Tagged; IMATS

This great tag was done by the beautiful Emma , so I am stealing and tagging all you gorgeous ABBW dolls!

1. Which IMATS are you attending?
IMATS Sydney 2011

2. Have you ever been to IMATS before?

Nope. Never. To be honest, I had no idea what is was before Jacie and Kimmi began the ABBW


3. How are you getting there? 

Driving - I live 2.5 hours north of the event and I hate public transport [snob!]
So, you know, if any of you lovelies are arriving into Sydney airport after about 6pm on Friday I can pick you up.

4. Are you bringing anyone along?
Nope. Was going to in the beginning, but decided to dedicate the whole weekend to spending time with the people I chat too all day long on Twitter instead.

5. Is there anything else in the IMATS host city that you want to see?
I was born and bred in Sydney, in a suburb pretty close to where the action is, so after all is done at IMATS I will be doing some drive by stalking of my old hood [FYI, Bronte is THE beach to hang in the Eastern 'Burbs]

6. What days will you be in the city that IMATS is in? 

 Driving down after work on Friday night, Staying until Monday morning

[5am drive up the Freeway! YAY!]

7. Who do you want to meet?
Can't wait to see the MBBE girls again! And give Kimmi and Jacie huge hugs and accolades for all their hard work. Plus all the Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane ladies I have yet to meet in person.

I have a sneaking suspicion Sydney isn't ready for us to all be together.

8. What companies exhibits are you most excited to see?
Probably Mehron, because of their special FX makeup. Looks amazeballs! And Inglot, SLA, MAC and Napoleon for purchase

9. What products are you looking for?
Nothing so far in particular. Except brushes. I have to get brushes.

Would love to buy an airbrush AND be taught how to use it but that won't happen in a single weekend. Because I am pretty useless.

10. How much do you plan to spend?
Oh who knows. I do know I will be leaving my credit card at home and just taking what I have. Have been saving for a while for this one.

11. What do you want to get out of IMATS? 
I want to get everything I possibly CAN get out of IMATS and ABBW.

Am excited to meet everyone, excited to see everything, and I am in awe of the whole thing.

I want to walk away feeling confident about blogging, and about the whole beauty industry.

But, you know, babysteps.

If I can walk away and say to people "Hey, I write a blog" without feeling like an utter goose, then hell, it was the best weekend ever!

Tagged; Top 5 of 5

This mornings twitter conversation regarding favorite books, reminded me of an email I have had sitting in my inbox for weeks.

This is my Top 5 of 5.

As usual, if you are reading this, you are officially TAGGED! Add your URL in the comments section so we can check it out.

BEVERAGES

1. Soy Lattes

2. Coconut Hot Chocolates

3. Diet Coke

4. Peppermint Tea

5. Green Tea

With this five comes the confession that I am a teetotaler. I don't drink. Shock you? Seems to shock everyone when they find this out...

SNACKS

1. Dumplings

2. Strawberries

3. Sushi

4. Spinach Dip w/ Carrot/Celery Sticks

5. Cucumber

Again, another confession time. I eat ALOT of raw veggies and a lot of fruit, I just don't usually share these images on instagram, I just share the fun stuff

iPhone / iPad Apps

1. Twitter

2. Instagram

3. MobileRSS

4. Blogpress

5. Kindle

I hate Kindle, I really do. I much prefer to read ACTUAL books - but I live in a rural* area that can't keep a book store open and I am far too impatient to wait for online deliveries most of the time.

 

MOVIES

1. Breakfast At Tiffany's

2. Beauty & The Beast

3. Sixteen Candles

4. Sex & The City

5. X Files; Fight The Future

I have to LOVE a movie for years before I consider it a "favourite" - sure, I love Bridesmaids & Bad Teacher right now, but I also loved 10 Things I Hate About You for years and now I can't stand it

BOOKS

1. Breakfast At Tiffany's

2. Catcher In The Rye

3. To Kill A Mockingbird

4. Air Kisses

5. Devil Wears Prada

I always read the book before the seeing the movie and there are only TWO that I have ever liked the movie better - Sex & The City & Eat, Pray, Love

So lovelies, what are your top five?

*Rural meaning a popular tourist destination, an exporter of high quality wine, a highly populated and sought after university campus and the second largest city in NSW yet no support from local government means business' finds it hard to survive

TAGGED; 50 Best "Chick Flicks" of all time.

