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I'm hopscotching through life. And you're all invited.
m a d . m e n . m u s e
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r e d . j u m p e r . s u n s e t
Just when I thought Autumn was well and truly upon us along comes a day like today. Blue sunny skies with a Summer temperature to boast, I headed straight down to the beach to catch a glimpse of the wonderful sunset. I perched myself on the rocks and watched the waves roll in, all the while, humming along to Bec Sandridge's tune 'Red Jumper'. Bliss.
Hailing from Stanwell Park in NSW, this lovely lady has created acoustic folk melodies that make you want to run through a forest, play hopscotch, go on a picnic, build a cubby house with sheets, skip down the street, make a billion cupcakes, paint your nails a ridiculously bright colour, eat fairy floss on the Ferris wheel...the list is endless.
Her songs are so catchy and are sure to get stuck in your head! Luckily for us, Bec has all of her tracks available on itunes.
Enjoy...
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h o l y . s m o k e s
In my previous post I mentioned that I was liking the smokey eyeshadow under-the-eye look. That was an understatement. Truth be told, I've been experimenting with the look ever since. I'm no makeup artist and luckily for me (and you) I've found Pixiwoo. Sisters Samantha and Nicola Chapman are UK based, professional make up artists by day and style bloggers by night. Their blog covers everything from basic makeup and skincare techniques to extravagant fashion week and celebrity looks. They also review and recommend the latest beauty products. Best of all they have video tutorials so we can all look like catwalk queens.
Meooow....
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i c y . i n s p i r a t i o n
Furrrrrr....(faux)
Brightly coloured clutches. Those sunglasses aren't bad either!
A detailed necklace over a collared blouse
A warm coloured felt fedora
A fluffy dog cardigan
Eye shadow as eyeliner...I adore this look!
Tailored pants
A friend recently scored a pair exactly like these at the op shop. Jealous!
A headband as a beanie!
A mesh maxi skirt.
I actually found a skirt at the op shop and DIY'd my own a few months back. So comfy.
Just a few looks that I'm keeping in mind for when the cooler weather arrives*. Lately I've found myself looking forward to Autumn/Winter. A couple of years ago I met Yvan from facehunter when he came to Sydney. After a couple of days of observing Australian fashion, he came to the conclusion that fashion's worst enemy is a warm climate. I agree.
As sad as I will be to farewell the beautiful Summer warmth, it will definitely be nice to layer up once again.
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*Apologies to my Northern hemisphere reader/s.
b e h i n d . t h e . w h i t e . p i c k e t . f e n c e
photos courtesy of Beck Rocchi from commongroundbyron.com/
Byron is a funny old town. People are always on the move. I don't mean that in a 'can't sit still' way, I mean that people come and then they go. As we welcomed the last day of Summer I couldn't help but feel slightly nostalgic. Not only are the tourists leaving but so too are the people who have lived here over the Summer. It's a bittersweet time.
Making friends in any new town is difficult and I'll admit that it has taken a good 6 months to establish a social network here. A few weeks ago I was talking with a friend about the difficulties of making friends with real locals and not just the "local tourists".
'I just don't see the point in making friends with people who are just going to up and leave in a month or so' I complained.
She smiled and replied 'That's the beauty of Byron I guess. When someone leaves, another person arrives'.
So your social circle is an ever-contracting, ever-expanding "organism". I was recently invited by a friend to an Inside Out Project Gallery exhibition. A Byron share house had transformed their rental home into an exhibition for underground and emerging artists with all proceeds being donated to charity. It was a night full of beautiful prints, photographs, woodwork, recycled threads, as well as trendy people in recycled threads, laughter, drinks on the porch and even a wade pool. It was the best night I've had in a long time and the best part...it was full of locals.
It's hard to capture and illustrate life in Byron. However I think the Swedish twins Sebastian and Jonatan Lundmark have managed to get pretty close. Check it out for yourself...
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t h e . t h i n g s . w e . d o . f o r . l o v e
pictures from weheartit
'This has to be the cheesiest post yet'.
That's what I mumbled to myself while uploading the pictures for this blog post. Still, Valentines Day is almost upon us and I do really like all these cute photos...how could I resist? I'm still undecided on whether I love or loathe Valentine's Day. It seems a little "love-on-demand-ish" to me. When you're single, you dread it. Not only can you not go out to dinner for fear of smoochy couples ruining your appetite, but all your girlfriend's are always "busy" that night. Suddenly you find yourself at the cinema (alone) watching that god-awful Valentine's film that they release every year. Same plot-different title. For every single girl who doesn't receive a Valentine's message, she undoubtedly feels like that 8 year old kid who forgot their swimmers to the pool party and has to watch from the side, while all the other kids practise their bombs and underwater handstands. Such a let down.
My point? If you're lucky enough to have someone, let them dote on you. Just make sure that they do it all throughout the year! If you're single, grab your single girlfriend and go see that soppy Valentine's movie. I guarantee you'll have more fun than the poor sod, whose girlfriend dragged him along to watch the film.
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