Thursday, January 27, 2011

Unused snaps

































Just some boring work outfits i've been too lazy to upload as individual posts. So im lumping them into one big post before i delete them from my camera =)

EDIT: hahaha! I just noticed the odd amount of toilet paper coverage in the background of many of the photos. Don't worry they were (finally) eventually moved into the bathroom!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Australia Day BBQ, Heat, and Flowers













Attended an Aus day BBQ at a friend's house today and i can't believe we managed to survive it with the 40degree plus west sydney heat! Despite the intense heat it was still a good day with friends and lots of food =)

Hope everyone else enjoyed their aus day!

I have thurs and friday off so i have an extra long 5 day weekend to look forward to wheeee! =D

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Awards, Self Facts and Red Lips

I was awarded with the Stylish Blogger award from the every stylish bloggers The Stylish Shoe Girl and The Autumn Castle. Thanks girls! =)

Ok so 7 things about me...

1) Im incredibly short at only 151cm =(

2) Despite the above unfortunate fact i find it impossible to wear HIGH heels for more then 5-10 minutes max, another major =(

3) I've never needed braces, which i find odd as everyone else around me has had at some stage, it's almost like some teenage rite of passage i missed out

4) It's only in the last 12-18 months i've discovered the versatility of dresses and they have become my fashion obsession

5) I haven't made one new friend (that i still hang out with) since high school, sad but true fact

6) Until about 3 months ago my favourite genre of movies was horror and supernatural, for some reason i've suddenly switched off horror movies and hate them now

7) I've told no one about my fashion blog because im still nervous friends and family might laugh at me!

Since im so delayed in doing this post all the bloggers i would nominate has already been nominated so i'll skip this part to avoid repeatition.




Ok some outfit pictures from yesterday.












My new belt from TopShop! Love!





Another buy from TopShop... they were sooo heavy but pretty!





My make up and hair, really bad picture i know but it's so hard trying to angle a face shot in the mirror!



A better picture of the make up, hair and outfit in good lighting that shows the true colours for once!

Monday, January 17, 2011

Fun weekend snaps

WARNING! Lots of photowhoring below!!! Haha!

Like i often say in my blog posts with full body shots i hardly ever get to take photos with my hair and make up done so this weekend i had a little but of fun with the camera and took some posey photos which i would usually be way too embarrassed over to upload such photos but i had fun with them and so i thought i'd share them anyways! =)








Tried to take sooo many pictures of this top but the photos made it look really ugly when really in real life it was so flowy and pretty. It was funny because my friends kept saying how much they loved the top and were very surprised to find out i had gotten it in a 2 for $30 sale at Jeans West in Melbourne!







WARNING again! Some more posey photowhoring with my prada sunnies below!








Funny story with the sunnies, i had actually run upstairs to put them on because downstairs my mum was frying these onions as i was watching movies with the boy. The onions absolutely KILLED my eyes, i couldn't stop tearing up even after i left the house. It was my genius idea to wear sunnies in the house to combat the frying onions! Haha and of course i ended up taking some random photos cos i really liked how the sunnies looked on as i hadn't worn them in agesss and forgot how good they actually looked.


Below is just my fail safe Wish dress that i wore on Sunday to lunch with a friend. It was so much fun as over the last 3 or 4 months we've set up a routine of catching up once a month. This Sunday we stayed for over 6 hours in the cafe chatting before we were kicked out cos there were people with a "booking" lol.




I dont think i've ever posted my Mulberry Bayswater bag on the blog yet, but she is my everyday baby that holds all my shit. Unfortunately it can become painfully heavy at times =(. But still sooo pretty =)




I really loved taking photos from this ultra flattering but totally unrealistic angle!! I wish i was this skinny in real life!!!!! GRRRR!!!




Overall had a very fun weekend with friends =)

Abstract flowers

Hmmm i didn't realise how casual this dress looked until i was going through the photos. Oh well lucky i work in a relaxed government office where you pretty much pass the dress standards if you're not wearing jeans or cargo pants.



I love the print on this dress, how the flowers have been kind of faded and streaked out =)









I really do love this dress but perhaps i should save it for the weekend or cooler months when i can pair a blazer with it to give it a more office look.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Swiss dots














Wore my new top from ASOS today. Geez i've been wearing a new thing everday this week, i should really save some things so that when i get more into my spending ban i can bring out a "new" item to cheer myself up!

I've been eyeing this top for ages on ASOS, and was worried that the ruffles would be too big and dramatic, however i was pleasantly surprised as it was just the right amount of ruffling to make the top stand out but not in a "in your face" kinda way. Also the swiss dots were an unexpected, but not enitrely unpleasant, suprise as i think they're quite cute!

