I'm Baaaack ;)

I know it didn't seem like I was on vacation the past couple of weeks with my scheduled posts...but I'm back from my New England States trip with Dale

I have a lot of vacation pictures to share with you, haul posts and some reviews also. 

But I thought I would start off with a post showing you a few outfits I wore during the past two weeks. 

This is what I wore to meet Dale at the Pearson Airport two weeks ago. 

Headband: Elle (I did a review on the headband in this post)

Necklace: Charlotte Russe (one of my favourite necklaces - I love lots of chains, links & rhinestones)

Rings: Forever21 (the one on my middle finger), Betsey Johnson (index finger)

Dress: Forever21

Bag: Michael Kors

High Heels: Guess "Chief" heels

Nails: Broadway Fashion Diva Go Glam nails

Here's a closeup of my nails. I love these! Unfortunately, these are one of the few Broadway branded nails that Dale & I got at Duane Reade in New York City....which we're not able to find elsewhere. 

A mirror finish zebra printed manicure :) What more could a girl want for a manicure?! 

Like all other Broadway branded nails, these are great quality and I highly recommend them. 

Here are a few outfits I wore to the baseball games that Dale took me to at Fenway Park in Boston. 

Headband: Claire's

Shirt: Forever21

Skirt: Garage (it's actually scooters. I love the denim skirts and scooters at Garage)

Handbag: Michael Kors

Heels: Red Patent Peep Toe Slingbacks from Charlotte Russe

Bracelets: leopard print bangles on left arm from Forever21

Watch: Michael Kors

Baseball Cap & Jersey: Boston Red Sox MLB gear

Bracelet: Charlotte Russe

Jeans: Almost Famous

Heels: Red Peep Toe Side Zipper Booties from Charlotte Russe

This was a professional picture taken along Yawkey Way outside of Fenway Park in Boston (it's a proof picture, hence the watermark)

Baseball Cap: Boston Red Sox MLB gear (I'm loving this baseball cap)

Necklace: Arden B (I LOVE this necklace!)

Tank top: Pink for Victoria's Secret (they have a line of MLB baseball gear)

I'll be posting some pictures from my vacation shortly.


Let me know how you've been doing! :)

Devil's Martini Nightclub

My weekend was off to a great start! 

On Friday I got together with friends and we all went to Devil's Martini Nightclub ;)

 Dress: Sirens

Purse: Coach

High Heels: Charlotte Russe Red Patent Leather Platform Peeptoe Slingbacks

Earrings: an unlisted store in China Town Toronto 

Rings: Forever21

Bracelet: Le Chateau

Watch: Michael Kors

I love this picture. This was all of us :)

Left to Right (front): Val, April, Margarita, Me, Rob & Faye

Left to Right (back): Jeff, Julie, Adam & Olivia

Almost all us girls (Olivia was missing a lot that night!): Myself, Margarita (it's so nice that I met her initially from blogger! You should check out her blog here), Faye, Val & Margarita's cousin April

Awww it's so nice to get together with great friends ;) 

I had a blast and hope to see them all again soon! 

How is your weekend coming along? ;)

Casual Outfit + Sculpture Studio School Show

I met up with Evgueni for the Sculpture Studio School Show on May 5th

I still keep in touch with Evgueni almost everyday and I'm really blessed that we do since he's such a great guy. He's one of the few closest people in my life. I still confide a lot in him.
Thanks for inviting me out Mister ;) Nice to see you after so long.

Here is one of my casual outfits from earlier this month and a few pictures from the show

Headband: Claire's (headbands are my latest obsession!) 

Denim Jacket: Foxy Jeans from Winners (Montreal is lucky to have flagship store locations)

Top: Guess

Handbag: Guess

Jeans: Guess premium power skinny in glamour wash (I LOVE their power skinnies!!) 

Heels: Red patent pumps from Spring Shoes 

Onto the show pictures:

Evgueni, looking great :)

There were many nice art pieces showcased but I only took a few random pictures.
This is a list of the studio members that were showing their work:

The art show is still showcasing until June 1st, so if you're in the area you're welcome to drop in.
The exhibit is open to the public.

Evgueni and I have different taste in art work. Of course, he knows what he's talking about when it comes to sculpture and I don't (Evgueni is a professional sculptor) - but we both love Gloria's works.

Reminds me a bit of music and chemistry class test tubes! Thank goodness Chemistry classes are over and long done with for me!! =)

Evgueni and I like Dean's sense of humour :)

The turn out was great as you can see from the crowds. And do you know who I saw at the show?! Jeanne Beker! Yeah, you know, Jeanne Beker from Fashion Television!!

