Thursday, October 15, 2009

FOTD; British Red Chai Latte


Face;
Almay Nearly Nude Foundation
MAC Studio Fix Concealer in NC15
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light
MAC Eyeshadow in Phloof! (Highlight)
MAC Powder Blush in Harmony

Eyes;
MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre
MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack (Just a thin line this time)
MAC Eyeshadows in Phloof! (Highlight) and Beauty Marked (Eyebrows)
Maybelline Lash Stiletto in Black

Lips;
MAC Lip Pencil in Redd
L'Oreal Colour Riche Lipstick in British Red

Another professional day; I wore the same outfit as this day, but with black tights, and I wore my glasses.
I added the leopard print scarf when I got home because I was cold; I wanted to wear it out, but I didn't have time because I almost missed my bus. Again.
(I'm getting bad at this...)
When I want to look older and/or smarter, I wear my glasses.
And when I want to look my best, I forgo eyeshadow, and just wear eyeliner and lipstick.



This is my favourite nail polish of all time; OPI's You Don't Know Jacques.
I've made two of my friends buy this nail polish, seriously, and it's already a cult classic.
So You Don't Know Jacques by OPI, French Collection.
Get on it.
In other news, I went to a the Smart Mouth Café on Water Street and had hands down the best chai latte I've ever had.
Get on that as well.

QuestionOfTheDay;
How do you do your make-up when you need to look your best?
Like, what do you think looks best on you? What's your never fail 'hey I need to kick ass' make-up look.


Love.

Monday, October 12, 2009

OOTD/FOTD; Family-Approved Thanksgiving Attire


_ Lace dress form Zara (Worn as a blouse)
_ Black skirt from H&M
_ Red cardigan from Zara
_ Black tights from H&M
_ Vintage scarf
_ Belt from Primark


Not the best picture, but I could only take photos in my room yesterday because my parents were cleaning, and if they saw me, they'd make me help.
Priorities, blog vs. manual labour.
You'd do the same.

This is essentially the same outfit I wore the other day, but I classed it up a bit with some more lace and a cardigan. And the belt's different.
I also deviated from my normal cat-eye make-up routine and added (my god) eyeshadow.


Face;
_ Almay Nearly Nude Foundation
_ MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural in Light
_ MAC Powder Blush in Harmony
_ MAC Eyeshadow in Phloof! (Highlight)

Eyes;
_ MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre
_ MAC Eyeshadows in Woodwinked, Beauty Marked (Also used to fill in eyebrows), and Phloof! (Highlight)
_ MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
_ Some drugstore brand mascara that I wouldn't recommend

Lips;
_ Maybelline Shiny-Licious lipgloss in Caramella (Does Maybelline still sell this stuff? If so, I buy it)


I didn't think Woodwinked and Beauty Marked would work together, what with Woodwinked being so gold, and Beauty Marked being so black and all, but when applied with a light hand, Beauty Marked blended into the gold and looked almost brown.
I bought Woodwinked on the recommendation of every beauty guru on Youtube, and honestly, I don't love it.
It's so pretty, but I don't love it.
What's another way I could wear Woodwinked? make me love it, world.
Make me love it.

Thanksgiving was the average family affair; it was delicious, and my mom made cupcakes!
Just like the pilgrims ate.

After dinner we watched TV. MuchMusic was having a 'Bring It On' marathon for some reason; why not 'Degrassi' Much? Come one.
We almost watched 'Degrassi', making this Youtube video ring true, but settled on 'The Cleveland Show' and 'Family Guy'.


Nails of the day!
Since my outfit was somewhat conservative, I decided to paint my nails 'Pamploma Purple' from OPI's Espana Collection.
You eagle-eyed reader will notice that this is what I wore to my friend's birthday party in the last post.

My outfit and make-up wasn't too exciting in this post, I'm afraid, but keeping it relative-approved on Thanksgiving is important, I think. I don't come from a conservative family, but the peek-a-bra blouse from the birthday party may have been a little too risqué.

QuestionOfTheDay;
How was your Thanksgiving? If you're not Canadian, how was your last big family celebration? What did you wear? Did you change your make-up up? let me know.


Love.


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<3

Sunday, October 11, 2009

OOTD; The Birthday Party Was Just An Excuse To Get Bubble Tea


_ White top from Zara
_ Black bra from La Senza
_ Leather jacket from New Look
_ Jeans from American Eagle (Cut into shorts; for modesty)
_ Black tights from H&M
_ Black beret from H&M
_ Belt from Primark
_ Assorted rings
_ Black studded ankle boots from Spring
_ Canvas bag from Urban Outfitters
_ 'Pamplona Purple' nail polish by OPI

Firstly, let me preface this by saying Happy Thanksgiving to all the Canadians out there!
<3

Yesterday was my friend's eighteenth birthday party, so obviously we all went out to The Roxy, got wasted, and drunkenly cabbed our way back home.
Just kidding. The drinking age is nineteen. That's next year.
This year we went out to lunch, then decided to see where the day took us. That ended up being Chinatown, but I'm getting ahead of myself.

We went to Browns for lunch; I'd actually never been, even though there are a million (Three) locations all over Vancouver. I had a veggie burger and fries, and I can confidently say their veggie burgers are not disgusting; you know those restaurants that pack the veggie burger patties with vegetables as a filler because they're too cheap for soy?
Well my frustrated, vegetarian friend, Browns was not one of those restaurants.
On the contrary, it's the second best veggie burger I'd ever had. The best are at White Spot, because there's more sauce than burger, and I'm into that.

SideNote;
If you're ever in B.C., go to White Spot. I know the name's racist, but for some reason no one's ever complained to the government. Probably because their milkshakes are amazing.
Seriously, they're the best I've ever had, and I've drank a lot of milkshakes in my day.
That's why was an overweight child.
Anyway, there's one at the Vancouver airport, so get on that.

After a quick debate of what to do for the rest of the day, H&M was quickly chosen as a good idea, and off we bussed. I was tempted by a fuzzy, leopard print beret, and leopard print gloves, but I declined; will I actually wear a fuzzy, leopard print beret? And what's the point of the gloves if they don't match my hat?

At this point, we split into two groups, those who wanted to shop for lingerie, and those who wanted bubble tea. I'll give you one guess which group I was in.
I wish I could say I was in the group who needed sexy lingerie.


But Chinatown and it's bubble tea establishments called to me, and the only men who've been calling out to me lately are the construction workers on Granville.

Afterwards, we all met up and took pictures on the grassy area near the Chinatown skytrain station until it was time for us to all bus back up to our respected houses.
Oh, and an awkward moment never came to fruition, thank god; my friend Kelly and I take the same bus home, and while waiting to get on, we realized this guy from high school, was getting on with us. I'm not sure where I stand with him now; we were friends, he developed a huge crush on me, he developed a huge crush on my friend, made some choice comments about her breasts, creeped us out, and everything got awkward.
I have no luck with meeting people on public transportation.

Anyway, I had lots of fun yesterday, and my see-through top was a success, but I knew it would be.
I have pervy friends.
I love that top but I was worried that the exposed bra might get me some creepy attention. I personally don't think there's anything wrong with showing bra, but the stares get old.

QuestionOfTheDay;
Is there anything you love to wear, but hate the stares/comments you get? is there anything you'd love to wear outside, but are afraid about what people might say?
I'm still plucking up the courage to wear black lipstick out. One day.


Love.