OUTFIT : NONI B PRESS DAY

WHAT I WORE 

NONI B GROUP SS17 Press Day 

Outfit : TWO TONE Pussybow Onsie - Love, Bonito | Heels - ZARA Trafaluc | Bracelet - Swarovski

Photographed by Caroline NG (The Basic Babe)

NONI B GROUP SS17 PRESS DAY

N O N I  B  G R O U P

Spring/Summer 2017

Press Day

Rockmans | Table Eight | Beme | W Lane | Amber Rose | Noni B

An invitation for press day means exclusive eye-shopping, why so? Because you get the sensation of viewing the new collection before the public does. The same pleasure happened with the Noni B Groups Press Day held at The Atrium, Grounds of Alexandria. 

BEME collection 

BEME is a range of clothing for curvy girls starting from size 14 and up. BEME takes the spring/summer with bohemian designs and prints. I personally favourite-d this denim jacket, its simplicity draws everyone's attention while the inner-wear can popped up during a walk down the street. And yes, you can get them in-store nor online by the time you read this.  

Rockmans SS17

Rockmans is still in the game. The classic white wash with laser cut stays in the collection with new design that enable us to wear them for a heated day in the beach or a lunch with friends or family. The feminine touch ranged in the casual, semi-formal to formal wear. 

From polka-dot, tribal to floral prints, with the composition of pastel collection (you got my eyes on these) to denim shorts. Rockmans has the bohemian prints in some of their pieces.

TABLE EIGHT SS17

Out of all collection, I have to say this is my favourite collection simply I find my style in this collection. The "city girl" stereotypes with different prints and fabrics. We need to talk about the satin set with floral print. Table Eight collection got us wonder where to go (for Vacay) with that particular piece of clothing. Who's with me?

AMBER ROSE SS17

The lace outerwear from Table Eight (Props only), Pouch from Kaffein Leather (Props only)

OUTFIT : Two tone pussybow playsuit - Love, Bonito | Nude Kitten Heels - Zara | Maroon Messenger Bag - Elsa Lanvin | Bracelet - Swarovski

We pampered ourselves with some nail-art by @nailedbylarouge. Noni B Groups sure know how to throw a press day.

KHAKI

KHAKI

Styled -Lenny Novitasari 

 Muse - Lenny Novitasari 

Make up - Lenny Novitasari 

Outfit :Khaki Shirt Dress - Cotton On Australia | Sandals - Rubi Shoes | Fringe Back Pack - Colette by Colette Hayman

photographed by Nicklaus Yap

Whose eyes does not blink when you passed a rack of clothing with red mark (re: sale) under $20 in a clothing store? My eyes blink and draw me back to check out that rack. When I mention 'check that rack out', that means I have gone back and forth between changing room and that particular rack because I did not find anything that suits me and the consumer side of me is being a bitch trying to spend all dat money.

Jokes.

The thing with sales is luck. Many stores in Sydney through-out have sales every single day, either it is online nor in-store. It always successfully draws people (like me) in and if I am lucky enough, I'd walk out with a really good item at an affordable price/good bargain. Nevertheless, most of the time when good items are available, they just do not have it in your size.

This Khaki shirt dress comes in size S (where I normally wear XS) for $15, without a doubt, I took it to the cashier. It is a very comfortable shirt dress that enable me to easily move around and it is suitable for casual days. Besides the stood-out khaki colour, this dress can be worn through out the year and for all season. I can imagine myself wrapped up in thick coat as the outerwear, a pair of jegging and ankle boots or I'll swap the shirt dress as an outerwear with a bralette and buttoned half then a pair of sandals.

It is very rare for people to gold-hunt in sale, but for most of the people when it happened, it feels like you just won a lottery but in a fashion kind-a way. Peace out!

3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS IN PORT STEPHENS

"En route,  

Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing'' is playing in the bus we rode,

This little girl laying her head on dad's lap, 

while questioning everything she saw on the side of the road, 

She reminded me of my younger self, 

When my dad used to take me fishing, 

or a simple motorbike ride to buy lunch, 

But living far from home brought back the precious time,

that again I can't wait to spend, 

next year." 

-LN, 2016

PORT STEPHENS 

OCT, 2016

In the beginning of October, exactly the first till third of October, Nicklaus and I traveled up north to Port Stephens, a bay area surrounded by beautiful beaches and lookouts.

DAY 1

OUTFIT : Off Shoulder Black Dress - Zara / Black Messenger Bag - Roxy / Sandals - Rubi Shoes / Sunnies - Proof Eye Wear 

We spent 5 hours on the road from Sydney to our hotel at Shoal Bay. That was a quite long journey for the two of us and we decided to take a short nap. Then we had lunch at the local HSP shop. We started the exploration at Mount Tomaree, which is located 10 minutes walk from our hotel.

