2019 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

[msd_bags]

I think it’s cute. But if it doesn’t hold my mobile, probably I won’t get it.

Spark, I agree with Vink. Must at least hold my barest essentials.

 

[dcooney4]

I’ve mentioned that I’ve been lurking around the Polene thread trying to decide if I want one. I was set to get the Un but have pretty much decided against it. I’m concerned about the hand feel of the leather and since I can’t try before I buy, I’m passing. Then I was in love with the Un Mini til I learned it has a colorblocked pocket on the back.

What I think I want to get is the Six. (Colors I’m considering)
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This bag is super cute and the price point is wonderful. My only hesitation is that I watched a video on it and my phone would barely fit the bag. And, there would only be enough remaining room for keys, cards & id in a slip pocket and a lip colour.

I don’t usually like small bags because I want functionality. This is pure form (beauty) over function. Lol! But, it’s so adorable. I know I’d wear it. What do you ladies think?

I think it is pretty but you would hate it after using it a few times.

 

[dcooney4]

What a wonderful story!!! And, this is a great bag! Other than beige / ivory, I don’t have anything that is pastel. I’d love to have one.

Regarding homework: I used to have a hodgepodge of over 150 bags and didn’t love any of them. 6 years later I’ve sold them all and am at my current happy place of having 25 bags - most of which I dearly love. What finally got me to this happy place was doing quite a bit of analysis on what I needed and then researching various bags to find the best one for that color / shape / need. So, other than 4 bags that I received as unrequested gifts from Mr. Sparkle and two impulse buys, all the rest of my collection was very carefully selected. I always do better when I analyze, deliberate and take time with my bag purchases. Haste makes for an eBay listing.

This is one of my faves from your collection. I’m starting to get a liking for LE bags. In the last two years I’ve gotten four of them and tend now to only buy when I see something special.
I’m trying it this year thanks to your example!!
I don’t value CPW either. 23 of my 25 bags are from premier designers and as a result were pricey. I’d have to wear my bags for yeeeaaaars to rotate them all and still get enough wears to get them all down to a target of say $5 per wear. But, sometimes I just want new bags so stocking with just these isn’t going to happen. Plus I don’t know what tracking or getting to CPW would really “do” for me. So, my goal is to wear all my bags regularly. I want to know I didn’t waste my money.

On the ivory bag. No, she was styled nicely. Nothing fancy but, again, we were at the mall.

I just asked myself, if the ivory bag were a Boy, Diorama, Antigone, Bal City, Celine Belt, LV Capucines or any of the other bags I think are adorable instead of this unstructured classic flap (it’s soft glazed calf), would I wear it. And, I had to say absolutely, I’d jump to wear it. I also instantly thought of how to style it with my clothes. So, it’s not the color. It’s the bag. It just doesn’t spark joy.

Now here’s the dilemma. As @vink said, if I sell it, I’ll likely never find it again. It’s fairly rare on the resale market because it has the bijoux chain which was only manufactured one year (Chanel has had other styles of bijoux chains) So, I’m scared 5 years from now I’ll be kicking myself when CF’s and larger bags come back in style. This may be the exception to my rule. It may need to be a museum piece in my collection that doesn’t get worn. What do you ladies think? Help!

I have to ageee with @elaine. The Jimmy Choo is very pretty and I love saving money. But, I really like the YSL.
Welcome!! I think you did the right thing to wait til ”your” bag came along.

One museum piece is fine. I had that with the Epi speedy for a while. Now my dd is in seventh heaven and I no longer have the guilt of not wearing it.

 

[vink]

I'm always curious to learn about possible hidden gems. I'd love to know what's your favourite floral-fruity scent. Oh, what a great idea if I ever end up travelling to Grasse. Having my signature scent would be the same as finding my unicorn bag and once I've found it I can dance on the clouds. Glad Dawn 2 is perfect teleport for you to the Riviera.

