Weekend Purchases

A couple of weekends ago I went shopping and picked up a few things!

Bras N Things Playboy Bra & bottoms (can't find on website)

I'd had my eye on this bra for SO LONG because just look at how cute it is?! I couldn't ever find it in my size but I decided to try this one and it fit amazing so I thought why not since I've wanted it for a while so badly! I also clearly had to get the matching bottoms! I am a poor excuse for a girl and don't have many matching sets of underwear but I want more!! (and actually bought two more today, the day I'm posting this, hehe oops) I've suddenly become very obsessed (well with lingerie in general but also) with caged bras, like that little bit coming off the top? You get what I mean. Maaaay have bought this one today haha. Might feature that and the other set I got in another post??

Lush Tea Tree Water

I've heard good things about this so wanted to try it! I decided to bite the bullet and buy the large bottle as there was only a $10 difference. It may have possibly started to break me out though after about two days.. I'm unsure whether it was the toner or my period that was the cause. I got scared and stopped using it so I need to be brave and try again to see if it was actually this or not! Has anyone tried it or had problems with it?

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker

My friend said she loves this so I decided to pick it up and try. I have a lipstick thing from Avon that's kinda old now that's supposed to plump your lips and I don't think it really does so wanted to see if this was any good. I've put it on once and my lips felt SO. WEIRD. I know plumping products are supposed to make your lips all tingly but this was crazy haha. Didn't leave it on long enough to see a difference in my lips. I need to try it again.

Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer

This product is raved about in the blogging world so I've been keen to give it a go. The 30ml is a whopping $75 and I wasn't quite ready to part with that much cash on something I'm unsure of so I went for the travel size which is only $26! I only tested a little bit on the back of my hand in store at Mecca Maxima and it felt AMAZING which is why I decided to actually purchase it. Going to road-test it this Saturday night so will keep you posted! 

Have you tried any of these things? What do you think?

emma

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Photo Diary: August 2015

I don't really have a lot of photo evidence from August but here we go anyway haha.

NEW ME: On the 1st of August I decided that I needed a change so I got my nose pierced!! I'd actually wanted it for a while but had never really seriously considered it. It's given me a whole new level of confidence haha I love it! I also bought this dress that same day from Dolly Girl and I'm OBSESSED!

CATCH UP: One Monday afternoon I caught up with Alyce & Jade, we rocked up to Alyce's place and she had this cute lil set-up ready to go! It was so nice!

BIRTHDAY: This was a Friday night that I had my friend Rach's birthday. Started at Miranda Hotel then went back and partied at our friend's place. I didn't sleep that night hahaha I had such a good time though!!

CRONULLA: One Tuesday after my internship I decided to take a detour via Cronulla on my way home. I sat on a bench at Shelly Beach for maybe 5 minutes because it was FREEZING and my denim jacket was not keeping me warm whatsoever. But I managed to snap this photo of the sky looking absolutely gorgeous!

BIRTHDAY #1: This was the beginning of a busy weekend for me. I had 3 birthdays in a row. First was Maddi's on the Friday night which was at Li'l Darlin in Darlinghurst. It was really nice there and was good to catch up with her after not seeing her for a while. Plus I decided to wear a bright pink lip which I hadn't done in a long time - it's something I used to wear every weekend.

BIRTHDAY #2: Lindsey had a little tea party in her parent's backyard for her birthday. IT WAS SO CUTE. It was also really fun to drink champagne and Midori Pineapple out of giant teapots.. it's the little things, hey? It was a lovely afternoon with the girls.

BIRTHDAY #3: Was Destiny's 21st! Unfortunately this is the only photo I have from this night haha. The party was black & white themed so I found this dress in Dotti a few days before hand. So strange because I NEVER look in Dotti because I never find anything I like. I spotted this in the window and knew I had to have it - it's the exact same cut and everything as this dress I have from White Fox Boutique but just black not blue. I can't wait to wear this again in Summer when it's finally a bit warmer.

emma

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What's In My Bag: Weekend Edition

Here's a little peek into what I take out with me & what I wear at night on the weekends. I like taking a pouch as it's small and holds everything I need.

Pouch | Recreational Studio

Card holder | Kate Spade New York

NARS Contour Blush in Olympia

Too Faced Melted Liquid Lipstick in Violet (or whatever colour I'm feeling that night)

Necklace | Tiffany & Co

Rings | Recreational Studio & Pandora

As well as money, keys and my phone!

emma

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Photo Diary: July 2015

Finally catching up with my Photo Diaries! The most exciting thing I did in July was go to Thailand so prepare for a lot of that! We spent 3 nights in Bangkok then 6 nights in Patong Beach!

Rooftop dinner on our first night in Bangkok at our hotel Siam@Siam

Drinking cocktails down at the pool

Visiting The Grand Palace and almost dying from how hot it was!!!

Dinner cruise along the river on our last night in Bangkok. It was so relaxing!!

Riding a Tuk Tuk first day of Patong!

We got pool access rooms at The Kee Resort and this was how far I was from the pool bar!

Cocktails at the pool bar!

Shooting a gun.. sorry Mum! ;)

Bangla Rd

Walking around near our hotel

REUNITED: Flew into Sydney at about 7:30am on Saturday 11th, then that night went out to Carmens. It was so good to see all my friends again! 

