CELINE NANO

Well, I’ve only gone and done it. After months of serious debate on the leather goods front, a serious amount of online browsing, in store trying on and general sense checking with any human being willing to listen to me give the pro’s and con’s of every designer hand bag ever produced, I’ve finally made a decision and invested in the most stunning Celine handbag.

As I mentioned in yesterdays post, the process of picking a designer bag to invest in has been no rash decision, i’ve debated a ton of different bags, and made my mind up about 3 times and then changed it. But after becoming rather fixated on the Celine Nano bag over the last couple of weeks (plus lusting after the full size for years), and deciding that I wanted a classic bag I truly loved, I talked myself around the price tag (actually 3 x what I thought I was going to spend) and made the super exciting decision to go for the bag of my dreams (Chanel, you’re still there). The Celine Nano.

My sister and I spent the morning in Selfridges browsing the handbag department, and getting excited at the Celine boutique trying on a variety of bags, including the Trio which was a close second place. The store with it’s pumping music and incredible vibe certainly got me in the mood and the decision making process was super enjoyable. After I browsed Prada, Phillip Lim, Chloe and Chanel I thought i’d be confused as to which bag I wanted to invest in, but actually the whole morning only made me more certain this bag was the one for me.

I was the proudest shopper yesterday, strolling around Bermondsey with my little Celine bag in hand and haven’t regretted the decision once. My dad and Jase were both seriously supportive of my decision, great bag, great brand and a real classic, and made spending the money that bit easier saying my hard work had paid off and I deserved to reward myself. It was a huge investment for me to get my head around, but I really am a believer of rewarding oneself for hard work, however big or small that reward may be.

So its official … i’m part of the Celine crew. And certainly chuffed to be at that.