LeSportSac Mooks 2010
I’m slightly puzzled as to why I didn’t write a review on the LeSportSac Mooks 2009, even though my sister and I bought all 3 colours.
I even took one of the pouches to Japan as it could contain my bare essentials of camera, cash and transport tickets.
I am still puzzled… But…
It’s 2010, and here’s the review of the LeSportSac Mooks 2010!
From left: Black glitter, 35th Anniversary and robbin egg dots.
We purchased it in all 3 colours once more. Not because we were so crazy over it, but because of a miscommunication.
I personally prefer this year’s pouches to last year’s for its practicality.
Zips replaced Velcro’s hooks and loops for the pouches’ openings. I like!
It’s also a tad bigger. Love love love the compartments inside.
Here’s the 3 pouches upclose…
This is known as the 35th Anniversary print, which was voted by Japanese customers as their favourite prints. If you have been staking out at Kino, you probably have realised the distinct difference in the number of mooks for this print and the other 2.
Well, apart from being a popular print, the reason for the distinct difference is that there was a serious quality issues with this print. Heeding my sister’s advice, I got one of the sales staff to open the mooks for me. And to my horror, the mook had a bad stitching issue. So I got the sales staff to open another one for me, and it was also crumpled!!! I asked the sales staff to open another one for me and she responded: “I only can open one more, you must understand that this is mass manufactured.” I crossed my fingers, and prayed hard that the next one will be a-okay. Thankfully, it was.
This is known as the robbin egg print. I love this print. So sweet I’ll have toothache! This is for my cute days…
Perhaps one day when I’m visiting Universal Studios, I shall carry this and wear my Alice in Wonderland outfit. =D
Originally, I got only 2 of these prints, as I did not know what the black glitter’s material was like. One for my sister and one for me. But, when I saw it being reviewed on other blogger’s site, I knew I had to get it.
It’s in glossy print!
Without the glossy prints, there is simply no ooomph factor.
A good lug-and-go wallet. And it reminds me of their glossy collection last year which I was not able to lay my hands on because I was too late!
For a GWP, the pouch is worth every cent of your money. Considering that the smallest pouch that LeSportSac sells retails for $35, this pouch is incredibly worth it for $27.90. It looks good and it feels good.
Magazine: Mina
In the latest issue of Mina, readers will receive a tissue case and a hair scrunch. I’m loving the tissue case, but not so much of the hair scrunch. Although, the hair scrunch does make quite a good tool for bath times.
Magazine: Pinky
Poppy Coach strikes back in the latest issue of Pinky. Packed with not one, not two, but three hair ties; the magazine is set to be a hot seller. It also comes with a Coach catalog of sorts.
Really cute don’t you think? I wonder what Coach Poppy will come up next…
PS: I really need to get myself a better camera soon.
PPS: I really need to fix the header!
So many things to do, so little time….
Cath Kidston Mook
Now my dears, this is one mook that you have to get. I was very impressed with the quality of the bag and the price it was tagged at.
Cath Kidston’s items are not readily available in Singapore, and to purchase them from Europe can be costly. The mook retails for $34.10, and comes with a tote bag and a pouch - that is affordable. True to Cath Kidston style, the items both bear the flower motif.
I was browsing through their catalogue, and saw these pretty looking card holders. =) I love oilcloth.
This is one bag that I will bring on a shopping date with my girlfriends, or for a simple picnic in the park.
It’s so pretty don’t you think?
Uniqlo Mooks
Hello everyone! It has been one exhausting week, and what luck I had last friday when I fell down and injure my knee. Anyways, I was so tied up with completing my assignments, I didn’t have time to sleep, let alone blog. My apologies! =)
First up, there is a big surprise coming this Friday, so check my blog this coming Friday. =) Shoppaholics be thrilled! Be very very thrilled!
Next, BIG BIG shout out… “Chanel has launched their Autumn Winter’09 Jewellery Collection!”
This collection is simply enchanting. Never before has Chanel launched jade costume jewellery, at least not before I became a fan. I literally jumped out of my seat when I saw the photos of a pair of gorgeous jade earrings online. I mean, Chanel and jade? How rare can that be? It’ll make one terrific heirloom. I waited and waited for a month, and hopped to the store once I received their mailer. Unfortunately, all of the jade earrings were snapped up.
Oh well…
For now, I’ll be contented with another great find.
Uniqlo fans listen up! The long awaited Uniqlo mook is out at Kino. The mook comes with a Uniqlo shopping bag. It looks like a paper bag, but it is actually made of durable cotton (I think).
