Sleepover special!

Now you know its not really like me to post photos and what not, but I was loving my jammies this morning and how my hair looked and thought it would be fun to have a girly sleep over special!

First up, you'll need awesome jammies. I love ANYTHING PeterAlexander -- you could call me obsessed.. -- next, some form of delicious treat, anything that'll dance on your lips and rest on your hips (you'll be dancing it off all night anyway), then you gotta grab two or three bottles of wine, a couple of your closest gal pals, and get the beats cranking and let the make-overs begin!

Set a theme for your sleepover! Maybe its your birthday? Pretty in Pink more your thing? Or Diamonds are a girls best friend, maybe? Why not a guerrilla midnight picnic?! Anything is possible! For the snacks of the night. stick to light, yummy sweets and savories. Finger food if you will! You could gather the ingredients before the party and get the girls to help out in making the delicious snacks for extra activities and amazing smells!

For the alcohol, (if there will be any) drink, but don't get drunk. This is a fabulous night in, not a messy one. We don't want you girls burning each others ears and hair off with the straighteners or having cat fights over cupcakes. If you start to feel a little woozy, cut out on the booz-ey! It could also help to have some other things to drink, such as pink lemonade, tea or juice. Make sure the girls bring over some of their own make-up, some candy, and if they want, a movie. Girls nights in are a group effort!

My sleepover favorites; Skittles, M&Ms, tomato basil and cream cheese volauvents, mini deep fried mars bars, Shiraz, caramel ice cream with masses upon masses of expensive chocolate topping, home made pink lemonade, Ceylon tea, strawberry and mango herbal tea, P.S I love you, The House Bunny, any silly hens night games, gummy worms and root beer, GHD straightener, Babyliss Conical Wand, Strawberries and marshmallows dipped in melted chocolate, cheap flavored lip gloss, truth or dare, togas, pink jammies, finally falling asleep, giggling in the dark, bitching about boys and playing with the wuppies.


Have fun girls!

xo-xo

Things I love and miss; him, places, her, and now

I read a post by Gala that made my heart all fuzzy, then I read all the cute stories that people wrote about their memories of love. When it got to my turn to write mine, the page informed me that the post was too old to comment on.
So here are my memories.

Him, places and her

Emailing all day every day, wake up phone calls cause I'm too sleepy to notice my alarm, resting against him on the train in the morning on the way to work, bagels that say 'I'm sorry', the smell of caramel as you walk up the stairs, cleaning the house and stopping cause you just cant resist him anymore, IKEA, feeling so small and safe in his arms, walking sausage dogs and people asking to pat them, "Young Lady", the smell of freshly photocopied paper, leaving work early and getting Starbucks, emailing the girls, getting lost on lunch breaks, laughing when no one is looking, opening mail and pretending its all for you, touch typing love letters you'll never send, stealing strange office supplies, rubber bands and paperclips, the comfiest futon ever, Penny being my pillow, watching Japanese dramas, when she forgets I don't speak Japanese, "It's gonna be alright" hugs, getting expensive drinks at posh bars, playing dress up, Shiraz, ice cream and terrible romance movies, crying over amazing romance movies, massive cook ups, talking about the future, her laugh -- unforgettable, kissing on the lips, smuggling Penny into the cinema, her face when she looks at her Prada, our excuses for boys being retarded, meeting new friends together, planning weddings with boys we haven't met yet.

Now

Screaming over loud music, forgetting his name, pretending we're not falling in love, his big smile that makes me smile, squishing his face to wake him up for work, forgetting our first kiss and remembering our anniversary, chain smoking when your flight is delayed, when you finally got to the airport, jumping on you to say hello, when you finally say you love me, when I have the courage to say it back, driving with you in your brothers car, arguing over its name (its a pig, damnit!), when you throw me over your shoulder and carry me around, being weak but you making me feel strong, downloading silly cartoons and watching them, cleaning your room then seeing how long it takes for you to trash it again, not knowing who's snoring louder, you or the garbage truck (or Quiqueg), Getting jealous of the dogs getting the first 'Hello' then getting the mushiest, how honest we are even though it could hurt, cooking Internet recipes and getting them right, falling asleep while watching cartoons, reading horoscopes for both of us, watching Titanic with her and being looked at funny for crying for most of it, having matching straighteners, intimate girly talks about EVERYTHING, sharing books, drinking extra lemon-ey tea, being more romantic with each other than we are with our boyfriends, feeding her with chopsticks, holding hands while we ice skate and doing each others hair.

What are your stories?

xo-xo

Muse of the month! Coco Avant Chanel

Coco Avant Chanel, Designer, Lover and business-woman. With her birthday coming up (19th August) I thought I would celebrate it, along wit the release of her biographical movie with mini bio of this amazing woman, who revolutionised fashion for women the world over.