 I didn't say hi because well, I haven't watched Fashion Television in years and just didn't want to sound stupid not knowing what to say. Evgueni's like, "I think she has a clothing line now" and I'm like, "really? Like high end at Holt's or something" and he's like "yeah I think so" LOL So I felt like since we weren't so knowledgeable about her that I wasn't going to say hi. But next time if I see her there I'll say hi and just keep it simple - let her know I admired her during her Fashion Television show years when I use to watch it :) 

Have you ever ran into someone famous and was too nervous to say hi? Or did you say hi? ;)

FOTD, Nails, Casual Outfit: A bit of red with a deal at Winners

I don't post a whole lot of "deals" that I manage to score at stores because Dale very much looks after me and spoils me with things. But I'll try to share with you any deals I can score!

In Canada we have a store called Winners and if you have time (and patience) to sift through racks and shelves, you can often find a great deal. 

Winners is sort of like Marshalls - which, I am happy to say, has arrived in Canada. 

Oh yeahhh! 

So look what I found at Winners the other week which I am happy about. 

I bought these using one of the gift certificates Dale got for me from Winners :) Such a sweetheart!

I loved the marked creasings and fades on these!

I love the black sequins on the back pockets of the jeans and there's even a bit of sequins on the front pockets too. They blend in really well since the jeans are a dark wash.

Yay! $16 for jeans?! I couldn't believe it LOL 

And I like how they look. Plus they are comfortable and the denim is soft. 

The brand of jeans is Almost Famous. I have not heard of this brand but these look better (and feel better) than a couple of my $180+ CDN pair of jeans. 

Have you heard of the brand Almost Famous Clothing?

So here's yesterday's FOTD, OOTD (with the new jeans) & Mani....a bit of red. 

Wore this casual outfit to meet clients

Red Checkered Shirt is from Forever21

Jeans are by Almost Famous

Heels are from Guess 

French manicured nails are by Revlon 

(the "medium length" nails are more conservative with Revlon - read, shorter) 

Soooo, I'm going to meet Dale today at the airport!! :) 

Gosh we are so last minute LOL We're still flying to New York tomorrow, however he might change our flight to stay one extra day in New York city...and during this weekend, we might make an overnight trip to Atlantic City New Jersey. I kind of like last minute changes - makes it more exciting!

 I'll take lots of pictures and share with you later :)

Have you scored any shopping deals recently??

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? :)

FOTD & Swatch: MAC Nehru eye shadow

I've had MAC Nehru eye shadow for a couple of weeks and it's been a staple for me :) That's saying a lot since I'm quite particular when it comes to eye shadows.

MAC Nehru eye shadow in the pot

This is a matte finish and although it looks like a regular black matte shadow, there is a blue-gray tinge to it that I love. If you love a smokey eye, I highly recommend checking out this shade

You can definitely build up the depth of colour with this one or use it lightly

Here is a quick swatch of the colour (one swipe)

MAC Nehru eye shadow swatch

And here's a look with me using the eye shadow 

Any new makeup products that you're loving lately?

I'm 26

It's my 26th Birthday today

I feel so happy, blessed and thankful for so many wonderful people & things in my life 

Waiting for my baby.....I wouldn't have it any other way
Red babydoll from La Senza

Many thanks to YOU for reading my blog and for all the lovely comments 

Here's a toast to you and I - to many more fulfilling fantastic years in our lives ;)

xxo Karen

Weekend - sister's birthday, Saturday OOTD

My older sister's 35th Birthday was on Sunday :)

Unfortunately she wasn't feeling well & was down with a cold so we skipped family dinner plans. I still got a yummy slice of cake though!

Thursday night I went to C Lounge nightclub. I don't have any pictures, but it was dead there. The club's ambiance is much nicer than Brant House (love the palm trees and shallow pool on the patio!) - and the ladies were as gorgeous as ever.

If you're looking for a club in Toronto that has (1) nice ambiance and (2) beautiful ladies, I'd recommend C Lounge on a Friday or Saturday night.

Saturday night I went to Thompson Hotel's club 1812. Fuck, it was more dead than C Lounge on a Thursday. And the club is underground, nothing appealed to me - I'm not into it and don't recommend it. That's pretty sad if a club is dead on a Saturday night....here's what I wore Saturday night:

Dress from Forever 21, heels from Charlotte Russe (I still look at these shoes and think what a steal compared to those Steve Madden Caryssa heels)

Earrings from a store in China Town.

If you're ever looking for a dramatic pair of lashes, you've gotta check out the Ardell 107s.

They sell them at Pharma Plus/Rexall or, I have ordered them from Madame Madeline.

Lipgloss: MAC's Soft Dazzle Dazzleglass creme (LE?) and MAC's Poetic License LE (I luuuuv Poetic License but WTF MAC made it for the Holiday 2009 collection in a small 2.4 g/0.08 oz tube only!)

This was the only picture I have from Saturday night @ 1812 ;)

Right to Left: Patrick, Mandy, Daniel.

How was your weekend?