Tres Tres Cool

I've been blog-wanderin' today and came across a little gem again called Une Fille Comme Moi (according to my dashboard widget translator it means A Girl Like Me). Its all in French, so I cant understand a word, but the drawings are so perfectly divine I had to share 2 with you to inspire you to go have a look......( i have taken them straight from her page....i hope she doesnt mind.... or cant read English)Please go look at her blog. particularly if you can read French. Dont you just love the Chanel-esque bracelets on this one!!? The link is to the right......

Pics of Melbourne

Maud and I decided we needed some more street style and general pictures of Melbourne up here, so here is my first attempt, with new camera!, bit arty-farty/stupid I know, but these are from the Madame Brussels rooftop balcony.
This is (down between the trees) The Paperback bookshop, and the Job Warehouse fabric place....... opposite Mme Brussels on Bourke St.
Old sign.... not sure what for.....
This is where I now want to live- top floor with the curve window..... thats the Windsor towers behind....

Drumroll.....

Here it is- finally. I cant get the stain out, which is worrying, and imagine it with a cinched waist with a wide brown belt, ok? Now sigh and admire the pattern...

Zoe did a bad bad thing

Ehehehehehehehee! I did a bad thing. Not bad as in hurting anyone or involving any people, sort of, but still bad. I felt guilty for about 24 hours...... now I just kinda giggle when I think of it. Heres what happened....

Months ago (like back in summer) I found this dress that was EXACTLY what I was looking for. I didnt buy it but went back 2 days later to get it and it was SOLD OUT. Like, completely, but the shop ordered me in the very last one, which was technically 2 sizes too small but the style of the dress allowed me to get away with it. I wore it to death, to the point where the shoulder straps were starting to kinda come away from the body cos they were so tight.

Last weekend, I went back to the shop, and they had another of my dress- in my size. So because I loved it so much I bought that one too. My mother (who is not normally so conniving) suggested I return the old dress with the new receipt under the claim that the dress was tagged wrong, and too small. I scoffed "peh- you CANT do that!" at her and went home and hung up my new dress next to the old one.

Hours later, after mum had left, I thought- you know, theres really no point in having 2 if i'm really only going to wear one..... maybe I'll sell it on ebay! But if I returned it..... would get money back not some measly $15...... but dont have reciept mum took it with her......maybe if I just rang up shop and asked.......

20 minutes later I was in the shop as they popped a refund through on my card..... the nice man there was SO apologetic and helpful as I said all sorts of things like "but are you SURE cos i understand that I havent got the receipt" ("yes love dont worry this sort of thing happens ALL the time its not your fault!") guilt started creeping in......

By the time I got home and only had one perfect dress hanging up and $59.95 still in my bank account I was feeling better. Its just that they were so HELPFUL..... if they had've been the usual narky salespeople and had whinged about how DIFFICULT it was I would have felt much more righteous and haughty about the whole situation...... but thankfully my guilt is quickly dissipating. Now if only it wasnt 13 freezing degrees outside perhaps I could WEAR the dress....

much of a muchness

We were just complaining yesterday arvo as we shopped that at the moment in Melbourne we don't seem to have had anything new happen fashion wise for like a year. Its all the same and still overpriced for seethrough knits and babydoll dresses and everyone looking as though Rachel Zoe has styled them. I would love to see some new things going for decent prices that you know will last for a while or even just more individuality happening. Just to encourage the healthy obsession with street style thats happening here at LIM here's another book that is on my wishlist!

secret wardrobe

ok so its examtime and i thought i would confess my study outfit hahaha. please note the artists rendition above. there are alot of hearts involved let me tell you from the start.

-bright pink flannel pj pants with white and hot pink hearts all over

-white nightie covered in pastel purple/blue/pink hearts with normal purple trim (worn underneath)

- aforementioned matching pj top

- navy blue with white flowers moomoo with 2 huge pockets on the front large enough to hold mobile phone, tv remote and bottle of water- worn over the top

and for really serious study (like this weekend)

-a huge pastel pink hoodie worn under or over the moomoo layer

-blue and pink woollen kneehigh striped socks (pj pants tucked in of COURSE) knitted for me by my finnish grandma

so there you have it...basically a walking pink heartcovered doona- hopefully i will pass!

Tram vs Eyeliner OR Wet Hair vs After 5 Makeup?

This morning I witnessed the most bizarre thing. I was on the tram on my way to work, and it was packed (as usual, stupid useless public transport) and in front of me was a lady sitting down. As I got on and was jammed in front of her, she took out a compact and started putting on foundation. It was a pressed powder kind, so at first I thought she was just putting on powder, but it soon became apparent she was going for some high-level coverage.

Then she pulled out an eyeshadow compact and proceeded to do her eyes, with 2 different colours then another colour all over the lid from another compact.

Next (this is all while holding the first compact in one hand for the mirror) she pulls out a pencil and LINED HER EYES. Perfectly. On a tram. I couldnt believe it!

By now it was clear that this wasnt just a touch up on the way to work and I was becoming amazed at the sheer amount of makeup she had in her bag- which was one of those stupid "clutch" traingle bags with a shoulder strap. Anyway next she did mascara, to MASSIVE lengths, then (this was by far my favourite bit) she pulls out a brow pencil and coloured in her eyebrows!! And then brushes them out with a little brush. Next she did blush, for which she had a big blush brush LOOSE in her bag - must get so messy- and then lipstick. Just pink gloss though, I was a bit disappointed she didnt do the full line, blot, and real lippy.

Isn't this incredible? I dont wear makeup on a day to day basis so this shocked me. Who does their makeup in public?? She makes it so obvious that she needs all this help to look good (and she did look good when finished, if a bit full- on for me), in public! I could never publicly shade in my eyebrows or line my eyes, not least cos i'd look totally stupid doing so. The other thing that surprised me is how much stuff she was carrying around with her. She had a small bag, HUGE wallet, and at least 3 compacts, 2 pencils, mascara, lip gloss and a blush brush. The most I ever have in my bag is a lip gloss and sometimes mascara!

The other thing that got me this morning was that she went to SO much effort with the face, but she had wet hair tied in a ponytail/bun thing. I am all for running-late-wet-hair, for sure, but if you are this full on about appearance surely you could dry off your hair?? Or tie it into some kinda of trendy knot or something? She seems to be putting all her eggs into one basket here. If you are happy to go to work with crap wet hair surely you can relax on the makeup a bit? Maybe I'm just not understanding other womens relationships with their foundation here cos I dont wear any. Does anyone get this woman? Would you go out with a full face of makeup and wet hair?