It's a nice day for a white wedding

Congratulation to my friend Angie on her wedding yesterday to Kon. Angie looked gorgeous, and here are a few cheeky pics of us and of-course the bride.

I had planned to launch them yesterday on her wedding day as I was so excited and knew a few people would be keen to see what she wore but instead held tight until after the ceremony, but quickly launched them on Instagram for people that follow me, there aren't that many.

I managed to take a few pictures with my iphone in the morning, which I am sure the bride wont mind me sharing, she had a beautiful Peony arrangement and everything was picture perfect. Her old bedroom recently underwent a make over as she moved out, and it felt rather odd standing in a room with none of her old furniture or nick-nacks (like the pin boards full of earrings and jewellery or the 20 bags hanging behind her door). The new look bedroom was gorgeous, and I know who to call on to make over my spare bedroom which has been sitting rather empty for the last 4 years. Seriously Lamby I want to know where the dressing table is from.

The jewellery

Peonies and Roses

The headpiece that the bride made herself and check out her engagement ring
I nearly freaked that it was just lying there!!!!

The bride wore a gorgeous Pronovias gown with a few additional personal touches and modifications such as the lace sleeves, she also wore these gorgeous Badgdley Mischka bridal shoes, I dont even know why I didn't take a picture of them, (please send me a picture) because they were amazing and I would so wear them if we were the same size. To be honest I don't know how she lasted the hours she did, because those babies where high, I am guessing 12cm (Angie can you confirm?).

I am a huge fan of Pronovias and love just about any wedding dress they make, but I am and always be a lace girl, (it seems timeless and I am all about timeless pieces, note my boring wardrobe) and in fact wore the same lace design as Ms Angie, but I had a cheeky polka dot through mine.

I think the dress looked gorgeous on her and in fact the hair and make up also looked amazing. It was beautiful to see her so happy and smiling all through out the day.

Make up & hair time

finally dressed, that gown was tricky to put on! Doesn't it look great

The Bride, Ms Angie

Okay so here is what I wore for the wedding, always a last minute dilemma on what to wear, my husband seriously runs and hides, I plan it out from days before and do a mini fashion parade and even when he says he loves it I make minor tweaks and changes (its like I don't really value his opinion but I do, its just I want him to tell me what I want to hear).

I bought this dress from a local shopping centre store for $30, yep 3-0 ( i know I shouldn't be telling everyone, but every now and then I dress cheap (dress cheap, not look cheap!). Admittedly I have fallen in love with all things lace and whilst I await for for my DVF Zarita Dress to arrive (ready for the next wedding) this was my substitute/fill in dress. Hair done by the lovely Adriana, who received a few pics the night before and was probably grateful for something simple as it was Spring racing carnival.

And here comes the bride, I recognised that look on her face and reminded me of my day, bundle of nerves, excitement and sheer joy, look how proud her Dad looks.

Here comes the bride!

Here we are, strike a pose! CHEESE!

The wedding reception that  evening was at Peninsula, and was lots of fun! Including the Photo Booth guest book!

Best centrepieces I have seen ever, I want them!!! but I really have no use for them! 

The gorgeous 3 tier Double Barrel cake- Coconut and White ganache.
Is that right? I am guessing

Organic Rose Wine for bonbonierre

I forgot to mention I had an outfit change, not sure why but felt like it, then regretted it afterward

Fun Fun Fun in the photo booth. Who knew it could fit 5 people!

Here is the newlyweds

Hope you enjoyed reading

Babs

A few more on Oaks Day

Just a few more pictures taken on Oaks Day, turned out to be an amazing day which suited the other 2 ladies dresses in weather appropriate clothing, as for me I had to roll up the sleeved come lunch time as the sun was making it very unbearable.

Enjoy

K

My lovely ladies

...and they are off!

Wind is not my friend

Winning a trifecta

How pretty is the finishing line?

Just as a random thought, I have been searching for a good liquid liner for a while, but to be honest I don't have a steady hand, so instead opted for this gel liner by Maybelline, its amazing about $15 and comes with a brush, looks just like liquid but as easy as kohl to apply. Random I know but I like to share the good things I stumble upon.

Its BL...OAKS DAY

Here is a sneak peak of what I looked like today, a far improvement to the leggings and hair up look I was sporting yesterday. A future post will follow with more pictures of the day.

I am heading off shortly for breakfast with my mum and cousin M and then off to Flemington race course.

Learning a few tricks on make up application with Urban Decay - Naked

I am sure that the other ladies will be far more glammed up than me, DIVAS (lol). I am wearing my old DVF dress (which I love) purchased a couple years back from DJs at a great price, I use to wear it to the office when I wanted attention. With me not working I really couldn't justify purchasing another dress for the races so I did what anyone would do and shopped my own closet. So out this lovely lady came, given there is 60% probability of rain, I though it was appropriate for long sleeve on such a day, and wedges are a must when frolicking around on grass. The hat is also an old one which I wore a few years back when were invited to the Joe Black marquee, oh the good times!

