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2016 - 29, (Oslo, Norway), this decade was about self discovery and building the life I dreamt about. The life that I am super proud of and truly grateful to be living. This decade, I built my financial life and in later years choose to heal from the trauma gained in the last decade and now I feel well equipped for the future. 
2006 - 19, (Glasgow, Scotland), I thought I was grown (look at the cheekbones 🤣🤣) and ready for the world, chiiiild was I wrong, let’s just say, I am still resolving the trauma the decade brought me but I am grateful because I met my best friends and made decisions for the future I wanted to have. (Spoiler alert - I did better than I dreamed). 
1996 - 9, (Home, Zambia) this was my birthday but my little sister insisted she had to be the one in the middle. The only way we knew whose birthday it was, was by standing in the middle but this year I remember baby sister crying her eyes out and refusing 🤨
1988 - 9 months, (Chililabombwe, Zambia) although my mother looks tired and traumatised😟, I know I was loved and happy. 
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I had such an amazing week in Doha, Qatar after no I had such an amazing week in Doha, Qatar after not visiting for almost 8years. 📍

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Uncategorised · June 4, 2014

Products I regret buying – #1

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How many times have you bought something and thought hang on a moment, that ain’t right or I wish I never bought this. Well I have found myself in that same boat again and again and this week I will be naming and shaming. To begin this “regret” post series, I will start with “Beauty & Fashion items”,

1. Green platform 2&1:2 inch heel from everything £5 – I bought these shoes for work, I loved them like I don’t know. They were sooo comfoy, and stylish but only after 1 WEEK the entire heel had disappeared, I mean I may have worn them every day for 5 days, they may have only been £5 but still I expected at least a month out of them not 5 days. I was so disappointed but then again you know me I get over it quickly so I have decided not to buy such shoes from everything £5 again.
2. Plain high waisted trouser from everything £5 – These trousers I did not even have a chance to wear them, they came looking ratchet. I didn’t even bother complaining because sending them back will cost me more than I paid for them. Another lesson for me not to buy such trousers from them.


 

Don’t get me wrong, I am not dissing everything £5 because I have in the past bought shoes which I still have a year on, I have even bought other trousers from them but for some reasons these kind of shoes and this type of trouser are no good hence my resolve to stop buying such items from them, granted they are very cheap but cheap don’t necessary mean really really bad quality.


 

3. Tartan dress from Miss Rebel – Now I love their items but this one dress is too flimsy. I could not believe it, I wore it and it felt really good and looked really nice but the colour just seem to come right off the dress and onto my skin which is NOT accepted. Because it was cheap I would have expected colour to run during the wash not onto my skin whilst wearing it. So this one I am not sure I will be buying dresses anytime soon from them but jackets now that I will continue to buy because they have wonderful items.
4. Maybelline foundation – I thought this was a good foundation when I wore it but after a while he just stopped making any difference of my face in terms of I still managed to sweat it as if I didn’t have any on.
5. Stick on nails from poundland – ok I know what you thinking but poundland goods are not always bad, they really do have some really nice and cute items which have lasted me longer in the past but these damn press on nails just tooo unreal I mean felt like wear plastic which I cut myself from the milk bottle (not cool).

That’s it for part #1 of products I regret buying. Look out for the next post on products I regret buying gadget items edition.

What items do you regret buying?

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Comments

  1. Deidre || Love, The Skinnys says

    June 5, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    I always wear the heels out on my shoes! It is seriously the worssttt

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 5, 2014 at 5:47 pm

      Me too but at least that’s like after 3-4 weeks of constant wear not 5 days x

  2. Laura Elizabeth says

    June 5, 2014 at 4:27 pm

    Ruined shoes are the worst!

