Earlier this week, I headed to London to meet up with my friend Lisa. I have known her since she was probably 4 or 5, when I was one of the assistant teachers of the dance class she was in. We’re both now (honourary?) members of the dance studio’s staff, and both living in England. So, what’s a girl to do but to introduce her to Oxford Street! Oxford Street is probably one of my favourite shopping districts in the world. I also love Queen Street in Toronto, and Fifth Avenue in NYC (although I can barely afford anything there!)

While walking past Selfridges, she saw the large Louis Vuitton logo in the window, we both had to go in. I myself had never gone in Selfridges - I honestly thought it was just like Debenhams, which is boring to me because it’s like The Bay in Canada (great if there’s a MAC counter, but I don’t care for much else). Boy, was I wrong. We wandered around the “Wonder Room”, a room filled with handbags and accessories from every designer imaginable - Mark Jacobs, Prada, Gucci, D&G, Chanel, Dior.. the list goes on. It was heaven. Then we headed to the cosmetics, where I spied Chanel’s Kaleidoscope nail polish on a display unit. I figured it was no use in asking, I’d been in a Boots on Kensington High Street earlier and they had told me it was sold out anywhere and everywhere. Kaleidoscope is THE colour for fall 2008. With some urging from Lisa, I asked the girl working the counter, who told me they in fact DID have quite a few bottles. She also told me that the girls working that counter had been hearing that it’s sold out everywhere else. So, as the story goes, I am £15 poorer, but my nails are trendy. And really, that’s what matters :P

That day, I discovered that I LOVE Selfridges. Of course, I need to be at least 30 pounds lighter before I will buy clothing from there. But for now, I am gaga over the Chanel handbags. And I have decided that if I ever get out of debt, I will reward myself by getting back into debt by buying a quilted Chanel flap handbag.