The Secret Garden

Adventure, Beauty - September 14, 2016

I'm often asked what I miss most about living in England. Friends, family, history (and fashion) aside, I truly miss the rolling green hills, the earthy, leafy woods and the oh-so-English country rose gardens. Yes, I really do miss the lush things all that darn rain and drizzle brings. So, you can imagine my excitement when I learnt about Perth's Secret Garden...

Yep, Perth has a Secret Garden. Well, a not-so-secret-garden actually - thanks to the copious amounts of coverage it attracts on Social Media! Located close to several highways, and right in the middle of suburbia, it’s difficult to see how such a magical garden could ever remain a secret even without Social Media (and Google Maps)!

Stepping into the garden, you’re immediately immersed into an enchanted wonderland, with wild vines sprawling across the woodland floors, twining into hollow logs and around fallen branches. The vines have even crept up the willowy trees, dangling over the banks of the still, glittering river - completely transforming the space into something quite magical...

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Love the skin you’re in.

Beauty - September 1, 2016

Happy Spring everyone! A few months ago I reviewed some skincare for Jurlique. They really related to my sentimental and ritualistic approach to skincare - so much so that they asked if I would collaborate with them again, this time featuring a blog on my own skincare regime.

First of all, I get it. I do. Skincare is an effort. It takes precious time out of your evening, when sometimes all you want to do is chill after a long day of work/errands/socialising/kids/cooking/housework (delete as applicable). It’s easy to feel too tired to practise good skincare - especially when it's coming up to 11pm and all you want to do is have a quick facial rinse and skip everything else in favour of diving between the sheets.

Because of this, I always maintain a simple cleanse/nourish/eyes routine to make it an easier process to sustain, however once or twice a week I make time for a full nightly ritual and it is just heavenly. The positive wellbeing that comes from taking the time to unwind and look after your skin is something that can't be bought in a 75ml tube...

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Stormborn.

Beauty, Inspiration - August 17, 2016

Four Perth creatives, the exquisite scenery of Ocean Reef Beach and some unreal, magical weather...

This blog is a follow up to my 'Out of the Woods' post from last month, where I was lucky enough to collaborate with three very talented Perth creatives. The collaboration came together, as they so often do, through good old Instagram. Local make-up artist Cat reached out to see if I'd be interested in being photographed for a styled shoot (err, hello? Yes!), and soon set up a date with local Perth photographer Terry Lok and hairstylist Rachelle Lord.

The beach is my favourite place to be in the world, no matter what the season - and was therefore the natural location choice for this shoot. Ocean Reef Beach is just stunning. Ridiculously full of texture, with stretching beaches, rocky coves and sandy cliffs. We were so lucky with the moody winter weather! When we shot this a month ago, Perth was in the middle of a week of epic storms - so we were treated to grey stormy skies, swirly silver ocean and magical sunbeams peeking out from behind the rolling clouds...

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Out of the Woods

Beauty, Inspiration - June 16, 2016

<p>My latest collaboration came together, as they so often do, through the old 'gram. Local make-up artist Cat reached out by commenting on one of my posts, and we soon began emailing to arrange a date for us to meet and 'get creative' together! Within a week, Cat had a full styled shoot arranged and collaborations set up with Perth photographer Terry Lok and hairstylist Rachelle Lord. I know, très excité!</p>
<p>Cat went for a stormy-glow look, with heaps of silver, grey and earthy-peach tones. We had so much fun getting ready for the shoot, playing with make-up, giggling like teenagers and listing to Swifty... Who's 'Out of the Woods' video was the initial mood inspiration behind this shoot. </p>
<p>I was keen to shoot at the beach - it's my favourite place in the world, no matter what the season. We were so lucky with the magical weather - totally lucking out with stormy blue-grey skies, moody silver-grey ocean and luscious, mossy sand dunes on the Ocean Reef cliffs...</p>

My latest collaboration came together, as they so often do, through the old 'gram. Local make-up artist Cat reached out by commenting on one of my posts, and we soon began emailing to arrange a date for us to meet and 'get creative' together! Within a week, Cat had a full styled shoot arranged and collaborations set up with Perth photographer Terry Lok and hairstylist Rachelle Lord. I know, très excité!

Cat went for a stormy-glow look, with heaps of silver, grey and earthy-peach tones. We had so much fun getting ready for the shoot, playing with make-up, giggling like teenagers and listing to Swifty... Who's 'Out of the Woods' video was the initial mood inspiration behind this shoot.

I was keen to shoot at the beach - it's my favourite place in the world, no matter what the season. We were so lucky with the magical weather - totally lucking out with stormy blue-grey skies, moody silver-grey ocean and luscious, mossy sand dunes on the Ocean Reef cliffs...

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Beauty in Bloom

Beauty - May 22, 2016

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Every girl remembers how their mom smelt when they were little, growing up. Some of my earliest memories of my mom are evoked by scent, remembering the fragrance of her embrace as she waved me off to school or the scent of her face when she tucked me up in bed at night. </span></p>
<p>She has worn the same fragrances and used the same skin care for as long as I can remember, and it’s incredibly comforting to know that her ‘smell’ will forever hold such incredible memories for me.</p>
<p>Skincare from Jurlique is just what I imagine when I think of a fresh, natural scent. Their Balancing Day Cream smells of fresh, white florals and their Rosewater Mist and Hand Cream has an incredible, feminine rose petal scent...</p>

Every girl remembers how their mom smelt when they were little, growing up. Some of my earliest memories of my mom are evoked by scent, remembering the fragrance of her embrace as she waved me off to school or the scent of her face when she tucked me up in bed at night.

She has worn the same fragrances and used the same skin care for as long as I can remember, and it’s incredibly comforting to know that her ‘smell’ will forever hold such incredible memories for me.

Skincare from Jurlique is just what I imagine when I think of a fresh, natural scent. Their Balancing Day Cream smells of fresh, white florals and their Rosewater Mist and Hand Cream has an incredible, feminine rose petal scent...

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