Dita Report

Happy Sunday Dear Diary!

I know you waiting with baited breath for a report yesterday but truth be told I was a bit occupied yesterday doing a few odds and ends so apologies my friend.

As you know, I won tickets to go see Dita Von Teese perform her Cointreauversial act on Friday night. The routine is a more spectacular version of her famous martini glass act which I've only heard about and seen pictures of. I was super excited to see it performed in real life!

The event started at 8pm so I met up with my plus one and had a few sparkling wines beforehand with some work mates and then off we tottled to line up for THE event of the century.

Outfit: Cue dress with Christian Louboutin Madame Butterfly Pump 120mm in peacock satin

 The invite said the doors opened at 8pm for 8:30pm so we dutifully got into line to wait. Many different people were there to see her, grannies, Dita wannabes and men dressed in flannel (WTF? Really?!). This one woman looked AMAZING! She had red hair with a purple fascinator, leather waist corset, laced leather full length arm things (not sure what they're called), black shorts and knee high leather boots. I'm not really into fetish dressing, but man, if there was ever a reason to wear a corset, her teeny weeny waist would be it! I need one STAT!!

Anyhoo, I digress...we were patiently waiting in line and my beautiful heels were KILLING me because I was standing in one spot. Unfortunately this was also the maiden voyage for my Madame Butterflies and the sole is shaped like a rocking chair. This mixed with the fact that I'd already had a couple of glasses of bubbly was not brilliant, I kept almost falling over and making my friend laugh!

They finally started checking ID's at 8:40pm and letting us in. As soon as we got into the main bar area I snagged the first available stool to sit on as my poor feet were aching like nothing else. Luckily we'd already had dinner as the canapes were not filling. They were quite tasty though.

The hostesses were dressed in the 50's style dark blue dresses serving some delicious cocktails as we walked in and I was introduced to the Cointreau Blush which was quite a refreshing drink. I didn't actually know what was in it and when I read the ingredients I thought it would have been a lot more sour than it was.

After about 10-15 minutes mingling we were hearded through to another bar for the actual performance. We also got another cocktail along the way which I think is the newer one.

It was actually quite sweet and I probably couldn't drink more than one of them in an hour. And I have a sweet tooth.

The stage was set with the giant martini glass and my excitement level started going through the roof as I realised that the show would start any minute! Not to mention the fact that I was in the 3rd row and there were probably 100 people there in total, a lot of them standing at the back. I think this is when I started bouncing up and down in my seat like an excited school kid!

The MC came out and did his small spiel and then we were off! Dita came out on stage sparkling and smiling and the crowd went nuts. There were screamed declarations of love, catcalls and wild applause. Dita is stunningly beautiful in real life and you can tell she really loves and enjoys what she does. She just glows! She's so elegant in her movements (a tribute to all the pilates and ballet she does) and everything is done with utter femininity. And she has the smallest waist ever! I think she has said in interviews that she's wearing about 300,000 crystals in her outfit so it must be pretty heavy. Her whole costume was orange and white to reflect the colours of Cointreau and apparently the last thing they do before she goes out onstage is wipe her down with Windex so the crystals sparkle!!!

Sorry for the lack of pictures but we weren't allowed to take photos and as much as I wanted to take pictures, I respected her wishes enough not to. I don't think pictures could ever compare with the memories anyway.

I did however find some pics on the net.

This is the exact martini glass she used complete with the sponge and jewellery. Isn't she stunning?

Also, some great pictures from Dita's Cointreaversial act can be found on this photographer's blog.

I can honestly say that it was a great honour to witness Dita's first public performance in Sydney and I look forward to catching her act again somewhere in the world!

On that note, I'll speak to you later!

xo

Hurrah for the Queen!

I'd like to personally thank the Queen for having a birthday holiday this weekend. Really it's just another excuse to eat, drink and be merry!

There's not too much to update y'all on this week as I've been flat out trying to cope with June. I think the most interesting thing I've done all week was some cooking and catching up on some tv!!! I promise I'll have some more interesting adventures once June 30th is done and the winter chill lets off. I tend to hibernate in winter, sorry!

Without further ado, may I present my photo journey of the last week or so...

I am so proud of M for making these delicious burgers! As you can see they're a work of art and very, very tasty!!!

7th June dinner: beef burgers with egg, tomato, lettuce, bacon, carrot & BBQ sauce

I don't think I told you but I have been slowly running out of my current foundation Nars firming foundation and wanted to try something different. I've heard great things about Shu Uemura and being part Asian I thought I should try something that was uniquely formulated for our skin.

