My First Chanel Bag Reveal! :D Chanel Flap Bag with Top Handle - Paris in Rome 2015-16 Metiers D-Art Collection

Something really special happened a few weeks ago and that is...i got my first Chanel bag :D

In Australia the prices are so much higher for an already so overpriced bag, i could never justify the price and every time i think about it, the price just keeps getting higher and higher!
However i knew one day i would take that step :) So for my 7th year anniversary with L i asked for a Chanel bag which he reluctantly obliged hehe
I justified it with a lot of complaining at first that he had received his anniversary gift a week before and 2 weeks after our anniversary i had still not received anything. Also i think one Chanel bag after 7 years is pretty decent? :P He had tried to do that trick where he merges my birthday gifts as also my anniversary gift since it is only a month apart but i wasn't going to let him get away with it!
So i did the tiniest big of research online finding out about what types of leather is best and what i should avoid. We went into Chanel on our usual Thursday night shopping dates, and i was not prepared. See i've been saying i want a Chanel regularly as much as a kid says they want candy and without really expecting it. So we just looked around and i already checked prices of the bags online and knew the classic flaps were way out of range on what i am willing to spend on a bag. I did have a few in mind that were around the 5k mark rather than 8k.

I spotted the seasonal Chanel Flap Bag with Top Handle in Sheepskin with Gold metal... It pretty much looked like the Chanel Jumbo Flap bag but less boxy and 3k cheaper. It was good but i didn't get that special feeling you get when you buy something really nice. So we left and had a look in Dior as i've been eyeing the gradient Diorama in navy and silver... gosh it's beautiful :O But it's tiny and not wearable everyday so i knew that wasn't very smart. Also my brother had a friend who works for Dior so if i was to get anything it would be through her.
So after a bit of wandering around and a tiny bit of me moping at my undecidedness, L asked me if i want that bag and if i would be happy with it...so we went back and i did comparisons with the classic flap bag in jumbo and it confirmed my doubts. I had compared it with the caviar leather which looked awful next to the sheepskin. The seasonal bag was also more comfortable to carry and the straps sat much better on my body. In comparison it also looked a little bigger. It wasn't in a bright hot pink filled with sparkles and not shiny like the silver Diorama but it was a classic and a bag i can't go wrong with. Which i've noticed is something i seem to do when i make my first purchase in a price bracket higher than anything i own...i go safe.

There she is on the right :D

Perfect height when worn crossbody

Classic Jumbo...bit too long even when crossbody (i'm 164cm, 5'5)

Not as boxy...look how much more beautiful the leather looks :O

It really doesn't look trapeze shape at all when it's not sitting next to the classic.

Love the chain detail!

Three compartments :) (The inside goes deep and is as wide as the base so it's roomy and can fit a water bottle snug)

For the next few days i had the bag sitting in the box as i would not carry such a nice bag to work incase anything was to happen to it. I didn't feel the excitement of pulling it out and caressing it in my arms as i normally do when i get something fancy (maybe i've been over spoilt already at this point). However i did pull it out and the first time i used it, it felt special. It felt comfy to use and fit everything i needed. It was easy to carry and i loved to carry it by the chain as well since it made me feel ultra cool and trendy. The bag seems almost bulletproof as well. The sheepskin/calfskin is pretty much scratch proof and rough spongey so it doesn't get caught on things.
My only regrets is not chatting to the girl who helped me as much and trying to build that 'sales associate relationship' people keep talking about online. She was on her mobile texting when i asked for help and then was running back and forth to help someone else and left me alone for 90% of the time. I always find it harder to chat to the sales person when i'm with L as well since i would be talking to him the whole time and asking his opinion(which he has none). I didn't get her name and honestly don't even remember what she looks like but that's ok, i don't plan to be a Chanel regular...not yet anyways lol

