All of our best recs in one place

0:06This episode of Stylish is brought to you by Adore Beauty. Get up to 40 % off on your favourite skincare, haircare, makeup and wellness brands at the Adore Beauty after payday sale running until August 16. Hi everyone, welcome back to Stylish. This is a bit of a different an episode today because this is the first episode of our mid-year break. My name is Naima Fatima and I'm Shameless Media's head of socials and also one of Stylish's co-hosts. If you're a regular listener, you're probably familiar with the swap. It's our weekly segment where we share our favorite things. And today we're sharing the best of the best.

0:43These are the recs that you guys clicked on, you purchased, you queried about, you messaged in our DMs and raved about the most. All of the links for the episodes where these swaps originally came from will be in our show notes, but for now, let's get into it. First up, you'll be hearing from Mads and myself about our favourite cameras. We were inundated with messages about these cameras, so there's no better way to kick off this episode. I thought about this, I was like, what is something that is like quintessentially me? I thought about content and also social and I was like, okay, I'm going to bring in my cameras, which I actually did bring in today.

1:25Oh, we have a physical prop, people. Okay, you've got two cameras. I've got two. Because I have to be on my phone all the time at work, I've tried really hard to take some of that screen time down, which is, to be honest, we looked at it the other day and it was pretty diabolical. What was it? It was seven hours on one and two hours on the other. So yeah, not good. But you're ahead of social. I know, but I still should bring it down a little bit. Okay. So how are you bringing it down? My camera roll is also all, like a lot of it's just like outfit photos or my work photos. So I wanted to bring somewhere where I could have all of like my special memories and not bring out my phone as much when I'm out with my friends, out to dinner, you know, family time.

2:05So I ended up getting two cameras. I'm not a camera expert, so you could buy any of these cameras, but I've got a film one and a really easy like point and shoot digi one. I'd like to take this out on like a night out with a flash. It looks so good. Fair warning, you will be hit up by your friends the next day being like, oh, do you have those photos? So be prepared to work. Be prepared to work. You work enough by the sounds of that screen time. What's the other one you've got? So this one's just a 35 millimeter point and shoot. Both of these are from Facebook Marketplace. They were under 100 each.

2:38Obviously film is like a little bit more expensive. You do have to get it developed. But it's actually so easy to do now as well. There's a bunch of drop boxes around Melbourne where you can just drop off the film and they just do it for you. Facebook Marketplace, you don't have to spend too much. They're just nice things to have in your bag at all times, especially the film one, because it's like when I get them printed, I have no idea what's on there. So it's such a nice surprise because it's like you're not actually obsessed with what the photo is. It's just a nice memory. I feel I need to break the habit of reserving my film for being on holiday.

3:08Yes. I really like that you're leaning into it being like, okay, everyday moments, going out with your friends, capturing those memories. That's really special. And I really need to take a page out of your book.

3:17Naima:Just pop it in your handbag. I've just gotten back from holiday. I was with friends who just got married. I took a number of cameras with me. I used to shoot in film a lot. So I've got some recommendations. The first is dad cams are back in a big way. I bought my dad cam from Amazon. I think it cost me$120 or$130 and was there in like two days. Another great camera, if you like to shoot in film, they can be quite expensive if you want to get a reloadable, but 35mm Co are a lot more affordable. So I love them. Also, Maddie is like a 26-year-old Australian girl, so we love a female founder. Otherwise, jump on eBay.

3:53Naima:They have some great cameras that you can buy secondhand. Next up, we've got a skincare rec from our resident skincare expert, Jo. If you saw any of Jo's wedding photos, you would have seen the work that this sheet mask did. I definitely was influenced on this one too. Well, speaking of the wedding day, my skincare pick is actually a repeat recent swap, which is the Radurian turnover sheet mask. I did see you did these. Was it the morning of or the night before? We did them the morning of. So I intended to maybe do them the night before. And then I was like, actually, I've got a favourite of time in the morning.

4:30I'm going to do it in the morning because my skin tends to look like really quenched after I use them. So I put them on both of us the morning of. We did LED the night before and then we put the sheet masks on the morning of and everyone in the venue was like, whoa, because I was just walking around like, hey. I love it. I love it so much. Scaring people. But very soothing, very hydrating. Obviously, it was great for skin prep as well. So, yeah, no complaints. And everyone was saying, Adrian's skin looked amazing. So now onto one from Rhi. She actually recommended these Pilates socks during a swap and it resulted in a whole lot of you actually buying them.

5:11Okay. So mine is for the Pilates girlies. Do you guys do Pilates? Yes.

5:15Naima:I do hot mat. I've recently rebounded back into hot mat. Yeah. I'm a big hot mat fan, but these are more for the reformer girlies. So they are specifically this brand called Pinky and Kamal. They do the best Pilates socks I've ever worn. Really? They are so comfy and they look so cute. The grip. So that's what, for those of you who don't know, when you go to Pilates, if you're a reformer girlie, you need socks that have like a grip on the bottom so you don't slip. You can also use them for hot mat though. I have worn them in classes before. I also now wear them outside of Pilates. I wore them on the weekend when I went to brunch with a few friends.

