Perth Online Beauty Media event.

Pictures taken by myself, Amgoorie and Dempeaux.

Things have been quiet around here. Partly because I am enjoying my new busy work schedule, but I have also been spending a bit of time over at Wellness WA; the West Australian based wellbeing website that I like to write for. Recently Wellness WA hosted Perth’s first Online Beauty Media event, which saw a collective of Perth’s online beauty mavens gather at Djurra Day spa for a day of pampering, tweeting and learning. I was so excited to hear that the event was being held at Djurra as I have always longed to enter the beautiful (100 year!!) old building. 

As a prerequisite of coming to the event we needed to bring with us three beauty products we don’t use, to swap with another three products we will use at the end of the event. I thought this was a great idea as it was a good talking point for us all and a chance to pass on some of my bulging makeup kit! During the day the lovely ladies from Djurra gave us mini spa treatments, while we feasted on food supplied by The Raw Kitchen and discussed all things beauty and media. Towards the end of the meet we listened to an informative chat with natropath, Adele Plumridge and received our monstrous goodie bags. Our treats were provided by over thirty generous sponsors which I will list at the end of this post. 

I think the pictures speak for themselves, we were treated to an amazing day and I personally have come away from the event feeling rejuvenated and inspired. I have multiple products that I cannot wait to blog about (here and over on Wellness WA) and the photo above is a snapshot of my favourite gifts from our sponsors. 

Thanks again to Annette from Wellness for being a superhero and organising all of this! 

April Rose

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A Foodly Affair

Adele Plumridge

Alison Jade 

Aveda

Becca

Bella Hart 

Bio Oil

Bobbi Brown

Dermalogica

Djurra Spa

Dr Bronner 

Dr Lewinns

Echolife 

EGPR

Ella Bache

Emma & Toms Juices

Endota

Eve Perez natural eyeliner or lipliner

Franc Essential

Invisible Zinc

Lush 

mi:skn

MOR

OPI

Palm Beach Collection

Peachy Clean $10 off online voucher

Peter Thomas Roth

Purist

Revitanail

Serenade Organics Paula

The Raw Kitchen

Wasp Lashes

WotNot

Western Australian Designer Boutique.

I just got home from the launch night of Perth's WA Designer Boutique, a cute pop up store in the heart of Perth city. The store is only here for three weeks so move fast to purchase items from LittleGracie, Bhalo, On tour and Generics Accessories, just to name a few. Also I FINALLY have my business cards sorted. Thanks so much for everyone that helped with the creation of the cards, I appreciate it! 

April Rose. 

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Perth Fashion Festival 2011

If you are a regular reader of Perth blogs such as The Velvet Bow, Peanut Moonbeam Knickers and Heart and Bleeker you would have realised by now that we are in the midst of the Perth Fashion Festival. PFF runs for two weeks and not only showcases some of Western Australia's premier labels but also supports many up and coming designers. 

I was lucky enough to be invited to the VIP opening night featuring Aurelio Costarella, which was held at a rotating restaurant high up in Perth's sky. I was asked to do the makeup for a few women heading to the VIP night so unfortunately in the rush I was unable to capture any shots, but lucky for me my friend and photographer extraordinaire, Tessa, took these beautiful images of the night. We were treated to a stunning view of the city, while models dressed in Costarella sauntered through the crowd. Unfortunately due to work commitments I wont be able to attend many shows this year, so for full coverage be sure to pay one of the blogs above a visit.

Oh and too the event I wore my black silk Opening Ceremony dress with my Make Believe necklace.

April Rose

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Pretty Grrrllll.

Photographer:Tessa Kit Zawadzki

Model: Emma Lindegaard @ Scene

Stylist: Claire McManus Fashion Stylist

MUA & Hair: April Rose Makeup

Some images from a recent photo shoot, apologies if you follow me on Facebook and have seen these before but I couldn't help but repost them! I have been wracking  my brains to try and come up with a give away prize to celebrate my Makeup Facebook page, if any one has any suggestions im all ears, at the moment im thinking a classic lip colour that would suit many... 

April Rose

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Grass stained knees.

Hello all! Here are some behind the scenes shots from our Little Gracie Spring/Summer 2011/12 Campaign. We took three beautiful girls up to the hills for a day of frolicking, prancing and shivering (it was FREEZING today!) The campaign will feature a video clip as well as still images from the day, and with a French Garden, peach picnic rug and flowers galore you are all in for a treat!

