bargain hunt

So it seems I was good in 2010 as Santa brought me a Nikon SLR D3100 for Christmas. I'm super happy as now I can finally take really high quality photos for my blog. However now I don't have any excuses for slacking off and not posting for long bouts of time (yikes)! So look forward to lots of blogging in 2011. For my first post of the New Year I know I should have blogged about my wonderful Christmas gifts and holiday fun, but I am just too excited about today's bargain buy!

My mum, sister and I participated in a car boot sale at Safa Park in Dubai, pretty prestigious in terms of Dubai sales. Amidst the hectic selling at our own stall I managed to sneak off for a little look around and amazingly found this little gem, a vintage YSL mini rucksack. I found it quite late on in the day so was sure that the reason it hadn't been sold yet was because it was outrageously priced, but to my absolute delight it was priced at 10 dhs (equivalent of £2)!! I didn't even bother haggling, just grabbed it and ran. So yeah, although still in disbelief I am pretty psyched.

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my sister Jess in the architecturally amazing pool in Kep, Cambodia

Rain in the centre of Saigon

Treetop pool resort, Kep, Cambodia

View of Saigon/ Independence Palace

View from a houseboat of Mekong Delta River

My sister hoarding objects on the beach

Angkor Watt Temples/ Me in a restaurant (?)

Mobile garden on the Mekong Delta

Crab fishing

motorbike/ tuk-tuk

Picked up my Diana prints from Vietnam & Cambodia today- here are some of my faves from the trip. Once again it was a complete surprise to see how the photos turned out as I tend to carelessly but excitedly snap away at anything I think looks interesting. I realised that my favourite prints seem to be the ones with people in them, whether or not they're double exposed (blatantly my favourite effect ha) or unintentionally quirky. I'm just worried that when I get back to England the sunlight won't be strong enough to take lomographic (think that's a word?) photos...?

Women Who Stare At Goats

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A photo shoot styled by my sister for her degree

Turban- Fabric shop in Satwa, Dubai

Top- Bandage

Trousers- Tailor Made from fabric

Shoes- Massimo Dutti

Top- As before

Skirt & Shrug- Topshop

Necklace- Handmade by Jessica Lacey

Anklet- Accessorize

Top & Hat- Handmade by Jessica Lacey for shoot

Skirt- Topshop

Shoes- Varani in Manchester

So my sister Jessica needed a model for her shoot she had to style...luckily she has a sister and not a brother! The trend was fur and she had to style 3 different looks with this running theme. She styled the shoot so it was reminiscent of the styling in "Dazed & Confused" magazine, so the outfits are quite high fashion and unwearable but look amazing. I love, love, loved the furry trousers and it wasn't as hot in them as I thought, but I think I'd give them a miss for every day wear. The 2nd outfit was really cute and I would definitely wear the bandage as a top like that again!

The shoot went so quickly and I was concentrating so hard on making myself look taller and body seem longer, that I often forgot about my face. Modelling is definitely hard work!

How awesome does the desert backdrop look?!

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Creekside Strolling

Buddha

Brunch

Vera Wang Princess Perfume and Anklet

Restaurant Dhow at the Creek

Lola by Marc Jacobs and my Anklet

My cute sister- Forever21 top, Miss Selfridge shorts, Topshop sandals and sunglasses

Lobster at Brunch

Smiling Camel & Trainer

Sisters

Wearing Topshop shoes, shorts and metallic shrug, Primark glasses and vest, Chanel Bag, ASOS necklace

Camel Seat

Sister Jess and Cousin Shauna resting on a little bench we found

Antique Puppet who lives in our sitting room

Slippers at the Textile Souk

Archie in his usual resting spot...

My garden- the view at Breakfast

The start of my collection of photos from Easter Break. I'm staying at my house in Dubai for a month- we have already had some visitors so I've had the opportunity to do some touristy things that I wouldn't regularly do. Most of these photos were taken on one day when I went to brunch and then the Creek with my family; It's fun to experience the traditional places that are still left in Dubai and reminds me how lucky I am to have grown up here. More photos to come!