OOTD: Tolkien of my Love

This a little taste test of whats to come, these photos were taken in Queenstown New zealand, the real middle earth. We hiked up a mountain to get these amazing shots. What can I say, I am Beorn to be Wild. Ok, enough puns. 

I am wearing
Top: Plain black tee from Target
Pants: Black milk Leggings with the Middle Earth Map for a print.
Shoes: Wanted

Lookbook: PhotoShoot Edition

Flawless Foundation: How To

Retro Rainbow Make up

So on Saturday night I attended an 80's themed party. However when it came to my make up, I knew it would have to be bright! But all the colours I was thinking of (Purple, blue and green) clashed with my black and red outfit. So, if I was gonna clash, go big or go home. Bring on all the colours!!!

I paired it with a candy pink lipstick to make the whole face pop and not to take away from the eye shadow.

For those of you who will say that my outfit is not 80's because it does not have enough colour, this outfit is actually my Mum's from the 80's, when she would hit up the gym. You cant get more 80's then that!

 ( This photo is more yellow because it was taken at sunset, not because it was edited) 

Fashion Haul: Victorias Secret

I spent way too much money in Victorias Secret while in the US

My Diet Will Start Tomorrow

So I thought I would mix up the posts today by talking about my diet. Firstly,  I am the biggest offender of the classic "My diet will start tomorrow" complex, so I am determined to break that habit. I will start off by going over my current diet, what a regular week is for me and my new goals and aspirations. Hopefully this can give you some inspiration or extra motivation so that you too can be thin for Sumer and if you like it, you can try it out.  Stick around till the end because I have some exciting announcements for you!

A normal week: 

I am gluten intolerant so that is a huge factor in my diet. I can have a certain amount of gluten in my diet but if I have too much, my body reacts badly, so a lot of the time you just have to guess! So this means that I can not eat pasta and cakes and cookies etc, otherwise known as 'The fun food'. My general rule of thumb is to not eat these foods at home, on a regular basis, so that when it is a party or I am out with friends, I can indulge. It is also important to note that I LOVE Pepsi. I have about 2 glasses a day, which I know is not good and I have actively tried to cut down. I originally thought I was addicted so I planned to go two weeks without it to break the addiction, but after a week I was going really strong, so strong and not even craving it that I decided that I was not actually addicted, I just really love Pepsi. But this was helpful for me to create a good diet plan I can stick with.

This week:

This week, has been probably the worest week I have had in a long time, diet wise. As of next week, i will have complete control over my diet because of some exciting news that will reveal in a minute. So that I decided that this week i would just throw all diet plans out the window and just love life and eat whatever my little heart desires. So far that has consisted of sushi 3 times, 2 pizzas, a jar of Nutella and two packets of chocolate biscuits.

The New Plan: 

So from my extensive research from above, that my biggest diet issue is that I have no control over what is in my kitchen because I live at home and I hate going up to the shop that I would rather eat something that will make have a gluten reaction. For example Mum will have at least 3/4 oven pizzas, so I would rather eat that then going up the shop. But the exciting news is that I am starting a new job and moving out so that I am completely in control of what is in the house. I am very excited. So I created a few rules for myself to stick to.

The Rules: 

• Carbs are only once a day at dinner time
• Since I will be on the road in my new job, I should have fruit for lunch
• Eat gluten free as much as possible
• I can only have Pepsi or Coke on weekends and it wont be in the house to tempt me during the week. 
• I get to pick one 'naughty' food that I can have on the weekend. I get all week to decide which one I want for that weekend. I think its important to indulge. 

I feel like this should be relatively easy to stick to because I am a pretty healthy person normally anyway, although I am saying that with a mouth full of Nutella, so who knows! I also just want state that I am not necessary looking to loose weight, I don't have a weight problem, I am just trying to be as healthy as possible. However, I may need to loose a little bit of weight after this week! For the sake of measurable objectives, I will state that I am a size 6-8 (0-2 US sizes)   

I'll just leave this here for some extra motivation

Life updates and things to come! 

I also came up with a exercise plan to accompany this new diet plan. Which I will do a blog post and perhaps a video demonstrating how to do them because I always struggle to understand exercise instructions when they are written. 

Also, I have planned heaps of youtube videos I will now will be able to film because I will just be living with Daniel. At the moment, I live in a house with 3 other people and I don't like filming when other people are around and I don't have professional lighting. So I have to wait till the sun is out, no one is home and it isn't a day I need to wash my hair. As you can see, these don't come about too often. But on a positive note, I have convinced Daniel to film the boyfriend tag, which will be exciting, along with many other videos. I was thinking of starting a weekly video that is more ' The girl behind the blog' something like 'Fun Fridays" or "Get to know me Fridays" or something. If you have any suggestions do let me know. I wont be posting every youtube video I do on here, so if you don't want to miss anything, make sure to subscribe to that channel.

That should be it for today, sorry i know this was a long blog post, but I just had so much I had to share! Exciting things are happening and I excited to share them with you!

HOW TO: Get model hair like Miranda Kerr

Miranda Kerr is the face of the new Clear haircare range and here the Australian supermodel shares her four simple steps to luscious locks:

1. “Because of my job I can’t be 100 per cent organic, so my philosophy is to be 80 per cent organic,     20 per cent indulgent. I couldn’t find a certified organic haircare range that gave me the results wanted, so I tried Clear and loved what it did.”

2. “I have regular hair treatments and I love neck and scalp massages. They get the blood pumping and promote growth.”

3. “I also rinse my hair in cold water. It makes me feel invigorated and alive, like a dive into the ocean."

4. “I cook with coconut oil – it’s the best for cooking. Good oils and omegas in my diet help make my hair shiny. I love avocados and almonds and I put macadamia oil on my salads.” 

So now how do I get my face to look like hers?!

Source 

OOTD: Winter Blossoms

While on our weekend away, we visited the everglades gardens and thought it was the perfect background for the OOTD, It was about 12 degrees this day, so it gave me a great chance to model some winter outfit ideas. Below is the outfit i chose for the day, tell me what you think and if you are a Lookbook member, give it some love!

What i am wearing:
Jacket: Asos
Top: Victorias Secret and ICE
Pants: Gap
Shoes: Vintage
Necklace: Tiffany & co
Scarf: Boutique
Flower: Equip

                 

OOTD: Urban Prep

This weekend was a long weekend here in Australia, so Daniel and i decided to go grab some lunch and do a bit of sneaky shopping in Newtown, Sydney. For those who are unfamiliar with Newtown, it is very similar to San Fransico, California but a lot smaller! Below is the outfit i chose for the day, tell me what you think and if you are a Lookbook member, give it some love!

What i am wearing:
Jacket: Asos
Top: Victorias Secret
Pants: Supre
Shoes: Vintage
Necklace: Tiffany & co
Bag: Myers

Bracelet: Swarovski 

To see how this look came together, watch the video!