Coach and Michael Kors

When Dale took me to Atlantic City New Jersey for an overnight trip last month, I wasn't sure what to expect as I hadn't been to Atlantic City since I was 3 or 4 years old. 

It's was a nice overnight trip. But at the time the weather was awful - chilly with rain and wind. Otherwise I'm sure it would have been beautiful to walk along the boardwalk there.

Dale & I aren't gamblers so we both agree that the city would be ideal as an overnight stay for a concert or show along with shopping - the deals for shopping were great. Even though Atlantic City is built on casinos like Las Vegas, Las Vegas shopping is much more luxury shopping whereas Atlantic City is much more rundown with bargain shopping.

One of the stores I really liked in Atlantic City was G by Guess (you can see my post here). These were a few other lovely gifts that Dale picked up for me in Atlantic City. 

I love this small Coach purse! 

I love the red sequins and the gold links along the strap. It's perfect for evenings out.

I wore it in one of my last posts here

And you know I love the style of Michael Kors handbags and watches. 

In the States, many Fossil stores sell Michael Kors watches among other brands like DKNY, Armani, Hugo etc....apparently Fossil makes the watches for those brands.  

Here are a couple of Michael Kors watches that Dale bought for me at the Fossil store 

Turquoise is just one of those colours that look great on me. 

I love this watch with the gold detailing and crystals ;)  It really stands out and I've gotten many compliments on it whenever I wear it.

I can't resist links and chains for accessories! 

This is a really pretty watch. It's great for pairing it up with something dressier in the evening time or even to wear with something casual like jeans and a tank top ;) 

Dale you're such a sweetheart! Thanks so much!

What are your favourite brands for handbags and/or watches? 

May Victoria Day Long Weekend

I hope my fellow Canadians enjoyed their Victoria Day Long Weekend :)

My weekend was great! I went clubbing with friends to start it off (see previous post) and the rest of my weekend was well spent with family

Soooo, as requested I have been making efforts to take outfit pictures more often. 

Thank you for all your suggestions on what you'd like to see on my blog - you can let me know anytime. 

This was the outfit I wore on Saturday when I visited my parents and met my older sister Carol's boyfriend for the first time. 

My outfit consisted of this Elle headband

As I had previously mentioned, I'm a bit obsessed with headbands at the moment

Hands down, out of my slowly expanding collection of headbands this Elle headband is the best one so far in terms of quality. It is very comfortable. The black fabric elastic behind the headband stretches to fit and it does not have a metal part which can snag hair among other annoying things - it resembles the Goody Ouchless Gentle Elastics. 

I love how the headband is flexible and not a hard plastic - it makes it more comfortable. One of the lovely Claire's headbands that Dale bought me had snapped after wearing it a few times because it's made of hard (cheap) plastic and it's easy to break believe it or not :(  I would find it hard pressed to snap this Elle flexible headband - so it would be also the ideal type of headband to throw into your luggage or handbag for example. I have to be weary of cheap hard plastic headbands now because of that. 

I wish I could get buy more Elle headbands - but unfortunately they are not easy to come by! Sheesh even ebay doesn't even seem to have any :S Plus I don't think Elle designed much variety at all in this style of headband. I bought this particular headband at a Pharma Plus location. 

These are a few dresses that Dale bought for me at Sirens 

(in my outfit picture I'm wearing the floral print tube dress on the far right)

I love Sirens - sometimes they have really nice stuff and it's affordable too. Sirens should reopen a downtown Toronto store just for me!! (just kidding) They use to have one at Eaton Centre which closed down a long time ago

Dale bought me these Guess Bertina2 High Heel Sandals during our New York City trip ;) 

I really love the natural brown leather and the detailing down the front of the heels. They fit really nicely and go along well with the Michael Kors handbag that I wore (you can see close up pictures of my handbag here) - thank you for everything Dale!

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Then on Sunday I spent some time with Mom & Dad - we did some painting

Haha I thought it was so cute that my Mom wore one of my Dad's extra work shirts while painting.

I haven't seen my Mom wear one of my Dad's shirts before so I took a picture! My Mom joked she's gonna kill me for taking her picture LOL Ohhhh if only she knew I'm posting it on blogger :P

I saw my older sister Carol briefly on Sunday and she had bought me something from a Sanrio store 

I think she got it during her recent trip to Vegas? It was very thoughtful of her as she knows I luv Hello Kitty :) Mmmm and I have not tried Cola Flavour gum before - I also haven't had peach flavoured gum in some time. Thanks Carol!

