It’s not often that you get to tour an entire hotel at a launch. Well, my friends, at the grand re-launch of the Harbour Rocks Hotel (HRH) nestled in The Rocks Sydney, they opened the doors (all three levels) for us to have a look around the elegant new digs.

With the Opera House as the backdrop, it was bound to be a stellar turnout. We sipped champagne and nommed on the finest canapes (surely calories don’t count when they’re bite-sized?) while Richard Wilkins – Master of Ceremonies – gave us the history of the hotel.

IMPRESSIVE.

So there I was, wedged between Max Markson (whispering sweet nothings into his lady friend’s ear) and super-fit Michelle Bridges wearing an amazing sequinned dress (and for the record she doesn’t have an ounce of fat on her) listening to the owner Robert Magid, tell us all about the site that was orginally a bond-store, coverted hospital and now restaurant, wine bar and colonial 59-room boutique hotel. Impressive.

But it doesn’t stop there, my pretties. Once we hit the top floor of the hotel, we were treated to performances by David Campbell, Victor Valdes and The Sydney Symphony Quartet.

Sometimes when you live in Sydney, you forget how magical the city really can be. I think the HRH have done a fine job of capturing a bit of that magic; the wonder. I might just plan a little city staycation sometime soon – not sure if it’ll involve The Sydney Symphony Quartet though. Ha! MC

// Richard Wilkins and Jonathon Richards.

// Yours truly with the gorgeous Alex Adams from Secret Foodies.

// Michelle Bridges – not an ounce of fat on her!

// The amazing view. Breathtaking!

Owner Robert Magid, Max Markson with lady friend, Kanthi Tian.

// Fashion Designer, Marnie Skillings.

It’s all about the details Darling:

Photography credits: BELINDA ROLLAND.

To find out more about the Harbour Rocks Hotel, click here. (http://www NULL.harbourrocks NULL.com NULL.au/)

You might have guessed from the tumbleweeds ’round here that I’ve been away overseas. And boy, hasn’t a lot happened while I was gone! Mercedes Benz Fashion Week has been and gone. Sigh. (More on that later.) It seems that while I was gone Twitter went into overload over Tania Zaetta’s antics on Celebrity Apprentice. Which is surprising – she was absolutely lovely when I met her recently.

Speaking of Twitter, apparently there’s even an account (http://twitter NULL.com/#!/sealsnails)devoted to Seal’s nails. WTF? FYI, I’m #teamseal all the way. That man is a hunk. A hunk of something. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but boy does he have it going on! Snnnaaaaap! Yes, I just licked my finger and did the ‘sizzle’ sound on an imaginery wall. I. Am. A. Sicko.

Back to Fashun Week Dahlings. I’ve loved catching up on all the street style and all the shows. We have so much talent in this country. Honestly! Equally, (and not surprisingly) I’ve loved hearing about all the off-runway antics too. From certain people being huffed about being bumped from front row (AKA being GA’d – put into general admission seating) to the loads of ‘tude being paraded around by some who shall remain nameless. Scandalous! And who said Fashion Week was boring? Certainly not me. No siree.

NOT THAT I’M NAMING NAMES OR ANYTHING.

Straight off the plane I headed to the very first Creative Morning Sydney (http://desktopmag NULL.com NULL.au/news/creativemornings-sydney/) talks, which blew my mind. Alan Crabbe from Pozible was inspiring to say the very least. I also met up with talented Sky Parlour (http://sky-parlour NULL.blogspot NULL.com NULL.au/) duo and old friends Karina and Vaishali to catch a Portable (http://portable NULL.tv/) talk by Susie Lau of Style Bubble (http://www NULL.stylebubble NULL.co NULL.uk/) fame. She is quite possibly one of the humblest bloggers I think I’ve ever met. And not only is she humble, but very clever too.

Well, little wonder I got sick! Coughing like a seal and battling the flu (shoosh you, I can hear the faux-sarcastic-violins from here) on Friday I headed to the MAC Cosmetics party at the newly opened MCA, (http://www NULL.mca NULL.com NULL.au/) which, by the way, is breathtaking. Marvellous. The party was held on the rooftop, which offers one of the best views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in Sydney. Unless you live in the Toaster Apartments, of course. In that case, you’re banned from reading this blog. Ever. Again.

It’s always interesting being in a room full of Sydney’s who’s who. From Fashion Designers, to C’lebs (that deserves an initial cap dontcha think?), it certainly is insightful to see how people really are in the flesh. From the lovely Beauty Editor that ALWAYS (without fail) goes out of her way to say hello to me – to the nameless regular on the social-page-circuit diving in front of the camera every time it came within a 10-metre radius. Not that I’m naming names or anything. Well, not today, anyway!

Oh, I’m so happy to be back, how I’ve missed you Possum! MC

// Susie Bubble.

// Sky Parlour duo, Karina and Vaishali. (And moi!)

// The breathtaking view from the MCA rooftop.

// With Fashion Blogger, Helen from Sassybella and photographer Andrew.

// Did someone say pink?

// With mah girl, Iantha. Thanks for the (stolen) photo!

It’s all about the details Darling:c

To learn more about Creative Mornings Sydney, click here. (http://desktopmag NULL.com NULL.au/news/creativemornings-sydney/) They’re also launching in Melbourne too! (https://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/cmmelb#cmmelb)

To learn more about Portable talks, click here. (http://portable NULL.tv/talks/)

To learn more about MAC Cosmetics, click here. (http://www NULL.maccosmetics NULL.com NULL.au/)

To visit the fabulous Sky Parlour blog of friends Karina and Vaishali, click here. (http://sky-parlour NULL.blogspot NULL.com NULL.au/)

And lastly, to visit the MCA website, click here. (http://www NULL.mca NULL.com NULL.au/)

Disclosure: The Creative Mornings Sydney are a free event (first in, best dressed). I paid for the ticket to hear the fabulous Susie Bubble speak and I was a guest at the MAC Cosmetics party.