Am I A Reformed Shopaholic?

I received yet another "By Invitation Only" card from Coach for the holiday season. I did not get a chance to use the last invitation, so I decided that I would purchase something for my birthday.

I went into the Coach store in the Yorkdale mall last week to look at some of the items that I was interested in buying. I really like the Madison Leather Large Sophia Satchel bag. The bag would cost $398 less the 25% discount. The invitation is good until December 12, 2010, so I still have time.

Since the last One of A Kind Show in the Spring I kept thinking about the Hoi Bo bag that I saw. I had planned to return to the show and make the purchase. Well I went to the One of A Kind Christmas Show yesterday, but I did not buy the bag. I did not even go to the booth. I found it hard to spend that much money on a bag that is made from cotton. 

Hoi Bo Large Satchel $480

I did not spend much at the show. Of course I had to get my Skinlicious soap and the Vanilla Fudge Body Meringue from Spa Sisters.

I am still searching for the perfect gift for my 40th birthday.

I was once an impulsive shopper, but recently I put more thought into what I am going to buy.

One Of A Kind Christmas Show 2010

I am looking forward to the One of A Kind Christmas Show and Sale this year. I will visit old favourites and new discoveries.

Cha Cha

Foxy Originals Jewelry

 

Spa Sisters

Skinlicious

Hoi Bo

Show Dates, Hours & Venue Information

2010 One of a Kind Christmas Show and Sale

Thursday, November 25 to Sunday, December 5, 2010
Weekdays and Saturday 10am-9pm, Sunday 10am-6pm

Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place 

100 Princes' Blvd., Toronto ON M6K 3C3 Canada

One Of A Kind Show Spring Show 2010

Winner: One of a Kind Toronto Tickets

This is the second time that I won a pair of tickets to the One of a Kind Show. I also won tickets for the Christmas Show last year. When I read the email I had forgotten that I had entered the contest on the blog Lipstick Powder N Paint.

A friend and I went to the show on Saturday. It was not as busy as I expected. It made it a whole lot easy to browse the aisles.  These are pictures of the items that I purchased.

Foxy Originals - Wearable Words Bracelet "Live, Love Laugh"

Spa Sisters - Bath & Body Products (1st time at the show)

The vanilla fudge body meringue spells AMAZING!!!

Skinlicious - Soap

I could not go to the show without getting this handmade soap.

Cha Cha - White Pouch

I added one more item to my collection of Cha Cha bags.

Hoi Bo

I discovered a new handbag company. I saw the most GORGEOUS handbag. I had to walk away before I was tempted to make a purchase. If I purchase one handbag this year I would buy one of their bags. I wish I had taken a picture.

55 Mill St., Historic Distillery District Studio 111, 

Toronto Ontario Canada

Tel: 416.888.8270

www.hoibo.com

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.