Size, Size, Size

I rarely shopping, and ultra rarely shopping during Christamas shopping season as I really hate the shopping crowd.  But this time I was thinking about buying a pair of leather glove, and you can't just buy glove online since it may not fit as well as you expected.

Yep, after spending 8 hours (7 am to 3 pm) to shop as mostly Galleria area, this is the most important thing I learned: for leather glove, you HAVE to try it in person since size varies from brand to brand.

Case in point: I tried the size 7 from Coach and it fitted me perfectly.  But then I saw another using S M L system instead of number.  Nevertheless, Size M from Ann Taylor still fits me perfectly.  M from Michael Kors, on the other hand, didn't fit me well.   In fact, I even tried S, and found that the top of finger still being a bit loose.  I also went to Talbots, and like thier 3 Quarter Length glove, but they only have 7.5, which I tried and found it too big.  In fact, it makes me wonder if their 7 will fit me at all.

At the end, I brought Faux-Fur-Trimmed Leather Glove from Ralph Lauren.  First it's that I liked the style, and then when I went to the physical store at Galleria, and I found the exact same freaking glove priced at US$300+ !!!  This is just crazy.  And finally I found a online code that gave me additional discount.  And EVEN if the glove doesn't fit perfectly, I can still restore it to the local store.

So now I am waiting for my short glove, and in the meantime continue to research on getting opera length leather glove.

So after 8 hours of shopping, did my come home empty handed?  Of course not.  I just didn't buy as much as I expected.  I did buy a Jessica Simpson Hooded Faux-Fur-Collar Belted Puffer for $65.  I like the style, and it's super warm wearing it.  Now I am not worry about running around in super cold or even snowing weather.

I also brought a Apt. 9® Microfiber Opaque Control-Top Tights in Inca Gold color and M size, and Apt. 9® Plush Ribbed Control-Top Tights in M size.  Both fit well, but then the Inca Gold color one doesn't seem to fit anything I have.  Well, maybe in the future I will find some way to use  it.

Fake eyelash ... damn fake eyelash

I was doing some make up exercise yesterday, and continue to find it very frustrating to apply fake eyelash.  And on the top of that, I found that ones that I brought from Hong Kong was very hard to press and stay on my eye lids.  At least end, I still blame my lack of skill instead of the fake eyelashes.

Yeah, shopping!

To tell you the truth, I am never really enjoy shopping, and much prefer online shopping.  But then once in a while, I have to go to real store, try out real clothing and such, so that I can actually touch the fabric and understand what I am about to get when I order online.

Since I really want to buy a pair of nice leather glove, I head to the mall and went to COACH store.  I tried size 7, and found it tightly fit my hands very well.  Size 7.5 is a bit loosely comfy, but the finger tips are definitely has 5+mm too much room.  size 8 has even more room on the finger tips.   All 3 sizes covers my palm tightly, though.

I also tried man size just for fun.  Even S is too big for my hands.

I also checked around with some low cost (fake) leather clothing.  They were cheap, with price range from $15 - $30.  I can casual buy a few just for fun.  But somehow I am getting picky these days, realizing that these cheap fake leather clothing will self-destruct after a year after all.