Black Friday is here so it's time to give myself a pep-talk and bring you along for the ride.
00:00 intro
01:40 the chair of dreams
03:28 the coffee perfume
07:13 The classic book
09:42 The contemporary
12:19 The kitchen appliance
14:45 The bra
17:30 The fabric
19:54 The handbag
22:22 Final thoughts
/// LINKS ///
Hannah Louise Poston: https://youtu.be/2G-_HnKqCgQ?si=Ss3rItK1U1BgMs-G
THE ITEMS
the chair of dreams: https://www.anthropologie.com/en-gb/shop/izzy-petite-accent-chair?color=030&type=REGULAR&size=One%20Size&quantity=1
The armchairs we actually own: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/strandmon-wing-chair-tallmyra-dark-green-30359846/
Coffee perfume from lush: https://www.lush.com/uk/en/p/cardamom-coffee-perfume
The perfume I actually bought: https://www.lush.com/uk/en/p/american-cream-solid-perfume
Jabberwocky Penguin Clothbound Classics: https://www.waterstones.com/book/jabberwocky-and-other-nonsense/lewis-carroll//9780141195940?awaid=3787&utm_source=redbrain&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=css&sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=176013&awc=3787_1700051111_91e84a045d41450f5a8863d215a1178b
Burning Questions: https://www.waterstones.com/book/burning-questions/margaret-atwood/9781784744519
Organic Basics: organicbasics.com
The fabric: https://www.lovelyjubblyfabrics.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6805890-RARE-Rifle-Paper-Co-Wonderland-Alice-in-Wonderland-on-Light-Blue-with-Metallic-Gold-Cotton-Linen-Canvas-Fabric.html
The handbags: https://www.vendulalondon.com/uk/new-aw23-ranges/new-aw23-shopfront-ranges/the-old-bookshop-green-edition
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