The first show I did for the NZ Fashion Week Backstage Blog is Frances Jerard. I was quite nervous because it was my first show and I was a bit shy approaching the head hairstylist, makeup artist and the designer but I managed to do all three in the end.
See below for hair, makeup and photos from the runway of the Frances Jerard Be Brave Collection.
Today marks 5 months since I launched my blog. Time has has gone by so quickly and I have enjoyed the last few months. If I didn’t start A Style Collector, I wouldn’t have met awesome bloggers and probably wouldn’t have the opportunity to go to NZ Fashion Week this year.
If you didn’t know, I’m doing the NZFW Backstage Blog with a bunch of other bloggers thanks to We Are Anthology. Yesterday was my first day going to it although NZFW officially kicked off on Monday night.
I’ve taken a lot of photos and I have so much to edit but I have a few snaps of the venue for you today. It’s a sneak of some of the things you can see during NZ fashion week.
This week is New Zealand Fashion Week and I’ll be attending my first show this morning. In light of this week’s fashionable events, I thought I’d post this Kenzo dress I got from Savemart because it’s one of my trendy ‘fashun’ things in my closet.
I absolutely love this but scoping out photos on social media and other blogs, it seems like black is the colour of choice of fashion week attendees. I’m unsure whether to wear this bright dress in the next four days yet so I’ll see how that goes.
I’ve actually styled this in two different ways. See below for more photos.
Topshop Beauty is something that doesn’t get talked about as much. I think people overlook Topshop makeup because it doesn’t specialise in cosmetics. However, I have loved most things I have tried from Topshop Beauty especially their lipsticks.
I have the same number of Topshop Lips as my MAC lipsticks and with the price difference, I prefer Topshop Lips more.
I have a full lip swatch and review below.
Today’s outfit post features this awesome Topshop jumpsuit. I wore it to an engagement party a few months ago and I absolutely love it.
To see the whole look, please check below.
It has been a while since my last lipstick swatch so I thought I’d finally post my MAC lipstick collection and swatches.
I didn’t realise how much my MAC lipstick collection has increased in the past years. I currently have 10 which doesn’t seem too much compared to other beauty bloggers but considering these are $40NZ, it is too much.
To check all the shades in my collection and what they look like on, please click below.
“I see life in instagram squares”
I believe the quote above is from Sara Donaldson of Harper and Harley who is in Fashion Bloggers, a tv show featuring Australian bloggers. I love the show so much. I agree with her because I am obsessed with Instagram if you haven’t noticed already. My phone camera is always in square mode.
Anyway, I thought I’d put my monthly Instagram roundup along with this week’s #BlogGreatness theme of squares which is perfect!
The photos above are from my Melbourne trip last week. I will be posting all about it here on the blog so stayed tuned for that.
See below for the other highlights of July. Can you believe it’s August already?!
Milse in Britomart has to be one of my favourite places in the city. It is my happy place because I have a major sweet tooth and love desserts.
I have been here too many times to count and I’m not embarrassed to say I have tried so many things they offer. What’s great about Milse is that they switch the ingredients around.
Last Saturday, my sister and I took my mum here as she’s never been. We were lucky to get a table.
See below for all the treats. If you’ve never been to Milse, I highly recommend it!
This is a late outfit post but I wore it to a friend’s 21st birthday party back in May. I forgot I took outfit shots of it. The reason why I still wanted to share this is because this dress was thrifted/opshopped and it was $4.50.
This strappy blue dress is from Lipsy but I got it from Recycle Boutique in their $4.50 sale rack. I have included it in this thrift haul too.
See below for more photos.
I have professed my love for Topshop Beauty products before. I’ve featured some in my monthly favourites and I think they will continue to be there. I truly love their cosmetics line.
I couldn’t resist adding to my collection and here are the latest additions.
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