Depop likes & saves
Like many others, i’m patiently and painfully waiting for winter to end and spring to approach. In the meantime i’m scrolling every reselling site known to the internet for inspiration of whats to come this upcoming spring. I’ve collected a bunch of likes and saves to eventually come back to or that i eventually will pair together for an outfit that i deem perfect.
Something i’ve noticed in my collection is a lot of neutrals, grays, black, brown and cream colors with pops of brighter colors but that still pair well. The one app that i consider tried and true is Depop. I probably have every reselling and vintage app you can think of on my phone but i guess i just really like the algorithm the most enjoyable and relatable on there. I also find beside my own site, irisandmusk.com it’s the easiest to sell on and they recently got rid of their seller fees.
Here’s a few things on my list that my eyes are on
Vintage Kenneth Cole brown leather bag - I loved everything immediately when i saw this bag, i tend to rarely go outside of buying black bags because i find brown bags hard to pair with a lot of my outfits, but something specifically about this bag just makes it look so chic to me, the color the shape, i fell in love!
Charlotte Simone Zebra Coat
Reformation Women's Cream and Tan Ruched Blouse - The Silhouette on this blouse looks perfect, very Cleopatra esq. I could see this paired in so many different ways.
Paloma Wool Women's Khaki Shirt- perfection.
James Street Co. Women's Blue and Navy Jumper
Pleaser Women's Black Sandals - Very Carrie Bradshaw running down the street to let Charlotte, Samantha or Miranda know that Big is moving to Paris.
Paloma Wool Women's Grey and Green Blouse
Paloma Wool Women's White and Cream Jumper
Miaou Women's multi Bodysuit - Drooooling over this.
Kenneth Cole brown alligator embossed leather bag
Spring and summer are my two favorite seasons and i could probably continue this list until it adds up to 10 pages, but alas.
I couldn’t help but wonder, will the groundhog see its shadow? Or will spring quickly approach. After these past two weeks of the temperature being nearly in the teens and below i’m hoping for a warm, somewhat rainy but sunny spring.
With that, that wraps up my list so far for what i’m eyeing up. What’s your favorite platforms to shop secondhand on? Are you looking for patterns, florals, neutrals, sheer or mesh…What are you eyeing up for this anticipating spring?
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CURRENT EBAY FAVS AND WISHLIST
Like many others i’ve loved Ebay for years. I’ve noticed Ebay sellers tend to not know what they have, or they just want to get rid of it. Thats how i’ve gotten most of my second hand designer things. It seems like most sellers are also willing to work on pricing as well. Most of my designer stuff is from the second hand market as well. Also, if you’re not shopping second hand, why?
Chloe leather tote bag ; Such as good staple or work bag it seems like it may be big enough to hold a laptop or iPad as well or be nice if you’re commuting or live in a big city and need to carry a lot of things with you at once.
Vintage Margiela line wool jacket ; This is honestly so chic. I can see this being styled in so many ways and even into the spring time.
MM6 leather crossbody ; Margiela MM6 leather crossbody bag. I see this bag on a girl in the LES ( Lower east side of manhattan for those of you not on the east coast ) vintage long black leather trench coat with tabis. You know what i mean? ( also, this is a the real real find )
Celine brown Collard Jacket ; I love this jacket, its just so classic and also what a steal on the price!
Celine Vintage Carriage Buckle Leather shoulder bag ; I’ve been known to loooove a pop of red and this bag is the most perfect shade of it. I feel like this bag would truly go with anything and you could transition this bag from a day to night bag so easily. Such a chic and classic design.
Vintage Brown Canvas Christian DIOR Trotter Shoulder Bag ; I’m drooling over this bag. If you don’t buy it i think i might have to.
Dolce & Gavana Pony Skin Animal Print, Tote Bag ; This bag looks like it belonged or came straight from the set of Sex and the city. It has Samantha Jones written all over it. Its perfect.
Vintage Christian Dior Black Leather Shoulder Bag ; Classic and to the point, timeless. chic. simple.
Miu Miu tote bag ; This may be my most favorite bag. I have a heaping amount of vintage coach bag’s and something about a turnlock on black leather looks so good to me. This would be perfect for an everyday bag and it looks like it can hold a decent amount of things.
Now…moving onto my wishlist….
let me tell you, i use to think tabi’s had to be the ugliest shoe hands down. ( I know not very fashion girl of me. ) But i couldn’t get over the separate toe thing. Something recently changed, and i’m not sure if its because i’ve seen them styled in a way that i love but i am now obsessed and want a pair immediately. However, i don’t know if im willing to cough up the $800-1000 for Margiela ones. I went on an internet deep dive for a dupe, and i think i’ve found the most reliable ones.
The brand is WoodChuckSato, they’re $172 for the Mary Jane tabi’s vs. the $1000 price tag on Margiela’s site and from the reviews have been known to be an exact dupe. I’ll be reviewing a pair of these very soon, from the reviews it looks like they do take about a month to ship ( i’m not sure if they’re made to order ).
Lait virginal Madagascar amber ; You’ll see this brand on repeat on this list. I don’t know what i’m waiting for, but this body lotion has been on my wishlist for so long. I love the bottle, i think this specific scent is one of their most popular and i love amber.
Dries Van Noten Soie Malaquais Eau de Parfum ; Im a huge fraghead, from designer to niche. This fragrance has been on my wishlist for awhile as well. I remember about a year ago an influencer who i was somewhat friendly with received this in PR and i asked her about it and she said it was just ‘ok’ so i didn’t end up buying it. I also never ran across it at any perfume counter to smell, so if i was going buy it, it would be a blind buy which i’m not oppose to since i can see the notes. I was recently looking for it and came to find out it must have hit the TikTok air waves because it is sold out COMPLETELY.
