Big Taobao Haul Summer/Fall 2015

Hi everyone! How has your summer gone?! Mine was very busy because I’m in my final PhD year and I didn’t really had vacations… But I did get a Taobao Haul! 🙂

I’m really happy this time because many of the clothes I got were originals from Japan brands (yes, you heard well!). They were really cheap and obviously they had some minor flaws, but nothing I could not repair to enjoy the amazing clothes that are ultimately sold in Japan shops.

I hope you enjoy this haul and that it gives you inspiration for you Taobao shopping.

Strapless blue and floral maxi dress

Price: 58 yuan (8.2 euro)

Quality & Style: 9/10. I’ve been searching for the perfect maxi dress for summer all my life. I love the flower and cute style of Korean and Japanese summer dresses and Taobao was the only place where I could find them for cheap. I loved the originality and cuteness of this dress so I ordered it. When I received the dress I was very scared because the bust area was SO small, but it’s incredibly stretchable and fits very well up to 90cm I would say (so one size fits all in this case means: 60-90cm for bust area). I love the style, but as usual, it has a “but”: the fabric is very thin, though it’s OK for a summer maxi dress, but if you take a look on the inside… The sewing is not very good, it has loose threads all over and the lining is very cheap. However when you wear it, none of these things are seen so that’s the reason why I give it a 9/10, because for that price I think it’s a fair score and you look flawless when wearing it with wedges.

 

Floral bohemian maxi dress

Price: 89 yuan (12.5 euro)

Quality & Style: 7/10. Well, this dress was a little disappointing. I bought it from the same seller as the other maxi dress, and the fabric and sewing quality was better so I thought this dress would be more flattening… But when I tried it on, it looked weird on me… It fitted well, but it was like straight from the knee to the ankle, it had no flare… I don’t know but it just didn’t looked well :(.

 

Floral chiffon dress

Price: 89 yuan (12.5 euro)

Quality & Style: 8/10. This is a chiffon dress with a zipper on the side. It only fits a XS, so take this into account if you like it. This seller seems to be selling original Japanese brands with minor/small flaws, as this dress and the two following blouses had all small flaws. This dress concretely had the zipper bad sewn, and it took some help from my mother to fix it, but now it’s good to wear. I consider that with that price and seemingly being an original, the flaw was OK, but it required some work so that explains my lower score. It fits like a glove and gives you a very cute look.

 

Cream and green chiffon blouse

Price: 68 yuan (9.6 euro)

Quality & Style: 9.5/10. I was super excited with this blouse! The chiffon is great quality, the design is beautiful and cute, the details are great. However, as I said, this blouse came from the same seller as the previous floral dress, and that meant that it could have some kind of flaw. In this case, the straps were sewn twisted. So I had to separate the straps and re-sew them correctly, but it was an easy fix and guess what?: It was an Axes Femme blouse.

 

Pink chiffon and mesh blouse

Price: 58 yuan (8.2 euro)

Quality & Style: 10/10. This blouse was the one with the best quality from the three items that I got from this seller. The flag was a tiny rub in the bottom area, the one you would normally wear under the jeans so that is like if the blouse was in perfect condition for me. The tag was ripped off, I wonder why. The fabric is thick and very good quality and it is seemingly a Repipi armario original.

 

Brown lace dress (now sold out :()

Price: 69.9 yuan (9.8 euro)

Quality & Price: 10/10. This dress was just perfect, I have nothing to say except that I love it. At first, I wanted the white one but when I received it and tried it on I changed my mind. It’s lined with brown satin and the lace is very good quality. It comes with a lace belt too. Apparently, it’s a Liz Lisa replica.

 

Floral pants

Price: 69.9 yuan (9.8 euro)

Quality & Style: 10/10. These pants were just as seen in the picture. To me it seems like they are original Liz Lisa pants. The size was accurate and they were really cheap for the great quality. Very cozy for next fall/winter.

 

Ruffled chiffon blouse (no longer available in the seller shop :()

Price: 89 yuan (12.5 euro)

Quality & Style: 9.5/10. I spent a little more money on this blouse compared to the other clothes because I fell in love with it as soon as I found it on Taobao. The style and quality is just as seen on the picture. One of the ruffles was a little folded, but it has an easy fix. I love the furry texture of the dots decorating the blouse. Very recommended for spring, summer or even fall.

