May 1, 2013
As a busty woman, I find some trends hard to pull off: plunging necklines, backless dressed, anything babydoll, side cleavage,....even simple things like well fitting a button down shirt is hard to find for someone who wears a 32F! One of the trends I really wanted to try is the peplum trend and I was determined to find one that would look good on me.
Last weekend while browsing the Bay, I came across this number by I.N.C International Concepts and my search finally came to an end :)
I love that the peplum bit isn't too structured so it doesn't add anymore to my hips. The top itself is very flattering on anyone despite their bust size. I also love the skinny bow belt; it's so feminine and cute! I picked it up and wore it the next day to a family lunch party. You can't really see in in pic but I'm wearing a black interlock skirt by American Apparel as well as one of their fishnet style tights:
This is another outfit post from yesterday. I always forget to take outfit pictures!! The lace white top is by Banana Republic, skirt is American Apparel (damn I do own too many of their skirts) and the over the knee camel boots are by Aldo. I threw a light leather jacket by Danier over it as it's still a bit chilly here. Also, not that you can really see them, but I'm also wearing drop blue earring by Expression brand from the Bay. They have awesome trendy jewellery and the price is right too:
6:02 PM
August 19, 2012
Hey everyone! Still no baby for me, lol! I mean it's not really my due date yet I still have 9 days left but I've started the count down already. Which is probably not good as I'd be twice as disappointed if I end up going in late.
I wanted to wear dark lips again today inspired by very clear signs of fall and I shopped my stash for MAC Seeds of Desire Mattene (LE). I love the Mattene formula and I believe it's the best MAC has ever come up with. Really not sure why they won't make this formula permanent and get rid of their frosts and creamsheens. But anyway, Seeds of Desire is a dark brown lipstick but the red undertones make it wearable in my opinion. I know most people are intimidated by brown on the lips but this one can actually work if you are confident enough :)
Face
F&B Foundation - N3
Ben Nye Powder
Sculpt
Nars Madly blush
Eyes
UDPP - base
NYX Milk j/p - base for lid
Nars Pandora e/s duo - white shade on lid
Inglot copper e/s - crease
Your Ladyship p/m (LE) - highlight
Estee Lauder Cocoa Brown - thickly on lower lashline, blended with
Inglot Dark matte brown e/s
Lancome Black Art Liner - to line
Lancome Hypnose Drama mascara
Lips
Seeds of Desire Mattene (LE)
Here's my outfit of the night (we had people over for dinner): Banana republic linen maxi skirt from ast year which is a pregnancy staple of mine now, plus a black tank top from Le Chateau and leopard print belt from Aldo. I think the necklace was from Aldo as well.
I did a simple dutch braid at the back of my hair which you may be able to see in the mirror behind me:
Hope you all start a wonderful week :)
August 21, 2011
Arghhh this is gonna be a non-makeup related post; more on the fashion side of things (my other interest). I'm a huge fan of the show Mad Men. It's smartly done and I can really relate to the character of Joan (the gorgeous curvy red-head) on the show. I also love buying my clothes from Banana Republic. So when I found out Banana Republic was doing a Mad Men inspired collection, I was absolutely thrilled! I could not wait for the collection to hit the stores here in Canada. I must say I was a bit disappointed that the used a skinny girl to model "Joan Inspired" clothes but it didn't bother me that much.
I went to my local BN this past Friday to see the collection in person. As expected, I loved many of the pieces inspired by Joan and took a few items to dressing room to try on. This is when the problem started. Many of the fitted dresses did not fit my ample chest. Frustrated, I called one of the SA's for help and see if I can get a size bigger. His answer was "sorry sweetheart, but we don't really cut for girls with a big chest." Now that is where I got pretty annoyed. Half of this collection is supposedly inspired by Joan who like me has an ample chest. I'm not really a large girl. I wear a size 8, have small shoulders and waist but a big bust. I was really hoping that this collection would be ideal for me.
