Outfit updates~

    Floral summer dress (from jay jays)! 

    I love chucking it on on a hot day, it's            

    so flowy and light! Also included is this

    cute bra (bras n things store) which I 

    actually exchanged for a cuter bra (I found this one had a strange fit and caused chaffing on my arms). 

    

     This dress is so beautiful. I bought it on sale at saboskirt.com and photos do not do it justice! I absolutely adore the neckline, and harness appearance it has, along with the off the shoulder look. It is a little bit sheer as well! Great quality dress and was only $24!!💘

    Hot lazy day. Wearing a top I got for Christmas (featuring a floral pattern) with my favourite mink pink skirt! 

    Mink pink skirt I picked up on Boxing Day! (Yay for sales) matching with my black velvet crop from American apparel. 

I love that I can wear something simple with this skirt, and still feature a gorgeous floral print on the skirt! 

   Another Boxing Day find! Found this pretty maxi dress at 'dotti'. It's sort of a tie dye effect with an interesting pattern all over. I love just chucking it on. It makes me feel really elegant. 

 

    My favourite high waisted 'dr denim' jeans with one of my favourite t shirts! 

Featuring Jesse pinkman (fave charactor on breaking bad)😊 

I love the look of wearing blacks and whites together. Also wearing my Jeffrey Campbell 'zomg' platforms from the jc play collection! 

Happy new year!

I thought id start by saying happy new year to all, for my first post of 2014. 

Id like to write down some of my current new year resolutions and aspirations which will hopefully be fulfilled over the next 12 months. 

•I hope to complete my third year of college and pass with flying colours (I've already passed my certificate IV, just need to complete the rest of my diploma). 

•I want to save up more money towards my rhinoplasty surgery. (I'm about half way there already). And if the timing is right, id like to have the surgery done by the end of 2014 (if all goes to plan). 

•An overall change of appearance. My braces are coming off shortly (so yay for a new smile) and I'm going to be dying my hair a darker colour, and getting long tape extensions! I'll look completely different (I hope anyway). 

•Exercise. I want to make working out a regular part of my routine. It's hard to find the motivation with so little 'me' time, but id like to find it. I have told myself year after year that 'this will be the year I get fit/get toned/lose weight etc' and I have never fulfilled that desire. I'm hoping this year I can stay motivated and on task. I want the body I've always dreamt of. 

At the moment, those are all the aspirations my mind can think of. And I think they are things that can be achieved. 

Outfit updates~

      Loved this outfit combo! Shouldn't need to wear a sweater in summer but it is good to chuck something on when it's a bit chilly. Oh and probably the first prominent 'red' item I own ❤️

     Blue! I've been loving blue lately. And this gorgeous summer dress from forever new does not go astray! I love how the fit of it, how it's quite tight around the rib cage area and really enhances the hourglass figure (^_^) 

     Here's a little outfit I literally just chucked together on a hot day. A little singlet/tank too (very loose fitting) wit floral detailing on it. Paired with my favourite black skirt! And new sunglasses too (O_O) 

     This fine dress is perfection. The soft purple colouring really matches my pale skin tone and hair colour. It has a heart shape cut out in the back of the dress too, which makes it extra amazing. It's a very thick material and quite heavy, so it's good to wear on a warm day- but not too hot! It's from www.saboskirt.com and It was on sale for $24 (absolute bargain). 

     This is a gorgeous bodysuit from forever new. It looks so delicate and the material is so soft and smooth! 

It has a beautiful lace detailing across the front of chest and back area which adds to it's delicate look. 

Scrubbing with frank!

I recently purchased the frank scrub from frank bod 

@frankbod on Instagram! 

And for $14.95 I must say, it is an amazing product. 

After just one use (I've only used it once so far) my skin felt amazing where I had scrubbed. 

I felt smooth, and silky. 

Of course I will continue to use it over the course of summer applying it to the areas where I have slight stretch marks/cellulite/scarring. 

It is supposed to reduce those skin problems, so I'm hoping it does the trick! 

But nonetheless it works wonders for the skin 😊 

Maintaining 'Ash Blonde' hair !

So I get many questions about my hair and how I maintain the colour.
So this post is a bit of an insight into that!

I recently went back to Ash blonde after being a warmer shade for a couple of months.

