December 21, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Fashion & Beauty

The Eye of the, Er, Leopard

There are many things I love about Winter. I love dark evenings when the Christmas lights twinkle, snuggling under a blanket and drinking hot chocolate, pubs and bars that sell mulled wine to warm your hands on and frost sparkling on cars. One thing I don’t love is that despite having a fancy camera I

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Vintage Cosmetics – Bourjois Poudre de Riz de Java – Java Rice Powder

Recently I’ve been back on the hunt for a new powder I had been using the Besame Violet Brightening Powder, but What Katie Did have discontinued the range and I was having difficulty finding somewhere else to buy it for a reasonable price. Then, when I was trawling the aisles of Boots, the packaging of

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A Week in My Wardrobe – The Autumn Edition

Now Autumn is here I thought I’d take a return to a week in my wardrobe. Back in July, in the middle of that heatwave we all whinged about and now miss, I photographed everything I wore for a week. I did it following a Twitter conversation about how bloggers only show off their fancy

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Halloween Mk 2 – The Last Minute Pumpkin

Gosh, all this fancy dress! On Friday night it was time for Halloween Mk 2. Except I’d entirely forgotten to think of any more exciting Halloween costumes, so had to come up with one at the last minute. The event was cocktails and dancing for the birthday of Betsy Hatter, and seeing as I’d bought

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Beer and Biker Jackets

Happy Belated Halloween! Yesterday, obviously, was Halloween, but what with today being the closest weekend I imagine there will be plenty of people still out celebrating. I took the day off yesterday to visit the Norwich Beer Festival, something I do every year and had been really looking forward to. It being Halloween and all

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Stand And Deliver!

Your Money or your life! Well, Halloween is nearly here, my favourite totally pointless, no obligations or present buying holiday dedicated totally to being very silly and dressing up! Halloween parties, of course, are very rarely on the day itself when you’re a grown up, as everyone is at work, so this Saturday just gone

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Friday Frock Love – Top Leopard Print Dresses

Meow, Pussy Cats. I’m a pretty recent convert to even the idea of me wearing Leopard print. It started with the Leopard print shoes, and then I bought Leopard print shorts which I’ve worn to Roller Derby a few times, and now I find myself eyeing up all kinds of leopard print loveliness. I’ve been

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Introducing The Fabulous Miss K

Today I’m going to introduce you to some lovely new frocks! All the way back in March I was introduced to the prototypes of a new range of vintage inspired clothing by a friend of mine, The Fabulous Miss K. Well, another 6 months later, and fabrics and manufacturers have been sourced, patterns cut and

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Retro Chick and The Halloween Frock

I did tell you October was dress up month, right? Well today I am wearing my awesome new Halloween frock. It’s got skulls on it and everything. ❤ Dress c/o Chiara Fashions ❤ Beret – eBay ❤ Shoes c/o Barrats ❤ Leather cuff – No idea! ❤ How I got the Halloween frock is an interesting story of

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