hot legs.

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in summer, i'm going to be a brunette candice swanepoel. all tanned and leggy with peachy bronze make up and wearing strappy heels with sheer white button ups and metallic jacquard short shorts. seriously, i bought them from topshop the other day, so seeing this made me incredibly excited. i know i'm supposed to be focusing on winter right now.. but my eczema is flaring up thanks to all the heating drying out my skin and rain is just incredibly annoying. don't get me wrong, winter has it's pretty days, like the one today if you're in sydney.. it's crisp but the sun's out and it's beautiful blue skies with a slight breeze. but when you work for a company that put's it's heart and soul into everything summer and you're getting so pale that there's no differentiation between the colour of your behind and the rest of your skin (don't pretend you don't know what i'm talking about.. winter's officially hit when you're the same colour all over). so for now, i'll sit here contently in my mint coloured knit and chunky gold bracelets, dreaming about lacey short shorts and tans and beach hair and neon nails.

make up mayhem

oh my gosh, i have never been working so much in my life! the plus side to having no exams is the fantastic fact that i am getting PLENTY of shifts at work while everyone else is studying their little hearts out. i'm raking in the moolah! i've been meaning to post these pictures for awhile, i stumbled across them on one of the blogs i follow (and i'm being a really bad blogger today and have completely forgotten where i got them from) but something about them completely resonated with me. i've really been getting into basic, everyday make up looks lately, which is a new thing for me as i have never, ever been the type of girl who wears make up on a daily basis. i've never really needed too and i've never known how to apply it properly, so it's just been a neglected aspect of my life. 

however, i've since discovered some products and tips which have changed my world! if you haven't tried a BB cream, get out there and do yourself a favour. i've got the Garnier BB cream and it is phenomenal. it looks super dooper dewy when you first apply it (i got a bit scared) but it sinks in after a minute or two and looks FLAWLESS! i can't even explain how fantastic the coverage is. just blends right in! i've also been loving chocolate brown liners instead of black - great for daytime looks - and the phenomenal work a pretty lipstick can do.

and i guess that's what attracted me to these images.. the first one with that amazing pop of pink on her lips - such a fresh look! and the second one is definitely something i want to try.. really basic, nothing too flashy but it just looks so effortlessly natural, right? 

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max brenner tutti frutti waffles in winter. is there anything better?

i had the sh!*test day on this day. my tutor was horrible to me, and i had to go waste an hour until i met up with my boyfriend. but it's amazing what a coconut hot chocolate and the new issue of cosmopolitan can do!

if you haven't been to aboutlife marketplace (rozelle and bondi junction) i highly recommend it! best salads and yummy kombucha.

my mum's healthy cheesecake with raspberry coulis.

i have finally found my perfect watch.. it's taken me a year and a half but it's divine. just gotta wait until my birthday in december...

i loved my tony bianco devon boots so much in black.. that i ended up getting the brown too. highly recommended!

my life up until today... essays essays essays.

my favourite nail polish combo! OPI pink-a-doodle-doo and a true romantic. baby pink with a perfectly subtle shimmer.

my favourites at the moment. tony bianco boots, topshop jeans, forever new parka and dip dye scarf.

and this last one is my happy face... you wanna know why? because a) i went to the hairdresser and got my hair did. best feeling ever, i was channelling delta ala the voice hair. b) i had my last class of semester today, and i don't do exams. you wanna know what that means? HOLIDAYS!! I'M BEYOND EXCITED! FREEEEEEEEEEEDOM!

wedding bells

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I realise this is my second wedding related post this week (and nope, still not trying to tell you I'm getting married) but I couldn't NOT post this. I should preface this by saying I have a really weird girl-crush on Justine Cullen, editor of Shop Till You Drop. I just think she's amazing and gorgeous and talented and dedicated and so cool. She also has an awesome tumblr AND she named her two boys Milo & Iggy. Again, so cool it hurts. Moving right along before I sound like an obsessed freak.. i'm subscribed to the most wonderful online mag called lifestyled and received an email documenting Justine's wedding. 

JUSTINE HAD MY WEDDING 

This is the wedding I've been envisioning for years and after scrolling through photo after photo, I was literally crying out with envy. She wore the perfect drapey dress with loose curls and effortlessly natural make-up, everywhere was overflowing with flowers and there was so much from etsy that I was essentially having a heart attack. I can't even describe so I'm just going to link you here so that you can go look for yourself and see what I mean.

TB SS12/13

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loving these shots from a preview event in melbourne of tony bianco's SS12/13 collection! i've already got my heart set on the flats with metallic detailing, the heels which are essentially the big sister version of the flats and i definitely wouldn't mind those white heels with the silver capped toe. clearly, neutrals with a splash of metallic is gonna be tickling my tastebuds this upcoming season. sydney's first day of rain in awhile has made seeing this collection even more unbearable.. bring back the summer sun and strappy heel weather!

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i finally got carpet in my room after four years of waiting!

shades of pink and dark blue denim.

some of my favourites; sweet peas and roses.

NEW FAVOURITES: topshop studded slippers.

off to brunch wearing sportsgirl, one teaspoon & tony bianco.

work outfit - wearing seafolly & topshop.

photos c/o instagram - @chloekiara

Been instagramming my heart out as per usual. If you aren't already following me, hit me up! @chloekiara - promise that my instagram efforts are much more impressive than my blogging ones. I'm so in love with my studded slippers from Topshop! They are so comfy, I wore them to work today and they made my day so much brighter every time I looked down at the ground. Now i'm just sitting around waiting for them to become available in the peach and black colour ways - they seem to be sold out every time I check! And I finally got carpet in my bedroom. I know this seems silly and trivial but when you've been dealing with weirdo planks of wood that had white paint splotches on them.. this was a huge development in my life.

Daydreams

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This dress had me completely gob smacked from the moment I laid eyes on it. Diane Kruger wore this gorgeous creation by Giambattista Valli to the Cannes Film Festival and my oh my, what a gown it is. The mint green, the flowing etherial train, the fitted bodice and detailed shoulder. Phwoar. I want to re-create this gown in white and get married in something just like this. Seriously, I've had my heart set on a grecian inspired wedding gown for a long time (you could not get me into a puffy toilet roll inspired wedding dress under ANY circumstances). 

I've had my heart set on this Vera Wang for years...

And no, this isn't some convoluted way of telling you all that i'm getting married. I'm just the kind of girl that likes to be prepared, from my Vera Wang dress right down to my bouquet of peonies.. I clearly have too much time on my hands..