 

White dots blouse + Khaki shorts with suspenders and satin belt

Price: 95 yuan (13.4 euro)

Quality & Style: 9/10. The interesting thing about this purchase is the fact that it’s a set. I like sets because you don’t have to think about buying something to match the specific clothes you bought, with sets you have it all! The quality is good, not as good as the one from the previous clothes I showed you, but good enough to wear and look good. The tags read “Cissei”, I’m not sure if it’s an original, but I’m OK with that.

 

Chocolate resin necklace

Price: 42 yuan (5.9 euro)

Quality & Style: 9/10. I love it! This seller had also donough necklaces, cake necklaces… yummy! Next time I will get another one! The length is similar to that of sweater necklaces, just a little shorter. I gave it a 9 because I thought the finish would be more shiny and polished, but it was a little like child plastic toys. Very cute though.

 

Kitten and fish silver bracelet

Price: 40 yuan (5.6 euro)

Quality & Style: 10/10. I love cats! So I definitely needed this bracelet. It’s worth the price. I tried to search for the same bracelet on Aliexpress and Ebay but it was way more expensive, and this one was just perfect. Very recommended!

 

Well this is my Summer Taobao Haul. I hope you enjoyed it! Any comments, suggestions, etc, just leave me a comment. And if you like, you can share any item you love from Taobao too! I love discovering new clothes or cute things to buy on Taobao.

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Taobao and Tmall shops compilation

Hi everyone!

Today I bring you a compilation of Taobao and Tmall shops that I’ve been collecting along time.

At this point, I bet everyone knows about Taobao, but what about Tmall? Tmall is basically the same as Taobao, but the sellers are mostly the factories producing the items itselves. I have heard that for this reason, the quality of the items should be even better than that of Taobao items, but to date, I’ve seen no difference, I mean, I found Taobao items were as good as Tmall ones, so if you pay attention to the seller score, you can order from Taobao or Tmall indistinctly.

So, how does the score ranking work for Taobao and Tmall? It’s very simple. In the case of Taobao, you only have to have a look at the symbols every seller shop has: hearts, diamonds, blue crowns and golden crowns. When sellers get a positive review, they start to accumulate hearts, up to 5, and then they get diamonds, and so on, so five golden crowns would be the maximum: a shop that sells a lot and always gets good reviews.

You can see in the picture a review of Taobao score system. The numbers in the left are the positive reviews the shop received, and in the right you have the equivalent score in symbols.

In the case of Tmall, the score is even easier to understand. The seller gets a score ranging from 0 to 5, the closer to 5, the better. And that’s all!!!

However, I wanted to highlight that, while it is safer to choose a seller with at least one blue crown (that’s what I usually do), you don’t always have to avoid sellers with lower scores. I mean, imagine that you want an item that’s not very usual. You could expect to find that the seller selling it has, let’s say, two diamonds while at the same time, when you look at the specific reviews of the item you want, it has very good reviews. It’s a matter of logic. And sometimes, some shops are very new and it’s impossible they have the same positive reviews that a shop who’s been open for five years! So, if you are looking for an item and you can’t find a seller with very good reviews, you can give other sellers a try, just look at the specific reviews of the item you want.

In general, I would say to not trust a seller who sells the item you want for incredibly cheap prices (like if you see a Liz Lisa replica dress for 3$), UNLESS that seller and item has MANY reviews and some photos for you to see if it’s worth it. With time, you will learn how to choose sellers, don’t worry! If it’s your first buy in Taobao or Tmall, then I would go for a minimum of one blue crown (or a minimum of 4.7/5 in Tmall) for you to be calm about the items you are getting, and don’t forget having a look at the photos the buyers post in the review area of the item!!!!

So after these considerations, here you have the shops list, ordered by clothes style or item type. I hope this is interesting and useful for you!