DVF Vintage print Dress & black wedge shoes

More pics to come tomorrow or follow me on Instagram Roons83


xxx

The things that filled me life this week

Over the long weekend (they are all long for me these days) my husband and in laws made our way for a brief getaway to Safety Beach,

We had a great time, despite the first day involving a lot of hard work on everyone behalf on setting up the house. There was lots of furniture assembling, cleaning and washing dishes.

We must have been lucky as the Melbourne weather gods shined on us and I was able to enjoy a run down to the beach/workout and also an afternoon BBQ and swim.

The time away was cut short as we had a wedding to attend on Monday for a old friend. He and his wife looked absolutely smashing and they seemed so happy and in love...I just love weddings. The ceremony was at this beautiful church on the cnr of Collins and Russell, and the reception followed at Cutler & co.

Ceremony

Cutler & Co in Fitzroy

John looking good in first bow tie

I managed to have a crack at DIY shellac, a little bit of a disaster, but I think its one of those things you have to practice, as the consistency of the gel colour is so different to normal nail polish and you need to run your hands under the lamp rather quickly to set.

You don't know Jaques OPI Shellac

I was also involved in a baking experiment with my cousin
as we tried to work out the best way to make rainbow cupcakes
it looks like the top one wins!

Time for a spring clean, which involved changing my cover to something bright,
so out came my Missoni for Target cover

I loves me a blow dry & some clean eating

I love it when I get my hair done, I am always disappointed however when I have nowhere to show it off.

After the time away in Bali my hair was a little damaged and very bleached, thanks to a combinations of chlorine and sun. So a treatment was definitely over due. In preparation for the weddings I have next week I thought I needed to get it back to its usual healthy state.

So here is the 'do', nothing fancy, but its the way I roll.

Blow dry Mania

On another note its 8 weeks until Christmas, I am on a mission to shed 5kg. I have joined the gym ( I know, I vowed to myself I wouldn't) but I couldn't help myself! I got a great deal and they started Body Balance classes which I LOVE, so SOLD. So Windy Hill look out.

So far I have hit it every day, a little sore so on some days which I am usually in the pool doing laps. Every little bit helps. I have also committed to clean eating, which is about eating food as natural as possible, eliminated processed/ junk food & sugar. Its going well but I have been having really bad headaches, I think its the sugar withdrawals.

I have a secret, I took before pictures so I am hoping that once I hit the goal that I can actually post the after pics. I need all the encouragement I can get. Having PCOS (not an excuse) makes the last few kgs very hard to shift. I train like (a mother f*) very hard so I think I just need to watch the calories. 8 weeks Babs....you can do this!. Breathe in Breathe out, now run

Polar HRM being put to use

I ran for the first time in a year, I use to run a lot and did lots of fun runs, and for what ever reason I just stopped. I thought that I would struggle, but surprisingly did fine with interval running. Baby steps!

I also made some time to plant me "my own little herb garden" with two little side kicks Olly & Olivia my garden scarecrows. My 2 year old niece has already become very fond of them, she talks to them whilst patting and moving them around the barrel. I had enough of spending $4 every time I needed a little Basil or Parsley, so made the trip to Bunnings to buy the gear, you will be pleased to hear that I used "Australia Organic soil" So we have an organic garden.

I think I may have spoken a little to soon, as this morning my hubby found a parcel left on our doorstep on his way to work. The first question he asked was "when did you buy cosmetics?". I had to convince him it wasn't a recent purchase, and that I have been waiting for some time for this baby to arrive. It came packed in the largest box with lots of those foam worms. I cant wait to use this little baby for the weddings I have next week. Look out youtube, I will be requesting your services very shortly.

Enough of my randomness

x Babs

I love a good youtube tutorial

I must admit when it comes to make up application I suck...no I really suck, so on Saturday night I had a few events to go to and I googled "smokey eye make up tutorial" and Eman from makeupbyeman had this great Lea Michelle inspired smokey eye. Check it out, I have subscribed to her youtube feeds now.

Thank goodness as I ended up looking half decent and semi appropriate for the 30th and Hens party I had to attend. I think a few of my friends were shocked and kept asking why I looked so different. Anyways a simple outfit, zara leather jacket, country road zig zag top and my $15 kmart black jeans. Seriously I have bought every colour in the range and everywhere I go I keep getting compliments so each week I buy myself another colour and add to my collection.

On another note my Naked Palette from Urban Decay is officially missing after a month, I am convinced it was either stolen or has gone to another country. I am hoping that BeautyBay will post me out a replacement, I am totally devastated, it was the one thing I bought to cheer myself up when I lost my job.

