Category Archives: Beauty
Really Dove? … Really?
In my post about ‘Real Women’ I said this (among other things) … I would like to quietly point out that in launching their incredibly succesful campaign, celebrating ‘real beauty’, Dove sold us products to make our real selves more beautiful & … Continue reading
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Favourite Things – Girly Edition
Welcome to the third edition of Favourite Things, we did it HERE and we did it HERE. Clearly the favourite posts on Get Real are the ones where we are able to share the things we love, discover commonalities, learn … Continue reading
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The Perfect Dress
Susie says…. I read this beautiful, thought provoking poem the other day. It started me thinking about our desire for perfection and the illusion that perfection is possible. Over the years, I’ve always felt like I’m just one step away from happiness. If … Continue reading
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The Final Boob Job
So, we’re up to the final installment of my boob job saga, I’ve really put off writing this, procrastination domination to the max 5000. And now after many of you have asked “where is part 4 – did I miss … Continue reading
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Moments Of Truth
In my previous life I worked for St.George Bank, when Gail Kelly was the Managing Director, she is now the CEO of Westpac (who now own St.George). I was closely involved with Corporate Relations and Marketing, part of my role was communicating … Continue reading
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Bloggers Without Makeup
Earlier this week I received a Tweet from the lovely Jodie over at Mummy Mayhem, the Tweet was directing me to a post on her blog called Bloggers Without Makeup and asking me challenging me to participate. I read Jodie’s … Continue reading
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I Heart Kate Walsh
I have always liked Kate Walsh from the moment she appeared on Grey’s Anatomy, as McDreamy’s ex wife the firey, feisty, Addison Montgomery - in my opinion she is sexy, sassy, totally gorgeous Private Practice is one of my fave shows at the moment, and Kate … Continue reading
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Don’t Leave Home Without It
I have been a slack blogger this week … well kinda. This is how I usually roll with the blog : weekends I try and load posts for the first 2 or 3 days of the week, then I do a bit of work … Continue reading
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These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things
This is not a post about the Sound of Music. Relax. It’s about my favourite things. Your favourite things. The things we simply can’t, or more correctly, don’t want to live without. It’s actually really fun and interesting to sit … Continue reading
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No Makeup No Photoshop – BOOM!
Jessica Simpson has been out to challenge the concept of beauty–and she’s taking her boldest step yet by going totally makeup-free on the cover of Marie Claire. “I don’t have anything to prove anymore. What other people think of me … Continue reading
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