Formal Wedding Guest Attire

Today I have a wedding to attend and the dress code is 'Territory Formal' (I live in the Northern Territory of Australia) which according to our Local Government website entails:

Territory Formal

Gentlemen: Dinner suit or dark trousers, long sleeve shirt, bow tie or tuxedo

Ladies: Evening wear

Should be interesting because nowadays most people just don't take into consideration things like etiquette and dress codes - especially when the dress  code is written to make it easier >_<

Since I live in a tropical location I went with a long maxi dress style - something I think can be dressed up to look chic and modern without wearing a satin ball gown (which would defiantly be too dressed up!).

The dress cost $30 and the metal belt cost $10 including postage from eBay (my favourite place to shop) it can sometimes be hit and miss but for $30 I'm willing to take that chance, in this case it was a hit...I hope!

First School Fete

Ah, all the school fete veterans out there are probably thinking "haha good luck" - I did a bit of Googling and noticed that most parents have ways of getting around being involved in some of the more tedious tasks...I'm not comfortable around kids, never have been, the last thing I want to do is be in charge of a whole gaggle of them! I plan on spending heaps there to compensate for my lack a school parent spirit - The most I have had to think about is what to wear...

Bento Fun

Oh with my obsession with all things Asian once my daughter started school I discovered the fun if Bentos :D I'm a sucker for all this kawaii (cute in Japanese) even in my old age so if I can incorporate it into my daily life I will!

I brought some fun stuff off the Internet and I can't wait till Monday so I can start to use the (hmmm it's Saturday and I'm excited about a Monday...very depressing) although I did make asneaky  sandwich and tested out my new sandwich cutters (the purple things in the photo) - I also brought some animal picks and a lucky dip bag which contained cutters, super cute sauce bottle, dip container, more picks and panda cupcake liners for frankfurts.

Morning/Night Face Routine

At the moment my latest beauty routine involves quite a simple face routine actually. I have used many products over the years but lately I have noticed that the simpler the ingredients (or rather more natural) the better the result. One of my girlfriends is into products that are closer to nature and don't contain too many chemicals and such, so I do get inspired by that but she may not agree with my cleansing face wash...but oh well!

Ok so I got super excited when I walked into my local Priceline store and discovered that their new product was something that was close to my current obsession - it was Ponds, Flawless White range. I have been using the facial foam every night in the shower using a soft face brush.

 (Now just to clear something up, just like fair skin people like to get tanned skinned, dark skinned people like to get lighter skin (mostly in Asian countries where white skinned is viewed as beautiful) - I have olive skin with a yellow undertone but since finishing high school and staying indoors I have gone much lighter (not as transparent as some of my girlfriends though lol) - what my main goal is is to have even skin tone which would be easy if I just got a slight tan! but I like that image of snow white skin.)

I get pimples all the time witch is super annoying, expectantly when you have no freckles to hid them a bit...to keep them at bay I use Eureka Eucalyptus Oil - you have to dilute it with water so at the moment I use Swisspers Makeup Pads and add equal oil and water then wipe over your face.

In the morning I use Dr Dickerson's Witch hazel as a toner, calms the pores, cleans the face and prepares the skin for make up, I just use another pad and wipe over the face.

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