FASHION FRIDAY: PEPLUM LOVE

TGIF lovelies! 

It's Friday again and its Fashion Friday time! 

I don't know if it's due to the convenience of the perfect full length mirror in the elevator of my new place or the fact that I am starting to enjoy playing dress up - but this Fashion Friday segment seems to be going well! I hope you guys enjoy it too! 

(I should probably invest in a proper camera & tripod and stop taking reflection shots using my trusty iPhone4S)

You don't need to be a fashion-fanatic to know that Peplum is the "Justin Bieber" in the fashion world. Peplum is rising to its fame in the fashion world, Peplum has been making its appearance everywhere - on the street, at the business district, in the bar, at Sunday brunches.......

It was love at first sight with Peplum when it made its first appearance - but it was quite a mission for me to find "the one" as most Peplum doesn't quite complement my body shape. 

 Hence, you could probably imagine how happy I was when I finally came across "the one" from Ally!

  

Pair it with a bodycon jungle green skirt; 

And my new steels from Rubi

From RUBI, $10 for everything. Yes, that's right! :)

 Steels (especially the ones in Rose Gold) is definitely one of my spring favourites which made my first Love List! :)

Peplum Top: Ally

Bodycon Skirt: Dotti

Tweed Jacket: Forecast

Loafers: ZU

Studded Bag: Dotti

Accessories: Rubi, EQUIP, Sports Girl

Sunnies: MnG

Photo Credit: Cindy Ngo

Wore this outfit on my Saturday brunch out with le big sister, whom I haven't seen in yonkers! 

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With Miss Cindy, who writes at Fashionably Yummy ! :)

Is Peplum Love a yay or nay for you?

*peace out*

XOXO,

A

Fashion Friday: Tweed it Like Its Hot

Happy Friday lovelies!

Just a quick Fashion Friday post today - featuring the outfit that I wore to Nutrimetics "Ultimate Girls Night In Party" at Bronte,which looks like paradise the moment I stepped into the house.

(You will see what I mean very shortly!!!)

Today's outfit is somewhat smart casual with a little edge by mixing up animal prints and coloured tights. And of course, the trusty accessories to spice up an outfit. 

What I am Wearing: 

Animal Printed Top: ZARA 

Maroon Tights: SUPRE

Tweed Jacket: Forecast

White Envelope Clutch: Sports Girl

Hells: Betty Shoe: Betty Shoe

Accessories: Colette, Sports Girl, EQUIP

(Yes, I have committed fashion crime by buying from SUPRE - but seriously their 3/4 ankle tights fits me like a glove and complement my figure nicely. I can't say no to these limbs-hugging goodies!)

It's a crime that I can be forgiven, right?

*insert puppy face*

Accessories worn on the same day. 

FOTD - en route to Bronte to attend the event! 

I have discovered a perfect lipstick combination of a nude lips with a hint of lavender - layering both NYX Round Lipstick in Paris & Rimmel Lasting Finish By Kate Lipstick in Shade 26.

(Let me know if you want a separate swatch post on this :D)

The gorgeous view upon walking into the house @ Bronte for Nutrimetics.

Breathtaking.

I was seriously in awe with the view above - I could SO come home to this view everyday. Actually, scrap that, I will probably not leave the house with such picturesque view, along with the peaceful sound of waves. 

#AGirlCanDream

TFIF, MY LOVELY READERS <3 b="b">

XOXO,

A

OUTFIT OF THE DAY: ACCESSORIZED

Happy hump days! 

I could so do with some mid week bubbly time! Who's with me? =P

I am not sure about you, but I tend to "dress up" slightly on Fridays - be it accessories, a "dressier" piece of clothing or even a more sultry make up look. To me, the word "Friday" also act as a double agent for sneaky drink at lunch, after work drinks which may potentially lead to some shenanigans with all the dancing happenin'. 

Instead of sipping a glass of Sauvignon Blanc #LikeAClassyLady at your favourite bar in your Monday-Thursday, prim and proper and maybe a tad boring corporate wear, why not spice up your outfit a little with some accessories?

Here's a breakdown of what I wore last Friday:

 Rose Statement Necklace: EQUIP / Stone Ring:EQUIP / Spiral & Wing rings: EQUIP /Pink Wrist Belt: SPORTS GIRL

Never underestimate what a simple but elegant statement necklace can do to your otherwise casual/dull outfit. 

 See what I mean?

My dress would have looked plain and somewhat casual without the statement necklace! In fact, I had quite a few colleagues wondering if I had a special event that night as they reckon I was "pretty dressed up". In fact, this is one of my more "couldn't be bothered" Friday outfits. 

