Friday Blog Lovin'

Friday sweet Friday! And I could practically feel Spring in the air when I (finally) rolled out of bed this morning though it has come over cloudy now.  

What have you got planned this weekend? I'm having dinner with T's family tonight, volunteering in the morning tomorrow and then a MASSIVE girls night out! Oh and Father's Day on Sunday of course......need to work on the whole buying a gift for my Dad who is just impossible. 

Time for some Blog Lovin' of my favourite posts of the week, hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

The lovely Sarah from Hip & Haute has me lusting over the the Chanel Perfection Lumiere foundation being released very soon. I'll be adding this to my shopping list!

Clare at Clarebear.com has me interested in Illamasqua's Gleam Cream highlighter. Perhaps this will be a replacement for MAC's Strobe Cream?

Blossoms Will Run Away has me wanting to run out and purchase a Modiva Professional curling iron ASAP! This has done nothing to curb my obsession with curling irons! Loose defined curls, yes please!

Head over to Dempeaux for a great read on commonsense tips for loosing weight the healthy way, and keeping it off. 

Amanda of Me vs The Bulge has pumped out another awesome post, this time on the importance of setting goals to achieve on your fitness journey. Love it!

Tara at Keeping up With Me  shares how using Dermalogica has helped make a massive difference to her skin. Positively glowing! 

Me , My Best and I shares her holiday beauty must haves and makes me want to try Mario Badescu products more than I already want to. Must. Purchase. 

That's all for this week. I hope you all have a lovely weekend xx

Best News Ever

I just read online this morning that the French pastry house Ladurée ( started in 1862! ) has recently opened up a store on Madison Avenue in New York. Be still my beating heart!

This is obviously a sign from above, a sign that I should stuff myself with salted caramel macarons until I cry tears of  joy which taste like sugar and happiness.

It's a shame I don't have a bath where I am staying, I could have done it Blair Waldorf style.

 By the way , do you remember when she and Serena went to Paris? I die. I just realised I am in need of a serious Gossip Girl fix, they should hurry up and finish filming the next season!

Oh and once last thing, how good do these religieuses look?! Choux pastry, you are so delicious. 

10 DAYS!

Pride and Fear

I didn't get around to taking any pictures this weekend, it was one of those weekends where you feel like you are doing nothing but in actual fact you are quite busy!

Instead I thought I would share some some thoughts on the weekends events.

PRIDE

On Saturday my little brother ( well, he ain't that little at 20, and he is so tall!) left to go to the NSW Police Academy to begin his training to become a police officer. I am such a PROUD sister right now! One day , not too far from now, M will be a boy in blue.......nope sorry, I can't imagine it!

I even got a hug goodbye, I must say the shock nearly killed me. Goodluck M!

FEAR

T went out on the weekend with the boys. I was expecting a call from him at some ridiculous hour as I told him I would pick him. Well I received a call from his phone in the middle of the night, but it was not the call I was expecting. Instead, it was one of his friends telling me that T was in hospital after being king hit and he wasn't sure if he was alright. CUE HEART ATTACK! 

Long story short, T walked out of a pub, some stranger ran from across the other side of the street and knocked T out stone cold! Luckily the police were nearby and arrested the jerk whilst T was carted off in an ambulance. He has no recollection of the whole thing and woke up hours later in the hospital with no idea how he got there. It was a long night, but thankfully all his scans came back clear and no long term damage was done. He has a cut up mouth , some swelling and a sore neck but it could have been much worse.

I have heard enough horror stories in the media to know that all it takes is for someone to hit the ground the wrong way and that's it, it's all over. Terrifying.

I really think it would be challenging to be a young male and about on the weekend. Honestly, people seem to just want to pick fights with you if you are apparently looking at them the wrong way or just for the fun of it! Of course that's not to say you won't get beat up just because your a woman, but I feel people would be much more likely to step in for us!

What do you think?!

ETA: The stupid jerk has been charged with assault and grievous bodily harm! GOOOOOOD!

Something New...

I tried my hand at a short video today, be the first to witness the awkwardness of learning to speak to yourself in a empty room! Ha!

