Blue Coat & J.Crew Pixie Pants

Coat, Asos | Bottoms, J. Crew Pixie Pants | Top, Cotton On | Shoes, Jeffrey Campbell Litas | 

Watch, Guess

I finally got to wear my Pixie Pants this past weekend. I was shocked when I took them out of the packaging, to feel how firm the fabric felt. It was as if I were holding a pair of jeans in my hand. I tried them on and could understand why people loved these pants so much, they are super comfy. I am quite tall, 5'7/5'8 and the normal length of pixie pants fit nicely. The fabric, I would say is very dense elastic, its firm yet smooth against the skin, and hugs you like a glove. There is a zip at the back with a hook and eye for closure (which is a pain when you need to go to the ladies room!) 

I would recommend getting a size smaller than your usual pants size because even though the size I bought fit me well, after wearing them around out and about during the day, I could feel them sliding down a little bit, which meant I had to pull them up a few times. 

As you can see in some of my pictures there is a bit of gathering of fabric around my knees and a few other places. This size doesn't fit me perfectly. Even though they don't fit me perfectly I am keeping this size, but since I love these so much I'll buy another pair (sometime in future) in a smaller size to fit me better. From there I can compare these ones (size US6) with a smaller size (size US4). 

For those of you who may be wondering I am usually a size Aus 10, sometimes an Aus 8 depending on what clothing item it is.

Lily Donaldson by Alexi Lubomirski, Vogue Spain May 2012

How amazing does Lily Donaldson look !? This shoot was too amazing not to share.

Zimmerman 'Resort' 2012

I love Zimmermans' Resort 2012 Campaign, I'm a huge fan of swimsuits so this really caught my eye. Such unique designs, styles and colour !

BlackMilk

I came across the brand 'BlackMilk' recently. It's an Australian brand :) They make some very interesting clothing items. I love the galaxy tights and even the dress. I am considering buying some galaxy tights they are so very different. Did you see the Jeffrey Campbell Night Lita shoe? Yes the two came together to design some new shoes for Jeffrey Campbell. Doesn't the galaxy print on that style of shoe just look too cool for school? haha I also like the Liquid Silver Leggings and the Muscle Leggings, they're so unique. Definitely an online store I'll keep my eye on :)

Click on the images to take you to the website.

Pixie Pants by J.Crew

Recently bought a pair of these cool pants ! They're called "Pixie Pants" by J.Crew. Most people say they are very comfortable. The style is a mix between tights/leggings and pants, a very 'figure hugging' fit. Fits likes leggings, looks like pants I guess you could say. J.Crew just started shipping internationally so I thought I'd take advantage of the free worldwide shipping while it lasted and get my hands on this, just in time for the cooler weather thats starting to creep in. I love tights because they shape your body so well and are comfortable. I'm glad I found a more chic alternative, for the more classier outfits I'll be wearing this winter !

All images from J.Crew website

Beauty is in the bag - Priceline

Goodies came in this bag

Revlon "Cherry Ice" & Innoxa "Pink Frangipani"

Australis Paparazzi Perfect HD Blush "Poser" & Natio Mineral Pressed Powder "Soft Tan"

I recently went to Priceline and bought a few things that would enable me to qualify to get this "Beauty is in the bag" goodie bag. In order to qualify you had to buy $60 worth of products from a certain range of products. I bought 2 lipsticks, 4 lip butters and a nailpolish. There was actually a deal going on with the lipbutters buy one and get the other free, so I saved quite a bit there. 
Not sure if I'll participate in this promotion next year, I'll make my decision based on what I would buy and what comes free in the bag. This promotion is still ongoing and ends on Monday the 23rd of April.

Nars Sheer Glow

I recently bought Nars Sheer Glow foundation at Mecca Cosmetica, in the colour Syracuse. 

I needed a foundation that matched the colour of my skin now, as we are coming into the cooler months of the year and I'm not as dark anymore. I've been keen on trying the sheer glow foundation, so when I went into Mecca Cosmetica I got colour matched. Luckily they had the shade Syracuse. The lady that worked there said it's the darkest colour they have ! I'm not sure if she meant that particular store, or all Mecca Stores in Sydney, I wouldn't be surprised if it was like that though! Haha Thankfully they sell all the colours online, but I can't get colour matched online can I ? :(

This foundation goes on so smoothly and looks great on the skin. The finish, I would say is semi-matte. It's much like my pro long wear foundation from MAC. The finish is like normal skin, not too dewy and not totally matte. 

The colour Syracuse doesn't totally match my skin perfectly. I use Syracuse down the centre of my face and then I also use my Studio Fix Powder foundation in C8 (my summer colour), lightly on the outer rims of my face. This creates dimension, as well as matching my skin tone better. 

What's your favourite foundation ?