Next week I will be working on a test shoot with Claire from Stolen from Grandma and then hopping on a plane to Sydney for a Bobbi Brown training week. Oh and Ebony, the designer for Little Gracie is currently in Paris so a big huge thankyou needs to go to Claire for organising this in her absence!

April Rose

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Donuts any one?

Over the last two weeks I have been preoccupied by my end of college exams. Two sets of practical and two sets of theory makes for a busy busy girl!

But making my exam time that little bit easier is a ray of sunshine by the name of Lonely 8-Bit Heroes. 

Lonely 8-Bit Heroes is an eclectic Perth clothing label created by the darling Zoe Trotman. Zoe came to my rescue last week when I was desperately searching for an outfit to use for my practical exam which is Cirque Du Soliel themed. All of Zoe’s items were perfect for my exams and I decided on these darling Donut leggings, custom designed shoes and a silk print from her new line.

There isn’t really much I can say about the label. It’s insane, and I know a lot of you wouldn’t be able to incorporate Zoe’s items into your wardrobe but I urge you to consider it! Do your bit and help out local talent. Tell your friends, like the Facebook page and show Zoe your love for Lonely 8-Bit Heroes!

Etsy

On William 

April Rose

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Oh and thanks Rach for being my patient model! 

Friends.

For years I have had friends drift in and out of my life. When I was younger it was hard for me to let go of some friends, thinking we were destined to know each other for ever and that I had a special connection with that person. But as I grew older I came to realise that some people are meant to be around for a brief while, to teach you something new, to help you build memories and then to move on.

Amongst these fleeting friends are true friends. The friends you only see every few years but you can still pick up where you left off with ease. The ones that remember every thing about you, and know your own mother as well as they know you. My English friend Amaya falls into that category. After 6 years of being apart we were recently reunited for three wonderful weeks. I thought those weeks would be spent getting to know each other again, but there was no need. We slipped straight back into old habits and old conversations. We spent our time drinking a lot of wine, taking too many pictures and arguing like siblings.

The house is quiet now as Amaya has moved on to her next destination. I miss her, but im still finding traces of her around the house (you left your heels silly!), which make me smile and think that hopefully it won’t be another 6 years before we meet again.

April Rose

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Happy Birthday to me.

Last Saturday I celebrated my birthday with a large group of friends and a lot of alcohol. I’m still in recovery mode today hence the late post! I was well and truly spoilt this birthday and my ENTIRE outfit comprised of gifts I had received. It was like they had planned it or something...

April Rose

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* Oh and i still have a pair of boots on offer, click here to check them out! 

Like a proud mother.

Little Gracie has a neat little write up and a big picture in the latest issue of Scoop, a West Australian based lifestyle magazine. The page is showing off a piece from the A/W 2011 range and i felt like a proud mother when i saw it!

Silly Mush Ball wouldn’t move when I was trying to take pictures to show you all. Silly cat.

April Rose

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Just act evil.

A few behind the scenes pictures from a portfolio shoot i worked on yesterday. My darling model was only 14 (14!) and when she asked what to do in front of the camera i had to tell her to think and act evil. The second she stepped in front of the lens she morphed into the perfect nasty character, I was so proud of her! I can’t wait to see the final shots from the shoot, David Woolley knew exactly what i wanted and im sure he has produced some great pictures. 

April Rose

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Picnic in the park.

Last Sunday there was a gaggle of girls prancing around Kings Park. Tottering on the grass in heels, snapping pictures with their huge lenses and eating cupcakes. People were asking if they were photographers, models or just plain kooky... but no, it was only Perth’s first Fashion Blogger Meet!

Recently there has been an influx of Perth based Fashion blogs (mine included) so Jessie from The Velvet Bow and I decided to host a Perth Fashion Blogger Meet. The meet was a great chance for us ladies to network and chat about all things blogging, something we cant really do with non blog friends!

I found a neat little woollen top to wear to the park; it had a scalloped neck line and went perfectly with my silk shorts from Witchery. I must also thank my little sister for creating the beautiful cupcakes for the event, they were delicious and went down a treat. Thanks again to every one who made the effort to come out despite the terrible weather, and i cant wait for our next meet up!

April Rose

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