new shades!

buon giorno milano

i was about to call this post bonjour milano, but i think i am getting my languages mixed up. oops! *grin*

anyway, after dusting off the dust (oh yes there was dust) from Morocco, we hit Milan enroute back home to London. By this stage I had well and truly contracted the virus which was to be with me for weeks to come (if i knew this back then, i might well have shot myself to spare me the misery) so i wasn't my perky self.

we did squeeze in a fair amount of touristing though, some shopping and lots of food.




















i didn't spend as much as i was prepared to. being the home of designer everything, if i'd seen a hangbag i loved in Milan, i would have snatched it right up. Too bad the one and only bag that stole my heart was circa €2,000 (or was it €3k? I've repressed the memory) and with the £ taking a pounding (don't mind the pun), it was just not within my measley budget.

I did however, get some Juicy Couture half price, so there was still something to smile about.

Some non-food photos here.

Note: the bag i fell in love with was as above, but a deep purple python leather. Orgasmic.

my new babies!

80, that's right 8-0. 80% off my new Karen Millen heels, from Harrods.

*i ♥ sales*

junkfood

Panu would argue that more often than not, I wear my food. He claims he can't take me out in public because I end up with food on my lap, my chest, my face and my hair. I dont know how, to be honest, because believe me when I say I really wanted that food in my mouth!

And so when I stumbled across JunkFood in NYC, I knew it was a match made in heaven!


These guys design the funkiest tees, and the website really does no justice to the available range. I loved them instantly and bought three, and right now wishing I had bought at least 3 more. Better still, they are non-iron! And this is a big call, coming from me, the woman who irons everything.

While JunkFood is also available in the UK at Urban Outfitters, they cost about twice as much here, so stock up while in the States guys!

on trend... finally!

so i'm what's known as a fashion laggard. a new trend comes in, i usually think it's hideous, i can't believe people are wearing skinny jeans/boho-schick/huge handbags! And then two seasons later, suddenly I don't seem to think that <insert trend> are actually so terrible. In fact, I go buy one.. and finally, as the trend fades out, i'm in.

BUT! I picked up this week's edition of Grazia yesterday and guess what's in? Be-jewelled flats! Perfect for sprucing up your day time outfit and cruising straight onto the evening. Funky, classy, comfortable ~ the perfect shoe!

and guess what's even better? I bought mine in July ~ Ninewest, AUD$60, baby! Finally, I'm on-trend!

shoot me now

now, i have always objected to crocs. i mean, seriously, people wear these things out?? Panu had a pair of crocs, and i almost didn't go out with him because of them. I made him banish them to the balcony, and then to the bin because really, are they not the most un-sexiest things ever??

then two days ago, Quyen, Ying and Tiff (Queenslanders, need I say more? *wink*), were on facebook endorsing the crocs' supposedly ridiculous comfort factor, in fact, according to Quyen, way more comfortable than Uggs. No Fucking Way. I love my Uggs.. and not just any uggs, i have the superhero of all Uggs, an indestructable heavy-duty outdoor Ugg. and I am loyal.

Until I jumped on the croc website, because, I don't know why, I was seized by a moment of terrifying insanity? I checked out the 'clogs' and thank God, i still think they are hideous, but then..... then I saw the Nadia (kids size, khaki) and oh my god, SHOOT ME. I thought they were cute!

... and they were cheap!

... and i couldn't help myself...

... i ordered a pair.... *sigh*

... so now will you shoot me? Please?

my buddy Jimmy

once in a while, i stumble upon something which hasn't really peaked my interest in the past and suddenly, as though someone has just flicked the switch, i loooove it. most times it's within reach, sometimes it's just a little stretch (like the soon-to-be-mine Rado), but sometimes, like right now, it's a wee bit beyond my current budget.

today, i spent a lazy afternoon surfing the website of none other than the. most. amazing. shoe. designer. in. the. world. Mr Jimmy Choo. Whyyyy did I do that?? I've just made my life so painful, knowing that his shoes start from £300 (probably on sale!). Realistically, sure I could treat myself to a pair, but which one? The torture of choice would be too much to bear. I want at least 3 pairs that I can see. Or maybe 4. Or more.