Dress: Dotti/ Maroon platforms: ZU/ Pea Coat: ASOS / Belt: Forecast/ Rings: Equip/ Wrist Belt: Sports Girl

FOTD: Lancome Rouge In Love Lipstick is mad love <3 

Do you "dress up" a little for work on Friday too?

Or are you one of the less lazy ones around who change after work?

What's your current favourite piece of accessories? 

Hope you lovelies are having a great week so far!!

PS: Apologies for the poor quality photos. All photos were taken using my humble iPhone 4S. 

XOXO.

A

SNIPPETS: What Up, Mini haul, Sneak Peak, Surprise Packages :)

I am sure those of you who works full time can relate - the only reason you love Thursday because it brings you a step closer to Friday; we all love Fridays simply because you get to have a sneaky cider or a glass of SavBlanc over lunch and the drinking that entails after the clock hits 5 and of course the start of the weekend. 

As mentioned in my previous post, I am finally back on the blogging bandwagon - albeit there are some sorting to do with my photos and drafts clutters. I can't really go on another "break" while organizing my files, can I? Hence, this is another photo-clogged post. :) 

We bid the nearly non-existent summer goodbye yesterday and welcomed autumn (or fall as the Americans & Canadians call it :D) yesterday. I would love to call it a glorious farewell, unfortunately it was nothing but an overcasted 30 degrees weather which spells out humidity, along with the lines of disgusting and gross. 

@Narrabeen Beach on one of the VERY FEW good days. 

I am going to miss the beach, the TAN and the waves. :( It's going to be duvet, bed, DvDs and lots of brunches in the coming months. 

NOTD - Bloom Cosmetics The Cassette Society II

Painted my nails grey to suit the deary cold and wet weather. :) 

To be honest, I actually quite enjoy the rain IF it was a Sunday and I have the luxury of sleeping in and make love to my duvet. =P

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On a random note, surprise packages at the office never fail to make my day. And lucky Adeline struck two on the EVE. :)

Surprise Package #1 :)

Jane Iredale's Step Into Autumn Warm Pack - My Steppes Warm Compact which complements your day and night look with Ice-Mocha and Crabapple Pure Gloss and PurePressed Blush in Whisper and So-Bronze-3. 

Surprise Package #2

Australis Mascara of All Sorts - Three new mascaras - Voluptulash, Multi Mega Lash and Lash Lengths Extensions Mascara coming soon! :)

Sweet Sensation - Mascara + Sweets

A huge thank you to Maxted Thomas and the Australis team for sending these goodies over. <3 

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So, I have been pretty good with my spending ever since I got back from Asia, especially in the beauty department. However, I decided to go on a mini retail therapy to reward myself for passing the third module of my CA program. :)

Ankle Booties from GLUE

 I call this necessity as I NEEDED a pair of booties in this wet weather and its way too early to whip out my leather boots. 

It looks amazing with shorts (especially denim) and surprisingly comfy as they are pretty hard - can't wait to mix and match with pieces from my wardrobe this autumn! 

3 for $10 from Equip 

Just because... they were on sale and I needed some accessories to spice up my boring outfit these days. :)

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This is totally random and out of the blue but suits the rain SO PERFECTLY!

(Have I turn English with the constant mentioning and association of weather with almost everything?)

SPICY BEEF RAMEN 

I could so demolish a bowl of this... right now! 

(as time of drafting this post, which is precisely Friday, 2 March 2012 12:41am)

Not a good idea blogging about scrumptious food in the wee hours. 

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Before hitting the sack, a sneak peak of upcoming posts in March 2012 :D

NP Set "Live a Colourful Life" Collection

NP Set brushes

Sisley Mystic Harmony Autumn Collection 

FOTD for the night out with the bloggers. :)

Simple, everyday FOTD  - hair was fresh from rebonding :)

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A few of my readers actually commented that they enjoy reading "random snippets-pictures filled" type of posts. I will probably do like a weekly update post, featuring random photos of my life. 

What says you? ;)

Have a spanking good weekend, lovelies!! :D

XOXO,

A 

Sunday Quickie #2

Hi lovelies!!!

It has been a while long time since I last had a Sunday Quickie. And I know, it's almost Tuesday but since I am doing a recap of the happenings of my weekend, I thought I'd classify it under Sunday Quickie series. =) 

Friday started off awesome as my gift from Body Shop arrived at work - something I won from their twitter contest a week ago. :)

The Body Shop Limited Edition London Brush Collection Palette

02 A La Mode

I have gently swatched these colours and they are super pigmented! Can't wait to try them out and create some looks using it. =) 

Have any of you tried their London Brush range?

Instead of the usual Friday night drinks with my workmates, I had dinner and drinks with my "random" friends - Miss Cindy and Miss Juri! 

Why random, one may ask?

