Tis the season to be spending my money on Christmas pressies for my nearest and dearest. So this wish list is the things I am lusting after while I do a little more less selfish shopping. xx
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Monday, 7 December 2015
BE MY BABY
Another 6 months has passed since my last post, I still haven't gotten my camera fixed but my lovely boyfriend helped me out with some outfit photos. Not to sound like a cliche but this year has absolutely flown, again another cliche, time flies when you are having fun. This truly has been the best year of my life, one of the exciting things to happen this year was my first trip overseas.
I went to Tokyo for 10 days about a month ago. I don't know why I haven't been overseas until now, the amount of money I invest in my wardrobe may be a slight factor hehe. Japan has always been my dream location so it seemed fitting to make it my first trip. Japan was everything I wanted and more and I had such an amazing time, I was pretty close to tears when I had to come home. Before I went overseas I did think about doing a diary blog post of my adventures but as it was my first trip I didn't want to spend my trip thinking about what I was going to write about, I wanted to make sure I was fully immersed in the moment.
What I did do instead was a shopping haul you tube video of my purchases which you can check out here, This is my first you tube video and I am hoping that it will end up being something I do a little bit more of. If there is anything you would like to see me do a video about please feel free to comment below.
xx
Friday, 4 December 2015
VLOG - Tokyo Japan Shopping Haul - Harajuku - Clothing - Accessories and more
I hope you enjoy my first ever video of my shopping haul from my recent trip to Tokyo, Japan. Including Takeshita street street, Harajuku, Shinjuku, Shibuya, My little pony cafe, Disney land and Disney Sea.
xx
Sunday, 12 July 2015
WINTER PASTELS
Over 7 months since my last outfit post, the time has flown by so quickly and at the same time Melbourne living feels like a distant memory. I never got around to getting my camera fixed and the warranty has now expired, so there is a strong chance it will now sit in the depths of my drawers alongside broken phones and various knick knacks I probably don't need.
A quick rewind to 7 months ago, I was packing up my little dollhouse unit, boxing up 8 years of Melbourne life. I said goodbye to my job of over three years at the head office for Converse, a job I adored, more than anything for the people I worked with who had become like a family. I put myself on a shopping ban, which I (mostly) stuck to and learnt how to save. Saving had never been something I was particularly good at, there has been a few attempts over the years that had always been thwarted by an asos sale binge. My mum has always been an amazing saver and when I would go to her about saving tips or advice she would always tell me that you just need to want something badly enough to save for. Mums always have a way of being right about everything and I had finally found my thing I wanted more than a fashion fix and that was to move up to Newcastle to embark on an adventure filled life with my best friend/boyfriend/partner in crime/love of my life. I'd always said I would end up back in Newcastle one day but I needed something to give me that final push and in October of last year I got that push.
It was an exciting decision but also a terrifying one, I knew that if I moved back to Newcastle I would be leaving the fashion industry, there was no work in my field, in all honesty there isn't a lot of work in Newcastle period. The older I get, I am starting to realise that you can't always have everything, instead you can have a few things that are really great and if you focus on those rather than the things you don't have life is pretty damn wonderful. The closest thing to my industry up here was retail and I was very lucky that I got the first job I applied for, managing a sneaker store. I still wear a lot of my beloved Converse but have started expanding my sneaker horizons out to other brands.
So here we are in the presant-day, I have been working in my role at Hype DC for nearly 7 months, when I am not there I have been sewing away, working on a baby clothing label called Joy Gebicki which I am really excited about.
I have caught the saving bug and my partner and I have started saving for a house (how very grown up). Being a "saver" has completely changed my shopping habits, I spend a lot more time putting things in to carts and wishlists and then really thinking about If I actually want them, most of the time my shopping lust passes. I spend more time on ebay looking for bargains, it actually works in my favor that the pastel trend, which is very much my style has now passed so a lot of people are offloading. I haven't been thrifting very often, mostly because I haven't found any good thrift stores up here, if anyone has any favourite Newcastle thrifting haunts, please feel free to share them with me. One of the most exciting things to happen is I have booked a trip to Japan for November, I have never been overseas before so I am nearly bursting with excitement about it!
On to the outfit post, there had been a lot of talk about a cold snap that was hitting on Sunday. My partner and I decided to take a drive to Barrington Tops to try and see some snow, I love driving adventures, as a child my parents would often bundle us into the car of a weekend and just start driving so it brings back a real nostalgic comfort.
Pastel Pink Knit Sweater - Bonds -I am always on the hunt for warm clothes in pastel hues, currently also looking for hoodies in pastel colours, if anyone has come across any please link me x
Blue and Pink Beanie - Thrifted from Mitcham
Pastel Necklace - Up The Garden Path - This beautiful necklace was handmade by the lovely Bec who I had the pleasure of working with at Converse.
Nasty Gal Reboot Moto Jacket - Purchased second hand on Ebay - A while ago Unif did a pastel moto jacket that I was madly in love with, I made the silly mistake of snoozing on it and it sold out. Since then it has been one of my regular searches on ebay, hoping that one day I will be able to add it to my wardrobe. After a year or so of searching I still haven't had any luck. Recently this pastel moto jacket came up for sale on ebay, worn once and I figured it could fill this hole of never getting the Unif one. I really love the contrast zips of the sleeves, I think it such a pretty touch. I posted my new purchase on instagram with a caption about it (nearly) making up for not getting the Unif one. Low and behold one of my beautiful instagram friends had the Unif one for sale in a size Medium, I would usually be a small/ extra small but I had heard that this jacket is a very small cut. As I am working on this post the post man has delivered my beautiful Pastel Unif Moto Jacket which I am sure will feature in an upcoming post.
Pastel Stripe Socks - Kmart kids section
Adidas ZX Flux - Hype DC
Adidas ZX Flux - Hype DC
Sunday, 21 June 2015
WISH LIST - June 2015
This blog has been sidelined since I moved to Newcastle and the past 6 months have absolutely flown by. I still don't have a working camera so I'm not back to do outfit posts just yet but I thought I might share a current shopping wish list x
Sunday, 4 January 2015
I DONUT CARE
My camera has officially died and these are the last lot of photos that I got half way through taking before it happened. Thankfully it is still under warranty so fingers crossed it will be a simple matter of sending it off and then getting it back good as new. I took these just before a drive home for Christmas time and to take my cats up to my mum's house for a couple of weeks so they wouldn't be underfoot while I get ready to move out of my current place in Melbourne. So even though we are now into 2015 this is actually my final outfit post for 2014. It has been an interesting year, filled with a lot of change and a lot of personal growth, I didn't expect it to end with the amount of change it has but I couldn't be happier. Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and a wonderful New Year xo
Peach Belt - Thrifted
Crystal Heart Necklace - H&M
Pastel Romper - Thrifted - I found this in a box that said kids dress ups, it was the fabric of this romper that initially drew me to the box, absolutely love the colours.
I had to include a snap of my nails as we had the amazing babes from Ice-Cream nails at my work Christmas party. It was really hard to decide what nail art to pick but after much thought and some instagram input, I went with sprinkles :)
Donut Socks - Ebay
Bow Jely Ballet Flats - Fiebiger Shoes
I had to include a snap of my nails as we had the amazing babes from Ice-Cream nails at my work Christmas party. It was really hard to decide what nail art to pick but after much thought and some instagram input, I went with sprinkles :)
Donut Socks - Ebay
Bow Jely Ballet Flats - Fiebiger Shoes
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