| The week that was | 17.09.2013 |

Wow, what an amazing, crazy week! It's been a labyrinth of assignments, design pitches, studio visits & being a tourist for a couple of days. Mark's relatives came to visit for a couple of days, so I have been spending time with them & juggling university assignments all at once.

Here's the weekly wrap up!

 Sitting on a train with some pretty reading on the way to the airport on Monday. This magazine makes my heart flutter.

Cutest little cat curtain outside a sushi shop in Surry Hills.

Visited the Distillery on the Wednesday- I can't even begin to talk about how amazing their work is; there is such amazing hand crafted process in their work & I am dying to get all of my stuff printed there.

Attended a wedding over the weekend, & this is what I wore- pants are found here & top is found at Target.

I ate this at the wedding, & I died in the process.

That's it from me for today! I'll be posting a photoshoot in the coming days!

Stay tuned~

| Yellow magazine work in progress! |

For those who may remember, I posted the other week a call for all creatives to send me work to be featured in 'yellow' magazine, which is my final major project for my design degree. I've made immense progress since the first prototype I made, & I want to share with everyone (a bit pompous, I know, but I love it!)

First off, I just wanted to thank Emily-May for her immense support over the last 5 weeks in helping me with my magazine- her patience & willingness to teach me a thing or two about styling & taking more than just a pretty picture has helped bring this magazine to life. & secondly, I wanted to thank my Clarissa, for her constant support, & for being my unseen eyes on my work. I wouldn't have worked nearly as hard if it hadn't been for these two, & I'm beyond grateful for their support.

Stay tuned x

About me!

It just dawned on me that I haven't actually writing a bio about myself! 

This is my face:

This is my friend Clarissa, whom also runs a blog:

& my other friend Emily-May, who has a blog right hurr:

I'm at university:

Doing this thing:

I work here:

I love this guy:

& this stuff:

freaking out over Benedict Cumberbatch with Emily-May.

Overdosing on yoghurt dessert with Mark.

Shopping!

Making my nails look pretty! 

Thanks for bearing with me!

Stay tuned!

2 month holidays, happenings & shopping sprees!

So, aside from two assignments left to hand in, I am FREE AS A BIRD for TWO WHOLE MONTHS from university! & to celebrate such an auspicious occasion, I treated myself shopping & outing wise.

First off, my April/May hauls!

This is the Ally Tote in Black/Natural tones. This was bought as a 'well done on surviving another semester' present. I'm planning on breaking it in all of this week, matched with black treated jeans, white tee & structured jacket with black or nude ballet flats. Accessories in mind will be a black & gold statement necklace & rose gold boyfriend watch. This bag is found here!

This is the Zip Panel Tote in gorgeous Olive tones. This was partially a gift- a piece of my design work won a small uni competition & I got a gift voucher & low and behold this little gem appeared in front of me! This is more of a shoulder style of bag, the above Ally tote is definitely a small tote to hang off your forearm; this bag would be great for those who like having their bag under their arm but also has enough room. You can find this green gem here!

I found myself really struggling to find the right colour brown for my eyebrows, & after some advice from my darling friend Emily-May (whom of which you can find here on her beauty blog) she suggested to me that instead of me going for a different colour all together to try a blonde brow colour pencil to fill in my brows. I've tried this BYS blonde pencil for the last few days & I love it. I like how my brows don't look fake from a colour difference & I'll definitely stick to this new colour. BYS is available at GLOSS Accessories.

This is Chi Chi's Glamorous Eye Palette in Nudes. I've slowly become more confident in using eyeshadow as part of my everyday make up look- I usually go for a basic nude eye for work and whatnot but I feel like those are a bit too heavy for me to wear every day. I'm yet to sample this palette yet but each shade is pigmented and I'm looking forward to it. This can be bought at David Jones, Myer, GLOSS & online here!

I'll be the first to admit that nail art is one of those things I get all excited & fangirly over but in reality get so frustrated at myself for lack of patience and time. I've been seeing a lot of ombre glitter nail combinations & I found this BYS 3D Effects in Confetti from GLOSS. Shown below are my nails at the moment, which is a combo of Sally Hansen's Salon Finish polish in 'Ballet Slipper' & then the mentioned above glitter polish over the top & it's my favourite- I want to try this glitter style on black nails next! 

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Below are a few snapshots of the last month or so of what I've been up to, & things I think are really pretty & inspiring.

Yoghurtland opened up in Manly near Mark's apartment & it's so good. My usual favourite is French Vanilla with Strawberry, topped with strawberries. So amazingly good! (◠‿◠✿)

Mark's dessert consists of Strawberry yoghurt, topped with kiwi fruit (you know, coz he's Kiwi) & chocolate chips!

Visiting our buddies at Shelly Beach, Manly!

My mum won't ever stop being a mum. 

Mid month purchase- tapping into my 90's kid roots with a holographic wallet from Sportsgirl!

My girl Emily-May & myself *swooning* over Benedict Cumberbatch! 

Final day at uni for two months showcased some of the most amazing designs I have seen for the Grad Show at the end of the year. It's such a scary thought to think that in a matter of a few months, four years of study is coming to an end!

My beautiful friend Clarissa. 

A beautiful read on the train trips to Manly after work last Thursday night. 

I love everything here- found this little ensemble at a store front in Manly.

Scored this Lana Del Ray-esque head piece from Lovisa & wore it to the Vivid Light Festival in Sydney last night! I really liked it- Mark had mixed feelings but ended up tolerating it by the end of the night. 

Making peace with a light sculpture around dockside at Vivid!

A view of our local bridge last night!

I hope you're all having heaps of happy adventures! My next post will definitely pick up where my haul left off from my recent Melbourne trip & also include some of my latest journal/scrapbook entries. 

Stay tuned!

Updates, hauls, & Melbourne!

First off, I'm sorry for not blogging as much as I have in the past! I have been running around madly, finishing up assignments for university before I jetted off to Melbourne for a couple of days to attend agIdeas- a international design conference which was part of a uni assessment. So, spending a couple of days being in the presence of amazing designers, shopping, architecture, great food & even better parties with EVEN better people? Yes please!

Here are a couple of happy snaps from Melbourne:

In the coming days I'll (hopefully!) be posting my shopping hauls from Melbourne, there is quite a lot. I've only bought a small amount of make up in the last little while, mostly buying double ups while the sales are good! I hope to also show a collection of my cork boards and journals of what's inspiring me at the moment. Being in Melbourne & chatting to design professionals who are making waves in our industry, and being there definitely reminded me of why I got into design, and how much I love it. And as if being in all this wasn't enough, I got a call from one of my tutors this morning, asking me if I would be interested in being interviewed for Student of the Week on Warren (warren.smn.net.au), which is a blog for UWS VisCom students and graduates; I'm so excited to have my work being featured!

Stay tuned!