OOTD: Mom's Birthday Dinner!

A quick look I put together for my mom's birthday dinner. Happy Birthday Amma! :)

Top: ONLY

Bottom: Garage

Earrings: Forever21

Heels: Wal-Mart

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Night Time Transition Look

Ever have those days when you spend the entire day at school or work but also have plans for the night and time becomes sparse? This is a quick transition look to help take the daytime makeup you already have on into a night appropriate look!

Products Used:

1. Rubenesque paintpot by MAC

2. Green Python pigment by GOSH Cosmetics

3. Cornflower pigment by MAC

4. Shroom e/s by MAC

5. Blackout liquid eyeliner by Annabelle

6. The Falsies Volum' Express mascara by Maybelline

7. Retro Red lipstick by NYC

8. Sockhop lipgloss by MAC

A special thank you to my friend Naffy who agreed to be my model for the day. Keep a lookout for her OOTD later on this week!

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Tag: Get Your Freak On! 15 Weird Facts

I recently did the 15 Weird Facts (Get Your Freak On) tag created by Carly Cristman.

The questions are:

1. What's a nickname only your family calls you?
2. What's a weird habit of yours?
3. Do you have any weird phobias?
4. What's a song you secretly LOVE to blast && belt out when you're alone?
5. What's one of your biggest pet peeves?
6. What's one of your nervous habits?
7. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
8. What was your first stuffed animal && it's name?
9. What's the drink you ALWAYS order at starbucks?
10. What's the beauty rule you preach.. but never ACTUALLY practice?
11. Which way do you face in the shower?
12. Do you have any 'weird' body 'skills'?
13. What's your favorite 'comfort food'/food thats 'bad' but you love to eat it anyways?
14. What's a phrase or exclamation you always say?
15. Time to sleep- what are you ACTUALLY wearing?



I tag whoever else wants to do this tag! It's pretty fun. ;) Leave a comment in the comments section with your video link if you make/have already made one or have even done it as a written post on your blog!

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After my last OOTD, I realized that I don't wear out or play with blue eyeshadows enough. It's such a fun and bright colour with a vase number of shades to it that I decided I would go ahead and experiment with a few blue eyeshadows I own. This is one of the quick looks I came up with. Unfortunately there aren't any full face pictures since I was only playing with my eye makeup and my face was left bare.

What do you guys think? It's definitely not an everyday daytime look, but it would work perfectly for a night out all dolled up, right?

I think I might just do a tutorial on this, just for future reference for myself as well! It'll be up in the next week or so. List of products and what I used below until then. Cheers! :)

- L'Oreal HIP Duo in Showy

- Annabelle single e/s in 110

- MAC e/s (I forget the name, sorry!)

- Annabelle liquid eyeliner in Black Out

- CoverGirl Volume Exact mascara

- Annabelle white pencil eyeliner in Milkyway

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OOTD: Girls Night Out

Last night was titled a Girls Night Out with my best friend. We headed to downtown Toronto but once we got there things kind of didn't go as plan, so we ended up having dinner at a wing joint named Puck'N Wings.

Since my best friend and I don't normally get the chance to dress up a little when we go out, we took this night as an opportunity to play a little dress up, but still toned down enough to not look semi-formal. The almost cobalt blue dress I ended up wearing seemed a bit too dressy for my liking, but the addition of the cardigan toned it down just enough. It definitely wasn't a high heel type of night (with all the buses and subways we decided to take!) so I chose to wear my pointed toe flats which I absolutely love and bought for a bargain of $15 dollars last year.

Dress: Forever21
Cardigan: Sears
Bag: Forever21
Shoes: Payless
Bracelet: Wal-Mart (bargain buy!)
Ring & Earrings: Ardene

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OOTD: Cheetah Jumper

For today's outfit of the day, I opted for the bright yellow jumper that I had recently purchased from Winners. It's a little out there and something I wouldn't normally go for, but what the heck right? I paired it with some black heels to make it a little dressy. My makeup was kept very basic with just some mascara, eyeliner, and a bit of bronzer. I left my hair natural and curly to add a little more 'fun' into the outfit! It only seemed appropriate. ;)

Jumper: Winners

Heels: Forever21

Purse: Vintage

Rings: Ardene (silver cross with black stones & snake), and Aldo Accessories

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Small Haul - August 2011

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Rose Gold

I'm not one to wear a lot of pinks. In fact, I don't think I really own a solid pink article of clothing. Because of that, pinks aren't something I use often in my makeup looks. However, soft pinks and gold make a pretty sweet look, perfect for those who want something soft and flirty, and even for those summer date nights!

