Thursday Ten: 10 Winter Must Haves

Winter is one of my favourite seasons. We're quite lucky in Brisbane, our 'cold' weather is quite mild compared to most areas of the world.

Even so, I thought I would share my winter 'must haves' as the weather cools down...

1. A good lip balm

My fave has to be Lucas Pawpaw Ointment. I've been using it since I was about 16 and nothing beats it! I find many lip balms are moisturising when you put them on, but the more you use them the more you need them. Not this one!

2. A warm snuggly sweater

For those chilly days, pick one you can wear around the house that's nice and comfy but still appropriate if you need to pop out!

ASOS Aran Jumper

3. A fun mug... or 10

I may have a slight obsession with coffee mugs haha. I like picking unique ones that represent my personality.

4. A good pair of boots

I actually just bought these ones from Betts. When we were in America I fell in love with the knee high Stuart Weitzman boots, unfortunately at almost $700 they're a bit on the steep side! These ones are much more affordable but still amazing.

Betts Riding Girl-B Boots

5. A good moisturiser

In the winter I like to switch to a thicker moisturiser, particularly for night time. I swear by Sukin skincare. I can actually read the label and I like knowing I'm not overloading my skin with unnecessary chemicals. In summer I use the more gel based moisturiser, but in winter I switch to this one...

Sukin Facial Moisturiser

6. Tea

I love my morning coffee, but I don't like having more than one a day where possible. Instead I prefer tea to keep me toasty! T2 has amazing flavours and a huge range!

T2 Apple Crumble Tea

7. A go to blazer

A blazer instantly glans up you outfit, plus... it keeps you warm! Invest in a good one and it will last you season after season.

Y.A.S Amaze Blazer in Monochrome

8. Thick tights

A great way to transition your summer wardrobe to winter is a good pair of tights. Under a dress or some dressy shorts, you'll get the most of what's already in your wardrobe.

ASOS 120 Denier Black Tights

9. A good book

I become a huge bookworm in winter. To save space I've started reading on my iPad but you can't go past a good paperback.

10. An old favourite hoodie

For those days you just want to stay inside in your old fave :)

What are your winter must haves!?

XO

Wednesday Weekly: Pinterest Finds of the Week!

I don't know about you but I'm a liiiiittle bit obsessed with Pinterest. Ok, I'm a LOT obsessed, but hey.. we all have our weaknesses!

I wanted to share my favourite Pinterest finds of the week, and hopefully make this a weekly occurance (but we'll see how that goes haha).

So here we go!

Gorgeous Ellie Saab dress!

 

 



Pefect quick up-do when your running late for work

 

 

Cozy winter Sunday's....

 

 

Spent snuggling with the puppies of course!

 

 

Great idea to add a personal touch to some inexpensive bar stools

 

 

Perfect reading nest

 

 

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XO



Casual Friday

Just a quick work OOTD!! TGIF to all you Monday to Friday workers :)

Pants:Target//Top:Valleygirl//Cardi:Forcast//Jacket:Portmans//Scarf:Cotton On//Shoes:Vans//Bag:DKNY

Friday Night Dinner OOTD

Hi guys!!

Today's post is part 2 of my birthday, my ootd from my birthday dinner. We went out to Bazaar restaurant in Surfers Paradise, my final post will be a review of the restaurant, but for today I wanted to share a quick outfit post :)

So here is what I wore!!

Dress from ValleyGirl / Necklace from Forever New / Shoes from Novo

For makeup I went for a smokey eye and nude lip 

Me & my beautiful friend Sarah (she did my hair for me too!!)

…..And Roki wanted to show his ootn too haha! What a poser :P

Sorry the photos aren't the best quality, I got ready at my friends place and didn't have much time for picture taking. The dress is actually a gorgeous purple colour but you can't really tell!! :( haha.

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Xx

LoveClothing.com Review

Hi beauties! I had intended on writing a different post today, but I woke up to the arrival of my LoveClothing order and was so excited that I decided to do a review instead. These are the Pieces Funky Fox Jeggings in Bermuda Green and Dark Coral. They are still available (and on sale!!) on the LoveClothing.com site: in Green HERE; and in Dark Coral HERE. I got both of them for $50.55 Australian Dollars, including shipping which is a steal!

