CASUAL SUNDAYS | SHOPPING

I've decided to start doing fashion posts on this blog. I must admit, i'm not the best at fashion. I love looking at fashion and researching different outfits, looks, celebrity outfits and other bloggers' fashion posts but when it comes to dressing myself in the mornings, I tend to get into a rut of wearing the same things over and over again. Im not very adventurous, each season I have about 5-7 items that I love and wear in rotation (despite having a wardrobe full of clothes). 

Im hoping that these kind of posts where i properly research outfits i'd like to wear will help me change that and also share my sense of style with you. 

This post is all about casual weekend style thats comfortable but still a little classy. Something i'd imagine myself wearing to a casual lunch but then also be able to wear out to an evening drinks or dinner. I absolutely love the denim + black heels look, its classy, edgy, and casual all in one. 

5 Things | The Instagram Edit

      @saraeshu

     @ohroanna

   @krystal.brooke

     @efflorescences

     @tullcarson

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It's been a while since I last wrote up a round up of my favourite instagrams, and recently I have been seriously obsessed with a few. You may notice there's a theme running through these images... I seem to be obsessed with white, clean instagram pages. I just think they look really simple, minimal and beautiful really! These are 5 accounts that I have truly been swooning over and constantly re-checking for new updates. Actually, recently I have clicked the option to be notified whenever they post (a new and fabulous instagram feature) so I never miss a new beautiful post! I also tried to include some accounts that didn't have thousands of followers because I think there are so many accounts out there that are beautiful and deserve way more attention than they get. Hope you enjoy scrolling through these beautiful accounts!

The Dresser Edit | Jewellery Storage

Jewellery can be a tricky thing to organise. I for one have gone through countless jewellery boxes, hangers, etc. All of which tend to either get very messy very quickly, or, I find that it takes too damn long to open your drawer, take out the jewellery box, rummage for that one tiny ring or necklace and then put it all away again. Ain't nobody got time for that! 

Recently I have been loving using these little bowls/shells for keeping my jewellery in. Not only do they look pretty on my dresser, but they also make it so easy to quickly grab something before I head out the door. It's also very easy to chuck my jewellery away into its shell before going to bed that night! 

The bluey-green shells are some very old Paua shells that my family brought home from a trip to New Zealand so they are real shells but I am sure you could find similar shells in many beach-y stores. You can find similar shells here. I find them a great size for little trinkets, small stud-style earrings and also a couple of my most used larger earrings. 

The other two bowls/jars I bought from my local Vinnies. Yep good old Vinnies! I find Vinnies to be great for trinkety things like these, jewellery and ceramics. I'm pretty sure these were both about $5 each (maybe even less) so i'd definitely reccomend checking out your local Vinnies. Never know what treasures you'll come across! 

Hope you enjoyed this different kind of post. Let me know in the comments if you have any different ways of storing your jewellery! I love coming up with different storage ideas and i'd love to hear yours :)

♥

Aleisa's Edit: Koalabi Boots

One boot suits all.

As a uni student, casually employed, running my own car and paying all fees, textbooks, supplies and whatever else, there usually isn’t much money left for pretty things. I’m talking about designer clothes, shoes, makeup, and all the other ‘in’ things that are on my want/need list (which is incredibly long). So when I splurge on something it has to be good. And I mean really, really good. Something that won’t get left at the bottom of my closet and that will wear out completely before it is thrown out.

Something like Koalabi boots.

When I received my ‘Amberly’ Koalabi boots I could hardly contain my excitement! Just thinking about where I could wear them, what I could wear them with and how ridiculously comfortable they are got me extremely hyped up!! Plus I’d never owned something with such great quality before.

Hence I’ve come up with 10 reasons YOU absolutely need to splurge on them:

1. They’re an Australian brand

2.   They go with absolutely everything in my wardrobe; and I mean everything!

3.  Yes, I wear them with summer clothes when I go to markets, casual jeans and a tee for university, a formal dress for fancy dinners, a tight dress for going out, dressing up shorts and a top when mucking around with mates (check out my pool skills), EVERYTHING!

