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Tuesday, April 20

Sharing my > for Tim Walker

Hi lovelies

Wanted to share some beautiful pictures with you today by famous photographer Tim Walker. I discovered some of his work on the internet a about half a year ago and just fell in LOVE them!

Some information on Tim Walker:

Tim Walker is a photgrapher based in London (born in 1970).  Tim’s interest in photgraphy began at 
condé nast library in london while working on the  cecil beaton archive.  When he graduated from the Exeter college of art in 1994,  he became richard avedon's full-time assistant in new york. When returning back to england,  he began concentrating on portrait and documentary work for UK newspapers, before committing himself to fashion photography. At the age of 25, he shot his first fashion story for vogue and has photographed for the British, Italian and American editions ever since. In the spring of 2008 his first major show was held at the Design Museum in London, which coincided with the publication of his first book "Pictures".
The Victoria & Albert Museum and the National Portrait Gallery in London include the photographs of Tim Walker in their permanent collections.

"Walker's images evoke a sublime moment in time, evoking a sense of epic drama and beauty. The sets in which his pictures are captured are lavish locations which are juxtaposed against the everyday, mixed with the slightly absurd and outrageous. His photographs tell a narrative which is derived from an imagination which most of us have left behind in our childhood.  He presents to his viewer a glimpse into his own imagination, his work reminding us of our capacity to dream the unthinkable. Though his images are whimsical, they are real as they have been meticulously executed and have not been modified by computer."

Above: This is my favourite photograph! ♥ 
I really want this as a poster , frame it and hang it on my wall
His photo's are so full of imagination and dreams, incredible! 

I really want to buy his book "Pictures" & have it on my coffee table in my, one day, fabulous house :)

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Monday, April 19

Sydney Purchases - No. 2

Sorry sorry for the lateness of this post! It took me a little while to photograph the clothes & am still not really happy the way the photos turned but oh well......anyways so here are some more of my Sydney shopping purchases :)
Rodeo Show
100% Silk Print Dress
 I think it looks a bit fuddy duddy in this pic but it's real cute :)
Bardot 
Dark Navy Striped Top
with cute gold button details on shoulders
Living Doll
Woolen Leopard Print Cardi
Super soft and comfy!
Review
Sheer black shirt with drawstrings around hips.
Looks real weird in photo :( but it's quite a classic blouse with mainly sheer black silky fabric with some satin detailing.
Wittner
"Shelby" Design Leather Tan Shoes - Size 37
Like the solid (not too high) heel :)
Levi's
Cut off denim shorts - 501 Original
Lollipop
White silky dress with pretty cream lace details
This  dress was given to me by my dear friend Emma because I loved it & it was something in her closet she said she never really wore!  
MWAH thanks again darling ♥

There are a couple more items, but I haven't had chance to photograph them yet so will post it later (promise)! Have a great day everyone :)

Sunday, April 18

Happy 101 Award

A BIG thank you to STEPH of Not just another blonde in Beijing  for nominating me for the Happy 101 Award!
To accept the award, I am to list ten things that make me happy, then pass the award to five other bloggers.
Our society so often focuses on the negative rather than positive, on what's wrong rather than what's right, on unhappiness rather than happiness. So I'm delighted to talk about things that make me happy and hope you take a few minutes to think about what makes you happy as well :)

Ten things that make me happy (in no particular order haha):
1.       Waking up (without my friendly alarm clock) to a gorgeous sunny day!
2.       Shopping
3.       Spending time with my friends
4.       Porridge for breakfast (with melted banana, cinnamon & sultana's!) Yummm!
5.       Make up! (duh)
6.       Sitting by a fireplace/candles with hot chocolate, cup of tea or glass of wine
7.       Getting parcels or an unexpected surprise!
8.      Travelling
9.       Cuddles & Hugs (and kisses)
10.    Blogging, interacting with followers and reading & commenting on other blogs gives me great enjoyment!

I'm passing the award on to five of the many blogs that I'm always happy to read:
♥ Carly of Glitterdollz7
♥ Faye of Love Chile Style 
♥ MICHELLE of Beauty & the Blog 
♥ EMILY of Emily Loves
♥ SARAH of I Heart Cosmetics

What are some things that make YOU happy?

Friday, April 16

Kim K Inspired Silver & Bronze FOTD >

A few months ago I discovered this great tutorial on Kim Kardashian's website by her makeup artist Mario. He shows you how to re-create a similar look he did on Kim for a photo shoot for VEGAS magazine (below)
Since then I have re-created this makeup several times & it's a look that has become one of my favourites! The mix of silver and bronze is just stunning. This look can be worn at day time or smoked up with darker browns and bronzes for night time.
In the tutorial Mario uses Urban Decay e/s in Vapor (silver), Urban Decay e/s in Chopper (bronze),  MAC e/s in Cork  (light brown) & MAC e/s in embark (dark brown).  Since I don't own these eyshadows I improvise with my own collection. You can do the same with any silver, bronze and light & dark brown eye shadows you own!
So here is my FOTD: 
♥ Face:
Studio Fix Fluid & Powder in NC20
MAC MSF Sunny by Nature Bronzer
Chi Chi - Love Machine (blush)
♥ Eyes:
UDPP (base)
CS 88 Shimmer Palette - Silver #1  (inner to ¾ of lid & inner lower lash line)
CS 26 Palette - Bronze #1 (mid to outer lid & outer lower lash line)
CS 88 Shimmer Palette - Vanilla #2 (brow highlight)
CS 26 Palette - Light brown #2  (crease blended up to brow bone highlight)
CS 26 Palette - Dark brown #3  (to darken crease & lower lash line)
MAC Smolder eyeliner (waterline & upper lash line - blended out slightly)
MAC Zoom Lash Mascara

♥ Lips:
Australis Colour Inject Lip-gloss - Contemporary
Happy Friday!! :)