Je'mappelle Sophia

Fabulous Friday - Valentines Day Twist

2012-02-10T11:39:00.000+10:30

Well I have had an up and down week.

I am glad it's the weekend.

Valentines Day next week -

Who is a firm beleiver of this tradition?

Who thinks that it's just an excuse for newsagent's and florists to make money?

To be honest I think being with a loved one should be celebrated every day.

For all the single ladies out there - do you dread Valentines Day or do you celebrate with your single friends?
For the couples out there - how do you think you will celebrate Valentines Day?

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At last I need to add in the most amazing wedding I have seen in Adelaide. I do not know this bride but I know people that went to the wedding. How amazing does she look and how in love do they look.

This was taken by I Do Cinema in Adelaide

Christine & Rockie's Cinematic Wedding Highlights from I Do Cinema on Vimeo.

Baby ! What baby ?

2012-02-08T15:06:00.001+10:30

Beyonce only gave birth a couple of weeks ago and she looks like this.

Before she gave birth to IBC she looked like this.

Kourtney Kardashian looked like this while pregnant

Weeks later looked like this?

Now don't get me started on Miranda Kerr.

BOOM ! Back on the runway!

How amazing is this?

Are you a WINNER?

2012-02-08T10:03:00.000+10:30

I seriously couldn't decide so I used a random name picker.

The WINNER has been drawn of the lovely bud vase!

LITTLE BLACK SHEEP

Congratulations!!!!!

Ms S XXx

Remember to enter! - Giveaway!

2012-02-06T11:28:00.000+10:30

Remember to enter my giveaway.

It's going to be drawn this week!

" What is your favourite flower and why? "

For you to win the fabulous bud vase!

Goodluck!

I might just have to do a random name picker because I love so many flowers and reasons!

Ms S Xx

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Fabulous Friday

2012-02-03T15:14:00.000+10:30

So I got told today officially that the 24th of Feb is my last day of work. Meaning I will be unemployed :(

But I knew it was coming one day or another and the day came today when the boss called me into the office. I am planning to move to Melbourne but its a bit harder then it seem's. My health is first and I am having a procedure done on the 27th of Feb which will hopefully imrpove me. Not that there is anything wrong majorlly at the moment. But there are alot of things preventing me moving at the moment.

He said he would give me a fantastic reference and they restructuring would see my position dissolved.

I just feel all over the place at the moment like I need a big hug.

Anyway what could be better then nice pictures to cheer you up.

Pink ones at that.

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QUICK !!!! GIVEAWAY for your fine self!

2012-02-01T14:23:00.001+10:30

Hello readers!

I would like to announce my first give away ever!

I saw this yesterday and could not resist so I picked up one for myself and one for a fellow reader -It will come in a box and express posted to your fine self!

If your not a friend become one by clicking on the right.

This little fantastic bud vase could be yours.* waving hand showcase movement *

You need to answer the following question below.

"What is your favourite flower and why?"

I will then choose my favourite and I will contact you and ship this little beauty to you!

Happy entering!

This will be drawn a week from today so enter now ! :)

Please do not judge me on my dirty side table haha sorry :( I wanted to snap these as quick as I could :(

Most amazing wedding photos!

2012-01-31T11:19:00.003+10:30

Hi all,

So these are the professional photo's from my friends wedding a few weeks ago.

My sister is using the same photographer!

I cannot wait.

For those of you getting married in Adelaide I would seriously consider using them. They do both natural shots and also the photoshopped effect.

They are called B-Captured. Check them out!

Enjoy.

Ms S Xx

Fail Cleanse - Quick Trim 48 Hour Super Diet Detox

2012-01-31T09:21:00.002+10:30

So I tried this Quick Trim - Fast Cleanse = BIG waste of money.

So you are meant to eat clear soups, fruit and vegetables and also drink this 4 times a day for 2 days.

Nothing happened.

