Styling You

6 beauty essentials for the school run

Nikki Parkinson — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000

We’ve been talking a lot here about it being ok to make a bit of an effort to look some kind of “put together” for the school run. I followed up that post last week with some suggestions on how to create a “uniform” – if you like – for quick and easy dressing for...

Styling You’s May 2012 giveaway: WIN 1 of 24 prizes valued at $1500

Jo-Anne Hui — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:21 +0000

Don’t you just love a freebie? It’s time for yet another big giveaway from Styling You. Hurrah! Whether you’d love to try a new hair colour, write your own bestselling novel or you’re just exhausted and would love someone to clean your house, there’s something for everyone this month. We’ve got 24 great prizes to give...

So you want to dress like Nina Proudman (part 6)

Nikki Parkinson — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:45:00 +0000

I’m so glad that Nina and Patrick took that rollercoaster ride in last night’s Offspring episode. I know it was only a dream but it may have given them a sense of the ups and downs they’re now putting us through. Yikes. What’s up with Patrick? I don’t get his need to spend a night...

The next step in this Remarkable thing called blogging

Nikki Parkinson — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000

It’s almost four years since I took two weeks’ annual leave from my former career as a journalist and devoted that time to seeing whether I could pull together a new career. A self-employed career. I was on the other side of 40 (still am ). I was over all the politics of a workplace...

5 reasons to add a little ponte power to your wardrobe

Nikki Parkinson — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:45:00 +0000

There are many trends that get a re-visit from the fashion gods. Many are scary and not designed for anyone but teenagers. Not so, ponte. Yes, ponte. If you are *ahhem* of a certain age, you may or may not have embraced ponte in the 1990s with an affection not dis-similar from that of a...

Lazy-girl beauty: the salon blow dry

Nikki Parkinson — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:00:00 +0000

I think you’re now very much across my lazy-girl attitude to beauty, aren’t you? I’m all about the looking put together with a minimum of fuss. I don’t even think it’s a time thing. If I had more time to devote to my beauty routine, would I? I doubt it. So, I’ve made it my...

ManLand: Wardrobe Space Wars

Kester Hubbard — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:45:00 +0000

The topic of this post has been brewing for a while. No it’s not about science fiction or military history; but it is about another topic close to me…whether I like it or not! This post is a discussion piece about the long-running battle between men and women for space in the wardrobe to store...

Sunday Sesh: the Mother’s Day 2012 edition

Nikki Parkinson — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:30:47 +0000

I’m lying in the hammock that last weekend my husband remembered we owned and promptly strung up between an ageing grevillea tree and a post that holds up the front part of our patio. The kids are waiting to capture my fall – and that of the tree and/or house – on video. They are...

Online shopping find: LUXE by Lulu

Jo-Anne Hui — Sat, 12 May 2012 19:45:42 +0000

Searching for the perfect finishing touch to a special outfit? Look no further than this week’s Online Find, LUXE by Lulu. Whether you’re on the hunt for something a little glitzy, or something sweet and vintage-inspired, this shop will is guaranteed to have an accessory (or five!) you’ll just fall in love with. Store...

Guest Post: 5 reasons you need a blog if you’re publishing a book

Alli Grant — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:45:00 +0000

Wow, what a crazy, emotional, exciting, overwhelming, enlightening six months it has been in our Alli & Genine world. Six months ago we wrote our first blog post, with the goal of inspiring and entertaining women with our real, raw and honest approach to revealing our “issues”. We had no clue what we were doing....