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The Elusive Perfect Tan Bag and www.buyinvite.co.nz

Hmmm, I should probably kick this blog post off by making a public apology to my credit card, BUT, I think I just may have finally found the elusive ‘perfect tan bag’, so I’m sure my card will understand, right? I’ve only been searching for said ‘perfect tan bag’ for like a year and half, so its been a long time coming, but here she is……………………….

Bag Stats:
Length:45cm
Width: 25cm
Height: 28cm
Handle drop 23
Adjustable shoulder strap

Every single time I go shopping, in the back of my mind I am secretly hoping I will come across a beautiful tan bag that I will fall in love with, buy immediately and live happily ever after with it!  Alas this has not been the case and I swear I have looked EVERYWHERE! Late last night I received my www.buyinvite.co.nz email notification of the latest sales they have and there it was,the perfect tan bag by Borne Naked.

www.buyinvite.co.nz sells various items (well-known brands), shoes, handbags (YAY!), clothes, homeware and at quarter the retail value.  Once a sale starts, the items are available from the day of email notification, for around 4 or 5 days.  The only downside to this site is that you do have to wait quite a long time to receive your purchase e.g. I wont receive my purchase until 9 July (in this case, its worth the wait).  I realise I sound like an infomercial but I honestly have no affiliation with them whatsoever, I’m just super excited about this bag!  RRP on this bag is NZ$636.00 and I purchased it for NZ$221.00.  Its leather, its perfect and ITS MINE.

Here’s a few more shots of my Perfect Tan Bag:

    

 

OOTD: Batwing Sweater Dress

OOTD: Batwing Sweater Dress

Thought I would kick off my OOTD posts with this Batwing Sweater Dress that I am absolutely loving.  It’s from Orange Girl (purchased last week) in High St which I think is such a great shop – I have bought so many reasonably priced items from this store and I honestly don’t think this label gets the praise it deserves.  I’ve seriously bought at least 40 items from this store over the years and love all of them – no regrets!!  Best of all – it’s not a chain store that you can find just anywhere AND (this is my favourite part) they only make a couple of each item so you don’t run into a 50 girls wearing the same outfit!!  BONUS!!

So – OOTD consists of:
Batwing Dress in Olive from Orange Girl, High Street (circa $60)

Opaque stockings in black from MAX ($25) and worth every cent!!  I will buy stockings from MAX only from now on, these bad boys last forever and are so comfortable that when I first wore them I went in the very next day and purchased 2 more pairs!

Black biker boots from No.1 and to be honest, I have not seen another pair anywhere that I have loved more than these and I searched high and low for the perfect pair.  I probably get asked several times a day when I where these, where I got them from.  I love them! (so glad I didn’t spend the $350 I was going to on an Overland pair).  These were about $50 or around that price.  Gold & Wood bangles and Gold Envelope Necklace are all from ShellShock in Ponsonby and the bangles were about $30 and the necklace around $80.

Necklace close up:

Gold Envelope Necklace from ShellShock

Until the next post……
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NAIL ART and Colours I’m Crushing On Right Now………

 

 

Newspaper Print Nail Art


Step by Step guide on how to achieve this look

What you’ll need:  1 base coat, 1 clear top coat, 1 nail polish colour, newspaper (cut into 10 little pieces to fit on your nails – trust me you’ll want to prepare this now before you get started on anything else), white/clear spirit (I used Vodka) and a small dish.

  1. Paint your nails with a polish of your choice, I prefer a light or neutral tone but anything will work
  2. Let your nails dry completely. This is a must or you will be in all kinds of trouble when you move on to step 3
  3. Dip your nails into a small dish of alcohol.  If you don’t want to use alcohol, water should work too but the letters will not be as precise as with alcohol
  4. Take a strip of newspaper and press it onto your nail while it’s still damp.  You can use just the everyday small print or you could choose a large print like a ‘headline’, It all depends on the kind of look you’re going for, but I think smaller print looks better.
  5. Hold the newspaper strip taut with a steady hand. If you try to lift the paper and put it down again or move too much you will smudge it.
  6. Peel the newspaper strip off slowly and gently.  Hopefully this is a voila moment
  7. Apply a layer of clear top coat  and you are officially newsworthy!


Neon Nails
Neon is a trend I’m really loving – although I have to admit a splash of neon incorporated into an outfit is more my style, rather than an all out NEON ‘screams look at me’ outfit.  Why not incorporate it into an outfit with your nails – subtle – but still on trend!!

Jade is the New Black by OPI – wore on my nails all last week and lovin it!

