Lauren Mangioni

Happy Easter!

I have not had a piece of chocolate or easter egg yet, how’s that for willpower? I hope everyone has a splendid long weekend; good food, good company and of course, a truckload of great chocolate.

For those who are interested, I am 150% better and am ready to blog again. I’m also on holidays for two weeks; I’ve got no excuse to neglect the blog!

Until next week, here’s few links that I love:

• Old Spice ads are hilarious
• I love KrisAtomic’s blog and her 10 Things posts
• I want to get married so I can wear one of these dresses
• When the weather gets colder, I’ll be making Kitchn Therapy’s delicious french onion soup
• Unwashed hair is the key to this perfect Parisienne hair-do
• I always look forward to Gala Darling’s Things I Love Thursday and Carousel

I’m always on the lookout for inspirational links (food, design, fashion, beauty, humour, sport – anything!) so please let me know when you discover something worth forwarding!

Hello blogosphere.

I am alive, barely. I’ve been so sick and I barely have the energy to get out of bed, let alone blog.

Hopefully I’ll be back to my old self within the week.

Until then! x

There are some great tote bags on the market at the moment. Ethical and cute, they make such a great alternative to handbags!

(Click images for source/stores).

Sydneysiders (and the rest of the Southern Hemisphere) are saying goodbye to wearing next to nothing, summer salads and what has been a very humid summer. Despite Autumn making itself known with this sudden cold snap, reminding us that it’s all over, I have my fingers crossed that there will be a few more beach days still.

Maybe I’m being a bit dramatic because it certainly it won’t be as cold as the recent winter Europeans have just suffered. So looking on the bright side, it’s time to start purchasing cozy coats and scarves, settling in with warming, hearty soups and getting under the covers rather than (if you’re like me) kicking them to the floor each night.

What are you looking forward to most this winter?

(From Top to bottom: Chloe Fall 2010, Burberry A/W 2010, Marc Jacobs A/W 2010)

Although this time last year (almost) the boyfriend and I spent Valentines Day relaxing and pampering ourselves at the Radisson on O’Connell Street, this year we’re celebrating a few days early, that is tomorrow night. We’re heading to a Japanese restaurant in Surry Hills whose menu I cannot stop dreaming about. On Saturday night, I’m ditching the man and spending the night with the girls.

So even though the concept of Valentine’s Day might have Hallmark stamped all over it, I hope you have a fabulous weekend filled with love wherever you are and whoever you spend it with.