https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 18:04:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-107141 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:10:16 +0000 Angie 107141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Got it. Thank you Anne and Maya. The penny dropped. I can be a little blonde at times. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-107014 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:57:48 +0000 Maya 107014@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, what Anne said. The Carissa shirt is $99, and then there is $12 shipping added to the cost.</p> <p>That's really the only reason I was thinking of breaking for the shell. It would be around half the price of the buttondown. The offer doesn't expire so Carissa says I can use it whenever I'm ready, so I think I'm better off waiting and getting it when I'm out of the hole. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-107001 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:08:24 +0000 anne 107001@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, the prize was for $70 merchandise credit. Maya is referring to her costs on top of that </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-107000 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:05:44 +0000 Christie 107000@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd get the button down, since that is a more difficult piece for you to find. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106999 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:04:33 +0000 Angie 106999@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Okay. I’m dense. Why are you paying for something that you won, Maya? </p> <p>I vote the Carissa shape (bell shaped hem). But ask Carissa too because she really knows her stuff. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106976 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:32:05 +0000 Maya 106976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After all the calculations (balance + shipping), it will come to $41, which is not expensive at all for this beautiful shirt. It just isn't doable for me at this time, so I'm going to have to wait on it unfortunately. Anyway, Carissa says it's backordered so I couldn't order it now regardless.</p> <p>Anyway, I forgot to mention that there is another buttondown style available:</p> <p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_siB00UqURvI/Sv3Nv2CfDtI/AAAAAAAAAhc/FoLlemjmSUs/s1600-h/newsletter+1009.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_siB0.....r+1009.jpg</a></p> <p>Carissa explains the difference between the two this way: "Carissa has a bell shaped hem on the high hip, while Emma is long &amp; lean with a shirttail hem."--Carissa and Emma being the two different styles. Carissa is the one Kari and Nicole have. Emma is the new one.</p> <p>Which of these styles would be better for my body type? Or is the difference subtle enough that I could go either way? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106854 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:05:16 +0000 LoP 106854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd vote for the button down as well. For the $15 difference, you'll get so much more wear out of it. Overall, price/wear on the button down will be less. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106849 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:47:25 +0000 Maya 106849@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm well Angie has spoken, so I guess I have no choice!</p> <p>I re-read Nicole's review, and she needed to get the sleeves shortened just as a matter of fit, so I'm pretty sure I may need to get them shortened anyway since I am shorter than her. If I do, I may as well shorten them to 3/4 or elbow length. I could just roll them up, but I want a smoother option for layering underneath a lightweight cardigan, or one of my 3/4 sleeve sweater tunics. It will also make it more appropriate for wearing as it gets warmer. </p> <p>I guess the cream is pretty but maybe not for me. I do prefer more contrast with all my black.</p> <p>OK, white shirt it is. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106837 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:32:19 +0000 Kari 106837@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yay, Maya! That is GREAT, and you totally deserve a win for Carissa's products for so many reasons. I can't wait to see how they work on you. </p> <p>I vote for the button-down because a) it's harder to find and b) it's more of a long-term investment piece. I think the cream is brand-new because it wasn't available on the website when I ordered my shirt - it looks great! I'm kind of partial to white for you, though. Your skin tone looks so beautiful against "extreme" neutrals like black or white.</p> <p>I'm actually tempted to alter my Carissa shirt to a 3/4 or elbow length sleeve because I'm so paranoid about staining the cuffs by resting them on a dirty surface when I'm working or eating! </p> <p>I adore the persian red shell, too. Maybe put that on your wish list? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106822 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:37:36 +0000 Angie 106822@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A window opens whenever a door closes. Fantastic, Maya! You know how impressed I am with Carissa’s products. And Carissa rocks too. Yay! You’re finally going to get a WOVEN statement piece.</p> <p>I’m going to pull rank – you MUST go with the button down. Sorry. Bossy Angie. I’m with elpgal. </p> <p>Hmmm. Cream or white. I have both colour buttons downs and adore then equally. My gut says white. More graphic and modern. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106801 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:20:37 +0000 marianne 106801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congratulations on your win, Maya - I hope it makes you feel better.