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GREY IS THE NEW BLACK FOR WITCHERY'S STYLE COLLECTIVE.

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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a particularly exciting one for me though, as it's not only my 25th birthday this weekend, but I also have something very exciting to share with you....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://blog.witchery.com.au/the-aw14-style-collective-meet-our-newest-members/">I'm now contributing to Witchery's Style Collective</a></b>, along with some of the best (Geneva of <a href="http://apairandasparediy.com/"><b>a pair & a spar</b>e</a>, <b><a href="http://www.fashionising.com/">Fashionising</a></b>,  Tash & Elle of <b><a href="http://www.theyallhateus.com/">Theyallhateus</a></b> and my lovely friend Claire of <b><a href="http://www.stylebyyellowbutton.com/">Style by Yellow Button</a></b>)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://blog.witchery.com.au/grey-is-the-new-black-by-chronicles-of-her/">Click here </a></b>to read my first post, <a href="http://blog.witchery.com.au/grey-is-the-new-black-by-chronicles-of-her/" style="font-weight: bold;">GREY IS THE NEW BLACK</a>, where I'm talking about exactly why it's the new neutral for this coming winter + sharing my totally do-able styling tips for how to wear it (right). </span></div>
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7 THINGS I'VE ONLY JUST LEARNT ABOUT MY SKIN.

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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Is your skin oily, dry or combination? Are your breakouts a result of stress, environmental factors or the products you're using? </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A self skin diagnosis may be the most time and cost effective solution but, as I only just managed to discover recently, it's definitely not the most effective one. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Why am I telling you this?</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because a few weeks before the Christmas holidays something happened, and my body decided it was time to play not-very-funny tricks on my skin – which is not exactly what you want when you're about to embark on a two week vacay. I tried everything; cleansing extra thoroughly, drinking more water, eating well, and even called on the help of some super strength targeted breakout cream, but nothing worked. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few weeks ago I took a little trip across town to North Sydney to visit <b><a href="http://www.dermalogica.com.au/au/">Dermalogica</a></b>'s headquarters, where I was treated to an hour long skin consultation and treatment. While kicking back on the bed in my all-white attire (i.e. super cosy robe) I learned a lot about my skin and now, after only two weeks of sticking to my prescribed regime, both myself, and my skin are back to being happy little Vegemites. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>HERE'S 7 THINGS I'VE LEARNT ABOUT MY SKIN:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I always thought it was dry, but it's mostly dehydrated.</b> 'Dry' is a skin type, describing the characteristics of your skin that you inherited from your parents. 'Dehydrated' is a skin condition, which refers to a loss of moisture in the skin. It's important to know if you're dealing with the skin type or condition (or both) to be able to provide your skin with what it needs to fix the problem. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>My skin type is 'combination/dry'</b> which, in simple terms, means oil flows through certain areas of my face and hardly in others. So, while I've always been reaching for products intended for 'dry' skin on the shelf, I should be seeking out 'balancing' ranges. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Skin likes stability.</b> If you find something that works, stick to it. Don't be an over-excited little product junkie like me and juggle different brands and product ranges from week-to-week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I need to exfoliate more (but this doesn't mean <i>scrubbing</i>).</b> It's all about gentle products that limit physical abrasion of the skin – like <b><a href="http://rstyle.me/~1qxKW">Daily Microfoliant</a></b>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Regularly exfoliating your body is important, too. </b>I'm always too lazy/forgetful to do this, but the pay-off is well worth it. You'll be super soft and glowing all over. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Keep it simple (step away from the products, Carmen).</b> I need to avoid over-stimulating my skin, as this can be one of the main causes of dehydration, congestion and sensitivity (which my skin also suffers from). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Stress really is your skin's enemy.</b> We've all read this, but I kind of never believed it. How bad could it actually be, right? It's bad. Very very bad, so boil up a chamomile tea, take a few deep breaths and get off <b><a href="http://instagram.com/chroniclesofher_">Instagram</a></b>. </span><br />
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7 THINGS I'VE ONLY JUST LEARNT ABOUT MY SKIN.

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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. New happy pants by <b><a href="http://rstyle.me/~1rEkb">Alexander Wang</a></b> (that are actually <b><a href="http://rstyle.me/~1rEkb">on sale right now</a></b>). And yes, they're the ones on my <b><a href="http://instagram.com/chroniclesofher_">Instagram</a></b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Early morning meetings in said happy pants. One may think meetings are a strange thing to smile about, but my kind of meetings usually involve lots of coffee, sugary treats and people who are actually fun to talk to, so life's not all that bad. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. <b><a href="http://www.jomalone.com.au/">Jo Malone London</a></b>'s new limited edition 'London Rain' collection - which 'captures the different moods of a downpour, from the soft sparkle of a morning shower to a wild rainstorm at night'. Think white jamine and mint or black cedarwood and juniper. Nuff said. I'm hooked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Flowers in full bloom. I also learnt that if you put a crushed Panadol tablet into the water, they last at least three times as long. My friend says it's because you're easing their pain after chopping their legs off (ha...ha!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. My sweet, sweet boyfriend for taking the photo above. </span></div>
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HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR LEATHER WITH MICHA OF ESKA ALIKAI.

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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hang it in a well-ventilated area in your wardrobe as soon as you get home – if you don’t allow leather to breathe it can cause mildew and quickly destroy the piece.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To fix a crease, lay the garment out on a flat surface and stack books on top.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be aware of spilling any liquids on your leather pieces when wearing them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't put too much pressure on the seams.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Always air your leather pieces out after wearing them to minimise odours.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use a professional dry cleaner, but always be sure to check whether they send it to another specialist as you may have to wait up to three weeks to get your garment back. </span></li>
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THE 3 TOPS THAT INSTANTLY MAKE YOUR WARDROBE MORE EXCITING.

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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. the off the shoulder </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you say "off the shoulder", I usually think "boho", which is absolutely forbidden from my wardrobe along with Crocs and jeggings. But this particular one is a little bit slinky; a little bit señorita; and I love how it works for lunch or after five fun with a simple shoe change. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drape a blazer over your shoulders to continue wearing it through the cooler months. The fluidity of the silk creates the perfect contrast against a straight, tailored blazer with structured shoulders. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the other hand, I say "cocoon" and you probably think "no more taco Tuesday and going on a Hollywood crash diet, <b><a href="http://www.vogue.com.au/people/interviews/galleries/this+is+what+it+takes+to+look+like+victoria+beckham+every+day,28951">perhaps Victoria Beckham's</a></b>?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not true, but I'll admit this one is a little trickier to pull off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You have two options: if you did ok in the leg department, pair a cocoon top with an equally structured mini-skirt to create maximum volume on top and put ze legs on display. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The full collection will be available in August so sit tight. In the meantime, see some of their other amazingness on the <b><a href="http://www.hansenandgretel.com/shop/">website</a></b>.</span></div>
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