My Gasoline Rainbow

  Ahh Gisele, you continue to dazzle....

www.bcgentertainment.com Gold Coast Fashion Week organisers are pleased to announce DJ Bure to play at the Wrap Party and will be playing live on stage during the runway shows. Based in Brisbane, Australia, Buré has made a name for himself as one of the most rapidly rising names in the local music scene. Buré has played at some of Brisbane's biggest dance clubs and festivals including The MET, Future Music, Winter Sound System Festival, the private Paris Hilton Pink and White Playboy Party, Sweet Treat (Sydney), Girlfriend Magazines 2006 & 2007 Model Search (Australia wide) and the Summer Meltdown Festival (Sunshine Coast) and holds residencies at Limes Bar, Fringe Bar and The Waterloo Hotel and is a regular guest at Sundae at Watt.  Buréʼs style is predominantly funky house with flavors of jazz, disco, latin and everything in between along with commercial dance music if the venue or occasion suits. Buré is also on the ARIA DJ servicing lists, so is totally k...

www.susanrep.com I had a quick chat to Melbourne fashion label Susan Rep about her impending trip to the Gold Coast to showcase at Fashion Week. Susan said the team is exceptionally excited to  be a part of the Gold Coast Fashion Week  as the Susan Rep label will reach an audience that may not be aware of them, or even heard of them. It's a great opportunity in expanding brand  awareness which is important in participating in such an event. So what can we expect to see?  Gold Coast Fashion week can expect to see   creations that bring style and luxury to your everyday. Inspired by the feminine form and proudly designed and manufactured in Australia. Their collection of chic, elegant,  luxury pieces are carefully crafted with deluxe fabrics and intricate detailing that make all women look and fee l beautiful.             "The people that I am excited to meet would be Carla Zampatti and Nicola Finetti. They have be...

With Gold Coast Fashion Week 2012 just around the corner, the organisers have a little chat about the challenges involved with putting together such an event. Gold Coast Fashion Week 2012 is Almost Here from CJ Dore on Vimeo .

It is with much surprise, sadness and contemplation that I write this blog post... I don't live in a world of fairy floss and unicorns but I have to say that my life is fairly blessed.  I laugh every day, I love my home and my beautiful cat and best mate Neo. I have a wonderful and talented assistant who is just as passionate about my business as I am and makes life so much easier. My family is amazing and I have some wonderful friends. I get to review beauty products, restaurants and bars, interview celebrities and do cool activities like feed tigers and flying trapeze.  I love what I do and I love my life, so at the beginning of the year when I made the decision to lose the excess weight I'd gained as a result of the medication I take due to a health condition I have (and will continue to have to take for the rest of my life) it was a big step. I'd already lost a decent amount on my  own, I'd quit smoking on my own - which is a massive feat in itself, so the nex...

Hunting by moonlight she protects herself in exotic adornment... Swathed in tribal inspired silver and gold, her animalistic intuition guides her through the raw unforgiving wilderness. Adventurous, wild and free she asserts her identity with exotic and edgy embellishments. Capture the spirit of this bewitching huntress with a piece from the Hunter's Moon collection. Armor up urban warriors, it's a jungle out there. www.facebook.com/huntersmoon  

liquid foundation - beige mineral powder - beige My relationship with foundation has been a bit of a rocky ride. Growing up in a small surfy town, I never wore a drop of foundation outside of the dance studio. This all changed when I moved to the glamorous Gold Coast. Living in the land of the Glamazon, I am yet to find the right foundation to have a monogamous relationship with. I have tried a myriad of products- from super thick blends to barely-there coverage that fades in a manner of hours. With the Silk Oil of Morocco foundation and powder I think I have found the happy medium! Today I am test-driving the Silk Oil of Morocco liquid mineral foundation and mineral powder foundation in beige. Straight away I am amazed by the gorgeous, luxurious, golden packaging- these products look like exotic jewels on my shelf! The liquid foundation is easy to apply- with a pump action dispenser it blends easily onto my skin and provides medium coverage. The powde...

I'm over 2 weeks past deadline and I think my editor is about to launch a well deserved attack... the weather, much like my writers block is rolling in and out as I look over the ocean waiting for a break.  The countdown is on.... tick tock tick tock

Loving the track "Video Games"

www.blissshop.weebly.com/ Today, we received the first lot of our fabulous temporary lip tattoos thanks to our new sponsor Bliss Industries . Akahsha and myself have been so excited to get our hands on these little puppies we had barely gotten in the door when the necessary items required to get these on our lips were sitting on our desk. So, the items you'll need to get going is pretty simple - a pair of nail scissors; a small container of water and some cotton wool. They arrive in these cute individually sealed packages with instructions clearly labelled on the back Cut out instructions on the back of the tattoo Following the outline cut out the shapes As per instructions, measure cut outs to lips then cut accordingly Apply to lips, wet with damp cotton wool over cut out then peel off. Me - Queen of Hearts Akahsha - Foxy Fishnet As you can see they look SO COOL but it is a little trickier than you might think, we cut ours a little too short on ou...

www.altocucina.com.au Alto Cucina & Bar in Broadbeach, one of Gold Coast Fashion Week's venue sponsors  is doing up a special cocktail menu for the evenings of Thursday 9 and Friday 10 February 2012.   All cocktails will be $10 exclusive to all guests of Gold Coast Fashion Week.  To buy tickets to Gold Coast Fashion Week click here

A very cool old friend of mine introduced me to this artist and these amazing pair of shoes. I'm so in love. This is art. This is fashion.  The shoes are beyond incredible, the detail is astounding and his artwork is a fusion of humour, beauty, sex and mother nature - all things I adore.  Amsterdam artist SIT HAIIRO   Limited Edition - Made in cooperation with Rob & Erik Hillenbrink   Collaboration with the great photographer Cornelie Tollens for SOUP Magazine Germany    DRKPNK (2009) NOIR Nr.6 NOIR Nr.14