Marinda Leigh's Giveaway from Japan

I'm hosting a big Giveaway from Japan on my collaboration blog - Marindaleigh.com

Everything here is a personal favourite. There are three sets of prizes and three winners to be picked for this giveaway! 

3rd prize - winner to be drawn on 12th June 2013

This prize includes a lot of snacks from Japan and also a cute box filled with cookies from the Maid Cafe in Akihabara!

Runner up prize - winner to be drawn on the 12th July 2013

This prize includes the following:

Diamond Lash - Airy eyes 

I'm really into natural looking false lashes lately and these lashes are incredibly natural looking, soft and easy to apply. 5 pairs will also last you a while!

Dolly Wink eyeshadow 01 Brown

I swear by Dolly Wink and Candy Doll products. You can't go wrong with this neutral brown colour palette. It's the best selling Dolly Wink eyeshadow palette! It's so popular that Tsubasa made two other variations - 02 Pink brown and 03 Smoky brown.

Cotton Pad Dispenser

I am in love with this dispenser! It's a cute addition to any bathroom and I think it's a must have for every girl!

Pure Smile mask - Chocolate

I fell in love with these Pure Smile masks during this Japan trip. They have a variety of flavours and I kinda went crazy and bought almost every single one! 

BVLGARI Jasmin Noir L'essence Eau de Parfum 1.5ml

Bvlgari's new sensual and uniquely intimate jasmine perfume. You can slip this little bottle into your wallet and carry it around with you, hassle free! Perfect for date night.

EMODA make up bag

And last but not least for the runner up prize is this is useful make up bag by EMODA for when you're travelling! There's a stand up mirror, slots for your brushes, a handy pouch for eyeliners and mascaras, and a big zip up pouch for powders and eyeshadows and really whatever else you want to put in there!

Grand prize - winner to be drawn on the 12th August 2013.

Within this prize includes:

EMODA bag

This totally cool bag can fit so much in it. It's handy for day wear and easily transitions into an overnight stay bag if you need it to.

JILL STUART Floral Hand Cream

I am in love with the scent of this hand cream. I also bought the perfume which carries the same scent and it is divine, subtle and sweet! Did I mention that I'm a HUGE Jill Stuart fan? Their princess-like packaging is irresistible! I'll also be including a Jill Stuart day care essence sample!

Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

Hands down one of the best eye lash curlers out there! Do a search on Google if you don't believe me!

Love Liner - Eyeliner and Mascara (black)

This is the most raved about eyeliner in all the Gyaru magazines. You can achieve amazingly sharp lines and it doesn't smudge easily!

Diamond Lash - Girly eyes 

These lashes are natural with a little kick. Great for parties. Diamond lashes are soft and easy to apply. 5 pairs will last you a while.

Hello Kitty Lip Treatment

Who doesn't love Hello Kitty? The flavour is juicy apple and it contains SPF10+. Personally, it was the cute packaging that I fell in love with!

Pure smile mask - Chocolate

This mask which was included in the runner up prize is also included in the grand prize. How exciting!

PINKY GIRLS Sweater with the latest Pinky Girls Catalogue

I love Pinky Girls! I went crazy the last time I went to Japan at Pinky Girls in Shibuya 109 and I did it again this time. Their cute feminine sweaters and coats are to die for! This coral cardigan is soft and smooth and looks great on for a casual day out or even to wear to work.

This giveaway is open internationally. Find out how to enter here.

Winners will be drawn via the random number generator!

GOOD LUCK!!!

Marinda Leigh's Giveaway from Japan

I'm hosting a big Giveaway from Japan on my collaboration blog - Marindaleigh.com

Everything here is a personal favourite. There are three sets of prizes and three winners to be picked for this giveaway! 

3rd prize - winner to be drawn on 12th June 2013

This prize includes a lot of snacks from Japan and also a cute box filled with cookies from the Maid Cafe in Akihabara!

Runner up prize - winner to be drawn on the 12th July 2013

This prize includes the following:

Diamond Lash - Airy eyes 

I'm really into natural looking false lashes lately and these lashes are incredibly natural looking, soft and easy to apply. 5 pairs will also last you a while!

