Champagnes X Oysters | Laurent Perrier X The Langham, Sydney

It's not every Tuesday that you get an endless flow of premium French champagne with unlimited fresh oysters at a renowned 5 star hotel. 

(As much as I wish I do :P)

I was lucky enough to attend the launch of "The Season" by Laurent-Perrier at the start of November and needless to say, french bubbly and oyster is a pretty sweet combination on a Tuesday night. 

For those of you who wonders who and where The Langham is - they are located on the border of the historic Rocks district, replacing the Observatory Hotel. In the month of November, The Langham came together with Laurent-Perrier and brings you a celebration of champagne and spring flora - "The Season". 

Floral display by Pearsons Florist

Champagne Shower?

Not sure about you but this is definitely MY kinda dinner ;P 

I could definitely get use to drinking Laurent Perrier on a weekly basis. #baller

It certainly has the European circa 1960s feel to it and would definitely love to come back for a high tea sesh. 

Did I mention that I am officially a fresh oyster convert at the launch party all thanks to Maria who made sure I give them a try?
Not sure if the Vintage Laurent Perrier was the main catalyst, but smashing half a dozen of fresh oysters for someone who used to avoid them at all costs is pretty impressive. ;)

OFFICIALLY a fresh oyster convert! 

With Maria from @CrashingRed and @SoNailicious

So, what's the #beauty of The Langham, Sydney:

- Located at the border of The Rocks means you get to avoid the hustle and bustle of CBD, making it a perfect spot for a weekend "getaway" or "StayCation" (as I like to put it).

- The Langham spells elegance, sophistication and luxurious, definitely the place to spoil and pamper someone if you are looking to treat yourself and your loved ones.

@The Entrance of The Langham
Dress: NICHI (Local boutique in Malaysia)
Heels: ASOS
Bag: MARCS

What's on for the remaining month of November:

Tiffin Afternoon Tea featuring bite size gougeres, chocolate fudge cupcakes with rose petal buttercream and hazelnut & Salted caramel Dacquoise. And here come the best part - receive complimentary upgrade to a glass of Laurent - Perrier Vintage when you order a Champagne Tiffin Afternoon Tea. 

Served daily, prices from $64

Champagne and Oysters consisting of a trio of Sydney Rock oysters, served with a champagne vinegar mignonette and a glass of Laurent - Perrier Brut. 

Served daily, for only $25.

Champagne Dinner - 5 course degustation with matching champagne in Galileo Restaurant

Only on 27 November 2013, RRP $150

If you gotta pick a treat out of the three, I would personally go for the Champagne and Oysters special if you are a huge oysters fan. Promise you wouldn't be disappointed for $25 a pop! Probably wouldn't mind the Tiffin Afternoon Tea with the girlfriends either, especially with the complimentary upgrade to a glass of Laurent - Perrier Vintage. Any "complimentary upgrade" is always music to my ears especially when it involves French vintage champagne. Don't cha agree?

Once again, a huge thank you to Liquid Ideas for the invite and Langham Sydney & Laurent Perrier for a great night.

Disclaimer: I was invited to the launch of The Season by Langham X Laurent Perrier as a guest. I am not compensated for this post nor commissioned for any new patrons that decide to walk into Langham after reading this post.

XOXO,
A

7 REASONS WHY I LOVE IVY POOL BY MERIVALE. AND LIPSTICKS LOVE.

Ivy Pool & Lipsticks. 

It's a weird combination for a blog post, innit?

But, I love them BOTH.

Ivy Pool - Penthouse view

Also, because I am in the mood for some swanky, badass cocktails and obviously, being the responsible adult I am, the closest I could get is probably drinking vicariously through my photo albums. *Light bulb moment* Why don't I just do a blog post on my favourite bar of all times?

AND, the reason I included lipsticks into this post is - I am wearing different lipsticks with different outfits in the photos in this post! Unintentionally.

Beauty + Bar ? 

Massive score in my books. 