 I placed my order for these on the 11th of January and they arrived today (23rd January), so they took around 2 weeks to arrive. However, in saying that I had actually originally ordered a navy pair which were unfortunately discontinued. LoveClothing emailed me to let me know and I asked for the dark coral ones in place of the navy. They were so helpful and quick… 2 weeks to ship to Australia including having to make changes to my order is pretty amazing!! Shipping to here usually takes foreverrrrr. I've placed orders on eBay that have taken up to 2 months before!

The quality on these are amazing, they look like your wearing jeans with all the comfort of leggings, including an elastic waist. I found the green to be very true to size, however the coral ran a little smaller. I got the M/L in the coral (which is the only size left at the moment) and it fit quite well.

I can't wait until the weather gets a bit cooler so I can style them, I think the green would look great with a white chunky knit sweater or a printed sweater like THIS one. For now I put them on this morning just to grab a quick snap for you guys…

They also have grey, red and yellow ones available on the website, honestly I'm considering buying the red ones as well!! haha!

All in all, I'm very impressed with the store and will definitely be shopping there again soon :)

Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

Xx



Disclaimer: These products were bought by me with my own money, all opinions are my own.

Shopping OOTD & Mini Haul

Hi guys!

As this Friday is my birthday, today I indulged in a little retail therapy with my roommate and a good friend of mine. Seeing as I haven't posted an ootd since before christmas I thought I would show you what I wore today! To be honest its been so hot here on the Gold Coast fashion hasn't exactly been on the top of my list which is rather sad. Today was a bit cooler which was nice but I can't wait for winter, I love the fashion so much more! Anyway, here's what I wore today….

I love these shoes, I got them from Portmans over Christmas! 

And for the haul portion of the post!

My roommate and my friend were amazingly kind and bought me these Vans for my birthday!! I live them! They're the classic low profile style in Pewter Grey. Can't go past comfy sneakers!

Here's my mini haul! I got they grey leopard print top, blue studded jeggings and khaki faux leather leggings (which I'm particularly excited about) from Temt for a steal. The purple dress is a fitted peplum dress I found at ValleyGirl. Sorry for the picture quality, it was dark by the time I got home haha. 

While the quality from these shops aren't anything fancy, they're great for fast fashion and for pieces that aren't staples and may not stay in fashion forever. 

I hope everyone had a great weekend!

OOTD: all in black

Hi guys!

Saturday morning this week was spent shopping for Christmas presents, though I won't lie, I got a little distracted haha. This is what I wore for our mini shopping trip! (Sorry I look so tired, I've had a bit of a insomnia lately ><)

Vest by Ladakh / Skirt by Cotton On / Basic black shirt / Jewellery by Colette / 

Bag by Novo / Sunglasses by Fiorelli

This last picture is my mini haul! The two tops I got at Bardot and the vest was 30% off at Bardot.

How did you spend your Saturday?

OOTD: Errand Day

Hi guys!

Today I spent the day running errands, it was my first day off in quite a while so I went for a low maintenance sneaker kinda day! No makeup today, I wanted to give my skin a break. I think I might give it a bit of a pamper tonight, its been a bit neglected with uni exams and so on.

If you can't already tell, I'm slightly obsessed with this vest haha! What do you like to wear on your lazy days?

OOTN: Grey & Coral

Hi guys!

Just a quick outfit of the night, this outfit was for a graduation/birthday dinner for a good friend of mine. These pictures were taken after I got home because I was in a rush on the way there!

Grey peplum dress from Cotton On

Coral clutch from Colette

Rose gold and white watch from DKNY

White heels from Forever New

Necklace from Colette

Solid gold bangle was a gift last christmas 

I think the coral gives the outfit something special, let me know what you think in the comments below!

Rachel Gilbert Summer Collection picks

Hi guys!

I had a friend over yesterday for coffee and a catch up, and she got me onto an amazing Sydney based designer Rachel Gilbert. Her designs (while definitely out of my price range!) are absolutely gorgeous. I thought I'd share some of my fave pieces from the Australian Spring Summer 2012 collection.

Shivaun Sleeve Gown 

(the perfect holiday party dress!!)

Yael Dress

Tally Dress

Abbey Tank & Dallas Skirt

Skyla Sleeve Dress

It was so hard to pick just a few! Check out her website! http://rachelgilbert.com/Default.aspx