The Promise Ring

Have you noticed recently that a few hot young celebrities are strutting their stuff around Hollywood sporting diamond promise rings? Promise ring: A ring given to a romantic partner (typically given to the girl) to indicate their commitment to the relationship. It generally signifies that the couple know they want to be married, but because of age or circumstances, it's not possible at the given time. Think Nicole Richie and Ashlee Simpson:

Nicole Richie's promise ring from Joel Madden.

Ashlee Simpson's promise ring from Pete Wentz.

I recently jumped on the bandwagon when I received a diamond promise ring from my boyfriend, as a birthday gift. It's beautiful. Elegant, understated and petite. I love it so much, I just had to show it off on this blog, plus it's a celebrity trend!

Birthday Inspiration

I promised to post some pictures from my birthday celebration. It took me weeks to plan my outfit, but all I knew was that I wanted to wear white - it's my favourite colour on me. After spending over $200 on two dresses on Ebay, one a vintage white lace mini and the other a white Marc Jacobs tulip style dress; I decided to wear an outfit consisting of items that were already in my closet, plus a belt I borrowed from my cousin. I took inspiration from a recent photo of my style icon, Nicole Richie:

Nicole Richie at Stella McCartney's screening of "The Party." Credit: nicolerichie.org

Unfortunately I have no full length shots of my outfit, but here I am wearing a white strapless mini dress, a black croc skin belt, black patent flats and a black leather jacket. Next to me, is my best friend, Emma.

With my boyfriend, Shane.

With my other best friend, Steve - the male equivalent of myself!

The Birthday Girl!

Last week I celebrated my 20th birthday. I just love birthdays. I love the presents, the cakes, being surrounded by people I love, being the centre of attention for a whole day... need I say more? I think it's fair to say that despite a few hiccups with a dinner I organised for myself with friends, this birthday was by far the greatest I've ever had (even though I was terrified of turning 20)!

My presents were out of this world. Some of my faves include:

• A diamond eternity band my boyfriend, Shane gave to me
• A Prada Jacquard Doctor bag, from my grandparents
• A heart shaped diamond ring, from Mum
• The P.S I Love You DVD, from my best friend, Emma (my fave movie right now)
• Pink and brown leopard print pyjamas
• Black pointed toe flat knee high boots (something I've been searching for for 2 years now)
  

I'll post some more photos tomorrow
xx

The Worst Blogger

I know, I am the worst blogger! I created my profile in January, waited til February to make my first post, followed by my second post in March, now here I am again, two months later. The truth is, uni makes me so crazy, I forget about everything else! However, my uni semester is FINALLY over, and I am anxiously studying for my exams, BUT I have decided to commit to this blog, once and for all. So, stay tuned for more installations very very soon!