I think I say this every time I go to a fashion event, but I really need to remember to not drive to these things. Nibbles and Moet in the middle of the day? That’s that shit I do like. But being the responsible Restricted Drivers licence holder that I am, I sipped on juice, sans gin, and got drunk off the fashion instead. HA. HA. See what I did there? I was Katherine’s plus one, and I gotta say, she looked pretty banging in her Ruby ensemble. Here are some other outfits I admired that day.
Every time I go back to Samoa I’ve grabbed a couple of Mena pieces to wear over there so I can be respectfully dressed, their SS12/13 range is looking lovely and bright as usual.
I’ve been wanting to make these BU2MU mixtapes for ages, but being that I’m not a DJ, and that I’ve been procrastinating asking the DJ’s I do know to mix the tape for me, they never eventuated. I’ve had the list of songs sitting in a Word document for months, I’ve played around with their order, trying to have the songs flow, as well as have a narrative, but until now they’ve just been a typed up, metaphorical mixtape. Then Spotify came to NZ, and I got to drag and drop my mixtape in about 2 mins flat. Technology ay. So, please enjoy these two BU2MU mixtapes, though it took just seconds to assemble, I actually spent a lot of time agonizing over which songs to include and the order, etc. Shouts to David & Jordache for their stellar suggestions as always.
You do need spotify going to listen, but if you don’t have it already just download it here, sign in with your facebook account, and subscribe to the mixtapes, or just play it off here. Easy as.
Sometimes you see things at the exact right moment in your life, like the above quote, and the one below, which I spotted over here:
Go check the Salasai lookbook over on Showroom 22. yes pleeease.
While we’re on our bright pink buzz, I got a Karen Walker email saying these were in store now, and I sighed.
One of my besties lives with an amazing make-up artist, Abbie Gardiner, and we’ve been making full use of her talents the past few times we’ve gone out. Ladies, if you need someone to do your make-up for a special occasion, or just a night out on the town, I, and all my friends, highly recommend her. Hit her up here.
If you follow me on twitter or facebook, you’ll know that I have been laughing about this video all week. I still am. Shout outs to all my Tongan readers. Shout outs to everyone who gets stoned and then makes a youtube video. Shout outs to being so mata’usi right now.
I’ve been sick in bed the past three days. It is not the codes. I’ve been trying to write up some kind of semi-coherent post but my head hurts when too much thinking is done. It even hurts when no thinking is done. E.g: Brain “………ouch……..ouch………ouch……..”, etc. etc. I’m all about that sleep, pop panadols and sleep again life right now. But just so you know I’m alive, I thought I’d post up some pics taken recently by Karen Ishiguro for N Model Management. I really like em!!
Or, really, this is just me telling you to go see Rose Matafeo’s show. I would have told you to go see Fasitua’s show too, but his shows are already over, sorry about that. I’d never been to the comedy fest before, probably because I’m not really down with what’s hot in the comedy scene, so I never knew who to go see. But, being that Fasitua is on the hilarious show Auckland Daze, and is also pretty hilarious IRL, it was a no-brainer that his show would be loltastic, and it was. He also gets bonus points for being the brother of Ron and Toma Amosa, the drummer and keyboardist in The Daylight Robbery band.
But back to my point: Go to the comedy festival before it ends – but most of all, go to one of Rose Matafeo’s shows, if it hasn’t already sold out by the time you read this. It was brilliant, and clever and kooky, witty and dry with a touch of ‘David Brent’ awkward, but overall just really, really funny. Laughing out loud the whole way through funny, well worth the small price of admission.
I’ve always enjoyed watching Rose on U-Live, she’s often more entertaining than some of the music played, but watching her on stage I was really in awe of how good she was. I felt like I was watching a real star in the making. And she’s only 20!!! OK, I’ll stop now, cos I think it’s clear I’m in slight girl-crush mode – and things might get awkward the next time I see her on twitter.
Get tickets to her show here. It’s on until the 19th May. If you miss out, I’m sure there’s a bunch of other great shows to see too.
I’d received an email about Winter and Rixon awhile back, but only just got round to checking the site out now, and I’m really digging the pieces. It’s a very small collection, but I can see myself wearing all of it. I’m always attracted to simple styles with clever detailing, which is what I like about the cape dress, new noise skirt, and shirt jacket.