Off I trotted to get made over by the Shu Uemura artist and apparently I'm a shade #764 which is a medium light beige. So far, excellent results! I think I will also have to get the cream version as I love a thicker, smoother, glowing look during winter. Plus the cream has a SPF 10 in it whilst the fluid doesn't have any SPF.
 

10th June: Cue dress, black shirt and tights, Christian Louboutin Penny Girl flats in grey

On Friday I received some sweets treats from my Hawaiian cookie angel. Thanks T!!! xo

You know how I have the creative cooking bug right now? I decided to buy some chicken tenders and make some homemade crumbs. I love having a food processor as it opens up possibilities for creative ideas that I haven't been able to do before. 

I made the crumbs from a couple of slices of bread, mixed herbs & garlic. So easy!!! Dip tenders into beaten egg and then onto the crumbs to coat and shallow fry in a pan. 

11th June: Chicken tenders with steamed vegetables

Our long weekend has been basically spent with M's family as his grandparents celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. It's so rare for people to celebrate 50th anniversaries let alone 60th's!

After a weekend whirl with the H clan we finished off with tapas at El Bulli tonight and it was heaven as always. No pictures because it's always too dark to take any but we had a feast and I introduced M's family to churros. If you don't know what they are, they are the best desert ever! Fried dough sticks coated in sugar with caramel & cream for dipping.

14th June: Supre pinstripe skirt, black singlet & cardi, Pinet boots

I'm very full after a weekend of wining and dining so on that note, I'm going to try and roll off to bed.

Back online!

I can't believe it's been over two weeks since I last did an entry! Time just seems to evaporate lately and it's going to get worse leading into June.

I recently decided to dip my toes into the wonderful world of MAC due to the influence of my friends and I have not regretted it at all! I will still remain loyal to my first love NARS though so I'm not a complete traitor. 

I also got a YSL lippy while I was at it. I've been searching for a deep purple, almost gothic shade for a while and Rouge Pur #149 Black Tulip fit the bill! Do you know how hard it is to find a nice dark purple right now?

How cute is the packaging on the eye shadow? The colour is called Birds & Berries from their Liberty of London collection.

I must confess that I have made some larger purchases recently that I deemed mission critical. As you know I've been trying to get fit again and something that has stopped me from achieving this was a good pair of sneakers. Introducing my new Asics Kayano 16 runners in purple/white! Aren't they fierce?

I really wanted some Nikes as they allow for the iPod/running function but maybe next time. Speaking of Nikes I really want to get a pair of customised Nikes from NikeID but they don't ship to Oz :(  I'm sure I'll find a way of getting them when the time comes.

Also, part of the reason I haven't been blogging is that my laptop had started to meltdown and it was just easier not to actually use it at all so I've been a bit isolated from the big wide world. M and I went to check out some computers get a feel for what was out in the market. I certainly didn't intend to come home with this!

Shall it be third time lucky with my Mac? I've been down this road before. Twice actually. Each time I've gone back to PC but I have a feeling this time will be a permanent switch. Especially since M has changed to Mac too and our house is pretty much a full Mac setup now. I'm loving it so far! YAY!!!

What else haven't I told you? Oh, I received my Fink dress and it's gorgeous! Got so many compliments when I wore it to work with my Christian Louboutin Alta Iowa's in black suede.

Look at the stitching detail on the side. Such a lovely garment from such talented ladies! Love you guys.

Here are some outfits from the last couple of weeks.

Monday 12th April: DVF Aggie in freedom trail with Christian Louboutin nude Clichys

Tuesday 13th April: Cue knit top, Portmans pants, Christian Louboutin City in tan

Thursday 15th April: Review skirt, cheap top, Christian Louboutin Alta Iowa's in black suede

Friday 23rd April: M Missoni silk dress, Christian Louboutin Alta Iowa's, leather cuff

Today was an awesome day weather wise so we took the car for a spin to Centennial Park for some exercise and some sun. Bailey had a ball but was slightly more interested in the park life than posing with me!

Chat to you next time!

Dinner and a wedding

Wow, what a busy weekend! I know I promised I wouldn't leave it so long between updates but the truth is I've had a herd of elephants stampeding through my head all day.

Ok, so let's start at the beginning of this epic weekend.

Friday we had jeans for good means day. I work at a really conservative company where 'casual Friday' doesn't really exist but once a month we raise money for a good cause. I wore jeans (obviously), a Woosh tshirt and my nude Clichys.

