Work.

Considering there was a public holiday on Monday, this week has dragged. 

Weekend, please please please hurry up! 

Outfit post. NB. My office is very conservative. 

Hope everyone is having a great week!

- Mon Sparkles

Confessions and outfit.

I have a confession to make.... I am horrible at remembering to take photos for my blog. I really need to get into the habit of taking more photos! I must must must etch it into my mind. I also don't carry around a camera (only my Samsung Galaxy) so the photo quality is not ze best. 

On Sunday night I headed to Love Mac with the girls. 
 
I wore a Kaftan...

And I carried... 

 

It is amazing how much one can squeeze into a clutch. By the time you factor in your wallet, keys, lipstick/gloss and mobile phone the clutch is pretty much at capacity! This Chanel wallet is a lifesaver.


- Mon Sparkles

Curling Wand/Stick.

My Curling Tongs are on the verge of a breakdown. I have been using my $30 Remington large barrel tongs for about 2 years now. Quite frankly at that price, I am surprised they have lasted the distance.

So I am either thinking either the Cloud 9 or Muk Curl Stick.

Cloud 9 Wand:

From what I was reading there are a three different types of the Cloud 9 Wand. I can rule out the "Micro Wand" because that appears rather small. So that leaves the "Waving Wand" or the "Wand" (pictured).

Muk Curl Stick: 

 












Has anyone used either of these items? If so, what are your preferences and why?

Or does anyone have any other recommendations? 
  

- Mon Sparkles

Halleluiah, the weekend is here.

Not only is the weekend here, but it is a long weekend!

I started back at work on 7 January, but my gosh does it feel like forever ago.

It is for that reason I am welcoming the long weekend with open arms. Big arms. 

- Mon Sparkles

Albert Hadley.

Albert Hadley was such an inspiring interior designer.  He was one truly gifted man. 

Every time I see one of his designs, my heart does a little dance. 

And how can I forget Mrs. Astor's Upper East Side library. Such glamour.

“Decoration is really about creating a quality of life, and a beauty in that life that nourishes the soul, that makes life beautiful. That’s what all this is about, not just what’s in and what’s out” – Albert Hadley

- Mon Sparkles

 

 

38 degrees and sick.

Melbourne is meant to reach 38 degrees tomorrow.  We have had such an inconsistent "summer" (if that's what you call it!).

I have somehow managed to come down with the flu. Yes, that's right - in the middle of summer. During times like these I turn to the one and only Sleep Tight by T2. It contains lemonbalm, jasmine blossoms, lavender and rose petals. Such perfection.

- Mon Sparkles

Jonathan Adler, Happy Chic Colours.

I recently picked up a copy of Jonathan Adler's "Happy Chic Colours".

It is such a pretty and upbeat book. Absolutely everybody should go out and buy it!

Jonathan has thoroughly gone through a range of Chic Colours throughout the book including: blue, yellow, black, red, beige (which he described as "Chambeige"), orange and green. There are handy hits and colour palette suggestions throughout. 

All in all, a very good read!

What other interior decoration books (aka bibles) do people LOVE?

Until next time. 

- Mon Sparkles

Living Room Envy.

I have some serious Living Room Envy right about now. 

I am enthralled with some of these picturesque homes.

Candace Bushnell:

Absolutely love the above space and cannot fault one thing. The abstract art countered with the neutral setee is perfection.

Aerin Lauder:

This living space is from Aerin's East Hampton house. The colour palette is very sea appropriate, however I am not loving the straw-like carpet.

 
Jessica Stam:

Very inspired by this space, but I feel the colour of the curtains are letting the room down. It is hard to tell but they look like inverted pleats. The hue/tint combination in the curtains/wallcolour is just too much for me.

  Nina Garcia:

Again, perfection. Nina Garcia is a true style icon in my eyes. 

 
Jennifer Lopez:

Love this space.  Absolutely flawless. 

Fellow bloggers, have you got any favourite Living Rooms? If so, please share!


- Mon Sparkles

Hola.

Hola! 

This is a lifestyle and fashion blog with a sparkle of miscellaneous ramblings. 

I am a 20-something Melbournian, who is planning on making 2013 the most memorable year EVER. I know that is a very big call, but I can feel it in my bones. 

- Mon Sparkles