Online shops I recommend!

3:45 AM Kristine 0 Comments

December is here!

Although I don't celebrate it, Christmas is less than two weeks away! That, and because I've been getting requests to create a post listing down my favorite online shops), I will share with you guys some of the online shops I love shopping from! Hopefully, this will also help you find a gift to give this holiday season! ^_^

I love shopping. Be it in the mall, or online. Even just window shopping. I love looking for stuff to buy even when I know I can't purchase it.

But since it's the holiday season, I'm pretty sure you all have saved up or received some cash by now! And since it's also the "gift-giving season", I'm pretty sure you're all looking for a gift to give to your friends, family, significant other, or even for yourself!

I will be listing down a few online shops that I love, and which I would think would be a good place (well, website...) to browse for gifts to give this holiday season.

1.) Instagram shops

If you're a follower of mine on Instagram, you have probably noticed that I follow a lot of online shops there. Yes, I have purchased stuff from about 50% percent of the shops I follow but not all of the transactions I made had gone smoothly.

Here are some of the shops that I personally visit daily, and have had a smooth and fast transaction with, and are owned by such nice and friendly sellers!

@bercashoestore

If you're looking for a pair of kicks that are as tough as it makes you look, I highly recommend this shop! They have lots of shoe styles to choose from, and if I'm not mistaken, they usually sell boots, booties, or high-cut sneakers but they have a lot of other styles aside from that. The price range would be around 1.5k above but you won't regret it as the shoes are really tough and they don't get destroyed or ruined easily.

This is where I purchased my black combat boots, which I absolutely love! I also usually wear those boots when it's raining and up until now they are perfectly fine and intact.

@yourclosetfinds

If you're into peter pan-collared tops like me, this would be a good shop to keep an eye on! They have lots of cute tops and dresses and they frequently post new stuff. Affordable and cute but the downside to this is that they have one stock each and they get sold rather quick! So if you see something you like, purchase it while it's still available!

The seller is really, really nice and thoughtful as well. I purchased two ponchos from her months ago, and before sending my orders off, she did a last-minute inspection of the clothes and had just noticed that the other poncho had a flaw and told me right away. I really love how and looks and so knowing full-well that I can repair the said flaw, I just asked her to still send it to me (though she was quite ashamed to) and assured her that it was okay, and it was my choice to still go through with my order. ^_^

There are still quite a lot of shops from Instagram that I would recommend but I would save them for another post soon!

2.) Facebook shops

I used to look for online shops on Facebook before but I found that it was much harder to find a trustworthy seller (or even a shop, really) compared to Instagram shops. I will be recommending some shops that I still visit from time to time on Facebook.

Dorotee Sweetlips

This shop is for the girls out there who love the lolita/hime style! This shop has the cutest dresses ever! I've purchased about 3 outfits from this shop already and the quality is absolutely superb! You can also have her create a lolita/hime style dress for you if you'd like. The prices of her dresses vary but she has a lot of dresses that aren't expensive as well. The dresses I have purchased from her were just between P600-P800.

Hodge Podge

This shop has got to be the cutest shop you can purchase from! They have bottle cap stuff that you can purchase as a necklace, a bookmark, key chain, or even a badge! They have lots of designs to choose from, or you can give them a design of your own! Better yet, they're all really inexpensive! I highly recommend this shop!

3.) ZALORA (Philippines)

Zalora is one of the shops I visit online whenever I'm looking for a new dress, shoes, or makeup. I've purchased quite a number of times from Zalora already that there are Zalora boxes already stacked up in my room. They have a lot of stuff online that you can browse from for hours, if you really love window shopping to that extent. Whenever I'm looking for a gift to give, I always visit this site since they basically have everything you're looking for from head to toe. Easy peasy! They don't just have clothes but they have makeup as well! Zalora has a nice selection of cosmetics that would make perfect Christmas gifts for your female friends and family.

Best thing about it? THEY HAVE DOLLY WINK PRODUCTS TOO! And lots of other famous brands of cosmetics. For the budget-conscious, you can always arrange the products from lowest price to highest. ^_^

4.) GWYSHOP

Closed and under maintenance at the moment but this shop sells inexpensive (but great quality!) wigs and contact lenses. I have purchased my two wigs from this shop and they both cost around 700-800 each and they are not the shiny and fake looking kind of wigs, mind you! As for the contact lenses, they sell both ulzzang and cosplay lenses from different brands. I personally don't use contact lenses but I have friends who order their lenses from this shop and I have heard positive reviews from them as well.

They also sell cute things like the following:

Since their main site is closed for maintenance, you can visit their Facebook page for the meantime. ^_^

So those are my top picks when it comes to online shops for gift-hunting this holiday season! If you're looking for a specific product (like, what shop/s sell/s good cookies, soaps, etc.), please comment down below and I will include it on the next online shops post.

Ending this post with gifs to spread happy vibes!