confession #000061

... or, when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping

today i decided i shall treat myself to the afternoon.  afternoons tend to be a rather elusive thing for me because of work commitments.  not that i'm complaining, mind you. i love my job and what i get to experience through it.  but sometimes, you just need that afternoon for yourself.

and today i did just that.  since i could technically clock off at 13h30, i did pretty much just that and headed over to galeria krakowska.  if i were in malta right now, i'd probably have headed to the beach, but either way, i would still end up doing the same thing, i.e. shopping!

here in krakow, i thought that my oily skin would have taken a break but since the temperatures have suddenly soared, well, the excess oil decided to make a re-appearance.  so first off i headed to sephora to get a mask and some moisturiser.  i got a korres cleansing mask and a clinique pore-minimizing matifying mosturiser.  i love clinique face products and there was a time when my bathroom shelf looked like a shop display for the brand. i've tried korres lip balm and it saw me through my harshest winter ever, so i'm banking on this mask to equally impress me! while at sephora, i got some concealer and blusher from benefit.  that's another brand i'm head over heels for.  maybe it's the packaging, maybe it's the fact we don't have it in malta, maybe it's just cos the products are so awesome!

my main mission was to get some summer shoes but it seems the whole shopping mall had ran out of my size ... or the type of shoes i want just doesn't exist.  so instead i simply got a pair of flip-flops to get me through until i find the dream pair.  this reminds me: i need to book my pedi!

for a change, i bought another two dresses.  have i mentioned i have an obsession with dresses? the first i got is a plain black t-shirt dress from vero moda.  it doesn't look like much, fair enough.  but i always see a full outfit whenever i buy a piece of clothing.  and in my mind, it's already paired up with my neon yellow accessories and dressed to the nines.

the vero moda dress, styled.  i wish i had the necklace in this set, but i have this which i'm sure it will complement just well

the piece de resistance, in my opinion at least, is this dress which i got from yoshe.  you can see a better picture of it here. i actually saw this dress in the shop about a week ago and i haven't rested easily since.  something was beckoning.  but usually when i see a dress this pretty, i am almost intimidated, and scared to try it on.  today i plucked the courage and for once loved what i saw in the mirror! i'll make sure to post an outfit post when i get to wearing it ... but i'm planning that for a special occasion in a couple of weeks' time xx