Material Pleasures Photo Shoot #2

In November Material Pleasures, a recycled designer clothing retailer, asked me to be photographer for their Vogue directory photo shoot. In December we had the second shoot, this time for Material Pleasures’ winter range. The team was again Chloe, makeup, Tahlia, styling, Kathleen, model, and myself as photographer. This shoot was somewhat challenging. We were

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Cheap thrills Thursday: $10 shopping spree, wee!

Unfortunate enough to have a shopping addiction, I seem to lose control of my wallet hand when I am anywhere close to a shoe shop. But luckily I have a second character flaw that, when put together with the first, the two naturally cancel each other out – mind-blowing cheapness! This week’s cheap thrill purchases

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Mid week outfit – The story of the big black bag

Wearing: Shirt by Zara, thrifted; Spray-on Jeans by Ksubi; Clogs by See by Chloe; Sunglasses from asos.com; ‘big black bag’ from ebay. So, the story of my big black bag. Origin unkonwn and brandless, I bought this rather plain looking sack of a bag from one of those generic Chinese sellers on ebay for $17,

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Tips for Tuesdays: False eyelash application Q&A

Since I posted the false eyelash application tutorial a while back, I’ve been having some discussions with my followers about solutions to some common application problems. A lot of people have commented saying that they simply gave up on falsies, or only apply them for very special occasions when it’s worth the trouble. I really

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Another mini giveaway–Nerdbirds kitch accessories! [CLOSED]

Wow I can hardly believe I’m posting on the second day of the new year. For many reasons, this new year is very exciting and probably quite important for me. There have been some dramatic changes in my life in the past few months, and I am still adjusting to them all, with many plans

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Vivian ‘Pineapple’ 3 Tone Green Lenses

Having only ever reviewed Geo Medical lenses, I was pleasantly surprised when www.gallover.com sent me a pair of Vivian ‘Pineapple’ 3 Tone Green! Origin: Korea Brand: Vivian Water content: 48% Diameter: 17.2 mm disposal: 1 year These are by far the biggest lenses I’ve worn, at 17.2 mm. It’s funny this design is called ‘Pineapple’…they

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