Mama's Got a Brand New Bag!

A Late Birthday Present to Myself!

What girl doesn't deserve to spoil themselves every now and then.

I bought this little number last week and am in love!

A few months ago I discovered the brand Emma Fox and they have super cute bags that are great quality and are more affordable than your average real leather "Big Designer" bag.

This is the Large Fold-Over Cross Body Bag and it comes in a ton of fabulous colors combinations.

They all have the cutest brightly patterned lining and I can't stress how good the quality of leather is. Call me a freak, but I feel you can tell the quality of fine leather goods by the smell and I adore that smell! Yes, I'm the weirdo sniffing handbags in the middle of a store.

When buying a new designer bag I take my time and try to make sure such a hefty purchase is worthwhile.

I actually got a steal on this particular bag from TJMAXX and had to pull myself away from a Badgley Mischka bag that was a steal in itself, but I knew I still couldn't afford. It was $300 marked down from $600- painful isn't it? It was beautiful, but the quality was no better than my more modestly priced Emma Fox bag which I scored for about $115 marked down from $300. Now thats a steal!