I have been craving a 2nd Chanel bag. Something i would do to spoil myself  when i spot the right bag. I started a savings account 2 years ago when i decided i wanted a Chanel bag but couldn't justify the price. I had starting putting $100 in it every week religiously after my pay went in and had built up enough to get one. However having the money for it doesn't mean you just blow $8k on a bag...and i had forgotten about wanting a Chanel all last year and decided that money was good rainy day funds. I have found myself looking online non-stop and realised i know what my next Chanel bag will be! I am in love with the Chanel Trendy Bag. It is in the same price bracket as the Jumbo Flap so i am reluctant for now. I actually spotted it in store in black and thought it was also nice. The one i saw online was in a beautiful Turquoise. I didn't think the black one was WOW in stores so i'll do a bit more saving for now and decide later. Now that i know there are things such as seasonal bags and that they will release different bags throughout the year, i want to wait till i come across one i absolutely love. I could barely find any videos or posts on people's seasonal Chanel bags and would love to know what seasonal bag do you guys lust after? Do most people avoid seasonal as they want the resell value on their bag? I think the bag i chose is pretty safe if i do decide to resell one day but i never buy my bags with that in mind. I'm so happy and appreciative that me and L are at a point in our lives where we can buy a Chanel bag. When we get married and build a home together and then children.... i don't think our priorities will be anywhere close to materialistic things so i want to make sure i can enjoy them now while i can. Life is short so live the beautiful life you wish for :)

The Chanel Trendy Bag :) It's beautiful too!

Decluttering and becoming semi-minimalist. Living with Celiac wheat allergy and beauty products.

So this year i've been all about that minimalist life.

During the few minutes spare that i have where i'm not working, eating or sleeping, i am busy rethinking all my possessions and how they fit into the life i want to live.

This is about 1 hour a week spread out into a few minutes a day because i'm mostly too tired after work and lazy when i do have time. I wouldn't say im unmotivated... it's just a really big job to get done!

So as i have mentioned before, due to my sudden increase in allergies, to the point where it's almost illegal for me to NOT be put in a bubble, i have purged a whole lot of my beauty products.

Now, i use to be a beauty hoarder. I use to be a shopaholic. And this left me with boxes and boxes of beauty products stuffed under my bed, under my table, against the walls, anywhere that had space meant i had room to go and buy more shiny new things.

My first purge started a year ago when i got rid of anything labelled officially with wheat. My deadly allergy. I had already said goodbye to the yummy delicious foods i use to eat daily with no issues.  I had to now follow a celiac lifestyle.

It was after this that i realised how much was being wasted and how much i had to get rid of. Yet i still had 80% of my stuff available to use which painted a clear picture that i had more than enough. More than imaginable because i had bought things and put them away 'for later' and just kept buying.

During last year i had not really bought much besides replacing my daily moisturiser and my obsession with Lush. Lush had kept me entertained until i had a giant box of bathbombs and bubblebars under my bed and soaps spilling out all over the place and i knew this wasn't right as well. Not only that, i don't even take baths and was not getting the full effect using them in the shower. So it was not long till i realised i was wasting my money there as well.

With make up, i had a little obsession with Nars and acquired quite a few products from them, as an excuse that i was 'replacing' the stuff i had to get rid of.

This year i've realised i had to get rid of everything with Vitamin E because it's mostly sourced from wheat. Vitamin E is in pretty much 95% of all beauty products according to me reading labels intensely for the last 2 years.

I still use make up with Vit E but found my skin gets minor spots. My skin is at it's best when i just stay away from that stuff and ultimately, that is what i want. I don't want to have anything that i can't use and i want it all to be 100% safe.

So this year is the year i will purge the most. My plan to not buy any beauty products at all so far has gone quite well. 2 full months have almost past this year and the only beauty products i've bought are some witch hazel blemish sticks during the 40% off sale at Priceline because my current ones were dry as chalk and that stuff works miracles for me. I get so excited when i finish up a cream or a wash.

