Post No#100

This is my 100th post!

Im super busy this semester, having minimum 4 committements to prioritize at all time: Microsoft, MMSS (Monash Marketing Students Society), MPC (Monash Photography Club), and uni, naturally.

If you want to head straight to my rant on video games, its right at the bottom since i have no photos to accompany it.

But if youre here for my photos (the main point of my photoblog), then here is a series of photos that i managed to snap in the past weeks.

Brighton beach houses. Taken during MPC trip there. Nicky is my secretary on my MPC committee. She does a great job!

 I favour cold toned photos. Most of you who do photography with me, or are in my club would know this :P

 More cold tones. For a uni assignment we had to visit a farmers market freaking 2 hours out of melbourne to do research. It was absolutely freezing that early in the morning.

 I wore mustard chino's (not visible in this photo), a silk shirt (i love my silk shirts), a burgandy cardigan (burgundy is my favourite colour, ive got almost one of every item in burgundy), a leather jacket, and a scarf from the $2 shop (i love plaid scarves). Also wearing a mimco necklace that is supposedly gold plated, but who knows...

 This is from the MMSS Double Denim party. I recently became a part of the Monash Marketing Students Society, working on the MINDS team (Minds = Marketing Industry Development Scheme).

My good friend Sagie (above), is the president! We used to work together at Optus, so its good working with an old buddy again :) (He is pretty awesome).

 Some other cool MMSS committee people :) Jenny from Social, and Tara from Minds.

 Conor from Digital.

 Sam from Minds and the other guy is from social im pretty sure, but i cant remember his name!

 Microsoft were generous enough to send me this package :D I was so excited opening it, even though i knew what it was. I love opening presents.

 Photos for Microsoft - of me using my new headphones! (They are Beats Studio)

 This is at Lancefield Farmers Market. Strawberries are one of my favourite fruits, and the ones they sold here were DIVINE.

 Each bite = perfection.

 This was from ages ago! I did a shoot with a muso.

 My take on Gossip Girl! Next episode comes out this week.... ive been waiting like a month. Speaking of tv shows, alot of my favourite are finally returning! Revenge for one, is resuming this week again. So is Game of Thrones! (Been rewatching old episodes. Daenerys is my hero <3)

The dress was a present from my mum, and is from Asos. Was very expensive, and is made out of chiffon silk. And i love chiffon anything. Ive got soooo much chiffon its ridiculous!

 I got this top and skirt from Chadstone. Hint: Its not actually a skirt, its a skort! Which is fantastic cause i dont have to worry about the wind blowing it up and stuff...

Also lately ive been in the habit of wearing gothic style chokers, or really chunky statement necklaces. Pity the more complicated they get, the easier they break :(

 This was before the semester 1 MPC welcome party. I absolutely ADORE this pleated leather skirt. Leather was in fashion, like, start of last year. But it was so expensive, like $200 a piece, and i wasnt into leather then. I had to search high and low to obtain this skirt! (Cause its not in fashion anymore)

Its one of my favourite items of clothing, ever!! And it fits me like a glove :) Its got a pretty narrow waist... i was worried cause i bought it online!

 Top is from Asos. Features a pleated collar! I love pleated stuff.

Also, these photos are very few of the warmer toned photos i have...

One thing that is incredibly important to me in clothes, is the fit! So so so often i find clothes that dont fit me. They are always too big, or just not cut well (perhaps cause i shop cheap). Good cuts and well fitted clothing is sooo essential to looking good.

This cheap blazer is from supre of all places. But they make small sizes, like XXS and XXXS, so this blazer is the only one ive ever found that fit me well!

Lately ive been playing shitloads of xbox. Dance Central 2 for Kinect, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Skyrim, and Saints Row. Im super impressed with Kinect, it can detect up to 48 points on your body, and that means you REALLY ARE the controller! Its totally different to just using Wii, or PS Move!

Im about halfway through FF XIII-2, its taking me forever because im playing to 100% game completion, side quests and everything. Not to mention farming and grinding.

I started playing a bit of Skyrim, but havent progressed very far because i KNOW its going to be massively time consuming, and i dont want to get hooked right now cause itll affect all my other committments greatly!

