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Pelouse look this way

At my favourite Hermes Shenton Way delivery venue, I started off with a lemon tart instead of the usual chocolate eclair. Perhaps it felt more green, more suited to the day’s delivery.

The Pelouse!

I was just as excited for the reveal as its owner. ST arrived, and I just knew it was her, sporting a jersey scarf worn as a halter neck (beauuutiful colours!) and a Biscuit Lindy. A lovely sight.

With bated breath, we unveiled the beauty. So excited we were, I nearly again forgot to take pictures.

I know the Japanese lady behind ST had her eyes and ears in our direction the entire time, and how can we blame her.

In ST’s very own words:

Happiness is….
Scoring that Kelly in my fav green,
paying at an unbeatable euro exchange rate…
and having a great lunch with e bubbly n fabulicious Carol!

You are too kind, ST :D

(Her) precious….

I first laid eyes on a Pelouse in Swift on a client’s (that’s you, Sherral!) Lindy. Breathtaking.

The shade of emerald green is so saturated and true, it’s a stunner you’ll never forget once you’ve seen it. A newish shade from Hermes, and also very elusive!

We’ve nabbed a Pelouse Kelly for a client from Hermes FSH flagship store. I had wanted it for myself, but clients first, always :D Congratulations, Sharon!

This picture (from Bagsnob’s blog) depicts the green in its truest hue.

Pic: www.bagsnob.com

WOWZA. Thank you for your queries!

The webcount has gone off the roof! It’s in the thousands now.

Thank you, thank you so much.

My blackberry is pinging every other minute with texts and emails. I haven’t yet have the chance to read the article on Urban, but am sure that is the reason for this morning’s excitement.

Please give me a day or two to properly reply everyone. I actually relish these conversations. Unfortunately this morning, my mind is also heavy with a different matter – my son’s appeal to his primary school.

Anyhoo, I have had the pleasure of speaking with some of you lovely ladies, very pleasant hearing voices of fellow H- and Chanel lovers!

Let me answer some of the oft-asked questions here.

1. Our next trip is in Jan 2010 to Paris. Orders close on 28 Dec 2009, 6pm.

2. We don’t stock (unless Kelvin spots a pretty Birkin!); we provide the service, so no, there isn’t a page to view bags for sale. We don’t sell you bags, we sell you the service :)

3. We charge boutique price + 7%. Every third bag enjoys the 7% shopping charge waiver. Yes, you will receive all original receipts.

4. Yes, I am really the lady who sometimes take public transport with her Birkin, as I don’t have a car license. If you see me, say hi!

Here’s a picture of my son in his best impersonation of the Underwear Monster (haha totally made up la), to take the edge off a crazy day. And oh yes, Happy Halloween,Monster people!

Happy day flashbacks!

Been so caught up in getting ready for my trip that I had forgotten to post about the shopping Kelvin did in Paris for a couple of happy people!

Met the poised and really affable HX at the Royal Copenhagen Tea House to pass her the lovely 32cm Kelly and gorgeous enamel bracelet.

Quetsch is a colour so hard to capture in pictures; it has so many inflections, for want of a better word. Under yellow lighting, it looks darker than prune; under white lighting, it appears to be a brighter raisin as described by the Hermes SA; in the sun, the blue hues come up even stronger. But that’s what makes it so precious, I really believe :)

quetschkellyTaken under the yellow yellow lighting of the cafe. Raisin-prune, no?

EnamelSee, even the Rouge bracelet turns up looking Framboise under the yellow light.

The following day, I met Gloria to pass her the cute tiny Matrioschka Russian Doll pendant on a chain and her Chanel studs.

gloriawdoll

She sports the Chanel Carousel Convertible Necklace (so very chicly) that she bought from us (yes, it was this that started her on the slippery slope heheh, I still get queries about it to this day, I kid you not!)

glorianecklace

And yes, today I met Gloria again, to hand her even more russian dolls!
This time, it was a Russian Doll on a pendant, albeit a much bigger one than her first purchase, with intricate embellishments and crystals. Very very pretty. And also, a pair of very cute russian doll earrings. Yes, people, she’s got nearly the entire set! :)

Hold your breath for pictures of the second Birkin Kelvin had managed to order; it will arrive in November. We found out that ordering one even in Paris is not a straightforward thing at all having to skilfully manoeuver around the internal H-politics, but thankfully, Kelvin’s Hermes SA is a sweetheart.

B, send over your pics of the handsome LV belt! :)

Will try to get hold of more pics of happy people, even from trips way back! I would always forget to take pictures arrrgh.

And of course! How can I miss this one out: C’s Gold Togo 30cm :) If you want to read about how this was originally a Rouge Garrance, click here!

b1Image: covetedthingsinlife.wordpress.com/

Carol’s shopping Tokyo!

To be honest, I didn’t know if I should broadcast Tokyo as a shopping trip. I had intended for it to be a chill-out, eat-til-I-burst, watch-the-cute-jap-guys kind of trip.

Anyhoo, I may be on a quest to get a colourful 30cm Birkin for a young lady. I think I may be able to take 2 more orders, if any of you are interested.

Orders close 28Aug, Friday, 6pm. Email me at carolinacarolina@mac.com

We charge 10% for this Tokyo trip (update: revised down from the usual 12%, and for Hermes bags, the shopping charge is special at a low 6.5% cos we all know how notorious the premium is for Japan Hermes), for the orders are usually for items that are hard to get in other parts of the world, e.g. editions limited to Tokyo only or readily-available Birkin in certain colours. (of course the loyalty discount still stands: those placing their third bag orders and have paid full shopping fees before…. are eligible to redeem their no-shopping-fee ticket for this trip!) I will be upfront; you do pay a premium, but your options are that much more. But do email me, and we can talk!

Quetsche Kelly in the bag. Happiness!

A certain lady with a H initial is going to be a real happy camper :)

Isn’t this just the most gorgeous shade of purple? It is Quetsche (am told by Maya the FSH Hermes SA that it is a newly introduced colour in the purple family and harder to come by than Raisin – as per the original instruction), that comes only in Chevre for non-exotics.

kellyImage: Loire
The colour is just singing to me! I am really happy, I have been doing the happy dance all day. This is such a coup, not just for lady H, but also for us!

August orders close 5 Aug!

Kelvin’s leaving for Paris and London on 6 Aug next week.

(UPDATE: He’s leaving on 10th now.)

I have orders for Hermes and Chanel, the lovely usual suspects :)

If you want us to bring home your leather babies, email me at carolinacarolina@mac.com, leave a message here or text me at 96877490.

A Birkin and two Kellys at Madam Milan

A Bleu Jean 30cm, a Swift Orange Kelly and a b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l Ostrich Orange Kelly, to be specific. I have never seen a Birkin or Kelly in there (hardly any Hermes actually), till today. Someone’s wiser decision in view of the recession I guess.

It could be your gain, if you can’t wait for our next trip to Paris in May.