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Majesty
I’m at the New York Burlesque festival right now and I’m feeling quite inspired! I have a million ideas swimming around in my head. I’m thinking about a Queen Elizabeth act with a giant wig. YES! Also, a balloon pop tease with a twist. Perhaps involving the making of balloon animals (finally, useless skill #139 put to use. Take that Toys ‘R’ Us)! I’ll keep... • read more •
The Emerald City
Hello lovelies! Sorry for the lack of postings. I am still having MAJOR computer issues. So anyhoo, I am in the States! And loving it! First stop was Seattle. Well, actually it was LAX. I had a giant glass of wine in the hopes it would make me sleepy. It didn’t. I was awake for like 40 hours or something ridiculous. Seriously a long long flight. ... • read more •
I Dream of Zelda
I am not one to buy magazines. I have three or four that I read on a regular basis but I can’t abide with buying every fashion magazine out there. I will only ever buy Vogue and the such like if there is a particularly good editorial (like this stunning Tim Walker shoot in British Vogue. I have so much love for this issue). I just find they... • read more •
Things that make me happy this winter (Mia Bella’s Winter IT List)
Pretty websites to keep you company on those “too rainy and cold to go outside so it’s best to snuggle up indoors with a nice hot beverage” days: thesartorialist cloth-ears anthropologie tabio sockdreams chictopia Keep warm lovelies, Mia Bella xxx • read more •
Cute Nails for Every Occasion
I have never been much of a nail painter. I just love the look of painted nails (especially vintage manicures like the ones that Dita Von Teese is always sporting) but I have really weak nails that just don’t grow and are super short, stubby and gross. When I used to get manicures at my local beauty parlour in Bangkok (the only time in my life... • read more •
Ahoy!
Here in Perthville, we recently hosted a Lindy Hop exchange. Hullaballoo to be exact. For those not in the know, a lindy hop exchange is where people from all over Australia (and sometimes the world) come together for dancing good times. Hulla is always such a blast! The organisers did a great job this year. Each night had a theme kind of based around old movies from the Casablanca... • read more •Everybody’s Doing the Charleston!
Oh how I love to charleston! Often when I tell people about what kind of dancing I do, I’m met with blank stares, lots of questions and it may even require a demonstration. So here is a little education for you. Charleston is a dance that was at the height of it’s popularity in the 1920’s. It’s origins are within the African American dance community... • read more •
The Hoop Man Can!
As I have previously mentioned, I’m the resident hula hooper here at Sugar Blue. I started doing it just for something different for my acts and different from the other ladies. Plus I have secretly always wanted to learn. It looked like a jolly good bit of fun. I picked up the basics fairly quickly but they will only get you so far. Just spinning the hoop and prancing... • read more •
My Tic-Tac Tactic
I used to find that when I was on stage performing a particularly high-energy routine (or if I was just really nervous) I would get a dry mouth which meant when I smiled my lips would stick to my teeth and I’d just feel like a total goober. What I do now is tuck a peppermint tic-tac between my gums and cheek which (grossly enough)... • read more •