Lush Haul

                     

Today I went to Lush for the very first time and can I just say that it was SMELLAROMA HEAVEN seriously I could have stayed in there for hours and hours just smelling. 

The gorgeous shop assistant was wonderful and friendly, I explained I had not yet experienced LUSH, she then sat me down and gave me

a couple of demonstrations, with a gorgeous facial scrub and cuticle butter, which were both out of this world amazing.

The first was the facial scrub called Ocean Salt which smelled like a Margarita cocktail that exfoliates the face and body, however this was a little on the pricey side, no doubt because of the Vodka in the scrub, but I am in love with it for sure.

            

The second was the cuticle butter called Lemony Flutter, so gloriously rich  creamy and the most intense lemony citrus scent, I had to have this, i have very weak nails and this is suppose to strengthen my cuticles, but i am also able to rub it on my tamoko (Maori word for ink-stories on skin)  which will over time will intensify the colour as well.

            

There were many things I was wanting to buy and the haul I got today was nowhere near even half of want I want to try, I was thinking however in two weeks time I may do a review on some of these products and see if there has been any changes since I started using them. 

Only after my first visit to Lush I know for sure that when we move in the next two months or so, that my next dwelling will have a bath for sure. we don't have a bath and I so wanted to buy some Bubble bars and Bath Balistics balls. The shop assistant suggested that I could put them in my linen drawers, or with my clothes, so that my clothes can smell of the gorgeous Twilight fragrance. So I got one of those to give it a go. 

            

So this was my LUSH HAUL for the day;

             

                                  

                                  

So as you can all only imagine that me and my room are smelling goddamn gorgeous right now. I just wanted to shout out the fabulous shop assistant today, I know you told me your name and I have forgotten already. Thank you, i should add that she sent me away with so e freebie shops to try today too, I am totally excited. 

So ladies, tell me have you tried any of these products before??if not What are your favourite LUSH products?

That is me signing out. 

Love and light xox.

Michael Kors Addict

I thought I should share.

Ok, I am officially a Michael Kors addict, please someone sort things out, I don't know how I am going to handle this addiction, anything Michael Kors here in New Zealand is so expensive. The beautiful handbags, purses and my personal favourite at the moment Michael Kors watches. Thankfully the two Michael Kors pieces I do have I got for a very good price for New Zealand standards anyway. Less then half the NZ retail price, I know who's shocked, because I certainly was, I was jumping up and down literally at Smith and Caughey's when she told me the Sale Price.

Number One: 

Michael Kors Madison Chronograph Faux Horn Womens Watch MK5558

Number Two:

Michael Kors Men's Runway Rose-Tone Watch MK8096

Everywhere I look online these same watches are around the NZ$500 - NZ$700 mark, way too expensive for me unfortunately so I can only wait until they are on Sale. I have been trying to look for places where I can order them online and I really want to try ordering them from Amazon, but everyone I know here in New Zealand who has ordered from Amazon in the past have only ever ordered Books or DVDs.

If any New Zealanders who have tried ordering anything other then books from Amazon please let me know how you got on, even if you have any general information about how I can get myself some Michael Kors wears for a better price. I will have to do a dummy run one day.

Love and Light xox.

Aussie Curves - Metallic

Kia ora to my fellow Aussie Curvettes,
Yes I am back, it has been way too long, but I am back up in the mix and hopefully I am here to stay for the rest of the challenges, I will be doing a lot of Catch up posts for everyone to check out too, so please do subscribe or take some time out and check me out.

Of all weeks to return, I come back the METALLIC week, metallic items of clothing have not found there way into my wardrobe often in the past, until very recently, both times they came in the form of leggings and I have been dying to wear them somewhere but there hasn't been an occasion to wear them, so what did I do I wore them to work lol. That's the fun thing about working in a Library we have the freedom to dress the way we want too, of course we have to be tidy, but it doesn't stop us from having fun with fashion.

After all of that it isn't the leggings on display today for Metallic week, I have a dress that I have worn a couple of times, I admit I love the fabric, but the fit isn't the best on me, but I couldn't bring myself to send it back. Those of you who shop at ASOS would have come across this dress and I admit that I didn't realise that there was metallic threads through the dress when I ordered it. (Yep, so you know how often I read the finer details). Anyway I love it, I would wear it more often if the fit was better, so today I decided to rock this dress again for the third time since I bought it.

 Because it's a little more short then I would prefer, I'm rocking it with some Opaque black stockings/tights and because of the extra nip in the air I have put some fishnet stockings of them as well.

Yes you may have noticed I am taking the photos with my iPad and I they are selfies, so I did the best I could. It's getting dark quite early here in Auckland, so by the time I get home its too dark to take any photos and it's too cold as well.

So I chose to accessorise my outfit with more Metallic jewellery and these gorgeous maroon suede booties by Pulp, they are so comfortable too.

Dress - Asos Curve

Booties - Pulp at Hannahs

Ring - City Chic

Bracelet - Diva 

Earrings - Equip 

I am so glad to finally be back my fellow Curvettes. 

Love and Light xox

INSTA-CHIC OF THE WEEK @mynameismargaretrose

I forgot to tell you all about my exciting news, this was definitely a reason to celebrate last Friday. I won the Insta-Chic of the Week along with the lovely comments below from City Chic. :)

Congrats to @mynameismargaretrose who has won our INSTA-CHIC OF THE WEEK!

