Auckland Buys

Hello!
Wow, it's been cold this week. I do love Winter but it's been a bit of a shock to the system after such a hot Summer here in nz. It's made me realise how very hard everyday tasks are when you're freezing. We are actually headed up to Queenstown for two weeks at the end of this term which is exciting as we'll be going up the mountain, however it's going to be a lot colder than this!
Anyhow, today I thought I'd share with you some of the things that I purchased during my small holiday in Auckland, as I went a bit shopping crazy! I just love the stores in Auckland, especially Ponsonby and High Street and I went a little overboard on clothes, which I haven't included in this post but I'm sure you'll be seeing a lot of soon.

Theseeke Temple Balm / Switch On
This is something that I had been lusting after for a while on the Father Rabbit website, partly because the packaging was just so pretty and I was also just quite intrigued by the concept of a temple balm and was curious to see weather it would actually work.

Kikki K Pens + Clipboard
The Kikki.K in Britomart is such a dream, I just had to pick up three of the pens from their 'minimalist' collection and this gorgeous wooden / gold cipboard.

BLOC Enamel Mug + Marble Notebook
I love the look of enamel plates and mugs at the moment because they remind me so much of camping (not that I've camped a lot!) and this simple white one from Father Rabbit just caught my eye, I thought it would look super nice with a small succulent inside! I also bought a marble patterned notebook from BLOC and I just love it so much, especially with the little copper detailing on the back.

The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald
I had been looking for this limited edition version of The Great Gatsby for ages. The metallic copper cover by Coralie Bickford-Smith is just gorgeous + with it being one of my favourite movies I felt like I had to read the book too. When I found this inside of Tessuti I was beyond excited!

How to be a Parisian Wherever You Are
I have been seeing this book on just about everybody's Instagram so I thought it was time I picked it up and gave it a read + I've been obsessing over Paris recently after reading Jasmine Dowling's France blog post.

Bobbi Brown Tinted Eye Brightener in 'Porcelain Peach'
I really love the Bobbi Brown eye brightener's and I previously had the 'Light to Medium Peach' and found it just a bit too dark so this one is just perfect and takes next to no time or skill to apply, which is good for a complete makeup novice like me!



Kikki K 'Better Than Before'
What first drew me to this book in Kikki.K was the stunning and very minimal looking cover but at closer inspection it looked like quite a good read, and part of their 'Inspiration' collection which I've never purchased from before!

Topshop Grey Scarf
This unfortunately is out of stock (however I've linked a similar one) but oh my goodness, I've found my dream scarf! When I laid my eyes on this scarf in the Queen Street Topshop it was love at first sight and I've been wearing it non stop ever since!

Although my bank account suffered from my trip to Auckland I loved wandering round some different types of shops as I've discovered that Wellington can be rather limited in terms of shopping.
If you haven't already seen the videos from my trip you can check them out here and be sure to Subscribe to my Youtube channel while you're over there!
Bella.

Updates 01 / NZ Art Show

Frank's Coffee, Wellington                                                              Little & Friday, Auckland

Hello!
It's been a while, longer than I would've liked, but I've been extremely busy recently and after all of my travel photos and videos I would really like to put some time into some different types of posts, so do let me know if there's anything you'd particularly like to see around here.
Anyway, I thought I'd just update you on everything that's been going on in my life and a few things that I've been loving of late.
So, recently I was accepted into the NZ Art Show to exhibit my photography and possibly sell some too, the Art Show started yesterday and is taking place for the whole of Queen's birthday weekend. I'm still in shock that I was actually accepted and so grateful that this opportunity popped up because it's been such an incredible experience for me. The photos in the show are in my Santa Monica blog post, if you'd like to check them out. It has taken up a lot my time, however, which unfortunately has resulted in me neglecting things like my school work and this blog. You don't really realise until you have to do it but things like printing and framing and making labels and packaging takes so long and can be quite stressful when you're under time pressure! I've managed to sell seven of my prints so far, which I just can't believe + actually seeing my photos at the show was so super weird and surreal. The Art Show is still going, so if you're in Wellington make sure to check it out because there's some pretty cool stuff there.
After the Art Show on Friday we popped into my favourite cafe, Frank's for a coffee. I just love the fit-out in Frank's, the wooden tables and stools with copper hanging bulbs and we caught the most beautiful afternoon light in there which made everything such a nice colour!
I've also been loving Flume's new album and I've had it on repeat over the last couple of days, I seem to be accumulating a lot of new tunes on my Spotify mixtape, 588 of them to be exact! So if you'd like to have a listen click here.
A few other things that I've been loving are, this coat / this blog / this store / this cafe / this muesli and this youtube channel.
Bella.