Fashion Addict Review
Mar 30, 2011 by Violet
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I’ve been chatting with the lovely David from Fashion Addict for a while on Twitter so when he offered to send me some pieces to review I was beyond excited. I pointed out a couple of things on the site that I liked and the second he mentioned “tiaras and wigs” I was pretty much jumping around in my chair XD
Fashion Addict is basically an online store selling fashion accessories and cosmetics here in Aus. They DO ship overseas and they stock BYS nail polishes and cosmetics which are a favorite of mine. For a long time overseas readers weren’t able to get BYS because of strict shipping laws here but now Fashion Addict has clearance to ship polishes overseas so yay that!
On to the review!
| ShippingAbove is the contents of the package that arrived in my letterbox. Everything was shipped express so took maybe 2 days to arrive. It was packed into a big cardboard box with crumpled paper wrapping protecting everything from being squished. Even though Aus Post manhandled the box and dented one of the corners severely everything inside was perfectly safe. Pretty good considering the fragile things like sunglasses. The hair ties were held in small plastic zip lock bags and all of the jewellery came in the little velvet bags shown below.
Very happy with the shipping side of things and the service via Twitter. I’ll go through some of the smaller items individually first and then there are a *lot* of photos of me wearing it all and information about the wigs below that. Ok wig time!! This was the part of the order I was most excited about so we’ll start there! James got a lot of new photography equipment and he wanted to test it out so you’ll have to put up with a lot of photos of my modeling the accessories and looking like a tool ;) Product: Thoughts: The packaging was the same for both wigs and it was reasonable. Both were in plastic boxes with hairnets. They both required styling before worn. When brushed through there was a bit of hair loss, more than my Bodyline hair pieces but not enough to be concerning. This wig is a dark brown with chestnut highlights. It has a side parting fringe which could easily be trimmed into a straight one. The waves were easy to shape and look quite natural to me. There is a little bit of shine but I don’t think it’s more than you would expect from clean healthy hair. I’ve worn this one out on a hot day and it wasn’t unpleasant. I think while it’s obviously not as good as the higher quality expensive wigs this is a good level to start at if you’re just getting into them like I am. This wig has no real parting and no scalp piece.. The back when roughly parted is below. You can see a little of my pink hair peaking out at the top but I remedied that with a little teasing and styling of the top section. The back when it’s all brushed through… Product: Thoughts: When I pulled this one out of the box I didn’t like it as first, the colours are very varied so I didn’t think it would suit me. I also looked a bit messy before I gave it a good styling with a brush. To give you an idea of what I’m talking about this is what it looked like when it came out of the box first… After brushing it looked a lot nicer and more natural… From the side… Again this one had a very light shine to to but not unnaturally so. These photos are fairly accurate in showing the quality. The back when it’s roughly parted… You can really see how layered the cut of this one is here. The back when it’s brushed back… This one did come with a scalp section and a zigzag part… While the quality of this was the same as the chocolate one I couldn’t get excited about the cut at all because I don’t think it suits my face shape. That said the colour really grew on me after a while! The box showed this wig as having a straight cut fringe but it was too long for me so I swept it to the side rather than trimming. Eventually I will probably give it a little trim. I really liked how easy the colour was to co-ordinate. Even better, I managed to style it into a gigantic hime wig in about 20 minutes so I was VERY happy with that! I’ll post a tutorial on how I did it tomorrow :D Another picture it after I styled it: So the verdict on the wigs? I really liked both of them in the end! The quality is very reasonable for the price and they were easy to style. The colours were natural and they both had highlights and lowlights to look more natural. I would most definitely like to try more wigs in this series and I think this is going to be the start of a serious wig addiction for me XD Now on to the accessories!! Product: Thoughts: Product: Thoughts: Product: Thoughts: Product: Rose Bobby Pins (Fuschia Tipped) $3.95 You’ve probably seen me wearing a light pink version of these flowers in my hair before. I bought them years ago and they have been worn and loved to death! I was really excited when I saw these ones in the store in several colours because now I can get a bunch of them :D I’ve been wearing my previous set for around 4 years so they are definitely durable and at $3.95 per pair they’re cheap enough to be able to buy several sets and go crazy. LOVE these. Being worn with the blonde wig: Product: Thoughts: Product: Thoughts:
Product: Thoughts: Being worn… Product: Thoughts: The inside: So you can see the size: Product: Large Silver Tiara #2 (Diamantes) $14.95 Thoughts: To get an idea for size… And just because hell yeah I’m going to camwhore if I have a tiara damn it! ;) Product: Black Sunglasses (Round beige arms) $9.95 Thoughts: This pair is my favorite of the 4 because they are the darkest, it’s the kind of design you could throw on when you’re having a crappy make up day and no one would be the wiser. Definitely movie star glasses! Product: Brown Sunglasses (round) $9.95 Thoughts: I’m ready for my close up etc… Product: Thoughts: Product: Thoughts: PHEW! That was a long review! So what’s the verdict? A resounding thumbs up. I was very happy with both the quality and the prices at Fashion Addict. There are so many items on the site in different styles that you could probably find something to suit most tastes. Definitely worth a look for the cosmetics too! DO WANT. |














































great for bad hair days! ^^ and how on earth did you make the hime hair so poooooouffy?!~
Haha exactly! Tutorial coming… well already out because I’m replying to this so late >_<
Ohhhhh I just loved all the photos…. super post :)
Glad you enjoyed it! It was a lot of fun to do :D
You look totally hot as a brunette!
