life through the lens #2

 1. Cake pops & colourful cupcakes from a baby shower 2. Cute pens and a pretty notebook. Perfect for making lists and such. 

 3. The endless macaron selection at the local French bakery. I went with the lavender and rose water flavours. It was quite interesting... but I think I prefer the raspberry flavour overall! 4. Blue sparkly nails -- entirely appropriate for winter holidays. 

 5. Mimco headband and a floppy bun! 6. My make-up was a little bit different yesterday. I've been experimenting with a Revlon lip liner and colour in 'Rose'. I like it so far!

7 & 8. Two gorgeous little packages from international friends ♥ 

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The most versatile piece of clothing

Revisiting the previous location of my last shoot (Rosy Tea), these photos are acknowledging my fabulous Billabong trench-coat. Little did I know that when I bought it (for $150), that it would be so versatile and for-every-occasion material. I got it about a year and a half ago from a big surf shop. It is a perfect example of the 'ideal investment'. And, I have to admit, I didn't expect this beautiful trench-coat to come from a surf brand.

Rosy Tea

I felt that it was time to use the gorgeous rose china stocked away in the cabinet that nobody had touched in years. Well, it has been off-limits to me and my younger siblings for a while now, but now that i am a grown up, mature teenager, i deserve the right to use these pretty works-of-art. So, I set off into the garden, sat down and had some rosy tea... (pink cordial).