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How To Wear A High Waisted Skirt.

by Carly Jacobs
* Long sleeved black top from Miss Shop * Wrap cardigan from Metalicus * Hand me down skirt from a stylish friend (xox) * Boots from Redpaths in Canberra * Tights from Big W * Mr Smaggle’s scarf * Glasses from Specsavers (Oh and the glasses are real, I wear them for working on the computer.)*  How To Wear A High Waisted Skirt It’s All About Balance Make sure that you balance your figure. A high wais Read the rest!
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Why Don’t You… Polish All Your Shoes?

by Carly Jacobs
Image Polish all your shoes? Never step out the door without your footwear sparkling? Keep a dish of old fashioned-cellophane wrapped candies on your coffee table? Wear a sophisticated nude lip this week? With a subtle smokey eye? Dab a little vanilla essence on a clean cloth and dust your shelves with it? Leave your home smelling like cake? Dunk something in something else? A chocolate biscuit in your tea? A chun Read the rest!
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A Little Bit Of Housekeeping and A Few Important Things To Tell You…

by Carly Jacobs
Hello loves! Just a few bits and pieces I thought you should know about… I’m in a play. It’s called Sexual Perversity in Chicago and it’s on upstairs at The Wilde on Gertrude Street in Fitzroy in Melbourne. It goes for just over an hour so it’s the perfect night out with enough time to grab dinner, a few drinks and catch a little bit of saucy theatre. You can buy tickets at the door Read the rest!
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Why don’t you…buy a vintage typewriter?

by Carly Jacobs
Image Have a Dessert Only Dinner Party? Where every guest brings a sweet treat? No entrees or mains? Just cakes and pies? Drink a full litre of water when you first get up in the morning? With a squeeze of lemon? Start your day feeling energised and refreshed? Paint all your nails an inky black? Make just your pinkies snowy white? Take a dance break? Blast your favourite song from the stereo? Dance like a maniac u Read the rest!
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The Game Of Thrones Guide To Finding The Perfect Man.

by Carly Jacobs
Disclaimer: DO NOT READ THIS UNTIL YOU’VE WATCHED THE FIRST 3 SEASONS OF GAME OF THRONES… or you can read it if you don’t care about Game of Thrones… or if you don’t watch Game of Thrones at all… although you probably won’t get it. Just… use your common sense.  I was having a little muse in the shower the other day and I wondered how I’d go about writing a glos Read the rest!
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How To Make Magical Chicken Soup That Will Cure Any Ailment.

by Carly Jacobs
I was a bit off last week. Shaky, sore throat. I felt awful. My mate made me the most delicious secret recipe Bulgarian chicken soup and I swear it made me better over night. Naturally I asked for the recipe and was promptly denied. Apparently her dead grandmother would haunt us both until the end of our days if she gave up the family recipe. Trying to avoid the wrath of a smoted Bulgarian old lady ghost, I went f Read the rest!
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Daily Outfit – Black Asymmetry And A Splash Of Animal Print

by Carly Jacobs
* Skirt from Bardot * Singlet top from Supre (I love them, they’re extra long to suit my long torso) * Wrap cardigan from Metalicus * Mr Smaggle’s socks * Boots from Redpaths in Canberra * Toe rings worn as knuckle rings from India * Delhi Metro token necklace * Earrings from India * Sunglasses are Fiorelli from Myer * I have the most hilarious story to tell you about this skirt. I was at Bondi Junctio Read the rest!
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Someone Touched My Underwear And It Wasn’t My Boyfriend.

by Carly Jacobs
Image & Feature Image It was a horrible little group of inconsiderate people at the laundromat. Let me start at the beginning. A few weeks ago our lovely friends came to take back their washing machine that they’d loaned us for that past year so we’ve been using the laundromat ever since. On Sunday afternoon my mate and I met at My Beautiful Laundrette – a gorgeous vintage style laundromat Read the rest!
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Daily Outfit – Black, White, Blue and Boots.

by Carly Jacobs
* Dress from Marrimeko in New York * Tights from Big W * Boots from Frye’s on Amazon * Wrap Cardigan from Metalicus * Scarf from India * Earrings from India * Bag from The Mercurialist * Coat from Sportscraft * Secret Ingredients Use Contrast to Make A Monochrome Palette Less Dull I’m a touch scared of wearing colours for some reason so I have to be extra careful to include some high contrast patterns Read the rest!
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Do You Need To Take A ‘Me Time Day’? (plus WIN a $500 Myer voucher?)

by Carly Jacobs
Sponsored by Allen’s Cheekies Lollies. Firstly, my agent is awesome. She’s Irish. We’re in love. A few weeks ago she was all, hey you like lollies right? And I was all. Yes. Yes I do. Seriously I’m like a freaking twelve-year-old. Ice cream and with topping and sprinkles? Yes. Jelly lollies with some kind of delicious soft centre? Yes. Strawberry milkshakes? Yes. Fancy french cake with gold Read the rest!
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