Apart from having a sore stomach... I didn't see any reduction in bloating nothing as it "claims".

So save your penny's and loose weight the good old fashion way. Diet and exercise !

I cannot believe that the Kardashian photo's for Quick Trim are sooooo intensely photoshoped.

Ms S Xx

Flowers here, flowers there, flowers everywhere!

2012-01-30T00:41:00.000+10:30

I went to the flower market on the weekend.

My friend wanted a bunch so I put her some together.

I made my FIRST ever boutonnières please don't judge me I am just practicing !

Fabulous Friday

2012-01-27T16:30:00.002+10:30

CHANEL Paris-Bombay Métiers d'Art

2011/12 Show

I hope everyone is going to have a fabulous weekend.

What could be better than a Chanel fashion show. Inspired by the Mr K.

What a freaken amazing idea for a fashion show!

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Happy Weekend Everyone!

XxxxXxxx

Weekend Wrap Up - Woah !

2012-01-26T22:56:00.000+10:30

I hope everyone had a lovely Australia Day!

I had a low key day. Although I did a HUGE Priceline shop and spent 150.00 dollars.

I will do a review on a few products I picked up. Especially the QuickTrim Fast Clense - Kardashian inspired. WOW I am a sucker. Has anyone used this? Also I picked up some stick on nailpolish by Sally Hansen. I stuck them on they feel like they are going to peel off.

Thursday night I decided to get all creative and bake a cake and frost it. UMMMM it was such hard work. It felt like my arm was broken afterwards. I give credit to bakers. Buttercream icing. WOWWW so sweet with a vanilla angel cake on the inside. Are you salivating yet?

Here below I am in the toilets at work (puke) but they are clean and I couldn't be bothered cropping the photo. I am wearing my new clip in Luxy Hair Extensions. Dress is from Barkins :) Best cut ever for work.

I also met up with some fellow friends and they were showing me their engagement rings. UMMM they don't fit on my fingers! I have HUGE hands and fingers or they have dainty tiny hands. But how beautiful are the rings.

I stuck that stick on nail polish by Sally Hansen. Looks good. We shall see how it goes :)

What did you get up too!?

Ms S Xx

Taggy Doo ! All check my blog to see if you are next!

2012-01-26T22:05:00.001+10:30

I have been tagged by the ever so lovely and beautiful Domestic Divinity

I hope I don't bore you with my "fun" facts.

The Rules:

- You must post the rules

- Post eleven fun facts about yourself in the blog post

- Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and then create eleven new questions to ask the people you tagged

- Tag eleven new people and link them on your post

- Let them know you've tagged them.

1. I lived in New York for 2 years as nanny on the Upper East Side and I also lived in Brooklyn for a little bit. It was the most amazing experience of my life. I also know NYC very well so if you want to know anything for up and coming holidays ask me. I am a wealth of knowledge.

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2. I have an obsession with hair extensions and tanning. FULL STOP.

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3. I am 30 this year !!!! EEEEKKK I need some inspiration ideas for my 30th.

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4. I have Multiple Sclerosis - Yes this may be a shock to some people. But I am okay. I handle it naturally and also have had the CCSVI procedure to help my condition. I suffer from pain, fatigue and numbness. Not all the time. I have my good days and bad days. I have my own youtube channel check it out if you want.

5. I love flowers. I have started doing a few engagements and weddings. It seems that my business is taking off - have a look at my blog to see my work - Madara Flowers. When I move to Melbourne I will be expanding my business so all your brides to be out there - hit me up!

6. I sleep at night with a sound machine - I listen to the ocean it's so calming and soothing and I honestly think I get a better sleep with it.

7. I don't have a car at the moment. I wish I did. I am saving for one. I don't want to finance anything. I am DONE with debt and if I had a car id probably choose something european, chic and little.