WALKS: Went for a walk in Cronulla along the Esplanade with my friend Alyce to catch up since I had been away. It was so warm this day, definitely didn't feel like Winter!

DINNER: A group of us went to Miss America's Diner in Riverwood. The food was so yummy! Bronwyn and I shared a burger and milkshake so we wouldn't make ourselves sick and it was probably the best decision ever! They also give you free fairy floss which was awesome.

ANOTHER WALK: That same weekend I went back to Cronulla but with Bronwyn this time and we walked along the Esplanade then had lunch at Inc Cafe. They have their chicken haloumi burger again so I was super happy to eat there haha.

LAST ONE: The next week I went back to Cronulla for another walk but on my own this time. I love walking along next to water for some reason. It gets me out of the house too. This day I walked to Salmon Haul which I was super excited to find because I saw it all over Instagram during Summer.

emma

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Photo Diary: June 2015

JUNE LONG WEEKEND: Went to Carmens on the Saturday night then to Fusions on Sunday. Was an interesting weekend to say the least.

FAREWELL: My friend from work Britt left to get a full time job so we went out for dinner & drinks to celebrate.

FAMILY DINNER: Went out to a local Thai restaurant with my group of friends from school for 'family dinner'. Then went and sat in Maccas with the girls eating ice cream and catching up.

PARTY: My friend closed his mechanics business so we had one big 'last hurrah' and had a party in the workshop and went to Oatley Pub. I also made a lot of new friends that night which was nice. The next night (Saturday) we had drinks at a friend's place then went to Fusions on the Sunday night. It was good to have one last big weekend with all my friends before heading off to Thailand :)

emma

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Studio Style

I am still currently interning at Recreational Studio and back at the end of June I took some outfit photos for founder Emma Swann. I love how some of them turned out so I thought I would share them. This was the first look we shot.

Emma Swann wears: 

Vintage dress, Celine coat, Adidas Stan Smiths, Acne boots & beanie made by her mum

Recreational Studio website

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Monogramming at Recreational Studio

Here's a video I've been working on while I've been interning! Shot & edited all by yours truly. So proud of how this turned out!

Recreational Studio

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Swimmers in Winter?

Yesterday I drove out to DFO in Homebush on the hunt for a new set of swimmers. Yes it is Winter here in Australia but in a few days I will be heading off to good ol' Thailand where it definitely is not Winter! 

I have a very similar pair that I bought from Seafolly in January (very similar, I posted about them here and they were still in the DFO store) but I will be spending a lot of my time there swimming so I kind of needed more than one. I went to DFO in hope of finding something cheaper than I would somewhere else and I did! They had a sale on which was buy two items and get the third free so the bright pink bottoms (which I lurrrveee) were free, not to mention that each piece was significantly marked down! The top was originally $99.95 but I got all three items for $82 - win win! So it was definitely worth the 50 minute drive.

emma

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Photo Diary: May 2015

June is nearly over but I thought I'd better get my month of May in before I jet off to Thailand on July 1st!

This was actually at the end of April but I forgot to include it but I went to The Factory Theatre in Marrickville with my friend Jade and we saw Frenchy live as part of Sydney Comedy Festival. It was fun, Frenchy is hilarious!!

I filmed a documentary for uni! Many horrible hours of editing and stress but it's finally all over. I'll definitely share it on the blog once I upload it somewhere online!

Spent a weekend down in Goulburn! Three friends and I went down late on the Saturday arvo, partied it up in town with the rest of our friends then went and checked out Matsuri (a car drifting weekend). It was absolutely FREEZING down there (Snapchat said it was 9 degrees celsius at night!) so my best friend and I spent a lot of time in the car on the Sunday... hahaha. Was a such a fun weekend!

I spent a weekend in the city for my friend's birthday! We stayed in a hotel so we wouldn't have to worry about getting home (which is lucky because trains weren't running that weekend) and we went to The Argyle in The Rocks. I had never been there before but I really liked it, I definitely want to go back. It was her 22nd so we spent the whole time singing '22' by Tay Swift while we were getting ready ;)

I also started an internship at Recreational Studio! I'm helping out with social media and blog stuff and I absolutely love it!! They make amazing jewellery (like this bracelet) and leather goods. The experience is making me so excited for the future and to finish uni!!

emma

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Union Lane

More graffiti lane photos!! This was on our last day in Melbourne while we were just wandering around the shops. This is Union Lane, a very narrow lane just off of Bourke St Mall. Half of the art was fresh as there were paint cans scattered all over the ground and there was a strong smell of paint.

I finally got to wear this scarf - I got it from Forever 21 when I was in Hawaii last year. I love tartan, especially red. There is a mens flannel at my work that looks exactly like this that I've had my eye on for months, need to get it ASAP! I also bought this hat from Miss Shop at Myer while we were in Melbourne with a gift card from my birthday and I absolutely love it!

WEARING:

Hat | Miss Shop @ Myer

Top | Sportsgirl

Jeans | Cotton On

Jacket | Target

Boots | Betts

Scarf | Forever 21

Bag | Colette by Colette Hayman

Necklace | Tiffany & Co.

emma

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