Review: Unif Alec Boots + Nasty Gal

Back with a review. This time on one of my favourite brand UNIF's Alec Boots (left). I will be doing a review of the Armada boots later (right)  I just haven't worn it as much as the Alec and tying those laces is way more consuming than it needs to be, especially for my usual uni run to the station. 

On wards to the deets, from the UNIF site the Alec has a 2.5" heel and a 1.5" platform in the front. Its definitely 100% leather and 'runs true to size (TTS) '.

You can check it all out, with some further stock shots @https://www.unifclothing.com/products/alec-boot 
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I haven't uploaded our shots from this shoot but its coming with all the deets soon.

Stats & Review:
Nasty Gal (NG): 
Pricing: 7/10. The pricing was okay. Nastygal was having a massive sale when I purchased these boots. The only reason I got them for a decent price was due to the fact I had some credit at Nastygal but aside from that the pricing on Nastygal is generally pretty darn exp $$$. I got the Armada boots in the same order.
Packaging and Delivery - 8/10. Came in a massive box with some bubble bags inside. The usual.
Customer Service (CS) - 5/10. In contrast to the experience I had with NG previously, the CS was horrible this time. Pretty much I had two orders and one of them got cancelled. The whole order was cancelled. I'm not one to rage but this time it pissed me off as I wasted a lot of my time taking items in and out. So I contacted CS and explained the situation and my disappointment. All I got was a generic apology and it wasn't even if the CS assistant cared, the way she replied was just so blunt and rude. I honestly wish I could've gave their CS a better rating based on previous experiences.
Word of Advice on NG - 
I placed two orders, a day after the other and my second order was cancelled. NOT just ONE item it was all of them! I had like 4 items or something. It wasn't just me, there were heaps of customers also complaining about this on Facebook. I was really upset because I had just wasted so much time choosing the items I wanted and it gets cancelled. Sometimes these things can't be helped but really, all of my items got cancelled. As a company that is a online based store, they really shouldn't have out of stock items as in stock.
Unif - Alec Boots: 
Size - US 5
Colour - Black
Packaging - 10/10. Came with some foamy dust bag  and shoe stuffing.
Fitting - I'm usually a US 4.5 but these fit me pretty perfectly. The Alec most likely runs half a size smaller, I also saw this stated from other reviews as well. So lucky me.
Comfort - 8/10. The zips can get a tad uncomfortable here and there. Its best to be worn with longer socks.

Let me know if you have any questions! I'll be happy to answer them.
I'll also post up an outfit with them on soon.

Till next time!

Ash


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Another Casual

Hey guys! 
Finally I found some time to post our recent shots. I've been so busy with uni recently and same with Erica with her work. Hope you guys have checked out our Instagram as we usually update it within a day or two so for more daily updates follow our Instagram as well! :)

So here we go, we got bad blood baby. 
Haha I just realised Erica labelled our album containing these shots as 'gang fight bruh'. We need some badass nicknames with this... Any ideas? 

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The deets
Glamour Kills - Denim Jacket

American Apparel - Check Shirt

Dr Denim - Denim
  Nike - Stefan Janoski Oreo 
Quay - Zig Purple Sunglasses
Vans - 2 Way Denim Backpack

Erica

The deets

Hollister - Check Shirt

Levis - Denim 

Dr Martens - 6 Eye 

Quay - Dixi Clear Sunglasses

Wish we had more shots to show you guys but since Erica's SD card's transfer cable is still down, its going to be awhile till we get the rest of our missing photos back :(. 

Mission at the moment: Investing in a new cable & tripod. Does anyone have recommendations? Let us know in the comments below!

As an apology for the few shots here's a sneak preview of the next post ;)

Time for another review? Points to who ever recognises these booties. 

Till the next chill.

- Ash

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Dark Days: The Lost Ctd

Tribute to Glamour Kills - Create, Love, Destroy, Hate. 

Don't know if you guys know but GK's website recently went down with a R.I.P Tomb image over the website with 2005-2015. Yep, an actual wtf moment for us. 

