March 2014 Wishlist

I can not believe it's already March. And yet, we're still stuck with all this horrible winter weather. I read today that Toronto had its coldest winter in 25 years this year and was on Extreme Cold Weather Alert for 32 days. Yeah, it has not been fun. Everywhere you look in stores now though all you see is fun stuff for spring and summer and I'm so ready for the weather to warm up. Here are some things I'd like to get my hands on this month!

1 // I really love these midi rings from Forever 21. They look super cute stacked but would look great on their own as well! I love the idea of wearing a ton of small dainty rings.

2 // This polka dot skater skirt is so cute. I love wearing skater skirts year-round and I'd love to have a polka dot one!

3 // I love this doughnut tee! Because who wouldn't want to wear doughnuts with sprinkles on their shirt?

4 // This teal triangle necklace is so pretty! It's a smaller way of wearing a statement necklace and I love the look of it.

5 // These high waisted shorts would be great to pair with cropped tees in the spring and summer!

6 // I've had MAC's Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft and Gentle on my makeup wishlist for so long, I'm thinking I'll probably end up buying it soon!

7 // I was in Sephora yesterday and swatched this Sephora Rouge Cream Lipstick in Cougar on my hand and the colour was the prettiest bright pink! I haven't heard much about these lipsticks but I might have to give this one a try!

8 // This ivory pouch would be great to carry in place of a purse if you don't need to have many things with you! I've never owned a clutch but it's something I'd like to look into getting!

9 // The Everlasting Love Liquid Lipsticks by Kat Von D at Sephora look so amazing. I'm obsessed with the one in Jeffree!

1. Midi rings // 2. Polka dot skirt // 3. Doughnut tee // 4. Triangle necklace // 5. High waisted shorts // 6. MAC Soft and Gentle // 7. Sephora lipstick // 8. Midsize clutch // 9. Kat Von D liquid lipstick

Mani Monday #6

Happy Monday everyone! Last week I got a few polishes from the OPI Brazil collection and this is one of the ones I got! It's Toucan Do It If You Try, a beautiful orangey-coral creme. I don't typically like orange polishes on me, but this one leans slightly coral and it's a really pretty colour! The formula of this was great as well and was smooth and opaque in two coats. I topped it off with a coat of Seche Vite.

Do you have any polishes from the OPI Brazil collection? Which ones are your favourites?

Instagram Round-Up #1

I've decided to start a new series of posts - Instagram Round-up! It's a quick post I can make on Sundays just sharing some things I posted on Instagram throughout the week! It appears I did quite a bit of shopping this week haha. Below I'll kind of talk about each photo! Let me know if you like the idea of this and if you'd like it to be a weekly thing!

1. A little haul from last weekend. I scored a NARS Pierre Hardy nail polish duo at Winners for only $16.99! I'll do a swatch post soon! I also got some Katie Daisy notebooks from Marshall's, and a new hair straightener since mine broke. The straightener was regular $70-$80, was on sale for $30, and then was 50% off too! And it works great! Such a steal.

2.A shot of my new patent black pumps that I wore to work at FLARE this week. I'm a tall girl and I'm finally getting used to wearing heels. These ones are so comfy too!

3. I bought MAC Ronnie Red off someone's Instagram shop! Back when the Archie's Girls MAC collection came out I didn't have a job or the money to spend on MAC makeup, but I found this one for sale and had to buy it! The packaging is to die for.

4. My breakfast at FLARE this week. Starbucks banana loaf and Naked Green Machine juice. So yummy!

5. This Friday I got to photograph Hedley's concert! If you don't know, I'm a music photographer. You can check out my photos here! It was such a fun show to shoot!

6. I went shopping at Target and got some new clothes for spring! Even though these don't look very springy. I guess I'll be wearing black and white into spring/summer!

7. I picked up a shirt from Bethany Mota's spring Aeropostale collection. I've been watching her on YouTube for the past couple of years and I loved this top! I put together a little outfit with my new high waisted shorts and cardigan from Target!

8. This is my attempt at crown/milkmaid braids! I tried it the other night, but of course when I attempted it again the next day it didn't turn out nearly as well. This always happens when I try new hairstyles! They look perfect before I go to bed, but when I try to do it in the morning it doesn't work out :(

And that was my week! You can follow me on Instagram here!

February 2014 Favourites

Time for my February beauty favourites! This month I tried out quite a few new products that I really ended up loving.

Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Fortifying Conditioner // I've been using this conditioner for the past couple of months and I love it so much. It's really moisturizing and smells absolutely amazing too. I have used the shampoo that goes with it as well which I really enjoyed too!

Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser // I've been using this every single day since I bought it. It helps blur the appearance of pores on my face and makes a nice smooth base for my foundation! (Review)

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Inked in Pink // I love Maybelline Color Tattoos and this shade goes so beautifully with my Naked3 Palette. I've used this nearly every day this month!

