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" Now my goal is to be strong. I get two classes in a week, and they'll be either barre or reformer Pilates. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Now
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Two
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" The morning is always my best time of the day for writing because that's when my head is best. "
Zoe Foster Blake
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Day
Best
" My favourite colours have always been '60s Miami-inspired gold and peach - feminine but not too girlie. "
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Peach
" Obviously there's a lot more to a TV show than just a book... I think adaptations are a bit tricky for the screenwriters because they're worried about upsetting the author. "
Zoe Foster Blake
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" Life isn't always really glamorous and fabulous. It's about encouraging people to go back to natural beauty. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Go
Beauty
People
" Hamish is worried about ending up like my parents, who each spend time in their two homes in Bundanoon and Sydney. But that's how their marriage has lasted. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Parents
Sydney
Ending
" It's important to show each other your marriage is a priority. "
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Show
Important
Your
" No one reads my books until they're finished because I don't want feedback. It confuses me, and it changes things; if I get too much feedback, I get thrown off my path. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Me
Path
Feedback
" I didn't even know what a beauty editor was. It sounds like a fictional job if you think about it. You get to test lipstick and perfume and nail polish legitimately and call it work. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Know
Work
Think
" I'm pedantic about lip balm. I've been chomping through Lip Smackers since age 11. So the lip balm called Lips! is a personal favourite. I also really love the Properly Clean cleanser. Women are wearing primer, sunscreen and makeup, so a cleanser needs to work hard these days. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Lips
Makeup
Women
" Women will use a glycolic acid cleanser, then an AHA/BHA serum, then a retinol night cream and sure, they have glowing skin, but that's the equivalent of a mini-peel each night. Go easy on your skin! Get good advice! We have finite layers! "
Zoe Foster Blake
Night
Good
Women
" I think because Sport Lux has come in and leisure wear is a new thing, girls can sneak in hoodies and leggings and so on where they wouldn't normally - it has been proper legitimate fashion. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Think
New
Leisure
" There are perks to being the partner of a professional athlete - we were invited into beautiful homes, enjoyed stunning sponsor cars, got special treatment at restaurants, and attended many exquisite functions. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Beautiful
Got
Professional
" Marriage isn't always cupcakes and Jesus juice, but it's important to show each other your marriage is a priority and that you still love them. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Juice
Important
You
" By mid-morning, I take a break from my novel and work on my Sunday Style column, which is about pop culture and what I find on the web. I usually start writing it at the beginning of the week and give it a couple of days to marinate before I return to it. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Culture
Beginning
Style
" I was the youngest and on my own a lot. I think this probably taught me independence and how to be okay with my own company. Also, it meant I read a lot. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Independence
Company
My Own
" As with any moderately famous person, footballers are the source of much gossip. In fact, I'd go as far as to say they are targeted. The fun part as their partner is not knowing who, or what, to believe. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Famous
Believe
Fun
" The selfie phenomenon is enormous, and it's hilarious. Especially as Australians, because we kind of hate people that love themselves, but that's all flipping on its head now, and we're happy to love ourselves. "
Zoe Foster Blake
People
Happy
Hate
" We live a happy life, and we don't take anything too seriously. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Seriously
Happy Life
Happy
" I want anything I produce to be good for people kind enough to try it, but it's the momentum and process I enjoy most. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Good
Process
Enjoy
" I saturate freshly washed hair with thickening spray (R+Co). Then, using a Denman/styler brush and my Parlux, I brush and blow-dry the hair all over my head, in every direction, until it's 80 percent dry. This gives atomic body and a great foundation for styling in the morning. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Hair
Great
Foundation
" I was writing blogs before work, then I was writing at work, and then I started writing books on the weekend because you just have that sort of energy in your 20s; it's wonderful. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Energy
Work
Writing
" I've written everywhere - in hotel rooms, cafes, airports, and planes all around the world. Now I have a home office, and the wi-fi is really bad down there, which is great. If I make a date with myself to write from, say, 6 A.M. to 10 A.M. on a Saturday, the fact that no emails come in helps me focus. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Myself
Focus
Great
" I'm obsessed with brows, so Revlon's ColorStay Eyebrow Liner is a must, and the Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Rendezvous is another obsession. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Obsession
Balm
Eyebrow
" An anniversary is a reminder as to why you love and married this person. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Love
Anniversary
You
" You're allowed to work hard and have good things and do good things. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Work Hard
Work
Good Things
" Use a corrector to do all the heavy lifting under the eyes, not concealer. I spent years re-applying and layering concealer and Touche Eclat under there, when what I really needed was a good, peachy-toned corrector. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Use
Really
Good
" Hamish and I rarely go to launches or parties any more but prefer to spend our time hanging out together. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Go
Together
Time
" When I first have an idea, I'll spit-ball it with my husband: he's my beautiful ideas sounding board. I usually have a year deadline from start to finish, so I'll piss about for three months and pretend to get started. Then there's four to six months of actual writing and, after that, submissions, edits, and eventually a finished product. "
Zoe Foster Blake
Three
Ideas
Beautiful
" At 9 P.M., everything goes off - and it's hard. But it's something you've got to do. I'm wasting my life. "
Zoe Foster Blake
You
Everything
Hard