Monday, November 29, 2010

Christmas Decoration Time

Leigh pulled out the Chritmas decorations yesterday and this is the result.  We have not done much this year compared to other years, we just got the baby fiber optic tree out instead of our huge tree with all our ornaments I have collected for years - I just could not be bothered spending hours putting that big tree together and decorating it.  Oh well I guess this is festive enough!



Wednesday, November 24, 2010

West Side Story 18 Nov 2010

For my birthday in August one of the presents Leigh gave me was tickets to West Side Story, he knows how much I love the film and that I was dying to see the live show.

Unfortunately for me I came down with whooping cough a few weeks ago and did not think i would be well enough to make it, it was pretty touch & go all day but that night I dragged myself out of bed, threw on a maxi dress, pulled my hair back and had to go sans make up (had no other choice as the sweats you get with this are pretty bad).  I decided to avoid mirrors all evening.

All that aside we got there and had great seats in the 4th row.  I was a bit concerned when they announced before curtin that Tony was going to be played by the understudy... but anyway on with the show.

I have always loved the opening, the thought of tough street gangs dancing around New York city is so cool! The dancing was fantastic and so were the costumes.  Seeing some of my favourite songs come to life like 'Tonight', 'America','Somewhere','I feel pretty' & 'Gee Officer Krupke' was so enjoyable.  All the leads were great especially Maria, Anita & the understudy Tony.

If you love the movie then you should go see the live production, it is well worth it.  I was so glad I was able to go, just wish I had felt better.


Scene from dance at the gym

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Royal Wedding Dresses

With all this talk of royal weddings with William & Kates engagement I got to thinking about past royal brides, here are my top picks:

My all time favorite is Princess Grace

In 1994 Lady Sarah made a very modern bride in Jasper Conran

Serena Stanhope copied her mother-in-law Princess Maragaret's dress

Diana's dress looks so dated now but at the time it was a perfect fairytale princess dress

The always chic Princess Caroline in Dior at her 2nd wedding in 1983

The best engagement ring also goes to Princess Grace with this 11 carat emerald cut platnium ring


Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Jennifer Aniston The debut fragrance

Jennifer Aniston launched her first fragrance at Harrods London in July, so far it is still only available in the UK.  The fragrnce is described as: Top notes of citrus grove and rose water, middle notes of blooming jasmine, violets and Amazon lily; and finally, base notes include a sensual musk, golden amber and sandalwood.
I have just purchased a bottle from a UK ebay seller, I will update this post when it arrives.


UPDATE

Parcel arrived today, and it is a lovely fragrance, would be a great one for everyday/work wear.  The violet and rose stand out and the dry down is lovely.  Good lasting power.  A very nice clean fragrance.  Fits perfectly with Jennifers image, I could imagine her wearing this no problem.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

When you can't sleep don't look online........

Not that I need a new handbag but I came across this LAMB bag and I am in  love!    Will be adding this to my Christmas wish list.......

A few pieces of L.A.M.B.

I am a huge fan of Gwen Stefani and love her L.A.M.B label. I have been lucky enough to get a few pieces from some USA stores that ship to Aus.  Here are some of my fave L.A.M.B pieces:

Flutter Sleeve Cheetah Dress
Swing Dress


Panel Dress


Signature Print Knit


Pixel Shirt


LAMB Trainers

Just tried to go to bed but...................................

There was something in the way when I went to get into bed after cleaning my teeth tonight!!!


Paris can you take up anymore real estate or be any cuter, its all good though as long as your comfy!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Project D Snowdrop dress

I am loving the holiday collection from Project D and in particular this dress called 'snowdrop'

Its pure silk and I love the colours.  Hopefully David Jones Queens Plazza will have this one when they get the new collection next year as I would love to see it up close, however like other Project D dresses the price is a bit out of my range and I think this one is approx $800 - sigh.

Take That Progress - The new album



I finally have my hands on a copy of the album I have been waiting for all year - Take That Progress.    I have been a huge Take That fan since 1993 but they never really seemed to take off in Australia until back for good.  Finally they were touring in 1995 and I got up in the dark to go wait for tickets only to find out a few hours later Robbie had quit, I was dissappointed as Robbie was my fave member but the show went on and it was a great concert.

 Robbie of course went on to become a huge solo star and I finally got to see him live for the first time in 2001 (had to check myself out of hospital to go but there was no way I was missing finally being able to see Rob live).   Take That got back together a few years ago and had great success with the albums Beautiful World & The Circus - The Circus live blu ray is excellent and its a shame they did not bring the tour out here.

I have listened to the album a few times and really like it, it has a little more rock edge to it than previous Take That albums but very very catchy.  Some of the tracks that stand out for me area SOS, Pretty Things, The Flood & Eight Letters.  There is also a hidden track that starts at 5.04 minutes into the last song. This album will no doubt be huge in the UK and I hope it takes off out here as I would love it if the Progress tour came here.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Purrr by Katy Perry

Katy Perry is releasing a fragrance called Purr.  I love Katy so I can not wait to have a sniff and see what its like.  It will be available from Nordstroms in the US from mid-November, no word yet on a release date for us.

Purr by Katy Perry begins with the aroma of peach nectar and forbidden apple, evolves with a distinct floral bouquet of jasmine blossom, Bulgarian rose and vanilla orchid, and slowly reveals accents of creamy sandalwood and musk.




The cat bottle for Purrr


Katy looks fab in this Miu Miu dress - the advert for the perfume is behind her






Saturday, November 6, 2010

Project D fragrance Dannii Minogue

Project D is the label created by Dannii Minogue & Tabitha Somerset-Webb and they have just launched the lines first fragrance in the UK.

The scent description:
The natural top accord incorporates inspiration from Neroli, Bergamot and Ylang Ylang gliding through a sense of intrigue and mystery into the whirl wind heart accord of Tuberose, Japanese Osmanthus, Mimosa and Purple Orchid. Finally, the senses are ignited with magnetic and provocative notes of creamy Sandalwood, exotic Saffron, Skin Musks and hot Amber oils.

Not available in Australia till next year the only way you can get your hands on this is through the website
http://www.25tenboutique.com/ who ship worldwide!  Just ordered mine!

UPDATE:

My parcel of Project D fragrance from 25ten arrived today, took 8 working days to arrive from UK - the fragrance is stunning, not like anything else I have and 25ten were fab to deal with!


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