Sipping CC Dry by the Pool on another Friday :P

WEARING: FLOMAR matte lipstick in #35 (swatched HERE)

If you have been stalking following me on my various social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), you would probably come to one of the following conclusions: 

1. Adeline is the Ivy Pool Ambassador.
2. Adeline owns the Ivy Pool. (Yeh, I wish)
3. Adeline has share holdings in the Merivale Group (hence, constantly contributing to Ivy Pool's weekly sales revenue)
4. Adeline is the Brand Advocate for Ivy Pool.
5. Have I mention, Adeline probably owns some shares in Merivale Group?

All of the above?

I WISH.

Why the above conclusions, one may ask.

Absinthe Shots in the infamous Ivy cups. (Anzac Eve 2013)

Why the above conclusions, one may ask.

Where do you want to catch up for drinks? Ivy Pool.

Where should we meet this Friday? Ivy Pool. 

Where should I check out when I am in Sydney? Ivy Pool.

Where is good for some groovin' & dancing post Friday after work drinks? Change Room (The level below Ivy Pool)

Oh, what about Ivy Bar? They are shit, come to Ivy Pool.

Where are you going to be after work on Friday? Oh, come on now is this a rhetorical question?

(Whilst I may have discovered a few new bars filled with men in suits, I always ended up at Ivy Pool at some point of the night)

Yeap, you get the point.

Amazing View - What's a better way to wind down after a long week on a Friday than to sip a glass of wine or your favorite drink of choice by the pool?

Please note: This does NOT apply when Sydney's weather decides to go temperamental on us. But lucky for Sydneysiders, we have significantly better weathers on Fridays than miserable ones.

Outdoor DJs (ie #Moonshine) + Palm Trees - There's a DJ deck right next to the pool - playing catchy tunes that gets you into groovy mood. Do you REALLY need more reasons? =P

On the downside though, this outdoor DJ only exists during the warmer months! 

SUMMER LOVIN - CC Dry + Pool <3 td="">

WEARING: REVLON LIP BUTTER IN LOLLIPOP

PERFECT settings - Combining all the factors above: palm trees *fantasising that I am in the sunny state of California instead of Sydney*, pool view (or dipping your feet into the pool), grooving background music, a glass of wine in hand while catching up with your friends/ colleagues/ partners/ parents/ grandparents.... SERIOUSLY, what more do you ask for? 

 WEARING: MAYBELLINE LIPSTICK IN VIVID ROSE + CK ONE GLORIOUS

Civilised Crowd - Mainly corporate crowd and you don't get random creeps trying to hit on you every 5 minutes. That gives you a great peace of mind to enjoy your bubbles.

Please note: This only applies 99% of the time - you do get the occasional random creeps grabbing your hand and plant a kiss on your palm and offering you shots after. 

Strawberry & Lychee Martini (ANZAC Eve, 2013)

Strategic location - located less than 5 minutes walk from Wynyard Shop makes getting home for Tipsy Adeline way easier. 

Robert & Yours Truly

 WEARING: RIMMEL LIPSTICK IN PINK BLUSH

Robert - Ro - whaaaaat? No, he is not Ryan Gosling lookalike. Robert is ALWAYS there in his coloured suit (bright pink, yellow, blue, white... you name it) crackin his ballroom-dance moves. By always, I really do mean ALWAYS. Like, every week. Everytime I am there, Robert is there. No joke. Anyone who is a frequent patron at Ivy Pool knows who I am talkin' about. :P

3AM by the pool post Christmas Party last year.

WEARING: RIMMEL Kate Moss Lasting Finish Lipstick in #11 (reviewed & swatched HERE)

EXTRA: You may jump into the pool for a cool down after an epic dancing session in the Change Room. Strictly optional. 

THE GORGEOUS NIVA <3 nbsp="" td="">

WEARING: MAC CANDY YUM YUM

I am pretty sure my gorgeous twitter-friend-turned-bestie Ms Niva Jean could vouch that Ivy Pool is pretty awesome when I FINALLY took her there when she visited Sydney a couple of weeks ago. RIGHT? 

