Summer Lovin’: 30 Things To Do Whilst The Sun Is Shining

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Summer is officially here in Australia! Although the weather is not what I would call ‘tropical’ yet I’m still super psyched about the coming months. This will be my first summer in Melbourne and I’ve even made a list of fun summery activities to make sure I make the most of it! Bring on the sun hats and pina coladas…

♥ Put on your favorite sunnies, bikini and floppy hat and sunbathe all weekend
♥ Have a Mani/Pedi and paint your toenails in bright summery colors
♥ Play tennis and drink Pimms
♥ Go to an awesome outdoor music festival
♥ Eat fish and chips out of paper cones and lick the tomato sauce off your fingers
♥ Go on a Wine tasting trail – drink some Rose!
♥ Take a mini road trip to your favorite place
♥ Go for a horse riding trek on the beach
♥ Play tourist in your own city: visit museums, popular landmarks, local bars…take lots of photos!
♥ Rent a scooter and pretend to be Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday
♥ Chase the ice cream truck, order a mega sized sundae and top it up with all of your favorite things…
♥ Enjoy a few cocktails at a Rooftop bar
♥ Go for a Picnic
♥ Stay up all night and watch the sunrise with your special someone
♥ Swim in a lake – nakedness optional
♥ Buy gorgeous seasonal produce from your local Farmers markets
♥ Make an ‘all time favorites’ playlist
♥ Host a High tea and get all your friends to frock up
♥ Blast your favorite tunes and dance in your underwear in your living room
♥ Clear out your winter closet and make room for your favorite summer outfits
♥ Go for a romantic night walk on a full moon night
♥ Organize a beach party and share embarrassing stories around a bonfire
♥ Watch movies at an outdoor cinema – or create your own in your backyard!
♥ Make a daisy chain
♥ Read a trashy novel
♥ Throw a BBQ – I have one word for you: BBQ beer can chicken (OK, four words really)
♥ Visit a strawberry farm
♥ Throw an al fresco dinner party and make everyone play ‘Cards against Humanity’
♥ Drink a frozen Coke
♥ Go Glamping

What are some of your favorite things to do in Summer?

Pretty In The City: Classic With A Twist

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This is the first edition of my new feature ‘Pretty in the City’ where I’ll be showcasing some of my gorgeous readers’ outfits. If you’d like to be featured please send me your photos via email pearl@prettymayhem.com. I’d love to hear from you!

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Today I’m excited to feature my friend Rowena Evans, whose style I’ve always admired. This is how she describes her every day style:‘I love the French minimal look. My fashion icons include Emmanuelle Alt from French Vogue and Tash Efton from the ‘They all hate us’ blog. I like classic shapes and wear a lot of neutral colors but I also like to add a pop of color with bright accessories or a bright lipstick‘.

I just love her monochrome outfit and the leopard print shoes certainly add that je ne sais quoi to her outfit!

How do you like to dress for work? Do you usually stick to neutrals or are you more into bright colors?

rowena

Jacket – by Glassons

Silk t-shirt – by Little Joe

Jeans – by Ksubi

Shoes – by Florsheim

Link Love 9.12.2013

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♥ I loved going through the best photos of the year 2013. Some of the stories behind the photos are really incredible as well. Which one is your favorite?

♥ Love cats and costume dramas? Then this Downtown Tabby (sic) parody book might just be the perfect Christmas gift for you!

♥ Speaking of Christmas, here are a few gift guides that might help you with your Christmas shopping this year: Lauren has some great ideas for the creatives in your life (that mini Eames chair has got my name written on it!), Sarah has gifts for each member of your family and Brittany has a few luxurious options guaranteed to please any girl!  And of course you should also check this Christmas gift guide by yours truly!

♥ 20 times Nigella Lawson proved she is a goddess amongst us – Team Nigella all the way!

♥ Kate Moss posed for Playboy 60th anniversary issue and, as expected, she looks freakin’ amazing. NSFW!

♥ Beauty bloggers pick their best products of the year. I’m very curious about the Georgio Armani range, have any of you tried any of their products?

♥ You are good enough – print and repeat.

♥ 61 quotes that will make you feel better about yourself – People often say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I say that the most liberating thing about beauty is realizing you are the beholder’. Salma Hayek

♥ The internet was alight with hate for Kanye West this week due to this article. Calm down peeps, it’s a fake! Although the fact that everyone automatically thought it was true probably says a lot about Kanye…

♥ If I had any DIY bone in me I would totally make this Christmas DIY Light up marquee. Such a cool idea!

♥ This house looks amazing – when can I move in?

Christmas Gift Guide 2013: Stylish Gifts For Every Budget!

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guessing giftsWith Christmas less than three weeks away I thought it was about time I compiled a new Christmas gift guide! This year I decided to divide my top picks according to their price; the first section is dedicated to gifts that cost less than $50, the second includes gifts priced between $50 and $150, and the third is made of more luxurious gifts of over $150. I also tried to include gifts that you could purchase online to hopefully save you some time at the mall.

xx Happy shopping!

Ps. Dear Santa (Husband), if you are reading this please know that I would be very happy to receive any of these gifts…

 

Christmas gift guide Under $50

1- Suck UK Colour Changing Umbrella

2- Peter Alexander Super hero eye mask

3- The World According to Karl(Amazon)

4- Typo Disney cards set

5- Cards Against Humanity (Amazon)

6- Topshop Nail polish holiday set

7- Kate Spade iphone case

8- Lush Christmas Friends giftset

9- Urban attitude Scratch world map poster

 

Christmas gift guide: between $50 and $150

1- MAC Stoke of midnight eye kit

2- Diptyque holiday candles

3- Mark Jacobs ipad case

4- Retro air popcorn maker

5- Black desk telephone

6- Hanky panky ‘signature lace’ underwear set

7- Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Instant Film Camera (Black)

8- Karen Walker bunny beach towel

Christmas gift guide over $150

1- Dom Perignon by David Lynch rose 2000 limited edition

2- Vivienne Westwood Lady dragon shoes with gold/cream bow

3- Gorman pink melon dress

4- Karen walker bow silver pendant

5- Jimmy Choo sunglasses

6- Charlotte Olympia red clutch

7- Jamie Young canvas globe

8- Rondo Gold cutlery

9- Mark jacobs cat watch

The Monthly Mixtape: My Kind Of Christmas

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Like most people, I have a Love/Hate relationship with Christmas songs. I CANNOT STAND THEM in shopping malls (whoever made some of these horrible renditions needs to be retired from the music industry immediately) but I do love listening to Christmas tunes at home. Just hearing the beginning of Otis Redding’s ‘White Christmas‘ makes my spine tingle and I just can’t help but sing along to Mariah Carey’s ‘All I want for Christmas is you‘ (even the Justin Bieber version).

The fact is that most Christmas songs are actually great, it’s their interpretation that often leaves something to be desired… With that in mind, I thought I’d make you a little Christmas mix full of songs that (hopefully) won’t make you cringe. It’s an eclectic mix with artists like Zooey Deschanel, The XX and Kanye West but they all have one thing in common – they know how to do Christmas songs right!

Did I miss any of your favorites? I’m always looking for new cool Christmas tunes so please share your picks in the comments section and I’ll add them to this mix!

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