The question I get most often is, It is so cheap, I am sceptical of it? What is the quality and fit like? 

I totally get this… I was skeptical at first as well.  Here is my advice for you.  READ THE REVIEWS! When you click on an item, scroll down and you will see reviews.  I only ever choose items that have a picture of the people in the piece.  I never trust a written review without a photo.  You want to SEE with your own eyes what you will be getting!  If you want to take it one step further, you can check if the item has a style gallery.  This is where people upload quality photos of the piece styled.  It allows you to get an even better look at the material, fit, and how you can style it!

Another popular question is around shipping? This is a hard one to answer as there are just so many factors to think about. Where you live, the shipping method you paid for, etc. I have had some people tell me it was at their door in about a week and a half and I’ve heard others complain about it taking over 2 weeks.  My suggestion would be not to order something for a specific event unless you’re placing the order WELL in advance.  Expect it to take at least two weeks and if it comes it will be a nice surprise!

What is the quality like? Again, I cannot stress this enough- read the reviews!!  I would suggest purchasing trendy pieces from Shein. Things you might get a season or two out of.   If you’re wanting to purchase some quality basics that are going to last you forever- this is not the site to find them. My theory when it comes to shopping is to spend your money on quality basics and then add in trendy pieces from more affordable places like Shein.

Speaking of trendy… off the shoulder, and bell sleeves?! Does it get any more trendy than that?  Here is an example of mixing highs and lows.  This blouse from Shein cost and $25 while the jeans were a bit of a splurge!

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We flew to Calgary yesterday morning  afternoon… we missed our morning flight!!! For no apparent reason, LOL! Brandon is the planner in our house.  He likes planning our trips and is quite good at it! He almost always books our flights and accommodations.  Because he does all the bookings I rarely pay attention to flight times and for some reason he had it in his head that our flight left at 10:30am when in fact in left at 10:00!!  SO, when we arrived at the airport at 9:30 for our flight we had missed the cutoff! YIKES!!!  If you’re reading this and you know B you would know this is NOT like him. I would do something like this, but not B, haha! Anyways, Westjet was amazing as per usual and got us on the next flight out free of charge, thank you Westjet!!!! Has this ever happened to you!?

So missing our flight was fail #1.  Fail #2 is not packing this color block maxi dress!! I don’t know what I was thinking, clearly I wasn’t.   It would have been absolutely perfect for a dinner at Qual’s Gate, damn it!! I got this from Shein a couple months ago and I’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity to wear it, sigh* looks like I’ll keep waiting, haha!

I’ve been getting lots of questions about ordering from Shein lately.  I order from them quite often and have had great luck with all of there stuff. It’s a great site to find trendy and affordable items! However, I am diligent about reading the reviews and looking at the Style Gallery.   Once you click on an item, scroll down and look at the reviews. I only select things that have a tonne of reviews along with pictures!!! They also have what’s called a Style Gallery this is where people who purchase the item can upload photos of themselves styling it.  This way you can see real people in the items.  It’s easy to see the fit and quality in these photos.

But for real… wouldn’t this dress be just perfect for a nice dinner date at a fancy winery!? #fail

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Here are some other things I’m loving!

Happy shopping!! The sale ends on August 6th so if you’re wanting to take advantage of this amazing sale, don’t hesitate!

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