JB looking very Geeky :-)

Touch Down Celebrations

As we touched down in Melbourne on Saturday morning I rushed to get some ingredients to make some mini Panacotta and Blueberry shots, Sorry no pics, I forgot as I was exhausted from the lack of sleep on the overnight flight.
I will be making them again this week so will make sure to take pictures this week. I had a friends kitchen tea party, and really wanted to make something as I wasn't able to make her cake. Here are some pics of the event, the styling was great, a lot of work had gone in to this and the end result was great.

 Afterwards we made our way to my friends 30th at Mon Bijou, once again no photos, I think the sleep deprivation made me forget to take at least one photo of the place, It was gorgeous but hidden in some dingy ally off Flinders Lane. I did however managed to snap my outfit before heading out the door

Zara Jacket and heels and Target Skirt, J Crew Necklace

New arm candy, Bvl bracelet my sister bought me a couple of years ago and Toy Watch

On Sunday we attended my cousins wife's 29th birthday BBQ. The weather was shining a vast contrast to saturday rain. I was absolutely in love with the rainbow cake Birthday cake she had and was nice to spend a little bit of time with the family

It seems that October and November is a busy time for birthdays and in general celebrations, I need to fit in study and looking for work, so hopefully I still get time to blog.

Signing out Babs

Bali Baby Continues

Seafood mania all for $30 AUD

The Bali Love affair continues, we made our way to Jimbaran Bay to Lia's Cafe
, watch out for the taxi drivers who get a commission from referring tourists to their restaurant, they try and get you to go to other places, fat chance buddy, we're sticking with this place, trip adviser had some really good reviews and we wanted to try the seafood overlooking anger beautiful sunset. The food was great and the views were to die for.

Potato Head

Potato Head – was one of my favorite places to visit I loved this place, food was great and I was craving some hard-core carbs, so it was lasagna for me. Amazing views of the beach overlooking the infinity pool made for a relaxing afternoonOn our last evening we visited Ku De Ta for dinner I ordered the potato gnocchi with wild mushroom and a hard-core vodka cocktail.




Whilst we were staying at the W, we managed to convince the concierge to show us a few other suites (for our next visit).We got showed a private villa and the WOW suite, which we will definitely book one of the two on our next visit. I am already planning my 30th Birthday party next year. A girl can dream!



Bali Kaftan & Necklace

We did a little shopping in Seminyak but nothing too crazy, I was adamant that I didn't want to bring stuff that I wouldn't use or end up throwing. I want to support the local economy and love seeing my husband’s skills for bargaining, but I did see my fair share of it when booking in taxi services. I found this great store which designs in Australia and locally makes dresses and bought 2 royal blue dresses. I also stocked up on a few summer kaftans and some Bali necklaces, as lately I have been obsessed with necklaces. 

We kept running in to footy players down at the pool, my husband would point them out, which was great for a perve, but they were never close enough to take photos together, some guy from Collingwood and Gary Ablett was there also with a new flame, so it appeared.

The day before our departure 

I found a great spa in Seminyak, which would leave Bodyworks for dead, to be honest I cancelled all my treatments at Bodyworks in favor for AMO Spa which was literally across the road from the hotel we were staying at. 
AMO prices were comparable to Bodyworks and had a much more better atmosphere, i found that if you went in the morning you didn't need an appointment, by the afternoon forget about just walking in. I had a manicure and pedicure $25 AUD. On the last day we were leaving I squeezed in a Oxygen facial, apparently celebrities have these every week so whilst I was living it up in Bali I thought I would treat myself to one and at only $25 which is unheard on in Australia, why not? I was not prepared for what I got let me tell you. It started off really nice, cleaner toner, face massage, great, and then came out the extractor. Having a sister who was a beauty therapist I know more than I should about all the equipment, it's one scary devise and she would always tell me don't use it will scar your skin. The beautician went to town, I think she removed blackheads that I have had since year 8. It was painful but the end result was great. Thinking my pain was over, she pulled out this brush which removed all my dead skin. By the end of the treatment I was convinced that my face was going to be red raw. Then came the dreaded steamer, right up my nose, mind you I only have one good nostril so I had to open my mouth to get some oxygen. I know it's oxygen facial but I didn't think that meant you we're deprived of breathing, I ended up coughing as the steam chocked me. To finish it off she placed this weird clear mask, which pumped oxygen to my face for a few minutes. The lady massaged me and then moisturiser my face and was out of there feeling a million bucks, my skin felt great but not sure I would do it again.



Manicure from AMO Spa

After a week of Bali I was totally relaxed and who wouldn't be? Till next time...Adios

KB

Bali Baby!

It seems likeforever since my last post and whilst I have been secretly tapping away on theiPad whilst laying poolside, I wanted to ensure that I could load up a fewpictures of our time away.