I was sent this link by my gorgeous friend Squee from Wishful Lipglossing

It is a list of the top 50 "Chick Flicks" of all time, and I am ashamed to announce that there are only 6 that I haven't seen. Whoops.

50-Sweet Home Alabama 

49-Mystic Pizza 

48-Mean Girls [Most quotable movie of all time]

47-Bring It On [I preferred the sequel... Cannot STAND Kirsten Dunst ugh]

46-10 Things I Hate About You 

45-Waiting To Exhale 

44-Father Of The Bride [SVU's BD Wong as Franck's Assistant? Priceless]

43-How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days 

42-Never Been Kissed [Not Drew's biggest fan, but this is a good one]

41-Chocolat 

40-Splash [I <3 80's Tom Hank]

39-A League Of Their Own [Madonna is hilarious!]

38-Moonstruck 

37-The Bridges of Madison County 

36-Untamed Heart [Christian Slater creeps me out!]

35-St. Elmo's Fire 

34-Muriel's Wedding [RIP Bill Hunter]

33-Wedding Crashers 

32-Pretty In Pink 

31-Fried Green Tomatoes [If you haven't watched this, do it!]

30-Romeo & Juliet [Leo. Swoon]

29-My Big Fat Greek Wedding [This is how mine would be, only Italian, and the whole family would hate each other]

28-First Wives Club 

27-Joy Luck Club 

26-Notting Hill 

25-Wedding Planner 

24-Clueless 

23-Bodygaurd [Shoot me, I am not a Whitney fan]

22-Sixteen Candles 

21-Four Weddings & A Funeral 

20-Pride & Predjudice [and I HATED it. Both versions I have seen]

19-Working Girl 

18-Love Actually 

17-My Best Friends Wedding 

16-Jerry Maguire [Because this quote " I've had three lovers in the past four years, and they all ran a distant second to a good book and a warm bath." could be me]

15-Legally Blonde 

14-Say Anything [John Cusak. Stereo. Swoon]

13-The Way We Were  [Because SATC told me too]

12-While You Were Sleeping [Because I watch ANYTHING S.Bullock is in, and Sandy Cohen, those eyebrows. Swoon.]

11-Bridget Jone's Diary [Sequel was better]

10-Thelma & Louise 

9-The Notebook 

8-Terms Of Endearment 

7-Ghost [And I didn't love it. I know, traitor to my gender]

6-Dirty Dancing 

5-Sleepless in Seattle 

4-When Harry Met Sally [Meg Ryan's fake? Priceless]

3-Steel Magnolias [My 3rd fav movie. The only move I like Julia Roberts in]

2-Pretty Woman [Would of been better without Julia]

1-Beaches [This is my 2nd fav movie of all time. I cry everytime, without fail]

If you are reading this, you are officially TAGGED.

Have you seen any/all of these? What movie SHOULD be on this list but isnt.

[My vote - Breakfast at Tiffany's]

What's In My Bag

Alot of my fellow tweethearts/bloggers have been unveiling what it is they keep in their handbags.

Lucky for me, I switched out handbags last night so I can save you from the thousand and one bobby pins that usually take up residence in my handbag.

And just be warned - like most of my life its an Animal Print/New York overload!

First up, My handbag - It is a 2009 Guess leather bag, I bought it on holiday and whilst I have bought plenty of other bags since, I keep coming back to it.

Whilst I am not usually a fan of Gaudy Guess, there was something about this one.

It has all I require in a bag:

It's large

It's black

It is sturdy enough to carry around all my crap things

It was actually marketed as an overnight bag. Not even!

Please it has endured 2 years of being slugged around and hasn't got any signs of wear.

Starting top left hand corner:

Wayfarer style sunnies - El Cheapo from Cotton On since I broke my latest D&Gs

MacBook w/ New York stickers

iPhone w/ Leopard Print cover

Summer In The City - Candice Bushnell [I almost AWAYS carry a book; even before Rory made it cool]

My "Snow Leopard" Tipsy Toes

Avado Nipple Care Cream [for my lips people!]

