Kate Spade and Juicy Couture

so, let's start! Here's what I got last month and all from Ebay. It sure was quite a hassle just to verify or what they call AUTHENTICATE it. Darn that there are sooo many copies in the market so one really has to put in some effort to score some REAL good buys.

From top left:
Juicy Couture Premier Scottie Tote in Pink. Kate Spade Chattatoonga handbag with a matching coin purse. JC Premier Scottie Tote in Brown (small). KS Dot Noel wristlet, KS Sydney Silver coin purse, KS Knightsbridge zip wallet, KS Ruth/Katy wallet in Pink/Green and Black, KS Chocolate Dot Noel wallet and matching coin purse and lastly my first KS bought early last year. It's nylon in black but got scratched not long after I got it.

I'm not a JC fan actually cos they are usually too loud for me but the Premier tote is a heaven sent for someone who just refuses to get the Neverfull! I'm quite sure it can't hold the weight of a polar bear like said in HerWorld about the Neverfull, but I just checked and I'm pretty certain I won't be shopping for one soon. I got a used JC pink tote in the size of the brown one, it was barely used and in very good condition. Since the brown is alot nicer, have decided to use the pink one for 'rough use' :P

For the numerous KS stuff, I actually bought duplicates like some to give away as presents. So far, I think they are great pressies! :) Quite excited to actually give it to someone who appreciates KS. I stopped using the nylon wallet once I got the Knightsbridge and I was sooo happy to find out that 1. they don't do fakes for this range, it's mostly the nylon KS series which are fakes and 2. I got it more than $200 cheaper than in the shops! YIPEE.. it's my current wallet now and supposed to be the subsitute for my LV Epi zippy. Costs 1/5 less, let's see how long it will last.

I love the KS Dot Noel range, especially chocolate but the wallet is rather large. Will use it as my travelling wallet or when I move back to Europe. The matching coin purse is just great because I tend to collect so many coins that my wallets always get disfigured. Lastly, the Ruth wallets are great when I wanna carry a small bag (like the Chattatoonga) and not lug a zippy long wallet around. I love all of them so far! No intentions of selling them...yet :P

3rd life

"this time, I'll get it right"... that's what I ALWAYS tell myself and before I can tuck the receipt neatly away, a nagging feeling begins to stir... "will I EVEr use this?!"

I admit, I have always been quite the shopoholic. It doesn't have to be branded or even expensive... I think it's just that need to buy. Many times the feeling of euphoria ends after I've dotted my signature on the receipt. I'm really starting to believe that it's OCD but until I'm brave enough to face it.. I'll try listing my buys in a fairly public place :) Yes, that should do the trick to curb it.. cos SOMEONE else is watching me, heh.

My buys (Phase 1) previously has been mostly bags, HEAPS of accessories, skincare and makeup. Endless nagging from my mother didn't help and somehow I thought that when I moved away, things would change.

Change they did, but the ugly ol shopping head took a different charter (Phase 2). This time, due to a horrid outbreak on my face, I was more intrigued with sunscreens and more advanced skincare like Vit C, A, AHA, BHA, Feurulic etc. I was interested in all things natural (Dr. Hauschka, Jurlique) and even wanted to make my own skincare/cosmetics! AND.. most of all, I discovered online shopping! Not ebay but because where I stayed was a pretty huge country (compared to this little isle of shopoholics, I swear it's in our water), shopping online was a godsend ... I could order what I willed and they would send it to me FOC... I would try and only pay for the stuff I didn't sent back to the retailer. Cool or what! I also shopped alot more on Amazon for my diet of English books and online MP3s.

Now, I've been back in my hometown for almost 2 years and the shopping still has not stopped, infact worsened! :P (Phase 3) I recently starting ebay-ing so I'm just afraid that things'll really go out of hand. Together with the "Worst economic Crisis the world has seen" and a little offspring (ooh, what a word!ha)... I neeed this visual reminder, 'Look at what I've bought and Look at what I should save for!' :D We shall see if this is the solution to my shopping OCD.