On the side note, I was rather tickled by the street photos that they took of Uniqlo wearers. Same clothes, different layering produces different results. Come on everyone, let’s be more adventurous in our dressing!
Jill Stuart Mook
We got lucky at Bugis Kinokuniya and laid our hands on Jill Stuart’s 5th anniversary mook. I didn’t go as ga-ga as my sister over this mook, because I really do have a lot of make-up cases at home. But nonetheless it is quite a cute addition to my collection. =)
The make-up case is really made of good quality cloth, and the design is feminine and petite. Very suitable for the kawaii babes out there. There is a mirror as well, and the make-up case can be divided into two portions.
The first batch of Mooks has been sold out at all three outlets (we were the lucky two who laid our hands on the last two Mooks at Bugis outlet), but Taka’s Kino just called us to say that they received an unexpected shipping of the Mooks today. So grab your copy!
Jill Stuart Lunch Tote
last month, In Red gave its readers a Coach Poppy pencil case. For the month of August, In Red is giving its readers a Jill Stuart lunch tote bag.
Just like the Coach pencil case, the Jill Stuart lunch tote bag does not feel cheap, instead it feels awfully durable - it is made out of cotton; spots a cutsie pink apple motif.
In Red august is available at Kinokuniya bookstores for $19.10.
I purchased the last copy of the magazine at the Ngee Ann City outlet. So do check out the other Kinos for this magazine! 
PS: Sorry for the poor lightings, I was feeling a little lazy on a rainy day.
Coach poppy pencil case
Hey girlies! Good things are meant to be shared. You have got to be really excited about this.
In the latest magazine tie-up, japanese magazine More collaborated with popular fashion house Coach to come up with a cute red Coach pencil case and two pens, in tune with their fall 2009 poppy series.
In view that two weeks ago there was a massive queue outside Coach boutique in Takashimaya, I can’t understand why this magazine has been sitting in Kinokuniya for such a long time.
I admit that prior to buying the magazine I contemplated on whether I should get it, because I had this illogical fear that it was a too-good-to-be-true-offer and feared that it would be of inferior quality.
But, hey it was an authentic coach pencil case retailing for $18.10. Plus at a 20% discount (Kinokuniya GSS special), which meant that this pencil case and the two pens is being sold for $14.48? Come on. Whom am I kidding.
It looks really pretty, do get your copy from the Kino stores before they run out!
Swak May 09
Even though I can’t read Japanese, I’m hooked on buying Japanese magazines. Seriously.
In order to attract readers to purchase their magazine, the publishers package their already glossy and pretty magazine with kawaii (cute) gifts.
Just last month, Swak gave its readers a Jill Stuart make up pouch - small, cute, handy, travel friendly, and awfully useful.
For this month’s issue of Swak, readers would get a cute Barbie’s 50th anniversary pouch. The little blue bag is made from satin. It fits basic make up necessities, or small toiletries.
With all these cute little freebies to fill up the bag, no wonder Japanese women always have no qualms about showing off the contents of their bags.
BR: What’s Love Got to Do with It?
My third book from the Little Black Dress Series. Written by Lucy Broadbent, “What’s love got to do with it?” entails Hollywood glamour, money, and the high life.
This Hollywood fairytale is spun around Isabella Spires, a British blonde beautiful bombshell. Orphaned as a child and having her last assets taken by her aunt, Isabella grew up to be a tough lady inspiring to marry a rich husband.
Her lucky break came when she found job as a nanny to Stephen’s children. Stephen is the most powerful agent in LA. Offending Stephen would mean “the end” for an aspiring actor. As it turns out, Isabella fell in love with Stephen’s first son, Jamie (an aspiring film maker). Unfortunately for her, she did not realise that the one short date with Stephen (in which he gave her a Cartier watch) meant that he liked her. After finding out that Jamie and Isabella wed in a spontaneous wedding ceremony in Las Vegas, in a rage Stephen chased the couple out of the house and cut them both off from power Hollywood.
Struggling to keep her marriage afloat and to pay rent, Isabella turned to Bill (rival of Stephen) for help. Isabella was redefined, remodelled and re-presented. After clinching a job in television, top advertising deals arrived. Unfortunately, Jamie felt that Isabella was two-timing him and had already left her. But, like the previous 2 little black dress series I have read, it is happy-ever-after for Isabella. Jamie made his film without the help of his father, and the couple got back together after a long year.
As I was reading the book, I felt like I picked up a gossip magazine more than a book. It had numerous Hollywood names and events. But how much are these facts or fiction? I guess only those who are living in Hollywood Tinseltown would know. =)