ASOS Dress / Alexis Bittar Earrings / Jennifer Zeuner Clover Bracelet and Ring / Pink LouLou Clover Ring / Tony Bianco Heels (similar here)

People often ask what my absolute wardrobe essentials are and often I'll reply with a few beauty essentials too. Every summer I stock up on my favourite vibrant shades of lipstick and I'm never without one in my handbag. They're perfect for adding a instant pop of colour and can easily take your look from day to night with one easy application. For someone who spends days on end in the city for meetings then having to race to events in the night, lipsticks are one of my favourite pick me ups. They're kind of along the same lines of my hot cup of coffee in the morning when replying to emails or watching Modern Family in fits of laughter to keep me awake on the plane while crossing timezones. Well, kind of.

During the day I mix a nude and dusty pink lipstick to achieve that natural flushed looking lip or a light tangerine colour for a fresh spring look. For the night I'll opt for a fire engine red, a bright orange or a moody dark wine colour if I really feel like being sexy, which is kind of never, sorry about that Luke. But this watermelon slash fuchsia pink really took me by surprise, so much so that I decided to write a whole blog post about lipstick just because it inspired me so much. This shade is from the Rouge in Love collection by Lancome (colour 351 for those who always ask for the specifics) and I'm absolutely loving how it's not as harsh as a bright red lipstick. Plus it perfectly matched this floral dress that I look like I stole from a 50's housewife. Perfect. Now to work on that being sexy part...

Photos by Luke Shadbolt

ASOS Dress / Jennifer Zeuner Clover Bracelet / Pink Lou Lou Clover Ring / Natalie Marie Initial Ring / Jennifer Zeuner Necklace / Charlotte Olympia Clutch / Sergio Rossi Heels

I'm not going to lie, sometimes Asos can be a hit or miss. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Asos but sometimes a piece will arrive that looks different to what I saw online. I've found the quality of the product is usually reflected in the price you pay when shopping on Asos but more often than not you'll find a complete gem on that website. This dress being one of them considering the high quality and high rotation it's been on since it arrived.

I wore this dress on the last day of MBFWA in Sydney and people couldn't tell the difference between this floral dress and the similar print I wore in yellow earlier in the week. Even street style photographers like Phil and Tommy exclaimed "Shut Up!" when I told them it was Asos. The lady like length and matching belt nearly overshadowed the hidden pockets but considering how much I fiddle with my hands and crack my knuckles when I'm anxious the pockets clearly won as this habit was well and truly kicking in as MBFWA started to draw to an end.

I thought life would become calmer now that MBFWA and my presenting duties were over but it's actually just the beginning. A lot coming up in the next few weeks and to be honest I feel like I'm just trying to keep my head above water in the lead up to it. Can't wait to share more on this soon! But for now, let's look at photos of me opening and closing my clutch which is a lot trickier to do than you would think. Damn magnetic clasps, you've diminished whatever pride I had left of my little to none upper body strength.

Photos by Luke Shadbolt