Asymmetric Dress by Chicnova, Antigona Bag by Givenchy, Hand Chain by Forever 21, Trophy Wife Heels by Shoe Envy, Belt by Nasty Gal // Photos by Tito-licious

...aaaand I'm back! With some awkward tan lines from the Bahamas and shopping blisters from Vegas and Florida, charming, I know. For the first half of my trip I spent most of my time wrapped up in a coat then skipping straight to the swimmers once we hopped on the Royal Princess and cruised around the Bahamas. So as you can imagine, it feels great to be back home in perfect Australian weather with a beautiful chiffon dress in the mail courtesy of the lovely people from Chicnova.

The reason why I love chiffon is because no matter how you wear it, it will drape over you beautifully and comfortably. The Asymmetric Dress currently on Chicnova has been featured in this photoset with a twisted neckline (which you can change depending on how you would like your neckline) and large metal belt for added shape.

 

And instead of trying to summarise my trip in one blog post, they say a picture speaks a thousand words so here's an essay - from moi to vous:

A Different Kind of Christmas Lights

Necklace by Her Fashion Box, Top by Nastygal, Shoes by Shoe Envy, Thrifted Cardigan // Photos by Tito-licious

Where has the year gone? I can't believe that this may already be my last post for the year. In 6 days I will be on a plane on my way to another great American haul and I'm starting to feel jittery inside!

-Highlights of 2013-
There are so many things I can think of off the top of my head when I look at this year in review - finally launching the Bellagio website, having our first Sydney Launch Party, upgrading to Anniepop 2.0...my cat! Haha

But the value that this year has really taught me, was that of family. My usual week includes working 9 to 5 (and sometimes even longer) on weekdays and blogging on weekends which means I can really only visit my parents once or twice a week. Every day this year I've looked forward to talking to my parents over the phone just to hear about their day-to-day which I really took for granted before when I was always at home with not much to do. We've been through a lot of scares and strife this year, the family situation has changed and I really admire the strength that my parents continue to show through the life adjustments that we have to make. These experiences have allowed us to become greater friends and I only hope to be a better daughter as the years go on.

With  that said, the love of family and admiration of friends is the best gift anyone could ask for! I wish everybody a Christmas and New Year full of laughter, good company and new memories and I will see you mid January when I get back. Have a safe holiday all!

Her Fashion Box September

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 To celebrate the launch of their Australian website the team at STYLIGHT are offering the chance for me and a fabulous reader to visit their hometown of Munich in early December!

The competition will end at 23:59 on 7th November, all you have to do is follow me on Stylight!

Her Fashion Box Clutch, Her Fashion Box Necklace, Luvalot Checkered Shorts, Rosebullet Neon Jacket, NastyGal Cropped Top, PeepToe Shoes Ankle Boots //  Photos by Tito-licious

Thank you daylight savings for generously donating your sunlight on this late afternoon after my accidental sleep in! Without further ado, lets see what Her Fashion Box had installed for us for September.


Her Fashion Box Neon Clutch, Puretan Pure Moisturiser, Lonvitalite Facemask, Maybelline New York Color Show Nailpolish, Designer Brands Chubby Lip Crayon, Designer Brands Kohl Pencil

The below images are raw photos without colour adjustment to show you the true colour of the products:

The Maybelline Color Show Nailpolishes are medium-dry polishes but they're very pigmented and quite chip resistant. You'll only need 2 coats at most to get the same colour as the bottles with these bad boys!


As for the Chubby Lipstick crayon, this was so smooth and velvety and definitely pigmented. Because the crayon is quite smooth, its hard to get a harsher line to line the edges of your lips (as you can see above) so you'll still need a lip liner to define your lip shape but I'm overall pleased with the colour and how it moisturises my lips.

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