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sick blogging; or how to waste a weekend
Oh dear. I’m not well. Scratch that, I’m disgustingly sick. All it takes is a dodgy piece of spanakopita and blammo, my whole weekend is ruined. My plans for getting out into the sunshine, lolling around a nice inner-city Sydney park and reading have been nixed, and instead it’s looking like it’s nothing but blankets ...
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Wednesday Style Icon: Josephine Baker
When it came to breaking boundaries, Josephine Baker is one of the best. She was the first black actress to star in a major motion picture, the first to racially integrate a formerly segregated concert hall, and one of the first black American women to achieve true international stardom. She also served the French Resistance by ...
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Wednesday Style Icon: Jenny Kee
I wish I could meet Jenny Kee. I want to tell her that she’s been a huge inspiration to me in one key yet frequently overlooked part of daily fashion: my glasses. I wear glasses. I wear them from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed. I don’t (can’t) wear ...
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MBFW AU: Wella Professionals, Napoleon Perdis & essie for Christopher Esber
‘Healthy and clean but with a deadly edge’ was the makeup and hair design at Christopher Esber, with Napoleon Perdis, essie and Wella Professionals combining to create a look that was sporty, fresh and subtly futuristic. Key makeup notes: skin was the focus at Esber, with a luminous skinscape created by layering tinted moisturiser (Napoleon ...
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MBFW AU S/S 12/13 – ghd, Napoleon Perdis and CND for Carl Kapp
Helmut Newton reigned supreme at Carl Kapp, with Newton’s trademark sexual androgynes influencing make-up, hair and nails. Key hair notes: Alan White for ghd styled a collection of jet black wigs, cutting them into a hard wedge that both evoked Helmut Newton’s whip-weilding dominatrix Amazons and the cyberpunk influence of Girl With A Dragon Tattoo. The wigs were groomed ...
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MBFW SS 12/13 – Napoleon Perdis, KMS California and Nail Rock for Ellery
Super chic ruled the school at Ellery – street style hair, luminous yet minimalist make-up, and mannequin nails pulling together to evoke a pared back yet sophisticated cool. Key makeup design notes: All items by Napoleon Perdis. Skin was prepped and painted with sheer foundation (Sheer Genius, AU$69) and set with a light dusting of powder ...
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MBFW S/S 12/13 – Napoleon Perdis, Goldwell and OPI for Camilla
Circumnavigating the globe on a whim, the Camilla woman is free-spirited, strong, and culturally curious. Key makeup design notes: eyes reigned at Camilla, with Napoleon Perdis creating an earthy spin on a boho smoky eye. Eyeliner (Eye Pencil - Brown Sugar, AU$28) was worked along the lashline and buffed into the socket, matched with a complimentary ...
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Swatchgirl.com – celebrating 2 years of beauty goofiness
Swatchgirl.com turns two today, and I wanted to say thank you in the form of 60 seconds of pure awkwardness. Thank you so much for supporting this blog over the past two years, and here’s to a bigger brighter tomorrow. Tweet
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Kiehl’s – Cucumber & Grapefruit essence oils
So this is something a little neato I’ve been wearing for a few months now. Instead of wearing and carting around a big ol’ bottle of perfume, I’ve been wearing a mix of Kiehl’s Essence Oils in Cucumber and Grapefruit. The cucumber oil gives a nice earthy base, the alkaline note of cucumber balancing the ...
