The Smiles for the End of May

This is my boyfriend Hughie. We've been together for 3 and a half years now; I care and love him so very much. He always tries to hold my hand even when I'm upset or angry at him, or clearly ignoring him. He is there for me during those rough patches without question or doubt; he never pushes me to tell him what's wrong if I came home upset and tear stained and just want some hot tea. He sometimes makes it for me if I refuse to get out of bed. He is one of those rare people in my life that thinks "This will make Natalie happy, let's do that for her or get that for her".

He once made me hi-five him when I asked him the question "How come we aren't one of those couples who break up on and off? So Hughie says: "Because we are ...AWESOME!",  then puts his hand up for hi-five. I paused to register it then hi-fived him, both of us laughing like idiots. That's the sort of relationship we have; and it helps me forget my troubles most of the time.

Especially for the month of May, he had kept my chin up and kept me smiling. He didn't even bat an eyelid when I asked him to take some photos on self timer. "I want to blog about us" I said. He was like "OK, let's go down to the playground, I'll sit on this cow."

Thank you Hughie for a lovely 3 and a half years. This Hughie chapter in my life didn't come first, but it has so far, been so very sweet, easy, comforting and playful.

Introducing: Illuminati Jewellery's 'Enlightened' Campaign

Introducing: Illuminati Jewellery 'Enlightened' campaign 2013 designed by Romi Nam 

I have some very exciting news for everyone out there - Sydney blogger and stylist Romi Nam has just launched her new jewellery line 'Illuminati Jewellery' . This candy sugary sweet range with a wicked twist has got me very excited and I couldn't wait to share it with everyone in the world.
With the range being inspired by the streets of Tokyo, underground New York and emerging fashion subcultures, every piece is individually crafted on candy colour acrylic and finished with beautiful white gold plated chains and sterling silver components to pay tribute to Romi's inspirations. 
Romi loves colour (note the pinks and blues in the range), she loves to have fun with it and see other people have fun too. She means for everyone girl out there to make their own meaning for this jewellery and wear it with confident individuality. To shop her range now (with items starting from $15 AUD), please visit Romi's store. Add a little bit of sweet wickedness to your life now.

                      

The Vivid Festival Sydney 2013

The Vivid Festival Sydney 2013 (photos taken by me on my Nikon D60 w/ Sigma 50mm f 1.4 lens) Youtube video by Hughie Nguyen 

I love it when Sydney shows off. And the Vivid Festival Sydney is definitely the grandest showing-off events of all. Sydney's best artist, sculptors, engineers and designers come together to turn Sydney into a playground of interactive light sculptures. There are movies/huge projectors that dance along the iconic buildings of Customs House, Opera House and MCA and turn them into impressive light sculptures. Vivid Aquatique happens every hour on the hour at Cockle Bay and it's this amazing water and light feature.
The Festival is now extended through to North Sydney and Darling Harbour and includes 60 light displays/sculptures in which you can walk in sequence from one end of Sydney to the other. My highlight was the Opera House, and the new interactive way people can now change the lights of the Harbour Bridge - by heading to North Sydney to find the control centre which is open to the public. Vivid Sydney Festival is a free event and is running from 24th May to 10th June 6pm until Midnight and is definitely a must see.