July 2012

Sushi Surprise

04:45PM | July 29, 2012 | 3 comments

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This morning I woke up bright and early as my living area was being turned into a studio. Another shoot for Pose and the theme was “angel”, not usually my cup of tea but that’s what Pose it all about, the opportunity to explore creatively. This is Jess the model and Amy was on make [...]

17 Sundays at Blogopolis PART THREE

10:53AM | July 27, 2012 | 8 comments

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Read PART TWO Here. You know it’s a good night when you’re taking tipsy photos of yourself in the dingy bar toilets don’t you? In my defence I forgot to take a photo before I left the hotel and if I waited to take it when I got back to the room… well no one [...]

17 Sundays at Blogopolis PART TWO

04:14PM | July 23, 2012 | 18 comments

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Read PART ONE Here The morning after bubbles is always a bit rough. Dani has this ability to just chuck things on and look edgy and fabulous… Natalie and I seem to have to work a bit harder so we got up early and turned the lights on. Dani, the total rockstar requested her sunnies [...]

17 Sundays at Blogopolis PART ONE

02:16AM | July 20, 2012 | 24 comments

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Ahhh… don’t you just love blog conferences! I may be a little addicted and I’ve definitely lost count on how many blogging events I’ve attended and hosted in the last two years. The most recent conference was Nuffnang Blogopolis (#NNB2012) in Sydney which is what the next few posts are all about. When I go [...]

Urban Remedy Cleanse Winter Menu

06:00AM | July 19, 2012 | 23 comments

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A few of the US bloggers I follow on twitter highly recommended liquid detoxes made up of soup, juices and smoothies as meal replacements for a short period of time. I hadn’t heard or seen anything like that in Australia so after a quick search I found a similar company to the one they used [...]

27 Blinks

11:32AM | July 18, 2012 | 13 comments

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Yesterday, the 17th of July was my 27th birthday. Steve was at work and Aidan was at daycare so I was a free agent for the morning. We weren’t flush with cash so shopping was out of the question as were any beauty treatments or even the idea of getting my hair done. Rather than [...]

How to Date Yourself

11:51PM | July 15, 2012 | 11 comments

I’ve been sick, stuck in the house with a whining sick little boy and a mountain of housework to get through. It was Thursday night, Steve had come home early so I just decided to get out for a few hours, I needed it. I felt myself making excuses “We need toilet paper and condoms.” [...]

Bling & Bra

02:36AM | July 15, 2012 | 6 comments

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Everyone, I’d like you to meet Ainsley who modeled for me on Saturday for my second POSE Project, you can see my first one here. Ainsley signed up to be the Make Up Artist but when the original assigned model had to cancel short notice she stepped up and filled both roles. The shoot took [...]

American Tourister Giveaway

06:00AM | July 13, 2012 | 73 comments

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After getting so many tweets, emails and questions via email I thought I’d share a little bit more about my gorgeous luggage from American Tourister… it’s VERY me isn’t it! After I knew my trip to FFFWeek was confirmed I contacted American Tourister via facebook asking if they would be interested in a collaboration. I [...]

Embrace the Winter Sun

11:51PM | July 11, 2012 | 10 comments

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This is a tired yet ecstatic me returning home from Blogopolis… post coming soon. ASOS Peppermint Swing Dress 17 Sundays Take Me Away Crop Jacket – gifted SWAK The Perfect Leggings – gifted Payless (USA) Gold Glitter Flats City Chic Bangles Forever21 (USA) Sunglasses Lane Bryant Neon Pink Nail Polish – gifted The sun was still shining [...]

Female For Life: Part Four

06:00AM | July 9, 2012 | 20 comments

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Every now and then I do something even I don’t expect me to do… like flounce about on my blog wearing a onesie. You could say FFFWeek gave me the burst of confidence I needed to show you the Yoga Body Suit from Female For Life. I’ve been holding on to it for weeks, making [...]

Gown & Stones

07:08PM | July 7, 2012 | 11 comments

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Several weeks ago I was on facebook and my friend Amy (the make up artist) liked a page called Pose Project Management and I was intrigued. Basically the premise of the page is to connect up and coming photographers, models, stylists, hair and make up artists and get them to collaborate on projects (for free) [...]

Mummy Beauty Fashion Blogger

12:38PM | July 6, 2012 | 21 comments

I get asked all the time to sum up my blog into one category. Am I a beauty blogger, a fashion blogger or a mummy blogger? To be honest I kind of resent the fact that I have to “fit in” anywhere. I’m confident enough to believe that I’m unique and coined the term “Vanity [...]

DMNYC Chinese Food and Friends

08:29PM | July 3, 2012 | 10 comments

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It was my third night in NYC and Caitlin and I had been invited out to have Chinese for dinner with Jessica from Too Many Sequins and a few of her friends. I’ll admit I haven’t talked to that many international bloggers, just the few who have been around about as long as I have [...]

DMNYC Chicago on Broadway

03:25PM | July 3, 2012 | 11 comments

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I never planned to go and see a Broadway show, it wasn’t on high on my priority list and I was worried about how much it would cost. Caitlin convinced me otherwise and I’ll be forever grateful that she did. She stood in line for 2 hours and bought tickets for us to go and [...]