The Blog you have been waiting for…

So I have had a very interesting time putting this post together! 

I thought it would be fun to do a bit of an anonymous questionnaire to find out what men and women REALLY want to know about each other and what their answers are!

Have you ever wondered why women take so long to get ready?

Or what men really look for in a woman?

Well I asked a varied group of men and women to submit questions for the opposite sex, things they had always wondered but never had the chance or been too embarrassed to ask and then to answer the questions that the opposite sex had for them!

To start with I have the things that men were curious to know about us lovely ladies…  and all of the girls very honest answers! 

The questions and answers are in no particular order, some answers I have summarised the general answers or approximate percentages and others I have put the most common answer or two forward

Enjoy…..

Do you find beards/facial hair attractive? 

Most girls thought a little bit scruffy and rugged is sexy, but no one admitted to loving full beards! 

Whats the best thing a guy can do in the bedroom? (talk, be dominant, do what you say etc)

A little bit of dirty talk

Confidence and taking control

If a girl could choose one of the two, would she prefer to be seen by guys as sexy, or beautiful?

80% Beautiful 20% sexy

Does a girl prefer a guy who is a better listener or a better lover?

75% Lover 15% Listener

I once read that a well tailored suit is to women what lingerie is to men? True or false?

15% True 75% False (several of the girls also mentioned a fondness for tradie attire) 

What's more important to a woman, that she has an orgasm, or the man, and why?

Getting pleasure is always great, but I get satisfaction from a guy getting off, you know you've done a good job and it's a very satisfying feeling 

if the girl cant make the man reach that they feel inadequate

Have you ever fantasised about another woman? Have you ever actually acted upon this fantasy? 

Almost all of the girls had fantasised about another woman but only about half had acted on it…

Do you find your sex life usually gets better or worse the longer you're in a relationship?

I think it's always a little more exciting at the start 

It doesn't get worse, just different and has a different meaning. 

The person learns how to pleasure you and you fall into a good routine

How often do you ladies judge us on our shoes? Should I be leaving my volleys at home on a Friday or Saturday night hahaha?

This one was about half of the girls caring about shoes and half saying that they never look. However crocs got several mention as definite no's!  

Do women masturbate more frequently than they let on? Or is it too much of a secret to tell?

Every girl asked this had the same answer. YES. But its still a secret…. 

Career/education vs lady of leisure? How important is it to make your own success over being a kept woman?

These days its very important to be your own person, however it's nice to feel spoilt and a bit taken care of at the same time. 

In a females opinion, are Brazilians more for her or for him? 

90% for her 10% for him

How do you feel about body hair on men? chest hair? yes or no?, pubic hair baby shaved or neatly trimmed?

Chest hair is ok, pubic neatly trimmed. Baby shaved is a little too far

Man hair should be confined to the chest, head, scruff on the face, arms and legs and neatly trimmed down there. Nothing worse than a face full of pubes when you’re doing some oral exercise, baby shaved is just a bit scary.

What's the best thing a guy can do to lift your spirits if you're having a bad day?

The majority of answers to this one were just to make a girl smile, laugh, give a good cuddle and to be a good listener. Wine and flowers also help :)

Would you prefer to look perfect and die alone without being married, or look average and have the best husband you could dream of?

Every girl said they would rather look average and have the best husband they could dream of.

So sweet!

Would you cheat on your husband, if he wouldn't find out, for $50,000?

No 100%

Are women incapable of judging how good they look in an outfit, or is there an agenda behind the "Does this make me look fat?" question?

Hahaha depends on how well you know the girl but to be safe, if they do look fat just say “no not fat but its not ur best outfit, maybe try (insert item here) instead”

If you were a guy for 24 hours, plan your day..

Get up, shower, masturbate, drink beer, go do burnouts, shave, masturbate, drink beer, watch porn (with friends) go find a random to shag, keep my hands down my pants on my package for a whole tv program, eat some junk food, have a nap, repeat until 24 hours is over

Sex and masturbation would have to be top of the list, not going to hide that one. 

Rank the following about a guy in order most to least important - money... intelligence... facial good looks... good body... humour... fame

humour, facial good looks and intelligence were always the top 3, followed by good body, money and fame came in last every time. 

