Ok, we love Valentines Day as it’s a fun opportunity to say ‘I love you’ to anyone special in your life, be it your lover, mistress, best friend, hubbie, wife, pet or just for yourself.
Here are Magnet’s pick of special Valentine’s Day ideas:
Buy a special Patron Saint of Love (St. Anthony) bracelet from Santos Wish Jewellery, www.santoswish.com for you, for him or for her, check out the attachment. Have a ball shopping online with their spectacular new website or email info@santoswish.com to place your order now!
For those who are last minute and want to organise something on the day, Sparkle Cupcakery have their special seasonal cakes, Raspberry Red Velvet and Black Velvet cupcakes on offer, which come beautifully packaged in that stunning silver and black box, get on down to Sparkle, 132 Foveaux Street, Surry Hills or phone: (02) 9361 0690 to place your order. Web address www.sparklecupcakery.com.au
Last but not least, say it with a gorgeous bunch of flowers or a potted plant from Susan Avery, located on 59 Jersey Road, Woollahra, phone (02) 9363 1168 to place your order or check out www.susanavery.com for more inspiration.
Lets hope us Magnet girls get something special…..
Adios, Te Amamos! Xx
So this year I spent Christmas with family in the tropical state’s capital of Brisbane where unfortunately ‘the sunshine state’ slogan is not happening! We feel for plenty of people who are homeless through the floods and hope the rain stops soon.
Alas, it is nice to watch Brisbane grow from a backward country town where I grew up hanging out at Club LQ in the Queens Street Mall and drinking beer upstairs at Jo-Jo’s to an up and coming city which I love to visit. There has also been an emerging trend of my Sydney friends visiting Brisbane for a visit and ringing me to rave about their experiences.
So upon my explorations, here are a couple of places I have come across. I have an older brother who resides in Brisbane and has finally found a love of fine wine and foods so he introduced me to the Black Pearl Epicure, a wholesale and retail fine foods business also runs great cooking school classes www.blackpearl.com.au was the perfect spot to grab some last minute Christmas treats. What are delicious cheeses without some real French bread? Afterwards, head into boulangerie and patisserie, Chouquette www.chouquette.com.au in the heart of New Farm, you will not be sorry!
For lunch or dinner I highly recommend stoping in at Tartufo, restaurant & bar, Tony Percuoco’s (ex Fellini, Gold Coast) new spot in the Emporium hotel for some classic Italian food www.tartufo.com.au
Now if you have some cash and feel like splurging on designer shoes or accessories, Jean Brown next door to Tartufo has an exquisite selection of designer gear for Women, www.jeanbrown.com.au and there are plenty of other stores in the same complex. If you want something a bit more affordable, head to James Street where one will find Sass and Bide etc.. and the most gorgeous classic parfumerie I have ever seen in Australia, Libertine www.libertineparfumerie.com.au alongside the Palace Cinemas if one fancy’s a foreign flick.
Enjoy Bris-vegas, till next time! Kim xx