Here is a photo journey of my decluttering:

This has been cleaned! It was topped with so much stuff i could not see the surface before :(

(please don't judge my dresser, it's not my dream setup either!)

My dresser from IKEA. I had replaced my table with a deep 3 drawer dresser to be able to store all my make up and skincare. The top drawer worked fantastic for make up and i had skincare in the 2nd one. More skincare and misc. in the bottom drawer. 

However this soon did not work for me as the make up section had make up piled ontop of each other, the drawers were deep and hard to remember to use the things i had stored in the bottom containers of the drawers so i went to look for a replacement.

I wanted to find something a little taller as my new white stool chair lifted quite high so i had that option now. But i was after 4 drawers and not as deep as i felt the deepness wasted space.

In the end i could not find a good one that fitted my area so i decided to upgrade in the same dresser but with 4 drawers. I also decided that paying almost double to have them split in half was a good idea. It wasn't really due to the cost but it allowed me to have sections and be more organised. Also if i was to ever move soon or rearrange my furniture, the slimmer dressers meant i could work with all kinds of space even if i just used one in a smaller spot.

I loved how the black and white looked so modern and clean cut next to each other and was so tempted to buy one in each... but i knew better lol

So here is only half of my make up spilled all over my bed ready to be sorted

And here is my skincare... a lot i know. I wish i had 10 more faces to slap these on... i just don't have enough surface skin for all this!

This is all my 'backups' and doesn't even include the stuff i had out and was using! EPPP!

They all start slotting nicely into the drawers.

So far my progress has been good. One drawer i can manage to fit ALL my toners and on the other side ALL my cleansers. It's insane but to have a certain product in one place now makes me use what needs to be used quicker and know what i have.

I love this set up and how functional it has been for me.

I am still no where close to becoming minimalist as i still own plenty but my hoarding ways don't wish to be wasteful. I will use what i got this year since i will not be purchasing anymore.

I also did a little decluttering on my clothes. Earlier this year i decided i don't need to wear colours ever again. lol. Since i wear mostly black only for work, my everyday clothes just seemed to be black all the time and everytime i shopped, i opted for black to make it wearable for work too.

I also went and bought lots of functional casual plain t-shirts because i was tired of tops not matching my pants and what not.

This seemed like a really good idea 2 months ago but right now i feel like i'm in a fashion rut and i crave to dress nice but with no effort. I still don't know what i'm after but i feel a little motivated and inspired again. However i am still very reluctant to spend money/waste money! So no i will not be going on on a clothing shopping spree! Thank God lol

I also threw out a bunch of shoes. Some were very old, some were just styles i didn't like much and weren't going to wear again, some just turned bad. I also have decided that unless it was a good quality everyday comfortable leather shoe, it was not worth keeping or buying more of.

I have an insane amount of nice leather flats but tend to just wear the one pair until it's no longer wearable and then just move onto the next. So why do i need the same shoe with 5 backups of it? I do not know... I don't wish to be wearing the same shoe for the next 3 years! I also have a thing for really trendy funky fashion shoes atm. It is my slight weakness and i have purchased a few this year but will try to contain myself after going through so many shoes.

My sisters also had an insane amount of old shoes gathering dust and going bad so i was able to declutter those for them too which felt so SO good haha. I just love to get rid of stuff now and it feels insanely fun!

Old school computer box filled with old shoes! This box was massiveeee.

Sometimes i seek out things to declutter but i think i'm done. There's nothing that's absolutely rubbish left in my life so for now i will try to maintain instead.

I've also noticed this decluttering trend going around on the internet and youtube. I guess all us shopaholics finally hit a point where we just had too much lol It's hard to imagine the amount of money i was willing to let go of in one shop just to buy a large number of products that i didn't even really need or know about. It was more of the thrill of buying so i can own it. It was only exciting when i unpacked it and put it away to never been seen again for the next few years.

