If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you
may remember that I organised a blogger meet-up last November (if not, you can
find the post here). As well as meeting local bloggers, we also had a raffle with some awesome
prizes kindly donated by some of our favourite brands. One company, who gave us
an amazing prize of £100 to spend at their store, was Paul’s Boutique. Now, my
memories of Paul’s Boutique go back to when I was in my early teens and their
handbags were a range of neon colours with cute trinkets on the zips, as you
can see in my rather old photo below. So, when I was lucky enough to have my
raffle ticket drawn, I was so excited to check out their website!
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| My retro Paul's Boutique handbag |
As I scrolled through the bags, I was so
impressed by their range of beautiful pieces, and was pleased to see that as
well as the bright and whacky colours, they also had some more toned down bags
to choose from. I was in desperate need of a new handbag, and wanted to find something
that would go with most outfits. After much perusing, I decided to go for this
gorgeous little number.
I’m a big fan of leopard print, and as soon as
I saw this bag I knew it was the one. It’s made with soft black leather, so
looks very professional, but still has a bit of a twist with the bold print and
neon green trim. I was quite surprised with myself for going for the green
actually, as it also came in pink (which is my favourite colour) but for some
reason the green just really stood out for me.
It has the Paul’s Boutique logo embossed in
gold at the bottom of the bag, with gold hardware and little gold feet on the
bottom. I love it when bags have these feet, I don’t know why; I just think it
makes them look more ‘premium.’ Plus it stops the bottom of your bag getting
dirty every time you put it down, which is always good!
The inside of the bag has a sort of nautical
blue and white striped lining, and the neon touches are carried through around
the small pocket and the rim. It’s lovely and spacious, which is good for me,
as I seem to carry just about everything with me! And I love the fact it has
the small zipped pocket – I always like to keep valuables in these such as my
phone, keys and so on, as I feel they’re a bit more secure (and it makes them
easier to find!)
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| Smaller bag - £32.50 |
Unfortunately I can’t seem to find this exact
bag on their website any more, as I think they’ve updated their stock since I
bought it. I did find this smaller bag in the same colours though, which is think is really cute.
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| Ashley Shoulder Bag - £80 |
Or if you’re looking for a bag of the same size
and shape, they do have this Ashley Shoulder Bag in beige and black snake print, which I think is a lovely update for spring.
I must admit when I’ve been looking for bags in
the past, Paul’s Boutique didn’t really cross my mind. But I’m so glad to have
rediscovered them and will definitely be adding to my bag collection with some
of their new summer range!
Have you bought anything from Paul’s Boutique?
Or can you recommend anywhere else that sells beautiful handbags?
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