Products Used:

1. Avon e/s in Rose Gold

2. A medium pink coloured e/s (Green)

3. A darker pink coloured e/s with shimmer (Blue)

4. MAC e/s in Shroom

5. Annabelle black eye kohl

6. Maybelline mascara in The Falsies Volum' Express

7. MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Dark

8. Revlon Colorstay blush in Roseberry

9. Rimmel lipstick in Birthday Suit

Eyes:

First apply a primer to your eyes. I just used a random concealer, they work just fine. Apply Rose Gold to your entire lid, stopping just before the crease. Then apply the medium shade of pink e/s to the outer half of your lids, also taking it into the crease. Blend as you go. Follow that by taking the darker shade of pink e/s and blend it into the crease to make it appear slightly more deeper than it is. I then used a little bit of Shroom to highlight with and decided not to line the top parts of my lid. Lining them would have made them a bit too dramatic for the look I'm going for, so I decided to tightline, followed by softly lining my waterline with a black eyeliner. Finally for the eyes, apply mascara.

Face:

Apply your foundation of choice. I decided not to go that heavy with foundation and opted for MAC's Mineralize Skinfinish in Dark. Apply a rosy blush to the apples of your cheeks. I went with Roseberry by Revlon which is a beautiful mineral blush!

Lips:

To keep up with the minimal theme, I chose Birthday Suit by Rimmel for my lip colour. From what I hear, they've discontinued the lipstick, so any nude colour will work fine.

And that's it! A very simple but pretty look that requires just a few minutes to complete. Feel free to leave a comment with any questions or suggestions!

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OOTD

After four years of multiple hair colours, I've finally decided to colour it back to black. Mainly for the preparation of my hair extensions! It definitely feels a bit weird to be back to one solid hair colour, and a dark one at that.

For today's outfit I wanted something really lightweight and casual to just lounge around in and run a few errands, especially since it was scorching hot outside. I decided to stick to blacks and whites, and this is what I came up with. I really am in love with this skirt. It has a beautiful Indian inspired look to it and it's very light in weight.

Hat: Jack & Jones
Top: UP
Skirt: UP
Chictopia

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Luxy Hair Extensions

About 4 years ago, my hair reached all the way down to my butt... until I chopped it all off. Ever since then, I haven't grown my hair below my chest. I was pretty content with having short hair. Having naturally really curly and wild hair, it was always hard to maintain when it was long. Come these past few weeks, I'm really missing long hair!

The solution? Extensions.

My mom is pretty much on the same boat as me, so she ordered a pair of 1B Off Black Luxy Hair extensions last night. I'm waiting on her to come in first so I can decide if I want them as well. I need to colour my hair a solid black too. I haven't had black hair in over 4 years as well!

This is exciting to me. A drastic change without being permanent. I'll also keep you guys posted on this.

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Weight

Weight has only started to become an issue for me in the past three years or so. When I was in high school, my metabolism was amazing. No matter what I ate, nothing stuck on me. Come the end of high school, my metabolism seems to have hit an all time low and whatever I put into my mouth, ends up on some part of my body. I guess the fact that I was a dancer in high school contributed to some sort of exercise.

I feel as if it is about time that I get my body and health back on track. I need to be able to walk up a flight of stairs and not be winded. I also need to become a lot more confident with how I look at myself. Because of that, I have decided that I'm seriously going to make an effort with healthier eating and exercise! I'm going to try to go to the gym as much as possible when time permits, and try to avoid all the junk I tend to stick in my mouth.

I'll keep myself (and you all) up-to-date on my progress as much as I can on here.

Let's do this! Cheers to a happier and healthier lifestyle.

Current Weight: 126
Goal Weight: 115
Date to Achieve by: October 1, 2011

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