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!

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? ;)

Awww surprise parcels & expected parcel

Awww Dale really makes me feel so special - he always shows he cares and thinks of me ;)

I was speechless yesterday when I went to pick up a couple of surprise gifts that Dale sent to me. 

My Mom was hanging out with me yesterday and she was surprised too - she knows how fortunate I am to have Dale in my life and I can't wait for my parents to meet Dale. 

So far only my younger sister Jenn has met Dale, which was nice

Aren't these roses gorgeous?
They're so fragrant too and Dale always remembers that I love the extra baby's breath :)

Wow! My first ever lime green coloured roses!
It's really unique because you know it's not quite yellow 

They really make my living room so beautiful

And omigosh there was a second surprise that Dale sent to me yesterday:

A huge spa gift filled with Tashodi products and more :)

The Tashodi products are all fair trade organic and locally made in Canada - I love that!
And they are all from Tashodi's Eucalyptus + Lemon + Spearmint line of Ocean Minerals 

The scent of these spa products are just amazing! Seriously, it's such a unique, strong, yet relaxing scent. I'm really looking forward to using these products and sharing them with Dale when we see each other next week ;)

You know what?! I've seriously been on the search for a nice magazine rack and the woven basket that the spa products came is perfect for that! Yay!

I love it especially since it has a convenient carrying handle too - plus it fits my complete stash of unread magazines

Awww, thank you so much Dale for always thinking of me! 

I really feel so lucky and he definitely made my week ;)

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I also got my first Elf Cosmetics haul in the mail yesterday. 

I ordered it on May 5th so standard shipping to Canada from the USA took two full weeks 

The reason I made my first order with Elf Cosmetics is because I was in Dollarama and saw that they were selling Elf Dramatic Lash Kits for $1.50 each

The Elf Dramatic Lashes looked a lot less full than my favourite Ardell 107s (my review is here), but hey for $1.50 I gave it a shot. They're not bad at all considering the price and how quickly I go through false lashes (ahhh, false lashes will always have a special place in my heart haha)

I like the Elf Dramatic Lashes for something like daytime wear - but if you're going for a smokey eye look I can see how they might get "lost" in the darkness of eyeshadow. You could however double up on two pairs of Elf Dramatic Lashes when doing a smokey eye and that would give a similar effect to the Ardell 107s  - but I don't double up on pairs (yet). I still love my Ardell 107s for a smokey eye. 

So, I ordered the Elf Dramatic Lashes from the Elf Cosmetics website because, even despite the $14.95 USD shipping cost, if I bought enough pairs (I bought 35 pairs) it would be cheaper than getting them at Dollarama (even before adding on the HST). 

So, cheaper than Dollarama you say?! Oh yes! Plus, Elf Cosmetics was running a Cinco De Mayo promo for May 5th and any orders of $20 or more got five free lip and eye products of your choice. So even a better deal :)  These were the five products I chose

If you'd like to see swatches of the Elf eyeshadow pigments and lip products then just let me know and I'll get onto a review of them for you


Have you tried any Tashodi or Elf Cosmetic products before? 
If so, which are your favourites (or ones you wouldn't recommend perhaps)? 


Do you have any special plans this weekend? ;)

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? ;)

Weekend of Flowers

It was so nice to spend Mother's Day yesterday with my parents :)

I ended up getting my Mom some hair and face care products, but it's really the time I spend with my parents that mean the most. That was the highlight of my weekend. 

The weather was beautiful - warm & sunny. It really feels like Spring is here. And it was so nice to head to the suburbs, smell some fresh air, see all the greenery and flowers starting to bloom. 

Speaking of flowers, Dale was so sweet to have my weekend off to a lovely start. He sent both my Mom and I flower arrangements! Awww....this was the beautiful flower arrangement he sent on Friday for me: 

They're so gorgeous and the scent of them fills up the room. I can't wait for some of them to bloom!

And this was the arrangement Dale surprised my Mom with for Mother's Day. 

The orchids he sent are so classy and elegant.
He is really so kind and thoughtful to think of my Mom and send them!

Dale's such a sweetheart 

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Various tulips on my parents front yard were also starting to bloom open with the warm weather so I took a few pictures of them too.

Look at the leaves on this tulip - aren't they quite unique?!

I love this shade of yellow

How was your weekend?

Spring Flowers & Upcoming Trips

Dale sent me a beautiful calla lily bouquet on Friday. Awww, isn't that's so sweet of him?

Extra baby's breath because he knows how much I love that flower herb. 

Herb?!! 

That doesn't sound right to me LOL I'm calling them flowers! :P

Aren't the calla lilies gorgeousss?! 

They're so vibrant in colour and the shape is so beautifully eye catching

This type of flower really reminds me of Spring :) 

And look at the coloured pattern on the roses!
All three roses in the bouquet were this unique pattern. It's verrry pretty. 

***sigh***

Dale always seems to make my day

I can't wait to visit New York next week with him :)
I've heard so much about NY and this will be my first time visiting the city

I'm super fortunate that Dale is taking me on this trip and he always looks after me. 

And then the weekend after New York, Dale is taking me to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania for sightseeing, baseball games & shopping!! Ahhh! 

I loved Pittsburgh!

I visited it for the first time last August with my family (post is here)

Aaand, Dale and I get back from Pittsburgh on Easter Sunday.
So guess what?! 
My parents invited him over for Easter dinner!
Awww, so they all get to meet each other - so nice! And lots of yummy home cooked food too.
I have so many things to look forward to this month ;)


What are you looking forward to this month?