My all time favourite is Irish Nobile which literally 1 spritz lasts from morning to dawn on me. My work scent is The Silk EDT (not EDP) by Sensai at the moment. It's such a chameleon scent without being overpowering. I've been testing this lately. Addicted to the tuberose but coffee is a surprising combination.


Whatever brand you order, you might want to make sure you order one which includes smaller sized hyaluronic acids (often "sodium hyaluronate" stated in INCI) which are more efficient. My favourite is this serum because it includes stabilized vitamin C for brightening your skin without going rancid too fast which is common issue in vitamin C products. I think Ulta might sell it if you're from the States.

About choosing oils, their fatty profile is important to keep in mind. For example, for acne prone skin, an oil high in linoleic acid is more effective because acne skin is deficient in linoleic acid.

If you ever consider purchasing any of those anti-aging creams including retinol, you'd get better value for your money if you go to dermatologist and ask for a prescribed tretinoin cream which are 10-100 times more effective than over the counter retinol creams at a fraction of the costs. 1 tretinoin tube last me approx a half year and that cost around $20 versus $100+ anti-aging creams on monthly basis...


I'm not a fan of round mini bags though I've quite many evening bags of this shape. Looks good but are not practical at all. You'll start hating your choice when you've to hold your phone on the other hand all the time. I thought I'd survive the impracticality for any evening event but nope, I was so wrong...


I think Christopher Bailey did a great job introducing House Check and Mega Check. The bigger pattern makes them look more luxurious and less "busy". To be honest, the Nova Check on the latter scarf reminds me the chavs era and when the fakes were blooming and when Burberry hit the rock bottom... This happened a couple decades ago and probably no one cares or remembers but I personally am not fan of Nova Check for these reasons though Burberry is my favourite brand. This is my opinion and of course, what you love the most matters.

Oh... I do remember that dark age. Lucky me my most favorite color for the check is the unassuming dark navy and dark green one. I think even the pink is still everywhere in the fake market now. I wouldn’t be caught dead in the original nova check beige color, but I know it’s the original and I really really want to have it in my collection. Silly me, I know. So, I pick this one because of the “spin” of graffiti over the nova check. That way, it won’t really be a nova check, but still is.

 

[Annabel Lee]

@[SIZE=4][B][URL='https://forum.purseblog.com/members/annabel-lee.473861/']Annabel Lee[/URL][/B][/SIZE]
Thanks for sharing your story. Do you have a pic of your Tod's beauty so we can admire it as well? :smile: .

Sure! This is it (staff at the outlet took this photo):

That’s a great story.

You and your Tod’s bag were clearly meant to be.

Do you mean Chanel Boy or Chanel Coco Handle? Or do you mean that there’s a hybrid Coco Boy style I’m not aware of? (I’m imagining a Boy bag with a top handle!! Mind blown)

I LOVE getting to hear everyone's purse success stories!

My bag was called a Coco Boy, even though it looks nothing like a Coco Handle or a Boy. It came out the same year as the Coco Handle (I think) in 2015, and it wasn't a popular bag, but I love mine.


I'm so intrigued by a Boy with a top handle, though. They SHOULD make that ...

Guys, something happened today.

Let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time I bought a tan Prada bag.

As is the fate of so many bags, in so many wardrobes, around the world - I used it a fair amount to begin with and then I used it less.

It’s not on my list of potential bags to cull currently because it fills a gap in my wardrobe (brown, and looks great with a pair of boots I have plus the soft calf leather is old school awesome) but it doesn’t get much love at all.

Today, I saw a woman carrying it and it looked great. It’s not that she was dressed so fabulously or carrying it so gracefully - she was wearing a neutral black outfit with a khaki coat but the tan Prada made the outfit. I kept looking at her and wondering - is her bag smaller than mine? Why does it look so proportionate and reasonably on trend in the age of the mini bag? It looks great...

I was convinced hers must be a smaller, more fashionable, size than mine so I took out my phone and surreptitiously compared a picture of mine with the one she was wearing. It was visibly the same ratio from the clasp to the bottom of the handbag. Same size as mine and identical in colour and style.

