Shoes, Lipstick and Wonderful Dad’s

I haven’t posted in a while so I figured I’ll start fresh and actually give it a good go this time. Which coincidentally, is what I said last time heehee.

I fulfilled my shopping urge today with a few things.
I got these cute as ice cream cone cups! Not to mention a bargain at $6!!

New lipstick. I love Rimmel as a brand in general. People seem to be really divided whether they like it or not. I finally caved in and have decided to leave the world of lipgloss only and bought my first ever grown up lipstick. And lip pencils. The colour is “Diva Red”. I’m not real sure if it will suit me or if I’m entirely sure about lipstick, but all I can do is try.

This is my current routine:

• Primer


• Concealer


• Foundation
  
• Powder to set


• Bronzer


• Eyeshadow


• Eyeliner


• Mascara


• Gloss

Considering three years ago I never wore make up and physically couldn’t put my own mascara on. I’ve come a long way. I’m also into nail polish in a big way. Even though I have a bad habit of picking the skin around my fingers to shreds when I’m stressed or nervous without realising it. Naughty I know, but it’s just one of those things.

I’ve also got my eye on this dress from Barkins.

I tried it on but I’m not sure about it. I don’t really know if it’s me, or if it suits my shape. Being a pear is hard work sometimes! It’s half price so I’m considering it. I’ll have to take my bestie C over to see me with it on. She’s not really sure about it from the picture either.

Being a pear, I have to be really careful about what I wear. I sometimes say “stuff the rules; I love it so I’m wearing no matter how ridiculous I look”. Sometimes this theory works because if you feel good in something, you can sometimes make it work. Sort of.

Some girls can make stuff work no matter what. I had a client drop into the office today in the cutest outfit. It was a purple ruffled blouse tucked into a creamy coloured full skirt with two thick black stripes around the bottom. Nothing flashy, just understated glamour. P (who I work with and is clearly a mans man) immediately blurted out “looks like she’s wearing a tutu” when we seen her walking towards the door. Nice one. He’s not entirely lost though; he soon turned around and said not bad for someone who looks like a ballerina. There is some taste in there somewhere. He is a guy though and the fact he noticed she was wearing a skirt at all is miracle enough.

I sometimes find it hard to find really pretty clothes that look good means I’m obsessed with shoes. I don’t care how ridiculous anyone (my mum) thinks they look, I just love them. V who I work with owns literally three pairs of shoes. One pair of thongs (flip flops), sandals (which double as work shoes) and runners. Naturally she hears about my new shoes all the time, which then leads to much tutting and shock as to how you go about walking in heels that high. Some people just don’t get it. My mum doesn’t understand it either. My dad however, will repeatedly tell me I have only one pair of feet. This is right after standing in a shoe shop with me for half an hour trying on shoes and telling me which ones make my legs look long and killer.

My dad is a girls dream people. He has shown he is the worlds most patient man on shopping trips. We once shopped for six hours, going back and forth between the same shops sometimes and then put up with us teasing him when he finally bought something. Then we shopped for another hour. He is a legend.

Had a bit of a tea party with C the other day. It's our new thing. Since we've realised that we're not getting any younger and that ice cream isn't the best for us anymore, tea is it.

Well I'm off to have yummy chicken kiev and veggies. have a good weekend everyone!

So much for that...

I've been trying to keep up with the blogging, it's not really working for me is it... Nevertheless I shall soldier on and try to keep up.

Update...well I've been going to the gym every second day so far and my jeans have been a little loose in the last couple of days. HURRAH! We may have success after all! I think it will be even better once I finish at the gym I'm at and venture on over to the gym my fake mum J (for privacy's sake) goes to. I think she'll have me whipped into shape in no time. Being a world championship person for outrigging...which requires a LOT of muscles...she knows what she's doing. (not to mention she's in her early 40's!) What an effort.

On the boys side of things...well, it's a little bleak. I had a faux date on Saturday night and it was a fizzer. We've been friends for a while and I thought there might be something there or something might develop since he's all chivalrous and nice and whatnot. Well no, turns out I'm still either A) loving the bad boys or B) still slightly liking a certain bad boy....who shall remain nameless... "T". So I really have to sort this business out and get it out of my system before I go overseas otherwise there may be a problem. Or maybe all the charming English fellows will change my mind. We can only hope.

Work is same old same old.

I bought new nail polish today. It's Rimmel (surprise surprise) and it's the cutest yellow...kinda like a bumblebees butt. Actually it's rather fittingly called "Sunshine". However after applying one coat it looks more like some form of infection. May need an undercoat before wearing this one out in public. Hmmpphhh well there goes that idea. Will have to consult my collection to find something to wear...God forbid I have bare toes!! EEEEK! I managed to do a cull of my icky nail polishes the other day and found a cute bag to put them in.

The cute bag...

And what's left....

I also managed to bag a new Nintendo DSi for the lifelong plane trip to England. It's blue and shiny and has cameras :D It's really cute. I even found a little bag in my cupboard to keep it in to retain the shiny and new-ness. Here's a pic:

While searching through the abyss that is my cupboard, I found this bag:

Not sure if it's really worth trying to add it to an outfit here since it's not really bogan chic. Or maybe it is...I dunno. I think from now on I'm going through the cupboard and shopping from there. It may work out cheaper than my shopping habits now.....

Speaking of the abyss, well it's not so much now that I've culled most of that too. But here's a pic of what's left. Pretty bleak and uninteresting but I thought I'd share anyway. Sort of a before and after. Can't wait to go to Topshop when I'm overseas. I really need to start saving hardcore!!

Clothes:

Shoes: (so many got thrown out that I don't wear or that were broken in some way or another)

Scarves: (kind of lame collection, but I've just learnt the magic of scarves and am now obsessed with them)

Earrings after the cull:

Leftover bracelets etc:

Brooches and necklaces:

Note all of these "jewels" are just some of my cheap stuff that I've managed to actually put in the right spot.

While we're at my dressing table, may as well introduce "Rambo" the fighting fish to everyone. Winston always gets a mention so I thought I'd let him get in first and have a bit of the limelight.

Rambo:

And we can't forget Winston:

This is him a few weeks after a haircut which the grooming lady didn't notify me that she didn't have combs for her clippers....he was bald!! and I mean BALD, like so bald he looked like a Chinese Crested Dog. Seriously. I was so shocked when she did the first strip up his back that I nearly cried. Then it was too late. But he has now returned to his former glory and now is back to looking like a teddy bear. Which is perfectly in time for winter (or what winter we have here).

Wow epic post, had to make up for lost time.

Starting a new ritual, for the end of each post:

I'm currently listening to "La Nuit" by Robots In Disguise. Great song, even though it's in french.

Ciao! xo