Shopaholic Dreamland: Centro Fashion fest

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Last week, I spend few days in a shopaholic dreamland: Centro Fashion Fest. I was lucky enough to be one of ten finalist of The Most Stylish Challenge. These ten lucky people got a million each to spend on a shopping rally. We have to be a very smart shopper since we should get 10 items with less extra money to spend (I only spend $2 extra money and I already got an LBD, two shoes, two tights, two colorful socks, two ties, and a nice jacket!). The most stylish person will be chosen based on the way she/he mix-and-match the items bought and get additional voucher (another million to spend!). Yes, it's a big yayness but I only become the big three.. my more colorful friend got that additional prize and she promised to donate that money for the orphanages (yes, that's really nice of her)

But, before the shopping day, we got the privilege of joining four-days fashion-and-beauty program consist of fashion shows, makeup show, sneak peek to the backstage, meet-and-greet with a famous Indonesian singer, and fashion-beauty classes. All wrapped up in fabulous four days.

I was more than excited!

Imagine, I was eyeing on several pairs of shoes in Centro and out of a sudden I got a million to spend to bring those baby shoes home with me! It was quite a challenge when they require me to get ten items, so I (sadly) have to drop a pair of dream shoes that will cost me the whole voucher if I insist to buy. (I'll be back for you one day, dear dream shoes..)

Anyway, the first day was exciting, I finally met my two online buddy Echa and Thika and we had a fashion class by Centro's fashion stylist, Andre. After that, we went straight to the runway and become frontrowers! I always like being at the front row of a fashion show. The next day, we got a beauty class by Lancome while the boys got a facial session by Biotherm. On the third day, there was a meet-and-greet with Pingkan Mambo, Indonesian famous singer who (I just found out on that meet-and-greet session) just launch her latest album. I must have been living under a rock, haven't I? We also get an all access privilege to the backstage of Centro Grand Fashion Show (the biggest they ever held). It was such an eye candy for all of us! *wink* The last day is the day we've been waiting for: it's the shopping day! Yeaaaay! Spending a million on an hour shopping rally and present the items bought on the runway is beyond words.

Well, picture tells a thousand words, and may I warn you.. there will be a lot (I mean, really, a lot!) pictures below to tell more about this excitement! Enjoy..

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DAY 1: Fashion Class


(Miy meets Echa and Thika)

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(clockwise: Fashion class by Andre P- Lunch at Celcius Cafe- being the front rowers at the fashion show- and sneak peek for Sunday shopping)

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(The ColorPlay casual fashion show)

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(Above: the fashion show; below: we ought to posed on the runway and we were so exposed, really..*shy*)

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DAY 2: Beauty Class


(Left: Miy at the wall of fame- Right: Shoetalk by Miy and Versicle)

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(Beauty class by Lancome)

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(The makeup show. Can you believe that this pretty model in the middle and right is only 18 y.o!)

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(At the wall of fame before and after the makeup class)

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DAY 3: All Access


(Meet and greet with Pinkan Mambo)

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(Backstage of the grand fashion show and the show)

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(Spotted at the front row of the fashion show: media people from Cosmopolitan and Femina magazine)

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DAY 4: Shop till You Drop!


(Having a big lunch before the shopping rally)

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(The shopping rally)

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(Miy, explaining the concept and the shopped items- and, well, a catwalk session!)

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(Left: the big three, Miy- Mimit- Echa.. Mimit won the 1st prize)
(Right: miy and fashion blogger friends Echa and Versicle- they're really fun to shop with!)

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(What I'm buying at the rally: a pair of purple shoes, a very little LBD, and a jacket)

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(The finalist before and after the shopping rally.. last photo: left to right- Jatu, Versicle who won the most favorite onliners based on facebook vote, Iphan, Lalitya, mb Novi our chaperon, Mimit who won the most stylish prize, Echa, Ika, Herman, Miy, and Udit)

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Extra: Welcoming my baby platform..

(The dream shoes I've been craving for the last four month is finally mine! yeay!)

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