Priceline Pout Day

When there is an opportunity to get free make-up, you grab it. So, when I found out about the Priceline Pout Day in Sydney, I dragged my friend along to get the freebies and to become part of the Guinness World Record for the largest makeover class.

Lipstick, blusher, mascara and a mirror

We also had lunch at Bills and desserts thereafter at the Strawberry Cream Continental Patisserie. 

Cordials

Full Aussie Breakfast (and Beef Miso Sandwich in the background). The scrambled eggs was rather disappointing. But my friend was very pleased with her sandwich.

Outside Strawberry Cream Continental Patisserie

Cheesecake, sacha torte, cappuccino and piccolo latte

Most importantly, I finally had the chance to take photos of another skirt that I made (a long while ago)! More to come. Stay tuned! x

Wearing: Brown ankle boots, Valleygirl; 70s style floral skirt, DIY/handmade; brown satchel bag, Sportsgirl; mint green top

Pretty Flamingo

Wearing: Handmade Floral Bib necklace (seen here) and new shoes from Rubi

This is the official photo of me with pink hair. That's right. It's pink. Read my lips, PINK. Spring has arrived in Sydney. The flowers have bloomed, and so has my hair. Ugh, I love this look so much more than the previous ombre look. I endeavour to maintain this look for as long as possible. 

LOVE IT SO MUCH

Yes, I need to maintain this look because the pink dye I used is a semi-permanent dye. But it's really quick and easy to apply, so I don't think that this is going to be an issue. 

Name of the dye: Pretty Flamingo

xx

DIY: Ombre Hair (Like a ray of sunshine)

// Green woollen jumper, thrifted (and rather itchy) / Black dress with tiny polka dots, Valleygirl, $15 //

I have mixed feelings about my DIY ombre hair. I am not sure if I actually like it or not. To make matters worse, I have received quite a bit of negative comments from my friends. Honestly, I do not care about what they think. Well, I did, initially. But then I decided that it didn't matter because this is what I have been wanting to do and now that I have done it, I am glad that I did. Have I just made this sound awfully complicated?

Ok, to put it simply, there are times when I love my new ombre hair and there are times when I am unhappy about it. Mostly, I am unhappy when I see another Asian with the same hair on the streets. I wanted ombre hair because I wanted a different/unique look. But I guess that's silly of me because ombre hair is all the rage at the moment. I should have known better. So, rather than creating a signature look, my ombre hair has, to some extent, reinforced my status of a quintessential Asian in Sydney. 

The hair dye

Less than 5 minutes after washing it out

Regardless, I just want to show everyone here my new hair. Oh, and today is one of the days that I am loving my new hair. xx

Happy - for now

DIY: Felt flower brooch (and also other presents I bought for my friends)

In addition to the tiny little embroidered ornaments that I made, I also made (and bought) several other presents for my friends who came over to Sydney just a while ago. Here's the felt flower brooch that I made for one of my friends.

I made this felt flower brooch via the tutorial found on this blog here. I thought of making a brooch for her because she is often wearing cardigans and a simple flower brooch is the easiest way to dress up a plain cardigan! 

I also bought several other things during the post Xmas sale for my friends as belated birthday presents. This bright pink cambridge satchel is from Dotti and it was on sale at 50% off! What a steal. I couldn't resist it and bought one for myself too. I think my life is ALMOST complete. FINALLY!! I OWN A CAMBRIDGE SATCHEL (albeit a look-alike, not the real thing). A while ago, I was very very tempted to buy a bright yellow el cheapo one from eBay. Thank goodness I didn't, because it's likely that the quality would not have been as great. 

This is an eyeshadow palette from Sportsgirl. I like the variety of colours in this single palette. I think the beige (bottom row, centre) and grey-ish palette (middle row, extreme right) are great for a natural look. There's also black (top row, extreme left) and silver (top row, extreme right) for creating smokey eyes and bright colours for a more playful look. More importantly, there's a glittery gold (top row, centre) to enhance all looks! Dammit, the more I think of it, the more I think that I should have bought one for myself. But I really really shouldn't because I have a whole bunch of beauty products and make-up waiting to grow stale... T_T


Ok, that's all for now. My friends have left Sydney. I'm waiting for them to send me all the wonderful pictures that we took during their trip here. I'll write more about our trip around Sydney when I've sorted out the photos and stuff!


xx gwenstella