NEED, WANT & LOVE

Monday, April 11, 2011

Style Inspiration bought to you by Vanessa Jackman

Image courtesy of Vanessajackman.blogspot.com

Check out Vanessa's amazing street style blog here Vanessajackman.blogspot.com. I was super excited to see that Vanessa is an Aussie living in London. All of her photos are fantasic, definitely good inspiration for a Monday morning.

Have a good week xx

Need...Parisian Chic by Ines de la Fressange

This morning I was flicking through gorgeous eMag Lonny and saw this feature on Ines de la Fressange's divine new book Parisian Chic.

I remember seeing pictures of Ines on the Chanel catwalk when I started looking through Vogue in the early nineties, she is always sublimely elegant and of course I am just a little obsessed with Parisian style.

In her new book, Parisian Chic, Ines shares the secrets to living and looking like the quintessential Parisienne. Effortlessly chic naturellement!

Sigh- transporting myself to the Marais right now. Pre-order a copy on Amazon.

All images from Lonny- April 2011 Edition

Friday, April 8, 2011

Wishful Thinking....Cartier Love Bracelet

Peruse the beautiful Cartier Love collection at the link below

http://www.cartier.com/#/show-me/collections/love

3 beauty products that I have just tried and loved

L’annine Hand & Body Cream- Avocado- $22.95

I have seen beauty editors rave about this product for quite some time, but for some reason I have never tried it. Well, I am instantly addicted. My dry hands are now super soft ,and the avocado scent is delicate and clean smelling. The size of the tube is a extremely generous so this is a really good value product. http://www.meccacosmetica.com.au/shop/Lannine/HandBodyCream/

L'annine is available from Kit Cosmetics Stores or check out the link to the Mecca online store

Korres Lip Butter in Wild Rose- $18.95

The perfect amount of sheer rose lip colour for everyday, and the all natural balm is soothing on dry lips. This will be in my handbag all winter.

Korres products are available form Kit Cosmetics Stores or check out the link to the Mecca online store http://www.meccacosmetica.com.au/shop/Korres/LipButter/

Suvana- Paw Paw & Honey Organic Balm- $8.95

After recently reading a post on Primped about Suvana, I quickly swapped from using Lucas Paw Paw ointment. Although I have always been a fan of Lucas Paw Paw, I was horrified to think of the petro-chemicals that I was ingesting through licking my lips- urgh. Also, I love the subtle honey flavour of this balm.

Suvana products are available from Health Food Stores.

http://www.suvanabeauty.com/index.html

Thursday, April 7, 2011

An ode to Shopbop.com bargains!

I have to share with you my very exciting Shopbop bargains. If you follow my blog you will soon gather that I am rather obsessed with online shopping, and I am going to share my experiences so the online LOVE is shared.

Shopbop, in my opinion is the best online fashion store. Of course I LOVE Net-a-Porter, but most of the items I love on there are on my "Wishful Thinking" shopping list, and if I can afford them I can usually get them from Shopbop, at a better price (due to the Australian Dollar being at parity with the US Dollar) and pay no shipping costs.

One thing is particular that I love about Shopbop is the My Hearts page. Basically as you are trawling through the pages and pages of amazing items on the site, you can tag what you love with a little heart and it creates a favourites or Things I Love page. This is amazing as you can keep coming back and considering your purchases, and most importantly you can see when they go on sale- Yay!

I have had two wins this week, with two of my LOVES going on sale- got to LOVE that.

The first is a Marc by Marc Jacobs Pretty Nylon Tate Tote for $138