Shopbop purchase!

So two weeks back was obviously Thanksgiving, and so with the Black Friday sales all being online I scoured my favourite summary lists of all the best sites and started the big shop! Conveniently, the sales all started when I was having my day off as I was flying to Bali that afternoon, so I spent my morning website hopping.

Conveniently, I found one of my bargains from getting the Best Buy email newsletter, so I snapped up 48GB worth of SDHC Memory cards for my camera for just US$30. My friend from the US is going to bring them back for me when she comes home in December.

But onto the main event - my shopbop purchase! They had a tiered % off sale depending on how much you spent, so I bought this Marc by Marc Jacobs Globetrotter Sloane Ranger Satchel bag for US$270. It was originally $420, then further reduced, and then I was able to take 20% off so it worked out a pretty good price for what is a classic, black bag. Most of the time I find with these sites the odd colours and seasonal styles are on sale and often you get tempted to buying items you won't even use!

So the bag itself isn't beautiful, but I bought it just as a practical everyday work bag because my old black bags are getting overused and dying. Some of you might remember I've been on the lookout for my holy grail perfect black bag and besides the Chanel diamond stitched tote which I would by in an instant if it was still available, I haven't been able to find anything remotely close to perfect.

The bag is a lot smaller than I expected - the bag itself is the size of an A4 piece of paper, but that means it can't properly fit a piece of paper. That said, it makes it really easy to carry and quite practical as it is still roomy enough for a pair of shoes and water bottle which are vitals in my life! I got lazy so only took a few pics...

Roomy interior!

I love the compartments on this bag - they're exactly how I like my bags. Three on the inside, then one on the outside! And how cute is the luggage tag zip?

I actually preferred the Calamity bag in the same collection, if only because the shape was more elegant and 'pretty' but no site had it on sale and from the pics it looks a little too big to take out at night.  That is really important to me - I often find myself suddenly having to go for dinner/out after work and I don't want to look like I'm carrying my files with me all day!

Globetrotter Calamity Bag

All in all, I'm happy with my purchase and will report back once I start using it. Plus it was pretty awesome that I ordered it before my holiday and it arrived the day I got back!

What's in my bag?

I've been meaning to do this post for a while but never got round to it. I've been changing bags a lot lately so thought I would show you all the junk I carry in my bag everyday! There are rare days that I don't carry all this stuff, but because I'm a planner I like to make sure all those things are there 'just in case' and its representative of what I carry 95% of the time.

I realised when I took the photo that I totally forgot to include my phone in this pic...but I've posted pics of that before :)

So what's in my bag?

From the top row across and down - I always carry a little fold up tote bag in case I have extra stuff! Gum, camera and Oroton make up bag are of course mandatory. My make up bag actually has a lot in there from emergency medicine and bandaids, foundation, bobby pins and the like!

Then the second row has my T&Co keyring (love this because it's so small and not heavy), a box of chocolate snacks (I never leave the house without snacks!) and my favourite Chanel purse.

Then the boring stuff in the bottom row - work ID pass, Smythson card case, mirror and must have make up items (perfume atomiser and lipgloss go with me everywhere, no matter what size bag!) and then another zip case of extra bits and pieces for work mainly.

What's in your bag?

#7: Mulberry Gloves

The week that I was in Melbourne, two of my NAP orders arrived, including my 7th Shoe Subscription purchase - deep burgundy gloves from Mulberry.

Gloves are always a great accessory and I'd been waiting for there to be some bright colour block options on the site, so when I saw these in what looked to be a buttery soft leather I couldn't resist.

I love the push lock detailing too which is too cute for words in the mini size when compared to the Polly Push Lock bag that is one of their new 'it' designs.

I have quite long fingers so I probably could have gone another size up but I love these for their glamour, warmth factor (cashmere lining is fabulous!) and colour <3

I have another pair of gloves on the way (keep an eye out for a post about that!) but I'm going to keep my eye out for more styles as the Northern Hemisphere heads into their true Winter. I'm still a bit bummed I missed out on a truly fabulous pair of Burberry studded biker style 'fashion' gloves during their last sale, but these are far more practical!