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Who is your fantasy style icon?

by Carly Jacobs
Mine is Daphne Guinness. If I didn’t have to do mundane things like walk, sit down and stop my head from hitting my chest, I’d dress like her every day. If you could dress like anyone, who would it be? No matter how impractical? Read the rest!
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Curly hair VS Straight hair. Do you get taken more seriously with sleeker locks?

by Carly Jacobs
If there is one thing I’m well-known for, it’s my hair. It’s pretty hard to miss, some days I look like a cat got electrocuted and then died on my head. Other days I could be the Dallas High School Prom Queen of 1999 or a hair model from the 80s that they trialed (and failed) the perm on. As I said, my hair is kind of my thing and it’s generally what I’m known for. ‘You know Car Read the rest!
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How to Steal the Style of The 1920s.

by Carly Jacobs
  Match the colour of your handbag to your shoes and belt. How quaint.   Wear Chanel No. 5 – the signature fragrance of Marilyn Monroe created in 1921. She wore it to bed… and nothing else.   Drink whisky with ice and paint your fingernails and lips blood red.     Wear as many bangles that will fit on your wrist and carry a clutch bag. A delicious beaded one with nothing more Read the rest!
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Carly Jacobs Online Shopping Expert on the Morning Show on 7

by Carly Jacobs
Last week I got an email from one of the producers on The Morning Show asking me to appear in a live cross feed from Melbourne to talk about online shopping. Here’s the footage in case you missed it. Read the rest!
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Save Your Skin and Win a Year’s Supply of Vaseline.

by Carly Jacobs
I am the significant other of a man who is semi-significantly younger than me. Four years to be exact. It’s not a frightening number but one that I’m cautious of in case I age prematurely and those four years make the visual difference between ‘sexy, slightly older woman‘ and ‘step-mother‘. Thankfully I have two trump cards in this area. Rather good genes in the ageing department Read the rest!
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What Do You Look For in a Nail Polish?

by Carly Jacobs
I’m very specific about the kinds of nail polish I wear. I don’t do glitter unless it’s pure glitter, like a disco ball, the kind of polish that requires corrosive chemicals and a pickaxe to remove. I’m not overly fond of polishes with sheen and I’m about 40 years away from appreciating a nice frosted polish in shades of apricot and peach. I like pure, no bullshit dark or bright red or Read the rest!
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How to Walk in High Heels… and when not to.

by Carly Jacobs
Don’t be too ambitious. Start will little 2 inch heels or some shallow wedges. Save the McQueen Armadillos for when you’ve practiced a little more. Practice. I can often be seen tottering around my house in my lazy pants, hoody and glittering heels. Wearing your heels around the house not only breaks them in, but it also gives you practice at walking on different surfaces. No one wants to show up to a Read the rest!
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What the Hell is Makeup Primer?

by Carly Jacobs
  I asked this question of a friend only last year, that’s how out-of-the-beauty loop I am. The response of ‘It’s like a foundation for your foundation!‘ displeased me greatly. That’s like saying ‘It’s like underwear for your underwear!‘ But actually, it’s not. It’s more like a ridge filler, for lack of a better non-handyman, non-spackle related phra Read the rest!
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2011 – What Did You Do?

by Carly Jacobs
In 2011 I… * Published my 1000th blog post. * Hit the stage in two plays, The Mall and The Christmas Monologues. * Released my first audio book How to Be The Perfect Bridesmaid. * Contributed to articles in Cleo Magazine and The Age. * Celebrated 5 years with my man. * Trained myself to run for 6 kms without stopping. * Made my first trip to New York for fashion week and IFB. * Styled a commercial. * Celebr Read the rest!
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Style Spotlight on Barbra Streisand. Yes.. seriously.

by Carly Jacobs
Guilty weekend confession. I watched The Way We Were for the second time ever. And not because it’s a classic. Nor because it stars Barbra Streisand who amuses me endlessly because she looks like a Muppet. No my pretties I watched this movie for a far, far more stupid reason. Because there was a Sex in the City episode about it and I really needed to understand what a ‘Katie Girl’ was. But I ne Read the rest!
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