better. I use BO-01 shade. The shop assistant is really friendly even though she cannot speak English (and I'm totally have no idea to speak Mandarin), she called her friend who can speak English and then gives me a free make over with using the Lancome Blanc Expert BB Cushion with SPF 24. It costs NTD 1,600 ($40) and she gave me the limited edition case. Then she also gives me free skin care samples. The only drawbacks of this cushion is that it is running out quickly. I used it for 3 months right now, and it's running out. 

Then, now it's almost summer and Tainan became really hot and I got sweaty a lot. I think the Lancome BB Cushion is not really good to cope the summer because it makes the face become oily quickly due to moisturizer contained in the product. Then I did some research again and found a magic behind Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation. Many reviewers say it really suits for tropic climate because it is waterproof and it makes your face not oily for a long time (they said 15 hours). So, I just bought this product and looking forward to try it soon. The shop assistant is also really friendly, she can speak English a little bit and she also offered the free make over (I think this marketing strategy is really working to me, haha...). She gave me suggestion about the shade that suits me well and makes me look natural, which is Cool Creme shade. It blends really good in my face. It costs NTD 1,600 the same with Lancome, actually when I compared to Indonesian retail price it's a little bit pricey. But it just too had to resist.

Last but not least, all season favorite setting powder, Chanel Universalle Poudre Liberator. I used this product already since I am in Indonesia. I ran out mine and just bought a new one in here, it costs under Indonesian retail price actually. However, the shop assistant is not really friendly, she forces me to speak Mandarin (which I'm still learning the basic of it), and ended up I didn't get the free makeover and free samples. Well, still it's a really good deal tho. But still, I expected more from the mighty "Chanel" makeup selling services.

For addition, I also found this triangle sponge/make up blender from Shu Uemura in a really good deal which is NTD 179 (about IDR 80,000) contains of 4 sponges. 

Basically, my makeup shopping experience in here is quite good, and sometimes you can also found a good deal in multi-brand stores like Sasa or 86Shop. 

XOXO,

Khara

I'm back again to review two similar sneakers (in my opinion). This time it comes from two different brands but in some way look pretty similar. However, both have beauty in different way. They are Nike Air Rift and a new comer Adidas Stellasport Zilia.

Both are unisex but I think Adidas makes it more intended to women's shoes. In my opinion both are really cute. I owned the Nike Air Rift for almost a year and I just bought the Adidas x Stella McCartney Zilia last week (after struggling two months shop hops all around Southern Taiwan Adidas stores, and ended up ordered it directly from friend in Japan). For your information, the shipment from Japan to Taiwan is really quick. It only takes 2-3 working days until the package sent right in front of your door. Well now, let's compare these two cuties.

Materials

Nike Air Rift: Mesh, textile and synthetic upper
Adidas x Stella McCartney Zilia: Mesh, textile, synthetic upper, and glow in the dark strap details

Traction

Nike Air Rift: a solid rubber outsole for multi-traction surface
Adidas x Stella McCartney Zilia: NON MARKING rubber outsole with flex grooves for natural foot movement

Cushion

Nike Air Rift: classic Air-Sole for lightweight cushioning
Adidas x Stella McCartney Zilia: Lightweight cushioning midsole

Fit

Nike Air Rift: runs smaller or true to size
Adidas x Stella McCartney Zilia: true to size or runs bigger

Overall
After comparing both shoes, in terms of usage both are really practical than other training sneakers. However, Adidas x Stella McCartney Zilia shoes is more flexible, comfortable and lighter than Air Rift. Therefore, I will give Nike Air Rift 7/10 and Adidas x Stella McCartney Zilia 9/10. This is also because Air Rift is slightly bulkier, which is kind of problem for a petite girl like me.

I will post my #ootd photos soon with these cute sneakers. Thanks for reading, I hope this review might help you guys in decision of buying these sneakers. And as for the price they are also not really expensive, Nike Air Rift for USD100 and EUR90 for Adidas Zilia. I think it is really worth it to buy these shoes.

XOXO,
Khara

Hi everyone, it's been a very long time for me not posting reviews or even blog posts. I moved to Taiwan two months ago and here I transport myself mostly by walking, that is why I turned out to be a sneakerhead lately. Well based on my experience the sneakers help me to go through the Winter and now with the Spring comfortably.

