Spring Races 2016

Every year Melbourne hosts 'The Melbourne Cup' or AKA 'The Race that Stops the Nation' even though it's only celebrated in Melbourne, (we even get a public holiday for it). 

The races can be boring if you're not 18...because that means no betting on horses or drinking. The whole racing industry is twisted but needless to say, I was fortunate enough to attend the last Spring Race day, The Emirates Stakes Day where it's mostly enjoyed by families of all ages. I accompanied a few of my friends. And a few train rides later, we were at the Flemington Race Course. 

Now once we settled on our 4-person-only picnic rug we all looked at each other and said, "what now?" Needless to say, it was freezing cold, 'Spring' is definitely not in bloom. Thankfully I brought an umbrella which not only acted as a shield to the rain but also the wind. Several showers of cold rain later, the sun came out to play for what seemed like 30 seconds. During that time, my friends and I all made it clear that we had to take photos for the 'Gram. So photos we took. I'm not going to sugar coat it but the weather was disgusting. But we did take advantage of the sun...

The previous time I had been to these races it may have been 10 years ago believe it or not. The atmosphere was totally different compared to then. Obviously, I was younger and smaller (only slightly) but it was totally different for me. As I can't quite recall the races back then, I have seen photos and it was evident how different the weather is from then. I was a wearing hat, squinting to smile up at the camera because the sun was far too blinding...completely different to what I experienced the other day. Literally, I wanted to bring a blanket to the races but I decided to pull it together and 'man up' and let myself be cold because obviously, 'beauty is pain'. 

Till next time, 

Jacinta Eloise 

DRESS: Y Not?
SHOES: Lipstik Shoes 

HEAD PIECES: Lovisa
EYESHADOW: Morphe
LIPSTICK: Napoleon Perdis

And Hello To You...

Hello to you...

You know, I've been really wanting to start this blog for what seems to be years. I've always felt an urge for reading to writing ever since I was a kid. Such a nerd I know haha. 

Just imagine a 3-year-old preschooler dictating to her mother her wardrobe choices...well that was me. The stories my mum has told me over the years gets me laughing.  Like honestly purple and pink striped stockings and open toed sandals? Good look Jacinta, good look. But hey, in my defence I was 3. AND in my mum's defence, she wouldn't get me to leave the house otherwise. So win, win I say. 

And there was this one time where this girl in my preschool had the best blue (biblical) looking tie up shoes I could ever imagine, so I made my mum talk to her mum to get them for me. Obviously, I only wanted them because she had them, and it's obvious I had to get pink because was there any other colour? Oh gosh no, not for  3-year-old. And when my mum got them and I was happy for a maximum of 24 hours until that girl decided to move on from those shoes...truly I was heartbroken. 

Growing up I didn't really have a concrete understanding of what I wanted to be when I was older...and now that I am older and am 18 years old, I needed to decide on a path in life, so I've chosen journalism. Not your boring political journalism (no offence) but fashion journalism. That's what I want for myself. Just recently I watched 'The Devil Wears Prada' and my oh my it is what I want. Of course not the dilemma of it all, none of that. I'm just so drawn to the whole concept of working for a well-established fashion magazine. How amazing would that be? It's films like that, that make me really really want to count my lucky stars and go for it. But the fashion industry is intense and oh so competitive. Am I ready for that? Of course, I am. I haven't been dressing to impressing my whole life for nothing. Hey, and you know what? New TV show addiction: Love, Lust or Run...tbh a total steal from Snog, Marry or Avoid but I am loving the American version. It's great. Bring one to Australia please and you watch, I'll be binge-watching that. 

I'm sure now that my year 12 exams are pretty much almost out the way (3 more left and by the end of this week just 1 more!) I'll be able to post more and I'm really excited for this project. And hopefully, over time you'll get to a little more about me. Here's to the future. 

Jacinta Eloise