31 May 2013

Voislav Winter sale

It's fashion Friday and I am excited one of my favourite designers VOISLAV (Australia's answer to Stephane Rolland) will be having his annual warehouse sale from June 27 - 30th at his gorgeous showroom:

Details:



If you love European style fashion and only wear the best quality materials then this is one sale you do not want to miss.

V tells me there will  a range of sample and new garments on sale starting from just $20. 

You can checkout some of the styles online at http://www.voislav.com.au/ or head to VOISLAV facebook.

For more info on the event check out the facebook event page.

Happy designer label shopping! 


30 May 2013

The Cardiac Diet

So I really need to drop a few KG's so I yesterday I started the Cardiac Diet and I have to say I woke up feeling alot lighter.

The Cardiac Diet is used for heart patients who need to loose weight rapidly before having 
surgery. 

In 3 days you can loose as much as 4.5kgs.

I am trialling this diet, so I thought I would publish it, but if you decide to do this, you do it at your own risk. I researched it on the internet before I started it and I thought it would be suitable for me, you should do the same.

A few things before starting:

1. You must use this diet for 3 consecutive days per week and then after 3 days of dieting, you can eat your usual food

2. Drink alot of water

3.Don't over exercise

4. Do not snack

5. Consult your doctor first or do this at your own risk

6. Follow the diet exactly the way it is, do not vary it

7. Only use the diet for 3 days and then take 3 days off - you must take a break

Here it is:


Day One
·         Breakfast-Coffee or tea, one piece of toast with one tablespoon of peanut butter, and a half of a grapefruit.
·         Lunch-Five crackers and one-half cup of tuna, coffee or tea.



·         Supper-Three ounces of meat, one cup of green beans, one cup of carrots, one small apple, one-half cup of vanilla ice cream, coffee or tea.



 Day Two
·         Breakfast-Coffee or tea, one boiled egg, one piece of toast, one small apple.


·         Lunch-Once piece of toast and one-half cup of tuna or crackers with cottage chees, coffee or tea.




·         Supper- Three ounces of meat, one cup of green beans or broccoli, one cup of carrots, one small apple, one-half cup of vanilla ice cream, coffee or tea.





Day Three
·         Breakfast- Coffee or tea, one boiled egg, one piece of toast, one cup of cantalope.
·         Lunch- Once piece of toast or slice of cheese and one-half cup of tuna, coffee or tea

·         Supper- Two frankfurters, one cup of green beans or broccoli, one cup of carrots, one small apple, one-half cup of vanilla ice cream, coffee or tea.


The Cardiac Diet shopping List:
Black coffee 
Tea - cold or hot 
Artificial Sweetener 
1 Grapefruit 
Bread - Whole Wheat 
Peanut Butter 
Tuna 
Cottage Cheese 
Hot Dogs / Frankfurters 

Any lean meat 
Green Beans 
Beets 
Small apples 
Vanilla Ice Cream
Bananas 
Salada Crackers
Cheddar Cheese 
Broccoli 
Carrots 
Cauliflower 
Diet drinks - Optional

Remember: No seasonings or sauces etc.
Good Luck!


27 May 2013

The Voice Australia - Angels top 4

Who's loving The Voice AU? I certainly am.

I love The Voice not only because some of my local friends Michelle Martinez, Rob Edwards & Lady Lyric got their chance to shine on a national and international stage, and it is a great platform for our local artists to showcase their talent, but also because the show arouses so many emotions. One moment you are crying hearing one of the artists major life challenge and then the next you are laughing at Joel Madden's jokes and crazy antics.

Although Keith Urban was a hard act to follow, can I just say I couldn't be happier the gorgeous Ricky Martin joined our coaching panel. Ricky is not only easy on the eye, but he is a true gentleman who only speaks words of beauty! Go RICKY!

After my VIP experience on the first live finals show on Monday, I got to meet most of the top 16 artists.and I had the opportunity to see them perform live at the rehearsals and again at the live show.

So I wanted to publish a post on who I think the top four final artists from each team would be based on my knowledge of the industry. 

Here we go:



Who I'd like it to be: Mitch Anderson

Who I think it will actually be: Harrison Craig



















Who I'd like it to be: Kiyomi Vella

I think it will actually be: Michael Paytner

















Who I'd like it to be: Miss Murphy

I think it will actually be: Luke Kennedy


















Who I would like it to be: Steve Clisby

I think it will actually be: Tim Morrison

What do you think?



23 May 2013

Fashion Friday - Sabatini June sale

So it's back to Fashion Fridays on The Secret Life of Angel and you know I love a good bargain.

Thanks to our friends at Sabatini's  you can grab a bargain at their June sale it's happening from Wednesday 5th June, details:





Shop Shop Shop til you drop!


21 May 2013

Behind the scenes at The Voice Au Live finals

Talk about a VIP celebrity experience and a half! Monday night I had it all and more and it was all thanks to Vodafone Australia.

After being chosen as Social Media Reporter (right up my alley) for #TeamVodafone at The Voice Australia live finals, I was very excited to receive a Samsung Galaxy S4 to report my adventures with and to give The Voice AU Fans, VIP access whilst tweeting, and posting pics on instagram live from the first finals show. 