Margaret-Rose always looks insta-chic no matter where she is going and we love her style!

This picture will be featured in next Friday's email newsletter, Instagram, Facebook + Margaret-Rose has won a $50 City Chic Online Voucher!

Keep the fab photos coming via Facebook and Instagram (hashtag #citychiconline) and tell us in 25 words or less 'Why you chose this outfit' - we select a new INSTA-CHIC each week and the winning pic is featured in our email newsletter, Instagram, Facebook AND you will also get a $50 City Chic Online Voucher!
 CC x
#instachicoftheweek #citychic #curves

  I thought this was so cool, so I thought I would post it on my blog. I never really win anything so it was a real shock and I was totally suprised, sorry to say I didn't even realise I had entered a competition. Those sneaky ladies at the City Chic store at St Lukes, Auckland.

Thanks so much City Chic, for making fashionable clothes that fit my Curves perfectly all the time.



Love and Light xox

Happy Birthday OOTD 2013

Hello Everyone,

Well yesterday was my birthday and after two weeks of full on horrible Winter weather,FREEZING COLD TEMPERATURES, RAIN, THUNDER STORMS and miserable GREY SKIES, we had a beautiful sunny day, there was still a pinch in the air, but it was fabulous to wake up to the warm delicious SUN shining through my bedroom windows, I knew it was going to be the beginning of a fabulous day.

Apart from waking up to the delicious Sun, I had some presents waiting for me on my bedside table, now I should tell you that this isn't a usual occurance for me. My husband is wonderful, but to be honest he has never really done gifts that well, although he has bought me things in the past that I have loved, he hasn't ever really bought me a birthday present I didn't already know about it before, even though I spied out some pamphlets that weren't mine, I still really wasn't that sure and I wasn't going to get my hopes up. hehehe

So of course I gave him some cuddles before having a look at them, he has only bought me jewellery one other time which was a necklace and I love it and still have it, I have worn it in another OOTD post.

First present was from Michael Hill Jewellers, some Rose Gold twisted hoop earrings to go with my Rose Gold Michael Kors Watch that I already bought myself for my birthday hehe and............................

these new Pandora charms and clips for my bracelet, so originally I only had six charms, I have been quite slack with my Pandora bracelet, but my husband doubled the amount in one birthday, thanks my darling. I love them, I actually would love anything he bought me himself, because he bought it and that is a big ask hehehe. So my Pandora bracelet is filling up.

So you probably may have realised that my husband stayed home with me for the day, lucky me, we went out to breakfast with an Uncle I share my birthday date with, I couldn't get any photos with him because my phone is out of action for now and my camera was at home. But I managed to get a couple of photos up on Instagram of my OOTD. Here they are!! I love this combination of colours and I have been wanting to wear this dress for a long time now but I hadn't got the opportunity to wear it until yesterday.

HANDS ON HIPS

HANDS DOWN

I loved this outfit of the day, Casual but pretty.

We pretty just mucked around for the day, went to go and see how much it will cost to be my phone fixed, then we both had a nap when we got home. My sister and husband bought Chinese for tea, which was nice we didn't have to cook anything and then, then we had a yummy birthday Cheescake, with was delicious the combination of Almonds and Passionfruit it undeniably one of my favourite Cheesecake combinations. It was yum then to top it of my Sister had a few pressies for me as well. I had a wonderful day it my pretty OOTD.

YUMMY CHEESECAKE

PRESSIES FROM MY SISTER. Thank you. :)

(This photo doesn't do these colours justice unfortunately, I love them)

Thanks to everyone who was apart of my special day, to my husband I love you with all my heart, thank you for loving me just the same, Mum and Dad love you's soo much, to my sisters and brothers who are always there for me, Love yous and your families as well,

thanks to my facebook family for all the birthday wishes too.

Dress - Asos Curve

Cardi - Garage from The Warehouse

Belt - City Chic

Ballet flats - The Number One Shoe Warehousse

Watch - Micharl Kors

Earrings - Michael Hill Jeweller

Bracelet - Pandora

Glasses - Rubi

Love and Light xox.



Playing catch up

Hey everyone,

I know it has been forever since my last post so many fabulous OOTDs and so many Shopping Hauls I have missed out on, most importantly so many weeks of Aussie Curves Challenges I have missed :( !!

Believe me when I say I have been so busy with nothing else other then LIFE. For the last 8 months I was lucky enough to be allowed to Co-Curate an exhibition called 'Manatunga' the closest english translation for this is 'Heirlooms', basically we are showcasing Historic Maori treasures we hold in our Heritage collection and it has definitely been a huge learning experience for me.

I am also in my last year of full-time study and I cant wait for that part of my life to be done and dusted. Seriously! the majority of the writing I have been doing is essays upon essays. I love the pressure though.

I have however had heaps of time to shop, I absolutely love online shopping,  I especially love my ladies at the City Chic store at St Lukes. Shout out to all of you fantabulous ladies.

On another scale I have recently been watching a lot of Fatshion ladies on YouTube,  which is a whole other ball game again, amazing and very inspirational. I have been recently posting OOTDs on my Instagraam, which is all I have for you at the moment, but now that I have time, Watch this space :). 

That is all I have at the moment I hope all is well.

Love and light xox.