Wanting.

Alstermo Bruk handmakes luggage like luxury travel gear Globe Trotter — for less than half the price. Alstermo Bruk is hardly a knock-off, though: the Swedish company has been making their patented gear since 1804 (that’s 93 years pre-Globe Trotter, and 200+ years pre-Globe Trotter at J Crew)….

Using.

Perfect for stashing makeup on the bathroom counter…

Hating.

Alstermo Bruk’s appeal is in their function-meets-form elegance, not a nutty pattern…

Wanting.

Marlies Dekkers is the Giuseppe Zanotti of lingerie: she crafts quirky, bold, intelligent sex.

I love that rope lacing together the back of this Marlies Dekkers thong…

Wearing.

I found these on sale and bought every pair the store had. That backside poof is what a woman should be: amusing and sexy. Buy yourself a pair for V Day…

Hating.

So I’d sport this Marlies Dekker thong. The only reason I’m hating is because that print distracts from the real architecture of Marlies Dekkers lingerie…

Wanting.

Peekaboo. Buy these Kiki De Montparnasse panties (or spend $75+ any way else at KikiDM.com) and get a free gift.

Just use promocode “XXXO”…

Wearing.

Real luxury is completely inconspicuous. Like boyish, black, cashmere bloomers…

Hating.

Red lace lingerie is tough. It only works when it’s intentionally, thoroughly trashy. Otherwise, it feels cheap…

Wanting.

Jalda makes boss bags, but better than that I met her at a charity dinner and she’s hot.

So’s this Jalda bag, which is way on sale: was $505, now $177…

Wearing.

This Jalda belt bag is really equal parts bag and belt, and completely on sale: buy it for $77…

Hating.

The hardware’s too Fucci for me…

Wanting.

Tina at Bag Snob swears by Cees Penning for the best brows — tattooed on. Cees frames your face perfectly, so that your brows become an instant, permanent eye lift. Next time I’m in Miami I’m seeing him, so I can toss away my brow pencils. Or if you’re in LA, tell me, so we can get him out here and have a party…

Using.

I love Epione medispa. But if you can’t tell what I get done there — and you can’t, Dr. Ourian’s got an artist’s eye — I’m not telling.

But I will spill that his Firm and Fade cream is a great way to keep your skin porcelain. My obsession with beauty is becoming Dorian Gray-like…

Hating.

Here’s why most people are scared by permanent makeup: check out these before-and-after photos.

Nice chola brows, shorty…

Wanting.

This vintage Whiting & Davis bag is called a gate-top bag, a beggar’s bag, or an accordion-cap bag. I became obsessed with these vintage Whiting & Davis bags when I saw one in college.

This fine mesh silver Whiting & Davis bag is collectible quality. If I ever find one like it, I’m buying…

Wearing.

This gate-top Whiting & Davis bag is circa 1930s-40s; the one above is probably Victorian. Either way, the accordion opening of these vintage Whiting & Davis bags never fail to amuse me…

Hating.

That fringe styles this vintage Whiting & Davis bag old lady. I could see some aged beast in Vegas clutching this…

Wanting.

If you’re in Los Angeles, you may already be following Kogi’s Twitter. Kogi is a Korean BBQ taco truck that trips around LA, and you can only find out where Kogi’ll be via its Twittering.

Kogi has sold out 450 lbs. of beef in one stop, but I haven’t had it yet as hour-long lines of hipsters sound a touch much for a taco…

Eating.

A glam, grill-it-yourself Korean BBQ in Hollywood’s heart. As much as I love Koreatown for bibimbap and testing my keychain mace, Shin’s a walk away…

Hating.

A rose is a rose is a rose, and a Wokcano by any other name would still be a bad restaurant…

Wanting.

If you buy the story in this ’64 Rolls-Royce’s Craigslisting, the Rat Pack rolled in it…

Reading.

The title tells it all; you’re really buying a VW/BMW/alskdf!j by another name…

Hating.

Apparently a vintage Rolls-Royce appliqué is supposed to gloss over how ill constructed this clutch is.

As usual, leave this Marky Marc Jacobs junk to 35-year-old girls who aren’t cute, but cutesy…