G’day ladies.
So on my ‘lil Red Carpet Trip over the weekend it was a full-on schedule, read: not much sleep.
Now, as you know, I am not much of a Party Girl nowadays, more of a Cottage Girl and I’m usually tucked up in bed not much after the hours of 10pm, but this weekend there sure weren’t much tucking up going on…I mean heck I even went to Afters in a smoky club where Ferraris pulled up outside and dudes danced.
It was fun, interesting and exhausting and by the end of the weekend found myself sitting in the airport looking just like I’d spent the last few days partying.
Enter,Nikki Parkinson, Styling Queen of Australia, lady who travels with more lotions and potions than you could ever imagine. Lady whose lotions and potions I found myself, after knowing for oh about 10 minutes, stuffing into my luggage to help her get them through.
Lady you want to have sitting next to you on the plane because you will be constantly sprayed, spritzed and foofed with a long and never-ending array of creams, tricks and potions to keep you looking a-ok.
As we sat in transit, waiting for our plane to Sydney, Nikki, graced us with her knowledge, pulled out her tonne of beauty must-haves and gave us a lesson on how to fake a glow.
How to Get Your Glow on with Styling Queen of Australia Nikki Parkinson from Styling You
The Airport Styling Session
1. Equip yourself with a hideously large amount of products so that you are prepared for any situation
2. Start with this miracle budget product (I keep one of these about my person at all and any times…car, handbag, beach bag, kitchen, up sleeve) Garnier BB Cream (available Coles, Priceline, BigW)
3. follow with a dusting of mineral powder, Nikki recommends Bare Minerals
StylingYou Advice : this is your Go-To look when you are running ‘out the door’ in the morning, trying to get the kiddos to school/get to work…do not enter the atmosphere without these babies helping you along
4. Need a bit more help? go for foundation & concealer in the hotspots
StylingYou advice : I like Illamasqua foundation so worth it…cost per wear = good & Benefit Erase Paste concealer
5. for some extra brightening : highlighter
StylingYou advice : use an easy to use highlighter….Benefit’s Watt’s Up is quick and easy & glides on in one quick sweep
6. For some extra zing add some power to those cheeks baby
StylingYou Advice : Benefit’s Rose Tint & ChaCha Tint are faves
7. Eye shadow Benefit Fahrenheit Fab in Gabby
StylingYou Advice: if you are looking really tired skip the eye make-up, it’ll make you look more tired
8. Don’t forget the hands
StylingYou Advice: Burt’s Bees Ageless Hand Cream
9. shine those lips for diva power
StylingYou Advice: for a lipgloss that’s lovely try Jane Iredale Just Kissed lip stain in Forever Pink and Napoleon Perdis Lady in Red lipgloss.
So that’s it, you’re done, quick & easy.
And a few more of the travel girls’ tips
1. this shampoo for great hair Original Mineral Detox Shampoo
2. swig a double dose of Olive Leaf to get you through any Christmas/travelling/broomstick situation (I am stocking up on this big time)
3. Australian Bush Flower Travel Essence…pop this under your tongue while travelling to ward off that jet-lag & tiredness
4. these were great from Body Shop, Vitamin E Mist & Peppermint Cooling Foot Spray
I hope you enjoyed that little airport styling session and thanks to Nikki Parkinson of Styling You for spraying, primping, lending me her GHD’s and generally being very nice to me…and Cas from YTravel blog & the lovely Mel from One Crafty Mumma for laughing and having fun as we travelled…it was fun!
Here we are after our session…of course, your key ingredient to looking good and star style?
Sunnies.
Yes indoors.
See you soon, I am spending the day wrapping and cooking….I have some Beach Cottage Twinkly Christmas things to show you in this old place too..
Byeeeeee
Slap on that BB Cream sweeties and smile for England, ooops Australia
Sarah
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you can find more from StylingYou on getting your glow on here
Oh how much fun are you ladies having!! You didn’t point out a stripey cardigan is an absolute must on travel too. Tee hee. I’ve just had a facial before the school run, YES, some children still at school this week, it’s ridiculous, but anyway, i feel all creamed up but i do feel a tad jet lagged as i could have fallen asleep during my massage. Ah, happy travels & GOOD LUCK GIRLS!! Love Posie
lucky you, wish I could have a facial…so glad my kiddos are at home & loving me!
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Ok, had to laugh… there is no way ever you would get through security with all of that in the States. No. Way. Ever. :-)
haha Jen, we said that! and those pictures aren’t all of it…she was loaded man!