Miss Cindy Ngo who blogs at FASHIONABLY YUMMY 

Well, we don't exactly belong to any particular groups such as "uni group", "partying group", "work group"... you catch the drift. But I guess you can classify them under "uni casual work group" since thats where I met Cindy and that's when I got closer to Juri. 

Photo credit: FASHIONABLY YUMMY

I knew Juri since first year uni but we have been mere acquaintances and got closer when we worked together 2 years later.

I always have the most random outing with these girls and love how we will never run out of topic despite not meeting up for months. We started off at Coach Bar at GPO Martin Place, and hopped to Bungalow 8 at King St Wharf then to Cohi Bar at Darling Harbour and ended the night with Oporto's Bondi Burger cos I am #healthy like that. #suchafatshit

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@ Endota Spa

I had the opportunity to try the half an hour body massage complimentary of Endota Spa last Saturday and it was truly relaxing! Just exactly what I needed after all the assignment and work stress! :) 

More camwhoring pics of my ASOS fuschcia draped blazer featured in THIS post.

MAD LOVE!!! <3

I am praying hard that the weather will warm up towards the end of August as I just got a black dress for a friend's birthday and it would go perfectly well with this draped blazer! Not gonna happen though. :(

Lemon Tart - Le Renaissance Courtyard Cafe @ The Rocks

 This lemon tart was absolutely delicious! It has just the right amount of sugar and I definitely enjoy the tingling feeling from the sourness of the lemon. Do keep in mind, it definitely is on the upper end of the sour scale, so it might not be your cup of tea if you're not a fan of sour stuff. 

Jasmine Green Tea Macaroons - La Renaissance, Courtyard Cafe @ The Rocks

 LOVE IT TOO! I am a huge fan of salted caramel flavoured macaroon but choice were limited that day! No regrets in choosing this though! I love how the desserts from La Renaissance isn't too sweet! 

Blogging about in the wee hours is definitely not the wisest thing to do, innit? =.="

Weather on Saturday was absolutely lovely - sitting at the low 20s in the middle of winter, with the abundance of sunshine! So thankful that I didn't have to cooped up at home slaving away for my assignment or studying.

Wendy's Vodka Lemon Lime & my champers @ The Argyle, The Rocks

 Bitching Catching up over a glass of champers on a lovely Saturday arvo = what more could I ask for? =)

NOTW - Endota Nail Polishes in Richmond

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FOTD using La Glam Cosmetics Balinese Princess. (Review and detailed FOTD post soon!) during the Sydney Beauty Bloggers Casual Meet Up on Sunday! 

Knit top - Market City/ Crop pocket shorts - SUPRE

Outfit of the day - I was such a hero to rock my shorts without boots during winter! In my defence, it was fairly warm during the day until later in the arvo when it started raining. =.="

Rings from Lovisa & Equip/ Clutch from Equip

Marc by Marc Jacob Wallet

Yeap! As you can already see, I did go a little crazy with the nail polishes at The Pro Nail Supply Store @ Bankstown. And, so did the other bloggers. 

OPI, China Glaze, ORLY, Seche Vite, China Glaze crackles, ESSIE

Pro Nail Supply carries these nail polishes at a more affordable price for us Aussies! You can be the judge yourself. :)

OPI - $12

China Glaze - $6

China Glaze Crackles - $9

ORLY - $7

Essie - $6

Seche Vite Dry Fast Top Coat - $8

Seche Vite Fortified Strengthening - $6

Essie Cuticle Oil - $5

Charcoal Chicken @ Habib, Bankstown

 Love the chips with chicken salt and the charcoal chicken! I can understand what the hype is all about when it comes to Habib chicken but I reckon their food is a little on the salty side, especially the tabouli. I mean, is it even meant to be salty at all?

From top to bottom - FLOMAR True Colour Lipstick 35, FLOMAR Terra Blush-On #43, FLOMAR Terra Blush-On #41, FLOMAR Coral Blush Duo

Finally got my hands on some awesome Flomar goodies after hearing all the good reviews from Lilit!

She is having a GIVEAWAY at the moment and is giving away 2 Flomar blushes! What are you waiting for? 

A big thank you to Michelle who got this goodies for me when she was at Parra a couple of weeks ago because I seldom (almost never) venture past Lidcombe. 

One last thing before signing off.....

So, I entered Grad Solutions Got Balls Photography contest to be in the run to win either an Acer Netbook, a Polaroid Camera and Miss Independent Voucher. As you may already know, I am no longer in uni for a while, I am entering this competition to support my friend who's in charge of this campaign.

It will be greatly appreciated if you girls (or guys, if any) is able to head over to www.facebook.com/GradSolutionsAU, LIKE the PAGE and LIKE THIS PHOTO! 

Many thanks! ♥ 

What did you get up to during the weekend? Did any massive haulage? 

XOXO,

A