addicted to...Penneys

Primark S/S 2011 lookbook- featuring Jade from Britains Next Top Model 2009. These looks are gorgeous and show how Primark/Penneys are continuing to up their game! I especially like the little bags and the jumper in the third shot (which is instore now and is amazing in person!)

I wish I wasn't addicted...but I am. its on trend, its on time and its on budget. Heres some sneak peeks! as you can see, images are courtesy of prshots.com. These items will be instore soon- and I can't wait, especially for the dress- gorgeous!!

you take the low road I'll take the High Street...

Whats new on the High St this week:
Low Heel- River Island

Heels- River Island

60's Style Jacket- River Island

Multi-Colour Stiletto- River Island

House of Holland for Pretty Polly @ River Island

Heels- Miss Selfridge

Scallop neck top- New Look

Embellished Collar- Topshop

Suede-Look shorts- A/Wear

Bag- A/Wear



As usual, River Island excels on the shoe-front. Amazing shoes that look retro and modern at the same time. The collar from topshop would update a multitude of outfits in seconds. The other pieces are just plain cute!!!

Express your Waterfalls

So Lady GaGa's new single has got everyone's knickers in a twist with excitement. Basically this is because a while ago there we were given a small snippet and some lyrics, then there was a crazy remix at a Thierry Mugler fashion show. Oh, and also because she is the biggest thing to happen to Pop music for years and this is the first single from her upcoming 2nd album.
well, heres the verdict of a pop cynic. I love the album artwork- It is the definition of 'fierce' I reckon. If this was a britney/christina/girls aloud single it would be amazing. Well, amazing if it was girls aloud, pretty good indeed if it was either of the former. But Gaga? We have come to expect a certain element of craziness from her. Where is the Ra-Ra-Ra's and the Ooh-La-La's? She hasn't released something this 'normal' since 'Eh Eh (Nothing Else I can say)' or her debut 'Just Dance'. And while she has been accused of maybe being 'overly-influenced' buy other artists in the past (from Madonna to Ace of Base to Roisin Murphy to Gwen Stefani), to me this is the first time I have listened to one of her songs and thought 'I feel like I have heard this before'
I knew straight away it was a Madonna song, then concluded it was 'Express Yourself'. Since coming to this conclusion on my own, I noticed 'Express Yourself' was trending on Twitter, so its pretty safe to say I am not the only one that thought so. Then, I played it for my husband to see what he thought. After saying 'I think you think I care more than I actually do' he then said 'It sounds like that song about waterfalls. We concluded that he meant the song of the same name by 'TLC' and I totally agree the verses do indeed sound Waterfall-esque.
Now the fact that it sounds like these songs doesn't mean its not a fun song. It totally is. I am actually looking forward to heading on down to my local Gay club and having a good ol' fashioned dance to it- I reckon it will be totally anthemic in there. It will be number one, and it will stay there for a while. But, overall, I expect more from such a hyped Pop Star. Gaga needs to show us that she is more than just a meat dress and Crazy heels- she needs to live up to her ginormous status.

Hot in Ireland

So the adverts for the TV series 'Hot in Cleveland'(which I haven't actually watched yet, but the lovely Betty White is in it, so I defo will) got me thinking about something...I think I am hot in Ireland. Well, hotter anyway. I then discussed this with my husband. We agreed that we are both, indeed hotter in Ireland than we are in Australia. Now, i don't mean to sound completely conceited. I am not saying that I believe myself to be incredibly good-looking. I am ok. I am better than ok with the right clothes and makeup. Maybe thats why we are better looking here. The clothes are less revealing and the make-up is heavier because it doesn't sweat off!

The strange thing about this is that I believe I actually look better at home in Aus. I always gain a bit of weight when spending time in Ireland, and I am obviously going to be paler. So who knows? This pointless post is simply my verbal diarrhoea.

all my friends are dickheads too...

This song has been kicking around for a while. not only is it bang-on, its hilarious, and something I needed in my life. a friend and I have started posting looks on lookbook, and were struggling with how to take the pictures cos we feel like total dickheads when posing. Now we try to channel our inner dickhead and embrace it. basically we pull the piss out of these people when posing and end up with cool enough photos. Its great. and we also have a better name than 'hipster' or 'indie' when talking about these people. They are now, simply, dickheads.