It is one of the only brands that sponsor bands and have our favourite bands (Tonight Alive, You Me at Six) wearing their merch. Creating awesome shit since 2005 literally. 

Clothes, Attitude and just everything. 

The Lost

The Lost collection will be split into two. Light & Dark. You'll understand once the next shots come out. Definitely one of our favourite shoots out of them all. As usual a spontaneous meet up that led to a few camera & lighting issues but some awesome shots. No complaints here. 

Create, Destroy, Rebuild. 

As it goes darker...

Park It Up: Shoot

Needless to say, we have a thing for parking lots and mind-blowing sunnies.
As usual all the deets down below. 

A Visit to Lovers Markets & Parramatta + Papparich

Hey guys! 

We're finally on break now! Woooooo!!! Uni was drivin me mad. Like literally. Its nearly been 3 years since I started uni life and man, am I over it. 

Well enough of that, its time for an update on our recent adventures. 

So on the last Saturday of June, we hit Parramatta Westfields & Lovers Markets. 

What is Lovers Markets? Pretty much its like every other market where independent stalls set up to sell damn good stuff except with Lovers Markets its held on the last Saturday of every month. 

Check out down below for all the deets on our adventure in Parramatta! 

Erica w/ her Quay Sunnies 

Denim Days: Time to Gear Up!

Even though its winter here. I've been looking for the perfect denims again, however this time with the perfect cuts and slices. My search started at the start of this year and has dragged on till now. Its harder than I thought, finding the right cuts yet denim at decent prices.
Guess I can't expect much living in Sydney, pretty much everything is x5 priced for something exactly the same in the states and the UK. Kudos to online shopping cause I recently stumbled across stylemoi and found some damn good denim at on point prices. 
Direct links all down below!

Found @ Stylemoi - $33.99            Styled by Blogger Aika Yokohama

More rips the merrier! 

Found @ Stylemoi - $35.99            Styled by Francis Lola 

Found @ Stylemoi - $29.99            Styled by Hannah Ray

From our City Collection - Styled by Erica 

Full deets here!

Down to the blacks 

$57.99 - Stylemoi

$53.99 - Stylemoi (also available in lightwash denim)

Don't want jeans? Here ya go! ❤

Its winter over here so cosy up in a Midi.

Taken from our 'Bringing it back home' collection - Styled by Ashley

Check out the deets here

      Found @ Stylemoi - $24.99        Found @ Stylemoi - $29.99  

Hope you guys found this useful! Heres the link if you want to check out more 
@ Stylemoi.nu
For those in summer, lucky you! Make use out of those denims! & for us chillin down here get on them midi skirts with knee highs or some stockings asap. 

Till next time 

x

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Randle Lane's Alice McCall Sample Sale + Review

This time we headed to the Alice McCall Sample Sale. It was a last minute decision that made me rethink what really is a sample sale. Safety pins and all. I'll say it all soon, visuals first!

Bringing it Back Home

I thought the cracks would be really distracting but really, it made it look so much better. 

Tackling the big three: Stripes, Floral & Denim.  

Decided to accessorise with my new floral jacket from The Fifth. This bomber caught my eye the minute I saw it. According to my sis, its gives off a swaggy kind of vibe but I'm glad I altered it to a more classic look with the denim midi. I always thought I couldn't do midi skirts because of my height but honestly they have now won a place in my heart and I can't stop wearing them right now. They are literally perfect for the winter winds in Sydney at the moment.
In other news, we just made a twitter (Follow us @Official8ateam)! YAY. We never got into the whole tweet thing but here we are and it is pretty damn fun, but honestly I always just used it for re-tweets of competitions and whatnot. No shame here. We'll see how it turns out!

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The deets

Stripe Boxy Crop Shirt - Portmans

Floral Bomber Jacket - The Fifth

Midi Denim Skirt - Portmans
Leather Platform Heels - Vagabond

Let us know if you have any questions. We'll be happy to answer them! 

Till next time x

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