Bag me one of these bags

Bags! For uni! In which to fit my lover, the gorgeous Apple Macbook.

Exxy: (for a girl living on $60 a week)

Steve Madden BPOSH in grey patent
$150 USD

Shmexy:

Sportsgirl
Sparkle Canvas Tote in Natural
$49.95 AUD

>licks lips<

Winter eyes

Loving:
This smoky eye from Salatore Ferragamo Autumn 2007 (okay, so it was from end of last year - so what? It's only getting to autumn in the antipodes NOW).


MAC's N collection, not released yet in Australia, and probably never will be (I'm the epitome of optimism today, eh?):
"Seductive and ripe for scandal. A colour collection daringly stripped-down, voluptuously finished, with everything you could possibly need to play up the nakedness of your look. Think of it as naked - with coverage."

I love, love, LOVE this face chart from the catwalks - not the face chart itself, of course, I adore the subtle shimmer of blue in the middle. Simple, yet sexy and daring. Well I need something to keep my spirits up during winter.


And I can't overlook these seriously sexy, almost raunchy, photos:
(1) LV,


(2) MAC US again


Peter Alexander has those conversation hearts on his website too. Is it the return of kitschy, retro heart candy?? NOT that I'm complaining - brings back fond memories of the times when Valentine's Day meant a party, with pink, red and white streamers everywhere and CANDY!! Everywhere!! - ahhhh, kindy. I miss you so.

xx

Sad times, indeed.

What is happening to the Australian magazine industry? It's going downhill, and it's not exactly the best in the first place. I almost ashamed to live here, people. Okay, so admittedly I'm not exactly the most intellectual person around, yet neither am I the dumbest person (at least I can find the friggen' sale wall when I walk into a store! Sorry, frustrations with customers who come into work and fail to realise that big red signs saying 'SALE' indicate the sale wall) and I appreciate individuality, journalistic integrity and a serious passion to promoting the public's right to know, whether it be in current affairs, fashion, beauty or the celeb world - although sometimes the public really doesn't need to know that much about the latter.

When I go overseas, not only am I astounded by the amount of magazine titles, I am flabbergasted at the fact that these magazines appear to think individually! Lo and behold, the last time I read US Elle, there was a very well-written, thoughtful and intellectual piece on the demise of feminism in politics. It was different, and do you know how refreshing that is??

Case in point for the Australian magazine industry - practically every December issue of any magazine featured perfume. Yes, I'm glad you like perfume. No, I'm not happy that all of you wrote about it. Thanks for giving me a reason to save my money - I clearly don't need to buy so many mags since they all have THE SAME THING, right??

And now, the Bulletin and Russh magazine are both finishing. Russh hasn't officially been ended, but since they're in about $19, 000 worth of debt, it might take a miracle to revive it. Pray this miracle happens. Because Russh is something different. So is the Bulletin, Australia's oldest magazine and perhaps one of its most stimulating. I would have been proud to work there when I grow up, but I GUESS NOT - bit hard to work at a non-exisitng magazine now isn't it?

I think - not that I'm any expert, just a rather irate reader - that their problem is the marketing. Mainstream may be trash, but that's the reason it sells so well - most people like it. Russh's cult status meant that it had a group of very loyal readers - ut only a small group, when compared to some of the other glossies. The Bulletin's readership of wealthy, old intellectuals isn't exactly appealing to many people either. Rather elitist, and just a bit boring. Staid. Stagnant.

I wish they'd re-invent themselves - not losing the quality, mind, but perhaps appealing to younger readers with a vibrant image and a piece or two slotted in about pop culture, trends - more The Weekend Australian than New Woman though. And, something that I've noticed in some of the pieces, stop acting as if your entire audience is full of old, Anglo-Australian men. Perhaps in Canberra, they are. But it's a small city, if a city at all (yes, yes, NSW elitism) and to survive, you can't keep targeting them. Because let's face it - and I hate to be blunt here - those men are going to die in a few decades anyway.

Anyway, now that I've blathered on enough, let's have a moment's silence for both magazines, and Heath Ledger too...

>one minute's silence<
xx

Jumping on the Gossip Girl bandwagon

Bleh. Current weather report: rainy, grey, gloomy, cold and definitely not summer-y. It's been like this for the past week or so - and looks to continue for a while. How depressing!

Thankfully, I had Gossip Girl to occupy me. Yes I know I've jumped on the bandwagon a bit late (as usual). But I'm too busy salivating over Dan Humphreys (played by Penn Badgley) and Serena's, Blair's and Jenny's outfits to care.









How hot is he?? And can you believe that Jenny Humphreys aka Taylor Momsen is only 14?? Biatch! Why was I never that hot at 14?? Actually, biatches the lot of them - I want their wardrobes!!
But I still love 'em. Of course.

xx

What the deuce?

How could this gorgeous, gorgeous belt:



come out of this ugly monster of a webpage:






Scary, no?

Lustworthy or dustworthy?

It's pretty difficult to hide an oversized clutch. So difficult, in fact, that they keep popping up everywhere.

WhoWhatWearDaily: Obsession fu jour: Oversized Clutches
Vogue Forums: Oversized clutch bags
Go Fug Yourself: Well Played: Ashlee Simpson?

Pros: Big. Difficult to lose. Holds more than just a teeny coin purse and teenier phone - you can now fit a pack of tic-tacs in! Matches oversized bag. And, as they pointed out at GFY, they're good to smack people with.

Cons: No strap, must lug. around. everywhere. What a pain in the ass. Also, they have the potential to make or break an outfit - wear these babies right, and they will repay you and look freakin' awesome - wear them wrong, and you will be condemned to awful memories of the Day I Looked so Fugly the Abominable Snowman Ran Away from Me.

Check out mystyle.com for tips on how to work the oversized clutch.

xx
p.s. For the record, yesterday's eyeshadow lasted the seven or so hours I was at work, AND the girlies there complimented me on the colour. It's a winner, people.

My first time trying pink eyeshadow

I don't like pink eyeshadow. I always think it makes me look like I have a massive rash - albeit a very pretty, shimmery rash. But in my little bag of freebies I received a pink i.d. bare minerals eyeshadow, so because I'm a very well-behaved girl who does her homework (please, don't laugh TOO loud) I thought I'd better try it out.

Base: NARS The Multiple in Orgasm
Inner eyelid: i.d. Bare minerals eyeshadow in Tropics (the pink stuff - sorry about the crappy lighting)
Midtone: Cargo EyeBronzer eyeshadow
Outer lid: Revlon ColourStay® Copper Spice quad.

The verdict: A very pretty shade - the sort of colour that takes you back to an innocent, cheerful and somehow very girly childhood, full of raspberry spiders... yum.... Er, yes. Anyway. The eyeshadow itself isn't overly pigmented, which is normally what you'd expect from a loose eyeshadow - normally I only use them for eyeliner because they're so strong. But this one gets props from me, also because it gives a soft wash of colour that's easily built up. What's more, it's easy to blend. Which is funny because I used three different types of eyeshadow - The Multiple provided a cream base for the i.d. bare minerals loose powder, the Cargo one is a powder liner and the Revlon eyeshadow is the usual pressed powder. But they all blended beeeeyooootifully, and at least prevented me from looking like I had a rash so bad I need to be taken to hospital before I infect everyone else around me.