November 5, 2010

Happy Friday ladies! I saw this questionnaire in a couple of blogs and thought it'd be a fun Friday post. Feel free to share your answers too (here or in your own blog).

Here we go:

- Birthday: February 5, 1982 (I'm 28 years young)

- Horoscope Sign: AQUARIUS Rules!!!! Best sign ever!


an Aquarian pose - my 26th b-day

- Height: 5'7" and another 1/2"

- Eye colour: umm...like a light brown with random gold/green flecks?

- Hair Colour: Naturally dark brown, currently dyed a mahogany shade

- Location: Ottawa, Canada's beautiful Capital


A view of Ottawa Parliament on Canada Day

- Favourite number: 9, but I don't know why

- Siblings: I have two younger sisters


me and my youngest sis

- Any children? Not currently, but give me a couple of years ;)

- Piercings: just my ears, I'm freaked out about getting more so I prob never will

- Tattoo: again nada! My body is as smooth as a baby's bottom!

- Ever dyed your hair? All the time. I get bored easily. I never deviate too much from my natural shade though.

- Things that make you happy: my hubby, friends and cheesecake!


Me enjoying my fave dessert in Halifax, Nova Scotia

- Favourite celebrity: not a fan of celebs but I do like Heidi Klum. Gorgeous and down to Earth lady.

- Weakness: oh boy where do I start; anything vanilla scented, lipsticks, kittens and bubbles!

- Hobbies: reading is my number one hobby forever and ever! I'll always be the lil nerdy girl! I also blog (obviously), dance, cook, love to tan on the beach (in the summer of course), and love to go out to lounges for martinis and of course doing my makeup.


Me and my friend baking on the beach this past June.

-Have you changed in the past 5 years? well, yes! I graduated school in 2005 and started work full-time, got engaged in 2006 to my then bf of 3 years. We got married in 2007 (my biggest milestone ever) , we bought our own bungalow in 2008 and I'm now waiting for my professional designation. So a lot has happened and I have grown much due to all these milestones. I've also come to appreciate the simpler things in life.

- Significant Other: My amazing hubby who I've been with for nearly 8 years.

- Last thing you ate: French toast with strawberries prepared by hubs.

- Best Advice to give to youth: try to think ahead, the little things that seem so important now, will not matter in 5 years.

- Who are you attracted to: confident people with a sense of humour.

- who is your dream man: My husband lol!


hubs and I, Spring 2010

- Do you believe in ghosts/super naturals? No, I have a very scientific mind.

- Favourite movie of all time: Pan's Labyrinth.

- What would you do if you had a million dollars: pay off my mortgage and my parents, donate the rest to the Green Movement of Iran to help free my homeland of dictators.

- 3 words that describe you: silly, vain and 100% woman!



You guys' turn now!

November 4, 2010

Hey guys! I purchased one item from MAC Tartan Tale collection and that was the Family Crest pigment. I've slowed down on my makeup purchases recently and only buy items that are truly unique and thought this pigment fit the bill. As a fan of smokey eye looks, this was hard for me to pass up. I decided to pair it with purples and *gasps* match my purple shirt, lol!

Here's a peak at products used and some pics!

Face
Lise Watier Portfolio - Light
Nars Sheer Matte Foundation - Light 5 (Fiji)
Ben Nye powder
Chanel Plum Attraction blush

Eyes
Painterly - base
Inglot #74 gel liner - base for outer lid
Style Snob e/s - inner lid
The Family Crest p/m - mid lid
Graphology e/s - outer lid
MUFE #92 - crease
MUFE #9 - above crease
Vanilla p/m - highlight
Illegal Cargo e/s - inner crease
Chanel Cassis e/l - to line
Chanel Inimitable mascara

Lips
Inglot #337 l/l
Lancome French Touch l/s

November 4, 2010

Happy Thursday beauties! I'm starting to really get behind on my blog posts. I have more looks from this week to show you plus I haven't done my Tried and True series for a while and yet have to do my monthly favourites. For now, we have our new blog poll.

I purchased Paradoxal nail polish back when Chanel's fall collection was released. That was quite a splurge for me as even though I have a fondness for Chanel in general (and buy a lot of their stuff), I never spend more than $12 on a bottle of nail polish. I would say that Paradoxal was worth it as I've been wearing it at least once a week since. I've decided that I'm willing to splurge if the colour (and the quality of course) is very unique.

What is the maximum amount of dollars you're willing to shell out for a bottle of nail polish? Please share in comments.

November 3, 2010

I love MAC's Velvet Moss eyeshadow but for some reason I always forget to use it. It's a pretty unique shade of green and I love the velvety texture. I went for an all green look yesterday using Velvet Moss and this is what I came up with. Hope you guys like it and Happy Hump Day!

Face
Lise Watier Portfolio - Light
Nars Sheer Matte - Light 5 (Fiji)
Ben Nye powder
Cantaloupe blush

Eyes
Greenstroke p/p - base
Velvet Moss e/s - lid
Bio Green e/s - crease
Gorgeous Gold e/s - above crease
Crest the Wave e/s - inner lid
Blanc Type e/s - highlight
UD Stash 24/7 - lower lashline
BB Ivy Shimmer g/l - to line
Marcelle Power Volume mascara

Lips
Naked l/l
Honeylove l/s
Nars Risky Business l/g

November 2, 2010

Hey guys! I did this look this past Saturday to visit my folks who just came back from a 2 week vacation in China. Oh and they brought me a jade bracelet which is the loveliest shade of green I've ever seen. For this look, I tried to keep the lid very light and neutral and go for glitter on the lower lashline. The combination of MAC Undercurrent Pearlglide and Lise Watier Emeraud eyeglitter is just divine!

Check it out!

Face
Lise Watier Portfolio - Light
Nars sheer matte - Light 5 (Fiji)
Ben Nye powder
Prim n Proper blush

Eyes
Painterly p/p - base
Jest e/s - inner lid
MUFE #15 - outer lid
MUFE #112 - above crease
MUFE #39 - outer v
Vanilla p/m - highlight
BB Chocolate Shimmer g/l - to line
Undercurrent p/g - lower lashline
Lise Watier Emeraud e/g - lower lashine

Lips
Inglot l/l #337
MUFE Rouge Intense #13
Gold Rebel l/g





and here's outfit of the day: Dress by FCUK, shoes by Nina, tights by H&M.

November 1, 2010

I picked up a single item from OPI holiday collection and that was "Bring on the Bling". This is a gorgeous golden glitter nail polish. The glitter is very opaque and dense and looks lovely on. I did two coats as usual and find this nail polish very flattering on my nails. This is definitely a great polish for the holidays though I'm already rocking it! I'm not looking forward to removing this though. I find glitter polish removal to be a pittah!

Here's a two coat swatch for you guys:

November 1, 2010

Hey beauties! I had little sleep last night due to being out late for Halloween so I'm in a vegetable state today, lol! I thought I share my final Halloween look with you guys though. I did both me and the hubby's makeup.

I ended up settling for Catwoman. I kinda relate to anything cat anyway coz I like cateyes, lol! I added the feline spots and wiskers to make it more legit. Here's a picture before we left the house:



I did Dia de Los Muertos look on the hubby. I must say he was a pretty good sport and didn't figet much. Our friends really liked his mask and now I have requests to do 4 couples makeup next Halloween, lol!



And here's a pic of us at the party. Poor puppy was terrified of all the masks!



Hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween!