Nothing like a bit of new arm candy....

This week I made a very exciting purchase. One that I have been trying to make for months now but the perfect one just didn't seem to appear... until now!

My struggle to find the perfect new handbag has been compounded by needing one that can not only fit the normal keys, purse and phone in but also my Kindle,  a spare pair of shoes, a brolly (a year round essential in the UK), a notebook, my work Blackberry, my work laptop, a lunchbox and makeup bag. The list is endless, so when I saw this Zara beauty I knew it was the The One.

The Zara Office City Bag has three zipped compartments with two compartments either side that are closed with magnetic poppers.

One of the two compartments has slots for bank cards and work passes as well as a slot for one mobile phone (both my Blackberry and Iphone fit in the slot, but I wish there where two phone slots) and a small zipped pocket which I keep my keys in.

The other side compartment has a large zipped pocket which I keep my makeup bag in.

This bag easily holds all of the above with space to spare, so much so I though I had forgotten to take my lunch the other day but it was hidden in one of the zippable compartments. However, it is very large (dimensions here) so I would say if you don't need to carry all this junk around with you and you don't want any looks of disgust on the Tube this isn't for you.

But for me, right now, this is the ultimate bag and every time I pick this beauty up I get a little of what I like to call handbag smugness.

Have you bought a new bag lately? What to you think of mine? What do you look for in a handbag? I'd love to know your thoughts so comment or tell me on Twitter: @MaddieChilds1

Maddie xx