"Elegance is the balance between proportion, emotion, and surprise." -Valentino Garavani

Sometimes, when I'm thrifting, I see something that takes my breath away. Right away, I know that I won't be able to walk away without the item. This was one of those times.

I first fell in love with the Valentino Noeud d'Amour ("love knot") clutch a couple of years ago. I have a pair of red satin Ralph Lauren Collection bow heels that I thought the red Valentino would match perfectly. However, I was much younger at the time and only had a job in the summer, and my mom wasn't about to buy me a $1,095 bag (with good reason). 

So how did I get this amazing bag?

Currently Coveting: Kate Spade

 

Do you guys like the sexy mustache I'm growing out? :P I was browsing the Kate Spade website because I love Kate Spade, and I found so many things that I actually really want to purchase. I'm a huge lover of Kate Spade but I only have a few things from the brand (a pair of heels, two cardigans, an agenda, and other little things). Hopefully today I will be picking up three new tops (a puff sleeved blouse from Tibi, a ruffle sleeved Robert Rodriguez top, and a lace printed Joie tank top), so I will post those tomorrow if I purchase them. Today is my mom's birthday - I got her a leather Coach tote for work and Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle perfume. I'll take photos when I can. :) Anyway, this is what I'm loving from Kate Spade!

“You look fabulous. And you smell great too.” -Zac Posen

I had a wonderful day with my mom in Manhattan yesterday. We went to several stores, but we spent most of our time at Saks. Louis Vuitton finally had the agenda refills I needed, and I'm very pleased with them! I also got the most amazing Zac Posen blouse, a lovely Kate Spade cardigan, and two pairs of Prada shoes.

Currently Coveting: Chanel and Dior Nail Polishes

 I hit up a Chanel counter tonight and bought Chanel Vamp, and I'm loving how it looks on my nails. I shall take photos of it tomorrow morning. I ventured over to a Dior counter after making my purchase and I looked at the Garden Party collection, which is absolutely stunning. I love the collectible compact but to be honest I don't think they are worth it, at least for me. I already have a ton of eyeshadows and I don't like lip glosses that are in compacts, and none of the colors are something I don't have. However, the nail polishes are awesome! 

"I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant." -Oscar de la Renta

I thrifted a couple of things in December that I never posted, and I also thrifted a couple of things yesterday, so this post is going to feature those things, as well as a couple of others.

Currently Coveting: Tiffany & Co., Juicy Couture, Longchamp, Prada

 

It's probably not the best idea to make the first photo of this post a picture of me straight out of the shower, but oh well. I like my bathrobe so it's okay. Haha. This is just a quick currently coveting post! :) I look icky but at least I'm clean. =P I've been using my Philosophy Cafe Au Lait non-stop and I love how I come out of the shower smelling like coffee.

My Perfume Collection

I get asked so many questions about perfume on Tumblr, and I also get lots of questions about my personal perfume collection. This post is going to be about all of the perfumes I have so far, as well as the perfumes on my wishlist! :)