I <3 you Nixxy!
w0w your wigs look amazing and you got so many cool accessories. I totally want a wig now. I only have a red one which is a short bob. It’s more of a party wig. :)
Party wigs can be fun too, I’m really loving experimenting with them :D I’m very lucky to be able to do things like this!
Those wigs really do look quite natural. I especially like the chocolate one, although it was pretty strange to see you with dark hair.
We should totally have breakfast at Tiffanies sometime. Then you can wear your tiara and I can wear my black cocktail dress. I’ll drape my cat around my shoulders and carry a long, black cigarette holder. It’ll be aces!
Haha yes people have been emailing me saying “ZOMG you dyed your hair?!!?” XD Ooo breakfast at Tiffanies would be awesome, I don’t know if your cat would appreciate it though haha.
Hmmm… I’ve never explored the wig concept. Maybe I should!
I think I like the heart locket the best though maybe it’s a little too big for my taste!!!
As we were saying on twitter, pink haired doctor=AWESOME.
That blonde color really suits you!! <3
Thanks Tamara :)
Ooh, those wigs are cute. The blonde one is sooooooooooo long!!!
It’s pretty massive right? I think my natural hair is longer when it’s straight though XD
I must say, you do such a good job with reviewing! Very thorough.
I think both wigs looked really cute on you. To take down shine, cornstarch is the best thing ever. I don’t know if it’s widely used in Aus, but here you find it in the cooking section. You can also use baby powder, but I hate the scent of that with a passion, so it’s out for me. Even so, I think they look great as is. Please do a tut on the hime poof. I am in awe of its, well, poofiness. Haha. The accessories looked great on you as well. I have a little tiara that I plan to wear as a headband when I get the nerve to do so.
Thanks Alisa! It’s nice to know people actually enjoy these kinds of posts! Oh yes we have corn starch here, I tried using baby powder for shine removal but I think corn starch might do the trick thank you! :D
you’re gorgeous as a brunette ^-^ love what you did with the blonde wig
Thanks so much Diana, it almost makes me want to dye it ;)
It’s so fun to see you with different hair colors/styles with the wigs.
OMG!!! The way you styled the wig in that beautiful hime style, argh, too perfect, too perfect TT
:D Thank you!! I love trying out different hair, the best part is taking them off at the end of the day too.
Oh my, the blonde wig looks just…wow…it’s amazing I love how you styled it! Can’t wait to see the tutorial ♥
:D Thanks so much Arina!
The brown color really suits you!!!! *-*
I love the brown too, I’ve been wearing it lots!
Wow! You look so differentXD You’re so cute in darker hair too!! These curls and gorgeous hair suit you perfectly because your face is gorgeous;) I want hair extensions at the moment:)))
I want extensions too! I want to have big full super thick hair ^_^ You are so sweet to comment Princess <3
Ooh the hime-styled wig looks great!! Unstyled both of them look quite obviously like wigs though :o I think that they are not parted very well, but still look like good starter wigs :)
I completely agree with you! It takes a bit of styling but the end result is worth it :D
Wow, both the wigs look great on you! And you look positively radiant in these pictures!! I don’t know if it’s the lighting or if you did something different with your makeup, but you look even more lovely than usual! :)
Thank you so much ^_^ I think it’s the addition of some new lighting :D
Wow, you look gorgeous in the brown wig! You’re really pretty as a blonde, but girl, you make a stunning brunette!
Haha thanks so much Bette! The brunette thing is growing on me :D