Well I hope you enjoyed reading the questions and answers! I thought the funniest bit was that all the girls who were asked would spend their day as a man using or playing with their penis! Haha!

Thanks so much to all the guys and girls who helped out; your honestly and time are very much appreciated! All of the questions AND the answers were so fantastic that it was hard to know which ones to choose  ut I tried to keep it as varied as I could! 

I'll sort through the girls questions and put together the guys answers soon! 

A day in the life...

Well it's been a big couple of weeks for me, I've hardly had time to exercise so am feeling guilty and lazy but we all have weeks like that so I kicked myself into gear and jogged around Albert Park when I got home from work. For me, once I have my running gear on I feel more motivated so thats half the battle. Going for my run was a great way to relax and think back over everything that's been going on. There were some things that I'd been nervous or worried about and it was a good time to reflect and realise that no matter how daunting something seems, everything always works out and you make it through intact. Life always goes on and it only becomes enriched with each challenge that we face!

The craziness all started from my last shoot, it was a fairytale theme for some advertising so that day off my usual work was spent dressed as a princess in the arms of a male model playing prince charming, it was fun! The 5year old inside me loved playing dress ups! I've also spent a busy few weeks putting together a blog post that involves men and women asking and answering questions about each other anonymously. It's going to be a great read and it's been so interesting to see what everybody is  really thinking! I've been lucky enough to have some feedback from some high profile people, although its all anonymous so I can't say who! I hope you guys enjoy reading it once it's all done! 

I also started the Captain Morgans promotional campaign in Melbourne. For those who don't know Captain Morgan's is a type of rum that is designed to mix with coke. Im not usually a rum drinker but it tastes kind of like vanilla coke- very drinkable! The launch for the campaign was last weekend and it involves the charismatic Captain Morgan and 12 of his beautiful Morganettes! We arrive at a club full of energy, do the special Captains Dance on arrival and then play a game with the club goers called 'key to adventure!' where the captain gives people a key to the treasure chest and if the key unlocks the chest then they get a prize. It's such a fun job, we have a dance and chat to the patrons for about 45 minutes  before making our exit. It was a full on weekend, working 3 nights in a row but so much fun and all the other Morganettes are great girls. So definitely keep an eye out for us in nightclubs over the next few months! 

As I work full time I know that I couldn't commit to going back to study, although there are so many other things I've always wanted to try. I have never been somebody who wants to look back and think 'what if' so I was determined to tick something else off my list anyway, to do further study in something that really interests me. We are so lucky to have things like Open Universities which means we can study via correspondence and work towards something at our own pace so I finally decided to enrol in a journalism course. I'm so excited to start studying and trying something new. If I can do it then anyone can- it's so easy to enrol and I feel as though it's given me new energy and direction.

After my busy weekend, on Sunday night Chris spoilt me with a surprise horse and carriage ride around the city. We had always seen them around and thought it would be something fun and different but never made the time. It was a really beautiful gesture and a great way to relax and enjoy some of the sights of our amazing city. It's very touristy and corny but sometimes those things are the most memorable! It was so thoughtful and I really did feel very special and loved! We also had a chat to the driver and I found out where the horses stay at night which is something I'd always wondered! 

To top the night off he cooked me dinner and filled the living room with candles when we got home… It was so romantic and I just felt so grateful to have him. God knows what I did to get so lucky. Its not always the huge big presents that matter the most but the simples things like a candlelit dinner that fill our hearts with so much love. It meant so much to me, after such a busy weekend, to feel so nurtured and appreciated. That thoughtfulness goes a long way in keeping that honeymoon period going. So for any guys reading this, take notes! The horse and carriage is a great idea, and to Chris, because I know he supports me by reading my blog- thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

Also this week I did my first bit of filming for Neighbours, it was just an extra part (I play a performer at an open mic night, but don't worry- I don't actually perform so you wont have any burst eardrums if you watch the episode!) but it was a great experience and a good way to see what really goes on behind the scenes. The cast and crew were really lovely and friendly but there was a lot of waiting around and repeating things until they got the takes they were after, very different to the photographic work I've been used to!

