Liberty.

Liberté - like Targé, but nicer - a (not so) hidden gem, right off Regent Street. I don't know how I've managed to avoid it on trips to London over the last couple of years, but I didn't discover Liberty until Marion took me there while she was studying abroad in 2011. Imagine a cosy Harrods with a Victorian exterior at a 2 minute walk from the flagship TopShop on Oxford Street.

This fancy department store has been around since 1875 and seems to attract a lot of French shoppers. Highlights include: the chocolate shop, the haberdashery, the Christmas department and - my personal favorite - the stationary department. It's heaven for every notebook-lover! Some items are a bit over-priced, but if you're lucky you can pick up some treasures and walk out with the beautiful purple bag.

This time I went home with an owl stamp, which was marked down from £20(!) to £10. I know, I know, still kind of pricy, but worth it. I'm planning on stamping this baby on every single envelope I send out in the future (well, perhaps not the job applications).

The library cards are my favorite purchase. Not only do they look adorable, but they're also quite useful. I want to read 50 books this year and guess how many card are in this package. Perfect! I'll use one of these cards as a bookmark for every book I read. This way I'll be able to take notes for my video reviews and have them in one place (and not on my phone and five different receipts and napkins, as usually happens) and I'll have a nice collection at the end of the year.