Fabulous Friday: September 3, 2010. What’s made your week?
By on 03 September 10Welcome to Fabulous Fridays - my weekly blog and video blog (vlog!) about the things that have made my week. It’s all about the positive - and yes, you’ll find a little style tip as well. Let me know what you think? And most importantly, what’s made your week. 1. U2 tickets – and happy Father’s Day [...]
This one’s for the bloke in your life: Manland September 2010
By on 30 August 10Dad. Daddy. Stepdad. Legalised male parental guardian. Old man. Mate. The relationship between a father and his children comes has many different titles, but always comes with a special bond. As a parent you have obvious responsibilities to your children. To love them, teach them right from wrong, to be respectful and to treat others [...]
Fabulous Friday: August 27. What’s made your week?
By on 26 August 10Thanks to my buy of the week, Fabulous Fridays will be a little bit different from now on. I bought a nifty little gadget, a Sony Bloggie pocket camcorder, this week and have decided to do a little video blog each Friday. The focus is still on the positive but they’re also be a little [...]
Nail a manicure that lasts … so loving CND Shellac right now
By on 26 August 10I am not good with nail care. It’s my grooming weakness. I try to blame that on my heavy keyboard technique developed back in the dark ages. {I’m sooo ancient that I actually learnt to type on a typewriter … a manual one}. But truth be told, I’m just not into devoting time to a beauty routine that [...]
Pregnant? This is maternity wear you’ll actually wear
By on 25 August 10I was first pregnant in 1995. {I did NOT look like the gorgeous woman in the on-trend pants suit below. No Siree.} Fashion and pregnancy were two words not used in the same sentence in the mid-’90s. It seemed the moment that my belly grew beyond its usual Christmas expansion, I was tele-ported to Mumsie-Land. My [...]
A Carefree life … or just 30 minutes … I wish
By on 24 August 10This is the story of my attempt late on Saturday afternoon to steal a quiet 30 minutes to myself. With the emphasis being on quiet. And the hope that I’d actually get 60. It’s a scenario played out so regularly in most homes inhabited by small and large children that most mums I know don’t even bother. They [...]
Saucy & Lucille make a splash with flirty, feminine swimwear
By on 23 August 10What do you get when you put two sisters – one a chef; one a marketing guru – together? A new swimwear label, that’s what! Now, that may not seem like the most logical combination but read on. Styling You chats to one of the duo - Louisa (Lucille) Honan – about the soon-to-be-launched label, Saucy & Lucille. [...]
Fabulous Friday August 20: What’s made your week?
By on 20 August 10Welcome to Fabulous Friday. Every week, I share a little about my week, the good stuff (I’m not into the negative), a little retail therapy and a few fun moments. Then it’s your turn. What made your week? Did you find a fashion bargain? See a great movie? Read an inspirational book? Let me know by leaving a comment below. [...]
Jen Hawkins unveils Lovable lingerie’s summer collection
By on 19 August 10I’m sitting here working with the French doors open for the first time in months. Today I can feel spring in the air and it has me excited about season ahead. The pedi has been booked for Saturday and I may even bare my pasty legs at the beach this weekend {umm … maybe …} One of [...]
Spring/summer ’10 Napoleon Perdis makeup – from catwalk to you
By on 18 August 10Catwalk makeup is meant to be dramatic, to have a sense of the theatrical. Afterall, if we’re sitting down to watch a fashion festival parade, then we’re looking for a show, to be entertained. The makeup looks by Napoleon Perdis makeup artists at Mercedes-Benz Brisbane Fashion Festival certainly entertained but {here’s the bonus} they actually [...]
Get Nude this spring/summer 2010 … it’s all in the shade
By on 17 August 10As a stylist, I’m often asked if I “do” people’s colours. The short answer is no. Yes, I do believe that certain colours suit certain skin and hair tones but I don’t think people should be restricted to choosing fashion based on a swatch of eight summer or winter colours. Where does it leave you [...]
Embrace the frock to suit your body shape
By on 16 August 10I’ve known Queensland fashion designer Sacha Drake for many years now. She’s long worn the title of Brisbane’s Frock Queen but in recent years it’s her passion for helping women embrace and flaunt their body shape that has brought Sacha even more attention. Sacha’s label does produce seasonal ranges – as well as her Stretch [...]
Fabulous Friday August 13: What’s made your week?
By on 13 August 10Welcome to Fabulous Friday. Every week, I share a little about my week, the good stuff (I’m not into the negative), a little retail therapy and a few fun moments. Then it’s your turn. What made your week? Did you find a fashion bargain? See a great movie? Read an inspirational book? Let me know by leaving a comment below. [...]
Oh, Mamma Mia! I’m dreaming of a Greek Island escape
By on 12 August 10Despite the haze of jetlag that comes from a 30-hour flight, I still vividly remember the moment I stepped off an airport transfer bus at our villa accommodation at Oia on the Greek Island of Santorini. This memory is eight years old but it’s as clear as yesterday. The blue of the Mediterranean contrasting with the [...]
Your makeup shouldn’t be serious … but it should include Benefit(s)
By on 10 August 10Fans of San Francisco makeup company Benefit will need no introduction to this beauty brand that has been seducing fans all around the world for the past 30 years. The brand has grown from one boutique (with a candy store feel) to 1000 counters in 25 countries. The success has a lot to do with [...]
