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models in boohoo + a big ass cake

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What’s a one year anniversary celebration without some hot models and a big ass cake, right? With boohoo now being the 4th most visited fashion site in Oz & NZ, selling six dresses every minute, I can see why the peeps at boohoo, including its founders Carol and Mahmud, were all down to par-tay for our last night in Sydney. Mix a bunch of kiwis, ozzies and guys and gals from the UK, and a big night will mos def be had. But, conveniently, what goes on tour, stays on tour… shout outs to Courtney from Always, Sometimes, Anytime tho, you’re the man.

But before dancing til the wee hours, we were able to admire pieces from the boohoo ‘Boutique’ and ‘Future Sports’ ranges (due out around July/August) on some stunning models. The Future Sports pieces were some of my faves from the showroom and it was even better seeing them worn IRL. My love for the neon-pink leopard print ensemble grew even more. I’d somewhat overlooked the ‘Boutique’ range at the showing, the collection being darker and a bit more serious, but the dresses got my attention that night. Plus, I’m a sucker for wearing socks with heels, and flower crowns, so that put it over the edge for me. More fash & food pics after the jump xx

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Lilac Hair Loving / The Photoshoot, part 1.

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All Hair by Mark Henare @ LoveHair, assisted by Mya Henare / Make-up by Abbie Gardiner / Photography by Karen Ishiguro.

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Collette Dinnigan new eyewear collection & giveaway !!

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from the ‘Carnivale’ collection

Being a four-eyes myself, I’m excited to be able to give away a voucher for two pairs of glasses from the Collette Dinnigan for Specsavers eyewear collection to one of you lucky readers! I remember being a little bummed when I first found out I needed glasses, but that feeling only lasted until I started trying on frames, and from then on it was all excitement about the new fashionable addition to my wardrobe. So of course, when I was contacted about Collette Dinnigan’s new eyewear range, I had to have a play around with the collection. I got my fellow specs-wearer Shirl to join in on the fun, with the always amazing Abbie Gardiner doing our make-up.

The range is made up of three distinct styles, romance, decadence & carnivale. To be in to win the two pairs of glasses, just comment in the comments section (with your correct email address in the email form – your email won’t be made public :) ) what your fave of the three styles from the range is (check out the full range & styles here) – as you’ll see from the frames we chose, Shirl and I were quite partial to the ‘decadence’ styles.

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‘Decadence’ collection

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‘Carnivale’

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‘Decadence’

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boohoo #globalstyler : 90s steeze

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For my second look as part of the boohoo #globalstyler campaign, I chose to have a bit of fun with 90s style. The trends that always strongly stuck in my mind from that decade are crop-tops and bum-bags. Had to give a shout-out to stonewash, mid-waisted denim too.  The gold chain is probably my fave thing from the whole shoot, it goes so well with the turtle neck & y’all already know how much I love camo jackets. My hair and make-up was inspired by this hot pic of Cindy Crawford.

I hope this inspires more crop-top & bum-bag wearing.

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more pics after the jump :

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Hey, look it’s me, a Boohoo #GlobalStyler

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w00p w00p! I’m so glad I can finally tell you guys about the lil project I did with boohoo for their very cool #GlobalStyler promotion.

Basically, boohoo are giving away the trip of a lifetime, and all you have to do is snap yourself wearing boohoo in your city, holding this nifty speech bubble and upload it to instagram with the hashtag #globalstyler to be in to win. So, go on with your bad selves and get your boohoo selfies on.

To get the competition kicked off, I’m one of a few bloggers from around the globe (I’m international, baby) that has been asked to style three looks based on their key Autumn/Winter 2013 trends. My first look is my take on the ‘urban explorer’ trend :

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Georgia Pratt has made the perfect winter coat.

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All I want to do in winter is stay cuddled up inside my dressing robe. I have often wished I could just wear my warm robe everywhere I go during those cold months. Georgia Pratt has pretty much made my wishes come true with her AW/13 Capsule Range, having created what I deem the perfect coat. Luxurious, woolen, long, warm and comfortable robe-like coats. I know, cos I gots to wear em for a bit :P

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Check more from the collection after the jump

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Home-made Marvellous Creations !!!

yep, we made these marvellous lil chocolates at home :) :D

yep, we made these marvellous lil chocolates at home

So, not so long ago, this amazing package was sent to me by Cadbury.

It’s part of their promotion, where they have hidden six golden keys to ‘Joyville’ inside their Marvellous Creations blocks. The lucky key finders will be able to mix up their own Marvellous Creations at the Cadbury factory, as well as win $10,001.

Last night, I got to whipping up my own crazy, delicious combos in Talia’s (of Talia’s Treats fame) kitchen. It was so much fun coming up with ideas you’ve always wanted to try but you just can’t find in the supermarket. Even better than it being fun, it was EASY!!! My biggest worry was melting the chocolate (yes, I am a total kitchen novice) but Talia taught me the easiest way to melt chocolate is in the microwave in 30 second bursts, until it’s melted enough to stir. It’s so satisfying when the wacky flavours you put together taste great.

You can buy super cheap chocolate moulds at your local dollar shop, I got a packet for $3, or just spread the chocolate out on a tray and cut into pieces, or use cookie cutters to cut shapes.

While Cadbury gave me a bunch of stuff to give me a head-start, we bought a lot of our own stuff too to make our creations ‘our own’ haha. We also grabbed dark & white chocolate, partly because I’d eaten most of the dairy milk before I started making these hehehe, and partly because we thought it’d taste better with the dark/white.

ANYWAY, here are the maaaaarvelous home-made creations Talia and I came up with last night. Both of our faves are the ‘Dark chocolate, Nerds & Popping Candy’ combo and the ‘Dark chocolate, Popcorn, raisins, coconut & chilli’ mixture. Yummo!

First up, probably our most 'traditional' combo : dairy milk chocolate, crunchie, toffee & fudge.

First up, probably our most ‘traditional’ combo : dairy milk chocolate, crunchie, toffee & fudge.

melt chocolate, mix all in, teaspoon into chocolate moulds & put in freezer

melt chocolate, mix all ingredients in, teaspoon into chocolate moulds & put in freezer

Creation 2: dark chocolate, coconut, chopped raisins, popcorn & chilli. This is delicious.

Creation 2: dark chocolate, coconut, chopped raisins, popcorn & chilli. This is delicious.

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boohoo preview

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It’s almost, almost, almooooost time to talk about the exciting thing I did with boohoo, but not quite. So here is a wee preview until then. I can’t wait to show you more!!

a playsuit and a puppy

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I dog-sat this adorable Pup for two weeks, fell in love with him and am currently going through withdrawal. The chosen attire to walk lil Kobe here was almost always this playsuit. I’ve clearly been influenced by the Nicole Wray – Make It Hot video because, hello, bucket-hat.

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chillin’ with no make-up on

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Who else feels so much better about not wearing any make up in summer?

I think it’s the lovely light that the warmer weather brings and the extra happiness that sunshine can give you, it does something to your skin and your mood and the way you feel about yourself, right? Or, maybe that’s just me.

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