Mulling over consumerism, yet again
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mmymoonGreetings, friends!
I had fits of woe last night over IKEA discontinuing this awesome frame I've totally been wanting for months (IKEA doesn't do online ordering for most things, or I would've bought it like woah ages ago) and I WILL NEVER OWN IT NOW AND THAT MAKES ME SAD. If anyone goes to an IKEA and sees them still for sale, I would pay for shipping and your trouble..!
Thus, I've been re-examining the items I wish to purchase lately.
Item: Anna Sui brush holder and Anna Sui vanity tray. I LOVE BLACK PLASTICS. I might try to get, I don't know, a comb or mirror or something to go with them, but I really just want those... there are cute rose-shaped Anna Sui makeup brushes, but as I'm convinced Aromaleigh's Brown Faux brushes are the BEST EVER, I won't be wasting money on crappier, more expensive brushes.
... seriously, the Brown Faux brushes are DIVINE. That's another item, actually; I'd like to snag a few more to replace my MAC brushes, which I never want to use anymore. (They're that good!) But it's not much of a splurge, since they're so affordable!
Item: Black BTSSB hanky. This is so ridiculously stupid and wasteful and furthermore, stupid. I... I can't yet talk myself out of wanting it, though. Because it's got a little chess print! So cute! I use hankies all the time! (And yes, I'm the sort who would blow her nose right into the expensive bit of fabric. That's what they're FOR.) Someone please beat me until I stop wanting it.
Item: I need a new everyday purse -- my Dollhouse purse is adorable, but I'm wearing it out by using it everyday, and that I would like to keep nice for fancy meetups and such. And the design isn't really wonderful for an everyday purse. (It's just fine if one is fancy and aware of oneself, but grocery shopping? Not so much.) I considered something like this Tokidoki bag, but ehhhhhhhhhh. I just want a black bag, really. Maybe I can make something suitably cute -- or go dig out one of my old messenger bags and modify it a bit. Hmm.
Item: Laduree doggie/kitty bag - scroll down a bit!![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vivcore got me the most gorgeous black-with-chandeliers bag from Laduree, and it's the most perfect useful thing... just the right size! So I think I'll have another! (Luckily, there are lots of shops on eBay who specialize in going and getting Laduree goodies!)
Item: Winter Coat. Kind of a gamble as to what it will actually look like, considering the sort of shop it is, but they have good feedback (paying it wasn't like the pictures, but cute) and hey, it's $60.
Have you ever tried to obtain an actually cute, WOMAN'S coat that would fit someone who is 5'10" and built like a linebacker? Not so easy...
I'd still like a cape, but I don't feel like sewing one yet, and I cannot entrust anyone to commission one, because I want it lined with flannel, and that's apparently some kind of textile sin that most people cannot fathom. (Yes, I know it sticks to one's clothes -- however, it's a cape. It's not a big deal. I used to have one, in a ridiculous shade of electric royal blue.)
Item: Mama Told Me Momoko... you know I'm going to get her eventually. I suppose I should start trolling Y!J to keep my eye out. (Less oblivious people! Rinkya or Celga? Or other?)
I really should've gotten her from Junkyspot when she was cheap and easy to find, but... hum. Maybe I will sell some Pullips I ignore to finance her; anyone selling big-headed dolls lately? Is it awful?
I had fits of woe last night over IKEA discontinuing this awesome frame I've totally been wanting for months (IKEA doesn't do online ordering for most things, or I would've bought it like woah ages ago) and I WILL NEVER OWN IT NOW AND THAT MAKES ME SAD. If anyone goes to an IKEA and sees them still for sale, I would pay for shipping and your trouble..!
Thus, I've been re-examining the items I wish to purchase lately.
Item: Anna Sui brush holder and Anna Sui vanity tray. I LOVE BLACK PLASTICS. I might try to get, I don't know, a comb or mirror or something to go with them, but I really just want those... there are cute rose-shaped Anna Sui makeup brushes, but as I'm convinced Aromaleigh's Brown Faux brushes are the BEST EVER, I won't be wasting money on crappier, more expensive brushes.
... seriously, the Brown Faux brushes are DIVINE. That's another item, actually; I'd like to snag a few more to replace my MAC brushes, which I never want to use anymore. (They're that good!) But it's not much of a splurge, since they're so affordable!
Item: Black BTSSB hanky. This is so ridiculously stupid and wasteful and furthermore, stupid. I... I can't yet talk myself out of wanting it, though. Because it's got a little chess print! So cute! I use hankies all the time! (And yes, I'm the sort who would blow her nose right into the expensive bit of fabric. That's what they're FOR.) Someone please beat me until I stop wanting it.
Item: I need a new everyday purse -- my Dollhouse purse is adorable, but I'm wearing it out by using it everyday, and that I would like to keep nice for fancy meetups and such. And the design isn't really wonderful for an everyday purse. (It's just fine if one is fancy and aware of oneself, but grocery shopping? Not so much.) I considered something like this Tokidoki bag, but ehhhhhhhhhh. I just want a black bag, really. Maybe I can make something suitably cute -- or go dig out one of my old messenger bags and modify it a bit. Hmm.
Item: Laduree doggie/kitty bag - scroll down a bit!
vivcore got me the most gorgeous black-with-chandeliers bag from Laduree, and it's the most perfect useful thing... just the right size! So I think I'll have another! (Luckily, there are lots of shops on eBay who specialize in going and getting Laduree goodies!)Item: Winter Coat. Kind of a gamble as to what it will actually look like, considering the sort of shop it is, but they have good feedback (paying it wasn't like the pictures, but cute) and hey, it's $60.
Have you ever tried to obtain an actually cute, WOMAN'S coat that would fit someone who is 5'10" and built like a linebacker? Not so easy...
I'd still like a cape, but I don't feel like sewing one yet, and I cannot entrust anyone to commission one, because I want it lined with flannel, and that's apparently some kind of textile sin that most people cannot fathom. (Yes, I know it sticks to one's clothes -- however, it's a cape. It's not a big deal. I used to have one, in a ridiculous shade of electric royal blue.)
Item: Mama Told Me Momoko... you know I'm going to get her eventually. I suppose I should start trolling Y!J to keep my eye out. (Less oblivious people! Rinkya or Celga? Or other?)
I really should've gotten her from Junkyspot when she was cheap and easy to find, but... hum. Maybe I will sell some Pullips I ignore to finance her; anyone selling big-headed dolls lately? Is it awful?
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Date: 2009-06-27 04:52 am (UTC)