Geordie Shore alreeeet!

To celebrate my lovely English Boyfriend's Birthday, this past weekend we had a Geordie Shore themed party.

For the uninitiated, Geordie Shore is the British version of Jersey Shore and it follows the shenanigans a group of young people living together in Newcastle. Their days consist of hitting the gym, drinking to excess, and generally behaving badly in as little clothing as possible. Whilst certainly not the classiest of  young adults the cast members are freaking hilarious and very entertaining.

So what does one wear to a Geordie Shore Party?

For the girls, it's all about short, tight, inappropriately low cut and attention grabbing outfits with skyscraper heels, eye-catching nails, big hair, big lashes and a deep bronze tan.

And what about the guys? It's low cut shirts that show off muscles or no shirt at all, immaculate grooming (these guys wax their eyebrows) and the tan is once again a key part of the look.

True to these guidelines, our friends showed up in some great costumes and everyone had a super fun-filled night.

What do you think of the photos? Don't we all look 'proper mint'...and perhaps a little 'Mortal'?

Some of the Girls

Geordie beauty = big hair and bigger lashes!

The Boys gettin' mortal

A Kiss for the Birthday Boy

Matching nails

Gravity defying hair

Just look at those tans!

I love my friends!

Zombie’s and Getting Lei’d…a typical Birthday Bash really

Birthday girls! B, Caz and I

We've been friends for almost 15 years...hopefully we'll celebrate many more Birthday's together

As you know it was my birthday waaaaay back on the 7^th of February, but it wasn’t until Saturday night that I celebrated the occasion alongside my fellow February birthday girl friends – one of whom is the beautiful B. 

I'm wearing the Gorman Cherokee Teadress (Christmas gift from my amazing boyfriend), Tony Bianco wedges from the Iconic and clutch from Colette by Collette Hayman. B is wearing a dress from Kitten D'Amour.

In previous years we’ve held parties at AllOneWord and Limes Bar but this year the call of Coconut and Lime Margaritas and Scorpion bowls of Jamaican Divorce was too strong to resist and we headed to the White Lightening Tiki Bar at Alfred and Constance to celebrate turning another year older. What a night it was.

I already feel like a regular at this joint despite it only opening up in the silly season last year -  I just can’t get enough of the place. I’m not even kidding when I say that if I could move in, I would.  Yes it is overpopulated with twenty-something hipsters which can be annoying for the rest of us, but the beauty of A&C is that you feel like you’re at the best house party you’ve ever been to.

Which isn’t really a surprise because it is essentially two old Queenslanders' converted into what I like to imagine Heaven is like.

It’s kitschy and cute with its tiki-mugs and Hawaiian-shirt clad staff but it also offers up delicious food, tasty tiki cocktails and an eclectic mix of tunes including all those 90s classics that people love after one or two cold bevvies… (‘Steal my sunshine’ by Len and ‘Jump’ by Kriss Kross proved particularly  popular on Saturday).

All in all our whole party seemed to have a great night at Alfred and Constance. We started early enough on the Tiki-deck to drink Pina-Coladas as the sun set over Brisbane then we danced the night away in our leis and shimmied out the door before the taxi queues becoming unbearable.

Although a fledgling on the scene, Alfred and Constance really is one of Brisbane’s best bars if you’re looking for a super fun and relaxed atmosphere – in my opinion two things that are key to having a great night out. I'd highly recommend stopping by for a cheeky drink or a bite to eat  if you're in the area...I guarantee you won't regret it!

I know you can't really see but on my nails I wore these nail stickers from Kit Cosmetics

I mean how can anyone have a bad night surrounded by their friends with a Zombie in hand and a bartender wearing a sailor hat?

My blogging partner Ina and I

The awkward crouch

Until next time you'll know where to find me xx Kirst