I never considered Saints Row, untill a fellow xbox-er at this video games club i joined at uni lent it to me. Its fucking amazing. Like GTA but BETTER. I love being able to do as much shit as i want that i could never do in real life! My favourite thing is probably riding my pimped out motorcycle around town, with my very bad female asian driving skills. I really like motorbikes, and would love to ride one in real life, but for now, SR3 is good enough :3

SR3 is also a third person shooter. Which is really good cause i prefer third person games/rpgs. I started gaming 2 years ago on ff13, and that was third person, so i guess im used to it. Im also terrible at shooting, so SR3 was really the first time i had a decent attempt at it. Im proud to say im actually not toooooo terrible. Im probably a worse driver than i am shooter. In third person that is. If it was fps, id be absolutely fucked. And also. I HATE dem brutes. So fucking hard to kill. At least my health regenrates incredibly fast.

Games on the "to get" list:

Batman: Arkham city. Another third person rpg kinda. Also NO SHOOTING thank fuck! Lotsa melee :)

LA Noire. Ive heard good things about this game. I also like that 50's set in the past theme.

And since im borrowing SR3 and Skyrim, ive gotta buy my own also, so i can play co op online. Hmmm i feel like im missing some? Dont know which though.

Others im looking at include: diablo 3, mass effect 3, dragonage and darksouls.

Also i just noticed sherlock holmes listed as an upcoming game. Gonna keep an eye on that one! I loved the films, and sherlock holmes is also set in a vintage theme like la noire :D Also i cant remember him using guns alot, so im hoping itll be mainly melee.

Far Cry 3 is also coming out soon. Matt is really pumped for that one.

Kinect star wars sounded promising untill i saw the trailer and gameplay..... eh i think id rather just play it with a controller.

Anyway, thinking about games is making me want to abandon my computer and uni work and head to my xbox so i can bash people up with a giganti purple dildo in saints row 3 Or drive over them with a tank. Or parachute from my penthouse. Or hijack a million cars and add them to my collection. Attempt to find every model of motorbike in SR3. Buy new clothes. Upgrade my weapons. Do side missions. Improve my driving and shooting skills. Attempt to pass my next mission without failing -_-

Wow i cannot believe i wrote that much! I guess it makes up for my > 1 month absense.

Microsoft & Sunflowers

Sooooo its been awhile since i last posted. I have some exciting news for you all though!!!

This morning i received a call from Microsoft offering me a position as brand ambassador for Monash university! I will officially be sponsored by Microsoft for 2012 and this includes a free laptop, xbox 360 + kinect, and a windows phone 7! I also get to go on paid trips, concerts, events, free xbox games, etc :D

Ill be doing marketing for Monash around clayton and caulfield monash uni campuses for the next year! Im so excited!

End of this month i am being flown up to sydney for a few days, all expenses paid, to meet the other representatives from other states/universities, and to begin Microsoft training from the technical and marketing team! I cant wait to meet all the Microsoft staff!

And i cant wait to own a new windows phone :D

Back to the real deal... my photoblog. Ive got LOTS of photos i havent uploaded, but heres some that are not on facebook (yet). 

Lovely friend Max gave me these sunflowers! And i decided to take a few pics before they died :(

(Am also using them for a shoot i have planned)

None of them are photoshopped (:O), only color edited. 

 I am wearing a (no brand) purple chiffon sleeveless shirt, and high waisted leather shorts from forever new (boxing day sales). 

 I thought it would be nice to team up the purple of the shirt and the yellow of the sunflower in this outfit. And im looking a bit pudgy arent i?! I need to get more fit...

Next year is going to be full on it seems! 

This is how it is so far:

- Working part time in marketing

- Studying 3rd year marketing

- Part time marketing internship

- President of the MPC

- Microsoft U Crew Ambassador

Bring it on!

Ps. More photos of events/corporate functions/parties/NYE to come soon. 

Satchel matching

Ive been so excited about my new satchels that ive decided to do a post on them already. Ive been wearing them EVERYWHERE. They simply match with everything (either the red or yellow). So far, im loving them equally, but perhaps leaning more towards my yellow satchel. Ive already got a ridiculous amount of red in my wardrobe cause my favourite colours are shades of red, especially burgundy. (I also like cherry red, maroon, electric blue, canary yellow, i really love brown - its NOT a dull colour! And also burnt orange, turquoise/teal, navy, grey.... the list goes on. The only colour i dont really like is green. I think its because everytime i wear green it clashes horribly with my red hair and i look like an ugly christmas coloured leprechaun. 

