Thursday, March 18, 2010

Am I A Bag Snob?


Years ago you would see women and girls carrying Louis Vuitton handbags. Many of them were fake. I was one of them. Now the bag of choice are Coach handbags. 

What is bothering me is that many of these bags are knockoffs. The quality of the bags look so poor that even if they were not knockoff Coach bags, I would not purchase the bags because they look cheap.

I owned a knockoff Louis Vuitton pochette. It was a great evening bag, however it fall apart after a while.  

You do not have to spend a lot of money to have a nice bag. I own many bags at various price points, but the quality of the more expensive bags is undeniable. They are also the bags that I expect to last for many, many years. 

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Soap Obsessed


I love buying different types of soap. The scent is very important and sometimes I am lucky enough to find a bar with great packaging.  Last week I went a little crazy shopping for soap.

Top Left
Verbena Soap packaged in a beautiful keepsake box (Winners $5.99)

Top Right
Verbena soap packaged in a beautiful keepsake box - two 150g bars (Winners $7.99)

Bottom Left to Right
Coconut Vanilla Sugar Triple Milled Soap 283g (Winners $5.99)

Citron Cassis Organic Shea Butter Soap 284g (Winners $5.99)

Le Couvent des Minimes Verbena & Lemon 100g (Shoppers Drug Mart $7.00)

Aromafields Deluxe Soap & Home Collection Lotus Mint 300g (Winners $5.99)

My all time favourite soap is the shea butter soap from L'Occitane en Provence.  I also make a special trip to the One of A Kind Show  in Toronto to purchase the natural handmade soap from Skinlicious. I could order the soap online, but I love smelling each soap before I make a purchase. The next show is from March 31 to April 4, 2010. 






Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Stila One Step Makeup

Stila One Step Makeup

It is a primer, foundation, concealer and powder all in one easy step.

I am definitely interested in trying this product. I am lucky if I have time to do one of the steps in the morning.  I hope they have it at Sephora.

  • 100% natural mineral pigments
  • Paraben & Fragrance Free
  • All Skin Types
  • Available in 8 shades