London purchases
Here it is, finally! The long awaited post on my London purchases (just kidding). I didn’t expect to find everything I was looking for in London but even I can get lucky as it turns out. The last time I visited London was over 10 years ago during a school trip. For some reason Paris is always the first city that comes to mind whenever I want to do a short city trip. But it was time for a change.While in London, I visited Dover Street Market in the hopes of finding the classic Comme des Garçons shirt. After walking past the building a couple of times ( you can’t really tell it’s a store from the outside), I thought what the heck, and walked in anyway. It’s an amazing store spread over several floors, with a special floor for all things Comme des Garçons including the shirt I was looking for. The fit is great (I bought it slightly oversized) and instead of the black and white stripes, I opted for the classic dark blue and white design.

I must say, I’m somewhat surprised by my sudden interest in skin care lately. But that’s probably due to the fact that I’m too lazy to learn how to apply make up properly and this way at least my skin looks great and I hardly need anything else besides a little eye pencil and mascara. From the moment I started to use this Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré, I completely dropped my tinted moisturizer by Origins. Good stuff! Unfortunately I didn’t know it’s also available – and cheaper – at Douglas in the Netherlands until I got back. Oh well.
Next up my Céline knotted bracelet. I posted it on Instagram just before I left for Paris in August. It had been on my wishlist for quite a while but I never expected to find it and I also wasn’t sure if I would wear it on a regular basis. Then I ran into it in several stores in London. Must be a sign right? So after a good night’s sleep, I decided to take the plunge and try my luck at Selfridges but they didn’t have my size. I ended up at the most gorgeous Céline store ever! The floor, the lamps… AMAZING! When I tried the bracelet on, I was sold. I’ve been wearing it every single day. My final two purchases are pretty basic and therefore not very photogenic. A light grey cashmere sweater from Uniqlo, which I wanted to try since my post on affordable cashmere and a simple white blouse by &Other Stories.I absolutely loved London and so did my boyfriend. We’re definitely going back in the near future. So any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Love it, vooral je shirt <3 Veel plezier met je nieuwe aankopen!x
Merci, dat gaat wel lukken 🙂
Mooie aankopen, vooral je shirt! Ben al tijden op zoek naar een mooie gestreepte top, deze komt zeker in aanmerking daarvoor.
Dankjewel! Het shirt is zeker een aanrader.
Mooi! Ben echt weg van je armband.
Thanks! Je kunt je aanmelden op de site van Departement Feminin voor hun Céline updates. Daar verkopen ze ‘m af en toe ook online.
Sounds like you had a lovely time, and ended up with some lovely purchases too! I adore that Celine bracelet – for me it’s a little out of my budget right now (especially as I’ve gotten a little too obsessed with make up lately, oops) but my bf bought me a similar one from Kate Spade for Chrismtas which is near enough to the real thing to stop me from wish listing it like crazy.
Cannot wait to see your 2014 faves post – great minds do indeed think alike! Happy New Year lovely x
That boyfriend of yours sounds like a keeper 🙂 The Kate Spade bracelet is an excellent alternative.
I love the bracelet! I’ve been looking for it everywhere too. Do you mind telling me the price of it? Do you know if the gold one is the same price also? I was planning a trip to Europe in March, I wonder if they’ll still have it in stores by then 🙁
Hi Wendy, yes I believe the price for the gold bracelet is the same. Unfortunately prices really vary. I guess France would be the cheapest. But you could check departement feminin for prices. Not too long ago I got an email from them about the upcoming collection, the bracelet included. So let’s hope you’re able to find it in March! *fingers crossed*