You know those times when all you want to do is just sit on the couch, all cosy maybe with a cup of coffee and spend hours undisturbed just..online shopping? Yeah me too. These days more often than not (since I’ve put a self-imposed ban on buying clothes) I find myself on Amazon. It amazes me how many things I find there, that I am not able to find anywhere else. Some of them are very random, but some are awesome things I absolutely love. So I thought it would be fun to do a list of the last few unexpected bits and bobs I’ve found on Amazon. Most are home decor related, so if you’re as obsessed with home decor as I am don’t forget to check Amazon for some very unexpected ‘finds’.
- The basic black choker – Months ago when the whole choker trend started, I was looking everywhere for a basic black one. I did find one that had a tiny pendant hanging from it, but I couldn’t find a plain black one anywhere but on Amazon. For one fifth of the price of the other one that I got from H&M!
- The liquid lipstick shade that was sold out everywhere – I went to a ton of stores to look for this shade, asked all my friends to get one if they could find it but noone could! Mostly because its supposed to be a dupe for a Kylie Jenner liquid lipstick, that noone can ever buy because its always sold out. But guess where I finally found it? Yes Amazon!
- The exact DIY wall decal I was looking for – Theres this huge area above our bed’s headboard that I’ve been wondering what to do with. I knew I didn’t want to put pictures or paintings, was thinking about something along the lines of a mirror, but that seemed too plain. I looked at some very nice mirrored wall hangings but they were so expensive! So when I found these tiny mirrored square wall decals I thought they were perfect for what I wanted! I actually had to buy a bunch of them to fill the entire space. Its definitely not perfect, we even messed up the lines here and there but the husband and I did it together and it was a lot of fun. Like an art and crafts project!
- Hotel like white bedding – That’s basically all I’ve wanted from life for some time now. Its proven surprisingly difficult to find. The fact that our bed was custom made to fit my husband who is 6ft tall didn’t help matters much. It was a pain just to find sheets that completely fit our bed, let alone the snow white soft Egyptian cotton sheets that I wanted. But all my dreams came true when I found these 9ft X 9ft sheets on Amazon! They are perfect! I went a little crazy and ordered a bunch because I was scared they would be discontinued.
- Marble laptop case – Marble is having such a moment right now. At this point I want to cover every surface of the house in marble. The marble phone and laptop cases have become almost mandatory blogger accessories 🙂 I really wanted the laptop case in particular. Not surprisingly it proved very difficult to find nice ones here in India. This one is slightly pricey, but really pretty and protects my Macbook Air from getting scratched. And it looks like marble and not a photo of it, which the others I ordered looked like. I ordered and returned two others.
- Makeup brushes – I found these Instagram worthy metallic brushes, and they were really affordable too. Ive been using them for a couple of months now and they don’t shed at all and are great quality wise. The flat top contour brush is my favorite of the lot.
- Gold phone case – This one is pretty basic, but the only case I found with the gold metal bumper for my iPhone 5s was on Amazon. The others were weird and plastic, but this one came with the gold tempered glass to protect the screen too.
Krupa says
I remember seeing the decal being put together!!!
And those brushes are gorgeous!!! I am so glad you put a link 😀 Guess what is getting added to wedding expenses
Fashion and Frappes says
Haha ya the snapchat chronicles. Wedding shopping is the best! I wouldn’t mind getting married again just for that 😛 Enjoy!
Princy Mascarenhas says
Oh how I love the decal DIY you did 😀 I love home decor too and find so many things on Amazon that end up in my room 😛 Loved this post! 🙂 More so cuz I work for Amazon and to see someone share such positive things makes me yaapppy happpy! 😀
Fashion and Frappes says
Hey! I didn’t know you worked for Amazon! Yaya – it’s definitely a treasure trove for really weird, random things which you don’t think of but love when you have them! Let me know if you have any suggestions!
Priyanjana Roy says
Never knew they have so many things!
Fashion and Frappes says
Haha- exactly! Even after so much Amazon shopping I am always amazed by how much stuff they have!
Raman says
This is such a cute post. I sometimes get confused finding so much amazing stuff over Amazon. 🙂 haha
Fashion and Frappes says
Haha I know exactly what you mean. It’s like a vortex of awesomeness 😀
Aparajita says
Such droolworthy finds 😀 Thank you so much for this post! Heading towards Amazon now! 😛
Fashion and Frappes says
Thanks Aparajita! Hope you have a lovely birthday! 🙂
Sahana says
I absolutely adore amazon. I end up finding stuff which is impossible to get hold in India otherwise.
Fashion and Frappes says
Ya exactly! I’m always surprised at how many things I find there that I can’t get hold of in any other way!
Swati says
I loved the decal about the bed! It looks so pretty! and that laptop case is just <3
Fashion and Frappes says
Thanks Swati 🙂 I’m obsessed with the laptop case, so worth it! Doesn’t get dirty or fingerprints like I was a little afraid it would.
Nandini says
I remember seeing you put that set of wall decals up 😀 the choker looks great on you and love the lipstick shade too!
Fashion and Frappes says
Thanks Nandini 🙂 Ya the decal took some time to finish but was so much fun to do! The cats kept jumping around excited the whole time wanting to help 😀
Pankhuri says
getting that cover asap! wall decal looks so cool… I have something similar to this except that mirrors are huge 🙂
Fashion and Frappes says
oh sounds so cool! I love DIYs, even though this was like a half DIY we still had a lot of fun 😀
Alice Megan says
I love the look of the marble laptop case I definitely need to look on amazon more for little things
Fashion and Frappes says
The website is pretty messy but they do have some lovely stuff!