I thought I'd talk quickly about some things I am planning on carrying with me on the plane when I head overseas in two weeks. 

Hmm......way to show a weird place in the video YouTube!

Perhaps I'll be brave enough to attempt another video soon, let me know what you think!

I'm going out for tapas now, YUMMM! xx

24 Questions

I tagged myself in this quiz I saw on The Puzzle of Sandra's Life blog and thought it would be fun for a light and easy Friday post. 

So here goes!

1. Do you have a middle name?

Nope, neither does my dad, brother and sister. Has never bothered me!

2. What is/was your favourite subject in school?

Probably legal studies, although the teacher/class was so awful I would just read case studies from textbooks to keep myself entertained for two years ha ha. 

3. What's your favourite drink?

Fresh juices yummmmm.

4. Favourite songs at the moment?

Otis by Kanye West and Jay Z ( see post below) and Cinema by Benny Benassi. 

5. What would you name your children?

I love the names Elly and Malachy.

6. Do you participate in any sports?

No, I'm not really a team sport person but I do go to the gym. 

7. Favourite Book?

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. This is how I came to love the name Malachy.  

8. Favourite Colour?

Shades of green.

9. Favourite Animal?

Cats. I'm a cat lady through and through.

10. Favourite Perfume?

Chanel Coco Mademoiselle or Chance.

11. Favourite Holiday?

Probably summer holidays for Christmas/New Year because that's why I get a few weeks off work and get my yearly beach fix!

12. Have you graduated High School?

Yes, in 2007! Can't believe it has gone so quickly, back then I thought school would never end. 

13. Have you been out of the country?

Yes, to Fiji last year. 

14. Do you speak any other Languages?

Nope!

15. Do you have any siblings?

A 20 year old brother and an 18 year old sister. 

16. What's your favourite store?

Probably Sportsgirl or Lululemon at the moment. 

17. Favourite Restaurant?

At the moment Trevis at Norwest ( Modern Italian I guess) or Pilu at Pittwater ( Sardinian)

18. Do you like school?

Not really, I am pretty hopeless when it comes to being self motivated with uni work.

19. Favourite Youtubers?

Maru the Japanese cat hahahaa! I could spend hours watching random crap on Youtube, in fact I do so quite regularly. 

20. Favourite Movie?

Shawshank Redemption or The Kings Speech at the moment.

21. Favourite TV show?

I guess at the moment I love Dexter, Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, The Walking Dead, True Blood and The Vampire Diaries though I am horrible behind most of these at the moment.

22. PC or MAC?

Love my MAC, wish I could work on a MAC at work. 

23. What phone do you have?

iPhone 4 aka my extra limb. 

24. How tall are you?

Either 1.62 or 1.68 cm, I can't quite remember !

I also tag anyone who reads this and feels like sharing!

Have a great weekend!

What More Can I Say, We Killin' 'Em

Kanye West & Jay Z- Otis

Am so obsessed with this song. Obsessed with the album. Obsessed with these two in general. I honestly think I would die if I was ever in the room with the two of them. 

Antipodes

Antipodes is a brand that is currently on my skin care radar. I've heard of it before but have never really paid attention until I had a chance to browse through Myer recently and it caught my eye. 

Antipodes is a New Zealand brand based on natural botanical ingredients with the added benefit of being certified organic. 

Let me just say, every single thing I tested smelt DIVINE!

Here are a few things I was especially fond of and quite possibly need in my life!

Avocado Pear Nourishing Night Cream  AU $56.00

A lovely rich and buttery cream featuring 100% pure avocado oil. I can just imagine slathering this on of a night time and waking up with beautifully soft skin.

Aura Manuka Honey Mask AU $51.00

This mask features natural manuka honey and is to be used as an intense moisture mask.  I imagine that  you could achieve similar results using plain old manuka honey on it's own but you wouldn't have the added bonus of more avocado oil, vanilla pod and mandarin would you?

Vanilla Pod Hydrating Day Cream AU $52.00

This smelt amazing, though I am a sucker for anything vanilla! Not too heavy, but not too light in texture either, just how I like my daily moisturisers. 

I am lusting badly. 

Have you tried any Antipodes products? If you have, hit me with your recommendations!