I promise I was surreptitious. She had her back to me in a queue with the bag slung to her side so I could gawk quietly. I’m just surprised at how good it looks “in the wild”.

I’ve decided I need to go and dig it out of my wardrobe to wear when I get home!

Isn't it funny the things that can make us fall back in love with our bags? I'm so glad you have a new appreciation for it--the bag sounds lovely.

Haste makes for an eBay listing.

Words to live by, for sure!

On the ivory bag. No, she was styled nicely. Nothing fancy but, again, we were at the mall.

I just asked myself, if the ivory bag were a Boy, Diorama, Antigone, Bal City, Celine Belt, LV Capucines or any of the other bags I think are adorable instead of this unstructured classic flap (it’s soft glazed calf), would I wear it. And, I had to say absolutely, I’d jump to wear it. I also instantly thought of how to style it with my clothes. So, it’s not the color. It’s the bag. It just doesn’t spark joy.

Now here’s the dilemma. As @vink said, if I sell it, I’ll likely never find it again. It’s fairly rare on the resale market because it has the bijoux chain which was only manufactured one year (Chanel has had other styles of bijoux chains) So, I’m scared 5 years from now I’ll be kicking myself when CF’s and larger bags come back in style. This may be the exception to my rule. It may need to be a museum piece in my collection that doesn’t get worn. What do you ladies think? Help!

Ah, so it really is the bag.

Does its scarcity mean you could get a good price for it? If not, I can definitely understand wanting to hold onto it until the trend comes back around. But if yes, would you rather have the cash or the bag?

I'm definitely not above museum pieces. I have a handful of bags languishing in my closet that don't see a lot of use but are there in case I need them. But they're all bags that I love and that work well with my style and taste. If you don't love the bag now, I'm not sure you ever will, even if it comes back into style.

Also, there are always new releases--something else may catch your eye by then.

However, if you feel you'd regret parting with this bag, it's too soon.

I’ve mentioned that I’ve been lurking around the Polene thread trying to decide if I want one. I was set to get the Un but have pretty much decided against it. I’m concerned about the hand feel of the leather and since I can’t try before I buy, I’m passing. Then I was in love with the Un Mini til I learned it has a colorblocked pocket on the back.

What I think I want to get is the Six. (Colors I’m considering)
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This bag is super cute and the price point is wonderful. My only hesitation is that I watched a video on it and my phone would barely fit the bag. And, there would only be enough remaining room for keys, cards & id in a slip pocket and a lip colour.

I don’t usually like small bags because I want functionality. This is pure form (beauty) over function. Lol! But, it’s so adorable. I know I’d wear it. What do you ladies think?

I'm not necessarily hearing the love yet. Does it fill a particular need for you? How would you plan to use it?

 

[essiedub]

I'm always curious to learn about possible hidden gems. I'd love to know what's your favourite floral-fruity scent. Oh, what a great idea if I ever end up travelling to Grasse. Having my signature scent would be the same as finding my unicorn bag and once I've found it I can dance on the clouds. Glad Dawn 2 is perfect teleport for you to the Riviera.

My all time favourite is Irish Nobile which literally 1 spritz lasts from morning to dawn on me. My work scent is The Silk EDT (not EDP) by Sensai at the moment. It's such a chameleon scent without being overpowering. I've been testing this lately. Addicted to the tuberose but coffee is a surprising combination.


Whatever brand you order, you might want to make sure you order one which includes smaller sized hyaluronic acids (often "sodium hyaluronate" stated in INCI) which are more efficient. My favourite is this serum because it includes stabilized vitamin C for brightening your skin without going rancid too fast which is common issue in vitamin C products. I think Ulta might sell it if you're from the States.

About choosing oils, their fatty profile is important to keep in mind. For example, for acne prone skin, an oil high in linoleic acid is more effective because acne skin is deficient in linoleic acid.