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I go through Aussie pre-clearance three times a month and they are 1,000,000 worse than the US …no idea how you got through with all that…and not in a ZIPLOC??? They even take our yoghurt away from us….and any food with sauce we may have brought to eat on board…and we are THE CREW!!! LMAO. It’s actaully so bad in Australia that we are permitted to check our crew bags if we want to. I now leave a bag at our crew hotel with all my creams etc…I got nuttin’ going through Aussie airports any more!!! LOL
yes, I am not quite sure how she did it! oh yes I do, half of it went in my suitcase ;-)
xx
LOL Go on ya!
As I was reading the post, I was thinking the same thing as Jen! It’s 331 here (3 x 3oz bottles, in a 1 quart ziplock bag) per person…
They were actually in my luggage – we were “in transit” (read sitting on airport floor for six hours) waiting for our domestic flights which is why I was able to pull out so much.
Makes sense! I only travel with carry-on these days, because I hate the cost of checking luggage, and hate waiting at baggage carousels LOL
Thanks for sharing Sarah! Will have to pop over to the other ladies blogs and check them out. Love this little blogging community thing, it is so much fun, and it makes a sahm’s life more interesting and easier to keep in touch with what is going on, with the benefit of staying in yours pj’s with a cuppa in hand.
x manda
it sure does Manda, the best thing I did though was go meet some other girls…it was time!
xo
I’ve never giggled so much through a blog post! It was pretty fab to have our own personal assistant at the airport – and omg look at us all scruffy in the background with Nikki looking all glam. I got myself some BB today AND I’m so tracking down the mineral powder and chacha!!!
AND how have you managed to squeeze in blog posts already PLUS a video – - I’ve done nothing!
So fun :)
Mel x
I blogged super duper quickly and spent the rest of the day shopping, cleaning and wrapping!
it was so funny with Nikki…I don’t know how she does it, I felt and looked like a dag…oh yes, silly me, she is the Styling Queen of Australia
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Oh God you two … I look awful. Didn’t actually have makeup on as it was 3 o’clock in the morning! Love the post though and will share it!!
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you so do not look awful!
you rock the beauty bloggers by being gracious enough to be shot at 3am..that’s a REAL beauty blogger who is not 21 xo
Great post of a fun morning. Love the sunny picture and you managed to get my hideous nails in that refuse to fall off!!
i need to get cracking and write some posts- you are on the ball!!
So awesome meeting you
I don’t know how we managed to have fun in an airport at 4am but somehow we did!
love to meet up again Caz, it was lovely meeting you, I’ll see you for that guest post in the New Year ;-)
enjoy that sweet baby girl, take a deep sniff in when you are cuddling her for me!
xo
I thought I was a cosmetic junkie but I think all this while I was over estimating myself. I cannot believe her pouch. She is a cosmetic goddess. You know what, I actually would tire of the process itself…I am worthless. Although I would gladly stock up on that Australian flower essence, that will find some serious use, if I could ever find it. And I have that Vit E spray from Bodyshop. It’s brilliant and I love it.
You girls had so much fun!
she is gold and it was epic!
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I never told you thank you for the BB Cream… oh my goodness how could I be such a clod?!? I received it some time ago but only used it for the first time this weekend, and what can I say….. it is simply heavenly!! Which says a lot from the girl who has all her cosmetics in a drawer the size of a shoe box (and I’m not talking chukkas here, more like stiletto size box!) and has room left over for lots of lip balm and bandaids.
You all looked great! There is no way I would have guessed it was 0300. So glad you had a wonderful time and I’ve been loving hearing/seeing about the trip. Toodles! Enjoy your day!!
What a fab time :-) I don’t feel quite so badly about being a product girl too now. Could not live without Clinique’s dark spot remover. After becoming a mom at 40 it was a bit grim before I found this product.
It looks like you guys had a blast!! I agree with you on that bare minerals it is absolutely the best powder for fixing up a face in five.
My daughter introduced me to it a few years ago and I haven’t turned away from it since. I used it in the car , one harried day, on way to have my liscence picture taken and it transformed me into something more than presentable right quick. :) I even still get compliments on my liscense photo, which previously always seemed to look like a mug shot. So yes I swear by those bare minerals. Also big plus, it being a dry powder we can get it on board an airplane. Here in the States they make us throw out all liquids nowadays.
Looking forward to your twinkly Christmas stuff!!
Have a Merry One
Eileen
thanks Eileen for your feedback on the Bare Minerals, I am giving it a go too!
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Miss Sarah
I love it all.
And well done again and congratulations to you and the others for being there! that is a huge achievement that I think people forget we have to say – it wasn’t the trophy but for you to just be there – so well done.
With your photos today – It does show the improvisations in a suitcase that can make a little glam anywhere :)
I’ve been lucky to have met Nikki and Caz – they are so lovely. I hope to meet you all one day soon.
Have a wonderful day,
loulou, hereiamloulou blog
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love to mee you too lou!
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