I will be the first to admit I had never any intentions to visit Bali, dont get me wrong I know its a beautiful place but I had many other destinations on my "bucket list" before Bali. With hubby only able to take a week off work it seemed that either Brisvegas, Bali or Thailand was on the cards.

So Bali....Look out the Babas are in town

As most of you mayhave gathered we decided to go to Bali for a week to celebrate hubbies30th Birthday. We wanted to escape all the drama and lie poolside for a weekworking on our tans.

Since we managed to do aquite a few things (not really pool and food), I will try and split this over a couple of posts. To behonest we only ever left the hotel pool to get massages or go to dinner so mostpost will be around food.

front entrance of the W


We arrived at the W after our driver picked us up at theairport, and I was more than impressed with the accommodation, by far the besthotel, I had ever stepped foot in and the rooms didn't disappoint. There wasclub music playing over the speaker, which instantly made me want to getchanged into my dancing shoes and head down to the pool where the DJ wasgetting ready for the silent dance party. Shame I was sporting a massivemigraine to the point I had to visit the "ouch" centre to get somePanadol from the doctor. The doctor was grilling me on my symptoms and I wastrying not to barf all over the place, the plane really set me off.
The service at the W Hotel was fantastic and all the workersfussed over us, which at times made me feel guilty which led us to spendinglots on tipping our great hotel staff. We weren't allowed to touch anything;they would prepare our beach chairs and move our umbrellas when the sun moved.

The next afternoon we journeyed to Bodyworks which definitelywas a Bali experience, it felt like visiting the Asian nail salons inMelbourne, women everywhere, and it was cheap, $11 for a pedicure is a bargain,and she did a great job, it wasn't air conditioned and I was pushed into anawkward corner on the room. Check out the pictures and tell me what you think,I also booked to do a couples massage for JBs Bday.





La Lucciola

Our fist evening we made our way to La Lucciola, which a fewpeople had recommended and enjoyed a ragu pasta and a granita cocktail overlooking a sunset

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY BABA

Afternoon Cake

JBs 30th Dinner Cake

Breakfast Cake

My husband enjoyed 3 cakes one for every decade. One forbreakfast, which embarrassed the heck out of him, our lovely waitress Sari (whowas the cutest, she kept wanting us to eat everything from the menu) organised the cake. JB wasn't impressed with the entire staff singing, it was hystericalfor me to wath him suffer, too bad buddy! Then after heading back to our roomafter our pool visit in the afternoon the Hotel had organised a surprise in theroom. We had booked dinner at Starfish Bloo the hotel restaurant to ensurethat the cake I ordered for my husbands 30th would arrive safely and it did. Thenfinally he received my birthday cake, which was provided by Ixora cakes in Bali,and was a replica watch cake, which is on order for his birthday, in the meantimehe gets the cake version.

The hotel gave JB a wishing card, wonder what he wished for? He wouldnt show me, but I think I could guess.

Latest Obsessions

It seems like its been a while since I last bloged, so before I head to sunny Bali and bombard you with all the wonderful things we do on our trip I thought I would share a few latest obsessions, no seriously, obsessions is a understatement.

I was only just saying today that once I find something that I want I almost get obsessive in locating it, at a discount/sale price. My latest craze this week has been, TOMS shoes, Metalicus Dress and the Naked Palatte by Urban Decay.

So lets break it down on the things I have been up to and the latest obsessions

TOMS, I have heard a lot about these shows for a couple of years and admittedly it isn't something I would have stumbled on without my cousin and his wife sharing. The concept is that for every pair sold the owners will also give a child in need a pair. I was surprised how comfortable they are and for around $70 I think its a great away at giving something back without actually giving.

I recently saw an interview on Ellen with the founder of TOMS and felt compelled to make a contribution and these were my first purchase. They are super comfortable and perfect casual shoes for Bali (no sneakers for me)

I was in the city on Tuesday and did a stop by at Metalicus, I use to own a fair bit of there stuff a few years back, these days that I am not working I cant afford a lot of there stuff but managed to get me a great tee dress on sales from $150 to $50. Don't get me wrong I am no size zero and I wasn't wearing any shape-wear and this dress looked great on me. I think I will be wearing my "girls best friend" with this dress (also from Metalicus)

I wanted to clean out my dressing room and also wanted to stock up on a few different eye shadows, I have always been a MAC fan but heard such great things on the Naked Palette so decided to give it a try and make a purchase via Beauty Bay, free shipping was a plus and it cost be around $56

Anyways, I am sure my next post will be about beautiful Bali! I have so much study to cram in before I leave and husband keeps nagging me to pack and clean the house. The social calendar is getting OTT, tomorrow morning I have a book launch breakfast in the morning so should be fun.

KB