If you ever consider purchasing any of those anti-aging creams including retinol, you'd get better value for your money if you go to dermatologist and ask for a prescribed tretinoin cream which are 10-100 times more effective than over the counter retinol creams at a fraction of the costs. 1 tretinoin tube last me approx a half year and that cost around $20 versus $100+ anti-aging creams on monthly basis...


I'm not a fan of round mini bags though I've quite many evening bags of this shape. Looks good but are not practical at all. You'll start hating your choice when you've to hold your phone on the other hand all the time. I thought I'd survive the impracticality for any evening event but nope, I was so wrong...


I think Christopher Bailey did a great job introducing House Check and Mega Check. The bigger pattern makes them look more luxurious and less "busy". To be honest, the Nova Check on the latter scarf reminds me the chavs era and when the fakes were blooming and when Burberry hit the rock bottom... This happened a couple decades ago and probably no one cares or remembers but I personally am not fan of Nova Check for these reasons though Burberry is my favourite brand. This is my opinion and of course, what you love the most matters.

Thank you ipsum for this detailed explanation on skincare products! Wondered about efficacy of anti aging creams.. but for $20, I’d give it a shot. Thanks

 

[essiedub]

I’ve mentioned that I’ve been lurking around the Polene thread trying to decide if I want one. I was set to get the Un but have pretty much decided against it. I’m concerned about the hand feel of the leather and since I can’t try before I buy, I’m passing. Then I was in love with the Un Mini til I learned it has a colorblocked pocket on the back.

What I think I want to get is the Six. (Colors I’m considering)
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This bag is super cute and the price point is wonderful. My only hesitation is that I watched a video on it and my phone would barely fit the bag. And, there would only be enough remaining room for keys, cards & id in a slip pocket and a lip colour.

I don’t usually like small bags because I want functionality. This is pure form (beauty) over function. Lol! But, it’s so adorable. I know I’d wear it. What do you ladies think?

Oh this is adorable! I like it but then I’m a sucker for head turners. While it may not be the most practical, I think that if you can deal with your Dirama WOC, then this should be manageable. Carry it in the evening so you can forego the sunglasses. It does have that ooh aah factor.. that burgundy is really pretty.

 

[ipsum]

@vink
I like to consider pros and cons about every item I add to my collection and of course, the most important is that you your purchase. I can imagine the silk feels gorgeous. I've a silk/wool mix jumper in a solid colour and that's one of my favourites.

@Annabel Lee
Your Tod and Coco Boy look very stuning in unusual shapes/patterns. Thanks for sharing!

 

[catsinthebag]

Guys, something happened today.

Let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time I bought a tan Prada bag.

As is the fate of so many bags, in so many wardrobes, around the world - I used it a fair amount to begin with and then I used it less.

It’s not on my list of potential bags to cull currently because it fills a gap in my wardrobe (brown, and looks great with a pair of boots I have plus the soft calf leather is old school awesome) but it doesn’t get much love at all.

Today, I saw a woman carrying it and it looked great. It’s not that she was dressed so fabulously or carrying it so gracefully - she was wearing a neutral black outfit with a khaki coat but the tan Prada made the outfit. I kept looking at her and wondering - is her bag smaller than mine? Why does it look so proportionate and reasonably on trend in the age of the mini bag? It looks great...

I was convinced hers must be a smaller, more fashionable, size than mine so I took out my phone and surreptitiously compared a picture of mine with the one she was wearing. It was visibly the same ratio from the clasp to the bottom of the handbag. Same size as mine and identical in colour and style.

I promise I was surreptitious. She had her back to me in a queue with the bag slung to her side so I could gawk quietly. I’m just surprised at how good it looks “in the wild”.

I’ve decided I need to go and dig it out of my wardrobe to wear when I get home!

What a great story! I love how seeing one of “our” bags on someone else can help us see it in a whole new light. I’d love to see a photo of this Prada — those old calf and deerskin leathers they used to use were fabulous.

 

[catsinthebag]

What a wonderful story!!! And, this is a great bag! Other than beige / ivory, I don’t have anything that is pastel. I’d love to have one.