What do you guys think? Is becoming minimalist and decluttering a trend you've notice too? Like they say, the less clutter in your life means the less clutter in your brain. I can't wait till i'm 100% there. I don't plan to ever live a life completely minimalist with only a list of 20 possessions or whatever but i do want to follow the idea of it and not indulge in excessive consumerism which seems to be the case with the beauty community online. I still love it all but im not IN LOVE with it anymore. If you get the difference ;)

New Year, Same me... but better version? lol Resolutions of an ex-shopaholic. Becoming minimalist.

This year has been going on for a while now and i feel like a lot of me has changed.
Last year was such a blur. I was working more than i could deal with, living week to week just wanting the week to end quickly so i can relax my mind only for another week to come around and start the process all over again. And not even for much money mind you.
I finally took a week off over the Christmas period and rest a little. But alas, spent everyday going out shopping the sales and not enough to bumming at home. At least it was time spent with my family which i haven't been able to do because i work weekends :)

I've decided to take a cut to my pay so i can have Saturdays off this year. In the end it's a small price to pay to gain my life back.
I don't have too much goals this year besides really trying my best to get closer and more comfortable so i will be ready for marriage in 2 years. I'm not getting any younger! And i feel like it is something i've started to want and feel like i'm ready for in my head. Physically i am a little reluctant lol. I don't cope well with change and i like my little bubble.
Another goal this year is to keep decluttering! I've already started a little last year and my beauty products hoarding has stopped since last year. However i still acquired some make up here and there and bought some skincare here and there.

This year i've decided it has to stop! I am not allowed at all to buy any beauty products! I must use everything i own, and if i run out of something specific...i will have to find something in my hoardings that can substitute. Like a face moisturizer as body moisturizer instead.
I have insane amounts that i can't even stand it when i'm cleaning/organising anymore.
Of course i know this is not entirely possible and maybe will give myself a leeway of 5 things or so.
I feel like this is completely possible to do :)
I read minimalist blogs and feel so inspired. Although i know i've always been materialistic and i can't become minimalist completely!

I've trained my shopping habits to be extremely tamed :) It might be due to the fact that i've decluttered so much and realized how everything you buy eventually becomes junk. I try to not buy things i don't value highly anymore or that i don't need right now. Last year i felt a lot of guilt everytime i bought something i didn't need. Spending money felt painful because i had realised i wasted so much of it over the years.

Even with my clothes, i've thrown a lot of things out and was more willing to get rid of things i thought i would TRY and wear because they were still new. They sat around for over a year of me trying to wear them and they never got worn. So i bagged them all and sent them to the charity bins.
I revamped my wardrobe to be mostly blacks. There is harder any colour now but because i only wear black for work and am there mostly, colours just seem too much for me now. I go for plain colours and plain cuts now.
I want that simple classy look like models on their day off style. If you know what i mean lol

I am going to work hard on my spending habits and savings goals this year. I really want to be able to own a home one day and i feel like that is such a big goal of mine now yet it's so far away and pretty much impossible on my own. I know L can look after me but i want to be able to do my part too even if it's very little.
That's why i've been feeling guilty for wanting another bag lately. I've been eyeing a YSL one but cannot justify spending $4k on a bag and let alone carrying a $4k bag on my shoulders! The price just seems ridiculous for what it is and i feel like that amount of money is better saved. There is no rush either. I have the right amount of bags i need right now. So i've decided if i complete this year with no spending on make up and skincare i will let myself enjoy this luxury :)
I think waiting it out helps a lot too. My last bag i wanted at the beginning but not enough. When my birthday rolled around and i was able to get a bag i just chose that one and got it in a rush. I didn't feel enough joy out of it for such a expensive bag so i don't think i want to get anything now until i've eyed it 100 times and imagined how it would fit perfectly with my life.
If not the money can be better saved towards my future home!