CoverGirl Clump Crusher Waterproof Mascara // This is an old favourite of mine. I used up a tube of it last year but haven't repurchased it since, so I picked up another one and was reminded of how much I absolutely love it. It adds beautiful volume and length to my lashes with absolutely no clumps! (Review)

Rimmel Colour Rush Balm in Sun Kissed // I love these Colour Rush balms! They're so moisturizing and come in such pretty colours! (Review)

Revlon ColorBurst Matte Balm in Elusive // This has been my go-to lip product this month. It's a beautiful shade and doesn't feel drying at all on my lips. This never leaves my handbag since I wear it all the time!

Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Intense Black // I only got this in the last couple of weeks but it's already a favourite of mine. It's so pigmented and long lasting, I absolutely love this liner! (Review)

Sigma F80 Brush // I got this brush around Black Friday last year but I never really got into using it on a daily basis until this month. I've really been enjoying it with my Revlon ColorStay foundation though and I definitely understand all the hype around these brushes!

Urban Decay Naked3 Palette // Last but most certainly not least, my wonderful Naked3 palette. I have probably used this palette (without any other accompanying eye shadows) for 25 of the 28 days in February. It's so beautiful and creates the prettiest looks. I absolutely love it! (Review)

What were your favourite beauty products in February? Have you tried any of the ones I mentioned above?

Friday Favourites

Above: This handbag is gorgeous! / Charlavail & Sam's dog Alaska had puppies! / Love this candleholder DIY. / The perfect desk setup!

Below: Obsessed with this periwinkle look. / Such a great quote! / That's the cutest midi skirt! / These polka dot Dr. Marten's are perfect.

I decided to try a new image layout for my Friday Favourites posts! I like the cleaner and more organized look of this, rather than before where the images were kind of all over the place. Let me know what you think!

MID-LIFE HAIR CRISIS | Help me pick a new hairstyle!

I am currently having a little bit of a mid-life crisis over my hair. The past couple of months I've just been itching to do something new with my hair. I've had basically the same haircut for the past like 6-8 years and I've just gotten completely bored with my hair at this point. I did go from blonde to brunette in 2008, and brunette to red in 2010. But now I've had basically the same hair cut and colour for 3-4 years and I really think it's time for a change. 

Here's a little overview of my hair from 2009 to how it is now. As you can tell I've had long hair with layers and long side bangs for about 5 years, and I've had this type of haircut since before these photos too (this is just how far back my Facebook profile pictures went). I think I'm ready for a change but honestly it also scares me too. I just desperately want something new. I complain so often of being bored with my hair. It's not that I don't like my hair how it is, I do, it's just time for an update!


I've even tried to do some new hairstyles in the past few weeks which I liked, but I'm pretty low-maintenance and lazy when it comes to my hair and I pretty much always just run a straightener through it and I'm done.


One idea I've had is to do a red-blonde ombre. That way I can still keep the red which I love, but it still freshens up the style a bit. I am a natural blonde too and it's been about 6 years since I've had any blonde in my hair so it'd be kind of fun to put some back in! Or I could even do a brunette-blonde ombre.


The other idea I've had is to do a more blunt mid-length cut. Right now I'm completely in love with Lily Collins' haircut (and her whole look in general), and I think I'd love a cut like this! It's still long enough to do different hairstyles with but it'd also be something totally new for me. I love how textured her hair is in the top left photo, I'd love to get a texturizing spray or something to be able to do something like that with it! It also looks good sleek and straight like the top right and the photo of Dakota Fanning, or wavy like the bottom right! It'd be pretty scary for me to cut a good amount of length off my hair but I don't think I'd regret it. It would always grow back again anyway!

Sorry this post was kind of all over the place. I just needed to sort my thoughts out and I'd love to get some more opinions on this! Let me know what you think!

SPRING TREND REPORT: Pop Art Inspired

Time for my second Trend Report! A big trend that's been seen a lot on the runways and in stores lately is pop art inspired fashion. Whether it's bold patterns, bright colours, or pop art prints, it's everywhere. This is definitely not a trend for the more conservative girl, but I think that you can really make an outfit more exciting with a "pop" of an accessory or one item! Don't be afraid to mix prints and colours with this trend either, but to balance an outfit be sure in include some solid colours or neutrals.

Shop items above (L to R, top to bottom): 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12

Above are a couple of pieces I have that go with this pop art trend. I have a bold pineapple printed crop top from H&M (last summer) with a bright yellow and green print. I also have this polka dot top I found at a thrift store! I don't have too many items in this trend but I would love to pick up some more!

Is this a trend you think you'll be wearing this spring? What pieces above are your favourites?