My Bag Lust..... Mulberry!!!

This Season's definite bag Lust named after that Brit young It Girl, Alexa Chung.

Mulberry have named a bag after her!! I have unfortunately taken an absolute lust for this bag since seeing it shown in Stylist Magazine few months ago, I want one!!!

It's the must have satchel people want and I find it very practical with it's compartments and design

The options:-

- Fork out the £600-£700 odd British pounds on the real deal, I will be sooooo pooor will be on air diet for a long time!


- Wait until Mulberry's Sample sale where it'll be 20-30% off RRP...... whenever Mulberry launch their sample sale news, though not necess will be there as
 a) Hardcore sample sale shoppers get there 1st and snap them up (PK =.=")

b) I won't like the style

 c) I still can't justify with the Sale price and for the cost still live off air diet  (>.<')


- investing in the fakey! for £200 Bob, people won't know only yourself! baring in mind the stamp of "Made in China"

- got at crazy length to find "cabbage sample" where the bags are perfectly genuine but have either minor or major defect so are either taken to the clearance stores or taken to samples sales


- last but not least hitting the High Street alternative!

I have to admit there have been some pretty awesome versions High Street have done and for under £100! can't complain

Options on your Left of High Street Alternatives

Top Blue - from ASOS, Oasis' Satchel Bag £38 %100 Pleather (PU)

Middle Grey Next, Grey Satchel £30 available in Tan and Black. I have to admit this one's design is great, where it fails, the feel of the pleather, feels cheap *sigh*

Last Black Topshop, Buckle Strap satchel, £85 100% leather also available in Burgundy, from the sounds of it's dimensions it's not very big, not worth it though can only judge when i've seen the item

Now it's just deciding....... real deal or the alternative options......

New Miscellaneous Trend?

Recently my work colleague has been doing research for S/S 11 Knitwear, she can up with an idea of a shave effect for knitwear, so tried to find images to relate. We discovered Shaved cats!!!

Oh my days it's funny! Some actually look alright some are soooo humorous, do their owners do it on purpose ant it's the latest fashion trend in Pet Kingdom?  check it out!!!

Please note on google, do note type down just "shaved" or "shaved pussy" too much dodgy innuendoes as my colleague discovered!

Interesting things happening this morning...

Ok I was going to Blog reating to Pure the Tradeshow, but I'm gonna leave that for this evening; and this one slips up higher. Something to get off my chest...

As one is living and working in London, people tend to rush around, I for example left the house a bit late today as I wanted to throw some bits into my lunch box for work before leaving, and needed to grab my travel vouchers.

Just my luck, there's a bus just arrived so I hopped on for the Underground station. As I popped off the bus, the old lady next to me said "lazy Bitch". I ignored her at first thinking, I must have misheard, then walking towards the station she said aloud, "what a lazy bitch"

OK I was gonna bother backing myself up and talk back at her, but as I was in a hurry for the tube, I decided to let it go. Who wouldn't hop on the bus even though it's 1 stop to the station??
My Thoughts - Monthly travel card £116 Pm, use it to my advantage. 30sec-1min bus ride vs 7min walk as you guys could see which option I opted for

My opinion, it's the sake of convenience!

Food Porn!!!!

If some of you don't know, I love food; cooking and eating out, and it's fun to critiquie! Masterchef's fun to watch and that food Alchmist who's on Channel 4 when I get round to watching TV!

I was just browsing around for interesting Asian recepies and discovered this website food looks sooo goood!!! I really want to make some!

Since on poor man's diet last week and this week, I'm making chinese Dumplings, cheap ingriedents, freezable and can last ages pending how much get consumed!!

http://rasamalaysia.com/recipes/vietnamese-recipes/page/2/

A day of Purple Haze

Not what you guys are thinking I have to say!

I ventured our to Zone 5 of the M25 bubble, over to Carlshalton Beeches to a Lavender Farm. Created by the local community in their allotment 3acres of lavender bushes, some adopted by people.

It was just a really interesting pretty day of purple flowers so many types of bugs luring around in the lavender plants, surprised in the turn out! But was amazing the smells and was nice getting away from the hustle and bustle ^.^

This was also a good excuse for me to have fun catching bugs as well as picking my own lavender and taking photos!!

Definitely a nice day trip out with friends! ^.^

The Maze

The Maze, Gordon Ramsey's Restaurant on Grosvenor Square, Mayfair. I decided to go with a couple of girlfriends to grab some posh nosh. Louise suggested we try out one so chose The Maze.

4 courses for £28.50 can’t say no as full price would definitely be double that price without a doubt! 

All the dishes were petit pieces of art for the fine dinning pallet, started off with the

“Lyonaise Salad” Pig’s head meat with smoked bacon and Quails Egg Salad

The Salmon with Quails egg, mini Squid, Aubergine Puree and Squid compote

Lamb with cream cheese-like mash very rich

Rice pudding with dark Chocolate orange and ice cream

This was really nice food, however the food was a bit too salty for our likings, likely because the Western pallet enjoy a bit more salt.

Sweets were really nice but very rich but the food was well balanced

Service was not bad, one of the waiters were really kool, had humour and a warm vibe to him; others were a bit more pushy rushing us as the table was needed for 8pm; can’t be help that we’re working people and were a bit delayed.


Once we finished our courses one of the pushy waiters moved us to the Waiting/ Bar area so they could get the table ready for the next customers. To be honest it didn't seam THAT busy on the side of restaurant we were on. Though as we left the place the other side, where the food is more expensive, looked pretty buzzing and busy!

The environment was really modern and suited the working professional, place for them to go after work or during meetings type of place.  I did enjoy trying something different, never really had fine dinning before so this was quite a treat; £40 pp inc drinks not too terrible and we got some free sweets and a complimentary rich choc pudding for Wendy’s early b’day!

Cloud 23

Afternoon Tea on Cloud 23, The Hilton Hotel, Manchester. Part of Mimi’s birthday, we decided to head to Manchester’s tallest building, The Hilton Hotel for a spot of afternoon tea.

The Building is very interesting; 52 floors but only up to 23 floors it belongs to The Hilton; and there upwards are apartments.There’s the direct lift up to the 23rd floor, amazingly quick a floor a second. As we arrive we are just taken away by the high views from the building.

As we were taken to our seats the seating plan is very modern interior and furniture. The red lip chairs were amazingly comfortable and a very new piece of design.

The Waitresses were quite dresses up like they were air stewardesses very polite service.
Afternoon tea cost £15 per person choice of Tea, with Sandwiches, cakes and Scones
The tea to be honest wasn’t a large range, around 4 options, sandwiches were quite nice, smoked salmon, egg and mayo, pate and cucumber and a chicken wrap, and I have to admit the wrap was pretty good!

Even though it didn’t look like a lot of food, it really filled us up! Food was not too bad, cakes were very good but so rich!!

Overall I will say it’s quite a nice treat going to Cloud 23, not too expensive, good view very modern feel and way of having an English Afternoon cream tea