2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

[dcooney4]

You just gave me a GREAT reason to actually photograph my bags! I've never done any sort of collection photo before, even broken up by categories. But I bet that visual really does help see overlaps, favorites, least favorites, etc. A new weekend/evening project perhaps!

Yes, I have 10 totes. It sounds like overkill to me just writing it! I definitely plan to implement a one in, one out policy. I don't want to go over 10, and would actually like to ultimately reduce to single digits (though single digits might mean 9, lol). I thinking grouping them and photographing them, especially to have if I'm ever considering another purchase it a great idea.

I keep a little album on my phone with pictures of each of my bags. When I see something I like I step away for a few minutes to check my album before purchase. Often I don't buy because what I already have is better. When I prefer the new one ,I try to then immediately get rid one of the others.

 

[dcooney4]

I think it does, I didn’t get too deep into the extended fasting section because I didn’t really intend to do that.

I asked because I tend to get very light headed if I don't eat for a long period of time. The way you do it sounds more doable.

 

[dcooney4]

Sparkle- So glad the boot is off. I think now that you can move around a bit easier any extra weight will fall off.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I 100% know what you mean. If I ever happen to see a silver hw Aigner bag, I'll think of you and let you know

Thank you! That would be great! I googled your fabulous Lucida and this icon actually used to come with silver hardware, too.... one day when everybody will be fed up with it it might turn up for me to buy preloved.

 

[keodi]

What is everyone cooking and eating right now? Yesterday, I fixed pan seared trout and roasted veggies. Today, home made pizza and mixed fruit. Tomorrow Creole fried catfish, baked sweet potatoes and TBD green item. I’m also planning to bake a lemon pound cake...because... well why the heck not. LOL! (See how much IM / Paleo is out of the window? Eeeek!)

I have never spent this much time hunting, considering, storing, planning, cooking and unfortunately eating food.

I neeeeeeeed something to do or they will have to cut me out of this house.

Yesterday I had 2 hard boiled eggs for breakfast, a greek salad for lunch, and for dinner I had grilled chicken, rice and spinach.

I asked because I tend to get very light headed if I don't eat for a long period of time. The way you do it sounds more doable.

same!

 

[Rhl2987]

FedEx arrived, and the driver did NOT make me sign for the package. He was wearing gloves, we stood a respectful distance apart, and all he asked me to do was verify my name.
I so appreciate all the delivery people who are allowing us to shelter in place.
A reveal of my little luxury treat. The one in the all-white tube is the lip baum. The black & white one is the lipstick. I may be tucked into the house, with chapped hands and a fuzzy face, but at least my lips will be elegant!
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I love it!! Mine is upstairs and I should go get it now! I'm kind of feeling like I should wear at least the orange poppy lip shine everyday... I refuse to wear makeup unless I have to be on a video call for work (hasn't happened yet), but I think a lipstick or lip shine would be a nice pick me up.

 

[Rhl2987]

Need help… going a little crazy on Amazon.

What's the difference between a dermaplaner and an epilator, other than the dermaplaner costs $19.99 and the epilator costs $99.99???

I've always had my face fuzzies waxed. So I know from nothing about alternatives.

Definitely don't get the dermaplaner! That just basically shaves your hair off. I don't recommend that. I'm sure others have responded so I'll read through those comments because I am very curious about the epilator at this point. I'm also super tempted to get an infrared light so just sit in front of every once in awhile.

 

[Rhl2987]

As an exercise in breaking down what I have, I thought I'd take a look at the color challenge.

Red (including burgundy)

• Gucci Soho Disco
• Polene Numero Un
• Kacy Yom Eun Bi

Orange & Yellow: None!

Green: None!

Blue & Indigo (including turquoise & teal)

• Coach Rogue in Prussian Blue
• Rachel Nasvik Patricia in Navy
• Tiffany & Co Women's Tote (technically could make the argument that this falls under green, but it is "Tiffany blue" after all!)
• Kate Spade Polar Bear Cold Comforts Len Tote (this has a big polar bear on the front of it, so I guess it technically falls into multicolored, but the base of the bag is navy, so I consider it a blue bag)
• Massaccesi Selene in Deep Blue Africa (technically don't have it yet, but it's been ordered and paid for so I count it in my collection)

Violet (including purple & pink)

• Gucci Marmont in Candy Pink, medium size
• MCM Large Liz tote in pink

Black

• Massaccesi Victoria tote in Black Metallic (technically don't have it yet, but it's been ordered and paid for so I count it in my collection; also suspect this falls more into the metallic category, but I suspect that once I get it I will consider it more of a black bag than a metallic bag)
• Coach Parker in black, quilted w/rivets
• Christian Louboutin Paloma in small with leopard sides
• Kate Spade Neve Tinsel Convertible Flap Shoulder Bag in medium
• No name vintage black evening bag stolen from my mom
• YSL Uptown Pouch in black
• No name black foldover bag from Korea with studs

Hmmm, I thought I didn't gravitate towards black bags, but it's the most of my collection so far, and I have more than I realized! No photos because honestly, I'm just too lazy to take out all of the bags for a photoshoot - I fear they wouldn't actually make it back to where they belong! But it is interesting to look at things this way, by color. I have my bags loosely categorized by type/use and have never really considered looking at it by color!

