Laneige Water Bank Cream

I have been loyal to the Korean skincare brand Laneige for almost 2 years now. This is probably the longest I've stayed with a skincare brand and I think it's because I've finally found something that really suits my skin. I use their cleanser, skin refiner, emulsion and moisturiser (for my night care routine). It might sound like a lot of steps but I'm so used to doing it now that it doesn't take long at all.

I think it's so important to find a brand that works for you because I can see how it has transformed my skin. Laneige is light in texture but provides enough moisture to help the skin achieve elasticity and glow. I really love it and would highly recommend this brand!

Unfortunately, we don't have Laneige shops in Australia and although there are some Korean cosmetics shops that stock this brand here, they just don't carry the complete range. But it's ok because they are available online through sasa or strawberrynet. I prefer strawberrynet because they offer free shipping, regardless of the amount spent. They also offer a wide variety of brands across skincare, cosmetics, haircare & fragrance (for both women & men). Happy shopping! :)

    I just bought the Water Bank Moisture Cream on strawberrynet!

Right here waiting...

It's now exactly one week til I finally get to meet my baby aka Chanel Timeless Classic, who is making her way to Australia from Europe :) I've been trying so hard to control my excitement but as each day passes it's getting harder to stop smiling to myself everytime I think about her.

My obsession with this bag began when it was constantly spotted in the arms of my favourite Hills alumni Lauren Conrad on her show. I've known about the bag prior to The Hills, but everytime I saw it on LC I knew that it was something I'm going to work towards owning in this lifetime.

Around 2 months ago my partner in crime Amelia & I decided that it was time to make our Chanel dream a reality. We went to check it out at the Chanel store in Sydney Westfield to get a price quote and I think we almost had a heart attack. The size that we both wanted, the Jumbo, was quoted $5,080!  Yes, crazy isn't it? And what's also bizzare is that the price was increased in May by 6%, so had we decided to buy it earlier we would have saved ourselves $300 (which isn't a lot but when you're already spending so much money, every dollar counts haha). Anyhow, with a quote of $5K we had to go away to re-assess the situation.

Luckily, I was having a smart-thinking day and asked the boyfriend to ask his friend who was soon leaving for a holiday in Europe with his girlfriend, to buy the bags for me over there. Designer labels are so much cheaper there, plus they also offer VAT returns for tourists. I called the Chanel store in Italy and they wouldn't give the exact quote over the phone but said it's around €3,000 (which worked out to be approx $4K AUD) and that their VAT return is 14%!

And you know what, they are such a sweet couple! They were more than happy to buy the bags for us even though I know it's going to take up some of their time and not to mention their luggage space. I hope they're having a great time over in Europe right now and I'm looking forward to their return next weekend.

So after many years of dreaming and obsessing, Amelia & I are going to be proud owners of a Chanel Timeless Classic lambskin bag in gold...very soon :)

                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Hello blog!

After many years of following others' blogs I have decided to join the blogging world with the launch of From Lizzy With Love. Why I didn't join sooner? It's probably due to my fear that this whole blogging thing is going to involve too much technical computer stuff. However, with some convincing from my colleagues at work today I have decided to go ahead with it. And I have to say...so far so good (fingers crossed)!!

I'm going to use this space to share with everyone the things that I get up to, the shopping adventures that I embark on and the endless wishlists that I often find myself obsessing over. I hope you guys will enjoy reading my blog and if you happen to like it please subscribe and start spreading the love :)

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                                                                                                                      From Lizzy with love