Birthday Dinner Date // Amuz Restaurant, Jakarta

It was my birthday on Thursday (let's just keep age out of this please) and to celebrate the Mr. booked us in for dinner at Amuz, a french fine-dining restaurant in the CBD of Jakarta. Since we've only been here a couple of weeks he asked around amongst his business associates for their recommendations as to which was the best restaurant in Jakarta, and this was the place that came up again and again. Isn't he a good egg!

I decided to wear a new dress I'd picked up from Zara just before leaving Korea. I paired it with a statement tortoise and crystal necklace that I simply love! Then some simple black heels and a black collarless blazer because everywhere here is freezing inside.

Dinner was exquisite; we had their six course degustation menu and like a good blogger I actually remembered to snap most of the courses before tucking in. Harder than you may think, especially when faced with such gorgeously presented and delicious looking dishes!

OOTN  //  Dress - Zara (not on the website but purchased this season)  /  Necklace - Bauble Bar  /  

Before any food - Happy. After a couple of courses - Happier. Now you know the way to my heart.

OUTFIT DETAILS

Dress // Zara (Not on the website but purchased from the current season)

Necklace //  Bauble Bar

Shoes //  ASOS - No longer on the site, sorry.

Bag //  Rebecca Minkoff Mini MAC via Shopbop

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

x x x

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White Longline Blazer, Shopping & Supper

Why is it that when you're looking for something you can never find it but as soon as you stop you do?

I've been looking for the perfect longline white blazer for so long now. I wanted one that was lightweight but still fairly structured. This one comes from a brand new store here in Korea called '8 Seconds'. The store is a new project by Samsung, apparently their bid to enter fashion on an international level, so stay tuned for stores popping up where you are sometime! And if they do, remember where you heard about it first! ;) 

The store is very similar to Zara and H&M, so no real shocker that I like it, is it?! It's priced about the same and they have some really cool pieces and a gigantic accessory collection....that you'll probably be seeing the entirety of on my blog pretty soon!!

On the subject of H&M, I'm chuffed with this turquoise necklace I found there this week. It feels and looks (in my humble opinion at least) much more expensive than it was. The palm print shorts are also from there and have become a firm favourite in my summer wardrobe now, the prints fun but because it's monochromatic it makes them easy to combine into lots of different outfits.

And, on a slightly related note (this is the outfit I had on and said I was going to get some snaps of), I wanted to say thank you to everyone who has watched and commented on my first video blog.  You've all made me feel really glad that I finally got the courage to do it and I'm excited about doing my next one soon... maybe at the weekend? If you haven't watched it yet, you can do - HERE!

xxx

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A Beary Good Friday Night

How great are weekends?! The only complaint I have about them is how quickly they always pass. On Friday nights, even though half the time we'd love nothing more than to just crash out on the couch with a bottle of wine, my fiancé and I always try to go out and do something. It really helps to make the weekend feel a little longer. Last night, since it was a really nice evening here, we went for a stroll to the park and then for a few glasses of wine and dinner al fresco! 

I really struggle to dress appropriately when it comes to doing something like that though. Dinner and drinks calls for smarter attire than the walking around the park part, don't you agree?! Anyway, after a lot of uming and ahing about it, I opted for my new floral skirt from F21 with my beige linen blazer from Zara. A white vest, some gold flat sandals and one of my favourite vintage clutch bags to pull the look together. 

The quality of some photos isn't fantastic, sorry...but that's because they were all snapped on my brand new iPhone!! Yeeeeeaaaah! :)

Floral skirt - F21.  White watch - DKNY.  Nails - OPI 'Shorts Story'.

Gold Sandals - F21 : Only place currently stocking my size in Korea :'( Steve's trainers - Salvatore Ferragamo.

Rockin' My Nightie & Khaki On A Grey Sunday

Yesterday was the first day since arriving back in Korea that my fiancee and I got time to just relax. No jobs, no unpacking (that's all done, finally!) and no work. The weather was grey and blustery, so nursing a little bit of a hangover, we decided to go for a casual late brunch and a drive around our new neighbourhood to get to know it a little better.

