For a recent routine beauty treatment of the lady maintenance kind I decided to try somewhere new that had recently caught my attention. Soo glad I did but more on that later!

Anyhoo, in anticipation of being primped, pampered and prettied, I waltzed into She Winks, the most divine pink bling paradise awash with all things girls girls girls! There were crystal chandeliers that sparkled in the soft light. Mirrored  tabletops that played with the shadows. Very on trend velvet seating. Dark romantic walls with pops of pink. And the absolute best, a whole selection of pretty pink bubblegum for the taking, each displayed in charming glass bowls. Ooo, I promise you, I was just giddy with too much lady fun!

Now we all know that there are a few (actually, quite a few) pink beauty palaces around – the divine Miss Fox in Melbourne being one which I always try to visit when in Victoria. And whilst the use of movie stars likeliness to promote luxury, especially images of Marilyn Monroe are to be expected, there was something about the aura of my new find that elevated the primp and pampering of She Winks to a whole different stratosphere.

This party pink studio had cleverly introduced a luxurious line of fashion legends into its branding, more specifically, Coco Chanel! I know!!! Brilliant promotional tool right? Just try and tell me who wouldn’t enjoy a treatment surrounded by the wise words of one of the most elegant women (well, her and Jackie O ) and to top it off, be quite happy to spend more for said privilege? I mean, it simply has to be good with a Coco Chanel tag, right!

Tinerate, the whole adventure (yes, correct verb ) had my imagination running away with me (what’s new ) and suddenly I was thinking of ladies who would soo appreciate this bubblegum space…

And I kept coming back to the late great socialite, Zsa Zsa Gabor.

I never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.

I want a man who’s kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?

Now I’m not sure why cos I’ve never really had any kind of fan crush but I do know that there are some people that it would be great to meet just because they are who they are! For me, and obviously in this situation as her name just popped straight into my head Zsa Zsa is one of those and only really because of her complete outrageousness.

I don’t take gifts from perfect strangers – but then, nobody is perfect.

How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?

She made frivolity an art form and turned flirting into a hobby with the resulting side effect of marriage becoming a favourite past time. The ease at which this was done astounds me and there was never an apology for her seemingly ‘fickle’ interests. No big dominance in world affairs for this one (or at least that I’m aware) unless, of course, it was of benefit to Ms Gabor.

My husband said it was him or the cat. I miss him sometimes.

Remember – the only place that men want depth in their women is in her décolletage.

A genius at manipulating the press and men, Zsa Zsa Gabor cruised through life merely collecting all that she fancied…

I’m a marvellous housekeeper – everytime I leave a man I keep his house.

So Zsa Zsa, Coco, Marilyn … all beauties … all icons … all pink

Till next time.

Tipsy Pipsy xo