Today I will review two sneakers from Nike with their famous technology of flyknits, Nike Flyknit Racer in Oreo Volt and Nike Flyknit Zoom Agility in Oreo. 

I bought the Nike Flyknit Zoom Agility last year and the Nike Flyknit Racer just two months ago. I've been searching for the Nike Flyknit Racer in the ordinary Oreo color since 2 years ago but it's very difficult and the reseller price is just too expensive. Well, turns out I just found the Oreo Volt with the retail price just now! Actually I bought the Nike Zoom Agility because it's similar to Racer. However, even though these two shoes are similar, they are pretty much different.

Materials
Both shoes have high quality lightweight Flyknit which hug your foot just like socks


Traction
Flyknit Racer: Waffleskin rubber outsole with racing-specific diamond pattern for lightweight durability and traction
Flyknit Zoom Agility: Herringbone pattern on the pods for multi-directional traction

Cushion
Flyknit Racer: Forefoot Nike Zoom Air unit and full-length Phylon midsole for lightweight, responsive cushioning
Flyknit Zoom Agility: Molded OrthoLite ® sockliner for extra cushioning and comfort

Fit
Flyknit Racer: true to size or upsize
Flyknit Zoom Agility: true to size or upsize

Overall
I love both shoes in different way, Flyknit Racer for its lightness (comfy for running and lifestyle) and Flyknit Zoom Agility for its flexibility (especially for Pilates and other gymnastic activities). 
To sum up, I will give Flyknit Racer 9/10 and Flyknit Zoom Agility 8/10.

Besides for the comfort, both shoes can also be your fashion items. Following are few of my #ootd with these sneakers.

Hope you guys enjoy my review. Lately, I am thinking to buy Adidas Pure Boost ZG or Adidas NMD, I've tried them already at store and also fall in love with those shoes. 

XOXO,
Khara

After a long hiatus of writing in blog, here I am now writing a new review...

I will review beautiful sneakers I just bought few weeks ago, it's Nike Air Max Thea Joli. It is laser cut leather sneakers comes in beautiful basic colors. I bought the all white and black-white one. I decided to buy both because it sits beautifully in my feet. I've been crazy about monochrome lately, most of my items now are in black, grey and white. This shoes are perfect addition of my collections.

This sneakers can be a beautiful running shoes as well your fashion items for casual look. It is very edgy as well sophisticated. The cushion just like the other Air Max series which are very comfortable. The interior is sock-soft so that it won't do any harm to your skin. For your suggestions, buy the perfect fit size of this shoes because you don't need any socks and there is a possibility of scuff on your feet due to loose part on the back of the shoes if it's unfit.

To sum up, I will give following scores to this sneakers (score range is 1-10):

• Comfort    : 8/10
• Style         : 10/10
• Durability : 8/10

  Thanks for reading, hope it helps for anyone who wants to buy this pair of shoes. I highly recommend you to have at least a pair of this shoes  <3

XOXO,
Khara

Hello everyone, this will be my second post of bag review. In this time, the bag that I will review is Hermès Garden Party Bag.


First of all, I'm having a vintage Garden Party with D square stamp. It means it's produced in year 2000. The bag still sits beautifully when I wear it and didn't loss its beauty at all even though it has been 15 years old. It is in dual color, beige and dark brown or called natural toile with palladium hardware. Here are some pictures of the bag.

The bag with its box and scarf

 The brand details on the button snap closure

You can style it with scarf or twilly :)

Inside of the bag

You can open the side buttons to widen the bag

And here are some of my #ootd pictures with the bag. I'm wearing Zara clothes, Hermès Garden Party Bag and Charlotte Olympia Kitty Flats.

From 1-10 range, I would give this bag 9 for the classy look, 8 for durability and 6 for price. For the care, you can use leather cleaner and moisturizer for the leather. As for the canvas you should bring it to professional bag experts to give the canvas some cleaning.  Moreover, this version is also used by Reese Witherspoon and she spotted used it many times.

Hope this review helps you when you are considering to buy a Garden Party Bag. Have a nice weekend! :)


P.S.: I also sell my old stuffs on Instagram, follow my garage sale account : @fabgaragesale 
all items are authentic in a very affordable price <3


XOXO,
Khara