    Laura
    The Laura Way

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 5, 2014 at 5:46 pm

      Amen to that

  3. Starr Joy says

    June 5, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    Oh no, dresses with fabric running on to your skin?! Sounds like a fashion nightmare!
    StarrJoy16.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 5, 2014 at 5:46 pm

      It was and still is coz I love that dress x

  4. Leighanne Modeste says

    June 5, 2014 at 9:21 am

    What a shame about the shoes. My mum always says buy cheap buy twice lol

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 5, 2014 at 5:45 pm

      Thanks, I agree with your mum x

  5. Carly Anderson says

    June 5, 2014 at 3:47 am

    aw man, hate it when that happens!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 5, 2014 at 6:43 am

      You and me both, thanks Hun x

  6. Ruthy T. says

    June 4, 2014 at 11:36 pm

    I hate it when I’m excited about something and it totally disappoints! 🙁

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 5, 2014 at 12:01 am

      My sentiments exactly x

  7. No Minivan Mom says

    June 4, 2014 at 9:37 pm

    I regretted buying a pair of 70$ shoes that were glittery and beautiful. Unfortunately everything I owned became glittery and I had a blister….

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 5, 2014 at 12:00 am

      I experienced that too but I ended up leaving all glitter at my in laws house lol they remember by the glitter still there lol

  8. Ruffled Paper - Jessica says

    June 4, 2014 at 9:08 pm

    Oh gosh! That’s terrible about the shoes! They are a pretty color!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 11:59 pm

      I loved these shoes, thanks Jessica x

  9. Logan Cantrell says

    June 4, 2014 at 8:25 pm

    I can’t believe those shoes didn’t last more than 5 days. 🙁

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 11:59 pm

      Couldn’t either sad times x

  10. Ashley Z. says

    June 4, 2014 at 7:50 pm

    Man! Bummer!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 11:59 pm

      Yep x

  11. Christine Mondy says

    June 4, 2014 at 6:53 pm

    That’s too bad about Maybelline. I have never had a problem.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 9:22 pm

      Thanks Christine, their mousse is fine but the fit foundation nope it don’t work for me x

  12. Kasi Zlochevski says

    June 4, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    I feel your pain about the maybelline foundation,I’ve had so many bad experiences with makeup! But I guess you live and learn and stop purchasing certain items.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 9:21 pm

      Yep it live and learn indeed, thanks Kasi x

  13. Rebekah says

    June 4, 2014 at 6:23 pm

    Aw those shoes look so cute, that’s too bad. I have a ton of items I regret buying – mostly clothes that looked great in the store and awful at home!

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 9:20 pm

      Thanks, I hate when that happens you buy take home and it’s completely different or you don’t feel it anymore x

  14. Amberly says

    June 4, 2014 at 6:22 pm

    Stick on nails are definitely not my favorite. I’ve tried a few different kinds and they all feel the same to me.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 9:20 pm

      I am starting to think its best to do my own nails or professionally than still on nails, as I used to love then before but now!!! Not so much x

  15. Ashley Allan says

    June 4, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    That’s too bad about the shoes, I would say to take them to a cobbler (the guy I go to has saved numerous pairs of heels from oblivion) but you would probably have to spend more on the repairs.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 9:19 pm

      That’s why I didn’t take them to mind because if that. I will give them to family in zambia when I go as they are cheap to fix there x

  16. Kelsey says

    June 4, 2014 at 5:31 pm

    that is too bad about the shoes. I have never really been a fan of stick on nails either.

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 9:18 pm

      Thanks, still on nails I loved them when I couldn’t get a decent manicure etc but now I will be painting my own nails x

  17. Elizabeth Lund says

    June 4, 2014 at 1:54 pm

    Don’t you hate it when you spend hard earned money on something and it isn’t right? It kills me. I have several things like this. I just now need to get rid of them….that’s another story! 🙂

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 9:17 pm

      I do really hate it lol thanks for stopping by x

  18. tracey bowden says

    June 4, 2014 at 7:26 am

    I haven’t bought anything from everything £5 yet as I am wary of exactly what the product will look like, but the dress with the colour coming off on you is awful! I hope you complained about it! I would of done

    Reply
    • Mia Myrabev says

      June 4, 2014 at 7:40 am

      I worry sometimes too but like I mentioned have bought items in there before that have lasted me over a year now but these shoes I am not impressed as for the dress you bet I complained lol x

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