Regarding homework: I used to have a hodgepodge of over 150 bags and didn’t love any of them. 6 years later I’ve sold them all and am at my current happy place of having 25 bags - most of which I dearly love. What finally got me to this happy place was doing quite a bit of analysis on what I needed and then researching various bags to find the best one for that color / shape / need. So, other than 4 bags that I received as unrequested gifts from Mr. Sparkle and two impulse buys, all the rest of my collection was very carefully selected. I always do better when I analyze, deliberate and take time with my bag purchases. Haste makes for an eBay listing.

This is one of my faves from your collection. I’m starting to get a liking for LE bags. In the last two years I’ve gotten four of them and tend now to only buy when I see something special.
I’m trying it this year thanks to your example!!
I don’t value CPW either. 23 of my 25 bags are from premier designers and as a result were pricey. I’d have to wear my bags for yeeeaaaars to rotate them all and still get enough wears to get them all down to a target of say $5 per wear. But, sometimes I just want new bags so stocking with just these isn’t going to happen. Plus I don’t know what tracking or getting to CPW would really “do” for me. So, my goal is to wear all my bags regularly. I want to know I didn’t waste my money.

On the ivory bag. No, she was styled nicely. Nothing fancy but, again, we were at the mall.

I just asked myself, if the ivory bag were a Boy, Diorama, Antigone, Bal City, Celine Belt, LV Capucines or any of the other bags I think are adorable instead of this unstructured classic flap (it’s soft glazed calf), would I wear it. And, I had to say absolutely, I’d jump to wear it. I also instantly thought of how to style it with my clothes. So, it’s not the color. It’s the bag. It just doesn’t spark joy.

Now here’s the dilemma. As @vink said, if I sell it, I’ll likely never find it again. It’s fairly rare on the resale market because it has the bijoux chain which was only manufactured one year (Chanel has had other styles of bijoux chains) So, I’m scared 5 years from now I’ll be kicking myself when CF’s and larger bags come back in style. This may be the exception to my rule. It may need to be a museum piece in my collection that doesn’t get worn. What do you ladies think? Help!

I have to ageee with @elaine. The Jimmy Choo is very pretty and I love saving money. But, I really like the YSL.
Welcome!! I think you did the right thing to wait til ”your” bag came along.

I think it’s fine to have a couple of “museum” bags, as long as you don’t need the money that would come from selling them. BUT, I also know when something isn’t getting used, I tend to get antsy about it (my red Kelly is the exception). I think you should keep your eyes open for a bag in that color by one of the other designers you listed, and see how you feel about it once you find that bag. If it’s total love, then buy the new bag and sell the Chanel. I think this is a case where you may need to find the perfect replacement bag before you’ll feel comfortable selling the original.

 

[catsinthebag]

Sure! This is it (staff at the outlet took this photo):
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I LOVE getting to hear everyone's purse success stories!

My bag was called a Coco Boy, even though it looks nothing like a Coco Handle or a Boy. It came out the same year as the Coco Handle (I think) in 2015, and it wasn't a popular bag, but I love mine.
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I'm so intrigued by a Boy with a top handle, though. They SHOULD make that ...




Isn't it funny the things that can make us fall back in love with our bags? I'm so glad you have a new appreciation for it--the bag sounds lovely.


Words to live by, for sure!



Ah, so it really is the bag.

Does its scarcity mean you could get a good price for it? If not, I can definitely understand wanting to hold onto it until the trend comes back around. But if yes, would you rather have the cash or the bag?

I'm definitely not above museum pieces. I have a handful of bags languishing in my closet that don't see a lot of use but are there in case I need them. But they're all bags that I love and that work well with my style and taste. If you don't love the bag now, I'm not sure you ever will, even if it comes back into style.

Also, there are always new releases--something else may catch your eye by then.

However, if you feel you'd regret parting with this bag, it's too soon.



I'm not necessarily hearing the love yet. Does it fill a particular need for you? How would you plan to use it?