Revlon Top Speed in Electric
This is a cute colour, but as I do with all ‘top speed’ colours, you need to finish with a clear top coat to get rid of the matte affect and bring the true colour out.  Revlon’s new Top Speed Nail Enamel dries quickly and at $10 (on sale at K Mart at the moment), it doesn’t break the bank! This is a really close dupe for Chanel Mimosa if you’re not willing to splurge


Sterling Silver
French Style Manicure in Matte Silver and Metallic Silver.  One of my fav nail looks and the perfect nail art to wrap up today’s nail looks.

Beauty/Make-up Related Products Im Loving Right Now……

URBAN DECAY NAKED PALETTE
I’ve actually gone back to using my Urban Decay Make-up Palette, so I’m calling this my ‘new obsession’ even though its something Ive been luv’n for years!  Rather than lugging around a million different eye-shadows, this bad boy does it all! (pity the NAKED 2 palette isn’t as good as the original).


MAC MAKEUP ARTISTRY STORAGE CASE
My new MAC Make-up Artistry Travel/Storage Case.  I am the luckiest girl ever as the boy got me my latest MAC obsession after watching me drool over this the last few times that we’ve visited the pro store in Britomart.


Bobbi Brown
– Shimmer Brick in Brownie – DEVINE!  Must get the ROSE palette!

MAC Hey Sailor!
The pieces I recently got from the new MAC Hey Sailor! Range – luv luv luv!


Rapid Lash
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This serum works so well that I’ve had a number of people ask how I manage to have such long lashes or, dare I say it, if I have had lash extensions (UGH! Not a fan of how extensions look and they aren’t real ya know – those suckers just fall off after a few weeks).  I LURVE Rapid Lash!
Revlon
Revlon Grow Luscious Mascara – big fav at the moment

Sigma Beauty
Sigma Make-up brushes.  Although I do also use and love  MAC brushes, Sigma brushes really are just as good and in some cases, might even be just a bit better.  The one I ordered comes in an awesome leather travel case to ensure your brushes aren’t damaged and it opens into 2 brush holders.  Handy Dandy!!


Until the next ‘things Im lovin right now’ update…………………..

 

Hair Chalking

HAIR CHALKING
The How To……..
Ange why does it look like you’ve dipped the ends of your hair in a rainbow?  How did you get the hair dye out so easily?  How did you get it back again a couple of days later and manage to swap the colours out so quickly? Why are you referring to yourself in the third person (ok, that last question was me talking to myself). I digress……….

Colour streaked or tip-dyed hair is definitely a fun way to express your ‘colourful’ personality, however this is not always appropriate for work, especially when you are involved in the more ‘corporate’ type meetings as this look may not be viewed as appropriate in the workplace and that’s why hair chalking is such a great option – it’s not permanent! Here’s a step by tutorial on how to achieve the look seen in the above pic.

Now before I get started I would like to state that I absolutely do not claim to have invented hair chalking, in fact, it has been around for quite some time, but lately seems to have had somewhat of a resurgence.  This is simply a ‘share the love’ tutorial on how I created my rainbow dipped hair.

Items you will need:

  • Soft pastel chalk (this is fairly inexpensive and personally the best priced soft pastel chalk that I’ve come across is at Jeff’s Emporium)
  • An old shirt (one you don’t mind getting messy)
  • Rubber gloves
  • A spray bottle (also very inexpensive at Jeff’s emporium) filled with water
  • Straighteners or curling iron

Steps

  1. Make sure you are wearing an old shirt as it is inevitable it will end up with some chalk on it
  2. Take a small section of hair and spray with water (if you have blonde hair, you probably shouldn’t wet your hair as the water is there to increase the colour pay-out which is something needed for those with brunette hair).  This is the section that you will colour.  Say around 1 inch and this can be fully streaked or just wet the tip if you want the ‘dip-dyed’ look.  Have fun, be creative, this doesn’t have to be perfect.
  3. Colour/rub on the hair with the pastel you’ve chosen (those with blonde hair – you are lucky, you can pretty much go with any colour.  Brunettes – for best colour pay-out I would go with red, pink, green and blue). You want to twist the hair as you apply as this will release the colour pigment.
  4. Wait for the hair to dry (or if you’re impatient like me, have a hair dryer at the ready).
  5. Once the hair is dry, go over the coloured pieces with straighteners or a curling iron (This helps to lock in the colour).

Tips and Tricks

  • Do not use oil pastels. Oil pastels will be incredibly hard to remove.
  • Note that the colour can rub off on your clothes during the day (rain is not our friend) so it does pay to wear dark clothing or a top that is a similar colour to your chosen chalk.
  • When you want to remove the colour, brush your hair before shampooing. This will eradicate most of the chalk.
  • I like to use hair spray to further lock in the chalking (this helps it adhere which means less chance of getting any colour on your clothes)
  • Choose a deep nourishing or moisturizing shampoo as this will help to replenish the moisture than chalking tends to absorb.

This is all about having fun, don’t stress about making it perfect – just brighten your day by brightening your hair!

