FOTD & Curls+

Hi lovelies

Today's weather forecast predicted blue skies so I decided to wear a white dress to work. This was my OOTD

Dress: Country Road. Blazer: Zara

Make up was a soft green look for my eyes with pink lips

♥ Face:

Revlon Colour Stay Concealer
MAC Studio Fix Fluid - NC20
MAC Studio Fix Power - NC20
MAC MSF Sunny by Nature (Bronzer)
MAC Blushcreme - Britwit

♥ Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion (UDPP)

NYX Jumpo pencil in Milk (Inner eye corner)

MAC Dazzlelight (Inner eye & under brow highlighter)
MAC Free to be - limited edition (all over lid & lower lashline)

MAC Crochet (crease)

MAC liquid eye liner (top)
MAC smolder eyeliner (waterline)
MAC Zoom lash mascara
Bobbi Brown natural brow shaper

  

♥ Lips:

MAC Lovelorn

I decided on curly hair today (my hair is naturally quite straight). I curl my hair with my beloved GHD. Let me know if anyone would like to see a tutorial sometime on how I do this.

My fringe was annoying me so I decided to braid it and clip it to the side. 

New shopping purchase +

I bought this new dress at Country Road today.

It's a grey drapey jersey style dress which can be dressed up or down.

It was also super comfertable on, I can't wait to wear it.

What do you think - Like it?

Healthy Ice cream exists (YUMM!!)

About 6 months ago I made the decision to become healthier, fitter and lose some weight. I moved from Auckland to Wellington in June last year and the change of city, lifestyle & ending a 7-year relationship made me gain about 8-10kg. 
It wasn't that obvious to anyone else, but it definitely was to me (e.g. not fitting all my favourite clothes!) so I decided to do something about it.

I joined a gym and worked out at least 4-5 times per week. I found this website called daily burn where I would record all the food I ate and the exercise I did.
I stuck to a calorie limit of approximately max 1500 calories per day and pretty much cut out most naughty food.
This definitely worked because since then I have lost approximately 10kg's and have never felt better.
I am now back to my original normal weight and perhaps even a little fitter and more toned (yay!). 
I'd say that at this point I am at my ideal/healthy weight but am still very focussed on maintaining that weight and not gaining it all back. 
To do so I stick to a certain lifestyle by eating healthy and continuing with regular exercise.

In the last 6 months of "diet" time I have learned so much about food by following healthy food blogs which provided me with healthy recipes & ideas. 
One of the discoveries I made that I wanted to share with you is healthy ice cream. Yes it exists!! It is called "Banana Soft Serve".
It is SO easy to make & SUPER yummy. Some people I shared this recipe with couldn't believe that it wasn't actual ice-cream.

Banana Soft Serve Recipe

♥ Peel your banana & break your it into chunks/slices 

(1 medium sized banana per serve/person)


♥ Freeze your banana chunks in ziplock bags or tupperware.

♥ Once frozen, take bananas and put them in your food processor.

♥ Turn the processor on until the bananas become light, soft and smooth. This should only take around 3-5 minutes. 

You can turn it off once in a while to scrape the bananas down.

♥ By this time, your banana soft serve is ready to eat.  Just scoop them into a bowl and relish the healthy goodness of this delicious guilt free dessert.

Possible Add ons/Variations:

Add 1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder to make Chocolate Soft Serve

Add in 1tbsp of real Peanut/Almond Butter
Add frozen berries or other frozen fruit of your choice

Add some vanilla essence

Some people add some milk or water to smooth it down
Sprinkle with nuts or coconut or anything you like really

The original idea came from Gena's Blog. I promise you will be amazed at how good this tastes (at only about 100 calories per serve)!!!

Let me know if you enjoy postings about healthy recipes and I will continue with posts like this one!

Confessions of a Shopaholic

As a self confessed shopaholic, I recently started reading the "Shopaholic" book series by Sophie Kinsella. I have always been a fan of fun/trashy/girly books by Sophie Kinsella and writers like Marian Keyes etc.

I have just finished reading the first one of the series "Confessions of a Shopaholic" They made a movie of this book in 2009 with Isla Fisher which I thought was quite cute.

Now that I have read the book it turns out the book and movie are very different. I think the book is a lot better (which is normally the case when they turn books into movies)


Am about to start the next one in the series "Shopaholic takes Manhattan". Can't wait to see what happens to Becky in this one :)

Have any of you read the series & did you think the book was a lot better than the movie? Happy Reading!

PS: Other books I have read by Sophie Kinsella are "Remember Me" & "The Undomestic Goddess". I both fully recommend these for a fun read!