So this is the me i want to be this year :) I also want to get back into cooking as i need it for my health and always enjoyed it as a hobby. I want to add as much to my life as possible so i'm not a empty shell that just goes to work everyday and sleeps when i can!
And i want to live a life where it isn't dependent on spending to be happy! :D

Hello :) Prada Birthday Haul!

Hello There :)
Ok so i'm not going to make anymore promises of more blog posts lol Because at this point i don't trust myself to be all that reliable. Also that 2nd Lush haul never came and at this point i've used up most of those products already! Epppp! I'm lazy, what can you do? :(

However my birthday did pass recently and i wanted to post up some goodies i got. L did not promise me any special gift this year but we all knew since my last birthday that from now on i'll be getting a little something something from Prada ;)

I've been eyeing the BN2619 Glace Calf Tote in Pale Grey in Prada everytime we went in for a little look. Earlier this year when i picked it up, i was thinking about it for a week! Not in a, i want it now! way. More like, isn't that such a lovely bag?, it would nice to have that bag. And L said maybe for my birthday if i'm good and we all know that means the bag is pretty much mine :P

So the week before my birthday we went in to have a look and L was all ready to make the purchase. However i wanted to wait because i knew the Prada sale will be starting any day now and i will absolutely rage and cry if a bag i just bought went on sale. So we waited for the week after and the day i was making the trip after work was the day the sale started. I was so excited and hoping to find a few more goodies in the sale.
However when i got there i was a little disappointed. Last year i got the cutest make up bag but this year i feel all the designs on sale were the limited collection items that had too much going on and wasn't up my ally at all. Also the prices were so much more higher for the smaller accessories which i didn't think were that nice.
I met up with L when he finished work and we headed over to Prada, after a long decision i decided to go with the one i've been eyeing since that was the one i liked the most and would be most practical. Turns out L already paid for it a few days ago to make sure they had it in stock! Super nice and considerate of him. So the SA brings out my bag from the back all packed and i had to ask if i could have a look at it first.
Upon instant inspection the inside leather pocket was in the worst condition ever. The leather looked mangled or damaged and was very VERY noticeable. I was unhappy and asked if they have another one which they didn't besides the display. I didn't like how the manager there then rushed over and explain to me how with leather it is all different and i should see this as unique to the bag etc etc and at that point i knew they were just trying to brush me off and stuff me with a awful condition bag. I was undecided whether i should go for the display instead which looked perfect. The leather was smooth and consistent throughout. While i was examining the new bag some more and deciding if i can accept it with the mangled interior leather, i found a long scratch along the handle causing it to peel and that did it for me. I said to just give me the display one.
So to make matters worse the guy said they didn't have a box for my bag and if i really wanted he can give me a box from one of the other saffiano models but then he made an excuse right after that it won't fit and he didn't want to squish the bag. At that point i was just too upset for words. At the end of it i finally managed to push on and again insist i want it with the box, i don't mind if the box doesn't close, because i can still store the bag with the lid off. He said ok, went to the back and brought my bag out in a 'industrial packing box', his words not mine. Ok... well i give up now.
I was also eyeing one of the bags on sale and was told they only had one new one left. I asked them to hold it for 10mins so i can quickly head over to the main store and see what other colours they had there. So when we left they insisted we leave the bag we just bought there as they weren't really suppose to use those boxes and probably didn't want the main store seeing them giving us such shitty packing. We just left them there and headed over. I didn't find anything at the main store i liked better so we went back and i made the decision to purchase the other bag as well :) I liked the style and colour. Out of all the sale bags i thought this was the only one that was a good design and good colour! It is white so will require a lot of loving hehe
So i checked the new one, this style was in perfect condition, not a single fault.
And again the SA said there was no box which really upset me as i already have the other bag without a box. How will i store my bags? On the limited floor space i have? I feel like i'm entitled to a god damn box for the price we are paying. L was tired after a long day at work and didn't say much or seemed happy.
And i felt teary because i was having such a bad experience and this was suppose to be a very happy purchase!
So i paid for my bag and again he stuffed it into another industrial packing box and we left. I tried to pretend to be happy since i really appreciated L getting me such a lovely gift and i didn't want him to think i was unhappy.

