All settled in for the morning

 

Hola!  It's the Australia Day holiday here, and the office is closed, so am merrily working from home.
Of a kind.
Meanwhile, I watched From Prada to Nada yesterday.  It's a fun movie, although alot of people were up in arms over the amount of fake tan being used etc etc.  I was far too into the cat eyeglasses Camilla Belle wore in the film to worry about tanning shades.
And Cam's eyebrows.
I have ALWAYS really liked her eyebrows.  How better for you to see what I mean than this image of Cam wearing PURPLE (tick) SEQUINS (tick) with FANTASTIC EYEBROW DEFINITION (tick).
I find the older I get the more important it is for me to have my brows defined over and above anything, yes even more important than mascara.  I've tried pencils, brow gel, powder, those fancy pot/brush combos from Laura Mercier.  Recently I've been using a powder + brush combo, which makes for a more subtle effect for me, however, watching the movie yesterday with Cam's eyebrows making a cameo appearance (please don't groan, ok groan if you must) I'm thinking of spending more time (than ever) on the brow defining.
To go with some cats eye glasses.
I just love watching movies that have been out in the ether for ages but only just picking and choosing some style ideas.  I guess, it's a good indicator of the longevity of the thing.


(source: top image from Coolspotters, no reference given; bottom image from http://traceymattingly.com/makeup/kara-yoshimoto-bua/celebrity/camilla-belle) 
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TGIF!!

KICK UP YOUR SHOES, IT'S THE WEEKEND! x

ps how do you feel about my new shoes? so comfy, and at last a valid way to wear slippers at the office..

If in doubt, add sequins

Image source: the girls at Golden Globes Fug and Fab Carpet: Yellow Maria Menounos – Go Fug Yourself

I've had about 2 litres of coffee today, so in case it doesn't seem clear at the end of this post, I think girlfriend here looks GREAT.   Just like a very tan (of course) ray of sunshine. 

Remember all those times I prattled on about bright colours?  Well well well.  What have we here. Clearly someone looked at the colour swatch and thought "I dunno, it's bright, but is it you know, POPPING?" and promptly doused the gown in sequins. 

And rightly so. 

(Is it sequins by the way?  or is it that odd texture fabric that's kind of python printy?  Let's say it's sequins until someone tells us otherwise)

There's nothing like a sparkling dress.  Even if Maria doesn't already get her teeth whitened, I'd be HAPPY to bet my two new pairs of sequinned loafers that this dress would have made them look whiter than rice. 

I wish I had this dress.  I know I say this ALL THE TIME, but I'd wear this baby anywhere.  Even casual Fridays at the office.  

Note to self: discuss new sequinned shoes in next post, and buy whitening toothpaste.

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Just quickly:

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Can you believeeeeeeeeeeeee it?  I know I know, make up blah blah, dress yadda yadda, movie was shot a while ago etc and she was allowed to you know, eat something.  But STILL. She had a gillion piercings.  That kind of thing doesn't just wash off overnight like a badly applied fake tan you know.

oh, right, the dress.  it's alright.  i like what she's done with it.
hair good, face great, dress yes, demure expression brilliant.
tick tick tick tick.
next.
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The month long week.

How's everyone's January going?  I haven't had the nicest time at the office the last two weeks (hence the absence).
HOWEVER, there's always a silver sequinned lining to pull me back. Like the Golden Globes! How fun were they?! I haven't been able to pick a fave! If I make a decision, you'll be the first to know =P
Meanwhile, I must say.. if I had this Dolce & Gabbana concoction in my wardrobe to come home to, I might not have felt so ESPECIALLY blue today.
Who could possibly stay gloomy when you're covered in sparkles!!?


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Spring is Sprung - H&M Early Spring 2012 Lookbook

 

Well.. here in Sydney it's the height of summer, however why should that stop us from getting excited over H&M's collection for Spring 2012, ey?  These two are my picks from the lookbook.
Doesn't Liya Kebede look amazingly happy in these?
I would too if I could get my hands on that collection!  I'm adoring the citrus yellow teamed with a matte black and what's not to love about some thick black and white stripes teamed with a chic white tee and chunky necklace look?
Perfect for resort living, strolling into a lunch meeting, enjoying Friday afternoon mojitos and Sunday brunch.
Basically, perfect for everything!
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Pack Your Bags

Went back to work today.  It seems like I have been out of the office for donkey years however it was only... a week ago?  Can that be right?  Anyway, immediately found myself buried under an avalanche of yellow folders.  My entire office is filled with yellow folders.  Perhaps that explains the lemon yellow pants obsession? (see my post from yesterday)  

Anyway.. I survived my first day back, mostly by fantasising over various handbags by Reed Krakoff (here).  Have you ever seen such colours?  Remember my not-a-resolution resolution from yesterday's post? 

Well! I'm completely in love with the Atlantique bag in one of the gem colours.  See it here.  Of course, I'd have to have one of the gymbags too.  Not necessarily to go to the gym though, but it's always handy to have a gymbag like this at the ready!

*I don't know about you but I never want to just click on a link unless I get a preview of what I'm going to look at.  If you like the screenshots, then you better get clicking!

Did I mention there's a sale on?  I'm having trouble deciding on a colour, but don't let me hold you back!

Hello Jello, why so yellow?

 

 

(Grey knit, Oxford; Necklace, Glamadonna; Jeans, Oasis; Heels, Sachi.  B wears v-neck from Asos.)

Happy New Year!  Any resolutions?  I don't like to make any resolutions, although one thing I will be doing more of this year is keeping my wardrobe filled with bright happy colours.
Like my lemon yellow jeans from Oasis that I completely adore!  The only thing I find tough with coloured jeans is deciding on what to wear on top.  It's such a statement already that I don't like to overdo it, unless I'm off to fashionweek in which case I'm all for piling on as many colours as I possibly can.  But for a crepe-stop with B, it's nice to keep things relaxed with just a splash of gem colour on the necklace over an easy grey knit.
I really love this knit.. it's got this peekaboo sleeve like a semi cut off mitt that the thumb goes through.  I'll have to get more pics of it so you can see for yourself what I mean.  Perhaps when I get out my pastel pink jeans.

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