Coastal Scents 88 Palette

Woohoo order has been put in for my coastal scents 88 palette! I cant wait to get it!! Plus I ordered an eyeshadow and chisel brush and an angle brush. I was browsing my makeup guru subscriptions on youtube and Kandee Johnson had posted up a bridal makeup tutorial! After watching it, I really want a MAC paint pot (heaps of other gurus use MAC paint pots too) and a whole lot of MAC highlighters lol.

I am soooo in love with makeup right now :) Gonna go for a walk and try to find the L'oreal liquid eyeliner!!

Btw I started up dragon boating again for corporate and I've also joined the Sports crew. Im hoping this will help me tone up my arms and back if I keep doing it throughout winter! I feel SUPER SUPER sore right now!

Chalet

With the mortgage always at the back of my mind, i always feel guilty spending money on clothes, shoes, makeup etc. So i turn to household goods. I am LOVING cute cute kitchen essentials from Chalet. I bought a pink can opener from them last weekend and am hoping to grow my collection of pastel cooking tools hehe.
Also, the BM's have bought their Sheike dresses, so excited to see it on them and what kind of style they will choose to tie their dresses :) fun fun!!

I didnt get a chance to visit the two remaining florists on my list this weekend cos its just been too busy, but hoping I will be able to book a florist soon!!

Deposit for dress - PAID!

This weekend, I had put a deposit for my dress at Dressense! YAY! I decided to go with Dressense rather than Abbey's Bridal cos a) its much closer to home and b) the SAs there are wayy nicer and so very helpful, it doesnt hurt either when they throw in a compliment here and there hehe. I'm very happy that mum likes the dress, she says I look like a mermaid in it hehe. I cant wait to get it!! I ordered it in the smallest size (the SA decided on the size based on my measurements which I actually never knew until I got measured) so I hope my body stays this shape 10 months later!! *starts regretting the blueberry and almond french toast bake she ate this morning for brunch, it didnt even taste that good either*



Whilst we were in Miranda, Nic tried on a couple of dresses, first this purple number from Sheike which looked very elegant on her and can be worn various ways as so
She also tried on a red dress at Events but wasnt as beautiful as this purple one. I spoke to Charlie about his feelings on having our theme colour changed to purple and he was fine with that, so now our theme colour is PURPLE! Thoughts on this colour theme?? My only concern is that it will be hard to find EXACT hues of purple, but hey, nothing is perfect :) and a little bit of oddity and mismatch just adds some character!

I also had a look at flights to Honolulu for our honeymoon - the cheapest flights i could find were jetstar for $919 return, per person. I also started reading hotel reviews on Trip Advisor and was horrified at the state and looks of some of the low-budget hotels..or should i say hostel-looking hotels? I must say though, planning for a holiday is so much fun fun fun!! :D Better than reading about the newest transfer pricing developments :P Can't wait!!

Seacret - Minerals from the Dead Sea Nail Care Collection

The catch of the day had a product called Seacret Nail and Body Care Kit for only $15, normally retailed at $70! My nails are always in a terrible condition cos they always have polish on them, I decided to buy and try this product to help my nails grow long and strong!!

I've also decided on Mimosa's for Mr & Mrs or Malaysian Mist both by OPI for my nail colour but both are currently sold out on 8ty8beauty supplies :(

Cookie favours

Kim, Nic and Joy have kindly volunteered to make cookie favours for the guests!! We had a baking day at our house today to test how difficult it would be to decorate the cookies.

We bought a gingerbread man baking kit from Coles and made our own pink icing. Personally I'm not a lover of gingerbread men...they taste too gingery! Next time I think I would prefer normal sugar cookies :) And decorating is hard!! They need all the practice they can get!

Here are some we made earlier :)

Sottero & Midgley and Essence

I went to Miranda today with Joy and Nic to check out some dresses, and I fell in love with two in particular at Dressense! Although they are kinda way over my price range :( But once you know its THE dress, you just gotta have it right? The ladies at Dressense were SOOO lovely and you can tell that they've got experience and have been doing this for a long time because of their service and the tips they were giving about the dresses...

Cos I'm such a shortie, I opted for dresses which hugged my figure at least past my hips (this makes me look like I have hips without being too pouffy at the bottom) and I tried on at least 6 dresses and I've narrowed it down to a Sottero & Midgley dress (first one) and an Essence dress (second champagne colour). I LOVE LOVE the beading under the bust that these two dresses have - the S&M dress has a bit more ruching and a bit more embellishment hence is priced at $2,300 which isnt too bad for a designer dress. The Essence dress creates movement having the ruching going to one side but isnt too pouffy at the bottom and is priced at $2,095. Both over my budget :(

Sooo I've come to make a pact with Charlie and myself, that I will NOT spend money on anything that is not wedding related!! no new work shoes, no new work clothes, nothing!! I can only spend on say a veil, hair pieces, food, makeup cos i will be using that for the wedding...etc. I have 10 months to save up and I'm determined to do it!!!

Saison Blanche Couture

OMG I am LOVING this dress by Saison Blanche Couture!!! It is so simple yet I love the sweetheart neckline and the ruching around the bust.

Unfortunately it is only available in stores in the US :( boo boo boo.

I wonder if I can find a dress similar here in Sydney???

Alex Lau

Alex Lau met up with us at home to show us his portfolio and to get to know him. He's a very lovely, laid back guy but best of all, he takes amazing photos!! We are very keen to book him!! Check out his portfolio on his website or his facebook.

Above are a few of my favourite shots!! Heaps more favourites in the facebook album!! But facebook doesnt do his pictures any justice - the high res pics are AMAZING!! I Love the jumping splits shot!! Plus he is willing to make a slideshow for our wedding using the shots taken in the morning and present it during the reception. Legend - wait for it - dary!!!!

Maggie Sottero

I decided to check out dresses last week at Abbey Bridal and a few others in the Dymocks Building but many of them were closed for the Christmas and New Years break. Abbey Bridal was open though and I fell in love with so many dressses!! I loved the fact that they were on sale and had some 2k dresses marked down to 1k!! yay!!!

I guess I'm looking for a strapless gown which has a rather fitted bodice and has some sort of embellishment around the bust or torso area. I am steering clear of pouffy princess dresses cos I'm shawtie and I will look like I'm drowning in it.

These are a couple of the Maggie Sottero dresses which I want to try on at my appointment next Thursday!! I also have an appointment Thursday morning with Brides of Sydney :) yay!!