I wore a new t-shirt and jacket that I got a few days ago in Forever 21. I was supposed to be shopping for apartment stuff but I couldn't help having a browse, I missed F21 whilst I was in England!

The jacket is very lightweight and is made of 100% cotton - rather surprisingly for F21 - who are usually purveyors of polyester!! I know it's going to be something I'll be slinging on over lots of different things as the weather continues to get warmer.

The t-shirt is long, loose and slinky which is probably because it's actually supposed to be nightwear (sshhhhhh!) but I decided I like it too much to confine it to my bedroom! Don't tell anyone and I'll just keep hoping I don't get seen by anyone who knows it's a nightie!

Turquoise Ring & Bracelets - Accessorize

Khaki Jacket - Forever 21. Black Oversized Tote Handbag - Bally

Diamante Encrusted Ballerina Pumps - Zara

Mini Coconut Meringue - Little bites of heaven to me :)

Good day wear, no?! 'In Love' nightdress t-shirt - Forever 21. Sunglasses (not for sun but to hide tired eyes) - Gucci.

Since the apartment is just about finished now I've got much more time for blogging again so I'll show you a few photos of things I've been up to and my new place later this week.

In the meantime....how did you spend your weekend?  Leave a link if you wrote a post about it, I love seeing what everyone did. Also, please click to follow me on Bloglovin and 'like' my Facebook page, I only have a few Facebook Friends :(

xxx

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Alive and Kicking - Although It's Been A While...

It's been what feels like an eternity in the blog world; a whole week has passed since I was last here and although a blog post didn't happen in that time a lot of other things have.... I moved back to Korea, I've found a new apartment, almost finished unpacking all my clothes (my goodness I knew I shopped a lot but bloody hell I have a lot of clothes!!) and after spending seven days feeling like an addict without my crack, I finally got my drug back. Yes that's right people, I have Internet in my apartment! I have re-joined the modern world!!

So, I'm hoping to get back to more of the usual in the coming days. I haven't really had time for snapping over the last week but I did take a few pics just before I left England when I ventured out for my last brunch with one of my friends.

Blazer - Topshop. Purple Floral Tea Dress - New Look.

Bracelet - F21. Sunglasses - Chloe.

Bag - Miu Miu. Boots - New Look.

There's that scarf again, bet you're getting sick of the sight of it!

I'm already missing my friends and the English food but I'm really enjoying catching up with everyone back in Korea and I really love our new apartment! I'm going to try and get some pictures to show you it soon.

Sorry this is only a quick post, I have so much to sort out here (if you've ever moved house before you'll know the chaos!) but I wanted to say hello to all you lovelies and let you know I'm still alive. That's assuming you actually noticed I was gone!! 

xxx

I Didn't Wear: Contrast Tuxedo Blazer and Sequinned Skirt

I've begun saying my goodbyes before I head back to Korea in just a couple of days time. Today I said goodbye to my youngest brother who is away at university - I cried on the street in front of Selfridges, what a ninny!

Anyway, I currently have a mountain of stuff that somehow all needs packing. Thankfully I'm using the bedroom of the aforementioned brother as my packing room. Now...I should be packing as I'm sat here writing this, that or sleeping, but as they say, 'out of sight, out of mind'. I should also add that I'm pretty much the queen of procrastination sooooo...

...instead of doing anything I should be doing I thought I'd show you an outfit I put on to go out this weekend. It didn't make it out the door though because....

1. It was bloody freezing outside.
2. My mum said she wasn't sure about it.

You're probably  laughing at me for that last reason!

Although my mum is first to admit she's 'not up on fashion' I do always like to take her opinion and at least give myself time to consider it. After all, it's not often I have her around to ask either! So, I promptly changed into something that you've all seen before but which did however include tights. Much warmer :) 

On reflection though I think I still quite like this outfit so I thought I'd show you lovely people and see what you think.