I always get my hairdresser to bleach & tone my hair (because its the safest way and I don't want to stuff up my hair). So thats how I get the colour! I usually just tell them what I want, and sometimes I'll just show them a photo of the colour I'm after.

It is then up to me to maintain the colour I desire.
My hairdresser used a violet toner to get my hair ash, and so I use de lorenzo's silver shampoo in the nova fusion range.
This time I have purchased the conditioner going with it. But I haven't yet used that yet, so I can't give any feedback.

The great thing about de lorenzo, is that they are vegan. The ingredients are plant based, and they do not test on animals or contain any animal ingredients either. 

So kudos to them for being animal friendly :D

Here is a couple of photos of my new hair straight after the hairdressers! (I also had them tone by extensions) :P

Employee of the month :D

So no one knew that my workplace was even doing an employee of the month (they never have before), and then randomly at the end of last night, a couple of the managers got everyone together and announced it, and it was to me!

I was so surprised, but it was really nice!

I was given a $50 village (movies) voucher to spend :D
Hard work sure does pay off!

Cannot stop snacking.

Ways to stop snacking?
Someone help.

I eat when I'm bored. When I''m thirsty. Whenever. I love eating. But I eat some bad foods.

MUST DRINK MORE WATER.

FLUID INTAKE IS IMPORTANT. Thirst can often be mistaken for hunger, and that is the case for me.

JUICE, WATER, MILK, TEA, GREEN TEA.  I WILL HAVE MORE OF.

No more biscuits, lamingtons, scones or roll things. Stop.
Make the effort to peel the banana, or cut up an apple. Or orange.

Cut up some carrots or celery and dip them in peanut butter. Have a spoonful of peanut butter instead of grabbing a handful of chips.

I need to cut back on hot chocolates, as well. I get them all the time. I should replace them with coffee because coffee boosts metabolism.

Recent purchases

Wildfox white label intimates :3
Such a perfect body suit. Velvety material makes it look extra pretty!
Cannot wait to wear it out! 

Monthly lingerie splurge. Salmon pink is such a pretty colour against my skin.
So it kinda suits me perfectly.
And it has a little diamante adornment on the bra and on the undies!

I'd been eyeing off these killer shoes for a while.
Then I gave in. I need more shoes anyway. And a girl can never have enough shoes.
I'm hoping they fit! You can't go wrong with black :3

Please check out my photography facebook page!

https://www.facebook.com/biancajadephotographs

I would really appreciate it! If anyone actually reads this blog, please take some time to have a look at my photography and like my page :)

I need to get my name out there and start getting more motivated and working with people!

Food diary!

• 2 slices of wholemeal bread, 1 slice with butter, 1 slice with jam
• Cup of tea with milk
• Hot white chocolate from HQ
• 1 Banana
• Handful of raw snow peas 
• Bowl of homemade yoghurt 
• 1 cup of green tea
  
  (so far) it's only 3pm :)

New purchases~

The new body bling hair extensions!
So beautiful and thick/soft :)
I haven't worn them yet but I will after I get my hair done Thursday n_n

New drop dead crop sweater! Pretty neat~

Perfect set of lingerie from bras N things!
Never fail to satsify my need to feel sexy~

Waiting for new hair extensions :)

I was wanting some new, thicker hair extensions, so I did some research and found a couple of good brands.

I ended up going with 'Bobby Glam' hair extensions. I purchased their quad weft set in the lightest blonde.
I was very excited to get them, but a couple of days later they emailed me to say they didn't have my colour in stock. (and yet on the website, it doesn't say it is out of stock). So because they didn't know when it would be coming in, they gave me the option to refund. I was pretty disappointed but I guess it was meant to be because I ended up discovering even better, thicker option hair extensions.

Body Bling~
I was pretty happy when I found out you can purchase body bling hair up to a total of 500grams (which is a lot of hair)!
I watched a lot of reviews before actually going for it. I decided on getting 22inch hair extensions, I wanted long hair, but not extremely long (their hair goes up to 34inches or something), and I got them in 300grams.

Instead of 180 gram hair (approx. can't remember) from bobby glam and 18-20 inch hair for roughly $185, I was now paying approx. $200 for 300 gram 22 inch hair! Which is amazing!

