Kate Spade

I have a new baby, and I'm utterly in love.
Meet my new 'Charlotte Street Angela' handbag by the wonderful Kate Spade.

My fiance spoilt me (once again) when we were browsing around Westfields last weekend. I am one lucky little lady! Thank you :)

I LOVE the bright yellow, I tend to wear a lot of black and white so this little one will certainly brighten me up, and is the perfect bag to take to Vegas this month. 
I also tend to carry a heck of a lot of things around with me (anyone else do that?!), so I'm hoping that this will help me downsize!
It's my perfect summer clutch, or daytime handbag.

Have you ever fallen in love with a handbag? I seem to be falling hard and fast pretty often these days...

x

Photo diary #17 Okay Pal

Starting the weekend with a cake-pop treat | At the pub down by Borough Market | Eggy breakfast | Chanel pop-up shop

I've been an awfully bad blogger of late, haven't I? One of the main reasons I've been a little absent is because most of your lovely blogs have now been blocked on the network at work :( boo. So if you've noticed I'm not commenting on your blogs, that's why. I'm having a couple of weeks off soon, so I can't wait to catch up properly with everyones blogs and videos.

So anyway, back to the photo diary, what was I up to this weekend? Here’s an ever so quick round-up, I'm afraid I didn’t really take very good photos this weekend though...

If you're a Londoner you'll know that Saturday was gorgeous and sunny, so we headed over to Borough Market, and devoured delicious falafel wraps and smoothies, before 'accidently' ending up in the pub and doing a mini bar crawl to North London. Woops.
Oh, and not forgetting our random drunken visit to some kind of underground museum... I'd love to tell you the name of it, but it's totally slipped my mind (wonder why?! *hic*)

We ended up hitting Lucky Chip, a candle lit chicken restaurant above a pub in Kentish Town, that I would describe as 'posh KFC'. Unfortunately, I inhaled my food far too quickly to stop and take photos for you guys, so you’ll just have to trust me on this one, it’s insanely good.
The best part of Lucky Chip though, has got to be the beans. Oh, the beans *sighs*. They were the tastiest beans ever. If you ever go there, make sure you order a double portion!

On Sunday I had an ice-cream date with my best buddy Laura (yes, I am aware my whole weekend seemed to evolve around food). Nothing better than an ice-cream date, huh?!
I'll admit it did turn into a little window shopping date too. Surprisingly we were both very restrained, despite trying on a bazillion things in Zara (my weakness) and lusting over lipsticks in Chanel. Fun girls day out though!

So it was a relatively quiet weekend really.

What did you get up to at the weekend?

My Aspinal of London surprise...

Hello you lovely lot.
I'm in a super good mood today; can you see an obvious reason why?!

Last night, Stef surprised me with this beautiful Aspinal of London Marylebone Tote.
He'd seen me put up an Instagram photo of it, and then snuck off to Oxford street before I finished work last night to buy it for me. What an absolute sweetheart, THANK YOOOOU!

It was totally unexpected; I actually went into shock mode for a little while and couldn't stop staring at it, tehe. I feel so beyond spoilt, and very very lucky to have a fiancé who is so thoughtful and generous.

This is my first ever designer handbag, by far the most beautiful, perfect (and most expensive) bag I have ever owned. I totally and utterly in love with it, it's exactly my kind of style, plain and classic.

It does come with a rather hefty price tag (trust me to fall in love with the most expensive one), but that’s down to it being made with fancy Italian calf leather and lined with grosgrain silk.
It's incredibly sturdy, and has a range pockets for all your things, including perfect sized pocket for Ipads and smart phones.
I just dicovered that it even has two secret pockets you can get to without opening the zip, perfect for us city girls on the move. Stunning and practical, what more could you possibly want in a handbag?
One of the best features of the Marylebone, is that you can actually adjust the buckles on the side to change the shape of the tote to square whenever you fancy a little change. Technically, two bags in one then!

What I really like about Aspinal, is that it's a high end brand that not many people know about (unless you've seen them featured in Vogue). As much as I love brands like Mulberry, I love that I can walk down the street with this bag and not see a dozen other ladies carrying the same one.
I love that it's understated too, and doesn't have a huge Aspinal logo anywhere, it's very discrete and classy.

I've brought it into my office today to have a little show off (it had to be done, I'm very excited about it), but I think it's going to stay my 'fancy weekend bag' now. I definitely feel very special with this on my arm, and I'm already planning a 'What's in my handbag?' post for you.

Don't I have the best fiancé and the best handbag in the world?!

You can take a look at the Aspinal range here, they have some stunning bags. What are your favourite designer handbags?

Brandy Melville

Hey chums, happy Friday!

So a few of you who watched my last video have been asking me where my jumper was from. I found this in a new shop called Brandy Melville on Kings road in Chelsea, for the bargainous price of £25. Yeh, you heard me, £25. It was my little pay day treat to keep me sane while I'm on a spending ban for the fore-seeable future (*sobs*). There are a few other pieces in this shop that I really like, I've got my eye on this scarf and this backless vest. You should definitely check it out, their prices are so reasonable. If you can't get to Chelsea they do have a website. 

Have you ever shopped in Brandy Melville before?

What are you all up to this weekend? I've got another video on the way for you tomorrow, so look out for that. I'm planning on heading to a cartoon museum, playing tennis, and practicing my make-up artist skills!

 

The New Oxford Street Primark

If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know I ventured to the new Oxford Street Primark on Thursday on my lunchbreak.
I'm not meaning to sound like a total snob here, (and I don't mean to offend any of you who regularly shop in Primark) but I don't do Primark.
I just find it really stressful, I get really hot when shops are too busy, and then I get stressed, and then I have to leave because all I do is think about how hot and stressed I am. Weird I know.
 Also, I'd usually rather buy just one nice thing in Topshop, rather than a few things somewhere cheaper that wont last as long.
I'm not really one for digging around in shops, I like to walk in and be able to see everything and Primark is usually quite messy. So, I'm not going to lie, I was feeling totally skeptical about it and thought I'd pretty much run away crying/having a panic attack.

But, to my complete and utter surprise I loved it. It was tidy, size ordered, not overly crowded and HUGE. The selection of clothes, shoes and accessories were absolutely great. They have loads of Topshop and Zara copycats. I saw so many gorgeous shirts, dresses, shoes, coats, bags... I could go on & on. I think if you select things carefully in Primark then mix them with pieces from other shops, you can get away with it not looking like it's from Primark at all, agree?

I have totally been converted. But shhhh.

I got these cute little faux suade loafers for £6 and these spotty tights were only £2.50. Let's face it, I could just about get a pair of tights in Topshop for that price. I know they wont last for very long, but for 'throw-away' fashion, and a sneaky pre-payday treat, I think they're absolute gems.
I've always been so jealous seeing other bloggers showing the little beauts they got in Primark, and now I have one around the corner, I'll become one of you :)

Anyway, I hope I've inspired some of you to go shopping, hehe. Do you shop in Primark? Have you found any gems? Will you be visiting the new Oxford street Primark?