Happy Monday Pretties! I love getaways more than anything! Especially when it involves wearing a bikini, hot weather and cooling down in a pool. Here I am at the Mantra Resort in Ettalong on the Central Coast. Only about an hour and a half away from Sydney!
“At 35, I know who I am, and having a 16 month old baby allowed me to grow up. I not only became a mum, I sort of became a woman. So I’m feeling a lot more like me now than I ever have.” -Shelley Craft
Chatting with Shelley Craft was pretty damn inspiring! We’ve seen her on Saturday Disney, travelling all over the world on The Great Outdoors, and making us laugh on Australia’s Funniest Home Videos – she is so grounded, bubbly and down to earth. You seriously just want to give her a hug, she’s so sweet.
Shelley and her partner, created the must have Aussie Fashion App on the iPhone/iPad - Hanger Nation.
Aprilia and I asked her a few questions about it, and love the fact that it has a store locator and the latest designer lookbooks!
“It’s been a year long challenge! We wanted it to be not just the first fashion app out there, but be one of the first big apps developed in Australia. Hanger Nation is the expression of what I love, something I could do to support & showcase the industry that I love, being Australian Fashion.
You never get to see the behind the scenes action, and being from the behind the scenes world, it’s a really nice thing to share. You can see the garments move, and not just still shots all the time. We will be filming more of this and adding it to our videos section on the website.
Travelling a lot in Australia and interstate, sometimes you can’t often find your favourite stores & I’m usually shopping in a mad hurry, so the store locator in the app was through necessity for me.”
Thanks Shelley!
Hi Lovelies! Here’s me playing dress ups again. How hot are these snake print heels? Absolutely comfortable and I have a slight obsession at the moment with anything reptile print, whether it’s croc or snake print.
As you know, I wear a lot of white. Where some girls lean more to black staples, I lean to white!
P.s. These sunnies have become my every day accessory! It’s LOVE.
It was my 26th Birthday last week, and I had such a beautiful day.
I didn’t plan much. Just treated the day like any other day, and was wonderfully surprised at how the day turned out because I had no expectations.
Have you ever been considerably disappointed, because you expected so much from an event like new years eve, valentines, a birthday or anniversary and things didn’t turn out the way you thought they would? Or someone dissapointed you because of their actions, when you expected so much more from them?
I am slowly learning to have less expectations, of people and of situations. Here are some quotes I found which sum it up nicely.
“If you expect nothing from anybody, you’re never disappointed.”- Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar
“The best things in life are unexpected – because there were no expectations.” - Eli Khamarov
“I’d rather be pleasantly surprised than fatally disappointed.”
― Julia Glass, I See You Everywhere
Here are some photos of the pretty gifts I received. Thank you to all of you on twitter, instagram and facebook for the nice birthday wishes 
Thanks Mum for the beautiful lamp and crystal candle holders.
Thanks to my lovely work colleagues for the gorgeous roses.
Ever since I started thesydneygirl.com in April 2009, I’ve been following Erika’s awesome blog Fashion Chalet. When you’re new to the blog scene and not getting very many comments, you can imagine how special you feel when someone comments on your blog, especially someone who is obviously very busy but takes the time to comment on yours, and Erika was one of those people.
I’ve always admired her humbleness, and super awesome style – so I think it’s about time I shared her blog with you, if you haven’t seen it already – www.fashionchalet.net
I like how she thanks brands in her outfit posts – and being grateful is what I’m all about. So I thought I’d walk along the same path and do that too!
I am very grateful for the brands I work with, my amazing readers and the lovely comments you always leave me. Love you all!
Also I wanted to share with you an awesome competition Dragon Alliance is running on their facebook page. They are in search for someone RAD to join them at their exclusive parties throughout the year. Upload your best party picture to their facebook page. Click here for more details and head to the Dragon’s BFF tab.
P.s. I’m wearing Dragon sunglasses above – do you like them?
This festive season look and feel fabulous by following The Laser Lounge’s Top Ten Summer Beauty Tips…
Why? Helps to keep your skin hydrated and moist whilst clearing away any build-up of unwanted toxins!
Why? We recommend consulting with a Skin Expert whether you’re using the best moisturiser for the season. If your moisturiser is too light then your skin may end up dehydrated, however, if it’s too rich and heavy during the warmer weather, you may increase breakouts along with a greasy looking complexion! Not so fabulous!
Why? Sunscreen is one of the best anti-ageing products and protects your skin from sun damage and pigmentation.
Why? Eating lots of fresh fruit and vegetables throughout summer not only helps to keep your skin glowing, but minimises the chance of piling on too many unnecessary kilos, especially during the festive season.
Why? Some of us may like to indulge every now and then, but drinking excessively will only dehydrate your skin causing fine lines, wrinkles and worse of all breakouts.
Why? Mineral make-up not only covers any flaws and accentuates your features, but it also allows your skin to breath!
Why? You know what they say every guy and girl needs their beauty sleep! We say black bags are a good fashion accessory, not a facial feature!
Why? Choose the healthy option and fake it, not bake it. You’ll thank us for this tip in the long run, we promise!
Why? AHA’s keep the skin smooth and moist. If you also choose to fake it (8th tip), hydrating body moisturisers help spray tans last a lot longer.
Why? Never take life, health, family and friends for granted. Let your inner beauty shine from within and treasure life’s most precious moments.
Illustrations by Kim Davies at Inspired Lines
From Left to Right; Zara | Betty Shoe | Keilana Skye | Castaner x The Fable Collective
What better way to say cheers to the New Year, with a picture of my favourite heels of the moment, in my newly installed shoe rack!
I’m on holidays at the moment – however there will still be some scheduled posts popping up until I get back in a few weeks. Keep connected with me on Instagram and Twitter!
Hope you all feel refreshed and ready for another exciting year! Let’s make it absolutely awesome!
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