Wang

Here's my quick edit on Alexander Wang's collection for S/S13. Loving the giant white coat and transparent details on the dresses. My favourite pieces is actually the cut out top in the last picture-so wearable!xxx

who lives in a pineapple under the sea

Images are from Pinterest. If you own these pictures and would like to be credited here please do let me know. 

Spring is here! Nothing makes me happier than a good day where the sky is blue and the shine is shining. It's not quite summer yet but you can feel the warmth in the air. The flowers around my neighbourhood have started blooming. Flanellete pijamas are already packed and flimsy shorts and tees are out. I'm heading to the G-C in 22 days to get a head start and I just can't wait; a holiday is long overdue! I feel like I missed out so much stuff last summer due to the rain and all, so this year I'm going to go make the most out of summer. I have so many things that I want to do but sadly can only do it on weekends (first world white collar problem)  and most of the times I forgot what I want to do on the weekend that I can actually do it, if that makes sense. 

I'm gonna list out what I want to do this summer here so that I remember, and hey maybe give you some inspiration too:

• Don't buy too much summer dresses. I know they are cute but they are likely to be out-of-fashion next summer. Florals are ok though because they're gonna stick around in spring/summer for the next 100 years.
• Wear ankle boots with dresses
• Wear a huge hat for extra sun protection and extra chic-ness
• Eat ridiculous amount of fruit. Peaches, nectarines, grapes, mangoes, strawberries, blueberries.. the list is endless. 
• Drink ridiculous amount of water.
• Do a lot of up-dos. I used to cut my hair for summer but I find it easier to keep your hair off your face when you have longer hair - up do's are the way to go!
• Go to the other bath in Coogee Beach.. 
• Go swim in the Bondi Iceberg
• Cancel gym membership and buy bulk passes to pools.. yes yes I know I'm not a good healthy girl but indoor training is not my thing.. My mom got me to a swimming squad when I was very little. At that time I hated it so much that I never go to a pool for a good 6 years until last year when I started swimming again. It is now my main choice of work out :)
•  Buy a boogie board (I know surf board are cooler but I'm crap at it so..)
• Go to Luna Park. The mr asked me to go 4 years ago but that never happens. This summer I should really really go.
• Do picnic dates with my girl friends
• Go to Hunter Valley. I always go there during winter so I want to check out what they look like in summer.

I am so ready for summer. Bring it on!!

Sunshinery

 If you have been coming to my blog in the couple of days, you may notice that my blog name have changed from frauelize to fab-a-thon and now Sunshinery. I just don't like the first two and hopefully I can settle on 'Sunshinery' for a while.

All pictures taken by my love in Hunter Valley a year ago. We're so excited that it's Spring now - time to crack out the sundresses and go to road trips!! are you excited too? x

Black magic

So last week my trusted wallet gave up on life. The coin zipper snapped and for some good hour I thought, 'its fine, its fine, I can still use it' but now I have come to terms that I do need a new wallet. I am not a bag/wallet lady - especially wallets, because I think they look all the same - so the idea of shopping for a new wallet just turns me off... but after a couple of minutes of digging through the net, I found the wallet that I want in YSL Belle Du Jour in black, as pictured above. I love how it is so simple but oh-so luxurious. no big fat label logo prints necessary. The price tag will definitely hurt, considering that I'm a cheap arse and its quite a stack of dollar for such a small thing, but this wallet is going to pay itself if I use it everyday for the next 2 years, which is more than likely.

Now off to find somewhere that stocks this baby..

BB creams: Garnier oil free vs Missha

I was introduced to BB cream around 2 years ago by a beauty-nut housemate. I remember that my first ever BB cream was the Skin79 Gold that I bought from eBay (under pressure of the housemate of the time). I quite like the Skin79 but I find it too 'white' for my skin so I did not repurchase.BB cream has become more mainstream now since Garnier starts producing it half a year ago or so. I didn't buy their first one because at that time I still have my Borjouis foundation, but I got intrigued and bought the oil-free version when they released it a couple of months ago. I also ordered Missha's BB cream after reading good reviews in the net via ebay at almost at the same time.