Unfortunately I couldn't fathom (in the short time I had - always running late for a night out) how on earth to get my feet in the photos without them looking weird! I paired the outfit with my suede cowboy-esque boots from this post a while back so you'll have to use your imagination. 

Mainly I just love the way the skirt twinkles and the dusty pink colour of it. I'm feeling like this outfit might be coming out to play when Spring weather hits! What do you think? Do you ask anyone's opinion on what you wear? Would you listen to your mum?

xxx

PS: As I mentioned, I'm getting ready to leave England and I'm kind of rushing around like a headless chicken. As I result I've barely had time to get on my computer (which seems to be breaking down on me as well) to reply to peoples comments. I'm really sorry! I am still reading them all though and I promise it's only temporary. If you've asked me a question I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible! :) x

Dream to Reality: Miu Miu Vitello Bow Bag

Today something incredible happened. A dream of mine came true. One of my very first posts on this blog, back in August, was 'My Current Lusts'. In that post I showed you the Miu Miu Vitello Lux Tote Bag. You've probably seen this bag before, it's got beautiful bows and gold hardware. I loved it long before that post and I've loved it ever since!


When I first set eyes on this bag I knew I was in trouble. BIG TROUBLE! 

It's everything I love; a soft pastel colour, a pretty style including especially pretty bows, a big size and bright shiny gold detailing. I tried to put it out of my mind but couldn't, then to make matters worse Laura of Buy Now, Blog Later got it! 

After a couple of months of stalking the hell out of it online I decided enough was enough! It was time to start saving for it! So I did. I can't tell you how excited I am to finally have it!

Yep, I actually just sat and hugged the box for a bit. That's how happy I am!

I love it. The colour is so unusual which is one reason I fell in love with it. It changes depending what light it's under. It's technically a light pinkish colour with a hint of lilac, called 'Mughetto'. In artificial light it looks like a lilacy grey and in dull daylight it looks a little like a nude/grey colour. I'm not explaining this well but you'll be seeing plenty of it in pictures over the coming months so don't you worry about that!

I got the larger size of the bag, I have so much rubbish that I like to carry around with me that I had to get the big size. I could have saved some money by getting the slightly smaller version but I figured if I was doing it, I was doing it right! It's made of leather with a shiny, slightly distressed finish to it. Even the inside of the bag is pretty although I will admit I was a teeny tiny bit disappointed that it wasn't purple anymore. Mine came from the Miu Miu store so it's the latest season of it. The only change I can see is the inside lining is now a silvery colour rather than purple. No biggy though, it's not like I walk around showing people the inside of my handbag is it! Please excuse my slightly dishevelled state and makeup in these pictures, I couldn't wait  to open it. I'm just so happy to finally have this beautiful bag!

 

 

The Everyday Face

For some time I've been meaning to do a makeup related post. In particular I wanted to show you my usual daily routine, not that it's all that interesting mind you, my love of M.A.C sees to that! I figured that you see everything else I wear though, so why not see the stuff that works the magic every day!

I'm a big fan of MAC makeup and use mostly their products for my face. They seem to have serious staying power, my face looks pretty similar at the end of the day to how it looked in the morning. Which I think is amazing, by that I mean the makeup not my face. Obviously. No one is that vain are they?! I also love their huge scope of colours so much so that I find it veeeeery difficult to ever walk away from the store empty handed! There's always one more colour I just really want!

What you see in the pictures below is the stuff I use for my everyday natural (-ish) makeup look. It's probably about a fourth of my total collection. Yeah, I love makeup. There are a couple of products I use from other brands, but not many of those are used for day wear.

Although MAC and the other products I use are all on the more expensive side I think it's worth it for something that I wear day in day out. Also I need very few re-applications (if any!) which in the long run probably makes it better value for money than some brands that you need to touch up several times a day.

Face: Clinique Moisturizer, Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat and MAC Foundation. MAC Blusher 'Dainty', MAC Mineralize Skinfinish 'Soft and Gentle'