I feel you on the pictures, but I'm going to do it today!! I hope that we can see your beautiful bags sometime soon.

 

[Rhl2987]

In my opinion it does. I use my standard Braun epilady 5 in my face. Of course that´s not recommended and they want you to buy one of their small toy versions for the face. I have one of them, too, (this battery operated small thingy you can use with a face cleansing brush, too) which does not work at all for me. So it´s the "big machine" which does a good and only occasionally painful job. It gets better the more often you do it... There might be actually good special face epilators on the market, only I haven´t found one, yet.

Can you accidentally cut yourself or anything like that? I wax my upper lip (let's just call it what it is...I wax my mustache) and I sometimes have accidents where I rip some of the top layer of skin off with the wax! I just use the simple wax strips and still don't get it right 100% of the time. I'm nervous this implement would also cause accidental damage HAHA.

 

[Rhl2987]

I use a handcream from Avon that is called moisture therapy. It is the only thing that works for me. As an artist my hands are always in water and it has really helped. I asked some of my friends that were Nurses what they thought was best and that is what they used.

I use the Cetaphil lotion for my 11 month old because she has such dry skin, and I've been using that on my hands and feet when I remember and it works well! @keodi just another potential option. Moisturizing is so important these days!

 

[Rhl2987]

Made it to HK safely!

For black week I have less bags than 2019 and no new bags. I don’t use my black bags so will not be adding any anytime soon.
Sold my black 35 birkin
Fendi b bag
Chanel woc
Prada tote

SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! I'm so glad you made it and can finally settle in. Please update us on life there and what it's like, how the move is/was, etc!!

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Your “lovely” is lovely! It looks comfortable to wear! Your Saddle Bag looks great and I love that you love it, "je ne regrette rien!"

The "lovely" is a very basic bag. It doesn´t necessarily have the air of luxury. It´s just a very well made item to use every day. In the range of Dior bags I think it belongs to the humbler items, destined to fill the needs of low budget customers further down the pyramid.

 

[Rhl2987]

Thanks for sharing this story Cookie. My MIL is getting an ultrasound tomorrow for her injured arm and she is completely uneasy about 1) leaving the hose and 2) going to a medical facility where germs could be floating around. I shared the content of your post and I think she feels much better having an idea on how to sanitize everything as returns to her home.


Beautiful spring colours and lovely scarf Elaine!


Fantastic saturated colour on your Mini MAB tote!

I hope your MIL will be okay. I left the house with my daughter on Monday to go to the pediatrician for nothing. Turns out she does not have an ear infection even though she's had 3 recently and been tugging on and poking in her ear... But we've been doing such a good job with our quarantine that I was not happy to have to leave the house and go to a doctor's office. But I hope that she's able to get in and get out and then can relax after getting all cleaned up at home!

 

[cowgirlsboots]

Alexander Fury's (Galliano collector) description of the show is:

For S/S01, Galliano ripped Dior apart. He dedicated his show to “Trailer Trash”, opening with a soundtrack of Jerry Springer audience chants and closing with a Hole-worthy parade of ravaged beauty-queens in sashes anointing them with titles named after Dior fragrances. It was a mark of his absolute confidence that Galliano could propose something so audacious for Dior – in fact, two days later, he even went to far as to base his own-label collection on this Dior show, opening with same outfits and then playing Britney Spears’ “Oops I Did it Again” before remixing it into his own label. "I have been inspired by Picasso and paintings like Guernica that happened because of a historical event,” he told Suzy Menkes. “So I am going to reconstruct my Dior show of 48 hours ago through Picasso's eyes." Yikes. His Dior Cadillac handbag was an audacious and provocative reworking of a womens’ accessory, complete with polished patent-leather “chassis” and silver door-handly, as if wrenched off a wrecked car. Even the shoulder-strap was attached to the bag via a mini steering-wheel embossed with “CD”. Those are the details I’m talking about, that make Galliano’s world quite so magical.

Thank-you so much! This collection really lets a movie play before my inner eye: I see Saylor and Lula from "Wild at Heart", hear Doors´ songs:
"Angels and sailors
Rich girls, backyard fences, tents
Dreams watching each other narrowly
Soft luxuriant cars
Girls in garages, stripped
Out to get liquor and clothes
Half gallons of wine and six packs of beer...."

It´s magic!

 

[Rhl2987]

What is everyone cooking and eating right now? Yesterday, I fixed pan seared trout and roasted veggies. Today, home made pizza and mixed fruit. Tomorrow Creole fried catfish, baked sweet potatoes and TBD green item. I’m also planning to bake a lemon pound cake...because... well why the heck not. LOL! (See how much IM / Paleo is out of the window? Eeeek!)

I have never spent this much time hunting, considering, storing, planning, cooking and unfortunately eating food.

I neeeeeeeed something to do or they will have to cut me out of this house.

My husband has made tuna salad melts, curries, steak, veggie brats, we've had eggs, pancakes, lots of fruit, salad mix, frozen pizza, fish, smoothies, celery juice. Lots of variety but my problem is all the cookies and sweets and snacks we have in the house!! Impossible not to go fishing every once in awhile for a delicious bite in the closet. I gained a couple pounds so I'm going to try intermittent fasting again, starting today. Last time it had some effects on milk supply but my daughter is 11 months old and eats like a beast, plus I have a decent amount of frozen milk to get her through this next month.