Life Snapshots: A few things that are keeping me smile

November 3, 2010 on 9:47 am | In Life Snapshots: Shopping Bags+ Food+ Adventures+ Style+ Inspirations+ Home | No Comments
  1. Supportive friends, family & blog readers (and their strawberry treats): I got this tin of choc-covered strawberries (some of which were decked out as little brides and little grooms – how cute!) on the weekend, after someone read about my horrendous week. From cool new gift giving website NakedBerry, they were the most welcome surprise I’d had in a while. Accompanying them was a little card that read: Here’s a box of treats to remind you that life is still sweet when wedding plans turn sour. The sentiment of the card was enough to send a wave of happiness over me, but the treats themselves were amazing. Thank you to the lovely person who went to the trouble of getting these for me, you know who you are xx
  2. My Mad-Hatters Kitchen Tea: This past weekend I celebrated my kitchen tea, Mad-Hatter style, with all my family & friends. Dressed in a baby blue lace dress from Alannah Hill, white stockings and black mary-jane wedges, and with a tea cup & saucer hat to match, I was Alice to my bridesmaids deck of cards. My backyard was decked out as wonderland, complete with card motifs, mad-hats and tea pots, and pink flamingo cut-outs in the garden, and many of my guests came in their own mad-hats to fare me well as a new bride/housewife. My highlight of the day was my amazing cake (see below), pictures of the event to follow in a post of their own.
  3. More wedding stuff: Next up, I celebrate my Hen’s Night, starting with a visit to one of my favourite beauty spots: The Benefit Boutique in Paddington and moving on to Ruby Rabbit De Nom for some champers and burlesque. Can’t wait to party with my girlfriends, get prettied up by the benebabes, and wear my lovely 20′s-inspired frock from Review.
  4. Neenish Tarts: These babies need no introduction. Pastry, Jam, Cream, Icing. BEST!!
  5. Christmas Gift Guides in my fave mags: So I can shop for everyone in my life. Including myself. And my new apartment, which I move into in about 6 weeks. Last year’s Marie-Claire Christmas gift guide was unparalleled. Let’s see how 2010 fares post GFC.
  6. Glee: I have only recently discovered this show and I am addicted to its high school dramas, it’s Rachel Berry & Finn Hudson dynamic and of course, it musical melodies. Although I must say, I am not entirely happy with their overt mocking of Christianity in some of the episodes. When did we become so blase about mocking people’s belief systems? Then again, this is hollywood, and life, nowadays.
  7. Christmas Gift Packs from my favourite brands: Don’t you just love it when gift-time rolls around? You get all these bonus products, and gift bags, and miniatures when buying the stuff you actually need, and it comes packaged in these cute little ways to make taking it home even sweeter. On my hit list right now? The ‘Her name was Glowla’ make-up set (shadows, blusher/bronzer, mascara and gloss) from Benefit Cosmetics ($69), and on the cheaper end of the scale, but just as divine, MOR cosmetics’ Duets set, which is essentially one of their lovely perfume oils (much kinder on your skin than fragrance) with bonus soapette, at only $19.95. Perfect for Christmas Stockings or Kris Kringles, too.
  8. My new sandals: Flat. Summery. Pink. Ribbons. Pearls. $44. Need I go on?
  9. Kate Morton’s latest book, The Distant Hours: I absolutely loved ‘The Shifting Fog’ (I recommended it to so many friends) and read The Forgotten Garden very enthusiastically. Now, I am preparing to be engrossed in the best-selling Aussie author’s latest offering, which is once again a period tale set amidst a grand English manor that is swarming with secrets. Stay tuned for the verdict, which, based on my past experiences, ought to be something along the lines of ‘read it, it’s fabulous’.
  10. Rodial’s Glamoxy Snake Serum: This product is a hit overseas (if Posh Spice and Kate Moss are fans, who am I to question its reputation as the elixir of youth – it’s like the philosopher’s stone of anti-ageing) and I’d be surprised if it doesn’t develop a cult following on our humble Aussie shores. Why? It’s a revolutionary formula that freezes muscles (like botox in a tub!) by mimicking the effects of viper venom. I may be young and crows-feet free for the time being (though give me a few months after marriage and we’ll see how I am going) but this is definitely one for my lovely Mama’s Christmas Present, and that’s why I am excited. But this baby has a waiting list already, so get cracking (err, and saving, it’s $195 for 25 mL). And if you’re on the youngish side, make like me and sample their day cream (with SPF 18) or Night Cream to kick ageing before it kicks you. The bonus is that the day cream can be used under eyes too, so it’s essentially a two-in-one deal.

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