WEARING: MAYBELLINE LIPSTICK IN VIVID ROSE + CK ONE GLORIOUS

In all seriousness though - it's a really good place to catch up with friends or colleagues over a few drinks as it isn't too loud and noisy. Whilst I am generally loud 24/7, I don't enjoy having to yell out loud throughout the entire conversation. :P The pool, palm trees and groovin music is undoubtedly relaxing for winding down after a long week! After a few drinks, head down to the Change Room to shake ya tail feather before catching the last train home across the street! That's how my typical Friday sounds like. :P

I know this is not your typical beauty/ bar review posts but it's always fun to mix something up! I hope you guys enjoyed this post whilst counting down to Friday after work drinks! 

My Sydney readers, have you been to Ivy Pool? 

IF not, what's your favourite bar to hang out?

XOXO,

A

Love List #4

Love List. Pretty self explanatory I reckon. 

Love List. A new feature on Through Beauty Eyes that will appear every fortnight (or weekly if my life became interesting out of a sudden).

Love List. It will be a list of "stuff" I am lovin at the moment. 

I have been loving: 

Above: Grilled shredded chicken breast, steamed sweet potatoes & garlic and brocollini stir fry
Below: Salmon + Spinach and Rockets

“Eat Clean” and Meal Prep

As can be seen from my recent fitness tweets on @ThruBeautyEyes and my 2013 resolutions, I am aiming to “get shredded” and that comes with eating clean (Trying to eat as natural as possible – cutting down on processed stuff).  

“Failing to prepare, prepare to fail” – Meal prep is very important if you want to keep your “Eat Clean” schedule on track. I usually spend my Sunday night preparing my meals for the week and freeze them. (Been doing this for the past two months and it has been going pretty well so far!)

#ProgressShot

Gym

As mentioned above, 2013 is all about pushing and challenging myself to a new level. I have been upping my weights and resistance training – been loving the results so far!

“TRAIN INSANE OR REMAIN THE SAME” - Now to reduce my body fat percentage to achieve more defined abs and back muscles!

Given my recent passion and interest in health and fitness, I have started a mini fitness related project and it’s still work in progress at the moment. Don’t forget to follow me on my other Twitter account (@EatThisBurnThat) for more random fitness musings and Instagram account (@EatThisBurnThat) for more fitness visuals and fitsporation. Don’t worry, it does not stop there – more exciting stuff to come in the coming months. :P

Clockwise from Top: The BodyShop Baked  To Last Bronzer, Arbonne Bronzer, Illamasqua Powder Blush in Sophie and FOA O' Peachy Blush

“Sunkissed Goddess” Look

Bronzed and tanned plus a hint of coral – my favourite look during the summertime. The products above are the ones that I have been reaching out to religiously pretty much for the past 3 months to achieve the sunkissed look:

-          The BodyShop Baked To Last Bronzer in Golden Bronze – My current to-go-to and favourite cheek colour! Perfect golden bronze colour to give more definition to my almost–non–existent cheekbones! This is a tad too light as a full-faced bronzer but it could work for you if you’re slightly paler!

-          The BodyShop Slanted Kabuki Brush – The bristles of this LE synthetic brush is EXTREMELY SOFT & FLUFFY – in which I used to apply my bronzer daily and sometimes cheeks colour.

-          Illamasqua Powder Blush in Sophie – A coral blush with visible golden shimmer bits. This is worn underneath Golden Bronze on the days that I feel like having a little more colour on my cheeks. Like all Illamasqua Powder Blushes, a little goes a long way!

  

-          Face of Australia O’ Peachy Blush – A cheaper substitute to Illamasqua Sophie with slightly chunkier golden shimmer bits – which is used intermittently with Illamasqua Blush in Sophie.

-          Arbonne Bronzer – Per featured in my favourite contouring products post, my HG bronzer. Absolute LOVE!

Beach

Ocean, the smell of sea water, sun, tan, sounds of the waves…. What is there NOT to love about the beach? I am SO blessed to be living in a city with gorgeous beaches within reach. 

Summer

YES I LOVE SUMMER – despite the occasional heatwaves (with Sydney breaking its record temperature last Friday) and gay gloomy weather like today, I STILL LOVE SUMMER! The longer days; the dry crisp air; the eye candies; the activities; the atmosphere; the influx of hot European tourist; the beach; the cider – I love summer. Period.

So, what have you been loving lately?

XOXO,

A