To get to the summit of Tomaree head, we spent approximately 25mins hiking to the top. The wind that afternoon was massive. As we reached to top, I felt like I was almost blown away by the wind and my legs were shaking. I had a phobia of height, to be honest. But the view paid it off. 

 

Then we caught the setting sun just right before we went down.. 

And sunset in front of our resort to end the first day...

DAY 2 

I was supposed to wake up early on the second day. I booked the parasailing at Nelson Bay for 9AM and to get there we had to catch the early bus. The bad news is the bus comes every 2 hours and missing the bus that you meant to catch means missing the water activity.... and we woke up late. We tried our best to get the receptionist to call a taxi for us but it took them forever to get here. Then Nicklaus told me to let it go and we ended up having breakfast at the hotel's cafe.

OUTFIT : Sheer White Shirt - Romwe.com / Black Leather Short - Glassons / Sunnies - Proof Eyewear / Sandals - Rubi Shoes / Black Messenger Bag - Roxy 

We caught the next bus to Gan Gan Hill Lookout at Nelson Bay. It took an hour from the bus stop to the uphill. But from this lookout you can see the beautiful land surrounded by the water. The weather that day was sick, it was really (really) hot! We only got one bottle of water and we both agree that we needed cold sweet chillers as we went down to the city centre, we headed to Gloria Jean's for a cup of TimTam and Oreo Chillers. 

Next on the road, we took a taxi max to Stockton Sand Dunes.  

Stockton Sand Dunes is located 30 minutes drive away from Nelson Bay town centre. It is a place where you can ride a camel, do 4WD activities and sand-boarding. There is also a beach down the coastline called "Birubi Beach" and a restaurant.

I have booked the sand-boarding ticket online a week before going to Port Stephens, you can check it out here. It was a fun activity where you climb all the way to the top and slide down the sand with provided board. Before you go up, the instructor will explain what to do and what not to do.

After couple slides, we headed down to the restaurant and decided to cool ourselves down. Nick offered me a Golden Gaytime, an stick ice cream which surprisingly tasted AMAZING! I don't know where have I been all this time in Sydney to have never tried it. The minute I took my first bite, it was like love at the first bite. Until today I am producing this article, I have Golden Gaytime stocked in my freezer. I am not kidding. (Disclaimer: I am not sponsored by Streets, you know just in case you think I am faking the goodness)

Before we left Stockton Sand Dunes, we went down to the beach and I swear it was the highlight of a tiring and hot day. The water washed off my feet as I walked to the stone on the beach (filled with mostly seaweed), I sat down at this tiny space to simply inhale all the good vibes. For a moment, it was nothing but an appreciation of the surrounding and how enchanting the mother-nature is.

Nicklaus and I ended the day with a dinner at the resort's bar, which surprisingly has special on that night : $14 for a bbq platter, 1/4 pork ribs, 1/4 beef ribs, 2 pcs chicken wings and some french fries. They offered different specials every night, except Thursday (if I was not mistaken). 

DAY 3 

We did not do much on the last day, except we packed up, tidy up the room and made sure it we leave it flawless. We checked-out and went straight to the bus stop with all of our carriage. Nick waited at the bus-stop while I made some minutes to the beach and captured the last moments in front of the resort (Shoal Bay Beach).

OUTFIT : Shirt, Black Short - Glassons, Hat - Unbranded, Shoes - Converse

How we get there :

• Public Transport

We hopped on a Newcastle service train from Strathfield Station early in the morning (7 AM) and we stopped at Hamilton Station (approx 3 hours train ride). From Hamilton Station, we caught  the bus to Port Stephens for another 2 hours.

Click here to find out more about NSW Transport!

Make sure you have your OPAL card ready. You can get it at 711 stores.

Accommodation: 

View from our room (Shoal Bay Beach)

The booking was made through Wotif.com.

We stayed at Ramada Resort Hotel at Shoal Bay. It is located right in front of Shoal Bay Beach and the bus stop was just right at their doorstep.The check-in was easy. I was required to leave $100 from my card as deposit money (which was returned a week after). The receptionist was very polite, friendly and helpful. 

Our room was located at the second level, and yes, we had the ocean view room which was mind-blowing. The room itself was spacious for the two of us. It contains a bedroom, bathroom with bath-tub, mini kitchen (with fridge, microwaves, stoves, dishwasher, cooking equipment), comfortable couch, TV, and dining table). You can cook within the room but you are required to wash the equipment afterward and daily housekeeping is NOT available, which means whenever you need a new towel and new toiletries,  you have to reach the front desk.

Despite the daily housekeeping, I have to admit that this was one of the best hotel I've ever stayed at so far. 

I hope my short journey to Port Stephen can help your venture :) Feel free to leave comments and ask questions guys! I also attached my vlog to Port Stephens below! With love, LN x

And, 

Where to venture next?