Clik here to view.
40 plus makeup & beauty: foundation tips for mature skin
One our readers Nellie recently asked me to write about “suitable foundations for skin as we age (mutton/lamb avoidance strategies please)” so today in our #40plusmakeup series I have pulled together...
View ArticleLook fabulous in 5 minutes – hey look, we’re at Styling You!
I used to be one of those people that would love taking my time to get ready for work in the morning. Before I had kids my standard was to allow an hour to get ready – ha ha ha ha…an HOUR! My routine...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Product road test: Skin Theory Skincare Range
I was recently offered a few of the Skin Theory products to test , available at Amcal, Amcal Max and Guardian pharmacies or at Amcal online. If you are a regular reader you will know that I am in love...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why I Hate Cardigans
It’s WINTER. It’s cold. And apparently it’s time for my annual rant about how I hate cardigans. Why does winter seem to signal the time to drop tools and bloody-well give up all sense of making an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Read this to feel good
Here at Champagne Cartel we see it as a Very Important Job and our personal mission to serve up some good old fashioned entertainment, a solid dose of inspiration and a laugh or two, punctuated by an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
40+ Makeup – A Simple Smokey Eye Makeup Tutorial
I’ve read in more than one place recently that no-one over 35 should wear a smokey eye. And if you have even the slightest wiff of a wrinkle, avoid the smokey eye. I think that is utter rubbish. But I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“OMG I’m fat and hideous”: how to deal with your inner mean girl
You know how you have those conversations that make you stop in your tracks? Well I had one of those today. If you’ve been hanging around our party for a while you would have heard me bang on…. and on…...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 Things I Know About: Travelling with Children
I’ve lived across the road from my gorgeous neighbourino Brigit for ten years but it’s really since we’ve had kids that we’ve become close. She is an amazing woman, a high powered HR exec and a real...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Champagne Cartel Does Fashion Week: Our Highlights
We had a super awesomely cracking night last night at the Sacha Drake group show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Here’s our Mercedes Benz Fashion Week highlights: 1. Seeing my friend Sacha celebrating...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to make your blow dry last a week
I love treating myself to a blowie. My hair is yeti-like in weight and woolly in texture so it’s not the easiest thing in the world to manage. I absolutely love my curls but they are crazy frizzy. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our makeup workshops: top five most common makeup questions
The last few months have been very exciting and rewarding here at Champagne HQ. Carolyn has launched The Writers Cartel Career Kickstarter and has her first intake of students word-nerding away right...
View ArticleClik here to view.
40 plus makeup: how to wear a bold lip and light eye
A few months ago one of our lovely readers Nellie emailed me a few makeup questions that she was hoping I could answer. In a pervious post, I (hopefully) answered one of her questions about choosing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our Favourite Spring Dresses for All Shapes, Sizes and Budgets
Here at Champagne HQ we bloody love a frock. And we know you love a frock too! It’s been a long Winter, but now that spring has well and truly sprung, we felt it was our duty to provide you with some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Breakfast parfaits: the best thing you’ll put in your mouth in the morning
OMG. How good are breakfast parfaits? If you haven’t got one of these in your mouth in the morning, you so need to. I sometimes struggle with finding variety at breakfast time and when I discovered...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 things I know about being a regional business woman
I met the gorgeous powerhouse that is Kendyl Hopley at ProBlogger this year and there was something so authentic about her that I was fascinated. Kendyl is from Bendigo and she is absolutely passionate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My favourite hot-weather style staples: part 1
Here is Brisbane it has really started to warm up! As much as I love winter fashion, even I was getting a bit over the whole thing. And so sick of seeing cardigans everywhere. Urgh. The touch of summer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My favourite hot-weather style staples: part 2
Last week I brought you some of my favourite style staples that I couldn’t live without in the hot weather. And today I bring you part 2! So without further ado, here they are. The summer style staples...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Frugal and fabulous: how to have a cheap week and not go hungry
Last week I looked in my cupboards and realised I had quite a lot of completely fine food sitting around. Food that had been on the shelf for quite some time and probably needed to be used up. It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 things I know about gluten free baking by the Fresh Home Cook
1. Not all gluten free (gf) flours are equal! When you bake with glutinous wheat flour, you have two choices – white or wholemeal. Do you want the light smooth, silky texture & mild taste you get...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our makeup workshops: what they’re saying
Our makeup workshops have been a raging success so for and not only are we loving putting them on and meeting so many incredible women, we are also appreciating the wonderful feedback. Our ladies are...
View Article