In the world before Almost Posh, I was a bit of a habitual review writer, including on Yelp, TripAdvisor, Facebook and Beauty Heaven. Beauty Heaven is an Australian site featuring user-submitted product reviews, competitions, tutorials and general beauty news. Users can sign up and receive points based on site use and reviews submitted, which generates points, which in turn can be cashed in for...

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For the second week of the Restyle 2015 style challenge, I had a bit of a stumble - my Sydney trip and forgetful packing activity meant that I had got behind in a few of the prompts and had to take some make-up photos to get back in the game. Day 8 - Pencil Skirt Feeling all secretarial in this Sportsgirl pleather pencil...

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So last Friday I popped myself on a plane and headed up to Sydney for a little mini-break. Obligatory wing shot. Nice to be above the clouds for once though. I decided to treat myself to a magazine at the airport. Obvs I haven't bought one for a while (as in years) and clearly I'm getting old because I was all like "OMG,...

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As you will probably know if you've read this blog more than twice, I am a keen and reasonably successful op shopper/eBayer/trader/receiver of second-hand goods. When I saw the Restyle 2015 challenge pop up on Instagram and at In The Dress Up Box, I knew I'd have to get amongst it, given that it's unusual for me not to be wearing a second-hand...

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Did you know that here in South Australia, we've had a ban on lightweight checkout-style plastic shopping bags since 2009, resulting in almost 400 million less plastic bags per year? You can still get the heavier kind at department stores like Myer and David Jones but when it comes to groceries and some discount stores like Kmart or Big W, it's BYO bags...

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Me telling other people what they should do to manage their money is a bit like getting lessons in humility from Kanye, so let’s call it a "lessons still learning" workshop. I have a rich history of being somewhat fiscally irresponsible, from funding overseas holidays entirely on a credit card to being sucked into purchasing an expensive glamour photo package from Studio 2000...

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