Dolly Wink eyeshadow 01 Brown

I swear by Dolly Wink and Candy Doll products. You can't go wrong with this neutral brown colour palette. It's the best selling Dolly Wink eyeshadow palette! It's so popular that Tsubasa made two other variations - 02 Pink brown and 03 Smoky brown.

Cotton Pad Dispenser

I am in love with this dispenser! It's a cute addition to any bathroom and I think it's a must have for every girl!

Pure Smile mask - Chocolate

I fell in love with these Pure Smile masks during this Japan trip. They have a variety of flavours and I kinda went crazy and bought almost every single one! 

BVLGARI Jasmin Noir L'essence Eau de Parfum 1.5ml

Bvlgari's new sensual and uniquely intimate jasmine perfume. You can slip this little bottle into your wallet and carry it around with you, hassle free! Perfect for date night.

EMODA make up bag

And last but not least for the runner up prize is this is useful make up bag by EMODA for when you're travelling! There's a stand up mirror, slots for your brushes, a handy pouch for eyeliners and mascaras, and a big zip up pouch for powders and eyeshadows and really whatever else you want to put in there!

Grand prize - winner to be drawn on the 12th August 2013.

Within this prize includes:

EMODA bag

This totally cool bag can fit so much in it. It's handy for day wear and easily transitions into an overnight stay bag if you need it to.

JILL STUART Floral Hand Cream

I am in love with the scent of this hand cream. I also bought the perfume which carries the same scent and it is divine, subtle and sweet! Did I mention that I'm a HUGE Jill Stuart fan? Their princess-like packaging is irresistible! I'll also be including a Jill Stuart day care essence sample!

Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler

Hands down one of the best eye lash curlers out there! Do a search on Google if you don't believe me!

Love Liner - Eyeliner and Mascara (black)

This is the most raved about eyeliner in all the Gyaru magazines. You can achieve amazingly sharp lines and it doesn't smudge easily!

Diamond Lash - Girly eyes 

These lashes are natural with a little kick. Great for parties. Diamond lashes are soft and easy to apply. 5 pairs will last you a while.

Hello Kitty Lip Treatment

Who doesn't love Hello Kitty? The flavour is juicy apple and it contains SPF10+. Personally, it was the cute packaging that I fell in love with!

Pure smile mask - Chocolate

This mask which was included in the runner up prize is also included in the grand prize. How exciting!

PINKY GIRLS Sweater with the latest Pinky Girls Catalogue

I love Pinky Girls! I went crazy the last time I went to Japan at Pinky Girls in Shibuya 109 and I did it again this time. Their cute feminine sweaters and coats are to die for! This coral cardigan is soft and smooth and looks great on for a casual day out or even to wear to work.

This giveaway is open internationally. Find out how to enter here.

Winners will be drawn via the random number generator!

GOOD LUCK!!!

Bad experience with EMODA!!

Hi all! It's such a shame that my first proper post of 2013 will be a negative post, but I feel like I must speak up about my horrible first (indirect) experience with Emoda!

My friend was visiting Tokyo at the beginning of Jan and picked up some Emoda stuff for me from the Shibuya109 store. It was during the 5 days Shibuya sale so it was utter pandemonium inside the store. He managed to grab the last sizes of two pairs of shoes and a coat for me. I'm so disappointed at Emoda at this point,  I don't even want to post pictures of the other Emoda items I got.

Below are some photos he sent me from Tokyo and I was sooo happy and excited!! My first Emoda items from the Shibua109 store!

A week later he came back and passed them to me and guess what I discovered?!?!

The black pumps I bought, one of the shoe was a size S and the other shoe was a size M! 

I was sooo mad! How can the SA make a mistake like that? It doesn't matter how busy they were!

I asked my friend in Tokyo to call the Emoda store for me. They were waiting for my call. They said I had to courier the shoes back with the receipt for an exchange! 

Well there was no way I'm going to pay for courier for the shoes to go back and forth! Luckily my best friend could fit the S size and she was happy to buy the shoes. So I asked my friend in Tokyo to go buy the other S and M pair from Emoda.

Now.. this is the the part that made me soo angry and disappointed at the Emoda service...