Last night we went out with some friends to a cute Thai restaurant in South Melbourne called Sweet Lemon which was lovely and intimate and the food was delicious. Perhaps a little too cozy to be comfortable at the beginning but once a larger table left it was better. Id go later in the night with a very small group (no more than 4) to really make the most of it, otherwise its a bit squashy.

I've also been in training for my role as a beauty advisor for Clinique so that has been very interesting as well- expect some more beauty tip posts to come! 

Tonight we are just relaxing at home, listening to the rain on the roof and enjoying being cozy and warm. We cooked one of my favourite meals, vegetarian lasagne which I love because its so hearty and yet still healthy! I thought I'd share the recipe as well. 

So just a bit of a catch up on how diverse Melbourne lifestyle can be, I met some fantastic people, tried new things, worked really hard and came out smiling at the end of it! 

http://www.facebook.com/CaptainMorganAustralia 

www.open.edu.au

http://www.facebook.com/CliniqueAustralia

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 800g butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 1cm-thick slices
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium brown onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 medium red capsicum, chopped
• 2 medium zucchini, halved, sliced
• 1 medium eggplant, chopped
• 200g button mushrooms, thickly sliced
• 400g can diced tomatoes with oregano and basil
• 80g baby spinach
• 30g butter
• 2 tablespoons plain flour
• 2 cups reduced-fat milk
• 1 cup reduced-fat grated mozzarella cheese
• 125g dried lasagne pasta sheets

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Arrange pumpkin, in a single layer, on tray. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons oil. Bake for 20 minutes or until tender. Set aside.
2. Heat remaining oil in a heavy-based frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, capsicum, zucchini, eggplant and mushroom. Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until eggplant is just tender. Stir in tomato. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes or until sauce has thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in spinach. Cover. Set aside for 2 minutes or until spinach has wilted. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat until foaming. Add flour. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 1 minute or until bubbling. Remove from heat. Gradually add milk, stirring to prevent lumps forming. Return pan to heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens. Remove pan from heat. Stir in half the cheese. Set aside.
4. Lightly grease a 7cm-deep, 25cm (base) square baking dish. Spoon half the onion mixture into dish. Arrange half the pumpkin over onion mixture. Place half the lasagne sheets over pumpkin, breaking sheets to fit. Repeat layers. Spoon sauce over top. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 40 minutes or until golden and pasta tender. Stand for 10 minutes. Serve with a nice glass of red wine! 
5. Relax, enjoy your lasagne and get somebody else to do the washing up!

The stories behind the photos...

Since I started modelling several years ago I've had some really great experiences. I feel so lucky to be offered work doing something that I love. Although I don't do runway or high fashion due to my height, I am booked regularly for a variety of different jobs, mostly advertising campaigns. These are just some random little stories that show what is happening to create different images, as models we get pinned and pulled and frozen and dirty and soaked! But it's all so much fun, there are also the really fun ones, like an ad for a beer company when we were all told to jump around and party and pretend to drink beer at 9am! Or a job I did for a makeup company where I just had to sit and have my makeup done for 3 hours, which usually happens before the shooting starts instead of being the actual focus! I picked these images because of how unique they are and because I think its interesting to hear the real story behind a photo, there is always so much going on to create that perfect shot. Some of these images are up to a few years old from when I first started modelling, to my more recent work and they each show a different side to the kind of work that we do. I hope you enjoy reading!

This series was so much fun to shoot, the location was a private property in Gembrook in some beautiful bush land. It was very hard work however, we had so many shots to get and it had to be in the perfect light! No shoot is ever completely without drama and as well as the headdress being exceptionally hard to balance in the breeze the other model I was working with actually fell in the lake! Was a very memorable shoot!

This shot is actually me just relaxing in between takes, while the lighting was being set up. I guess a lot of shots are flukes like this and the photographer caught the moment perfectly, it's one of my favourite shots still, even though it's a few years old now.

This was a really fun but absolutely freezing cold shoot and as you can see very messy! I did do a little bit of glamour modelling when I first started and was still working out which style I liked, this was my last glamour shoot before I moved into more commercial modelling. It was with one of my favourite photographers, Frank Sartori. on a day like that when it's so cold its really hard to keep your expression from showing it and in some I the shots I look absolutely frozen! www.facebook.com/FrankSartoriPhotography

This was an edgy bridal shoot and had a bit of a twist, there was a very specific pose the director wanted, with a wet and clinging dress. It was done in a studio so the dress kept drying too quickly under the lights to perfect the pose so I had a team of designated water sprayers who would come in every few shots and start spraying the dress to create the effect and make it cling in the right places without going too see through, however in the end they didn't choose one of the wet look shots anyway! 

