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Awards night and Lilac
Purple is probably my all time favourite colour ever. Any shade, any texture, closely followed by gold In hair, in clothing, in makeup, whatever. I just love it. I even have furry, purple, sequin pillows that I guard with my life and a silk purple bedsheet. And curtains. So, when I heard it was awards night and that I had some how managed to scrape good enough grades to get one, I headed straight to the shops to buy a dress. And the first thing I laid eyes on? Lilac, cut out, chiffon, mini-dress. I just about died on the spot and bought it.
Dotti - $69.95
Well, that’s a really awful picture, it’s placed wrong and the colour looks more pink then anything, but it’s seriously gorgeous. That’s when I thought about two possible problems:
- I’m not sure it’s formal enough, the mayor tends be invited to these awards nights and it’s at the theatre
- I bought it from a chain store
Now, whilst I’m all for affordable and ‘get what you pay for’, chain stores have the huge downfall of the fact that everyone and their uncle owns the dress. Usually I don’t mind, but as, aside from shoes, it’s the only article of clothing I’m going to be wearing in the night that is visible, I’d like to not have the same dress as some one else.
So, what do I do? Wear the dress I love, or buy one from a more boutique store that people are less likely to have?
Moving on, I thought I’d share one of my favourite purple items of clothing, that I’ve seen in many forms in other brands! Enjoy and let me know what you think in the comments section. Also, if you have suggestions let me know straight away!
Zimmerman - $330
Easy to dress up or down; statement heels in black or silver with a nude lip and bare shoulders for the night, or bright flats/heeled pumps for the day and cute cardigan and chunky jewellery for the day.
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NaNoWriMo
Hey guys, just wondering if any of you lovelies are participating in NaNoWriMo this year?
I decided to, 11 days before the challenge starts and a really busy november ahead of me. It should be a good challenge though. I’ll have to prepare hundreds of boxes of ore made caramel lattes.
Check it- NaNoWriMo
Spring Looks: Pretty things
Bella Bridesmaids - Australian Vogue
- Something thats got me really excited recently is the return of ‘pretty’ to Townsville, I’m not sure about the rest of the world, but the shops here are full of champagne hues and lace, and most importantly, elegance. As I’m now a blonde, all these light tones look pretty cute, whereas pale blue against my old black hair just made me look like a dead person, so it seems I’m just in time for summer.
As many of the stores up here are chainstores such as Ally, Temt and Dotti, I presume that it’s the same stock as everywhere else in Australia, so today I’m going to share with you two of my favourite looks that I wish I earned enough money to buy! (Seriously, I’m only one $140 a week)
Look One: Daytime Elegance
Dotti - $39.95
Betts - $59.99
- Forever New- $79.99
This look is elegant and simple, it would work at almost any time of the day. You could dress it up with heels and a blazer for work, or switch out the shorts for a black high waisted skirt to instantly change your entire look. Perfect for things like shopping and eating lunch. The shirt has the most beautiful details that you can’t really see in the picture, as well. This sort of style works best on summer days, so go and get an awesome tan to go with it!
Accessorise with chunky gold and pearl bracelets and a statement pendant, vintage tarnished gold is beautiful with this look, so scour local and online charity stores and get some good karma as well!
Look Two: Nighttime Elegance
Paprika, ASOS - $62.86
Betts - $79.99
Betts - $99.99
I absolutely adore the purple dress in this look, and I’m thinking about buying it for my awards night dress along with the second pair of shoes, which are incredibly high, they make me about 5 inches taller and I’m already 5’8, but they have a kind of padded bottom and the platform gives extra added height and support and comfort. This would also be a great Melbourne Cup look, for anyway headed there in early November.
Accessorise with chunky bracelets in silver or gold depending on your skin tone, if you have long hair, a thin chain in a matching colour or no neck jewellery at all would be stunning, as too much jewellery will just look tacky, especially if shoes like the second set are worn, make the dress and shoes the focus. A smokey eye and shiny clear gloss with contouring blush will make your skin look healthy and fresh, yet still sexy.
Keune conditioner; Extreme hair repair
Keune Vital Nutrition
Okay, so a few weeks ago I had this huge catastrophe, (twenty miles up shit creek situation) where I used home bleach on my hair (twice) and turned it an impressive gold colour, which then got fixed at the hairdressers with various applications of semi and permenant colors. At this point you can probably imagine that my hair was wrecked, completely and utterly fried, like the ends were snapping and it was pulling out at the roots and stuff. I seriously thought I was going to be shortly bald (hahaha get it? Bald, your hair is short?) but then my boss recommended this product to me. Okay, what she actually said was;
True to fucking god, I think you girls are seriously dumb, no wonder I drink. Put this on your hair before you go bald and I have to fire you.
Yes, my boss is aggro, but Keune is an amazing brand that seriously outdid themselves with the careline range in general. The product I like best is the Vital Nutrition Conditioning Spray, it’s for dry, damaged hair so all blondes can find use for this, as blonde hair doesn’t retain that much moisture. It’s a leave in conditioner, you spray it on the roots, but the cool thing is that when you hold it close to your hands and squirt, you get a white blob of conditioner you can rub onto the ends, as these are usually the most damaged places.
I apply this twice daily, to dry and wet hair, and my hair is healthier and shinier already, it’s not peeling out or anything weird like that. I suggest that you use it in the morning when you wake up and before you go to bed. It’s also really good for those days in between hair washes, I wash my hair every two/three days because I’m trying to grow it out and let it repair itself. Make sure if you straighten your hair that all the conditioner has dried so you don’t fry it.
The price is so-so, I paid $21 for 125ml, it’s cheaper then KMS, but it goes really quickly, especially if you apply it as a cream. If you can afford it I recommend it, but brands like Herbal Essences and Schwarzkopf do really good leave-ins for $15 ish dollars in most major retailers. There are matching shampoos and actual conditioners to match the spray, and it comes in a variety of types like Frizz Control and Colour Care, so you can mix and match across ranges.
Fashion. Fun. The Small Things. 