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Portabello Bride Boutique Wedding Market giveaway

March 21, 2011 ⋅ 11 comments

Happy Monday! What did you get up to on the weekend? My weekend was full of weddings. On Sunday it was my one year wedding anniversary and RM and I had our first baby-free evening out, although we still had dinner at the parent-friendly hour of 6:30pm. Thank you Kat’s Cakes for our unexpectedly large one year [...]

Underground Cinema giveaway winner

March 15, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Kitchenaid of Fortune has spoken! The winner of the double pass to this Saturday’s screening of Underground Cinema is…Ming! Please send your name and mobile phone number to joyce@melhotornot.com with your preferred screening time so you can be put on the door list. Thanks again to Underground Cinema for sponsoring the giveaway.

Giveaways galore! Lendan winner and tickets to Underground Cinema

March 11, 2011 ⋅ 12 comments

While new motherhood means that I’m not able to get out as much as before and the blog schedule is a little haywire, one benefit to you, dear reader, is that I’m able to pass on invitations to events that I can’t attend. So, this week’s giveaway is a double pass to the fabulous Underground [...]

Lendan Giveaway

March 4, 2011 ⋅ 49 comments

Today’s giveaway is for the pretty ladeeez out there. You may have heard of Lendan, a professional hair, skin and beauty brand from Spain with their Australian operations based in Melbourne. Lendan products are dermalogically tested, non-comedongenic, SLS Free, have no animal bi-products, are not tested on animals, and use recyclable packaging. They are commemorating [...]

St Kilda Openair Cinema giveaway

February 14, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Happy Valentines Day! Nothing is more romantic than a movie under the stars, so today’s giveaway is perfect for all you lovebirds out there. St Kilda Openair Cinema screens new release and classic movies on the rooftop of the iconic St Kilda sea baths. It’s a pretty special atmosphere as you watch the sun set and [...]

CMUK Shoes Giveaway Winners!

February 11, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

Thank you to everyone for your entries for the CMUK Shoes giveaway! I’ve dipped into the Kitchenaid of Fortune and here are the three winners of a pair of CMUK Shoes valued at $49 each: Norman O’Bryan penny aka jeroxie Toushka Please send your postal address, choice of shoe style and European shoe size to [...]

Giveaway: Equinox, a mystical circus adventure

February 7, 2011 ⋅ 23 comments

What better way to start the working week than by giving away more stuff! This is a giveaway for theatre/circus-loving folk – I’d be going too except that baby is ready to pop any time now! Equinox is a new show by Melbourne’s Retina Productions featuring National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) alumni which is [...]

HOT Chat: Steve Chambers of CMUK Shoes

February 4, 2011 ⋅ 27 comments

Happy Chinese New Year! At first glance today’s HOT Chat may not seem relevant for celebrating the Year of the Rabbit but traditional customs include getting new clothes, paying off all debts, cleaning the house, feasting with family and friends, giving out red envelopes…and getting new shoes. This is where new Melbourne-based shoe store CMUK [...]

QLD Flood Appeal Auction

January 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

As you no doubt know, Queensland has recently suffered some the worse flooding in decades. People have lost their homes, their livelihoods and even their lives. I spent the majority of my childhood in Brisbane and many of the areas that suffered the worse flooding were places that I grew up in – the local [...]

Giveaway: Gainsbourg

October 25, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

**Update – thanks for your emails, tix are all gone!** What better way to start off the week than to win some free stuff? Specifically, I have some free passes to the new film Gainsbourg which tells the story of the iconic French singer, poet, writer and actor Serge Gainsbourg. Here’s a review of the [...]