The strong Leo woman was born on the 19th of August in 1883 as Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, in Saumur, France. (though she would say she was born in 1893 in Auvergne) She was born an illegitimate child, with her mother passing away before she was twelve, leaving her to grow up in an orphanage along with her four siblings. She was educated at a convent, where the black habits of the nuns would inspire her world altering designs.

Before becoming a successful designer, she was a dancer, a horse rider an actress and a singer. When performing caberet at Cafe la Rotonde she would sing, 'Ko Ko Ri Ko' (French for 'cock-a-doodle-do') and 'Qui Qu'a Vu Coco'. The audience would cry out 'Coco!' when demanding an encore and the name stuck!

Coco was an incredible business woman, and that along with a string of devoted sugar daddies she started her career. She would boast 'I was able to start a high-fashion shop because two gentlemen were bidding over my hot little body'. Oh Coco! So modest! One of the men she referred to was the love of her life, Englishman Arthur 'Boy' Capel. Boy would show her the way into the society she craved to be part of, lavished her with cash and loved her. The only problem was that he could not marry her. It was out of the question for an aristocrat such as himself to marry into a lower class. This would be the start of Coco's independence that lasted throughout her life. In 1910, he would help her open her first boutique on rue Cambon, which initially specialised in Millinery for clients who were friends of the stage and from society. 9 years after the opening of the boutique, she was devastated by the passing of Boy whom died in a car accident, and she never gave her heart away completely again.

Coco would later collaborate with the likes of Picasso, who rejected her as a lover, and Stravinsky who did not. She would be a part of the most eloquent of Parisian high society: Cocteau, Dali, Diaghilev. Her liaisons would include aristocrats such as Etienne Balsan the racehorse breeder and the Duke of Westminster who at the time was rumored to be the richest (married) man in England. The Duke would inspire her love of costume jewelry and the signature Chanel Pearls, which she would wear with her tweeds when out riding with him. They would be together for 10 years in which time he would show his love for her by entwining her interlocking C's with his crest and putting them on all the light posts of Westminster. You can still see them today lining some of the smartest streets in London.

This was not her only fling with royalty, she would later be involved with Prince Dimitri a Russian duke who would help her launch her perfumes. The infamous Chanel No. 5 was created with Ernest Beaux, by mixing 128 scents together. Coco would be the first to incorporate floral notes such as jasmine into perfumes. It was named No. 5 with characteristic simplicity; as it was the 5th vial she sniffed!

The first Chanel cardigan jacket was made in 1925, and with her first tweed outfit in 1928 the Chanel 'attitude' was born. This would be the perfect armor for the ambitious women of the 20's. In 1931 she had negotiated herself a million-dollar contract with United Artists to clothe their Hollywood starlets, though this was short lived, as her heart lay with her couture house in Paris.

By 1939 she decided she'd made enough money to retire and with that, closed her beloved fashion house and moved into the Ritz hotel.

During the war, Chanel was to have had an affair with a Nazi intelligence officer and spy; Baron Hans Gunther von Dincklage. Now that's a mouthful! He was but a toy boy to Ms Chanel, being 10 years younger than her. This might not have been the best choice of lover in the PR stakes as this eventually led to her arrest and interrogated by the French police, but thanks to a friendship with Winston Churchill, she managed to get out of any major retribution. She is said to have remarked that 'at my age, when a man wants to sleep with you, you don't ask to see a passport'.

After WW2 ended, she left France and moved to neutral Switzerland, but then in 1947 at age 64 she returned to France and re-opened the doors of Chanel, saying that it was her duty in the face of Mr Dior and his new look. He embodied the very antithesis of all her lifestyle principals, though secretly Chanel was delighted to be back in business. Especially if she could blame the inconvenience of someone else!

Her comeback collection was shown in 1954, and there it was - she put the perfect little black dress on the catwalk. Thus becoming the most sought after item of clothing for well dressed woman and the 'Chanel Look' swept across the Atlantic.

Coco Chanel would work right up until her death, at the Ritz hotel Paris, on the 10th of January in 1971. She was still doing fittings for her upcoming collection.

In 1983, her look was taken over by Karl Lagerfeld who has kept the look alive and ever-youthful. She most probably would not approve of this as she didn't think much of her male rivals.

Chanelisms

'The most courageous act is to think for yourself. Aloud.'

'Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress'

'Don't spend time beating on a wall hoping to transform it into a door'

'Fashion is not simply a matter of clothes. Fashion is in the air, born upon the wind. One intuits it. It is in the sky and on the road.'

'It is the unseen, unforgettable, ultimate accessory of fashion that heralds your arrival and prolongs your departure.'

Merci Mademoiselle Coco Chanel.

xo-xo

Totally cute find!

The other day I was chatting with my friend and she linked me this amazing page one how to make vegan cupcakes! As I was writing in my previous post about these little treats, I thought I'd share them with you!

They're a little more difficult than the last ones, but look how adorable they are! Check out the recipe at Vegan Yum Yum.com. If you don't like the taste of vegan food, you can always use the recipe from the other cupcakes!

Enjoy!

xo-xo