My friend tried to ask for a discount. The SA apparently gave a sincere apology but refused to give ANY discount! I had to pay FULL price for the second pair even though I'm buying another pair of shoes because of their mistake!!!

I even got the original pair for 10% off since it was bought during the Shibuya 109 sale! And these shoes are not cheap!! The price is 11,860yen (~135AUD)! I mean, the least they could've offered was a novelty item or something! And on top of that, I had to pay 4000yen (~50aud) to courier the shoes to Australia!

I tried to send a message via the Emoda website and I left the following message on Ena Matsumoto's blog and tried to send her a message too.

I basically told her my story and how disappointed I was at the Emoda service.

• エナさんへ、

  オーストラリアからのemodaファンです。

  ２０１３年１月２日にemoda、Shibuya１０９店にて初めてのお買い上げさせて頂きました。知り合いが東京に旅行していたので、私の変わりにemodaでカバープレートヒールパンプすを購入してもらいました。

  ですが、オーストラリアまで知り合いが持ち帰ってきてくれた新しいパンプスを開けたら片方ずつ、サイズSとサイズMが入っていたことに気づきました。店員さんがこんなミスを起こしたことがすごい残念です。特に海外に住んでいるため、すぐに返品して頂くことすらできないので、とても不可解です。

  知り合いにまた渋谷109店にお問い合わせして頂いた結果、一度靴を返品するために日本まで送り返して欲しいと店員の方に言われました。ですが、海外への送料はとても高いので知り合いが同じ靴を欲しいと言ってくれたので、残されていたサイズSとサイズMの同じパンプスを購入することにしました。

  このときに、店員のミスのお詫びに割引、またはノベルティーを要求したところ、お断りされました。

  店員のミスなのに、こちらで出来る限り早い解決法を案じたものの店員の態度にとても不可解な気持ちになりました。お詫びになにもしてくれないのはなぜでしょうか？

  私はemodaがとても大好きで、いつもチェックをしているのですが、お店の店員さんの接客の仕方に納得いきません。とてもがっかりです。私が日本のお客でないのが原因なのか知りませんが、どこのお客でも同じ対応をしてくれると信じています。

  下にミスを起こした店員さんと伝票番号を記入しておきます。
  何かの解決法をお待ちしてます。

  伝票番号：125155
  販売員：０２４５６　白樫　良太
  販売日：　１３年１月二日　２０：０９：０８

  
  

  And it was ignored!!!!

  I mean.. I really have nothing against the brand - the quality of the items were great and of course I love their style so so much. But I am thoroughly disappointed at the service! I've always loved shopping in Japan because the Japanese customer service is always impeccable! But this is just shocking!! Even the service in Australia isn't this bad! If they made such a big mistake like this, I am pretty sure I would be offered some kind of compensation! 

  I just don't think I can feel the same love for Emoda any more after this horrible experience. I was really looking forward to buying a LOT of Emoda when I visit Tokyo next month.. but now I'm starting to look into other Japanese brands such as Gyda, MURUA and Rienda. It's hard to respect a brand that cares that little about their customers. 

  I am in such a dilemma though, because I still love their clothes so much. My Japanese friends that heard this story were all so shocked and angry! They are all sworn off Emoda now =/

Bad experience with EMODA!!

Hi all! It's such a shame that my first proper post of 2013 will be a negative post, but I feel like I must speak up about my horrible first (indirect) experience with Emoda!

My friend was visiting Tokyo at the beginning of Jan and picked up some Emoda stuff for me from the Shibuya109 store. It was during the 5 days Shibuya sale so it was utter pandemonium inside the store. He managed to grab the last sizes of two pairs of shoes and a coat for me. I'm so disappointed at Emoda at this point,  I don't even want to post pictures of the other Emoda items I got.

Below are some photos he sent me from Tokyo and I was sooo happy and excited!! My first Emoda items from the Shibua109 store!

A week later he came back and passed them to me and guess what I discovered?!?!

The black pumps I bought, one of the shoe was a size S and the other shoe was a size M! 

I was sooo mad! How can the SA make a mistake like that? It doesn't matter how busy they were!

I asked my friend in Tokyo to call the Emoda store for me. They were waiting for my call. They said I had to courier the shoes back with the receipt for an exchange! 

