Trade Secret Fun + a GIVEAWAY

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending the grand opening of the newest Trade Secret store on the Sunshine Coast (in Maroochydore) and was kindly gifted a voucher by the lovely TS marketing manager Tessa to spend on whatever my heart desired. Tessa even provided my twin sister a voucher when she found out she was coming along with me. LUCKY OR WHAT?!

The store is jam packed with mens, ladies and kids clothes and accessories AND homewares at at least half the RRP price of regular stores (and that's without any further discounts applied which happens all the time!) They have some great brands on offer including Wish, Lee, Calvin Klein, Henleys, Mossimo and the ever reliable Bonds.

Sissy and I went off separately to check out what was on offer and when we came together to show each other what we were considering getting, what do you think twins did? Yep, picked the same Sunnygirl pants.

Here are some of the other things that caught my eye. 

I got the red ballet flats with the bow and the onesie with the dozer on it

 I desperately wanted those shorts but there were none in my size (and they wouldn't fit at the moment anwyay!)

um, YES they have Michael Kors bags! I think the top one was just under $200. 

Between my sissy, husband and I we scored a new jacket (wearing today), a pair of Lee jeans, a Henleys shirt, a couple of onesies for the little man, some shoes and a toy for my niece who is just the most scrumptious little thing ever. Wouldn't you agree?

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Oh, and here is my modelling said jacket. 

 just add sugar anorak and zensu wedges C/O trade secret | asos top (here) | forever 21 waxed coated jeans | karen walker sunnies

Would you like to join in on the trade secret fun? I have TWO yes TWO fifty dollar trade secret vouchers to give away to my lucky readers. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post with your contact details - it's that easy! Winners will be drawn by random number generator in two weeks time (26 April 2013) and will be notified via email.

Sorry, only Australian readers/people visiting Australia can enter!

Store locations can be found here.

even though i was gifted the voucher, these views are my own - I really do LOVE trade secret and shop there regularly so this was just a bonus

Purchased

Just clicked the submit order button on this beauty:

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Happy 30th birthday to me (in 12 days).

I also decided to pick up some items from a store I've been neglecting for a while - asos. Actually I haven't really done much shopping recently. I guess the realisation of how much it costs to have a baby may have subconsciously killed my spending habits. On the flip side, I am totally bored with my whole wardrobe at the moment and wanted to inject some new pieces which would carry me through the pregnancy. I tell you what ... collectively speaking, maternity specific clothes are just not nice in my opinion. I get that you have a belly to contend with but can't designers make pieces that are flattering as well as a little bit um, stylish?! I did pick up this top from pumpkin patch as sale items were an extra 20% off and it was under twenty dollars but apart from that, I'm just disgusted with what is on offer.

So, I'm hoping these will last for a while. 

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probably a bit dicky but oh well. Bought in a size 12.

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If there are any companies out there reading this post (yea right), I'd be happy to try out your maternity clothes if you've got something stylish to offer. 

White Gold with Rose Gold ... yes or no

I need some help from you stylish sistas out there!

I am deciding which Michael Kors watch to get for my thirtieth (yes, going to be 30 in a couple of weeks!) and although I love and have wanted a rose gold one for ages, I'm just not sure if it's going to clash with my wedding and engagement rings which are white gold.

photo - Darren Nolan (ckmetrophotography)

The three I have narrowed my search down to are:

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Which would you choose and if you have one, are the oversized ones, TOO oversized?

(Check my instagram feed to the right for a pic of my engagement ring and wedding ring together. Who wants to be my lucky 200th follower?! My username is peta_ballerina)

What do you want for Christmas?

Do you have trouble coming up with gift ideas for yourself? I find I buy things throughout the year that I want so really struggle when asked 'what do you want for Christmas?'

So here is what is on my current wishlist ... given that a move to the sunshine coast is imminent, a one year wedding anniversary is a week away and Christmas is 8 weeks away!!!

Rose gold Michael Kors watch ... (buy here on sale)

Can't go past a bit of Nigella ... (buy here)

this outfit (and that hair too) ... (buy here)

Karen Walker super duper strength sunglasses (plenty on eBay)

• an instagram poster (buy here)
• this print
• a voucher for a large canvas ... need to get some wedding photos done!
• some nice bed linen ... queen size
• sandals for summer
• this drinks dispenser ... so pretty (even if we only filled it with cordial)
• skirts, dresses, singlets and tunics for my new coastal lifestyle

That should give some gift buyers some hints. What are you asking Santa for this Christmas?

(giveaway winner announced soon)