When i got home that night, i was inspecting the bag some more as you should always do with these pricey bags, and found a massive marker mark on the base! And to make it worse, it looked like the staff or someone tried to clean it off and rubbed on it so hard there was a faded patch around it! I was devastated. I can't believe i didn't see it in store. I guess the lighting was dim but i instantly picked up the phone and called them. I asked for them order another one from another store for me. I didn't care if i had to wait over a month, i will not accept paying this much for a faulty bag. The staff was very unhelpful and said there was one in the main store and they won't transfer if for me until i go and check it there myself. And i cannot do the exchange there.
So the whole night i couldn't sleep worried over getting this sorted out. I was working straight the next 4 days and i knew i couldn't wait that long. So i tried to leave work early the next day but couldn't. I did find out Prada opened later that night so after work i went out to the city even though it was freezing cold. After all night and morning thinking about it at work i was just over it. I was ready to just get another saffiano tote in a different colour than what i already own and be done.
When i got there, the staff did not even look at my bag. They said a new one had JUST arrived downstairs today and they can go get it for me now. I still took the bag out and showed the other SA the mark. If they work there, they should be well aware of the mark on the base for their display bags. Maybe that's why they seemed to try to convince me not to get the display but still did not mention the mark to me. So when the original SA who helped me went to get the bag, i did say i still want to get a box for my bags. The girl said because it was sale season they had no boxes but i can leave my details and they can call me when they have them available, or i can just call up and ask them. So that was what i did. I checked the new bag which was perfect this time and left feeling my mission was accomplished. I got a bag in the new and good condition we paid for and i will make sure i get the proper boxes for my bags later on.
I was so glad it was sorted. I always imagine the worst scenario and was ready to go full bitch mode to get my way if they insisted on being difficult.
And because we made our purchase at the DJs Prada, refund is always an option so that was going to be my final solution. I wasn't going to have a bag that cost $2.5k and be unhappy with it. Money doesn't grow on trees and we all have to work hard for it. The bag better make me god damn happy! So i am happy now :) Although with this whole experience i have to admit i am not treasuring the bag as much and i did with my first and am very reluctant to want to go back to Prada now. I think it's time to venture out into other brands that offer better quality and service.

Sometimes i think maybe a Celine would have made me more excited :D But i feel it is a very seasonal in trend bag and it is also very heavy! The prada is perfect lightweight and simple everyday design. I am also obsessed with the white BN2579 i purchased too :) It's not saffiano like everything else i own but feels tough and as i mention, is perfect. It is a off white so i guess getting it a little dirty over time is ok. After all they are just bags and they are meant to be used!
I'm just terrified to start using them. They seem so fragile and when i pull out my saffiano tote i can really appreciate how structured and durable it seems now hehe
Anyways i think my story of my bad experience at Prada totally overshadowed the happiness of me getting 2 Prada bags for my birthday! One from L and one from me to me hehe :D Aren't they beautiful? I feel so blessed and happy for having such a loving bf. For having a job which allows me to support myself and can afford to buy a Prada bag (on sale). I know the amount of money it costs for these bags are ridiculous but i feel like we all work hard for something and at this point in time, these bags show the effort we put in life to live a life we enjoy :) In the future i hope to be buying a house instead! But that's for the future after a lot more hard work hehe :)

Australian Lush Christmas Collection Boxing Day Sales Haul 2013

I've been obsessed.

I love Lush. But not enough to pay $8-10 for some soap.

I've tried many lush products in the past and in the end didn't find it to be anything special besides just being fun to use.

I still go into Lush occasionally for a browse but have not purchased their stuff regularly anymore.

Now that i've had to cut down on my products and have to be extremely careful of ingredients in the products i use, i don't shop as often for beauty items anymore.