I ended up getting a couple of tops but still left the store annoyed. The more I thought about the incident, the more angry I got. Was this collection for girls to feel like Joan or was in for girls who actually had a similar body to hers? I'm not one who believes in slogans like "real girls have curves" but real girls come in all sizes and I had been so excited about a collection that finally seem to cater to my body type only to be disappointed right away.
What is your opinion on this? Am I overreacting or expecting too much here?
12:21 PM
August 20, 2011
Hello lovelies and happy Saturday! I had a pretty busy start to the weekend last night with my mom's 52 birthday party. She had a pretty big party with around 50 ppl in attendance that started in their backyard by the pool, then followed inside for dinner and then the basement for dancing and cake. Here's some pictures from that night:
Me and my two sisters by my parents pool at the beginning of the party:
My cute parents before cutting the cake...this was probably around 11:30 pm:
Now onto the look: I was wearing a water-colour inspired satin dress and did my makeup to match it slightly. Check out the look:
Face
Lise Watier 12 Hour Foundation/concealer - Neutre
Nars Gilda blush
Azalea Blossom b/o
Eyes
Painterly p/p - base
MUFE #15 - inner lid
MUFE #112 - mid lid
MUFE #5 - mid lid
Poste Haste e/s - outer lid
MUFE #39 - crease
MUFE #18 - above outer crease
Vanilla p/m - highlight
BB Ivy Shimmer g/l - to line
UD Stash 24/7 - lower lashline
Lancome Hypnose mascara
Lips
Trimmed in Pink l/l
Chanel Phoenix RAL
Chanel Blossoms glossimer
And here's my outfit of the night, hubby told me i was loving myself too much in this shot, lol! Dress is from Banana Republic and shoes are by Sam Edelman.
And here's a closeup of the shoes cos I luff them! I wear a lot of nude heels but I was really feeling this rose coloured number. Different from my sea of nude shoes!
Have a great weekend everyone!
12:40 PM
July 27, 2011
Hey lovelies! I'm coming down with a random summer cold with totally sucks! I can't even take any sick days coz I'm so friggin busy at work. So the stress is not helping with my cold going away any faster. On the up side, this coming weekend is a long weekend and hubby and I will go to Montreal for the last weekend of "Just for Laughs" festival. It should be a nice break for me
I did this look to go with my ruffled pink shirt on Monday. I love brights pinks (as you may have noticed). I didn't want to do pink lips though so I went for creamy corals. Hope you guys like this look.
Face
F&B Foundation - N3
Ben Nye Powder
X-Rocks blush
Eyes
Painterly p/p - base
Post Haste e/s - lid
Coppering e/s - crease
Embark e/s - outer v
Ego e/s - inner lid
Blanc Type e/s - highlight
UD bourbon 24/7 - lower lashline
Dark Diversion f/l - to line
Marcelle Power Volume mascara
Lips
Mouth Off l/l
Marcelle Paris Rose l/s
And for outfit of the day, I wore this cute hot pink ruffled top by Banana Republic. I really like ruffles but I have a larger bust so I have to be careful with them. This shirt fits fine though and doesn't over accentuate anything luckily. Navy linen pants are by Mexx and wedges are by Nine West:
April 26, 2011
Hey lovelies! I'm loving the colour blocking trend for spring that I see in the fashion magazines since February. I especially like the mixture of fuchsia and brick red I saw in the March issue of InStyle. So I tried on the combo for a dinner out with friends last Sunday. I kept the shoes in the neutral family. I think two bold colours is enough, lol!
Fuchsia sleeveless top by Banana Republic, cotton stretch pencil skirt by American Apparel, nude stilettos by Nine West:
I also did something a bit different with my hair. I was watching hair tutorials and came up with this french braid that leads to a braided side bun. I quite liked the result though you can't tell in the pic, but trust me it looked neat in person. I'm usually very lazy with my hair but I always appreciate the effort when I do take the time to fix it up:
Hope you guys enjoyed this non-makeup related post. Let me know if you want to see more of these :)
