2025 Hawaii Prices For New Bottega Veneta and Loewe, with some Celine, Coach, and Valextra

On a recent trip to Oahu, I was able to get away for a couple of hours of luxury reconnaissance. I visited Loewe, Bottega, Celine, Coach, and Valextra, to try out some of their pieces as well as learn of any “Hawaii prices” (usually a bit lower than the mainland US pricing). I have a 2025 Hawaii Luxury Shopping guide here, where I’ve bolded my April updates.

Cartier Small Juste Un Clou Ring Review

I’m a huge fan of Cartier (see all my other Cartier reviews here), so I never really thought to try a ring in the store before purchasing it secondhand. I never met a Cartier piece I didn’t like. Well as they say, there’s a first for everything! And sadly this small Juste Un Clou ring with diamonds is the first Cartier item I don’t like.

Unsponsored Polene Mokki Mini Review: Is It a Keeper?

It’s been awhile since a Polene bag excited me enough to click “Buy,” but when I saw the Mokki Mini I liked it right away. My last Polene bag was the Beri (Polene Beri review here), which I bought almost four years ago. So I thought it was time to try another Polene bag. So what did I think? Is it a keeper?

March 2025 Recap

March is my birthday month and I definitely of overdid it on the shopping front. I plan to reel it back in for April for sure!

Quince Women's Jackets and Blazers Review

I don’t have that many jackets and blazers from Quince, especially considering their plethora of options these days. But here are all the jackets I’ve tried since starting to review Quince in 2019, and I have to say that most of them are pretty good.

Loewe Mini Lazo Tote Review

If you’ve been following along here for a bit, you know I just bought this secondhand Loewe Lazo Tote in November of last year, but I’ve been wanting it since October of 2019 (having a blog to record every want and purchase comes in handy 😂). Well the price finally came down enough (sub $500) that I thought, why not? And wow I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been waiting for it for so long or because it really is a great bag, but I’ve been using it so much ever since I got it.

Margesherwood Soft Boston Bag Review

I’ve been on a K-brand (Korean brand) bag kick ever since my first Korean Brand Bag Review. And I originally thought I might tack this on one to the original, but I’ve gotten enough interest (and I have enough to say) to make this a stand alone review. So without further ado, here is my review of my first (but probably not last) Margesherwood (yes all one word) bag.

February 2025 Recap

February flew by (as it’s wont to do), but here are the handful of things I did besides get sick multiple times.

Hermes Plume 32 Review

I’ve been interested in the Hermes Plume bag ever since The Row came out with their own version of it (The Domino bag). The Plume and Domino have a fairly plain and classic look, but isn’t that just what’s “in” these days? I honestly didn’t think I would love the Plume 32 as much as I do.

January 2025 Recap

Starting in 2025, I’ve decided to try writing these recaps a little different. Instead of separating them out in “Did” and “Buy” sections I’m just going to write a general recap. But without further ado:

Dunst Bag and Clothing Review

I know I already mentioned the Dunst Classic 28 Bag in my Korean Bag Brands Review, but I decided to take the time to write a dedicated post about Dunst because I’m in love with their clothes as well (or more specifically their Leather Logo Half-Zip Sweatshirt).

Brief Reviews of Bags I've Sold Or Returned: Hermes Edition [Updated February 2025]

Last year I was on a different kind of Hermes journey: one where I tried a bunch of secondhand bags from the brand (and not on the one to get the Birkin lol). The thing about not being able to try on bags before buying them is that you’re going to make a lot of mistakes. And with Hermes, there has been a lot of trial and error since I couldn’t try most of these bags in a store (now I know a bit better and will try things out in store at The RealReal if I’m contemplating an Hermes purchase).

Hermes Lip Balm vs. Augustinus Bader Lip Balm (and tint)

Since we’re in the thick of winter, I decided to finally write this review that’s been in my drafts folder for almost a year now. When it comes to lip balm I’m sure many people are like “lip balm is lip balm” so why pay more?

December 2024 Recap

December was a rough month with the delay of our business opening and my first colonoscopy 🫠

Brief Reviews of Bags I've Sold I: Elleme, JW Anderson

I should know by now that impulsively purchasing a bag just because it’s on sale is ALWAYS a bad idea for me. And most years I manage to avoid these sale impulse purchases but for one reason or another (but mostly because of YouTube) I fell for it this year. And two out of two of these Shopbop sale items are a total miss.

My Most Used Bags For The Last Half of 2024 & Least Used Bags Of The Year

Back in June, I wrote a post about my most used bags for the first half of the year, so here’s the ones I used the most for the latter part of the year.

Quince Men's Clothing Review

I rarely talk about men’s clothing here because let’s be real, males are not really likely to read this blog (unless they’re researching a gift for their gf/wife/mom/sister). But in that same vein, I thought I would at least mention some items I’ve purchased from Quince for my husband since they can make great gifts.

5 Things I'm Glad I Bought For the Last Half of 2024

I have really cooled it on my purchases for the last half of this year so unlike the first half of the year, I don’t have 10 things I’m glad I bought but just five.

November 2024 Recap

I’ll be honest, it was a pretty disappointing November to say the least.

Most Used Quince Items In 2024

In the past I’ve done posts about my most worn Quince items for the year, however this past year I only got a couple of clothing items from Quince. I ended up getting a lot more non-wardrobe products from them, so this year’s round-up will be my overall most used items across all their various categories (but honestly mostly from the Home section).

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