i know we only met but let's pretend it's love (but it really is) // kiehl's at melbourne central Posted by Helena

Sam, Jacqui and I attended the launch of the brand spankin' new Kiehl's store in Melbourne Central this week. The smiling DJ (the most enthusatic DJ next to a wind tunnel ever) was spinning tunes and staff were handing out samples and mini bottles of Moet in beakers (don't mind if I do!).

We left with the world's best goody bag full of Ultra Facial products, which I've been using for the past few days and, uh oh, I think it's love! Kiehl's and I are going to be good good friends...



The most exciting part of the evening (for me) was the opportunity to meet one Ms Zoe Foster Blake! If you've never heard of Zoe, then you need to get googling. Stat! Zoe is only my lady hero. She's an author, beauty and dating expert. She's also hilarious and very very nice. Oh, and you might have heard of her equally amazeballs hubby Hamish Blake (half of Hamish & Andy).

A bunch of my friends and I bought Textbook Romance that she wrote with occasionally useful comments by Hamish and it's chock full of helpful info and tips about navigating the dating world! Zoe was so sweet when I told her how it helped us out. I also just got her new Amazing Face app and I think my face is going to be thanking her a heck of a lot more. And because I'm such a Zoe fan, go follow her on Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram.








Lady pals Jacqui and Sam!




We also caught up with the super awesome (seriously, she's very cool and up for a laugh) Katy. We missed her Melbourne shows - dangit - but hopefully we can coax her back home to tour again soon!

lmff // mimco Posted by Helena

after rushing from runway 1 to the mimco show, we managed to nab a seat in the front row and settled in to enjoy a lot of bags and jewellery. they flew in actor sophie lowe who looked like she was having a ball walking down the catwalk! my last mimco purchase was before i moved overseas, so it's definitely time to upgrade my 5 year old mimco wallet. i also just found some of my instagram snaps at mimco moment.

national designer award // breakfast at tiffany's Posted by Helena

sorry for the maoooosive photo of barbara palvin, but... sorrynotsorry because she's a total babe! well done to style paws for nabbing her for a shot. then all the other photographers descended!

but i'm getting a bit ahead of myself... sam and i attended the national designer award at tiffany and co on collins street this morning. it was literally breakfast at tiffany's with tiny breakfast-y foods like greek yoghurt with honey, mini bacon rolls and minute quail egg something-or-others. barbara palvin, megan gale and alice burdeu were all in attendance and looking stunning.

big congratulations to from britten who won the award, as well as $10,000 and helpful advice from ANZ. their menswear is stunning (and so was their male model!).

  

and just a happy snap of style paws because we saw this awesomesauce wall on our travels. everyone should get british india's new album because it's rad.

olympics // tennis at wimbledon Posted by Helena

when the olympic games ticket ballot opened, i only applied for the tennis and the swimming finals. unfortunately i didn't get any swimming tickets, but i did get three lots of tennis! i ended up selling two lots back to the olympics as i didn't want to take three days off work to just see tennis, so i kept the centre court tickets and went with a friend.

we certainly had an action packed day with serena williams up first. man, oh man, does this lady have a powerful serve. she completely pummeled poor zvonareva.

djokovic vs hewitt

hewitt played really well in the first set and djokovic was looking like he was struggling, but then he came back in the second set to completely dominate and then hewitt was the slow mover on court. amazing to see the world number one in action!

i left my friend at centre court since she wanted to see the and murray vs marcos baghdatis match, but as i'd already seen murray play at wimbledon, i was ALL about trying to get onto court 18 to see THE KING ROGER FEDERER. have i mentioned i love roger federer? no? well i certainly am now. switzerland's biggest dreamboat, fo sho.

look at his perfect hair!

ugh. such perfection. such elegance. i should stop. he and his doubles partner stanislas wawinka lost to the israeli team, but roger is such a fine player to watch. i really wanted to see one of his singles matches, but i'm so grateful i got to see him play at all!

love // dad's letter to his gay son Posted by Helena

i just discovered this beautiful letter from a dad to his son on mashable. i hope my gay friends will be able to legally marry in the next few years.