Are You Ready for the Bal?

The package with the goodies that I bought during the extra 20% promo last week arrived yesterday, JUST BEFORE MY HUSBAND. He knew about this one because one of the items was the heirloom flora necklace that we are offering a friend for her 40th birthday in two weeks and I convinced him that we NEEDED to order for $150 to get the 20% off on that one. So I didn't really need to hide it from him, but I don't like to open packages when he's around. It's my little plaisure, let's say that on certain days it's the highlight of my day (and I know how sad this sounds, don't worry, I don't need to spend money on a therapy) so I kind of put the package away and waited until this morning before opening it.

Inside, among other things, I found this:


Yes, it's the masquerade tee. I was surprised by the extra care that they put in the packaging, that's the advantage of ordering early and full price I guess.
My first reaction when I opened it was that it's not black. It's definitively a faded charcoal, which works for me because as you know I have a lot of charcoal in my closet. The second reaction was that the feathers of the mask are made of chiffon, while I thought that they would be, well, real feathers, like on a real mask. It's clearly for the best though because have you ever tried to wash feathers? It's very pretty, plus the description on the Internet said clearly "embellished with organza feathers and rhinestones".
Well, the description also said "slub cotton tee" (I mean it's in the NAME of the tee, right?) and that's why I ordered a XS. And guess what's the fabric? Positively ringspun cotton. That's a MAJOR mistake!
Now, because it's ringspun it's definitively snug but I think that I'm going to keep this size because all my ringspun tees have stretched out wash after wash, especially around the neck. However, if you are concerned by sheerness, it's a good idea to size up.



Detail of the pretty embellishment:


This tee immediately put me in a festive mood, so I thought it deserved a little bling, even if just for the blog. I also received the F21 package with my "cheap" jewelry finds yesterday, so I want to show you the rhinestone earrings with the tee:



I'm not sure if I would actually wear them together, but they are fun for sure and totally worth the $9.80 that I paid.
I will probably wear this outfit though:



The cardigan is a sequined open cardi from HO05 (the good thing about open cardigans is that they tend to ... open and in this case you don't want the embellishment to be completely hidden by the cardigan), the skirt is the shirred wool skirt (aka, Sylvia) and if you're wondering what are the tights that I'm wearing, these are another F21 find. They totally look like Chanel, but for $5:



This tee is a total winner for me, and I think that with the current promo it will sell out very quickly. My advise: if you like it get it NOW.