Baume des Muses Ivory ; I’ve seen this little box of lip balm all around social media, often engraved with the owners initials. I’ve wondered what it is, and finally found it. Made only with natural ingredients, our Baume des Muses is chock-full of moisturizing, repairing and protective organic ingredients. The elegant box is meant to be customized, with your initials embossed in gilt letters on the leather-like paper.
Blanche Bête ; I don’t think you need to be into niche fragrance’s to have seen this perfume all over the internet the last couple of weeks.
Top notes
Ambrette Seed
Milk Accord
Mystikal
Middle notes
Jasmine Vintage
Tuberose Petals
Mahonial
Incense
Base Notes
Tonka
Cacao
Musky Vanilla
Machete Everyday Hair Brush ; This blonde tortoise color is beautiful but alas, sold out! Here is my second option which i think i slightly like more Machete every day hair brush in alabaster
Emma's Olives J'adore Martini's shirt
Muji Pens ; I first found and fell in love with Muji pen’s when one of my old jobs use to have one in the pen jar that i admittedly ended up stealing. The water based ink in this pen allows for smooth writing and no bleeding through paper. The tip of the pen uses a mechanism to keep ink from flowing in the other direction and drying out. Comes in either black or navy and in 0.38mm or 0.5mm. Muji is currently having a sale on their site but the black ink is out of stock so i linked some from amazon.
Classic Moleskine ; a tried and true staple.
I hope you loved this list of silly little things i find fun and chic and found something you loved as well.
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Happy New Year, thank you for reading <3
WITH LOVE XX
ESSENTIALS FOR THE END OF THE YEAR WRAP UP.
originally posted on substack 12/29/24
This is self explanatory. You’ll typically see ‘The Paris Review’ on the shelves of those who love literature or art and poetry which ‘The Paris Review’ covers all of that. The Paris Review is a quarterly English-language literary magazine established in Paris in 1953 by Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen, and George Plimpton. US $22
I randomly stumbled upon these ‘Diptyque’ look alike coffee cups via Pinterest and they are perfect for the aesthetic. $18 each
I’ll confess, when i first saw these toothbrushes i immediately wanted them because i loved that they were tortoise shell and thought they were so pretty. Plus, adding ‘luxury’ to a monotonous routine (that’s important) would spice things up a bit or at least make the time doing that thing more fun. When i first used this toothbrush i was taken back. I had never used a ‘soft’ bristle toothbrush as nice as this, these toothbrushes are now a STAPLE.
This toothpaste has what seems like a cult following of ‘cool girls’ snapping photos of their bathroom and this is what’s in the background. Marvins is an Italian toothpaste that started in Italy. ‘For the development of our aromas, we cooperate with the most prestigious Fragrance Houses, in which expert perfumers explore the world looking for the finest ingredients for high-quality tastes.’ Their toothpaste is the niche designer fragrance of toothpaste, offering many different flavor varieties.
I’ll always give credit where its due, Emmanuellamascolo did a gift haul for her sister and included this Paloma Wool knit that i absolutely fell in love with right then and there, amongst everything else in the haul. I knew i needed this knit immediately. It has a double zip, so there’s a ton of ways to style this piece. Paloma Wool is a Spain based fashion brand that currently has a pop up in NYC, until 12 January 425 Broome St.
6. SANDY LAING KADY BALACLAVA IN NAVY
Another Emmanuellamascolo item in her gift haul!! This is SOOOO good. As we head into January and February a balaclava is perfect to cover your ears from the freezing cold and wind and why not a little sweet Sandy Laing one to warm your ears!
I was searching the web for some sales recently and came across this Paloma Wool Emule v neck, which i’m obsessed with and is currently on sale on JOAN.
This one goes out to @themillennialdecorator for linking this beauty. WHAT A STEAL! I could see this bag styled in so many ways. If she’s still up for sale i might have to take her home with me in a few days. FYI This Ebay seller’s other items are also just as good!
I’ve seen these cute little ballerina pouches all over Pinterest and finally came across them on ebay. You can find these from multiple different sellers for about the same price which is around $50. They’re perfect for a chic purse pouch to keep all of your essentials.
I have so much to say about this fragrance. My fiancé and i walked in to Saks, on 5th ave and i walked straight to the Chanel boutique. I wasn’t looking for a fragrance. In fact, i was looking for eyeliner and mascara but in the midst of this befriended the sales associate. While she was grabbing my items i walked over to the fragrances, which i was initially hoping to smell Chanel Paris, Paris. They didn’t have this line in the boutique, however they did have the exclusive line. I carefully and intentionally smelled each one and tried to pick some notes out of each that i liked. Then it happened, i fell in love. Here are some of the notes in 1957 -
Top Notes
White Musk
Aldehydes
Bergamot
Pink Pepper
Coriander
Middle Notes
White Musk
Orange Blossom
Jasmine
Base Notes
White Musk
Orris
Cashmeran
Honey
Cedar
Vanilla
so..basically so perfect that it inspired the name of this blog.
If you don’t know about the Chanel Baume, please let me put you on! Its so good and looks so natural. Once you apply it to your skin you just press it in lightly with your fingers and you will be a glowing goddess but not in the way where you look oily but in the way where you look like you’re glowing from within.
( PS; sorry i didn’t link the Chanel shoes, i decided they were ugly midst this post! ( They’re wedges but like how they look from the front angle )
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WITH LOVE XX