I did check out the Lush Christmas collection early December and wasn't tempted by anything besides their Santa Baby Lip Tint. Having gotten rid of 20+ MAC lipsticks, i felt like i had nothing to put on my lips in the morning! So when i swatched this Lip Tint and found it to be a very rich full pigmented red, i knew i needed to hoard these. I have been loving red lips for a year now! I dab it on so it's not completely in your face bright. The ingredients appear gluten free and have been safe on my lips so far :)

The only downside is that it is very dry. It is almost rough and clumpy when i'm trying to smooth some product out of the tin. However it dabs on the lips fine and spreads easily with some lipbalm on the lips first :)

Also the expiry dates are only for a year long. I purchased 3 when i first spotted them and tried to not go crazy since i knew they would last forever and boxing day will have 50% off all Christmas Lush items.

I did end up going to the city on Boxing Day even though i had no plans to be part of the crowd. So my first priority shop was to Lush! Only one Santa Baby Lip Tint was found on the shelf so i grabbed that instantly. Originally $9.95 so half price was pretty good. I also grabbed one of their lipsticks that come in a dropper style bottle. I have been eyeing their lipsticks FOREVER but cannot justify paying $24.95 on another make up item when i have so much already. I got the shade Strong which is a dark deep orange. I absolutely love orange on my lips. It's like a pin-up red but much more cute :)

And that was all i got. The shelves were all ravaged to the point of almost empty. The line was to the door and the sales assistants were being extremely slow and inefficient. They love to talk and talk and TALK. When the line is out the door and the heat is up to 40 degrees C in there, you would think they would hurry up a bit more? That's the problem i've experienced at Lush. They are lovely but too friendly. There were times i've missed the train because they don't stop talking even when it's to the point where you're feeling awkward now and they need to stop. If i'm looking for something and you're helping me, ok fine. But when i've helped myself and gone to the counter because i want to pay and leave, please just stop :(

I went home with no regrets of not buying anything else from Lush. I didn't even think about it.

A Lush Kiosk opened near where i work and somehow it has tempted me after that. I walked pass during work and had a few looks. And in the end, decided to buy some of the gift sets while they were half off. It's the best time to buy so i needed to take advantage!

It started with one big gift set and a small one.

Then when i went home and got all excited smelling each item and looking at the pretty packaging, i ended up going back the next day at work and got another gift set and some small items.

Also when i notice one gift set being the last one left, i tend to just NEED to buy it.

So through all Boxing Day till this date, i've been popping into lush constantly and buying an item here and there. There isn't much left unfortunately and i feel sad i didn't decide to buy while there was still stock around. Today i did finally make an order from the Lush website which does have SOME stock left that i couldn't find in stores. There's only 3 different gifts sets left and like maybe 2 other single items. Not much at all. :(

I have unboxed a lot of the items that came in gift sets, cling wrapped them and put into my Lush tin anad threw all my extras into a bag.

I've got a whole assortment of stuff so i won't list everything i got.

Products which has stood out to me are, the Mr Punchy Soap. The smell is just so fruity and nice, i bought a few of the gift sets it came in. Keep in mind the 2 item sets were around $6-7 and 3 item sets were $10-13. The most expensive gift set i got was for $31.50 and there was 9 items. Overall i figured they worked out to be around $3.50 each item which is a super good deal!

I also love the Candy Mountain scent. My sister described it as cherry flavoured medicine which isn't very off from what it smells like. The Snow Fairy Massage Bar is the same scent and i was so reluctant to buy these at $5 still after being discounted but when i noticed stock was running low, i did purchase a few here and there. It's so creamy, i just love touching it. They won't last though and are very melty.

I've been told the Valentines' Day collection will be out soon and i have the catalogue with all the products on there. I will definitely be checking it out but probably not purchase anything since i have so much now! Although, if a Valentines' Day sale also happens, i might learn my lesson from this time and quickly snap up all the good stuff first!