Well there was no way I'm going to pay for courier for the shoes to go back and forth! Luckily my best friend could fit the S size and she was happy to buy the shoes. So I asked my friend in Tokyo to go buy the other S and M pair from Emoda.

Now.. this is the the part that made me soo angry and disappointed at the Emoda service...

My friend tried to ask for a discount. The SA apparently gave a sincere apology but refused to give ANY discount! I had to pay FULL price for the second pair even though I'm buying another pair of shoes because of their mistake!!!

I even got the original pair for 10% off since it was bought during the Shibuya 109 sale! And these shoes are not cheap!! The price is 11,860yen (~135AUD)! I mean, the least they could've offered was a novelty item or something! And on top of that, I had to pay 4000yen (~50aud) to courier the shoes to Australia!

I tried to send a message via the Emoda website and I left the following message on Ena Matsumoto's blog and tried to send her a message too.

I basically told her my story and how disappointed I was at the Emoda service.

• エナさんへ、

  オーストラリアからのemodaファンです。

  ２０１３年１月２日にemoda、Shibuya１０９店にて初めてのお買い上げさせて頂きました。知り合いが東京に旅行していたので、私の変わりにemodaでカバープレートヒールパンプすを購入してもらいました。

  ですが、オーストラリアまで知り合いが持ち帰ってきてくれた新しいパンプスを開けたら片方ずつ、サイズSとサイズMが入っていたことに気づきました。店員さんがこんなミスを起こしたことがすごい残念です。特に海外に住んでいるため、すぐに返品して頂くことすらできないので、とても不可解です。

  知り合いにまた渋谷109店にお問い合わせして頂いた結果、一度靴を返品するために日本まで送り返して欲しいと店員の方に言われました。ですが、海外への送料はとても高いので知り合いが同じ靴を欲しいと言ってくれたので、残されていたサイズSとサイズMの同じパンプスを購入することにしました。

  このときに、店員のミスのお詫びに割引、またはノベルティーを要求したところ、お断りされました。

  店員のミスなのに、こちらで出来る限り早い解決法を案じたものの店員の態度にとても不可解な気持ちになりました。お詫びになにもしてくれないのはなぜでしょうか？

  私はemodaがとても大好きで、いつもチェックをしているのですが、お店の店員さんの接客の仕方に納得いきません。とてもがっかりです。私が日本のお客でないのが原因なのか知りませんが、どこのお客でも同じ対応をしてくれると信じています。

  下にミスを起こした店員さんと伝票番号を記入しておきます。
  何かの解決法をお待ちしてます。

  伝票番号：125155
  販売員：０２４５６　白樫　良太
  販売日：　１３年１月二日　２０：０９：０８

  
  

  And it was ignored!!!!

  I mean.. I really have nothing against the brand - the quality of the items were great and of course I love their style so so much. But I am thoroughly disappointed at the service! I've always loved shopping in Japan because the Japanese customer service is always impeccable! But this is just shocking!! Even the service in Australia isn't this bad! If they made such a big mistake like this, I am pretty sure I would be offered some kind of compensation! 

  I just don't think I can feel the same love for Emoda any more after this horrible experience. I was really looking forward to buying a LOT of Emoda when I visit Tokyo next month.. but now I'm starting to look into other Japanese brands such as Gyda, MURUA and Rienda. It's hard to respect a brand that cares that little about their customers. 

  I am in such a dilemma though, because I still love their clothes so much. My Japanese friends that heard this story were all so shocked and angry! They are all sworn off Emoda now =/

Emoda Pearl Shirt

$37.00

Emoda Pearl Collar Shirt

Garment length: 60cm Shoulder:35cm Chest: 92cm Sleeves: 56cm
Colours available: Sky Blue, Cream

Emoda Denim Shirt

$39.00

Emoda Denim Shirt

S: Chest 110cm, Front length 63cm, Back 76cm, Sleeve 56cm, Shoulder 39

M: Chest 112cm, Front length 63.5cm, Back 77cm, Sleeve 58cm, Shoulder 39.5

Available in light blue and dark blue

Sleeves are transparent!

Dark Blue