This satchel is the first piece of canary yellow i have in my wardrobe and im loving it. Especially since this season is all about pops of colour and really bright, electric colours. Heels made of of suede leather in blue, yellow, orange, etc. And coloured shorts like yellow and red, which is awesome because i already have a few of those. 

The bag actually looks a little bit big on me. I wouldnt get a bag bigger than 13inch... especially in satchel style. 

This is the 13 inch classic yellow cambridge satchel. Can be found here.

Heres a better angle of my bag! Im wearing a blouse i picked up from a market at uni, and my mums old levi jeans cut up. 

My hair was done with no heat (as i have done for this whole year), I used 4 large curlers on dry hair before bed. Not using any additional products. 

Because the curlers and large, and my hair was put in dry, this gave a really loose natural wave, but it tends to drop really quickly. 

Lately my hair routine has consisted of: wash hair every 2 days using de lorenzo cherry red shampoo and condioner of terax creama. I leave both products in my hair for a good 3-4 minutes while im in the shower because i want my hair to absorb as much of the product as possible before i wash it out. Then i leave it in a small towel for about an hour while i finish the rest of my skin care regime, and then i use nak leave in conditioning mousse and a wide toothed brush. Then i blow dry on COOL setting for about 5-10 minutes, and then leave the rest to dry naturally! Or chuck in the curlers. Its pretty simply nowadays. You cant really see my colour in the photos anyway :( I blame lightroom. 

Im smitten with this bag :3 Isnt the pop of colour GORGEOUS???

Even though im wearing all different colours, they are all neutral except for the bag. Im loving neutral palettes right now, and i always try to incorporate a pop of colour somewhere..

Heres an extra outfit. Double bow outfit. I decided im going to return the box bag and get myself a pair of loafers instead. 

So i thought id put together a quick outfit with the bag before it was gone!

Ive gone for neutral palettes again... I feel like they would work well for spring, summer and autumn. 

Im wearing a thrifted cue pussy bow tank, paperbag shorts in brown from lolitta. Headband is from myer. 

My bag is pretty cool, but nothing compared to my satchels, hence it has to go...

BTW i have like a GAZILLION shoots lined up for after exams!!! Look forward to posting those... right now i have nothing to post but this crap lol.  

Retail therapy

This is what happens when it comes to exam time. 

My second cambridge satchel arrived in the mail yesterday. So exciting. I got it shipped from a store called Davidmetnicole in sydney. 

 I got home from work to see this lovely big package awaiting me :)

 Its like pass the parcel! First layer, paper and wrapped with a ribbon. 

Bubble wrap! Im going to popping all the bubbles for the next few days now... 

Tada! Beautiful satchel. I was worried about the colour not being the same as the photographs ive seen, but its absolutely perfect and ive already worn it out twice! 

I wouldnt get anything bigger than a 13inch though, this already looks pretty big on me. 

 

Steph chilling at uni. 

Today me and my mum went on a MASSIVE cosmetic haul. She works in the city and has this corporate card to access a shop where all the makeup is discounted to ridiculous prices. 

If you dont know, Estee Lauder owns MAC, Clinique, Bobbi Brown, etc.... a whole shit load of top makeup brands. 

They have a store in the city where all the over production products go. The prices are incredible. Some of my stuff was only $10 when its like 50-60 in the shops. I cant believe i used to pay full price... Never again! Though ill probably never get to go again, it was a once off, they are incredibly tight with ID and security and its really restricted. Only certain corporate people can shop there and i had a pass for one day with my lovely mum...

Clinique is one of my all time favourite makeup brands. So i nearly went nuts when i saw all the prices. 

I already have a huge clinique collection. But today i also got: almost powder makeup spf 15, supermoisture makeup, clarifying lotion no 2, black honey cream eyeliner, all about eyes, chubby stick (my second one now), clinique eye palette, blended face powder transperency 3, superdefence moisturizer spf 15 and turnaround concentrate. 

