"Fabulous Australian Goods"…read more Lamington was a delight to stumble upon while wandering down Hastings Street. The Studio Cockatoo (a Brisbane designer) works in the window drew me in and a treasure trove of Australian designers like Emily Green, Kip & Co, Third Draw Down and Aesop (just to name a few) greeted me inside. The store itself is small and the owners make the most of every nook and cranny filling it with bursts of colour, textures and budget-friendly pieces for all ages from the little whippersnappers to self-gifts to adorn your walls.

Great souvenirs and stock. But Myself and fiancé were…read morebrowsing the Aesop stand and was wanting to purchase a gift set. We just couldn't decide what scent to buy I went to unscrew a lid to smell some products as there were no testers and ( I think it was the owner) or staff member. Told me we weren't allowed to open the products. Was quite rude and my fiancé asked if there was any testers to smell the products the worker went to check and said no they had none. That put us off as he was quite abrupt and how are customers meant to buy the products when we can't smell or test them? Quite stupid and we left straight after. We will just purchase from a Aesop stand.