Westfield Fashion Parade

I made my way to Westfield Chermside today for the noon fashion parade styled by their own stylist Christie Nicolaides.

Christie showcased four big trends for the coming season - Leather and Lace, Mixed Prints, Shimmer and Shine, and Berry. I have attached the run sheet below and numbered each look so it corresponds to the pictures.

Some of my highlights from the show were the men's Saba chinos in Look 3, Wittner shoes in Look 4, men's Industrie jacket in Look 7 and stole from Country Road in Look 16.

As always everyone who booked a seat at the show received a goodie bag with vouchers, products and a cute Bluejuice scarf :-)

Check out the pictures below and see if something catches your eye :-)




Goodie Bag



Christie Nicolaides, Westfield Stylist

Look 1

Look 2

Look 3

Look 4

Look 5

Look 6

Look 7

Look 8

Look 9

Look 10

Look 11

Look 12

Look 13

Look 14

Look 15

Look 16



ghd Brushes & Heat Protect Spray

So we have the perfect hairdryer (check out my previous blog on ghd AIR hairdryer) we now need the perfect products and brushes.

After chatting with Shantelle, from the Oscar Oscar salon in Fortitude Valley, about the new brushes by ghd I decided on the Natural Bristle Radial Brush Size 3. I was in need of a new round brush and the tension provided by the natural bristle when styling really appealed to me :-)

The range also includes ceramic hollow barrel brushes. These brushes heat up when used with a hairdryer which speeds up the drying process. Love it!!!!

I also picked up the new Heat Protect Spray. I haven't used it yet but I will be sure to let you know when I do :-)

Check out the full range at via the links below.

For more information:

http://www.oscaroscar.com.au/blog/

http://www.ghdhair.com/au/shop

Product display at Oscar Oscar in Fortitude Valley

Natural Bristle Radial Brush Size 3.

Staring down the barrel!

Heat Protect Spray.

New ghd AIR Hairdryer

Yes it's a hairdryer! When was the last time there was this much excitement around a hairdryer?! Oh wait, I remember 9 June 1990. Picture this, it's my birthday and I have just been in the hairdresser for 8 hours getting my rad spiral perm. Mum comes back to pay and it's now time to convince her that I MUST have the hairdryer and diffuser to keep my hair super curly otherwise my life will end lol

Seriously though, for years now it has been all about the straightener. Well, move over straightener because the hairdryer is back baby! Oscar Oscar salons are stocking ghd again so popped in to the Fortitude Valley salon to have a play.

Shantelle, my brilliant hairdresser, showed me all the ghd products starting with the AIR. 

The first thing you notice is how sleek and professional it looks and durable it feels. Durable doesn't mean heavy either! But I was most interested in the cool shot function. As well as having the temperature and power controls, this cool shot is perfect for setting your style. Once you have finished styling your hair, you want all the heat out of it otherwise the style will move or kink. A similar method to remove the heat is to use the air filter end of the dryer. The cool shot is much much better as it doesn't gobble up or grab your hair. We like that :-)  

I have used the same hairdryer for over 10 years because I thought "oh it's just the hairdryer" but after Shantelle used the AIR on my 'just been to the gym' hair I'm convinced, I MUST have it! My hair was soft and smooth with very little effort.

Think about it, the better the result is from your dryer the less work your straightener has to do. Huge plus? I think so!

It retails for $199 which works out to $19.90 per year given the attachment I had to my old dryer :-) Well worth the investment!!!

Some other features include a 3 metre long power cable, 2 concentrator nozzles, professional strength motor and advance ionic technology.

...... My next blog will be on ghd brushes and products .....

For more information:

http://www.oscaroscar.com.au/blog/


http://www.ghdhair.com/au/hair-dryers/ghd-air

              Display at Oscar Oscar, Fortitude Valley                

Mecca Maxima Heaven

As promised, here is one of the great specials I found while at Wintergarden yesterday.

One of the closest stores we have to Sephora is Mecca Maxima. It's heaven for all us beauty fanatics!!

Their product range is huge:

• skincare
• make up
• perfume
• candles
• lip tattoos
• nail polish and strips
• tools and accessories

Here are a few of my fav's brands they stock:

• YSL
• Too Faced
• Victor & Rolf
• Stila
• Keihl's
• Jemma Kidd
• (view all brands at http://www.meccacosmetica.com.au/Brands/?gclid=CLPhk43BnK8CFeFMpgodJ3CcZg).

I love that the store is so spacious with a very user-friendly layout. Finding what you are looking for is not a problem. Scattered throughout the store are displays with particular themes. For example, a pink themed display with pink nail polish, pink lippy, pink make up bags, pink everything, which I think is really fun. They also have "play stations" where you can take your products, sit down in front of a mirror and test the products.

I was greeted by Bec, a MM beauty expert, who was friendly and helpful. We chatted about what was new in store and our fav products. She was just lovely.

Now to the really important stuff. What did I buy? Lashes for a shoot tomorrow and cream blush for me :-)

It gets better!! As I spent over $50 I received a gift. Yes we love gifts!!! 

I also joined the Beauty Loop which is a customer loyalty system. http://www.meccacosmetica.com.au/BeautyLoop/

Can't wait to visit again :-)

Adventure to the new Wintergarden

I popped into the new Wintergarden today and it's amazing!!! The stores are so spacious and staff are beaming with excitement which makes the shopping experience that much more enjoyable.

Check out the pictures I took below of my little adventure :-) Keep an eye out for my next post which includes details of special offers I found while there!

Here's one view of the entrance from Queens St Mall.

The grooviest escalators I've ever seen.

Fantastic from outside but wait til you see the change room area.

I fell in love with this Jacket while in Ben Sherman.

And here is the change room area. I want that chair!

Moving along we have Mecca Maxima.

Camper shoes.

The much talked about Sheike :-)