Hot damn

Image: Chloe Cyndi bag, Net-a-porter

Oh. My. God.

This bag is the sex.

That is all.

Haiku

Image: google images

The trouble with Love

is you can't know it is real

until it's over

I have always had a thing for writing (and reading) haiku poems--weird, I know, but there's something so satisfying about communicating successfully within the conventions of a style that is necessarily limiting. Maybe its because I generally find it so difficult to be succinct that I am fascinated by the way this poetic style can capture a thought or emotion much more effectively that I could in a whole paragraph (or sometimes more).

Here is one I think is pure genius, written by Karen from makeup and beauty blog (scroll down to number 3).

NSO beauty: Exfoliation

I have a confession to make.

Although I spend endless hours primping and preening the top 20% of my body (also known as my head), I tend to neglect the rest of my skin, especially during the colder months—and I have a feeling I’m not the only one.

So now that my arms and legs (and, ok, pretty much my whole body) are deathly pale and about as smooth as sandpaper, I’m trying to motivate myself in order to make some major improvements in time for shorter hemlines. And, in order to make the task more enjoyable, I have decided to provide myself with a small incentive in the form of a gift—may I suggest you do the same.

My first mission is to incorporate regular exfoliation into my shower routine. There are several methods of exfoliation to choose from—an in-shower scrub, such as a salt or sugar scrub (try Bloom’s scented sea salt scrub in Brown sugar & Fig , which smells divine). Alternatively, my personal preference is to use a hard loofah or massage mit and exfoliate in a circular motion moving towards the heart. Or, something I am also keen to try, there is the technique of dry body brushing (which I plan to review in the weeks to come). If you are an eager beaver or just extremely dedicated, you can do this daily, however I find every second day is quite enough.

Something you (and I) should really do daily however is moisturise. I often find myself neglecting this step since I absolutely detest feeling sticky and/or greasy, and so many moisturisers produce exactly this effect. However since this is a necessary evil, I usually will try to find moisturisers that at least smell delicious in order to derive some enjoyment from the process. I like Benefit’s Maybe Baby body lotion , as well as any of MOR’s body butters (they all smell wonderful).

Last we have the (optional) fake tan step, which I usually like to put off for as long as possible due to that awful fake tan smell. I am naturally light reflecting-ly pale, and to go bare-legged in public without a tan incites an embarrassing amount of “Oh my God, your legs are SO white” comments. To save myself the embarrassment, I have tried about a million self-tan products and sadly am yet to find a holy grail tan that doesn’t give me stripes or that slight orange tinge. Yes, I will continue my search, but so far I have found the best to be ModelCo’s Tan Airbrush in a Can and Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula gradual tanning moisturiser.

Elephants never forget

shirt: jag, jeans: cheap monday, belt: vintage, shoes: nine west


Despite the sweltering 31degree heatwave which swept over Sydney yesterday, I was able to spend some time indulging in a favourite activity of mine--that's right, I went marketing. To my delight I managed to unearth two special items at Fringe Bar markets on Oxford St (one of my best loved haunts). I happily purchased two items, one a pale green and beige handmade kimono jacket, as well as this awesome elephant belt which I am certain will make its way into my regular rotation. A little kitsch, a lot of fun and a welcome addition to my growing belt family--another treasured piece is a black leather belt with a gold lion head clasp.

Cross dressing

cardi: vicious threads, dress: random, tank: rio, boots: nine west, belt: cue

My first outfit post!

This cardigan is actually menswear. When I saw it in the store I didn't realise since the brand makes both mens and womens clothes--it certainly explained why the size small was so... not small. Hopefully I will be able to consistently post outfits, mostly as a record for myself, however consistency with blogging is not something I am particularly good at.

Meet the spartans

After several weeks, several phone calls and several store visits I finally have in my possession a digital camera of some description--it is neither a canon nor is my photography very professional, so please bare with me. To christen the camera I thought some shots of my awesome Nicola Finetti gladiators would be fitting since I promised pics so many blogs ago (black rats on the way). Alas I could not be bothered taking any full outfit shots since I have been busy caring for other people's children all week in the middle of nowhere (but that's another story).

Enjoy! More to follow shortly.