From bobbi brown (they are more expensive), i got: tinted moisturizer spf 15, violet gel eyeliner (bb eyeliner is one of the best in the market), cream blush tint (i rarely wear blush - i can never get it even). And theres also a bobbi brown eyeshadow palette in that photo, but its not new. 

I dislike MAC greatly because i hate the retail staff and in store experience. They are incredibly snobby and rude and accused me of wanting to steal thier product recipe's once, when i asked what the ingredients in their products were. Ridiculous. 

I only got one MAC product, which was a mineral moisturizer, but i also use MAC prep + prime... unfortunately its the best on the market. Ill be restocking soon. Its really expensive but lasts a long time. I dont even wear makeup much. I used to wear it to uni, and work. But now i dont need to wear it to work, and cbf wearing it to uni. Its just a hassle. So i dunno when ill ever wear all this stuff...

I only got such a huge amount of stuff because ill never get good quality makeup for $10 ever again. Im pretty sure this haul will last me for years though...

I will reveiw my bags after exams. And i MIGHT reveiw my new makeup. Probably not seeing as most of you reading are guys, and therefore uninterested :P

Oh, by the way. Matt graduated! Finally! Yay!

 Rocking the graduation robes. 

 Me and Matt having a beer at Sir Johns Bar at Clayton. (I hadnt eaten anything the whole day, so i rocked up slightly tipsy to my next class lol.)

Of course i had to do a typical graduation "tossing hat" photo. 

 Twirly matt

Me wearing matts graduation hat and: a polka dot shift dress, flats, belt and my new RED satchel! I think my yellow satchel bag would have matched better, but it hadnt arrived at that point. 

Mums old jeans are NOW MINE!

I realise this is a bit of a spam having suddenly posted twice in week after being absent for a month. But this was completely necessary because i havent really done a single post just dedicated to fashion yet... and i managed to convince my mum to let me cut up her vintage levi jeans! Wheeee

Im so rapt, they are absolutely perfect condition and fit me perfectly. I dont own any denim in a light blue colour, and i dont own any vintage denim either! 

She has two pairs of these and i convinced her to let me cut one pair to make into shorts. They are high waisted, and actually a bit tight :(

Anyway, i decided to raid her closet while i was at it, and so my entire outfit is comprised out of my mums clothes and i dont own any of it... until NOW (ive claimed ownership over all items). 

Shes okay with me borrowing her clothes on indefinite loan because she has a new shipment of clothes coming the mail from next week. I introduced her to ASOS, she went nuts (shes too busy to go to the shops) and i thought id made a big mistake. But i realised this could work in my favour... :D I convinced her to get sizes six to eight which means ill be able to wear most of her new clothes hehe (and potentially borrow indefinitely). 

Mums precious vintage levi high waisted jeans just underwent the CHOP!

Vintage levis high waisted shorts <3, abercrombie check singlet top thingy, valleygirl white lace vest, flower blazer from i dunno where.
Im not wearing shoes in these photos :P

Theyre a little tight, i dont think i will be able to tuck in any jumpers... geez my mum must have been thin :( or maybe im just putting on tummy fat from all my exam study binge eating

Sometimes clothes stay in my wardrobe for years, unworn, and then one day i find a matching item, and BAM i wear them for the next whole month. 

These shorts really couldnt have come at a better time! I cant wait to wear them throughout summer :D

Reveiws and photoshoots

When i bought my ipad stylus from Dagi, they were generous enough to send me a few extra stylus' for me to review. I have the P504, P601, and P602.

P504 and P602 have the same capacitive tip, but one of them has a pen on the other end. 

 In order from left to right: P601, P504, P602. 

I gotta say, i prefer the P504 and P602 tips better. The P601 tip makes squeaky sounds, and has to be help on a certain angle.  

They are REALLY good for accurate drawing though! Just some quick silly sketch... I suck at shading. 

 

Curlformers :D Pretty sure ive been rambling on about there to anyone who will listen!

 I either sleep in them, for really defined curls, or just leave them in for a few hours. 

Btw vintage shirt i got from an opshop ^_^

 

*NONE of the following photos have been colour corrected/edited at all! Straight from the camera* 

MPC held a city workshop this weekend.  

 Matt reluctantly posing for me >:D

 Hosier and Rutledge graffiti lanes. (again)

 Heres a sneak preveiw from my shoot with Emily. None are edited.