Hime Gyaru/Fairy Kei style

• Bobon21 (http://bobon21.taobao.com/): Gyaru style clothes and accessories, some fairy-style clothes.
• Candy Rain (http://520vivian.taobao.com/): I love this Taobao Shop, the design it’s really beautiful and the clothes make you almost feel like you were inside a Disney film. I would say it’s more Fairy Kei than Hime Gyaru. 
• Sweetheart (http://sweetbaby1102.taobao.com/): Smaller shop but has some Liz Lisa clothes replicas and other replica clothes and some Lolita styles. 
• Vivid (http://vivid.taobao.com/): it’s basically the number 1 Taobao shop to buy good quality Liz Lisa replica clothes.
• Mysis (http://mysis.taobao.com/): Liz Lisa, Onespo, Ank Rouge replicas and also offbrand cute clothes. 
• Sweety Shop (http://521feizhuliu.taobao.com/): Many gyaru clothes, it has many interesting skirts and blouses. 
• http://shop34682606.taobao.com/: Here you can find almost the same clothes than that of Sweety shop, but I find the prices are a bit cheaper, while the seller still has very good reviews. 
• http://90fzl.taobao.com/: Great variety of gyaru and fairy clothes. 
• http://rr77w.taobao.com/: Liz Lisa, Ank Rouge… style offbrand clothes and also replicas. 
• http://mianyangrouchuanguo.taobao.com/: gyaru clothes, Japanese uniform costumes, etc. 
• http://ml5200.taobao.com/: Super cute pastel clothes, very romantic! 
• http://shop180109.taobao.com/: Clothes, bags, etc. 
• http://badgal109.taobao.com/: D.I.A., Liz Lisa… style clothes. 
• http://angelcat1225.taobao.com/: Varied gyaru brand replicas.
• http://luckyxun.taobao.com/: Gyaru brand replicas. What I like about this seller is that it seems like she’s wearing the actual clothes in the stock photos and I find it more reliable this way. Edit: I recently bought three clothes from this seller and it seems like all of them were originals but they had small flaws, I however think it’s worth because I was able to fix the flaws easily and I got two Axes Femme items (a blouse and a dress) and a Repipi armario blouse. 
• http://huapaodashu.taobao.com/: Off-brand and gyaru replica clothes.
• https://gongzhu-jia.taobao.com: Yet another general gyaru shop.

Roma Gyaru/Casual style

• Mumu Home (http://mumuhome.taobao.com/): Lots of roma gyaru and more casual clothes.
• Maykii (http://maykii.tmall.com/): Many roma gyaru dresses and skirts and also other casual clothes. 4.7/5
• http://magic39.taobao.com/: Not hime gyaru but neither casual. Pastel and frilly cute clothes.
• http://mmtsw.taobao.com/: Similar to the previous shop. Nearly all the clothes sold by this seller are made from lace and have frilly lace.
• http://viobo.taobao.com/: Less hime clothes, more like Roma Gyaru.
• http://qzsv.taobao.com/: casual clothes.
• http://shop70944451.taobao.com/: Lots of maxi dresses.
• http://wqiqichengbao520.taobao.com/: More romantic gyaru clothes.
• https://qmg1.taobao.com: Lots of floral maxi dresses.

Korean style

• Avrily (http://avrily.taobao.com): Korean style clothes, two- and three-pieces dresses.
• http://wsdwsdsb88.taobao.com/: Very similar to the previous shop.
• http://qiuqianmeng.tmall.com/: Dreamswing clothes, mainly dresses. Dreamswing is a really good-looking Korean brand. 4.9/5
• http://only-shishang.taobao.com/: I love the variety of this shop. I found very interesting long-sleeve blouses in this shop.
• http://dabuwawa.tmall.com/: Very elegant Korean clothes. 4.8/5
• http://fenhongxiaobuwawa.tmall.com/: Same style as the previous shop. 4.8/5
• http://yanja.taobao.com/: More Korean clothes.
• http://shop20051398.taobao.com/: Lots of Korean dresses.

Mori style

• http://bjts.taobao.com/: Mori clothes, I love the natural and cute style. 
• http://cmmht.taobao.com/: Lots of lace clothes, mori style. 