4.  This even includes an ugly old suit my mum had. Indeed I tried them out with it. And guess what. I think it worked!

5.   They are made from 100% leather and sheepskin.

6.   Sheepskin= soft and oh so comfortable. Meaning I also wear them around the house, in my pj’s.

7.   The ‘Amberly’ pair I own is black, which goes with everything. They also are a wedge/heeled so my legs are always looking good and firm which is a major plus.

8.  They definitely live up to their hashtag #stylemeetscomfort.

9.  One pair of boots definitely suits everything I own, meaning they’ll only leave me when they eventually wear out.

10.  You will definitely get more than your money’s worth on this splurge!

Cons of owning a pair of Koalabi boots:

1.   Mum continuously ‘borrows’ (steals) them.

2.     See 1.

If you haven’t gone and bought yourself a pair of Koalabi’s by now then stop reading and get moving onto http://www.koalabi.com to get yourself a pair cause you’re missing out!

Love the girl whose pure happiness is a result of these boots.

Aleisa

PS. I have photos to prove it.

Lush Haul!

Soon enough, you will find out that I have a little bit of an obsession with Lush. It's somewhat an unhealthy obsession because I literally cannot walk past the store without sticking my nose in and sniffing everything! Now this isn't the greatest thing for my bank account, particularly because the Lush shop is right on my way to the station from work so as you can imagine, not only does it take me about an extra 20-40 minutes to get home but I also frequently spend looooots of money in there ;)

So I thought it only fitting that my first post on this blog be a Lush haul and review. Keep reading for a full description of what I bought :)

hey ho this is me :)

This is the Christmas Penguin Bubble Bar ($6.50). This little guy is soooo cute, but unfortunately in order for him to do his bubbly goodness you have you break a little piece of him off and let the running water wash over him :( a little bit goes a long way so you really don't need to use tooo much of him to get loads of bubbles which is kinda good in a way as it means its reusable :) 

This is the So White Bath Ballistic ($5.50) Now it looks very plain and white and boring but this actually smells AMAZING! It smells like fresh apples and I can just tell that this is going to give me an amazing bath experience. I'm considering buying a few more because unfortunately these only come out around Christmas. 

This is the Luxury Lush Pud Bath Ballistic ($6.75) and not only does it smell sooo good but when I bought this one, it has only just come out so the lady who was serving me showed me a tester that she dropped into a bowl of water. Now let me tell you, the colours that come out of this little thing are amaaaaaaazing. Im not going to tell you what it looks like because I think you should all go out and buy one for yourself and experience it :P But trust me, you won't be disappointed. Im so so so excited to use this one! 

This is actually one of the first things I ever bought from Lush, its the Rub Rub Rub Shower Scrub ($12.95). Now I am the biggest sucker for anything 'scrub' related. I love everything grainy and rough to the skin and this little tub of blue is aaaall that and more. As you can probably tell i've already used quite a bit of this (which made it quite hard to take that second photo mind you) and that's because i've been using it at least 3 times a week. I don't know how good that is for your skin but I just can't get enough! There are two ways of using it; the first is just as a normal shower gel in the shower onto wet skin. The second (and the way I use it) is straight onto dry skin right before you take a shower, the salt particles roughly scrub away all the dead skin cells leaving your whole body feeling sooooo incredibly smooth! They also say this can be used in the hair to add volume but I haven't used it this way as I'm a little cautious of putting salt into my already thick hair! 

This is the Rudolph Fresh Face Mask ($15.95) It's limited edition over the Christmas period and the little red jelly is supposed to be Rudolphs nose which I thought was a cute touch :) The mask itself is quite stiff so you need to wet your hands a little when applying. Its made of cucumber and aloe vera gel to soothe the face and calm redness, oatmeal and calamine to nourish and soothe, lavender oil to soothe, and green tea powder that acts as an antioxidant. This is great for a pamper evening especially for people with sensitive skin or skin that occasionally breaks out. Because it's a fresh face mask, it only lasts two weeks so make sure you use it all before it goes off! 

And there you have it :) Hope this inspires you to get inside a Lush shop and have a sniff around or talk to one of the lovely ladies or gentlemen in there! 

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