Thank god it's Friday tomorrow! Been feeling so drained with all the stress at work and with friends and bf and family and myself! Gah bloodly hell i wish i was back to being a clueless kid sometimes!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

New & Ripped











New dress, but it had a damn rip on the side seam by the end of the day. I wonder how long glimpses of my pasty white thighs were flashing before i found the rip at the photocopier. I ended up stapling the rip to save me further embarrassment at least until i got home.


Thank god we're half way through the week! I'm feeling grumpier and tireder each morning. It's like the holidays never existed dammit.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Green beads

Outfit for the day.




Loving my new beads, a bargain from Melbourne at only $5!



Grrr so many blurry grainy pictures due to the gloomy dark weather. Everytime i got closer to the mirror for a clearer shot it just turned out blurry. I think when winter comes i may have to hibernate from blogging =(



A clearer picture, but this was as good as it got with lights on.










In other news, how scary are the floods in QLD??!!! I've seen it on the news and online for the past week or so, but seeing footage of CBD Brisbane flooded today really made my heart go cold. So so scary. Sending my prayers through to all Queenslanders. Stay extra safe!!!!

Monday, January 10, 2011

Wake me up when it's Friday!

As the title suggests i need some serious sleep! First day back at work today and i only got 4 hours sleep last night because i was so nervous i would miss my alarm after sleeping into at least 10am every day. Im ridiculous!
But i really can't wait til it is the weekend, let the weekly ritual of weekend countdown begin again!

Wore a brand new outfit from Melbourne to perk me up a bit. I got both items from Ojay, which i found have really weird sizing as the top is a size 6 and the skirt is a size 8 and im a size 10-12!

This top was an absolute bargain!! $160 down to $50 then an extra 40% of making it only $30!!! The best part? I had been eyeing it months ago when it was 20% off full price, so glad i waited and didn't pay anywhere near the ridiculous retail price.



Close up of the awesome stud detailing that made me fall in love with the top. I love how the hard studding is mixed in with the feminine scalloped detailing of the top.



Also got this skirt from Ojay. Very happy with this purchase as i had been on the hunt for a work appropriate grey skirt. It retailed for $150 and i think i got it for like $72 after all the discounts.



Love the pleat details, it's so flattering on.



Cant believe this whole outfit retailed for $310(!), very happy i got the whole outfit for $102 on sale. Once again confirms my belief to never ever pay retail in australia!




Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Welcome 2011!

Happy belated new years everyone! (and an extra belated merry Christmas!!!)

So on Monday night i returned from 5 days in Melbourne and the shopping was fantastic!!! Maybe it was just because of the xmas/nye sales but i got the most awesome bargains!! Melbourne actually re-stored my faith in the traditional walk in stores as i am a true online shopping fanatic. I will slowly upload bits and pieces of the items i bought, and i should do it extra slow to prolong the excitement of newbies as I've just started a 3 month shopping ban - wish me luck!!!

So this is one of my favourite buys because it embodies perfectly the ultra feminine and pretty look i love in my tops. I extra love it because it was a major bargain buy - i got it for 20 bucks down from $120!!!






I love the cut, colour, style, sparkles, floatiness, scallop detailing - everything about this top! Well except for the fact that it makes my hips look huuuge! But of course that can easily be nipped in with a little black blazer =)







I was after a basic black blazer as my old one was starting to wear through from way too much usage! It was of course another great bargain buy - $90 down from $260! It was an extra lucky buy because i was going to get it at half price for $130 but then i held out in case i found a better/cheaper black blazer as i was running out of shopping funds already. When i checked 3 days later in the new year it was and extra30% off sale prices! Yaaaay!!

For my overall outfit i tried to keep it simple with black jeans and black heels so that i didn't look too OTT with my top and shiny accessories.




My accessories!

I got this bracelet from the QBF boutique - i love it, as it has so much detailing and actually fits around my weirdly tiny wrists.





My Mimco watch that my bf got me for Christmas! I'm not a watch girl but i love this watch as the whole design makes it look very much like a very pretty bracelet. I give my bf many kudos for picking out a watch that is very much ME =)




I dint usually upload pictures of my face on this blog mainly due to privacy reasons as i dont want my face plastered all over the Internet. But then again i have it all over facebook so i guess that's a bit silly in reasoning. Mostly though it's because when i take pictures, particularly work pictures i have my whole outfit on but my face and hair is still in a mess. These was one of the few times i did my hair and make up before putting on my outfit so i could actually take some pictures of the make up and hair completing my outfit. It also doesn't help that my camera is shit as shown by the very bad quality of the pictures below!

Also i just simply loved my hair and makeup this time. I usually I'm quite boring or uninspired with my hair so i was pretty stoked with the super bouncy hair and cute quiff thingy that i came up with out of sheer boredom as i waited for my bf to pick me up. My makeup also turned out really nice, though i had dark red lips that unfortunately was not captured by the camera at all.








Must use this post as a hair, make up and outfit reference for the next time i go out somewhere special as i really loved this whole outfit!