I'm a little obsessed but i've been nothing but work work work lately so it actaully feels good to have something to be excited over :)

Ok so i guess i've mention the other things i've purchased during this sale season :)

I've been quite good until this Lush obsession hit. I've only been on one other proper shopping trip.

I purchased a fabulous dress from Myer and of course in one of my favourite brands, Tokito for $45 which isn't too bad. I expected the sales to be much more and the Parramatta Myer sale sections were in such a mess. They threw all the sale clothes on 3 massive racks and after a bunch of browsing, you realise there's only a few styles on there but just all over the place. Things were still not considered cheap to me. There are constantly 30% off sales at Myer and the clothes were only marked down by that much anyways which didn't make anything a 'steal'.

I purchased a wrap bracelet from Fossil. They had half price on certain stock. However it is blended in which normal stock so you won't even notice they were having sales besides one dinky red sign in the corner of the shop somewhere. The bracelet i got turned out to be the last one so i was fine with taking the display since i was going to wear it anyways. However i noticed it was all scratched up and had a massive logo flaw where the metal had a dent. This made is quite upset so i took it to another Fossil store just to change it over to one that was in decent condition. The service was shocking. Not only to me. I noticed it towards other customers as well. 3 staff in the store, yet none can finish serving this one girl waiting to pay and no other customers were needing help besides me just wanting to exchange the bracelet over.

They took forever to get the bracelet out of the case, one girl standing at the case not doing much got annoyed she had to take it out for me, took the faulty bracelet and asked what was wrong with it rudely. When i showed her the obvious faults, she said 'that's what happens when you buy sale items'. Excuse me? Sale items aren't faulty items. And i've been a constant regular to this store and purchasing everything at full price all year round, now to have this kind of treatment makes me extremely turned off the brand. The lady taking 1 hour to process a simple exchange because all 3 staff were incompetent, eventually had to call someone from outside to do it. The girl came in, knew what to do straight away and gave me the new bracelet and let me go. The sad part is that it wasn't their usual staff who would have recognised me, and these 3 random staff seemed like they would have been head office people too because their heads clearly weren't on this planet.

I was going to do a massive order from the Fossil website since none of the sale items are even displayed or available in stores for some reason. However after that day, i don't think i will be buying anymore from Fossil.

My next purchase was at the Chanel counter. I've been needing a new powder to set my make up and i've been loving my Chanel blush so i decided to have a look at what they had. I purchased 2 items from them and the young girl there had the snootiest attitude. She stood on the spot and everytime someone called her over, she would roll her eyes a little and go to them, answer their question and walk off back to her spot. While the other 2 staff were actively helping other customers.

She was the only staff available for us to call over for us to make the purchase and even thinking about it now makes me annoyed at that kind of attitude. We were such an easy sale for her, she made no effect, she even tried to up sell me stuff after i told her what i wanted. To the point where i was going to change my mind because she told me what i'm buying is not for what i plan to use it for...

There's bad staff everywhere. It makes me sad how some much more capable people are more deserving of these jobs yet these kind of people get it instead.

Another thing i got was 2 Avene Body lotion creams for sensitive skin. This has been the best face moisturizer for me now. When my skin is flaring up from allergies and hormones or whatever, this is the most basic and nicest feeling cream for the face. It's also a massive tube so it will last agessss. But when Priceline had 40% off i couldnt resist  to not buy 2 back ups :)

My Victoria Secrets order also came. I love their body mists. Everything of theirs just smells heavenly and luxurious! This is going to be one nice smelling year with all my new goodies i think :)

Scored some generous Lush samples without even asking! :D

I don't like the dry feeling of soap but this smell is addictive!

Candy Mountain Bubble Bar!

I went back for more :D

Shooting Stars Gift Set

This bag of lush goodies has now completely over flown :)

2nd Lush haul coming soon.... :D