8. When I was young I used to say " I have a HAIRCUT " Instead of saying I had a headache. Strange kid.

9. I went to uni and studied Crime and Justice and did nothing with the degree. WINNING. haha.

10. I have a fascination with going to Madrid. One day I will get there! Oh and somewhere like below wouldn't be too shabby either.

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11. Lastly there are times that I am able to predict things which is scary. I get these weeks where I have premonitions and they will come true. Gut feelings etc. It's like I have a sixth sense. Odd yes. Scary maybe?

Questions by Domestic Divinity

What show are you embarrassed to admit you watch

THE ONLY WAY IS ESSEX - oh my god. I love this show. LOVE LOVE LOVE

If you could be friends with one famous person, dead or alive, who would you choose?

Kim Kardashian hahaha her wardrobe is insane. Purely so I can borrow her clothes.

How many nail polishes do you own?

20 or so... I throw mine out because they go crusty cause I don't screw the lids on properly.

Savoury or sweet?

BOTH

Do you have any weird habits?

LOVE to squeeze blackheads ahhahaha ewwww

Are you a cat person or a dog person?
CAT meowww

How many languages do you speak?
TWO greek and english

What’s your favourite movie ever?

This question is wayyyyyy to hard. Actually no. BRIDESMAIDS. I LOVE IT. It's probably the funniest movie I have ever seen.

What’s your favourite colour?

Changes. At the moment coral.

What’s your dream job?
Florist and event planner

If you could pick one country to live in for the rest of your life, which country would you choose?
Australia. 100%

NOW for the tagging

MY QUESTIONS - this is getting ridiculously long.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Do you have a goal you aspire to at the moment?
What is the food you eat most frequently?
What is the best meal you ever ate?
Favorite type of chocolate?
Who did you last talk on the phone with?
What is the last book you read?
Open- or closed-toe shoes in the summer?
Have you ever won a prize?
Do you consider yourself to be shy or outgoing?
Do you live near or far from family?

PHEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

THE END

Calling all nail polish addicts !

2012-01-24T13:09:00.003+10:30

Hello Readers

I hope everyone is having a great Tuesday!

Now I have a question for all of you!

What is your favourite nail polish brand?

Why?

Where do you get it?

How long does it last?

Do you have any favourite colours?

For those people that are major NAIL POLISH ADDICTS. I have just stumbbled apon "Lynnderella". Has anyone ever used this nail polish before? If you have how is it? If you love glitter then you will love this brand. Holy moly!

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Wow ! That's alot of polish !

Ms S Xx

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Fabulous Friday

2012-01-20T15:41:00.000+10:30

So what's everyone doing on the weekend?

I am having a relaxing weekend where I am doing N O T H I N G.

I may go to bed early tonight

Laze around with my candles lit watching old episodes of The Only Way Is Essex.

Sounds like a good night in to me.

Today is all about being fabulous and feeling fabulous.

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Have a great weekend !

Soph Xx

Thankful Thursday's

2012-01-19T16:06:00.000+10:30

What are you thankful for this week?

Sometimes I have such a bad day I forget how greatful I am for the things I have.

It could be just small things you are thankful for.

I am thankful for my health - that hopefully I don't get worse with my condition. I am thankful that I was able to return back to work. I need to work on eating better and following a specific lifestyle to maintain the disease.

Sometimes when things are really bad you struggle to find the good things in your life.

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I am also thankful for my passion of flowers. Not only do I love them, I find them extremely meditative and I find myself getting lost in a serene world when I am creating. It makes me feel so happy.

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My boyfriend - Because without him I don't think I would have gone back to work ever. He enlightened me in ways which people will never understand. He made me think that there was light at the end of the tunnel. Although we have had our up's and down's I know that I have never ever had a connection like this before. He hates this photo but I love it. It was taken out our South Wharf Melbourne holiday :)

EXCITING TIMES AHEAD

I am moving states in a couple of months if everything goes according to plan. I shall me moving to Melbourne to be with my boyfriend :) I am looking forward to visiting the flower markets and having some down time and especially decorating my apartment! My bestfriend also lives there so it shall be fun. I look forward to making more friends too!