Kawaii things and cute crafts

• http://colordream.tmall.com/: Lots of cute plushies, blankets, pillows, etc. 4.8/5
• http://w00hyuk.taobao.com/: Sanrio plushies, stickers, bags… I love Rilakkuma! ❤ 
• http://mishiki.taobao.com/: Everything Rilakkuma!!! 🙂 
• http://nanalove.taobao.com/: Rilakkuma-themed things. They also have Hello Kitty and other cute character things. 
• http://shop108506802.taobao.com/: AMUSE plushies. 
• http://shop58590113.taobao.com/: Everything My Little Pony!
• http://koyacat.taobao.com/: Cat-themed shop! :3.
• LMZ (http://lmzsm.taobao.com/): Everything from decorative items to kitchen or bathroom cute supplies.
• http://xinyuetoys.taobao.com/: Kawaii home things.
• http://sisi188.taobao.com/: Everything you need for your lovely home.
• Tivi (http://tivi.taobao.com/): Cute and assorted stationery.
• http://66650.taobao.com/: More stationery.
• http://shop73203482.taobao.com/: This is a really surprising shop. It sells modified Barbie-style dolls dressed with Asian traditional Hanfus. They are handmade and are really awesome!
• http://qzzr.taobao.com/: DIY miniature gardens! I love the Totoro ones!
• http://shop103380240.taobao.com/: More DIY miniature gardens and accessories
• http://gongqin815.taobao.com/: Have I said already that I love DIY miniature crafts? Here you have a great collection of miniature bedrooms, kitchens, houses, and even a French café! I’m eager to buy one of this crafts to for the summer vacation!
• http://do-just.taobao.com: DIY kits made with felt. From dolls and mobile covers to felt clocks and sweets!
• http://shop66831082.taobao.com/: More felt DIY projects .
• http://mengwuzhi.tmall.com/: DIY plushie kits :). 4.9/5

Stockings and socks

• http://mmmw520.taobao.com/: Huge selection of colorful and fantasy design stockings and also socks. I ordered from this seller in the past and the quality was awesome.
• http://suiana.taobao.com/: I discovered Supolina products in this shop and I have to say they are really good. Great colors and quality. If you are looking for cute and durable stockings, have a look at Supolina’s products.
• http://zxc99.taobao.com/: More candy color stockings.

Underwear/Lingerie

• http://sjxd.taobao.com/: Bored with your solid color/”always the same style” underwear? Search no more! Here you have really original and unique bras and panties, with REALLY good prices and a good selection of sizes (usually the problem is that many Chinese sellers only offer One Size underwear, which is really crazy!!!). By the way, I can say that the sizes are accurate and correspond with the usual sizes, at least in the bra sets I bought.
• Pinky Queen (http://pinkyqueen.taobao.com/): Sexy and cute bra sets.
• Nana (http://amfefs.tmall.com/): Aimeerfeel brand bra sets. 4.8/5
• Missmisi (http://missmisi.taobao.com/): more cute bra sets 
• http://xjpf.taobao.com/: lots of cute panty styles.
• http://zhushihuishe.taobao.com/: Bra sets, panties, pajamas… 
• Floorra (http://floorra.tmall.com/): Very well categorized bra and panties shop. 4.8/5
• http://xiaozhibu.taobao.com/: Girly and cute panties, pajamas and socks.
• http://aiangels.taobao.com/: Girly pajamas.

Wigs

• http://shop34624454.taobao.com/: Great variety of wigs.

Shoes and accesories

• http://youngdili.taobao.com/: Gyaru style shoes, it has some Liz Lisa replica shoes too.
• http://mingmeina.tmall.com/: Girly and lace sneakers like the ones I reviewed on my previous post. 4.8/5
• http://bianqi.tmall.com/: Super cute sandals and pumps. I ordered the sandals from my previous post from this shop. 4.9/5
• http://wjgjw2009.taobao.com/: Shoes, purses, bags… and my favorite: stiff purses with really nice designs. 
• http://shop58238694.taobao.com/: Lots of sneakers, really cute for everyday wear.
• http://gzsg.taobao.com/: Pocket clocks (sweater clocks), vintage-style jewelry, etc.
• http://3388.taobao.com/: Lots of cheap jewelry.

Traditional Asian wear

• http://shop33287478.taobao.com/: Traditional Chinese hanfus. I’m planning on getting one someday to make a photo shooting.

Makeup

• https://niuniu111111.taobao.com: Tonymoly, Econeco…and more Asian makeup brands.

I hope you found this compilation useful. I spent many hours searching for good sellers, so here is the work of nearly a year of review work. With time, I will be adding more links if I find more interesting shops. You can leave any comments or even add some of your favorite shops in the comments area. Have a nice day!!! 🙂