Today marks the end of No Buy July, and in the immortal words of Shangela: If you follow Almost Posh on social media, you may have seen me talking about it on Channel 9's "Mornings" program on Tuesday. I promise this blog post is the last you'll hear of it.  Well, I'll try. It was a lot of fun, even if I failed...

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Yes, you're so welcome for that earworm. 80s hair rock anthems aside, there are only four more days of No-Buy July to endure, so here are the items I have prioritised procurement of upon my return to retail: Purse (wallet) Do you say purse or wallet? I've always said purse but depending on your country of origin, you may use this term to...

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My scheduled post for Friday didn't go to plan, so please find below a collection of carefully curated randomness, including this Google Auto-Awesome gif: I'm rocking a hat that was hand-knitted by my Mum, a $7 Kmart scarf, awesome stripy gloves that have special fingers that let me use my iPhone, the Target coat I picked up on this op shopping trip and...

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On the weekend, I visited my Mum and while there, she asked me to do her make-up for a stage production she was directing and performing in that evening. I warned her I haven't done anyone's makeup since the 1995 Rock 'n' Roll Eisteddfod (and even then, that was a clown face #justsaying) but she insisted. So I had a go and started...

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Well, I’m just over the halfway point of No-Buy July and am still managing to stick to the commitment of not buying clothes, shoes, accessories or non-essential beauty items. Who knew I actually bought that much?  Actually, I don't even know that I *do* buy that much really (#denial?), but cutting out all the associated looking, browsing and quick ducks into Priceline has certainly...

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#aqb100stylechallenge with A Quirky Bird Over at A Quirky Bird, Zoe is running a cool worldwide style challenge, inviting readers to submit an outfit edit costing $100 or under to be in the running for a $100 Coles Myer gift card. Now, for me, this would normally be no trouble. The catch was that all items needed to be current - so op-shopped...

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A bit of a departure for Throwback Thursday this week, when I reveal something almost as embarrassing as some of my fashion choices over the years. My very first "homepage" on the internet, circa 1998. Behold: The horror Just to give you some more context into this masterpiece; the beaded bar at the top is animated and spins around while the "Welcome To My...

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So I was all fired up to tackle No-Buy July like it was some kind of 31-day famine (which, essentially, it kind of is) and totally knuckle down to the task of not buying clothes, shoes, accessories and non-essential beauty items. Guess what. I failed within the first 8 hours. Not even joking. Here's the story though, and hopefully you'll cut me a...

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I claim absolutely no skills in the hair department, as I have already documented early on in the piece. To be fair, I'm still getting used to having longish hair since it was a short concave bob for many a year. I follow Hair Romance and tell myself that one day, ONE DAY, I will learn to French braid / do a plait leading...

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