My 2011 Diary [New York, of course]

My keys for the office

iPhone Charger

Office ID/Security Pass

Eclipse Mints

Hand Sanitiser [I ran out of Aqium and this was all I could get]

Anna Sui Purse

Makeup Bag [Freebie from Chicks at The Flicks Event]

Leopard Print Scarf [Usually tied to bag handle]

FOA Lip Quench in Power Surge

FOA Lip Liner in Red

Lip Brush

FOA Liquid Eyeliner

Kink Gloss in Ruby Red

Eyeshadow Brush

Kink Eyeshadow in Champagne

Kim Kardashian Roll on perfume

Lancome L'Extreme Mascara in Black

Maybelline "Baby Lips" in Smoothing Cherry

Generic Nile File 

So there you go voyeurs lovelies, its not very interesting, but it's my handbag.

Check out Michelle's handbag here

Have you completed a "What's in my bag post"? Add the link to the comments section so I can have a peek

xoxo 

Tagged: ABC

Once again I am stealing a Tagged post from the wonderful Angela over at ...::[Beauty]blogged::...

A. Age: Twenty Four. Yep. Almost 25.

25 was the year I was supposed to be settled by.

I won't even be close :D

B. Bed size.

Queen.

And even that feels too small somedays.

C. Chore you hate: 

Ironing.

I hate it so much I don't do it.

D. Day: 

Friday.

E. Essential start to your day: 

Twitter.

Is that bad? I check twitter before I even get out of bed in the morning.

Next is coffee; cannot function without coffee.

F. Favourite colour: 

Red.

Black.

White.

Any of those.

G. Gold or Silver: 

Silver.

H. Height: 

I am 165cm

Short enough to need heels.

I. Instruments: 

I used to be able to play the keyboard.

Now I can only rock the Guitar[Hero]

J. Job title: 

Sales and Events Manager

K. Kids:

Just my beautiful niece and my amazing nephews.

I love them enough to be my own.

Maybe more, since I can hand them back.

L. Live: 

Newcastle NSW.

M. Mum’s name: 

Julianne

N. Nicknames: 

Lexi. Lex. Ally

O. Overnight hospital stays: 

Most recent was from the car accident.

P. Pet peeve: 

I have way too many for this.

Probably people who know the difference, but are just to lazy, to use your and you're correctly.

Q. Quote from a movie: 

"Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot." - Breakfast At Tiffany's.

R. Right or left handed: 

Right

S. Siblings: 

2 sisters and a brother.

T. Time you wake up: 

6am

U. Underwear: 

I wear it?

V. Vegetables you dislike: 

Broccoli.

W. What makes you run late: 

I do.

I am terrible with keeping the time.

X. X-Rays you’ve had: 

Too many to count.

Y. Yummy food you make: 

Spinach/Ricotta Cannelloni

Z. Zoo: 

Pretty sure I live in a zoo somedays.

So, if you live in a zoo - you are officially TAGGED!

Go, then comment your link below.

The Liebster.

Is it wrong I say this with a really heavy-Soprano inspired Brooklyn accent when saying Liebster?

But, Wow.

I am so incredibly honoured that Annica from Haute & Stylish chose me for her recent Liebster Award Post.

[She talks me up a bit too xox ]

A Liebster Blog award is a "Pay It Forward" style award, in which the reciever then awards to 3 other blogs [With less than 300 Followers].

Since I am assuming I cannot nominate Annica for the award again [Even though I would! Seriously, check her blog out - Ah Maz Ing, and she is total sweetheart too!] here are 3 of my favourite blogs

Okay so:

#1 Sarah from Blink And You'll Miss It - a Gorgeous Fashion Blog from one of the sweetest bloggers/tweeters around. This blog is so good I can even forgive her for loving Justin Beiber :) But seriously, at 15 I think I was probably still playing with Barbies** so, You go girl!

 [**or not, but I definitely wasn't writing a fashion blog]

#2 Angie from ...::[Beauty]blogged::... She is FAB! Tells it like it is, it is the perfect mix of Beauty & Lifestyle for those of us with slight voyeuristic tendancies xox

#3 The gorgeous Stacey from The Veggie Mama because Vegetarian Food can.be.amazing! Yep - you heard it here folks, and if you don't believe me? Get on over to VM and check it out for yourself - Stacey might even bake you cookies. Maybe.

Since joining the blogging community, I have met so many incredible lovelies that inspire me.

Every person on my Recommended Follow List needs an award, you are all fabulous!

xoxox