September Favourites 2012

Now that September has ended, it's time for a rehash of my favourites for the month!

Beauty Favourites...

Beauty

– MAC’s Patina eye shadow (all over my lid)

An amazingly pretty, subtle and beautiful antique gold colour that complements brown colourings and pairs with brown eye shadows in the crease stunningly.

-Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm in Pink Blossom

Very moisturising and comfortable to wear, amazing natural colour that makes your whole complexion look healthier. Like your own lip colour but better. Also use it on my cheeks as blush on the go, it’s such a perfect colour for it.

Nails

– Illamasqua’s Nomad and Essie’s Bahama Mama (a tie!)

Nomad for its creamy, fun, happy, perfect green, and Bahama Mama for its beautiful plum, deep creamy sophistication.

Skincare/Bodycare

– Liz Earle’s Cleanse & Polish

Can’t believe how smooth, soft and flawless my skin is looking all thanks to this.

General Favourites...

Food

- Five:am Honey and Cinnamon Yoghurt.

So incredibly sweet and creamy. Aside from breakfast I often eat it as a dessert or a sweet snack. Tastes better than ice cream to me!

TV Show

– Sex And The City

During the break in show seasons, I have been desperate to watch basically anything that’s semi good/recommended by someone. For some reason this iconic show slipped through unwatched for 23 years of my life. Now it’s very much watched, and I’m up to the final season. Really funny, hilariously relatable and a bit of light relief.

DVD

– Pearl Harbour

I’ve watched a few this month but my favourite would probably have to be a DVD of Pearl Harbour. Surprisingly I found myself loving Ben Affleck in it, as I usually don’t really like him. Aside from the cute bromance going on between him and his best mate Matt Damon, I generally find him annoying. It was very exciting and dramatic and kept me enthralled the whole way through. Although it could have been a tad shorter!

Film

- Ruby Sparks

I recently went to see the film Ruby Sparks with my friends and it was so cute and clever and touching. The actors are a real life couple too which somehow makes it even cuter. It was a romantic comedy but it had some darker undertones such as the exploration of issues of control and trying to change your partner. It really made you think and was very entertaining.

Reading

– Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

I’m rereading the Harry Potter series again, and I’m up to book 5. I love how when I read it I get completely absorbed all over again with the whole wonder and magic of it all. The world created in it is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. I also love the feelings of nostalgia and youthful innocence that surface when reading it, as I think back to when I first read it and what stage of my life I was at when doing so.

Clothing

– Marcs navy blue blazer

The fit is flattering and it sits better than any other blazer I’ve worn. I like the sort of nautical look of it, the classy buttons, the stripy lining and the three quarter length sleeves. It makes any work, dress or jeans combo look better and more put together. Cost a bit ($249) but worth every cent in terms of wear, quality and longevity. And I always feel good wearing it, rather than the frequent wear it a few times and get bored of it scenario.

Jewellery

– Venice glass blown necklace and earrings

My best friend bought this back for me from his Europe trip. I can’t tell you how much I love these. I love how 3D they are, and how there are multiple colours swirled around, and how you can look deep into its depths. And I love the combination of purple, silver and black. It looks so magical and has little bubbles in it too. The earrings are cute and little but still make a statement. I have received so many complements on them! And the necklace is an amazing feature necklace.

So there you have my September favourites! Hope the new month has started off amazingly for all of you :)

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week

On Wednesday night I was lucky enough to attend with my fashion designer best friend one of the Melbourne Spring Fashion Week runway shows! We attended the Designer Series Runway 2 (tickets were $25 for general admission), which showcased the upcoming Spring/Summer collections from some of Australia's best and freshest designers.

The Designers

Above.

Alice Euphemia

Arthur Galan AG

Carly Hunter

Jayson Brunsdon

LifeWithBird

Manning Cartell

Thurley

YB J’Aime

The Fashion

The majority of the brands showcased bold brights, graphic prints and lots of textures. There was plenty of neon, florals, tribal and wearable art pieces.

My favourite brands were Arthur Galan AG for how wearable it was, and Alice Euphemia and Jayson Brundson for their incredible dresses.

If you want to see some of the highlights, go and have a look at this picture! It provides a good cross-section of the type of clothes and trends paraded on the runway. 

I'm really loving structured blazers, girly florals and prints, wearable art designs and pastels right now. Not a huge fan of the aztec, metallic/sci fi, sport luxe or neon looks. 

The fashions in this runway show got me so excited for Spring, I think the colours are so fresh and fun and really epitomise warm nights and days at the beach.

The Makeup

The makeup was done by Mecca Cosmetica and the eyes were the most predominant feature with a 60s inspired arty deep indigo dramatic eye. It was given a slightly futuristic, factory vibe with the indigo makeup joining the eyes across the bridge of the nose and a sharp wing. 

It made the models look odd and sci-fi and as though they were wearing glasses or had a semi uni brow. It was very severe and matched the visors the models wore across their eyes or as headbands when modelling certain brand’s outfits.

The Gift Bag

I have been the past three years in a row and one of my favourite things about runway shows is getting the gift bag on your seat and rifling through all of the freebies to see what you got! I’m always bizarrely curious to know what are in other people’s goodie bags, so here is what came in the Melbourne Fashion Week ones...

They are not quite as good as previous years but still extremely fun to receive. The shampoo and conditioner sample I’ve already used, and it smelt absolutely amazing and left my hair so shiny and luscious.

The experience was slightly ruined at the end with a whole bunch of protesters with horribly graphic images of animals being slaughtered for their fur barricading the exits. It was awful and I just kept my head down because the pictures were that disturbing. A few of the models came out with us and started attacking the protesters and making digs like ‘Oh is that a leather belt you are wearing, are those leather shoes?” and “There wasn’t any fur in any of the shows anyway!”. It was pretty crazy but luckily we got past them fairly quickly, but they made it very hard. It was difficult trying to escape and not looking up at the horrible pictures! It made me sad :(

Aside from that it was a fun experience. I just wish runway shows went for longer than half an hour!

Have you guys been to fashion weeks where you are? What is your favourite thing about going and what is your favourite brand to see?

And to finish, I'll leave you with a quote from Miss Fashion herself...