Bare Necessity

Coming into Summer for Australia... It's time a few of you hotties out there relaxed a bit. Dare to bare your belly!!!

Rihanna has a banging body, but she proved that you don't need washboard abs to sport a crop top! If you're not feeling confident about revealing it all, a crop top paired with high-waist skirts show just a hint of cheeky skin and still hide those nice, soft pillowy bits!

And remember, there's a time and place for everything! It was great to see a bit of tanned skin at Canberra's Foreshore Music Festival this year!

Slip on a Kiss...

...and fall in love!




You don't have to close your eyes to take this risky leap. Jump into a relationship with your eyes wide open. Know what you're getting yourself into! But if you don't let go of your doubts and fears, you'll never get to fully appreciate this beautiful feeling of love. If you turn your heart into a weapon, the only person you end up hurting is yourself.

There's no way to know if they will catch you, unless you let yourself fall... and if they don't;

'Alis volat propiis' ~She flies with her own wings~ Y

Blinky Ink

Why do women constantly feel the need to validate ourselves? Every decision we make has a reason. Lately, I’ve even heard too many girls defending their choice in partners, saying “He treats me well” “He’s got his head screwed on straight” “He’s so good in bed”. If you like the guy, it shouldn’t matter why. Boast, because you just can’t stop thinking and talking about him… Not because you want to convince everyone he’s a good catch.

And ladies, please stop excusing your tattoos! I know I’m generalising, but you don’t see too many men justifying the tribal tats winding around their biceps! They got it because it was a good experience and they think it looks good.

Let’s face it; tattoos are about personalising your body. Your parents made it, but you can change it by working out, colouring your hair, getting surgery… and getting body art.

If there’s a bit of meaning behind that intricate maze of flowers trailing down your back, then good for you. But don’t demean yourself by making one up, because you refuse to admit that it’s just a tramp stamp you thought looked good.

I am so mainstream; I have the most typical tattoo... A tribal, dragon spread out on my lower back. No, I wasn’t born in the year of the dragon. No, I don’t come from some exotic tribe of American Indians and No, it’s not my family crest… but DAMN it looks good!

Things are common for a reason… The masses love it! Maybe it’s time we embrace that? Y

Little Miss Piggy

Who decided that piggy tails were only for sweet little kiddies, or mutton-dressed-up-as-lamb? And why the hell did we let them get away with it for so long?!

The mere fact that most men go wild for piggy tails, should make us limit the hairstyle to women in the prime of sexulity not children and grannies! Piggy tails can look rocker-wild, bohemian-chic and yes... sweet, innocent and flirty... don't be afraid of them.

...Embrace your Little Miss Piggy Y

Shopping Intimacies

Looking over a shiny glass counter at the David Jones’ check-out, I sometimes feel just as transparent.

These women that serve me month-in and month-out probably know even more about me than my Beautician! With every item they tuck neatly into those crisp paper bags, they learn something more. Lancôme moisturiser for sensitive skin? Goldwell Hair Volumiser? 5-Inch peep-toe stilhettos… that’s right ladies I’m not really this leggy, and yeah, it sometimes takes a bit of scrubbing and rubbing to make my skin have this healthy glow!

Then, as if they haven’t already summed up your life in a couple of paper bags… the till pops open and they ask “Cash, Cheque or Credit?”. Anyone that has ever held their breath waiting for ‘approved’ to flash over the eftpos machine, should know what I’m talking about when I say that even my Mother doesn’t know what my financial situation is… But Lidia at David Jones now has a clue!

“The quickest way to get to know a woman, is to go shopping with her” Y Marcelene Cox

…Good thing I didn’t buy any KY

xxx

Sip of Turquoise

There's no denying it... Turquoise is the best colour ever.

Any of the colours named for a precious gem are bound to be that little bit punchy. They are bold, cheeky and a little bit wild... just like the first crush you ever had. He might not have been your favourite guy in town, but something about him caught your eye and sent you reeling and fumbling blindly for more.

I dare you to find someone Turquoise does not look good on.

xxx

Rising

My age isn’t the only number increasing as I get older… Each year, the limit on my credit card is getting bigger, to match the price tags on my shopping list as they climb higher!

Gone are the plastic beads that hung around the neck of a scrawny 12 year old. Now at 22, it takes a lot more to make me feel like a Princess.

“Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness, simply didn’t know where to go shopping” Y Bo Derek