I’ve been interested in the Hermes Plume bag ever since The Row came out with their own version of it (The Domino bag). The Plume and Domino have a fairly plain and classic look, but isn’t that just what’s “in” these days? I honestly didn’t think I would love the Plume 32 as much as I do.

I know I already mentioned the Dunst Classic 28 Bag in my Korean Bag Brands Review, but I decided to take the time to write a dedicated post about Dunst because I’m in love with their clothes as well (or more specifically their Leather Logo Half-Zip Sweatshirt).

Last year I was on a different kind of Hermes journey: one where I tried a bunch of secondhand bags from the brand (and not on the one to get the Birkin lol). The thing about not being able to try on bags before buying them is that you’re going to make a lot of mistakes. And with Hermes, there has been a lot of trial and error since I couldn’t try most of these bags in a store (now I know a bit better and will try things out in store at The RealReal if I’m contemplating an Hermes purchase).

Since we’re in the thick of winter, I decided to finally write this review that’s been in my drafts folder for almost a year now. When it comes to lip balm I’m sure many people are like “lip balm is lip balm” so why pay more?

I should know by now that impulsively purchasing a bag just because it’s on sale is ALWAYS a bad idea for me. And most years I manage to avoid these sale impulse purchases but for one reason or another (but mostly because of YouTube) I fell for it this year. And two out of two of these Shopbop sale items are a total miss.

Back in June, I wrote a post about my most used bags for the first half of the year, so here’s the ones I used the most for the latter part of the year.

I rarely talk about men’s clothing here because let’s be real, males are not really likely to read this blog (unless they’re researching a gift for their gf/wife/mom/sister). But in that same vein, I thought I would at least mention some items I’ve purchased from Quince for my husband since they can make great gifts.