5:50I just wanted to wear like a bit of color. I had my brown Lulu lemon shorts, my white singlet, these gorgeous brown socks and they're just so cute and I feel so good in them. They're$28. So yes, on the more expensive side, but I think for Pilates socks, not too bad. And because I've been wearing them outside of the studio, I feel like I'm getting that cost per wear. Up next, a hairstyling tool from Annika. We were sceptical at first, but the results speak for themselves.

6:20so on one of my late night doom scrolls i may have been served a lot of hair inspired tools devices it actually might have been from sitting in here on my phone listening to me but anyway the timo ring plus have you guys even heard of this brand what is this can i do a quick google You can. It's going to send you. Ring plus. So literally, I was spammed by Instagram and the slide came up of this woman doing her hair. And one side was like super curly, like Afro-like. And then the other side was sleek. I know. I know. It's so rogue, you guys. So it's like a hot brush. It's like a hot brush. And I could you not.

7:02My hair is afro naturally. Like this is so curly. It's coarse. It's a mane. Yeah. I literally put this through my hair and it is so straight it's not even funny. Really? Yes. It has really good reviews. Like, have I given a review? What temperature does it go up to? Well, that's what makes it even more amazing. Go on. Go on, infomercial. Literally. So it's for international voltage. So you know when you travel and your tools don't work?

7:29Naima:I mean. Yeah. So my tools never work when I travel. It's so annoying. This, it just heated up in New York, in Paris, in Italy, in Australia. We get it. You travel. I know. Okay, Brad. Okay, Mr. Wild. Honestly, like, this product is$109. It's probably, like, there's always, like, buy one, get one free, 30%, 40%. It's actually$119.99 today. Okay, well, you still want to. And they're going to be using this as their next ad. It goes from 120 degrees Celsius to 210 degrees Celsius. Has nine temperatures. And I think it's got a ceramic plating, so it's good for your hair, right? Sure. Sure. But anyway, it's amazing.

8:08It took me like 10 minutes to do my hair with this, and I've like put away my hair straightener, and I use this, and I travel with this, and it's so compact and small. It's amazing.

8:16Naima:I'm so sorry that I laughed at you because I'm absolutely going to buy that for Coachella. Everybody was laughing at me. Like the girls at work were like, you did not just buy that. Like you did not buy the Instagram ad. And I was like, come on, guys. Would you have normally used a straightener? Yeah. So I usually have to blow dry my hair and then I've got to straighten it. And it's generally like an hour to an hour and a half for me. Like it's such an ordeal. Yeah. Appreciate that one. You're welcome. Now one from me. Earlier this year, I shared my tried and tested lip combo for brown girls and it proved to be pretty popular.

8:51I'm going to do a lip combo and I'm going to say it's for the brown girls. often I look online, I see a lip combo, I try it on, it looks terrible on me. But this one is tried and tested. And it's probably the only combo I do because once I like something, I just don't know how to change it. So it's the Mecca Pout Pencil in Stella with the Rimmel Oh My Gloss Butter Me Up Lip Butter. That is a really long name. That's quite a name as well, dare I so. Butter Me Up. in Latte Delight. And it's the, I would say the perfect day-to-day brown glossy combo. And I love it. And both pretty affordable.

9:30Naima:I'm so glad you called out the Mecca Max Power Pencil because I've had my makeup done professionally probably three or four times this year. Every single individual makeup artist is like, it's still go. Like no matter what they've got in their kit, there's like very expensive lip liners in there. It's still the one they reach for. Such a good product. I have two on me at all times. Yeah. One in every handbag. It has to be that way. If you don't come home with your lip pencil, so sad. It's so regular. So common. So real. I saw one when it was like when you see the Holy Trinity when you wake up and it was like your keys, your phone and your lip liner.

10:03Naima:And I was like, that is so real. And now on to an Instagram account recommendation from Mads. They actually saw an 102 % increase in followers in just one week following Mads' recommendation. it's an account called because of marketing so anyone I love this account who works in branding or PR or maybe you're just interested I don't know you could be an accountant and want to follow it too they do a weekly wrap-up of all of the campaigns that brands are doing that are really clever or interesting and they'll also do kind of little trend wrap-ups which I love so it'll be the relationships and synergies with say flowers and designer fashion houses or food and fashion and how we're seeing it evolve from like the Hayley Bieber Air 1 smoothie.

10:50Naima:And I just think it's such a great account. It's super digestible. And I think whether you're going in as someone heavily in that space, or as I said, you have a totally unrelated job, I think it's really interesting and super palatable. So I love everything that account's doing. Love that. Yeah. A lot of us don't really think about the marketing that goes into stuff. Like unless you work in marketing and content, you really don't appreciate it for what it is. Yeah, I work in marketing and I'm still a sucker for it. So I'm like a marketer's dream.