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What are you thankful for ?

Ms S Xx

2012-01-18T09:35:00.000+10:30

Who here is on Pinterest? I am OBSESSED. O M G .
For anyone wanting to plan anything or decorate anything I suggest you tap on over to www.pinterest.com
YES... there is a waiting list to join. ARGH.
It's amazingggg and a fantastic idea.
I am planning for a bridal shower at the moment and there are sooooo many ideas!
Can they please hurry up and approve my login geeeeezzzzzz....

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OMG OFF I GO BACK TO PINTEREST!!!!!!!!!!!

PHD in hair extensions

2012-01-17T19:09:00.000+10:30

So if you were to ask me about extensions.
I would say I am prettttyyy much knowledgable about them.
I have had the following -

Clip In's
Micro Beads
Glue In's
Wefts sewn in
Wefts glued in
Wefts taped in

As you can probably guess my hair has had quite a thrashing as such.
After the wedding on Saturday night I decided on Sunday that my hair looked a bit witchy poo and I took out my microbead extensions. So now I look like a Greek Michael Bolton with a tan.
After washing my hair I then decided I want more extensions (it's usually how the pattern goes)

I have been watching Lelya and Mimi owners of Luxy Hair Extensions for a while now. They are so talented. These girls have developed their own line of extensions.

So after watching tutorial after tutorial. I ordered a set of 120g jet black extensions. I am so excited to receive them! Once I get them I will do a blog! They even wrote to me on facebook.

Have you ever had extensions before? If so what type?

Click below to see their channel. They are amazing vibrant girls!
www.youtube.com/luxyhair

This video below is Mimi - she has amazing hair but she is wearing clip in's also! If you have short hair this should convince you enough to make you want to have long hair. It did for me!

Ms S Xx

Wedding Season has begun!

2012-01-15T12:21:00.001+10:30

One of my good friends got married yesterday.

IT WAS AMAZING !

The flowers the marquee everything was so lavish and beautiful.

I didn't do the flowers for the occasion but they were done by an Adelaide company "Flowers By Alice".

The wedding was at Golding Winery in the Adelaide Hills.

The church beforehand was at a Greek Orthodox church in the city!

In the end I wore my black ponti dress to church and then DROVE to Sportsgirl like a madman grabbed a dress came home got ready the drove an hour to the reception. Yes. I. Am. Crazy.

Enjoy the photos!

Shopbop Return

2012-01-11T13:04:00.000+10:30

So my dress arrived and as soon as I took it out I knew it was going to look terrible.
The material was soooooooooooooooo thin it was see through. If you look closely you can kind of see the models nipples. There was an underlay section undernear the breast peice but it was horribly cut and it wasnt flattering at all.
To basically pull this dress off you need to be a size 6 and have zero body fat. She must also be about 6'3 because there was about half a metre of material on the floor.
I even went to david jones and looked at slips ... then I saw my back and nearly died. I need to loose weight. But thats another isssue all together.
Then I thought ...... 163.00 + 30.00 for alterations + 150.00 for A SLIPPPPPPPPPP?????? I dont think so....
So all in all the dress is going back.
I have decided I am going to wear a bandage dress with a blazer to the church and my black ponti dress to the reception. I should have just done this anyway. ( let's hope my bum doesn't split )
Now I hope I don't have any issues with the return.

Grrrr Ms S Xx

What to wear - Wedding Guest?

2012-01-08T22:16:00.000+10:30

So I have a wedding on the weekend to attend.
I thought I would do two outfits - one for the church and one for the reception.
So I went shopping with the bride whom I am good friends with and low and behold I couldn't find a single thing that fit me :( YES readers. I have put on .....weight..... I don't know if it's those boutiquey stores but a size 12 wouldn't even zip up and I am a Small in Sportsgirl and a Small to Medium in Witchery? GO FIGURE? I do suppose those brands are cut for more the everyday woman then the boutiques. After wanting to throw myself into on coming traffic we went for a Bento Box ( just to add to my weight even more ) and I threw my plan into action.