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Let me know what's new with you!

Guess Haul: Accessories, Clothing & High Heels

This haul includes clothes and accessories that Dale bought for me from Guess Stores over the past couple of months when we saw each other ;)

The first couple of pictures are things he bought for me from a G by Guess store when we both went for an overnight trip to Atlantic City New Jersey last month. It was the first time I've ever been into a G by Guess store as I hadn't seen or heard of them before. I love the style of clothes in the G by Guess store almost more than the regular Guess store! And the G by Guess store is more affordable. Dale & I asked the sales associate what the difference is between the two retail chains and they said the G by Guess brand is more "trendier".  Too bad there aren't any G by Guess stores in Canada though - most of them are in California and Florida :( 
Have you been into a G by Guess store before? 

The Crandell Twill Railroad Skirt and a lime green clutch 

And some shorts for summer! Top left are the Jane Railroad shorts, the top right are the Jane White Jean Shorts and at the bottom is the Alexis Cuffed Shorts in Sunset Pink (they're super silky - love the material and bright colour)

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The following few items Dale picked up from a Guess Outlet store. I'm not sure why the Guess Outlet store does not have a website....but anyways, the clothing at the outlet store are more casual than the regular Guess Store. I find that for many of the Guess Outlet clothes (especially denim) they do not fit as nicely nor is the material as good as the clothing at regular Guess stores. Of course I realize there is a price difference....
But for basic logo tops, the Guess Outlet store is good for that since they fit well and are at a more affordable price ;)
Dale knows I love logo tees and he was so sweet to surprise me with these tops on his way home from work one day 

Very cute! This is my first tank top with a metal logo on the strap like this.

I love the twist ties on the side of this logo tank top! Again I don't think I have anything like this style. At first Dale got me the white one and I liked the style so much that the next day he bought me it in pink too :) 

Ooo I loved striped tops. Anything remotely sailor inspired with stripes is up my alley. The fit of these basic cotton striped tanks is really good. Great with either the white or pink/coral shorts a few pictures above.

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The rest of the items here are from the regular Guess store. 

Omigosh I have only good things to say about my first pair of Guess Power Skinny Jeans. The ones here are the Premium Power Skinny in Glamour Wash which you saw me wearing in my previous outfit post here. Now, if only Guess would make a Power Skinny fit using that soft twill material of theirs....how do I put in a request?!! LOL 

I'm also in love with the two corset tops here. The fit is amazing! That's surprising since I'm small flat chested and usually any corset top has cups that are too big for me or the fit is not good. The top pink and white checkered Marilyn Corset Top is really "sweet" looking and the bottom corset is also called the Marilyn Corset Top but in black

Cute flip flops huh? Well, I'm going to address a largely common misconception here - and I'll be repeating this in a separate blog post very shortly because it deserves a post on its own. 

Listen up. High heels DO NOT have to be painful. 

Everyone asks - don't high heels hurt? Why doesn't anyone ask me if my FLAT SHOES hurt?! These flip flops freaking kill! I got my skin cut into after wearing them for a half hour - I had to take them off :(  I don't walk around in pain! Who does?! How can you walk in pain anyways? LOL Now I have to arm myself with band-aids and my Band Aid Friction Block Stick (review to come) when I wear these - and I only wear these when I run errands literally around my block. 

Hands down, these are probably the sexiest "casual" sandals I have right now. 

These are the Guess Fume sandals in white patent. Trust me, put these babies on with a pair of jeans or leggings and it'll make a huge difference compared to flats if that's the look you want :) 

They also are very comfortable and easy to walk in too - I wore them to a baseball game, around town etc

I want to note that the buckle strap at the front of the shoe (near the toes) is not adjustable 

Yep, they're so hot Dale got me the Guess Fume Sandals in black patent too ;)   Dale you're the best!!

Dale surprised me with these Guess Redolika sandals in orange fabric. They look amazing when worn! The bright colour really stands out and I love the unique metal piece down the centre of the heels

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It's been three weeks since I've last seen Dale so I do miss him. We talk everyday so that helps. 

The good news is that he's flying out to see me in a week today! Yay! 

I'm so excited I already catch myself deciding what to wear when I go meet him at the airport ;) 

Do you have any upcoming plans for this long Victoria Day weekend or the week after?

OOTN & FOTN

It was so nice to catch up with friends on Friday night (thanks Rob!)  ;) 

We went to a club called Bar244. 