Dammit.

A little fact that made my buddy Jimmy appeal more to me is that he's a little (albeit filthy rich) Malaysian man! Now seriously y'all, who woulda ever thought a Malaysian man could have so much style!

a good Sunday

its 8.45pm and I am sitting here sat-is-fied. it's been one of those days where you actually look at life and realise it's not always big and scary. there are days when you do feel blessed and actually happy to be breathing the air around you, albeit London air... but! today is not about whinging.

we got up at 9am, surprisingly fit and fighting after several tequila shots and cocktails at Tammy & Owen's farewell last night. the sun was shining (no I'm not being a comedian) and it was warm. I realise that when I say "warm" these days, I could be referring to all of 18 degrees... but today was 26. 26! tanktop, skirt and flipflops on, we headed out for breakfast at Paul. After a chausson pommes and tea, Panu headed home to study and I headed off on the big Handbag Hunt.

Handbags. those who know me know I've never really been into handbags. I use something that looks ok to me, is practical and not too pricey. My heart never skipped a beat at the first sight of the latest LV, for example, and I sure never missed any sleep over not having one. But recent days have had me thinking that as I creep up on the big three-oh, do I need a more serious handbag?

well, the short answer is yes. and it doesn't help that since being in London, I've suffered from handbag envy at the mercy of my friends who have been to Italy and come back with beautiful arm candy (not of the male variety). I'm still waiting for my own trip to the land of gorgeous handbags to commit to something uber stylish, so in the mean time I decided to hit Selfridges & Co and buy myself a beautiful but afforable handbag.

My new baby? a DKNY Town & Country Shoulder Tote. OoOoooo I loooove it!

and what else could possibly make my day better? how about a pair of shoes! *nod nod* meandering around Topshop supposedly looking for a belt, i accidentally wandered into the Shoe Lounge and *oops* bought a new pair of the cutest Mary Janes. Basking in the glow of my new accessories, i then accidentally fell into Nails Inc. and into a pedicure *double oops!*

shopping is hard work. 2pm and I am starving! but oh, how uncool to dine alone. With one phone call, my well behaved boyfriend is once again at my side, enjoying lunch on Carnaby Street's C'est Ici, where I had the most delicious smoothie ever ~ Melon Elixir ~ who knows what's in it... who cares??

after lunch I was genuinely tired, so we wandered home slowly... for a siesta.

who could complain?

i want..

.. i don't ask for very much. i just really really want some new ballet flats and oh, a pair of $800 cowboy boots that are so hot, they could toast a marshmallow from some alien kid camping on Saturn.

new heels baby!

Somewhere between Sushi Train and the bus stop last night, I bought a new pair of shoes! Aren't they cute?! Tony Bianco peep toe heels ~ love them! I'd been eyeing off the peep toe cork heels for a while but it seems like everyone's got them, so this is a little different... yay to new shoes! *hehe*

weekend at a glance

Firstly, how f'ing good was the weather on the weekend?!

Friday

Had a really productive week @ work... got a snazzy haircut to boot, walked around with "wavy" hair all day Friday which was pretty exciting.. cos I didn't look like me! Watched March of the Penguins on Friday night after devouring XO Pipi's from Superbowl and 2 Taro bubble tea's. Schweeeeet.... penguins. SO DAMN CUTE! although apparently they are smellier than they are cute tho so that says a lot about how stinky they are..!

Saturday

Me, Mel, Babs, ice cream & hot chocolate....















Sunday

Me, Kate, Birkenhead Point & the most delicious pair of boots from NineWest!! Never did I think I would buy shoes from NineWest.. but look! Beautiful pair of knee high leather boots - $370 down to... $112! GodDAMN.