Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts

5.27.2012

head scarves in the summer


I have always loved the look of head scarves, but never had the confidence to try it out in public myself.  Same goes for hats. As much as I love them, I feel "over-dressed" when I wear them.  However, after seeing some summer scarf inspiration, I boldly walked out of the apartment today with a silk scarf wrapped around my hair and I felt good (although the first few minutes I kept asking the husband if I looked okay)!  The husband and I walked to a bakery in Mile End, then went out to lunch at Le Cagibi, it was a nice summer afternoon in Montreal.  Perhaps soon I'll be able to go down the street wearing a summer boater hat...





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2.18.2012

three months and counting

Well folks, it's been quite a while since I've blogged on here - over three months to be slightly more precise.  It's unfortunate too - it's not like my life's been boring or anything, but full time schooling (how does a literature major handle reading when she's watching tv all the time?) and photography - and I haven't really had the energy to want to blog.  BUT! This week is my university's "reading week"/spring break and I am determined to blog to my heart's content and possibly redesign the blog.  It definite needs a fixing - doesn't it?  As for news, this is what's happend to me lately.

1. I dyed my hair in that 2010 trendsetting "ombre" jumping onto the bandwagon while everyone else jumped off.

2. We got a new foster kitten - a mini Weasley, and we named her Flannery (like O'Conner).

3. I've gotten on quite the beauty/makeup kick (posts to follow)

Well that's it for now. But I promise a new post is coming QUITE SOON.
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9.06.2011

beauty diy: wake up scrub

Lately I've been looking into DIY beauty recipes and soaps.  There haven't been too many I've been super impressed with yet, mainly because I don't have all the ingredients and am usually too lazy to go out looking for them.  But!  One recipe that I absolutely love is this body/face scrub.  You will most likely have ALL of these ingredients on hand, and if you don't, well, it's stuff you should always have on hand.

First let's talk about the ingredients: what I love most about this recipe is it gets rid of your used coffee grounds!  Normally I hate just tossing the grounds into the trash, since I don't have a garden I can throw them in, so this is a great recycling tool.  Second, if you don't have peppermint essential oil I couldn't recommend it more.  It is a great soother especially for headaches!  I always put it on for headaches or neck-aches.  Hopefully the rest of the ingredients you have on hand!

Wake.Up Scrub
{Read more at Wholeliving.com: Wake-Up Scrub }

1/4 cup olive oil or oil of choice (vitamin e, jojoba oil, etc.)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup pure turbinado sugar (I used my lavender raw sugar, because that's all I had)
15 drops peppermint essential oil (Mentha piperita)
1/2 cup used coffee grounds from a freshly brewed pot

  • 1. Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl; using a fork, thoroughly blend. Transfer the scrub to a wide mouthed jar, and store in a cool place until ready to use. The scrub will keep for one to two weeks, longer if refrigerated.
GET ALL YOUR INGREDIENTS TOGETHER

ADD COFFEE BEANS TO SUGAR MIXTURE
 COMBINE THE TWO TOGETHER

ADD PEPPERMINT EXTRACT

 ADD OLIVE OIL

ADD VANILLA EXTRACT
STIR EVERYTHING UP TOGETHER!
STORE IN A COOL PLACE UNTIL READY TO USE
  • 2. While showering, apply handfuls of the coffee scrub to wet skin in circular motions, starting at the feet and working up. The scrub contains oil, so it's best to do this over a rubber mat to avoid slipping. Pay particular attention to rough spots such as heels, ankles, knees, and elbows.
  • 3. After scrubbing, cleanse skin as usual using a mild natural soap or body wash. Pat skin dry with a fluffy towel, and follow with lotion to seal in the moisture.
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9.03.2011

lockets: coming soon

Been working on some solid perfume lockets!  I had to take a break, because I couldn't stop smelling the perfume everywhere.  More pictures when I'm done!



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8.24.2011

the return of weekly wishlists

So usually when I get in the mood to buy things, I have to create these wishlists to tell my brain that I'm "doing something" about the stuff that I want.  So rather than buying, I come up with weekly wish lists.  I did this for awhile, but then I actually started school and jobs so I had my mind occupied.  Well I've got a few more weeks without occupation meaning a few more wishlists coming this way!

weekly wishlist 1


Amazon.com: Broadcast News (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]:..., $24.00
Jeans by Madewell $79.95
kitchen goods / Chemex
gifts pour moi / Women's new arrivals - accessories - DODOcase™ for... $79.95
beauty things to try / Women's new arrivals - accessories - Poppy King... $18.00

 
  • I've been wanting a Chemex coffee maker for a long time now, and I'm hoping one of these days I'll just go for it and buy one.  
  • J.Crew started carrying The Dodo Case for the iPad 2. I wish they were cheaper than $60-80 but I might just have to save up and invest.  
  • Madewell is pretty awesome sometimes. At first it didn't seem like there was a whole lot they offered, but after finding a pair of high-waisted wideleg pants that I've been searching for a long time now, I'm pretty excited.
  • J.Crew coral lipstick.  It's the same lipstick color you see on all those J.Crew ads.  I'll take it!
  • And finally, Broadcast News.  Have you seen this movie?  I love it!  Holly Hunter is incredible in it, and if they make a reference of it in Gilmore Girls you know it's probably pretty good.
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8.23.2011

waiting for my hair to grow out.

So I can do something like this!  Also, I probably need a hairbrush.  Any good recommendations for teasing out the hair, so I can do something like that first picture?
ballerina bun


beauty things to try / {this is glamorous}
beauty things to try / LUELLA LOVES
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3.08.2011

i wish i had long hair...

I know it's silly of me to say.  I had extremely long hair this past summer, but starting a new life in a new country some how had me forcing scissors to my locks and chopping them off.  So now my hair is reaching for my shoulders, and I'm hoping by the summer I can gain some length.  Lately I've been into all that beauty stuff.  Nail polish, makeup, hairstyles... probably because it's too cold and too snowy to ponder wearing a skirt with some tights, or sacrificing leather boots on the salted sidewalks.  Being stylish vs. being warm. (my daughter, my sister, my daughter, my sister..)

I wish my hair wasn't so thick.  Some girls can really pull off creative bobby pinning.  Me - I can barely work the things..


my favorite look of all time





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2.21.2011

getting kinda girly

There's something about the transformation from winter to spring that gets me kinda girly.  I always thought that normally, I am able to balance between florals and plaids, herringbone and lace... but lately, it's all pinks, and floral plates, lilac nail polish and crazy eyeliner.  I'm getting the itch for spring fashion, but being 10 degrees outside today, I think my black down coat will be with me till May.

{a mixture of girly things}

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