Friday, September 7, 2007

Eyes, eyes baby

While on the Tradera shopping spree for the underwear below, I also found my finger trigger-happy, ouside of my control, getting some totally unnecessary but a so sweet for the soul makeup and scent items.


2 Dior Eyeshadows, and a Gucci Envy Perfume in bag size. Never opened, pure perfume (not Eau de Parfum). After it arrived (yesterday) I also noticed that the bottle itself is delicious, and comes delivered with a small suede bag to not scratch the shiny surface while it lodges in my handbag.
Glorious =)
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Thursday, September 6, 2007

Online shop-o-holic

Hey there folks.

I'm sorry, I still am shopping (too much, again) - but I keep forgetting to update this blog. Let's make a serious attempt to get it going again, shall we?

The past few days I have been unusually active at Tradera (the Swedish eBay) where you can spend money MUCH too easily, at things you don't really need...

But then, what girl can have too much lingerie? On this shopping-spree I've spread myself from beautiful classic to... well... naughty.

Or what do you think about this? (Don't keep reading if you're not 18 ;))

[Classic satin/brocade white corset. Matching panties included. Hook&eye closure along the side and adjustable with straps in the back.]

[Red/pink modern corset, with matching panties. Modern (and a bit boring) hook&eye closure in the back.]

[White&blue brocade corset with matching painties. Hook&eye closure along the front, adjustable by straps in the back.]

[2 piece. No explanation necessary... Not my typical buy but heh, I'm sure MrX will appreciate this...]

I'm a BIG fan of beautiful underwear and curious about your thoughts on the matter.
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Monday, May 28, 2007

Power shopping


Today I left work for my lunch break and had only one plan in mind - to exchange the battery on my watch which died during the weekend. It's a gorgeous thing. Actually a male mdel (see pic) but I'm woman enough to carry it off. The infamous MrX gave it to me, for Xmas, when we were still a couple.

Anyway, back to the shopping. On my way from NK where I got the battery changed, I unfortunately passed by several shops. One of them a large H&M, where I very rarely set my foot (being a brand-nerd and all). Still, when I stuck my nose in there were several items screaming my name - and I left the shop with a heavy bag and not THAT much of a lighter wallet. Got to love H&M's pricing!

It's all a matter of mix&match to me. Just like your entire home can, or should, not be furnished at IKEA, but a few pieces are just fine - H&M clothing can be worn as long as you're not going "full outfit".

In my bag I now have 2 dresses. 1 white daytime dress, long enough to be worn to work, one black lace evening dress, short enough to be considered a long top. Pictures will follow*. Also from H&M - 2 blouses that I didn't even try on - very womanly and body shaped and with hooks instead of buttons. A blessing if you, like me, are a woman with curves.

Is that not annoying, the way all shirts with buttons seem to either open up an ugly hole between the two buttons covering the bust - or hang like a tent hiding the waist. Ugh!

Walking to the deli where I was going to pick up the sallad that keeps my waist nice and thin I passed by a cosmetics shop, and of course had to stop by. I left the shop with a bottle of Trind Nail Repair - a product I only discovered recently but that has made all the difference to my hands. No longer do I have to go to the beauty parlor and spend zillions on adding acrylic to my poor nails to make them grow past my fingertips, Trind keeps them strong and un-flaky in their natural form. Almost magical, this thing!

Finally, I was ready for my food. But no... Only 100 meters yet to go and my eyes are drawn to a pair of jeans in a window that are JUST what I have been looking for, for ages. Italian, of course. And yes, they had them in my size - and yes, they fit beautifully. So I got them, of course**.

Now my AmEx is smoking and my arms are weary from hauling bags, but all in all I think I got a good load of shopping in on 45 minutes :)

{Disclaimer: This blog is not and have never been sponsored. I am not getting any return for recommending products, I recommend them only because they are good.}
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Nuts and bolts:
* I was unable to find any good pictures of the clothes on the web, so I'll use my new camera and share later :)
** See comment above.

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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Finally!

I've been putting it off forever, but I finally got around to buying a new (well, used, but almost new) camera. I used to have the G1-model (Canon PowerShot) and used it until it fell to pieces - so when I found an ad for a very resonably priced G5 I couldn't help myself - I bought it on the spot.


Well, almost, I haggled first - of course. So now I believe I may be updating this page more frequently, as what has stopped me on many occations before was my inability to get good pictures of my purchase.

SEK 2.000 - it's a steal!

And, anyone wanting a digital camera that can't help but take great pictures... really, the G-series is the way to go. Canon has outdone themselves with this one....
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007

And as a contrast...

Something that I will probably find a great deal more use for than the little Versace clutch below.
I ran into a nice little boutique with a 50% sale-sign in the window - a sure attraction for MsTake.

That's where I found this lovely shirt, see below. Although it looks normal and boring, it is not. Unlike every other shirt I have tried on in the last year it is actually shaped around my body without stretching over my boobs in the most unsightly fashion.

I am blesed with having both a waist and a chest, and finding something business-like which doesn't either force me to bandage them down like the flappers did in the 20's OR hang like a tent around my middle section is really a chore, so I was thrilled to find this shirt.

Also, I think the branded cuff links are a nice touch, no? =)
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Monday, May 7, 2007

Things a girl needs

So, today I went shopping for a purse. A classic purse, a functional purse. My old one is beginning to get annoying as a zipper has broken. The criteria for my new purse was as follows:

  1. Black
  2. Shoulder strap
  3. Large enough for wallet/keys/phone but not so big I lose stuff in it (like with my current one where the only way to get to the phone in time when it rings is to find a convenient table and tip the bag upside down at the sound of the first ring)
This is what I came home with:

Well, it's not black, has chain-straps that just barely can get past my wrist and will fit my phone and my keys, but not my wallet. Two thirds out of three?

[Yes, the keys WILL fit, dangit!]

However, you HAVE to agree, it get's 10/10 for looks? =)
(AND - I doubt I'll lose my phone in it *grin*)

So what say ye?
Good buy - or bad?
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Thursday, May 3, 2007

clothes clothes clothes

You know, the annoying thing is that my camera software has been acting up on my computer of late - so all the gorgeous clothes I bought in London (yes, I did go wild) and the stuff I've bought since in Sweden (did a raid at Esprit on Monday, and today at Zara) goes undocumented.

It's just no fun to post without pictures...

Suffice to say. I bought clothes, lately. Ranging from sensible if fashionable and kind of hot tops to bge used mainly at work (Zara) to sparkly, glittery denim hotpants (London, what did YOU think??) and all the way inbetween with a mini-skirt, sparkly tops, wide and high wasted but very cool shorts, a super cool skirt wich hugs the butt and then flares, but only in the back.

Ah, I HAVE to get this camera working!!!!
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