13 bali/shopping


okay, so shopping in bali, i was expecting a lot more markets etc, which i did find in ubud, but seminyak is a completely different story. it is full of cute little boutiques and home wares spaces, all beautifully designed and styled. i made a deal that i would only purchase what i knew was a bargain or that i couldn't get it in sydney. first purch was this neon pink snake clutch to wear to a friends wedding in byron, it is a lot brighter and more neon-y in person and was only $28 (bargain category)



if only i had a shipping container, how easy it would be to fill it!


these carved skulls were all through ubud and seminyak, unfortunately i thought i couldn't get them through customs so i didn't purchase, i asked customs man on the way out and he said it would have been fine...kill me now


i found a shop that i am IN LOVE with want to go live there just to shop it everyday. it was kelly wearstler meets the natural history museum which is me down to a tee. i found a gorgeous box that i am going to use to keep all the wedding memory stuff in (below)



i also got this weird feathery door hangery thing for like, $7 and this silver lotus pod container which i will use to store jewellry (at the wedding i had lotus pods in my table arrangements which i couldn't bring back through to australia so this is a little reminder)



i also went into another shop that was decked out beautifully (herringbone floors, great cabinets, white walls, moldings etc) and filled to the brim with fakes, surprisingly one of only a handful i came across. this one had every imaginable item that had been on an 'it' last in the past 2 years. i tried to convince Julian he needed the black studded faux louboutins but no dice. i left that shop empty handed, don't worry, although there was some tempting celine minimalism...


mcqueen clutch anyone?


i came home from bali with about 3 or 4 things that i really love and i am so pleased that i didn't let shopping get in the way of the whole point of the homeymoon...relaxing! 

xxx c


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13 comments:

  1. Allison SharpApril 18, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    This looks like heaven! That neon clutch is amazing! I don't know if I could have been as good as you were in some of those shops... we went to Cabo for our honeymoon and there wasn't much to shop. This looks fabulous! Love the feathers and that box is GORGEOUS! Totally jealous! x

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  2. ROOMEApril 18, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    Gorgeous finds Claudia...can u remember the name of the shops???

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    1. claudia - peep my styleApril 20, 2012 at 8:45 AM

      sure, the place with the feather door hanger is called 'the shop' JL. raya kerobokan no. 117a, the fake shop is called numero on JL. Laksmana and also a shop called saya gallery just nearby, theres also a good linen shop called sunbebek just across the road from 'the shop' x

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  3. AnonymousApril 18, 2012 at 10:59 PM

    Awesome! Those are some great finds and great shops! Too bad about the skull though! I was in a similar situation in Africa. There were these huge ankole cattle horns that I wanted but wasn't sure about customs. As it was essentially just cow and they were crazy cheap (like seriously they would sell here in the US for like $600 and I got them dirt cheap!), I went ahead and tried it and got them through! Although it was a little discouraging to me...the horns were all wrapped up and, while the customs people would ask what it was (it was clearly horns of some type), no one checked. I could have been smuggling illegal rhino horn right under their noses! Made me sad that it would be so easy to smuggle endangered species parts.

    xx
    Kecia

    http://www.couturezooblog.com/

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    1. claudia - peep my styleApril 20, 2012 at 8:47 AM

      i know, i saw heaps of turtle shells that i could easily have brought back, there seems to be no regulation on that kind of stuff in indonesia - crazy!

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  4. AnonymousApril 19, 2012 at 3:27 AM

    Yes, do you remember the names of the shops!! Im very envious and NEED that carved skull for my house and that feather door hanger!! Ah-mazing, hope the honeymoon was unforgetable

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    1. claudia - peep my styleApril 20, 2012 at 8:45 AM

      sure, the place with the feather door hanger is called 'the shop' JL. raya kerobokan no. 117a, the fake shop is called numero on JL. Laksmana and also a shop called saya gallery just nearby, theres also a good linen shop called sunbebek just across the road from 'the shop' x

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    2. AnonymousApril 21, 2012 at 2:21 PM

      Thank you so much!! Love your blog x

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  5. KLApril 22, 2012 at 3:47 PM

    Thank you for posting these great pics and the shopping destinations too. I'm planning a trip to Bali soon so will check these beauties out!
    x KL

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  6. AnonymousMay 4, 2012 at 7:22 PM

    LOVE the keepsake box and those amazing horns!!!
    Such a shame you didn't know you could get the horns through customs.
    Could you get them shipped over?

    I'm off to Bali in August maaaaaybe for Miss Cottonsock's wedding, I've never been!! Hopefully we are near shoppes like these.

    xox

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    1. claudia - peep my styleMay 4, 2012 at 7:39 PM

      there are so many good shops you wont be disappointed, and yup, you can get horns and skulls through customs, i was given the wrong advice! GET SOME ps why did she stop her blog? i loved it! x

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    2. AnonymousMay 4, 2012 at 7:46 PM

      Because she is LAY-to-the-ZEEEE

      I kid, I kid.

      She always forgets her camera :( :( :(

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  7. AnonymousMarch 6, 2013 at 4:26 PM

    Hi

    I came across your site when searching for things to do in bali and shopping. I love your blog now btw. What is the name of the place that you called "kelly wearstler meets the natural history museum" ide love to go visit it. Also any other recomendations?

    Thanks

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