The only downside to body bling, is the international shipping is extremely expensive. $47 on top of the approx. 200 I was already paying. So they better arrive fast and be the best hair I've ever purchased!

Food picture diary of yummy things I've eaten :3

Gelati on Lygon street!
~salted caramel
~mixed forest berries and mango

Mixture of delicious desserts/fruit at an all you can eat
buffet.

Boyfriend spoiled me with a waffle and crushed cashews in melted
nutella and topped with banana :P yummy.

Green tea.
Frozen blueberries, chopped banana and roasted muesli.

All you can eat buffet ;)
Prawns ~ my favourite.
And chick peas, crab meat and mussels.

Hot chocolate accompanied  by an avocado and chicken sandwich ^^

Recent purchases

New american apparel jacket~ It is very thick and perfect for winter!
Very good for layering and wearing over the top of almost anything ^_^

Cute jumper I couldn't resist, along with pretty floral shorts
that also caught my eye ^_~

New shoes purchased! Doc martens and cute little platforms :3
Still trying to break in the docs though (they really hurt the top of my feet :c)
Also bought Dr Denim hybrid jeans! They're perfect! And a little black crop top!
ALL BLACK clothing spree :P

Today.

I've been eating healthy for the most part today. (unfortunately after I went jogging i came home to two mini cheeseburgers D: ).

I went for a jog/walk with my dog around the park, did  a few laps switching between running/walking and a bit of sprinting.

I just finished doing a 10 minute exercise targeting obliques for women. Some of it was tough, but I did what my body could handle :)

This is something I need to get into a routine of doing.
I like  following youtube exercise videos because I can find many different videos on anything I want to do, which kind of mixes it up and makes it less boring (instead of doing the same things all the time).

Proud of todays progress.

Breakfast: -muesli with 1 banana, frozen blueberries and a cup of green tea.

Snack: - 2 pancakes with jam spread

Lunch: 2 mini cheeseburgers :( then later had 2 ferrero rochers.. BAD PART OF THE DAY..NOT MY FAULT PARENTS BOUGHT JUNK FOOD .

Dinner: - curry... of some sort. I know we are having curry for dinner, not sure what kind yet!
will have a glass of water with dinner. And then shall fill up a water bottle to drink throughout the night.

New ink!

Got tattooed today by the amazing Sophia Baughan!
It was sooo painful, but worth it. I'm simply in love.

I won a competition on instagram ^_^

I won a $200 voucher and these are the items I purchased ^_^



It wasn't luck either, it was 'photo with the most likes wins'. :)

Purchased at http://www.thefreedomstate.com.au/shop/cart/

Review on some new clothes ^_^

Skirt from Everland clothing.
In love with the sunflower pattern of this skirt (I love sunflowers)!
I also can't wait to wear it the next time it is a hot day.
It's the perfect length for a small sized skirt and it has cute little buttons going all the way down the front ^_^

Went to Topshop and left with these two goodies.
A cute little pair of black flats with pointed studs and little bows on them, which are so easy to chuck on when I just want to wear something simple and casual.
This beautiful multicoloured knitwear piece I just had to have! It is very oversized and
quite long, and also really thick (perfect for the winter weather coming upon us soon).

Brandymelville pieces (US brand).
The lovely 'sage sweater' I couldn't resist. It's perfect to just throw over on a cool day and can be worn with pretty much anything.
Also accompanied by a little collared shirt top.

Wrangler jeans.
The colour is perfect, and I needed a pair desperately now that the cold weather is getting closer.
They're also really comfy and look good with anything.

New ink ^_^

Pictures of my freshly done mandala tattoo!
It hurt quite a bit in some parts, and in other parts didn't hurt at all!
But overall, yes, it was a rather painful tattoo.

I love the detail in this and the teals/blues throughout it! I also appreciate that he did
some dotwork instead of shading (less pain :P ).
Can't wait for it to be healed up.

Tattooed by Jason Corbett (guest artist at Korpus).

Testing

Here is another test shot that I did in studio.
I went in knowing that it wouldn't turn out the way I was hoping.
I was already having a bad day after not being able to find blue macarons to go with these.
So I shot what I could.
I really liked the macro lens I was using though. Love that shallow depth of field.