After work I rushed home to get ready for my partner's 4th year engineering dinner. We didn't know what the dress code was so we erred on the side of caution and went formal. I must say M scrubs up all right when he puts a suit on!

I wore my Herve Leger ash colourblock tank with my CL Coxinelles.

The next day was an absolute cracker weather wise. The sun was shining and everyone was ready to celebrate at one of my best friend's wedding. The ceremony took place at Clark Park in Lavender Bay right on Sydney harbour.

What a view!!! The reception took place at the Kirribilli Club. Unfortunately I don't have many pictures of the wedding and reception as my camera battery died. I'm still kicking myself about not charging the battery the night before but my camera was showing a full battery...grrrr!

Now please don't hate me but I did kinda spend some money...I went into town on Saturday morning with M and I was only going to check out this Cue dress for work and possibly layby it so I could pay it off over 8 weeks. Honestly. I was trying to be sensible but M insisted I buy it and wear it to the wedding! What was I supposed to do? At least I made it to 17 days!!!

Here is said Cue dress paired with my CL Very Galaxy in platine.

It was the shoes first outing and everybody loved them. I think I spread the CL virus to my friends as they all seemed very fascinated with my shoes. I think I may be lynched by some put out boyfriends and husbands!!

Here's a better picture of the shoes..

Totally to die for aren't they? Anyway, it's been a long weekend and I think I'm going to get into my pj's and snuggle down for the night. Talk to you soon!

Lead me not into temptation...

ARGH!

I've just got word that some Balenciaga things I pre-ordered are due to arrive at the end of the month or early December!! I can see my savings plan going to hell in a teacup right now. I guess I should have seen this coming but in my defence I did pre-order them in the first week of October so shopaholics anonymous wasn't exactly where I thought I would be in a month and a half's time. And I have been good, I cut out more than half the list! You don't want to see how many items I had myself down for.

My love affair with Balenciaga only started recently with the purchase of a SS09 Giant Silver Handle clutch in Anthracite followed very quickly by the snapping up of a very beautiful FW09 Day bag in Tempete as seen below.

Look at that bag....*sigh*...isn't she simply marvelous?

The leather is lightly distressed and super smooshy and thick. She's a great shade of stormy blue (hence the apt name of tempete) and goes with everything from black to denim. You can dress her up or down.

Now can you see why I'm jonesing for another Balenciaga? This time I have a Drum in black on order. I don't know what the Drum is supposed to look like except that it's similar to the old Box style. I don't know how many of you are Balenciaga experts but the box style is like the current Twiggy but not as east/west. More like a box shape. I've been looking for a Box in good condition but now if it's similar I won't have to!!! YAY!

Hmmm, can the Bal classify as my present to myself??? Or should the Chanel and exotic Louboutins I want to get next year be my present? Tough decisions need to be made soon. Ha!

Oh yeah, I wore my Coxinelles again today and here's the outfit. I'm wearing a Cue dress with a bolero style long sleeve cardi.

Sorry there's no head or feet, the polaroid process is a bit random so it tends to cut off the picture at nonsensical spots.

They are my go to shoes right now! Sorry if you're getting bored of them already, they're just the perfect work shoe.

Anyway, it's getting late and I have a busy Friday ahead of me so I should probably stop boring you to tears with my ramblings and try and get some sleep.

Night!

It's November already!

My name is B and it has been 6 days since my last purchase.

Today is the 3rd of November and spring has sprung...there is so much to do this month. Weddings, formal dinners, spring racing and of course my birthday. My wallet has entered witness protection to get away from me!!

Speaking of which, today was a big race day in Australia. Melbourne Cup. Melbourne get a public holiday for the race that stops the nation but us Sydney siders usually spend the day celebrating it too! Unfortunately I was at work but we got to take an hour out to watch the race.

Oh! I totally forgot to let you know that I got my Coxinelles yesterday.

They're gorgeous aren't they? Hopefully these will keep me on the wagon for a while...

And this was the outfit I wore them with today.

Wearing a Portmans shirt and a Cue skirt. Both items are new but they don't count as they were bought on the 16th October before I entered rehab....plus I need new work clothes. I can't possibly be banned from buying a new work wardrobe, it's a necessary evil.

By the way, shoutout to my friend shockboogieninja who taught me how to achieve the polaroid effect! You rock!!!

Anyway, time to go think about dinner!