And it went like this;

At 3pm on Monday 20th May 2013, I was picked up in a Mercedes; my driver was just great and would not let me open the door and when I asked him who the last celebrity he worked with was he said, "I'm not sure if you know her, her name is Angel Champion".

I was chuffed. 

An honourable mention here to my fabulous designer friend Voislav for styling me in this slick white Safari leather trim jacket I love it! Thanks V!

Also thanks to Trudy from 9 lives Re-creation for providing me with this recycled zipper necklace and a HUGE thanks to Karen Burgoyne for her beautiful work on my face.

Upon arrival at Fox Studios I was greeted by the very friendly, welcoming and hospitable team at Shine Australia (the production company for The Voice Au).  Dave and Lisa really took care of us.  I was also joined by the very lovely Alice from Vodafone. 

We were then taken into The Voice on site offices to meet the heads of Social Media Joel & Holly #TeamJolly. They were so lovely; (they put your tweets on TV. They told me what they look for - Be different, be quirky, a little bit cheeky but always be positive!) (Hush, hush).

 


After receiving a run down on how The Voice Social Hub works we were then taken to the live rehearsals.

When I say live I mean the artists were rehearsing their song LIVE and I got to see it & tweet about it first. The coaches Seal, Joel, Delta & Ricky were in the building giving their feedback to the artists.

Oh so exciting! The pics, my tweets and my videos tell it all.

Just in case you are wondering all of these videos and pics were taken with the Samsung Galaxy S4 and it was all powered by the coolest Telco in Australia - Vodafone.


Check out the lighting. The Voice Au definitely has the best lighting and staging.



 
 


 


 

UH OH they gave me a microphone
During rehearsals we met the girls from Channel 9 and they gave Alice and I a bag of goodies. VIP baby!

We were also treated to an impromptu performance by Delta Goodrem as she broke out into a song. Her voice is flawless.

Alice and I were ecstatic to be given VIP seating, right behind guess who?



After rehearsals we got to meet The Voice AU band. 

Did you know that by the end of the show they would have learnt approximately 180 different songs. 

Like WOW! 

Musical Director, Scott Alpin told me that coffee was his best friend and no sleep had become the norm.  

I was happy to catch up with my old friend Michael Dolce. He is one of Sydney's most accomplished Guitarists.

I also met Byron lead Bass player for the John Butler Trio.

Props to the band they make the music! :) 

We were then escorted to the VIP tent to eat dinner with the crew.

Have you ever seen how people who work on a set of a film, movie or television show eat? 

Imagine school camp back in the day.

The food was really good! 

Whilst eating dinner we could hear the crowd cheering outside who had eagerly gathered  for the red carpet arrivals.

I immediately thought to myself 'hmmm Ricky Martin must be around.'


It seems I was right, the excitement once again built as we were whisked away to the red carpet to see the artists and their coaches arriving.


I was positioned in a prime spot on the carpet and I bumped into a Twitter fan of mine. Hey Hey @The_VoiceAu_Fan.

The red carpet was a blast. First Team Seal, then Team Ricky, then Team Joel & them Team Delta.

As Team Ricky arrived the screams got louder and the girls began to chant "Ah Ricky, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Ricky, hey Ricky..."

He smiled and clapped along.



  


 

Once the red carpet was over we were blessed with a meet and greet with the angelic Rachel Leahcar from The Voice Au 2012.  What a beautiful and precious soul she is.

After meeting Rachel we were whisked back to the red carpet to get some press shots with the artists.

I got to meet most of them at this time.

They were all really lovely and they looked fabulous. I encouraged them all.

It's not easy getting up on that big stage.

Once the photo shoot was over we headed into the V Room.

I was lucky enough to be given this very candid interview by Faustina the Fuzz. She is just beautiful. She reveals who her favourite coach is. 



Finally it was SHOWTIME!


 




The highlights of the night for me from the performances were definitely Kiyomi Vella's rendition of "It's Oh So Quiet", she blew me away and Celia Pavey with "Jolene", wow, Delta's song choice was on point.


Another highlight was when host Darren McMullen announced that he is nominated for Cleo Bachelor of the year. 

What do you think ladies is Darren eligible?

The Voice Au arena was absolutely electrifying. What made my experience even more memorable was the fact that I got to sit behind Ricky Martin.







Alice from Vodafone and I had the best afternoon and evening experiencing the very first The Voice Au live final.

We were treated like royalty it was just fabulous. I could get used to that life. 


To keep up with all the backstage happenings on The Voice Au live finals and for VIP access follow my fellow #TeamVodafone compadres @PaulyMaybury & @KatePatto on Twitter & Instagram and also on The Voice Au social hub 




I will be back again at The Voice Au grand final ready to represent #TeamVodafone on 
Monday 17th June. You can follow my updates on Twitter & Instagram - @AnAngelChampion or check out all the action on the tube - LeopardAngelTV

A huge thanks to Vodafone for this amazing experience and to Dave and Lisa at Shine Australia for looking after me.

                                                                                                           
I love The VOICE.



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