L: M Missha Perfect Cover BB cream

R: Garnier oil free BB cream

How pink is my hand??? I guess you can see from the above picture that Garnier is more watery than Missha. The colour is also so different; Missha's much more lighter and can I say grey-ish whilst Garnier's a bit more tan. I've used both of this and here's my opinion in dot points:

• Both of them blends well on my skin, but Missha's a bit too 'white' and bright on me.  Missha's just as brightening as Skin79 and it does make your skin looks dewy like those Korean actresses. I guess that's the point of using BB cream.. As it is still winter now and I am still pale as, Missha's still usable but I don't think I will use it in summer as it will make me look like a ghost... 
• Garnier BB cream fits my skin tone better. It also has great coverage, but I don't think it makes the skin looks as 'dewy' as Missha's.  I love how quick Garnier's BB cream absorbs to my skin. I'll definitely keep using this throughout summer. 
• As I have mentioned, Missha's also thicker than Garnier, so it is more moisturising (is that a word?) than Garnier. It also takes a bit longer to absorb to my skin compared to Garnier.

Conclusion: I like both, but definitely Missha for Winter for extra moisture and Garnier in summer because it's much lighter than Missha (and the colour fits tanned skin better)

So there's my first ever review! (I think) have anyone else used these BB creams - what do you think??

xx

white straps baby

1. Vogue Australia - September. I don't usually buy magazines but this month's cover is so beautiful so I just have to have it. pictured also Maccas' white chocolate iced mocha (GJ's ones are better)

2. Eating big breakfast at home like a boss.

3. Weekend uniform. I tracked down this leopard print jeans like a mad woman since I saw it at aelie's  blog a few months ago. I was so happy when I found it sitting sad in a rack at Cotton On for $15. I think it already paid itself considering the amount that I wear it. My ASOS Aggie boots have also paid itself too...(seriously I wear them everyday this winter - I got back to flats a few weeks ago and realised how much shorter I am without the 5cm boost.. sighhh) dont you love it when you buy stuff dirt cheap and they end up to be super comfortable and awesome in general??

4. just bought these ASOS Flipper sandals. 

5. Wearing my most recent ebay purchase to see Bourne legacy.. This shirt is an ASOS copy that I got from a Chinese seller on eBay. It actually has pretty decent quality so I'm happy. 

Outfit deets #1: Cotton On leopard jeans, Cotton on black top, Portmans waterfall knit cardi, ASOS Aggie boots. #2: Ebay heart prints button up shirt, the same cardi, Sass & Bide denim, plus the usual suspects: Michael kors gold watch, T&Co ring, Oroton Blum Hobo bag

xxxx

Soundwave

Is there anyone reading my blog going to Soundwave in summer 2013?

When a colleague at work read out to me (well us in the paraplanning corner) the headlines of next year's Soundwave, I nearly squealed with joy. I'm not the biggest fan of Metallica but I loved Linkin Park, Blink 182 and Sum 41 in my teenage years. So I'm very excited and I've bought the ticket for it on pre-sale which started on wednesday this week. The mr is coming with me - of course- which will be very exciting.

I've started to re-listen to songs from bands that's going to be playing so I can sing along (duh) still have 6 months to go! I've also thought about what to wear on the day. My last festival was Big Day Out 2010 I think, the one where Muse is headlining, and it was boobs, fluoros and short shorts everywhere.

Nooooo. Its basically Jersey shore in Homebush bay. Dressing like that is not an option for me; call me uncool but leaving your boobies hanging and bum cheeks showing is not awesome.

Since Soundwave is a rock-oriented festival so I guess black is the uniform but I am not keen on wearing black in a 40'c sun. I'm liking these looks:

credits to fabsugar!

I like the idea of white sleeveless tee and funky shorts plus high top converse shoes. I'm liking the second one with dresses too.

Now this is perfect. dainty white lace dress (I'll probably get black though.. dont want my pretty white dress to be dirty!)

OK BYE leaving to find the perfect anorak.

xxxx