Lilac Dreaming

Wearing: Lilac Dress and Blazer from Pretty Little Thing; Shoes from Zara

Photos taken by Hai with Canon D70 DSLR

Today I caught up with an old co-worker friend and he said: "You're different (in a good way). You seem so sure of yourself now".

In the past I would've said "nah" or say something nonchalant like "same shit, different day", shrug it off and just wave my hand in front of him to dismiss the subject.

But I agreed with him this time, appreciated his observation and said "yups" and continued with "I think working from home and the isolation I felt really broke me. It really forced me to re-evaluate how I spend my time and I learnt how much I value my friends and face to face contact". I came out of isolation feeling so sure of what makes me happy - my friends and loved ones.

Nowadays when I see my friends or get some outdoors time, I really appreciate it and make the most of it. Try and find pure joy in spending time with love ones. Let's be thankful for their existence.

Hai and I went to Mayfield Gardens over the weekend, and Hai took so much time and care into taking  photos of me while walking through the garden. But I stopped him many times to say "I love that you're taking photos of me, but let's stop and appreciate how still this pond water is. Look at that reflection". And we stopped to just admire the still water and peacefulness. I wanted to really appreciate the moment I had with him. Appreciate our existence.

Anyways, do you like my outfit? I wore this to a wedding before the Covid Pandemic hit. My favourite colour is purple. When I wear it, it also makes me happy.

Stay safe everyone x

Insert witty S&TC quote here; because I'm really loving my new Name Necklace!

My personalized Name Necklace (courtesy of Mynamenecklace.com)

Portmans Button up dress (My sister's)(similar here)

Into Fashions blazer

Wittner Shoes

Sportsgirls Floral Corsage

Forever 21 belt

I love Christmas, its a cheery time and everyone is eating good food and listening to uplifting music. But of course, my favorite things of all are giving and getting presents!

I was fortunate enough to receive a beautiful personalized necklace from My Name Necklace

online store. It had such speedy delivery and so many options (including personalized name bracelets!) to choose from. After I received this necklace, I went online and bought 3 more gifts for my friends. The prices are fantastic and it didn't break my budget at all.

Wearing this necklace made me feel like Carrie from Sex and the City (S&TC) so I decided to wear my heels that were inspired by the first S&TC movie. How do I look?

Also, I have composed a list of the 5 things I want for Christmas!!

1. Season 1 & 2 of Community on DVD

2. A new soft flash for my DSLR Nikon D60

3. A new MAC lipstick, like a light red (you can never have too many lipsticks!)

  4. A new IPOD classic

5. An unlimited gift-card to ASOS.com 

What's on your list for Christmas? 

Have a fantastic week everyone!

Much love~

xx Natalie 

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Busting out the Chanel sunglasses & getting pumped up for the OPSM Sunshine Tour!

Chanel Sunglasses (visit OPSM for similar styles)

Into Fashion Blazer

Vintage silk shirt

Cashmere leather skirt (similar here)

Wittner studded sandals (similar here)
Necklace chains

I graduated from dealer school! I am now a certified  Blackjack dealer. It's pretty cool. Even though I don't encourage heavy gambling (only $5 here or there is fine) I do find it fun to deal and to interact with patrons. The first time on the casino floor was freaky and I wanted to die on the inside and I especially wanted to faint after I handled my first $1000 chip, haha.

As well as dealing part-time I also am still blogging and interning with Morgan Joanel from Mojomade I am living a fulfilling life and it's becoming happier, especially since summer in Sydney is here and Christmas is around the corner!!

A perk of summer is that everyone wears fantastic sunglasses! I am so honored to be asked by OPSM to be a part of their OPSM Sunshine tour. 

I will be joining their ice cream van on Thursday 15th December 2011 @ Wynyard Park Sydney and be giving styling tips to Sydney-siders on eye-wear. I love Ray-ban, Prada and Chanel sunglasses. But definitely my favorite are Ray-bans (even though today I gave my Chanel sunglasses a run). I always wear Ray-ban aviators! If you're around the area come say hi! :)

 Much love~

xx Natalie

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I wear my hearts on my legs and mesh dress

What I wore today: Luka mesh dress (find similar item here) , Into Fashion Blazer (find similar item here), Sportsgirl stockings (find item here), Mollini nude shoes (find similar item here), Diva Bangles, Fossil Watch (find item here), Asos socks

I'm quite a romantic at heart, even though I wear it rarely to express it. I get all fuzzy and warm watching romantic comedies - my favourite movie is Love Actually. My dreams as a kid, were to be able to dance like Michael Jackson (failed poorly, but I do express my inner MJ at my gym session of Zumba), and second, was to fall in love.

I did fall in love, multiple times - with bad boys, nerdy boys, gangsta boys, sweet boys, you name it. In the end I found my boyfriend Hughie and he's a sweetheart. I also fell in love with fashion and all the trends, even the one-off ones - puffy shoulders, bushy eyebrows, the epic failed microfibre flare pants.. but one fashion trend that has never failed me is a good old waistcut dress. I have a small waist so I love dresses cinched at the waist, its become a little bit like my signature dress. That's one love in my life I can always count on!

What style of dresses do you love?

Lady in Pink

What I wore today: Forever 21 shirt, Into Fashions blazer, Vintage shorts, Sportgirl socks, Bardot Boots, Handmade scarf, Diva Jewellery

I'm sure if I didn't tell you, you wouldn't have noticed, but those vintage shorts are a size 6 and thus they are way too small for me. But I still wear them because I love them. Beauty is pain!

By the way it was a lovely windy day today, beautiful breeze!

Dreams

 

What I wore today: Into Fashions Blazer, H&M Knit dress, Belt (unknown), Stockings (unknown), INCU boots, Diva Necklace and bracelet, Asos bag, Revlon 'Apricot Blaisle' Lipstick

I got given two Westfields Gift cards for my birthday, and I spent the night shopping after work. Now its past midnight, so I'm tired and half asleep. Going to keep this post short before I blog something I'll regret tomorrow morning. Hehe, with my look today I felt it's a perfect Autumn look. I even match the background.

Enjoy :)