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Review: Bailey & Quinn Leather Purse from Debenhams

Bailey & Quinn PurseA big thank you to Debenhams for sending me the lovely Bailey and Quinn Black Leather “Cumbria” Matinee Purse to review.

My own purse was pretty much worse for wear and was one of my mums old ones that I borrowed to tide me over until I found a new one.

For the last year, I’ve meant to get round to looking for a new one, but it just never happened.

Now that I have this lovely shiny new purse, I am feeling rather annoyed with myself for putting up with one that was falling apart.

My new Cumbria is longer, slimmer and altogether far more stylish than the one I used to hide.  I can take this one out of my bag with pride.

It also comes with that lovely new leather smell that oozes quality and style.

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In the wee tag on the front, there is a little phrase that says.

“She dreams of strawberries and cream in the summer, cashmere in the winter, and a beautiful handbag all year round.”

I think I might aspire to the handbag.

There is a little care sheet in the purse telling us how to look after it, and a little pouch to keep it in if we’re not using it.

It is really rather pretty and just my kind of purse.

To be honest, it could have been made just for me with 12 credit card slots, a large coin pouch and three different areas for separating notes.

I don’t know how they knew to get it so right for me, but they did.

At £39 the purse is a fair price for such quality leather and Debenhams do have other ranges that cater for all price ranges.

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Thank you again Debenhams, this is one lovely purse.

Disclaimer:The purse was provided by Debenhams for review purposes.

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Whats in my bag 2011. (purse for you Americans I believe)

I have never managed to understand the designer bag craze.  I just don’t get it.  A bag is a bag, is a bag, is a bag, is a bag.  It’s for holding stuff in that won’t fit in your pockets, right?

Now don’t go ratting me out as some kind of slobbish, unorganised, ineffectual mother (ok, yes you’re right, I am).  My poor little bag sees very little TLC, and tends to suffer badly from the effects of rain, wind, sleet and occasionally snow in the lovely Scottish climate.   I do give it the occasional polish to bring up the nice leather that it used to be, and the last episode of TLC was the day before the Cybermummy Train Trip.

My current bag has been slung on my back for the last 3 years and was a fantastic (splutter)  £50.00 when new.  I only tend to have one day bag and one for using on special occasions at any given time, so I like them to last.  I have bought cheap synthetic ones in the past, but I’m lucky if they last me a couple of months.  You’d think they could make them so that they would be tougher wouldn’t you?  Then again, maybe I just spend too much time with my bag on my back.

Yes, my bag is a rather untrendy for my age, small, black leather rucksack.  I’ve been wearing this type of bag off and on for about 20 years.  The only time I don’t have one is when I can’t find a nice one when it comes time to replace a worn out trusty.  Then I have to resort to the dreaded over body bags.

I just can’t understand the pleasure or practicality of having to use an arm or a hand to hold up a bag.  Whats that for then?   How do you hold onto a child, or children, and a dog, or shopping when one hand is permanently tied up holding onto a bag for dear life?

I also know people who have bags that seem to have a never ending supply of things in them.   I have a friend whose bag is a revelation.  It doesn’t matter what eventuality she comes across, there is something in that tardis of a bag she carries to fix the problem.

You are allowed to laugh when you see what is in my disorganised little carry bag.  I am dreading looking actually as it is a couple of months now since I cleared it out.

Here goes:

House and Car Keys
Caravan Keys
Chewing Gum
Old Receipts (really bad habit I have of just throwing them in)
Ancient Purse (really could use a new one)
2 Pairs of Earphones
Wrist Strap
Paracetamol
Passport Photos for us all
Virgin Vie Tinted Moisturiser
Some Bloggers Business Cards
Two Pens
Bits of a Toy
Crayons
Tomato Ketchup
Oilatum Cream
Library Cards
Dog Poo Spare Plastic Bags

Yes, I am officially a slob.  No lippy (note to self – must rectify that one).

Yes, yes I know, my bag is in need of replacement.  This one might just last another winter before it bites the dust.  I need to keep an eye out for rucksack handbags from now on.