For the reception I will be wearing this.

It's by Rachel Pally. I asked the bride if she minded that I was wearing cream and she said she didn't care. Oh and readers my hair is dyed back to black now.... The red kept washing out and I was ruining too many towels. Black hair on me is "me" if that makes sense. I feel back to normal now :)
So now I am stuck with what accessories to wear. I have my DVF tie up shoes that I never wore. I might wear those pending I can walk in them OR I might wear just simple nude heels. I don't think you are going to be able to see my feet anyway. I am thinking that I am going to do my hair big and wavy.

ACCESSORIES ??? I have no idea. I went into this fantastic accessory shop called "Miss Martini" there website doesn't do this shop any justice. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING. I went in there very confused and ended up leaving with nothing because I think I need the dress with me so I can choose. Although I did fall heavily in love with bangles from Peep Toe Shoes - the bling on these is mind blowing. I have a feeling Rikki Lee wore them on her "Raining Diamonds" cover .

But I didn't think they would match or would they? I am thinking big earrings or something like that? What do you think readers? What would you put with this dress? I want to steer it away from looking bridal. I am thinking some nice big earrings or something like that. I think I will do my makeup smokey gold and nude lips.

NOW for the church here is where I am confused.
I could wear one of my bandage dresses and wear a blazer with a clutch. Thing isssss I tried on my cream blazer that I would wear and its too tight :( I think I was a little too ummmmmmm lets say happy this Christmas and fed my face too much. So now I can either wear a black blazer with the bandage dresses and heels and I'll get some cheapy accessories or dig around with what I have orrrrr I could wear this dress here with nude pumps, its from Bardot, I have accessories.

OR I could wear my asos black ponti dress which I have been dying to wear - problem with that. NO SHOES OR ACCESSORIES. I sold my black Louboutins when I got sick - I couldn't even walk in them when I wasn't sick, pretty shoe but pain for on the feet. So I don't have any normal black shoes which I find extremely odd.

Now to be cost effective one could say I could wear the yellow dress and shoes. But I haven't even worn my bandage dresses yet * cough shopping problem *

What should I do ?

Options -

Church
Bandage dress with a new cream blazer I would have to go and find and nude shoes.
The yellow dress from Bardot with nude shoes.
Black ponti dress from Asos but I would need to buy shoes and accessories.

Reception
Cream Rachel Pally Dress
Nude Shoes
ACCESSORIES??????

Hope some of you can help. I sound like a crazy woman!

Ms S Xx

2012 is here!

2012-01-05T10:40:00.001+10:30

So Mr J and I spent New Years Eve at the Hilton South Wharf.

The view was amazing and we have stayed here before and loved it!

I basically spent 4 days of relaxing and not going outside because the heat affects my MS and I know when the temperature sores it's time to stay inside!

I am hanging for holidays again. THANK GOD tomorrow is Thursday.

I have also put myself on a shopping ban. NO MORE SHOPPING.

That being said I went to DFO and picked up

1 pair of work shoes $150.00 down to $50.00 dollars

A work blazer for $32.00 dollars

and an OPI for $19.95 which is HORRIBLE to put on. I forget what name it is but its dreadful

Oh apart from a friends wedding which is coming up next week. I need a dress for that :?

Here are some piccies below.

I hope everyone had a safe and happy new year and bring on 2012 because I have a great feeling in my tummy about it :)

Bye Bye Adelaide. I was flying Virgin :)

Relax time!

Perfect summer's day in Melbourne

Looks like the Eureka is on fire!

Turn down service they always give you little fragrant bags. If you are Greek I think you have to look twice at this because it looks like a naughty word instead.

A gold melbourne glittering

Ms S Xx