For this shot it was done at the end of the day, just before we all went home, I was back in my cardigan and had started to take the makeup off and the pins from my hair when the photographer had an idea for the shot. So I was dragged back to set with makeup still all over my face and told to give the camera some attitude. It had been a long day and so I think I was fed up enough that I got the anger across to the image! 

The work I did for Alf Caruana was definitely my edgiest and darkest, the makeup was extraordinary (it looks ghostly) and the light effects behind the shots are actually from someone being up on a ladder above me and using a sieve to sift flour so it falls into the light (and all over me!) I probably wouldn't do anything as risky as those shots again but it was a lot of fun and Alf is an outstanding photographer! www.alfcaruana.com.au

Behind the Regime...

Most of us do at least something with our skin, cleanse, tone moisturise and maybe the occasional facial but it makes such a difference if you understand why we have to do all of this. Through my work in cosmetics and beauty therapy I've had lots of people ask things about skincare, including why they should exfoliate as well as cleanse, so I thought I'd explain the method behind the madness!

A common misconception is that only oily skin needs exfoliation but this is not true! If you're suffering from dry skin, it can be from the change in temperatures or conditions, travelling long distances or even if your skin is consistently dry it is so important to exfoliate as well! By exfoliating we are removing the dead skin cells that lie flat on the surface, if we don't remove them then it creates a buildup of rough, flakey skin. These flat cells don't reflect light so it can make the skin look dull and lifeless and it is also a barrier so that your moisturiser can't get deep enough to actually hydrate or repair your moisture barrier. So by adding moisturisers before cleansing the skin properly we are actually making dry skin worse; even though the cream has camouflaged the dryness it's not actually healing it! On a skin that is oily this buildup leads to congestion and breakouts because the bacteria is trying to get out of the skin and becomes trapped under the dead skin cells. After exfoliation the new, young cells can then make it to the surface, making your skin seem more youthful and refreshing it. 


Usually it is best to exfoliate about twice a week after cleansing the skin but each product is different so it's important to read the directions first to gain the best result.
There are several different types of products you can use to exfoliate the skin, the most common is a granulated scrub which will 'polish' the surface of your skin to soften and remove any excess oils and dirt. Usually these can be used once or twice a week depending on the strength of the products.

Using a lotion to exfoliate will give your skin a chemical exfoliation and remove any excess oil in your pores as well as the flat cells without irritating or scratching the skin so is usually gentle enough to use daily before your moisturiser. 
A treatment mask can offer a deep exfoliation and use certain ingredients to draw out any deep impurities but it depends on the skin type as to what type of mask you will need. It's normal to see some breakouts after this kind of treatment, it's bringing everything to the surface and the skin usually looks worse before it gets better. 
Ideally you would be using a liquid exfoliant daily, a scrub once or twice a week and then using a treatment mask when your skin needs a boost, often if you have been stressed or unwell you can see it in your skin.

It's important to use good products to take care of our skin, it's such a big part of how we look and feel about ourselves so it's an investment that's worth it! 
It doesn't take much to get into these little habits and to research and find out our skin types but it really pays off in the long run. 
We all want to be the person who gets mistaken for being 10 years younger one day and it all comes down to having good skin!
Instead of going out and spending a fortune in one hit on expensive products you can add one at a time to your regime, building up your collection slowly. Its a good idea to talk to professionals in the industry so that you know HOW the products actually work and WHY you need to use them. So then you will understand the benefit and be excited to see the results! Its easy to forget to put a cream on or not be bothered to take your makeup off after a night out but if you know the long term consequences of neglecting your skin then it will inspire you not to let the regime slip! 


Some of my favourite exfoliants/ lotions are- 
Clinique- clarifying lotion
Payot- gommage douceur
Kosmea- exfoliating scrub
Dermalogica- gentle cream exfoliant

www.payot.com

www.dermalogica.com/au/

www.kosmea.com.au/

www.clinique.com.au/