14th June

Woops! Totally forgot I'd taken these!

 Cardigan - Cotton On
Blouse - Vintage
Jeans - Jay Jays
Boots - Jo Mercer

4th June manicure

Nicole by OPI in My Lifesaver. Stamping with Konad plate M3, using N.Y.C Color in Night.

May 29th manicure

OPI - Fly with Nicole by OPI - Let's get star-ted!

28th May manicure

More pics of nails.

May 26th - Mani for a friend

 Glitter Peacock nail art. OPI Fly, Sally Hansen Rockstar Pink, nail art stripers. Such, such fun! But didn't show up in photos very well... there's far more contrast in realty. 

22nd May manicure

Matte topcoat is totally fun!

Blue base Rimmel 60 Seconds in Bonzai (crappy formula, very streaky!)

Glitter flakey layer China Glaze Capitol Colours District 1 Luxe and Lush

Topcoat is Essie Matte About You

It's like looking at opals through water!

4th May manicure

Something Friday-frivolous!

23rd April

Something weird happened with my pics, and these are literally the only three that survived!
The weather has seriously turned, so this is probably the last lightweight frock for a while!

Dress and Cardigan - Cotton On
Cardigan - SES
Beckly Brogues - Rubi 
Nail Polish - lighter - Australis in Aqua
Nail Polish - darker - Ulta in Mermaid Green

I'm going through a massive nail polish phase... I'm thinking I need to do a weekly mani post!

...and it's holidays!

Finally, the work year has ended for me. Today we had a staff Christmas lunch - a nice, mild, alcohol-free affair. My dietary requirements were unfortunately not catered for particularly well (enter rant about why gluten-eating people seem to think I will be satisfied by a lunch that would not satisfy them), but the company was lovely so I can deal.

Dress - Just Jeans

Sandals - Target 

Now I have to think of something new to wear to my family Christmas Eve party! Does a different hairdo count as a different outfit...?

in the navy

One is fighting off a cold. I am determined to take no leave, as I will have a little holiday soon, and work is winding down. Cold n Flu tablets are wonderful, but I feel a little like a spaced out ghost at the moment!

This little dress has been lurking in my wardrobe for months. I picked it up at Fashion Treasure markets during winter, and it really doesn't work with stockings... and it's that funny vintage synthetic fabric, so is too sticky to wear if it's really hot. Today was rainy and 22, so perfect.

 Dress - Vintage

Cardigan - Cotton On

Shoes - EOS

Belt - eBay

The hair is very similar to my formal up-do (here), but I did an inside out braid first to really make a feature of the "plait". The last one I did was a normal braid where the "plait" part is hidden. It makes me think of the braided Easter bread our Greek neighbour used to make use when I was a kid.
Anyway, it's a very effective up-do for getting it all out of the way, and if you're a competent braider, it takes very little time and looks way more complicated that it is. It's just a full braid that you keep to one side of the head, and start to curve towards the nape of the neck toward the bottom, then finish plaiting the tails, curve back up the other side of the head and scroll inwards (like a spiral) and pin. And hairspray A LOT. Maybe I'll do a tutorial when I'm on leave in a few weeks and have more time!

In these pics you can see our new "formal" living room, which we've just semi-furnished. Fortune smiled and a friend is moving and needed to dispose of two leather lounges in a very similar colour to our new one. Of course, I haven't hung my mirror yet, but it's at a good height for shoe pics!

blue

I'm not feeling as sad as I appear in these pictures - clearly my mind is elsewhere! Also, I may have smudged my eye make-up when I got home, so that may account for it. Also... I often forget to smile.

Anyway. I'm a bit excited because I worked out the inside-out braid all by myself. We were supposed to go out Sunday evening and it was a bit windy and I thought "A braid would be good, but the normal ones make me look like a school-marm... I wonder how you do in the inside out style" and then I raised my hands and did it. I guess years of braiding and knitting means my hands understand how it works better than I think! Today was the third one I've done since Sunday and I'm loving them! It's very messy in these pics because the day has taken its toll, but I'm very charmed by it!

Navy lace tee - Pure Hype

Black tee (under lace) - Cotton On

Black Jeans - Just Jeans

Floral flats - Rubi 

Peace!

catch up

This was Tuesday. The weather has been somewhat apocalyptic, and it's crunch time at work, so I'm a bit behind on my blogging!

You can see aspects of my new garden in the following pics too - strawberry patch, grape vine and cherry tree, and assorted veges and herbs.

Dress - Princess Highway

Flats - Rubi

Hair clip - Industrie

Quick to follow - evening look from Thursday night's work function.

my Cup runneth over

Today was Melbourne Cup, and settlement! The first gave me an excuse to dress up, and the second a reason to be joyful! We collected the keys this afternoon and had a picnic dinner on the empty living room floor!

Dress & belt- Target

Shoes - RMK

Cardigan - Cotton On

We're gearing up for the move, and it's going to be amazing!

who the fudge is Alice?

I guess I got dressed this morning still feeling a bit Alice in Wonderland!

t-shirt - Jeanswest

Skirt - Target

Romantic Message Wedge - via Modcloth

hairband - supermarket cheapy a few years ago

Our house went on the market today and is open tomorrow - seriously freaky stuff! At least it allows for nice neat backdrops!

blue as blue can be

Nothing new today! Our house was photographed this morning for sales material, which meant cleaning 'til 12.30 or so, and then climbing out of bed at 6am to start again... and then tripping off to work.
I was surprisingly ok today despite the lack of sleep!

Skirt - Events

Bow T-shirt - Jeanswest

Shoes - Barkins

If I suddenly drop off the face of the earth for a week or two it's because the insanity of moving has meant I'm wearing nothing worth documenting!

acorns again

This was yesterday. And, yes, you've seen this exact outfit before.

Dress - Porridge

Shoes - EOS

Belt - eBay

All this cleaning is taking its toll!

dinner date

  Lovely anniversary dinner - sushi and plum wine!

Dress - Portmans

Shoes - Robert Robert (yes, those are hearts on the toes)

Necklace - mikaela

Pardon the poorly lit shoes - the colour is far more accurate in the other pics, but this one shows the detail better.

Swishy skirts are very pleasing :)