casual outfit - i can't dress up ALL the time

top: new look, jeans: custom made at dejour, clogs: boston babes, bag: rubi, sunglasses: karen walker, lipstick: mac - so chaud

and the things tom makes me do when he's taking photos:

FAT AUS RECOMMENDS

I haven't worn anything especially cute for the past couple of days so instead I thought I'd try something new - recommendations from FAT AUS! These are just things I have been enjoying lately so I thought you guys might enjoy them too.


You may remember this Bad Brains shirt from my December Wishlist. Well I ordered it December 1st and it arrived December 7th. That's seven days including a weekend to ship from America to Australia, pretty damn good! Especially considering some stuff I ordered from Amazon before that isn't going to arrive until after Christmas. So, as well as obviously recommending Bad Brains, I also recommend angryyoungandpoor.com.

You should listen to these songs:



This band, Tennis, wrote all the songs on their EP while sailing around the North Atlantic coast. So you know they're gonna be good.



This is actually an early demo of a Sleigh Bells song that ended up being called 'Rill Rill' but I like this version better than the finished copy.



Wild Nothing - well, who can pass up a bit of good old shoegaze.

All great summer tunes for those of us in the southern hemisphere and if you're not lucky enough to be in summer right now you can listen to these and wish you were.

Some skin care/make up recommendations:

Clinque's Redness Solutions soothing cleanser and I also like their Redness Daily Protective Base. If your skin is a bit red or blotchy it evens out your skin tone and makes your face look great.


Mac FluidLine gel eyeliner. Throw out your cheapo eyeliner and go buy this right now. You will not be sorry.


Jurlique Daily Exfoliating Cream. It's a bit on the expensive side but totally worth it. It's gentle enough to use every day without drying you out and it makes my skin glow.


This video for the song 'Whitley Strieber' from the Melbourne band Towels is also amazing. The song is equally amazing, you should definitely watch/listen to this right now.




And just a few other recommendations:

- Don't buy a black car. I know, I know, they look so cool! They totally do and that is why I own one... but if you're lazy like me you're not going to wash it every week and it's going to end up all dusty and dirty and you'll end up feeling sad every time you see it.

- Listen to my girl Obnoxious Owl - relationship should not be that hard! Sure everybody has their ups and downs and you will have fights, but being with your partner should make you happy the majority of the time! You should be having fun! If you're having to question it all the time, it's probably not worth it.

- Check out Target's jeggings. The proper denim ones that look like regular jeans only with a lot of stretch and an elastic waist band. They only go up to a size 16 but if you're a size 18/small 20 you will probably be able to fit into them and they are really awesome.

- Buy a MagicBullet blender. Or if you're able to find one, buy a knock-off one from K-Mart for $25 like I did (if you follow me on twitter you probably already know this because I wouldn't shut up about it). It is SO GOOD! I love it, I can't stop making smoothies.

That's all the wisdom I have to share for now, have a good weekend babes.

October Wishlist

I want Jeffrey Campbell Lita boots (who doesn't) probably in purple with that distressed wooden heel, so amazing! They are sold out of purple in my size on Solestruck but hopefully they will be back in stock soon so I can buy them and clomp around in them all Spring. I want to wear them with dress and tights or with denim shorts. They are also available in silver glitter:


which is kind of tempting but probably just a bit too impracticable.

I have been wanting a pair of dark denim shorts with cuffs at the bottom for at least three months now. In theory they shouldn't be hard to find, I see girls wearing them all the time...but apparently once you're looking at anything over a size 16, no shorts are shorter than knee length. And knee length on other people is 3/4 length on me because I'm short. I suppose I could buy a pair of dark jeans and cut them myself but I want more tailored looking ones that aren't fraying at the bottoms and really I shouldn't have to! What is this assumption that women over a size 16 want to only wear knee length shorts?! Excuse me, summer in Melbourne gets really freaking hot and also I happen to quite like my thighs so why can't I buy short shorts?! Apparently Asos go up to a size 18 in their denim shorts so I'll have to check that out and maybe they'll fit but this has been really annoying me.

I am also lusting after this TopShop coat:

It's faux fur leopard, it's got a hood, it's even got pom poms! Talk about a dream. I know, I know it's getting warmer here so now probably isn't the time for buying fur coats but I love it.

I've been watching too many episodes of Heartbreak High lately because I'm on a fairly intense search to find some spaghetti strap floral dresses to wear over white t-shirts and with boots. In case it wasn't entirely obvious, 90s revival is the best thing that has happened in my (fashion) life so far. I also want some new bathers, possibly a two piece after being inspired by Frances' amazing bikini post on Corpulent (whatta babe).

And last but not least:

MAC lipstick in Fluid. Yes please.

If amazing sunglasses are on YOUR wish list, don't forget to enter the Fat Aus/Paola Loves To Shop give away here. Entries close on the 21st but if you can't wait until then you can still use the code FatAus to get 20% off all of Paola's fantastic sunglasses from her shop.