Author Archives: Nikki Parkinson

10 easy hair care and styling tips to try at home

Hair straight to wavy: before and after

Sponsored by Schwarzkopf I have a pretty good relationship with my hair. I treat it with respect (most of the time) and it gives me love back (most of the time). I can be feeling pretty awful, like right now with a stupid head cold, but a visit to the salon for a re-blonding, styleContinue Reading

Wardrobe boot camp: how to do casual with style

Wardrobe boot camp: Rebecca

Editor’s note: This is regular series in which we help Styling You readers solve a particular wardrobe or clothing crisis with a little advice and some shopping suggestions. If you think you’d like to be considered as part of a Wardrobe Boot Camp post, then please email me (nikki@stylingyou.com.au) with a couple of photos and aContinue Reading

Am I fashion’s Invisible Woman?

Fashion's Invisible Woman

It’s a few weeks until my next birthday. It’s not a milestone birthday, more a tipping point birthday … tipping me down the slope closer to the next birthday ending in “0″. I have no problem with the number and I have no problem with the celebration factor that goes alongside being a birthday girl.Continue Reading

Keeping it real: the Mother’s Day outfit

Mother

I got what I wished for Mother’s Day … a sleep-in till 9am; a minor fuss made over me with pressies and a light breakfast in bed; lunch at one of my fave restaurants; and an afternoon chilling at home, while giving another mum doing it solo yesterday a small break. Mr SY is whippingContinue Reading

9 tips for updating your wardrobe on a budget

9 tips wardrobe budget SY

There is a change in the air, a change in temperature that for me is always a signal to start thinking about how I can update my wardrobe for the season. I never overhaul it completely but I do like to add new pieces to give fresh options with which to play. For me, thisContinue Reading

Create your ideal Mother’s Day

Create your ideal Mothers Day

Sponsored by Dettol Mission for Health I’m a big believer in taking responsibility for how I wish my day, week or year to pan out. Sometimes it’s total pie-in-the-sky stuff; other times it’s actually do-able stuff that can be implemented and rolled out for the benefit of all concerned. Some people may put this downContinue Reading

5 school formal skincare tips

5 school formal skincare tips

THE school formal is nine days away. When I say THE, I’m talking about the only school formal that’s causing a kerfuffle in the SY household … Miss SY’s school formal, that’s what. There is a trend at many schools to now hold the Year 12 formal earlier in the year. Something I’m very muchContinue Reading

Wardrobe bootcamp: how to find the best everyday handbag

how to find the best everyday handbag

Editor’s note: This is regular series in which we help Styling You readers solve a particular wardrobe or clothing crisis with a little advice and some shopping suggestions. If you think you’d like to be considered as part of a Wardrobe Boot Camp post, then please email me (nikki@stylingyou.com.au) with a couple of photos andContinue Reading

What do you really want for Mother’s Day

Mother's Day 2013 wishlist

Unless you’re living under a marketing rock, Mother’s Day is next Sunday. You already know that I’m pro-Mother’s Day. So pro, I’m giving away a weekend at Gwinganna to a deserving mum. What do I really want for Mother’s Day? Apart from world and family peace … I give a big tick to anything thatContinue Reading

Keeping it Real: the birthday lunch outfit

Mr SY and I celebrating his birthday

It’s been a crazy old weekend around these parts. Ups and downs if you like. For starters, today has been a public holiday for as long as I can remember but as Queenslanders we’ve moved it to October to so we too can recover from the footy final, which of course I’ll be watching withContinue Reading

WIN a weekend at Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat

Win a weekend at Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat

Sponsored by Dettol Mission for Health I’ve been a mum for almost 18 years now. It’s a privilege that comes with an equal mix of frustration, joy and hard work. Oh and a whole lot of love, that crucial binder that keeps you going. I always wanted to be a mum. That much I knew. Growing up,Continue Reading