And while I’m pretend shopping, my favourite thing to wear right now… is my bath-robe. I know, shame ay. That’s obviously why I’m feeling these long coats so much, Ruby even called theirs a ‘Robe Coat’, so, they must be on the same buzz as me. Leaving the house in coats that feel like robes must make facing winter that much easier.
Robe Coat – I’d totes take my cue from the model and go round flashing people, what fun!
InstaMay: This has been going off! A big thanks to everyone who’s gotten amongst. I’m one of those people who never throws parties for fear of no one turning up, so thanks for showing up!! My fave days have been patterns, love and animals so far, you guys get so creative with it. We’re 12 days in and over 6,000 pictures have been shared on Instagram. Can’t wait to see what the rest of the month has in store. Thaaanks youse fullas *hugs* Full InstaMay list here.
Don’t Like Remix:
This song that shit I do like.
Catching up on Mad Men/GOT: The bf came back, which is great enough in itself, but with him came four episodes of Mad Men and a couple Game of Thrones eps to catch up on. And, HOLY CRAP they both continue to be bloody excellent. Peggy Olson and Roger Sterling have been having a killer season, as they always do.
Avengers: I’m guessing most of you have seen this already, being that it’s all that anyone has been talking about movie-wise, so just add me to the list of people who enjoyed it too. My fave character was Hulk, Mark Ruffalo did an excellent job, the best of the Hulk characters I’ve seen.
I’ve partaken in the odd baking post in the past, and if you’ve been coming round these parts long enough you’ll know how much I love to eat, and I’ve been meaning to do more baking/cooking posts, honestly I have, it’s just….I don’t want to. I love food, but I’m not a fan of the whole preparation side of things. I’ve been telling the bf for years that I’m really good at cooking, I just don’t enjoy it, but you know what? I think that whole ‘good at cooking’ thing might be a lie. I mean, maybe I am good at cooking, I just don’t care to prove it. Which is where my sister, Talia, comes in. She loves to cook and bake. She must love it, because she has 5 kids, and still makes the time to cook and bake really yummy stuff, not just heating up some frozen pizza (which is what I’d do). So, allow me to introduce you to a new feature on the blog, ‘Talia’s Treats’ – recipes and pictures and videos of how to recreate some of the delicious stuff my sister makes on the reg. We are starting with one of my all time faves, homemade Chicken Pie. The video gives you a good idea in terms of breaking down the steps involved in making the pie. Full steps and recipe below also:
1. Place the flour in the bowl of a food processor if using one. Add the cold butter and mix by using the pulse mode.
2. Add the egg yolk and enough water until the dough detaches from the bowl. Do not overwork the dough. Wrap it in plastic, and place it in the fridge for 1 hour minimum before using.
3. Cook filling: Heat oil, cook chicken. Set aside. Cook mushrooms till just brown, set aside. Melt butter and cook garlic, celery and onion. Stir in flour. Remove from heat and stir in stock and milk. Return to heat, bring to the boil stirring constantly and simmer 3 mins or until thickened. Add chicken, parsley, rosemary and season.
4. Roll the dough, cut the bottom rounds (5”), place them loosely in the tins and scoop in a heap of the filling. Brush the rim with some egg wash and then place the top (3”) on. Crimp the edges with your fingers and then brush the top with egg yolk wash.
5. Bake at 180°C for around 30 minutes. You may need more or less time, depending on your oven.
Do you remember the game you tried to pull the first time you met your significant other? Were you pretty smooth? Or, when you look back at some of the lines you ran, and the things you did to get their attention, do you cringe just a little bit? Whether cheesy or blush-worthy, it obviously didn’t matter, cos’ you ended up snagging them anyway, right? That’s what I love about TLC’s Diggin On You – they’re dissing and falling for the guy in the same breath. There’s something about that person you’re with, that despite whatever silliness they pulled, you fell for them anyway. And they fell for you too. Hopefully you’re still diggin, diggin, diggin, diggin on each other
P.S When are baggy pants/tracks and crop tops coming back in? I’ll be all over that shit if someone wants to pop it off for me.
