A Campaign: Lonely Kids Club Autumn Winter 2013

A Campaign: Lonely Kids Club Autumn Winter 2013

I love a good quality t-shirt. As I was browsing the Lonely Kids Club online store, many solid, simple prints and drawings caught my eye. I could tell those t-shirts were unique and could be a staple in my wardrobe forever. So I'm happy to present the latest campaign from the Lonely Kids Club.
Based entirely in Sydney, Warwick the designer, owner and inspirer spends the time to make sure each t-shirt and garment is of great quality and fits his philosophy. 

About Lonely Kids Club (taken from the website): "We choose unique and interesting artists to collaborate with for each range, to keep things fresh and unique. Each range begins as a broad concept and through the design process organically transpires into a theme. We also try restricting the amount of colours we use in each range, as we believe in simplicity as well as the theory that restrictions lead to further creativity"

Officially launched in the early months of 2011, Lonely Kids Club will definitely be here to stay, with every clothing item being inspired by a short story about a personal experience. And each product is mailed out with a personal message and a unique drawing, courtesy of Warwick; creating sentimental gifts for every lonely kid out there. 

A New Hair Chapter: Chocolate Brown blunt hair with Bangs

Introducing: My new Chocolate Brown blunt hair with Bangs (coloured by Illusions Hairdressers, Wetherill Park)
Wearing: Maiden Love Shorts (thanks to Maiden Love); Coussinet Spire Necklace (thanks to Coussinet); H&M Parker; Cali & Cale Wedges (c/o Undergroup Showroom)

Although I've already got a couple of photos up of my new Chocolate Brown hair (note the very blunt cut) on the blog, I realised I haven't introduced it formally to my readers.
After a year and a half of Balayage hair, I decided, after a few months of no maintenance and touch ups that my blonde hair was starting to look ratty. Split ends started to appear half way down my hair, my ends were dry, my blonde hair was untoned. And to be honest - my hair can sometimes reflect my life and where it was going at that moment; I didn't maintain my life so I didn't maintain my hair.
And I've had some drastic changes to my life - people coming and going; my friend getting married, my reflection of my hopes of getting married surfaced, my heart being put down on the chopping board to be exposed etc etc has led me to just start a new Hair Chapter in my life. Sounds so corny but its true.
And girls always need new Hair Chapters to represent a new direction or fresh start. So I went down to Illusions and dyed my balayage to a rich Chocolate Brown (I stressed no reds or warm browns, I wanted a 'cooler' brown), widened my bangs/fringe and cut about 7CM off my length to get a blunt look at the ends.
Some people say I look younger, some people say I look more mature. I did it to refresh myself and my life. My girlfriends know how I feel - my close friend dyed her hair to mark her moving away to Korea and starting hew new job. My other friend always changes his hair for job interviews. I have another one who cut off most of her hair when she and her boyfriend broke up. So this is definitely not an unfamiliar concept for girls and boys.

So on all these notes, I want to stress that although I have been sad and painfully honest and looking suicidal in my last posts... that in truth, I am much happier now. So much happier. I found that expressing my sadness through my blogposts, ironically, made me not want to cry in real life. I haven't cried. I felt weird because I usually spend my nights doing just that.
My close friend (bless her) has tried to let me to cry, has encouraged it, has endorsed it; but my body just doesn't want to. Maybe it's a sign that I'm stronger than I think and that maybe I've just matured. Or maybe I just be crazy and have been bottling it up and soon  explode one day. But we shall see what happens in the month of May. It isn't over yet....

Mothers Day Lunch with Deshabille Sleepwear x Pink Hope

A Lunch: Mothers Day with Deshabille Sleepwear and Pink Hope @ Pink Salt Double Bay

The other week, I was so lucky to attend the Mothers Day Deshabille Sleepwear and Pink Hope lunch down at Pink Salt in Double Bay.
Although I wasn't able to bring my mother for the lunch, I still enjoyed the company of my fellow bloggers and their mothers. I took in the time to soak in the similarities of mothers and daughters and the way they both smiled the same way, laughed the same way and had their little insider jokes. It made me think of my own mom laughing at her own lame jokes back at home.
We got introduced to the head designer for Deshabille sleepwear and the founder of Pink Hope the charity. Pink Hope is the first Australian community designed to encourage, support and create awareness about womens' ovarian and breast cancer. It is also a place for high risk women to connect and feel supported. This is a charity I knew was special, as I have close friends in my life that have had their family sadly affected by cancer.
As well as beautiful sleepwear already in their latest range, Deshabille sleepwear also have sleepwear designed in conjunction with Pink Hope (a pretty pink butterfly print). When you jump on the website, make sure to look out for those limited edition PJs because 50% of the proceeds are donated to Pink Hope. And in August they will be releasing their 2nd Pink Hope collection. How exciting!

With all this on mind, I thoroughly enjoyed my lunch at Pink Salt - I ordered the Wagyu Beef as my main, and a Coconut and Lime Parfait with mango and coconut snow. I also captured the other two desserts Olivers Twist and Passion-fruit Meringue. Pink Salt really knows how to make desserts into art. And taste like heaven  Perfect for every Mother and Daughter out there with a sweet tooth.