November 23, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Fashion & Beauty

Pretty in Pink – A Style Icon tribute to John Hughes

Last Thursday I heard the sad news that director John Hughes had died at the age of just 59. John Hughes holds a special place in the hearts of many people my age as the Writer of pretty much every iconic teen movie of the mid 1980s (we try not to remember that he moved

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Fashion & Beauty

What are you wearing? Whatever's left….

Well, I’ve actually been on holiday this week. I spent a night camping in the woods, a morning in the casualty department following Mr Chicks fight with a Blackthorn tree (the tree won) and a lovely Italian meal at the gorgeous Casalingo in Brighton. I had a lovely time by the seaside, being dive-bombed by

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The Lazy Girls Guide Travel & Events

Camping in Comfort

Camping is an increasingly popular and budget conscious option for a holiday at home, or even abroad, but if you’re not a massive fan of rolling around in mud it can seem pretty unappealing. If you want to go camping in comfort you basically have 2 options. 1 is the not really camping at all

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Food & Drink

I'd Love a Babycham

Yesterday I found a Babycham glass in my local Charity Shop for £1 and I had to have it. Babycham is one of the first alcoholic drinks I remember drinking, one bottle on New Years Eve when I was about 9 or 10 in the late 80s. It’s always had a retro, nostalgic appeal but

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Fashion & Beauty

Can I wear it? Yes I Can! How to Wear Harem Pants

Well, if you’d told me a week ago I’d be wearing harem pants I’d have laughed at you and then given you a long list of reasons why that would never happen, and yet, as you can plainly see, it has. I have pretty short legs in comparison to my body and I consider myself

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Fashion & Beauty

DIY – Recycling Vintage Scarves.

The other day I found this gorgeous scarf in a Charity Shop for 50p. I adored the print so I bought it, but it just didn’t work with anything. Folded up and wrapped around my neck you couldn’t see the print, as a headscarf I looked like one of those scary religious people who used

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Fashion & Beauty

Summer Sunnies – How to Flatter Your Face Shape

It took me years to figure out what sunglasses suited me, years of buying purple plastic winged frames, and clear plastic circle frames with purple lenses (I like purple, can you tell?). I have an oval face, but verging towards being on the long side, so not many glasses make me look COMPLETELY ridiculous, but

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Fashion & Beauty

My Secret Girl Crush

I am ashamed to admit it, but I have developed a bit of a girl crush on Emma Watson. When everyone started making such a fuss about how stylish she was I thought “Yeah, yeah, earning lots of money buys a lot of fancy frocks” (not that I’m jealous or bitter you understand…) Then I

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Fashion & Beauty

Spectacular!!! Spectacular!!! Burlesque in Cambridge

On Friday night I attended the first event organised by the No Family collective. The night was a decadent whirl of Burlesque, vintage and circus fun in the stunning surroundings at Anstey Hall in Cambridge. In the beautiful Venetian Ballroom were Burlesque acts such as Cherry and Ruby,  Kalki Hoops, the fabulous Honey Wilde, the

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