I really liked the music - lots of dance music! All drinks are cheap at $3-$4. I think the only turn off for me was the young crowd - it felt like a throwback to high school ten years ago. Okay, that would be cool only if I was ten years younger LOL 

Ah well, still had a fab time with friends and that's what counts :)

I haven't done an OOTN and FOTN post in a while so here is one for you (now you know why I was late ten minutes Rob haha)

I coloured my own hair earlier this week with L'oreal Feria #45 Deep Bronzed Brown.

If I stay within 1-2 shades of my natural hair colour, L'oreal Feria hair colour has never let me down. And even though my hair is a long length, I only need one Feria box dye

The eye shadow I have on is mainly MAC Nehru which I did a post on a few days ago here

The lashes I have on are my favourite pair! It's my trusty Ardell 107s and I've done a post on them here 

I layered two necklaces: one is Hello Kitty and the other is from Charlotte Russe 

I wore the Guess Kayla dress, which I'm not surprised to see they are sold out of

My purse is Steve Madden (I loveee the studs on this bag)

My heels are the Patent Uber Covered Platform Pump in Nude by Charlotte Russe (patent + nude + high heel = love at first sight for me! I have a shoe haul post coming up by the way)

These are the side slits in the Guess Kayla Dress. 

And these are all the accessories I had on last night :)

Not mentioned already is the Charlotte Russe bracelet to the far left.

The Bebe cuff bracelet (under the high heels) 

Both rings are from Forever21

My watch is from Guess

Do you like seeing these type of posts? 

If so, I will try to do them more often....

And how is your weekend coming along? :)

Accessories, Dresses, Makeup

Some of the things I got in the past month from...well, you know who ;)

Forever21 Floral Print Dress in "Blue Pink"
Shoes: Charlotte Russe Peep Toe Bootie with Side Zipper 

The dress above reminds me of Tommy Bahamas because of the print and bright colours
And the peep toe booties above are from Charlotte Russe - I la-la-love them ;)

Black dress with shoulder beads from Forever21 

I love the taupe colour of this Forever21 Perforated Knit Dress. It is a bit long (just above the knees), but it's nice for a more formal dinner

A couple of bandage dresses from a store on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto called Axiom

Frederick's of Hollywood "Intoxicating Ingenue Dress" 

It was my first time visiting a Frederick's of Hollywood store when I was in Buffalo NY last month.

Dale and I went to the Walden Galleria location, which was a slight disappointment. I was expecting the store to be bigger, or at least have a better selection compared to their vast online selection. 

But we did manage to find a couple of things including this nice black one shoulder ruffle dress ;) 

As for the patent peep toe slingbacks above, I'm surprised they're not sold out online at Charlotte Russe yet. They can match almost any outfit and they're super comfortable yet sexy. I have them in every colour now :) yay!

If you read my blog, you'll know there's a running joke between Dale & I with holes in my socks

There's some affordable jewelry that I really like at Forever21

This is their lavish panel bracelet in light green/gold

Dale chose these two earrings out for me himself from Aldo - they're really nice :) 

The left pair is "gibler" in silver and the right is "gundlach" in white nubuck

I have swatches of all seven Icing nail polishes, which was picked up at Claire's. I will have it up in my next post shortly ;) 

The bottom pink ring is the faceted faux stone ring from Forever21, the middle ring is the vintaged filigree ring from Forever21 and the top cream coloured ring is the faceted bead ring in olive/gold from Forever21.

I love rhinestones so the jointed leaf earrings from Forever21 are a favourite! 

Left to right: China Glaze in "Innocence", Nina Ultra Pro in "Punki Pink", Orly in "Passion Fruit"

I picked out the far left polish, he picked out the other two bright colours (his favourites). I will try to get some swatches up in my next post

I agree with all the highly rated reviews of Rimmel Royal Gloss - the texture is smooth & not sticky 

I rarely get a chance to visit Wal-mart, but on my last visit I picked up a couple of Hard Candy Painted Lady lipsticks, a Hard Candy Plexi Gloss and their Lash Tinsel Glitter Mascara 

I have swatches of both lipsticks which I will also try to get up on my next post shortly

I did not pick out these Estee Lauder and Clinique makeup items myself - but for Estee Lauder, I love the luxe gold packaging and you can feel the quality from the amazing texture of their lip products

This is my second Hot Tools curling iron (the 1.5") - he got this for me when we were in Buffalo NY

I much prefer Hot Tools over Conair curling irons - for quality and the way it handles.

