Lauren Conrad & Flemington Flowers Market

Last week I went to Kinokuniya down at the Galleries Victoria,
and just sat there reading Lauren Conrad's Style
I felt like if there is one book that is worth buying by all of the reality stars turn fashion mogul,
this is it.

The Cover of the Book

It has styling tips for your hair, nails, and makeup.
And one of the thing she says in the book is to always alter your jeans.
This is surprising, cause this is exactly what I always do.
I find that trying to find the perfect pair of jeans is harder than passing an actuarial exam. (true story)
So I always, alter the length and the "skininess" of the jeans' legs.
It always makes it look more tailored and fit better afterwards.

Anyway, it features a list of things every person has to have in their closet.
Hers include the perfect LBD, a maxi dress, a blazer and so on.
Looking at this list, I feel like I ticked most of the items BUT a white shirt.
That being said, I'm on a hunt to find the perfect white shirt. *sigh*
Probably will be harder than finding the perfect jeans.

I mean seriously, she is THE perfect fashion role model for me.
Down to the way she french-braid her fringe, and how she has the perfect cat-eye.
She ventured to the ombre hair trend earlier this year,
dipping her ponytail into pink hair dye,

She said on her site thebeautydepartment.com that she began by dipping in the last 20 cm end to a light pink dye, and then repeating the process for every 5 cm using a darker pink shade every time.

 

And her *normal* ombre hair is so pretty. 

See how the end of her hair seamlessly blends in with the darker shade of her roots.

Seriously, I can't see the ombre hair trend dying any time soon. 

So yeah anyway, I'm thinking of buying this book.
And this post is the proof of my undying girl-crush to Lauren Conrad.
And, her next book Beauty by Lauren Conrad, is coming up soon and I can't wait for that to come out!!

p.s. I went to the flower market down at Flemington last Saturday.
Look what I made! and it only cost me $13 :)

Awesome Finds.

I have been enjoying holiday bliss since yesterday and it has been awesome.
I have been scouring everywhere for things i can do/read during the holiday, so here they are:

1. thebeautydepartment.com

the girls behind thebeautydepartment

It's a site run by Lauren Conrad, Kristin Ess, and Amy Nadine. Basically, it covers all of your how-to's from hair-dying, nail-polishing, sewing, and other crazy stuff.
One of my favorite things they did was this wavy hair tip:

As I was trying to copy Fearne Cotton's look

LOOK HOW PRETTY IT IS!!!!

2. Yogurberry

This has been the highlight of my holiday so far. 

Basically, it's a frozen yoghurt shop in Eastwood (north part of Sydney) 

And you make your own yoghurt and put your own toppings on them and they WEIGH them.

And it's super cheap! 20 cents for 10 grams? 

this cost me $5

Also, they have super nice flavors like Taro, Strawberry, Mango, Green Apple, Passionfruit and Plain.

3. DIY Cushion Case Tutorial

If you're like me, then you'll know just how tempting a trip to the IKEA fabric store is.

They have super cute stuff like you just wouldn't believe

And more often than not, I will just buy 2 or 3 of them (1 meter will coss about 4.99 - 9.99)

to make a cushion cover.

I am in a process of making new ones for my couch, will update more on that!

You can find the tutorial I use here

4. Strawberries!

Spring is coming, and Strawberry season is upon us!

I have been OD-ing on Strawberries ever since they were on sale for $1.60 a punnet. 

I have been putting them on my raisin toast, my smoothies..

You can find more recipes on healthy smoothies here