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Aussie Curves – Sequins

May 20, 2013 by Natalie · 11 Comments

Some people may be able to pull off double denim, but as you are probably well aware, i’m just not a fan of denim. I am however a lover of all things sparkily & glittery. This weeks Aussie Curves theme is Sequins, so here I am rocking several selected sequin separates!

Yeah, this top is a little tongue in cheek, but I could not resist it. It amuses me to no end for a few reasons. When I was in my teens I had 2 similar tees that I’d wear often. One read “Sorry I missed church, I was busy practicing witchcraft & becoming a lesbian”, the other “I found Jesus, he was behind the sofa the whole time”. Ah, the teenage years. I no longer poke fun at religion, but I do enjoy a funny tee.

Not to mention, some slight VBO! I love this skirt & I knew as soon as it arrived I’d use it for sequins week, but I don’t think I’ll be the only one wearing it!

Shirt – Unif | Jacket – Crossroads | Skirt – ASOS | Shoes – ASOS | Necklace – Colette
Eyeliner – Lime Crime Uniliner in Lazuli

Filed Under: Fashion, Outfits · Tagged With: ASOS, Aussie Curves, Colette, Crossroads, Lime Crime, Lipstick, Unif

Aussie Curves – Purple

January 29, 2013 by Natalie · 32 Comments

When trying to decide what to wear for this weeks Aussie Curves theme of ‘purple’ I was rather shocked to find I didn’t own too many items of purple. I LOVE purple! My two main purple items are actually a jacket and cardigan, and while it WAS raining whilst I took these pictures, it was still too warm to put on a jacket or cardigan. Hehe, I took my Purple post pictures in the rain. Purple rain, puuurple rain.

This top was bought back when I was living in Adelaide, which is why you can see it’s a little big. I’d decided I needed some ‘basics’ after I hurt my back. I remember that this top cost me all of $12, I picked it up in a black as well.

I decided to play around and do something different with my hair, I dug out my old extensions & well, seeing as they didn’t match my hair, thought I’d plait them together to create a kind of ombre/dip dye effect. I don’t think it turned out too bad. I can’t wait for my hair to grow!

It was nice being able to sit outside and watch the rain, while still a little humid, it was a lot better then some of the 45 days we’ve been having. Emily decided to join me. Also, I am so in love with my jelly sandals!

Look how white my legs are! I’m kind of worried about my upcoming trip, I think half my luggage will be packed full of sunscreen!

Top – Big W | Skirt – ASOS Curve | Belt – Torrid | Earrings & bracelet – Lovisa | Shoes – Jelly Beans

Filed Under: Outfits · Tagged With: ASOS, Aussie Curves, Big W, Emily, Jelly Beans, Lime Crime, Lovisa, OOTD, Torrid

Aussie Curves – Bling

December 17, 2012 by Natalie · 30 Comments

Aussie Curves was a little hard for me this week, I don’t really have any ‘bling’. While I love all things shiny, I tend to head towards sequins and glitter. I decided to pull out this dress I got on sale at ASOS, I’d never worn it before and probably could have used and iron, but I really really love this dress.

Two colours I love together are red and blue. I could probably say this outfit is red, white and blue with the pasty white colour my body is. I’ve never been one to tan since I was around 8.

These shoes don’t get worn often because they are uncomfortable. I can’t get seem to part with them though. I call them my Dorothy shoes. I bought them around 4 years ago, after falling in love with a stiletto version. They are beautiful but unforgiving, very hard around the toe and I always end up with crazy blisters when I wear them.

Ths is my bling! I had things from scattered everywhere from my jewellery box in search of something bling worthy, that was until I hit the jackpot with these beauties. They are huge and OTT and it was love at first sight, alas I was never going to pay $30 for earrings I’d hardly ever wear. However, when they went on sale for $10, I snapped them up quickly.

And of course, the bling I wear nearly daily are my glasses. I have a few sets of glasses I wear, and these are one of my favourites.

Dress – ASOS CURVE | Shoes – Verali | Bracelet – Cotton On | Earrings – Diva | Glasses – Versace
Lipstick – Candy Apple by Lime Crime

Filed Under: Outfits · Tagged With: ASOS, Aussie Curves, Cotton On, Diva, Glasses, Lime Crime, OOTD, Versace, Wig

What’s in my make up bag?

December 12, 2011 by Natalie · 16 Comments

I was originally planning to do a VLOG on what make up I’ve been using as of late, but my computer has other ideas. It’s just turned a year old, but the sound has died and my graphics card is on the fritz. So, you get photos instead!

I love make up, though I don’t wear it often. If anything I tend to wear mascara and that’s it, but as I packed my make up bag for my trip into the city, I thought i’d go through what I took with me.

FACE – Models Prefer liquid foundation in Nude (I think!). Nivea Moisturiser. Napoleon Perdis ‘Auto Pilot‘ Primer Sample from Bellabox. Lush ‘Breath of fresh air’ toner & Covergirl pressed powder in ‘Clean’.

I’d been looking into a new primer as my old one was running out and I wasn’t 100% happy with it, so I was super excited when the NP Primer came in my first Bellabox. I’m really happy with it and it goes a long way. I’ll be saving my dollars to buy this in full soon.

EYE SHADOW – Lime Crime in Mirror Mirror. Savvy by DB in Silver. BFTE in Diamonds & Blue Bird. Sugarpill in Poison Plum.

BROWS & LASHES - Benefit ‘Brows a go-go’ kit. Bourjois Paris Mascara. Essence 2 in 1 Mascara.

I used to use a brow pencil, but always thought it made me look too harsh, so when I heard about Benefits kit I decided to give it a go and haven’t looked back. When I have darker hair, my eyebrows always tend to look washed out and with wearing glasses, I think it’s great to have a good polished brow. This works so well, the powder makes it all look really natural and you can build it up to however dark you want it.

My Bourjois Mascara is awesome, but running out. I got it on super sale at BrandsExclusive, needless to say, I can’t really afford to buy it full price, so I decided to pick up the Essence 2 in 1 Mascara. I find this mascara is more aimed at teens, but it was around $8. Can I just say WOW! I wasn’t expecting too much for the price, but it’s pretty awesome!

LINER – Elf eyelid Primer. Beauty Style liquid eyeliner in ‘Gothic’. Beauty Style eyeliner in ‘Innocence’ & ‘Grey Mile’.

Please tell me i’m not the only one who always loses the plastic caps! I use white liner on my lower water line to make my eyes appear more ‘open’. I find I like grey liner on my lower lashes more then black.

LIPS – OCC Lip Tar in ‘Pageant’ from Bellabox. Lime Crime in ‘Centrifuschia’ & Tru Shine in ‘Petal Shine’.

I do have a fair variety of eyeshadows. I have this habit of buying red eyeshadow but I NEVER wear it. I just love it. My 3 favourite eye shadow brands are Sugarpill, Lime Crime and BFTE. All the small round containers are sample sized BFTE. Seeing I don’t wear make up too often, these are perfect for me and only $2! I have another Sugarpill colour in the mail that I picked up in the Black Friday sales.

I love lipstick. I actually didn’t include my favourite red in this one, as it’s actually in my handbag, whoops! My favourite lipstick brands are Lime Crime, Manic Panic, Barry M & Stargazer.

Oh, and I got addicted to Burts Bees in Liptember. LOVE!

Next up, I’m wanting to try EVERYTHING Benefit has to offer, and after seeing Danimezza in it, I want to try Invisible Zink Foundation. I’m waiting for my Morgan Annie Lip Scrub to arrive after reading about it on Styling You. And of course I’m really loving my monthly Bella Box.