I used to love when I lived at home, showing off all my new purchases to my Mom :) So I decided, to indulge myself and do it on the internet now instead - hah! So here’s some of my new stuff :)

Lacy bubble top - Primark, £4

The elastic doesn’t look like it’s very stretchy in the picture, but it does indeed fit tightly around my hips, covering all the bad parts in nice jersey fabric that doesn’t touch my chub!

Cable knit cardigan - Dorothy Perkins, £28

Love this cardi, it’s actually a size 10 and it fits good.. I usually wear EUR size 16, but the 16 and 14 were so huge and frumpy.

Bomber jacket - Dorothy Perkins, £40

I have been looking for a cute, casual winter jacket for a while. I have a peacoat that I love from Benetton but I don’t always want to wear it cos it was $300+, so I needed something more “everyday”. It was a bit more than I had originally wanted to spend, but in the end I only paid £37.75 shipped - £5 voucher and £1.25 back through Quidco! Saved the gas money + parking charges if I went to Oxford to get it :)

Flat boots - Dorothy Perkins, £45   Fake Uggs - Primark, £4

My new winter boots! The ones from DP were an impulse buy, but totally worth it as I am in love with them and they will be perfect for any winter activities that involve lots of walking (like, perhaps.. shopping! :D) The fake Uggs from Primark were too cheap to pass up, they’re always good for running to the grocery store or to get takeout or whatever. And I wanted dark brown ones because EVERYONE has tan.

Dramatically Different Moisturising Lotion, Clinique £27   Kaleidoscope nail colour - Chanel, £15
Diorshow Blackout mascara, Christian Dior, £18.50

This was my little Selfridges spree, on two different days. I needed new moisturiser, decided I was going to go back to Clinique for skincare. I wanted the new Superdefense moisturiser but they didn’t have it yet so I’m using Dramatically Different again until next time :) I also picked up Diorshow Blackout, which I have been lemming for over a year :D And also, of course, the coveted Kaleidoscope polish :) Not pictured, but ordered and on it’s way: Essie First Base base coat, Seche Vite Dry Fast top coat, China Glaze Blue Island Iced Tea nail polish, China Glaze Midnight Ride nail polish, Misa Candy Girl nail polish.

Bracelet, Christian Dior

My beautiful Christian Dior bracelet, a birthday gift from my wonderful boyfriend! :D :D :D It’s silver with Swarovski crystals all over the Dior logo. You can’t see how much they shine in this picture because I used no flash and it’s inside it’s little box, but it looks gorgeous when it’s on my wrist :D

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.