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Dream...

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This is the perfect room for my ladies to have lady dates...

Smells...are comforting!

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My list of favorite smells...in no particular order...

they make me happy, comfort me and nourish my soul.

Rosemary and Garlic 

Mum roasting the lamb in the kitchen, on a wintry Sunday afternoon, the ULTIMATE comfort.

Vanilla

My Redheaded Auntie

Rose 

My Blond Auntie

Their favorite scents...and they've passed them onto me, I'm always wearing one or the other.

My Body Wash 

Used as bubble bath...it got me through many a sleepless night.

Seaspray

The ocean is so healing and calming.

Nutella 

My little Brother who eats it by the bucket load, as well as any other chocolate he can get his hands on...Note: Do NOT leave your Easter Eggs out!

Pancakes + Mayple Syrup + Bacon = New York 

I ate it everyday I was there and luckily I didn't turn into a big fatty!

Youth Dew 

My beautiful Nana Pam wore this scent, I have one of her bottles on my dressing table and smell it when I want to be close to her.

Camphor

It brings up so many memories of childhood, hiding in closets, snuggling into my Grandfather's arms, my Auntie's, my Poppy Roy, my woolly jumpers...do you think my family has a slight obsession with camphor? 

Last but not least....

Armour-all 

My Dad...need I explain...I will anyway...his car always smelt like it...this evokes the emotions of being safe, protected and untouchable because my Dad is the biggest, strongest, smartest man I know...with his big strong arms, I like his hairy legs, I like his square strong hands on the steering wheel as he drives around to job sites with his first born little blond girl who can plait her own hair...Look at what I can do Dad! (sorry slight regress back to a childhood memory)

What are some of your favorite smells...I'd love to know?

Lust List: #2 Chanel Cuffs

What girl wouldn't love one of these...

My favorite is this vintage piece with glass cabachons and faux pearl!

How do I get me some of these..oh Daddy won't you buy me some Chanel!!!

Can you see me, Coco style...relaxing on my leopard print lounge sipping a Martini, elegantly smoking a ciggertte without a care in the world!

Happy Days, Exo

A Lady who Wears Lipstick

Last week I entered my 34th year on this beautiful earth and to mark the event I have decided "I will be a Lady who wears lipstick!" So off I went to David Jones, straight to the Chanel counter, where I was seduced by the delicious  Cooco Rouge in Gabrielle. As I made my purchase I imagined myself wandering through the busy and beautiful streets of Paris...stepping into the warmth of Le Fumoir for a Champagne Brunch. Leaving my mark on the champagne glass, I re-apply my luscious red lips...as I leave the bar I catch the refelction of myself in the window, admiring my beautiful smile, I trip on a cobble stone and land with a crash flat on my moosh...I look up, my face now the shade of my Coco Rouge, I see him... HA I've been day dreaming way too much!

You've probably gathered I am now slightly obsessed with Chanel lipstick and I find myself day dreaming about it all day, how it brings instant glam and cred to an outfit, the luxurious, velvety feel on my lips, so sexy, I feel like a screen siren... For a week now I've been lusting after the Mademoiselle shade, it's perfect for everyday, but one can't justify splurging on two lipsticks in one month...can she...? Well it is my birthday month after all, so exactly one week later I drag a work collegue, she is now as obsessed as me, back to the Chanel counter, just to see if the shade suits me, and before I know it I'm the proud owner of a second Chanel lipstick!

So all this obsession has got me thinking about the history of lipstick...before Coco Chanel made it desirable and Marilyn Monroe made it famous, where did it come from, why do woman love to wear it, do men find it attractive??? Hmmm what I found, I'm not quite sure I can type it, maybe this is why I seem to be getting much more attention from the opposite sex lately...hmmm...not such a bad thing!

On that note...Happy Birthday to me!!

Exo

Lust List

#1. Princess Pashley