Date: Tuesday August 31  

Time: 6pm – 9pm

Venue: The Longroom, Georges building, 162 – 168 Collins St, Melbourne

To book tickets to this exclusive event visit: www.makeoversmanicuresandmartinis.com

Miss Money Penny  ‘Mumpreneur’ in the finals!

Tickled pink to be announced as a finalist in the 'Connect2mums AusMumpreneur Awards' in the ‘Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year!’ category! I'll be jetting up to Brisbane for the gala event on saturday night - so wish me luck! Many worthy contenders I am up against!

The rise of the Mumpreneur

What is a Mumpreneur? – well it’s a mum who wants to be able to fulfill her potential as an entrepreneur as well and it seems the trend is on the rise with this industry being the fastest growing of all in Australia in 2010!

‘Mumpreneurs’ typically are successful, confident and innovative entrepreneurs who choose to be self-employed in their own business all while caring for their children and families at the same time.  They need to be innovative, professional, have great time management skills and flexibility and while its not for everyone, there are many women finding success in this arena.

The AusMumpreneur Awards celebrate and recognize those achieving success in the industry, in areas such as business, product development, services and innovation in both online and bricks and mortar businesses from around Australia. 

The AusMumpreneur Awards take place at a glamourous Awards dinner at Rydges, Southbank, Brisbane on Saturday 31 July. These awards are the only events of their kind in Australia and will be officially opened by Hon Karen Struthers MP the Minister for Women.

Connect2mums provides a safe and supportive environment for women in online businesses to get together and share information, network and gain support.  The site provides members with relevant information and opportunities to interact and socialise with other mums across Australia and New Zealand. Friday night live chats, newsletters, product reviews, real-life events, competitions and articles are just some of the ways women get connected at Connect2mums.

For more information on the AusMumpreneur Awards visit: www.connect2mums.com.au

Check out some amazing Just In pre-loved Designer fashion treaures here. If you have Gucci tastes on a Gap budget you'd be a dill not to snap up some amazing genuine second-hand designer buys here. Not only are they classics, but they are bargains! Imagine grabbing a brand new Sass & Bide Vie take Flight dress - just slipped on, not even worn for only $400. That's a saving of almost $100 on what's current season and appearing in stores. You've just got to know where to find them and be the first to snap them up!

Likewise, some fabulous pre-owned Designer accessories have just hit the site. Own Bvlgari, Dior, Pierrre Cardin high quality labels without the OTT pricetags! The owners of these pieces are shoppers, fashion lovers and celebs who don't wear things multiple times and want to get some cash back to re-ivest in their designer wardrobes.

The benefit to those savvy girls in the know is that you get genuine designer fashion labels - at liternally half the price! Many haven't even been worn and still have tags - it's just that the sellers can't take them back (bought overseas) and don't want to wear more than once (how is that different to a garment that has been tried on in a shop many times??).

Check out what's new this week - but be quick - some of these things have already been snapped up by your savvy eagle-eyed sisters!

THE NOUVEAU POOR by Cleo Glyde
Check out the latest issue of Vogue Australia for a fab article on the new trend for savvy designer shopping. "A brave new social set has arisen after the global financial crisis, with a new shopping style: it's lean, mean and not afraid of mixing a little designer with a lot of high street....

Instead of picking up the bill, these women are picking up the ambience, turning second-hand into "pre-loved" and making treasure hunting and mix-and-matching seem edgy, yet chic"

With this new authenticity shoppers are getting savvier about recession-proofing their wardrobes with investment pieces..pruning intelligently and recycling fabulousness"

We couldn't agree more! Only just this week we have a new haul of pre-loved designer fashion treasures from the wardrobes of the rich, famous and fabulous including the below. Remember, they are one off's so it is always the savviest fashionista who gets the Gucci (or Prada, or Dior, or Alannah, or Stella....)





Click here for recently listed sale items!

Some gals just don't have time to wait to cash their fash which is YOUR gain. Check out of newly shifted SALE items including amazing shoes from YSL, Prada, Chloe and soooo much more!

TTFN AND KISS NOISE!

MMP XX