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12:28I'm sure I don't have to tell you how hard it is to find the right bra. So it's no surprise that this bra wreck from Jo resonated with so many of you. I thought I would swap in my favourite bra. I think this is probably the best bra I've ever owned. It's the Fine Lines Attitude Wireless Plunge Bra. So it doesn't have any underwire and it is just so comfortable. I honestly, I think I'm wearing it now. Hang on. Yeah, I'm wearing it now. I absolutely love it. It just supports me so much. It fits me beautifully. And I think that's the key part is knowing your bra size, which we're going to talk about a little bit today.

13:06But I love this bra. I absolutely love the brand Fine Lines. They do some great bras. I've heard great things. Yeah, really, really great. I'm with you on fine lines. I know Nadia Bartel works with them a lot. Yeah, she does. Like all the beautiful henny tanks. And you know how sometimes in a tank you just want to have like the perfect kind of like coverage, I would say? I feel like she always opts for a fine lines bra. And I've got them behind one as well. And they really do sit so well. They give the girls a nice lift as well. Their strapless bra is fantastic as well, which we'll talk about later.

13:35Naima:Okay, I'll need to try that. Mads? There's so many notes you need to make. I don't have a pen. I'll have to listen back. Next up, a pair of pants that took the Shameless Media office by storm. I reckon 80 % of the people in the office bought a pair of these pants, myself included. I do have these in two colours. Look, I was actually influenced by Zara McDonald. I think it's really important to be transparent that I was influenced and I'm influencing you. The assembly label Lola barrel pants. Now I know there are some people that don't like the barrel leg look. I love it. I love a wide leg pant.

14:11These are cool. Also$100. They've got a few colorways, navy, akaki, black, really, really good for traveling. Cotton blend, super comfortable. They are great. I love a live Google.

14:27Naima:Yeah. Also love that they come in different colorways because when you do find something you love, especially in this like weird Melbourne trans-seasonal period, you're like, yeah, I'm still wearing like heavy blacks but also might want a white for the warmer months. These are very cool. I'm looking at photos of them now. They're quite baggy for a barrel leg. Eye size down. Okay. That definitely helped. Yep. Also great that Zara's a lot shorter than me. I'm quite tall. I'm 173 centimetres. I don't know how tall Zara is, but I know she's probably a head shorter than me. Probably somewhere around 163 like someone else in the room.

14:59Yeah, similar to you. So they're good for tall girls and they're good for the short girlies as well. But yeah, Zara did actually influence. So it's technically a Zara McDonald swap.

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15:47Another one that we had so many DMs about from you guys. Mads raved about this in an episode last year where we shared our at-home skincare and beauty devices that I actually were spending your hard-earned cash on.

16:01Naima:I worked at Mecca for a number of years, and when you work at Mecca, you're given a very generous staff discount and also a staff allowance. So I think I saved up for like a year. I really hoarded that discount to buy devices. But there is one at-home device I will ride at dawn for forever, and that is the Philips at-home laser. Oh, yeah. You've recommended this. That shit works, okay? Like while we're sitting here talking, and I do back NASA for science, by the way. Like if NASA say, I'm in. But holy shit, does that at home hair laser removal device work? Finally, a more recent winter specific rec from our in-house fashion expert and style icon, Annika, who swapped in some next to skin layers that keep you nice and warm and stylish.

16:47It is outerwear season and this is the season where our outerwear can definitely be the entire look and I think you guys might resonate with this. When I wear outerwear sometimes I wear way too many layers underneath and when you get too hot and your outerwear is the look it's not it. You always wear things in here that are like you know that this room gets really hot. I don't know why you do this every week. She's in a leather shirt today. I know and I actually can't take the shirt off because as I was walking out the door, Poppy spit up all over me. So I'm like covered in spit up, but I'm actually wearing one of my swaps.

17:17So my swaps are next to skin layers and I have been investing in quite a few. Jo's actually got a great one on today that we should actually swap in. But my go-to every single winter are the Uniqlo Heat Tech long sleeves. They're great. They start at$24.90 and you can get a range of necklines and colors. If you want something a little bit more, I guess something you'd wear as like its own piece, I love entire studio's uniform series They are like a$130 price point They're all on sale now But they're really cool bodysuits So they kind of like snatch you in as well And give you a bit of shape Which I love Oh you got me on the snatch I know we love a snatch I don't know why that was my sound attack for a snatch The one I'm wearing today Which I will not be showing anybody Because it's covered in spit up Is the Bear Park Super Fine Knits Now these are a little bit more lush They've got like a really cute V-neck I'm loving a V-neck at the moment They're$220 But they've got a merino composition Which I love as well so a little bit more warm.

18:10So I'm sweating over here. And that's it. Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Stylish. We'll pop a link to each of these episodes in the show notes. And thank you to the team, Lucy Hunt and Zoe Twardell, and we'll see you back here next Wednesday.

18:32This podcast was recorded on Wurundjeri land. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.