I love your Coco Boy — very classic and yet unique!

And I agree — if Chanel made a Boy with a handle, I’d be very intrigued.

 

[catsinthebag]

I’ve mentioned that I’ve been lurking around the Polene thread trying to decide if I want one. I was set to get the Un but have pretty much decided against it. I’m concerned about the hand feel of the leather and since I can’t try before I buy, I’m passing. Then I was in love with the Un Mini til I learned it has a colorblocked pocket on the back.

What I think I want to get is the Six. (Colors I’m considering)
View attachment 4289562View attachment 4289566View attachment 4289567
This bag is super cute and the price point is wonderful. My only hesitation is that I watched a video on it and my phone would barely fit the bag. And, there would only be enough remaining room for keys, cards & id in a slip pocket and a lip colour.

I don’t usually like small bags because I want functionality. This is pure form (beauty) over function. Lol! But, it’s so adorable. I know I’d wear it. What do you ladies think?

I can see why you like this bag — it’s fun and whimsical, especially in a pop color. Personally, though, it would drive me crazy. If it’s too small to comfortably fit my phone, it’s dead on arrival. Plus it looks like the handle is the closure, so not user-friendly for accessing stuff. So it’s a no for me, but if you’re smitten and the price point is right, why not try it out? Would it cannibalize use from another bag?

 

[Cookiefiend]

I’ve mentioned that I’ve been lurking around the Polene thread trying to decide if I want one. I was set to get the Un but have pretty much decided against it. I’m concerned about the hand feel of the leather and since I can’t try before I buy, I’m passing. Then I was in love with the Un Mini til I learned it has a colorblocked pocket on the back.

What I think I want to get is the Six. (Colors I’m considering)
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This bag is super cute and the price point is wonderful. My only hesitation is that I watched a video on it and my phone would barely fit the bag. And, there would only be enough remaining room for keys, cards & id in a slip pocket and a lip colour.

I don’t usually like small bags because I want functionality. This is pure form (beauty) over function. Lol! But, it’s so adorable. I know I’d wear it. What do you ladies think?

It's cute, but.
It's roundish - most everything we carry in our purses is not round or even oval. So a rectangular phone, wallet, sunglasses, etc don't fit well. And if you already know your phone is just barely going to fit (meaning it will be a bother to get it out too) much less the other things - I'd pass personally.
I like the mini a lot, but I don't like a chain strap.
I have the Un and it's been a great purse - I have no complaints. What is it about the leather you don't think you'll like? Anything I could answer for you?

 

[Cookiefiend]

One museum piece is fine. I had that with the Epi speedy for a while. Now my dd is in seventh heaven and I no longer have the guilt of not wearing it.

+1
I'd keep it.

 

[ElainePG]

I’ve mentioned that I’ve been lurking around the Polene thread trying to decide if I want one. I was set to get the Un but have pretty much decided against it. I’m concerned about the hand feel of the leather and since I can’t try before I buy, I’m passing. Then I was in love with the Un Mini til I learned it has a colorblocked pocket on the back.

What I think I want to get is the Six. (Colors I’m considering)
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This bag is super cute and the price point is wonderful. My only hesitation is that I watched a video on it and my phone would barely fit the bag. And, there would only be enough remaining room for keys, cards & id in a slip pocket and a lip colour.

I don’t usually like small bags because I want functionality. This is pure form (beauty) over function. Lol! But, it’s so adorable. I know I’d wear it. What do you ladies think?

Since you asked for opinions, here's mine. It's cute, but I'm thinking about functionality...
1. You're already worried that it's too small. What about your sunglasses? And if you have to squeeeeeeeeeze your phone in, that will make you nuts.
2. It looks as though if you want to actually open it (what a concept!), you have to hold the bag at the bottom with one hand, then with the other hand slide the handle out of the ring-thingy on the top, while holding the ring-thingy steady with your third hand. From where I sit, that looks very fiddly.
Is there any way you can see one in person? Or watch a video of someone opening one up?