The price of Conair curling irons in Canada is pretty much the same as Hot Tools if you're getting it in the USA or through ebay ($30-$40)

The Tokidoki Sodashop perfetta cosmetic case from Sephora. The print is super cute! And I love how there is an inner slide slot inside the makeup bag. 

Ahhh you know me with Hello Kitty! :P

We were in Sephora and I loved both the HK compact mirrors - by why oh why was the rhinestone covered one not a compact (it's a one-sided mirror)? So I chose this Hello Kitty compact instead which is super super cute - love the outer mirror finish and there's a magnifying mirror as well as a regular one inside

I will have some swatches up in my next post

Doing anything exciting this weekend? ;)

Forever21, Guess & Michael Kors

My previous post was getting a bit long so here is the second part

These are more gifts that Dale bought for me in the past month - Dale if you ever read my blog thank you so much for everything

More gift certificates to my favourite clothing stores Guess and Forever21

He knows I love watching movies, how I love Winners and La Senza as well


Not only did Dale give me a gift certificate to Forever21, but he also picked out a few things in the store for me on his own
He realizes that we don't always agree on choice of clothing so he's really open and always includes a gift receipt
But I like his different taste in clothing. It keeps my wardrobe a bit more, well rounded because I tend to always tend to stick to certain styes of clothing without experimenting much
So this is what Dale chose for me from Forever21

This top reminds me of the country-side and farms! Maybe it's that kind of lace with the frills?!
It'd be cute with a jean skirt and some cowboy boots
But I don't think he was thinking farms when he saw that top - he picked out the following skirt to match





I love small floral print. Ahhh, so girly

This is the Scalloped Floral Tunic - I can shift it off shoulder which we're both a fan of
I think he got me this top because he knows I love lace and it has a bit of lace around the collar

What can I say? We both laughed when I opened up this gifted Boston Drawstring Pullover because the both of us know only one thing went through his mind when he saw this hoodie and it's Boston Red Sox

Dale took me to my first baseball game (post is here), bought me my first official Boston Red Sox gear and insisted convinced me to watch Fever Pitch with him :P
This hoodie is really soft though and I love bright coral colours :)


I know Dale also gave me a Guess gift Certificate
But like Forever21, he also went into Guess and picked out a couple of things for me on his own
How nice of him. And he often gets the sales reps to help him out in the store

Dale picked out the pink ruffle dress on his own
It ended up being the wrong size so we exchanged it and while exchanging it, we saw there was the same dress in a darker wash. Since we both loved how the dress looked, he picked up the darker dress for me as well

I love Guess jeans and this is a really nice jean jacket that Dale chose for me
He saw it on a mannequin and he told me that seeing clothes on a mannequin helps him visualize things when he's shopping to buy me something on his own

He picked out all the Guess Accessories for me except for the top left bracelet
I was in the store with him another time and he saw that I really liked it so he picked it up for me

I love this Guess Tara Dress
It's still on sale - I went to the Guess store with Dale and picked this one out
Mind you, you'll have to get one full size down if you like this dress (like if you are a size 5 normally at Guess, get a size 3 in the Guess Tara Dress..there are no even number sizes at Guess usually)

I chose this long top at Guess when I was with Dale in the store
I think it looks good with hosiery/leggings or even jeans





Dale had given me a gift certificate to Guess for my Birthday last month and one of the things I bought using that gift certificate was the black coloured version of this top (above).
I love that top - I love how it's off shoulder and how the sleeves have a laced up cut out
Since these tops were on sale when I went with Dale into the store, he picked up the other two colours for me

Dale chose out this tank top for me - I love graphic tanks

I love these Guess "Amazed" heels that Dale chose out for me
He thought this colour is turquoise - I wouldn't call it turquoise but more of an evergreen (?)


And I went into Michael Kors with Dale and he got me a couple of things

Dale chose this sweater for me
It's really nice! I wore it to the hockey game that he took me to

Now, I've been looking for a luggage coloured handbag for some time
When I saw this push lock satchel in Michael Kors and felt how soft the leather was....I guess Dale realized I really loved the bag so he bought it for me

Not much to say - I love the bag
It's very spacious but not overly huge
The push-lock is a rather easy to open so that is the only downside if there is one - but I just avoid putting anything important in that outer pocket. I keep kleenex there actually

Gosh, I really love everything Dale has given to me

So many things to be thankful for and only a small part of it are the gifts that I post on blogger


What are your favourite clothing and accessories stores?