Let me woo you with my pearly whites x

 

Look what my lovely flattie gave me! The Environmental Toothbrush is 100% biodegradable made from sustainable bamboo. DREAM! I feel really sad when I recognize pointless waste in my life (plastic razors anyone?) so finding an affordable way of making good purchases makes me sparkle a little bit more. Check these words from the website of The Environmental Toothbrush:  

"In Australia, over 30 million toothbrushes are used and disposed of by Australians each year, amounting to approximately 1000 tonnes of landfill each year. The plastic they’re made of won’t break down in our lifetime. Nor within the lifetime of our children. Imagine that on a global scale.

Invented by a Brisbane dentist, The Environmental Toothbrush is a simple solution. Made from bamboo, a natural cellulose fibre, they are 100% biodegradable, environmentally sustainable, and do not pollute the environment. The amazing growth and self-renewing ability of bamboo means that deforestation is not necessary either. Even our packaging is bio-degradable."

At AU$36 for a box of 12 they are cheap as chips! 

Also available in single boxes in Auckland from the SAFE store in St Kevins arcade.

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Joyeux Noël

The Christmas Story from St Paul's on Vimeo.

I hope you have a magical day!

XX

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I put a little magenta in my hair and BOOM sparkle in my life!

 

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I can't believe it's the 23rd of December! 

XX

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A googlerific year: 2010

 

The delicious Casie Stewart posted this video from Google earlier in the week. Oh nostelgia! 

What will you remember most about 2010?

The death of Alexander McQueen shook me to my core...

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Pick me! Editor at Paris Vogue? YES PLEASE!

 

When friends ask why I have returned to uni to study French I reply: 

"basicly, I want to be editor of Paris Vogue one day..." 

AND OHMYGOSH... 

Carine Roitfeld has just resigned her position at Vogue to focus on "personal projects". 

STOP THE PRESS!!! 

I was flicking through twitter during a bout of insomnia and INSTANTLY WOKE UP when I read BryanBoy's tweet linking to this Vogue.co.uk article. OH. MY!

  

All images: HRH Carine Roitfeld and BryanBoy

from BryanBoycom

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Beautiful glossies make me sparkle

I am SO excited about the high summer edition of FASHIONTREND Australia that was released today!

"FASHIONTREND Australia has just launched the January 2011 Issue showcasing

New Zealand Fashion Week and the international collections from PARIS & LONDON. 

The new Issue titled 'Breathless' is dedicated to eternal femininity... a tribute

to bygone glamour and seductive beauty anchored by 200+ pages of

unstoppable fashion."

 I have 3 copies to give away! Simply tell me your favourite 3 things about the festive season in the comment box below or email me at hannah@aychblog.com by MIDNIGHT SUNDAY 19TH DECEMBER! 

Glossy fashion+holidays=delicious!

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW!

Available at BORDERS, MAG NATION and leading newsagents nationally.

www.fashiontrend.com.au

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aych gives a damn about equality

New video from the WeGiveADamn campaign ♥

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A little BIG message in Auckland's BIG little city

ASB Bank - K Road - Auckland

Little messages like this make me smile!

Remember if you snap a "little message" in your city email hannah@aychblog.com and we can make the internet smile!

XXX

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Fluro Party at Candy Bar

I went with my lovely Frankie and Pia to the Candy bar Fluro Party last weekend and had stack loads of fun dancing under the UV lights. I want a bubble machine!

Check out the wee dress I made (pictured above right). 


As you can see my obsession with neck frills and bright colours is still alive and well!

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Marcel Wanders for MAC Cosmetics

OH HAPPY DAY! 

A lovely parcel was waiting for me on our kitchen table this morning from MAC Cosmetics with few wee treats (pictured above) from their yummy colab with Dutch industrial designer Marcel Wanders. I have a good feeling about today! 

Wanders dream of creating "art out of everyday objects" is reflected in his packaging design for MAC. Angular jewel like casing and fluid curves in a black high gloss finish certainly embody this artistic vision with elegance!

Wanders describes the inspiration for the collection as stemming from the Dutch painter Vermeer and his work "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (pictured below):

"He is the most important painter in the world to me - to revisit his work was fascinating. It's such a contrast with the way we work now, which in the last few hundred years has become so mechanical. Vermeer is relevant to me because he represents the idea that there's an interesting story to tell if you look to you world in a more poetic and loving way. Designing beauty packaging immediately made me think of the painterly connection...We are creating striking tools for women to paint and make themselves beautiful"

The MAC & Marcel Wanders limited edition luxe collection is available in New Zealand on December 13th at MAC Chancery, Auckland.

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My Ecoya Christmas wish

Dear Santa,

How cute are these Ecoya tin candles? I've got one of the Sweet Pea and Jasmine travel candles but sadly it is almost out... I'd love another one! Smells DELICIOUS! Made from soy wax (not nasty petroleum based paraffin) and lead -free cotton wicks this range is number one on my list of gifts for like minded friends.

xx

UPDATE:

Thanks Ecoya for having a chat to Santa - this lovely box arrived in the mail :-)

xx

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Can we please live in a hippy village and drink organic tea all day long?

(LtR:) Phoung (Americano)/  Me / Sarah (the Irish pixie)

In the last few years my life has been a giant airport.  Lots of wonderful friends travelling into and out of Auckland leaving sparkling footsteps in my heart.

You know the saying that the best of a country are the ones that travel? I definitely have had amazing adventures this school year with Canadian (*pause...* amazing encounters), American, German, Irish, Scottish, English, French and Swedish friends here on exchange semesters at the University of Auckland.

(LtR:) Christoph (the hip-hoff-anator from Deutschland) and Ash (resident Wellywood hipster)

It's that time of the year when all of my fabulous travelers depart for their respective homelands so I've been saying lots of goodbyes this week. It's sad but so exciting at the same time! So thankful to have had such memorable adventures!

There is something precious about being in the same place in life and standing on the edge of all our different upcoming adventures together with wide eyes and big dreams... 

 

2011: I am ready for you!!

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When I grow up I want to be Tinkerbell's sidekick

Happy December!

I am itching to put up our Christmas tree but we are going to wait one more week. Our house is going to look like a glitter box exploded! 

This tweet from @SuperetteStore made me smile:

Franklin Road is a residential street in central Auckland that is covered in Christmas lights for the festive season. The neighbours out do each other every year! Tonight the lights will be lit at sunset (8pm) and the street will be filled with festivities including a caroling choir *:-) If you are in Ponsonby remember to also check out the Telecom Christmas tree in Western Park. So many cheap dates!

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