<br /> The red shell is very pretty. Could you get both pieces? If that is not an option, I think I would go for the white button-down. It's a beautiful piece, and to me long sleeves are the most versatile, and you can always roll them up, so I would not alter them (except if you need to shorten them for petite size). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106800 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:18:27 +0000 elpgal 106800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, I would go for the button down. In general, I find that shells are easier to find and less expensive to alter. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106791 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:02:45 +0000 Maya 106791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, as always I can't seem to make any decisions without first asking YLF...</p> <p>Sooo...here is my conundrum:</p> <p>The two pieces from BH that would be most useful to me are the silk shell and the "button" down shirt. I have really been wanting a new basic buttondown but this one seems more like a standalone piece and I use them mostly for layering. I think I would need to alter the sleeves to be short sleeves in order to use it that way. The pros are that if I did want to wear it on its own, I definitely could. It has a nice feminine shape which I usually don't get in a buttondown. And of course, it is so hard for someone my size to find a decent buttondown that doesn't pull or gape, so this would be my best bet.</p> <p>Now, if I did go with the buttondown, my other question is if I should go for white or cream? I have always gone with optic white because it's usually just easier to find, but the cream looks awfully pretty. I can wear warm and cool colors equally well so that doesn't really help in assessing which is more flattering. </p> <p>The silk shell now comes in two gorgeous new colors, and I am particularly fond of the Persian red (nice nod to my ancestry as well). It's definitely dressier than anything I usually wear, but I often find myself wanting something like this for added texture or for an interview under a jacket. Again, I don't think I'm likely to wear it without something layered over it, although I certainly could.</p> <p>Here are the items in question:</p> <p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_siB00UqURvI/Sv3NvsWi5lI/AAAAAAAAAhU/M9ucQ98_vWY/s1600-h/newsletter+1002.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_siB0.....r+1002.jpg</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bratiquehelene.com/catalog/shirts-long-sleeve-shirt-white-p-30.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bratiquehelene.com/.....-p-30.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.bratiquehelene.com/catalog/shirts-long-sleeve-shirt-cream-p-44.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bratiquehelene.com/.....-p-44.html</a></p> <p>The other thing is that my credit is $70, so I would probably end up paying $30 for the buttondown shirt before even getting to the sleeve alteration. The silk shell would be only $15. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106755 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:00 +0000 Laura 106755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay, Maya! When it comes to contests, you are the luckiest person I know!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106754 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:44:45 +0000 Tanya 106754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Woo-hoo! Congrats Maya! Nothing lik that to cheer you up. Looking forward to the pics! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106748 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:19:10 +0000 merry77 106748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats!</p> <p>Have you seen the movie "The Prize Winner from Defiance, Ohio" or something like that with Ashley Judd? It's about a woman who used prize winning to provide for her family when her alcoholic husband squandered his earnings. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106740 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:13:33 +0000 marianna 106740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Your luck MUST be improving! Congrats. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106735 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:50:48 +0000 agrace 106735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay - how fun! I love wining things though the only thing I recall winning is when I won a jelly bean guessing contest as a child (guessing how many jelly beans were in a jar). Very well deserved and I can't wait to see the outfit you put together! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106729 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:09 +0000 Debora 106729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay!!! Good things are coming your way, Maya! Congrats! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106727 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:44:41 +0000 rute 106727@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well done Maya! You deserve! Pics please!!!!!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106724 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:42:57 +0000 RoseandJoan 106724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Exactly Maya, professional contest winner it is! </p> <p>Well done Maya, please feel free to brag, if anyone deserves to brag it's you.</p> <p>Please post pictures soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yet-another-score#post-106723 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:21:13 +0000 Maya 106723@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm afraid I'm on the verge of bragging here...</p> <p>I won yet another contest. Yep. This time hosted by our very own absolutely fabulous Carissa @ Bratique Helene. </p> <p>I'm stoked. Hope I look as fab in my BH shirt as Kari does. Woohoo. Maybe I should be a professional contest winner. </p>