Things I Covet

These are the things I covet now:

1. Nude colored bag.

I am a big fan of Louis Vuitton bags. I know I will catch a lot of flack for saying that; somehow LV has become a badge of wannabes, chavs (a new world i learned in Dubai) and generally not a cool thing to profess your love to.

But I don't give a flying fig. These bags are exceptionally well made, very sturdy and reliable, will last you a life time and your grand daughters will be delighted to pry them out of your liver-spotted hands on your deathbed.

After all, if they were good enough for Audrey and Katharine, they are good enough for me.

Audrey Hepburn with her LV Speedy



Katharine Hepburn famous LV luggage trunk collection


I have some, but lately I've been coveting Brea in Blanc Corail. I blame Aiisha Ramadan - she blogged about owing Alma in that color and I've been love struck ever since.

LV Brea in Blanc Corail

2. Chanel Midnight Red Nail Colour

Recently I've stopped going to my neighborhood nail salon.

Reason?

Grossness of some clients hoofs.

Ladies, if you have a fungus situation, don't go to a pedicurist. Go to a freaking dermatologist!!!

I had enough of looking at animal claws and worrying whether the tools are properly sanitized, so I quit going there.
I do my own nails now and even though I told my girlfriends I'm not spending $$ on Chanel polishes ever again, I'm afraid I lied.

When I see my fave "Midnight Red" I go weak at the knees.

Ditto "Vamp".

"Midnight Red" has been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth and "Vamp" since Kate Moss dated Johnny Depp. Which is also eons ago.


3. Rue Cler, Paris

There, I said it. There is no "frenchier" place on earth for me than Rue Cler.

I miss it's fruit and vegetable stands, it's cafes with their hurried efficient waiters. I miss it's pretty french girls (btw, don't be duped by all the books about "French Diet" - save yourself some money and listen to me: they are so skinny because of the steady diet of cigarettes and espresso, sans food). I even miss it's old ladies in stockings, sensible shoes and Hermes scarves. 

Mostly, though, I miss it's Artisan Boulangerie, unassuming but so very popular, stellar and in-expensive bakery.  While Lenotre, that's just around the corner is generally empty on any given day, Artisan Boulangerie is pretty much sold out by mid-day.

P.S. none of the Rue Cler pix are mine - last time we were in Paris we forgot our camera on the bench in the Metro.  Pix are nicked from the interwebz.