In The Media

A Girl About Town……

Out and about, sometimes a few pics are snapped here and there at various events for the media: newspapers, mags and websites and thus this post, which I update now and then. Heck, a little self promotion never hurt anyone LOL

Blue Sky Event:  Myself and Murray Bevan of Showroom22.  Photo by Norrie

NZ Music Awards – myself (awful photo of me admittedly) and Guy Williams – he’s just as he comes across on TV! Very cool and lots of fun!

MAC Hit the Pavement Party – Photography by Norrie Montgomery & Megan Robinson
Me with the lovely and ever smiling Ruby Frost.  My new fav top by Moodie Tuesday made it’s debut at this event – Eating Isn’t Very Chanel.

 

Megan Robinson of Thread.co.nz, me, Becks from Thread.co.nz

http://www.thread.co.nz/news/6876/53/M-A-C-Hit-the-Pavement/d,thread-article
Bloggers Angie Fredatovich of Gurlinterrupted.com and burlesque star and blogger Miss Phlossy Roxx.  Now, I have to say, sooooo glad I went to the MAC Hit The Pavement Party, this is where I properly met Miss Phlossy – she really is über cool!  So, soooo lovely and hilariously funny (her partner D is just as cool).  Then, at the NZ Music Awards we bumped into each other and hung out again; and that confirmed it – crazy attracts crazy – and I love crazy! Heck who wants to be normal – life is for living and I’m so stoked I’ve met Miss Phloss.

Karen Walker Runway Show and Lexus’ launch of their new $1m car!  http://www.thread.co.nz/news/6537/15/Karen-Walker-at-Lexus/d,thread-article  Blogger Angie Fredatovich of www.gurlinterrupted.com and Craig Jonas (aka Angie’s guy)

Thanks for the blog mention on Thread.co.nz Megan you are the besterest 😉

Just in case you’ve been living under a rock and don’t know about Thread, here’s the link.  It’s one of my fav’s and I’ve been a long time follower: www.thread.co.nz  owned and managed by Megan Robinson.  Megan is quite the inspiration – digital magazine creator and owner, writer, fashionista, designer, mummy, wife, the list goes on and on.

Ange x
A Girl Interrupted By Fashion, Beauty and Anything Pretty That Catches My Eye 

SHOWROOM @ PROCESS PR

Spring/Summer 2012/13 at Process Fashion PR:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was Showroom Day atPROCESS FASHION PR yesterday.  Showcasing Spring/Summer 2012 was an exciting line up including: Converse, Underground Sundae, Moodie Tuesday, Eyes of Common, to name just a few.

A few of the highlights of the day:

Eyes of Common:

Underground Sundae:

and Moodie Tuesday – I am determined to own this t-shirt!!!!!

EATING ISN’T VERY CHANEL – Tee by MOODIE TUESDAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAC HEY SAILOR LAUNCH

Last week saw the launch of MAC Hey SAILOR! and of course, due to my obsession with make-up (especially MAC), I had to be there! I guess its kinda become a habit, every time MAC launches a new line I HAVE to have a few products from each line to add to my collection and this was no exception…….

The Beautiful range of MAC Hey SAILOR (pre everyone arriving and getting their diiiiiiirty mitts on everything)

Cute Tap Dancing Sailor Girl and Sailor getting a tatt (Im going to run with – probably an anchor).  Everything was so nautical and on theme at the launch from the sailors and music, right through to the food (sushi and cute nautical lifesaver cookies to mention just a couple).
What I bought.  L-R:  Pro Longwear Bronzing Powder in Sun Dipped, Eyeshadow in Jaunty (LURVE!) which is a frost, Suntints Liquid Lip Balm in Sea Mist which I swear just may be the nicest lip gloss/balm to date – it smells A-May-Zing and actually lasts for hours which is almost unheard of in a lip gloss – I cant rave about this one enough. Last but not least, their new ‘To the Beach’ Body Oil which is just B-Ewt-Iful!! – its basically a really fine body shimmer that, due to the oil, gives you an all over glow.
Swatches.  Closest to my wrist going upwards:  To the Beach body oil, Suntints Lip Balm, Eyeshadow and lastly the Pro Longwear Bronzing Powder.
What I chose from the range were the products that not only was I automatically drawn to due to the beautiful natural shimmery tones, but they were also the products that weren’t (to my knowledge) dupes of previous lines.  Seriously – that lip balm is just to die for!
Well that’s all for now on my MAC rant – as you will come to see, I am a HUGE MAC fan and although I already own enough MAC to sink a ship, scuse the pun (Im a qualified make up artist, even though its not my chosen profession, so that’s my justification for having SO much make-up!) I will continue to do make-up hauls and no doubt be at every new line launch where possible, because lets face it, Im addicted to MAC!  [I do love many make-up brands so the hauls and swatches wont just be limited to only MAC]