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

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And now I feel super guilty for straying way off-topic. I did buy a bag last week, the Longchamp Le Pliage Cuir in light gray. It looks white in this photo, and it is indeed a bit lighter than I would have liked, but it's gray. The whole family - pebble, dark red, gray, purple, and black:

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They changed the hardware to gunmetal and shortened and widened the strap, which annoys the "matched set" part of me but I understand the changes. This is my "throw on and run errands" purse, so I'll miss being able to use the strap crossbody. The SA said the new strap is much better as a shoulder strap - if it doesn't work out I'll look for some kind of replacement strap. Without branding (ahem).

The pebble has to go, either to my mom or to a resale site - I haven't yet decided. It really is a nice color - for someone else.
 
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FizzyWater said:
That is breathtaking! (I showed it to the BF who knows nada about purses and he said, "It's a grand purse that needs a grand purpose. Like the Queen should carry the head of her greatest enemy in it." All I can think is, "Nooo! Think of the lining!")

I switched from Eucerin hyaluronic acid creams to Vichy hyaluronic acid creams after an "I'm bored" shopping trip a few months ago and I think it was a mistake. The night cream is terrifying - I've never had bags under my eyes but with the cream they hydrate so much I can feel them jiggle as I walk. (This feels really weird, y'all.) And yet I have my first under-eye wrinkle. Bah.

I can get a haircut at my salon, and even a dye job if I want, but they can't dye my eyebrows or lashes (why?) so I've been actually using my brow pencil again. And it's really necessary as it seems I've been stress-picking at my brows, so I'm working on a Pink-from-the-Wall look otherwise. Double bah.

Otherwise my great makeup change is that I purged enough stuff that I can get to and use my vanity!!! So I moved everything but my brow pencil, nude lipstick, and a few perfumes (still in the bathroom cabinet) to the vanity and everything's all in one place for the first time... since I was 16, maybe? It's still not making it to my face yet, but baby steps.
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Great changes and upgrades. I have been thinking of adding an under eye cream. Which one do you use?
 
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FizzyWater said:
And now I feel super guilty for straying way off-topic. I did buy a bag last week, the Longchamp Le Pliage Cuir in light gray. It looks white in this photo, and it is indeed a bit lighter than I would have liked, but it's gray. The whole family - pebble, dark red, gray, purple, and black:

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They changed the hardware to gunmetal and shortened and widened the strap, which annoys the "matched set" part of me but I understand the changes. This is my "throw on and run errands" purse, so I'll miss being able to use the strap crossbody. The SA said the new strap is much better as a shoulder strap - if it doesn't work out I'll look for some kind of replacement strap. Without branding (ahem).

The pebble has to go, either to my mom or to a resale site - I haven't yet decided. It really is a nice color - for someone else.
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What a great LPC family.

I can't quite tell from the photo which one is the pebbled leather, is it the dark brown to the taupe (or another)?
 
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Sparkletastic said:
I’m sorry It didn’t work out. And on this forum don’t worry about seeming a snob. While we’re all different, we all have high standards and a list of peculiarities that must be met for our items to work for us.
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Thank-you! My fingertips are my quality detectors. If they are not pleased the item fails... and the leather of this wallet wasn´t satisfactory. To plasticky, too "dry"...
It won´t be easy to find a wallet I really like. The picture in my head is too clear and detailed and while I believed in the quality of the so called old German brands of which Esquire is one before this purchase I´m now not sure whether any other will be worth the hassle of ordering. Obviously the standards went down a lot compared to my usual vintage items.
 
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essiedub said:
It’s quite remarkable that all these various family histories were captured by this guy Robert Bain. I just bought it for the neat decorative cover (I know. I am guilty of judging a book by its cover. But it d D turn out to be so interesting) Speaking Of family histories, the US, we have the legendary “dispute” between the Hatfields and McCoys. I guess it’s human nature to hold a grudge over generations. Looks like your nemesis @Kimbashop is a MacGregor!


That’s so cool! So your clan has a castle? Do you have a picture of your family castle? Is there some way clans connect with their “diaspora”. How do you all connect (don’t tell me Facebook)



I think it’s that electric blue that makes it “loud”. Love the cock conversation!



Wait, really? I’d no idea that wearing a tartan that wasn’t your own is a faux pas but now that I think about it, it makes sense. It is a form of identity, yes? Oh man, I really need my own tartan. Later I will post an article about a woman in Edinburgh who makes bespoke tartans! Again, like rugs, it is such an interesting art form. woohoo!



Ah splendid! Thanks for posting!
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How impressive so many of you belong to a clan and have their own tartan!
 
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cowgirlsboots said:
How impressive so many of you belong to a clan and have their own tartan!
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Well now - I wouldn't say that I actually 'belong' to a clan, but I do indeed have Scottish ancestors!
On my grandfather's side, Thomas Mitchell came to America in 1690. It is much easier to follow the male line because their surnames didn't change.
On my grandmother's side, we're not sure when they came to America, but my grandmother was not allowed to join the DAR because apparently someone (pretty sure it was Templeton) fought for the British in the Revolutionary War.
 
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Cookiefiend said:
Well now - I wouldn't say that I actually 'belong' to a clan, but I do indeed have Scottish ancestors!
On my grandfather's side, Thomas Mitchell came to America in 1690. It is much easier to follow the male line because their surnames didn't change.
On my grandmother's side, we're not sure when they came to America, but my grandmother was not allowed to join the DAR because apparently someone (pretty sure it was Templeton) fought for the British in the Revolutionary War.
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Really? I know they've gotten a lot more relaxed in the past few years (I was able to join by simply citing my mother's DAR # and including my birth cert, as opposed to having to redo the whole geneology) but I thought the only real requirement was one ancestor who fought on the "right" side. Wacky.

The Pennsylvania Sinclairs are not my/mom's ancestor - a slightly tipsy relative once remarked that they didn't fight on either side (because Quakers) but sold arms to both (because capitalists) ...
 
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papertiger said:
What a great LPC family.

I can't quite tell from the photo which one is the pebbled leather, is it the dark brown to the taupe (or another)?
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Pebble is the official color, not the texture. It's on the far left. I had to muck with the color a lot to get it close to the taupe/brownish-grey that it really is, and meanwhile probably distorted the dark red (2nd from left) and grapey purple (2nd from right).

And thank you! I like the Cuir quite a bit.
 
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I know it's old school and unfashionably mainstream but the Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Supercharged Complex is good for moisture - it just works. Don't be tempted by the others especially the one that's twice the price (if that one still exists).

For tired, puffy, irritated or allergy eyes you could try the Body Shop Elderflower Unperfumed Eye Gel. It's relatively inexpensive and very cooling. I've been using this for a long time.

Don't do La Mer's unless you have seriously dry, dry skin.

The best thing we can do for eyes is to get off the computer and that's the hardest of all :biggrin:
 
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cowgirlsboots said:
My new red wallet arrived today- and will go back tomorrow.
Sorry, I seem to be a snob... even as the quality is good (as in not sloppy) the new wallet looks sad and cheap next to my old, much cheaper wallet I´ve been using for at least 5 years and does not please my fingertips. The box the new one came in was gorgeous, though...
Back to the drawing board... wanted: big red wallet, preferrably with two zipped compartments.

Here are the comparison pics.
I totally prefer the old wallet above. My son said the new one felt plasticky.
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I hope the next one is a winner.
 
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