October 12, 2012
Hey guys! Hubby and I took the lil peanut to Gatineau park this past weekend for a photoshoot. Gatineau park is 5 mins derive from downtown Ottawa and a great location for capturing the best fall scenes. Since it was Thanksgiving Monday, everybody and their mothers were there but it was still worth it!
Here are a few shots I wanted to share with you guys.
The trees were just so gorgeous! This is why I love this city and love fall season even more. Special thanks goes to my sister for taking the photos :)
5:20 PM
April 29, 2012
Hello beauties! Sorry for the 10-day absence from the blogsphere but I just got back from a week long vacation with hubby.
We decided to go on what people call a "babymoon". As in a nice relaxing vacation before bebe is born. We chose Mayan Riviera after some research and had a truly amazing time during our one-week stay there. We stayed at a 5-star resort and spent time relaxing by the pool/beach and also went on an excursion including climbing temples of Koba, swimming in a cenote and visiting a Mayan village.
Hubby and I had visited Dominican Republic and Cuba as part of our trips to the tropics before and we both agree that Mexico and especially Mayan Riviera is our favourite destination in the area.
Here are a few pictures from the trip:
Hubby and I on our first day at the beach.
Me and my 22 weeks preggo belly at the resort.
from this angle the preggo belly is not visible. But you can see how my waistline is gone :(
Dinner time, I love all the colours I saw in Mexico. Came back very inspired makeup-wise.
One of the temples at Koba. I managed to climb it despite my preggo belly :D
Mariachi night at the hotel. This was our favourite performance.
I would say the only thing I didn't like, was that I got badly sunburnt despite being very diligent with my regular application of SPF 70, booooo! One the burn marks on my chest is still there now since day one and STILL hurts to touch :'(
Hope you guys had a great weekend. The following posts are upcoming this week:
- Blog sale update
- Tropical inspired makeup
- Road to Maternity - Update #2
- Latest favourites - makeup, hair and skin products
6:10 PM
April 12, 2012
Hey lovelies! Just to let you know that I have to delay my blog sale by a couple of weeks as I've had to travel for work last minute and I don't have any of my items picture online. They're all saved on my Macbook at home :(
I will update more in the coming week :) Hope you all have a great Thursday!
February 2, 2012
Hey guys! I'm still slowly getting back into blogging so please be patient with me while I take my baby steps. Hubby and I spent last weekend in NYC for hubby's best's 30th birthday. My own 30th birthday is this coming Sunday so we were sorta celebrating mine as well.
The guys had booked us a table at "Big Black Pussy Cat" club for Friday night. Now I'm not the biggest fan of the name but the club was just amazing! We were in the Moroccan room and the decor was exquisite withe lush red velvet, gold accents and random angel statuettes. Here are a couple of pics from the night:
lounging
Hubs and I <3
Party-goers
We spent Saturday sight-seeing around midtown where we were staying a block down from the Rockefeller centre. This was my third time in NYC and I must say definitely the glitz and glam dies after the first visit. After that it's all about spending time with friends and dining, lol! We did have a 5-course dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant which was awesome!
I didn't do much shopping this time around, but I did ensure to pick up UD's Naked 2 Palette from one of the Sephoras. I own and love the original Naked and despite the good reviews for Naked 2, up until I saw it in person I was not planing on getting it. But as soon as I saw it, I had to have it! It's a lighter and cooler version of Naked. I find the colours of Naked 2 just work better for me. I've been using mine everyday since I got it.
I snapped some quick pictures for you guys. I didn't swatch it as there are already so many great swatches of it online. I especially like Temptalia's.
I even like the packaging for Naked 2 better, it's much more durable. I don't think I'll use the lipgloss or brushes much though. I would have liked to get another duo 24/7 liner like they did with Naked 1.
I would say my favourite shades so far are Tease, Pistol, Verve and Blackout. I'm not so thrilled about Half Baked being included again (even though it's a nice shade) and Foxy (the highlight) is too warm for my taste...pretty much yellow on my cooler skintone.
I used Naked 2 today again for a quick look with Pistol on lid and Tease in the crease. Lined with EL Blackened Brown kajal liner and added MAC Undercurrent pearlglide liner on the lower lashline. I finished with a dusting of Nars Madly on the cheeks and MAC Up the Amp on the lips; simple and quick FOTD:
November 25, 2011
Happy Friday Night everyone! I'm thinking of doing a new weekly series to spice the blog up a bit. I feel like lately I've only done FOTD's and not of much else. I need to squeeze in more fashion posts, reviews, hauls and food posts too....just like I did before.
But anyway, I'm going to do this new series every Monday starting Nov 28th. I will present you with my top 5 products of the cosmetic brands I use and why I like these products so much. I will be starting with MAC (as it's probably the most popular brand) and then continue with Nars, Chanel, Make Up Forever, Bobbi Brown, Stila and Inglot.
What do you guys think of this idea? What other topics/post do you like to see on my blog?
October 2, 2011
Hey lovelies! I'm back from my vacation and the first thing I did was to go through the many MANY pics we took. I have to say though I had visited Italy (Rome only) as a child of 11, it does not compare to seeing this beautiful country as an adult. I doubt any other land will ever top this experience for me. We stayed in Rome, Florence and Venice and did a tone of sight seeing (average of 12 hour walking per day), dining, wining, shopping. If you are a fan of renaissance art, gorgeous sculptures, top notch wine and pasta, super stylish clothing, sunshine, animated people and last but not least gelato Italy is the place to go :D
I came back refreshed and my mind full of so many beautiful pictures and memories. Here are my top 10 Italy moments in no particular order:
1. Having a gelato per day. My fave flavours were melon, pistachio and amaretto
2. Seeing Duomo and St Giavani in Florence for the first time. My mouth was literally hanging open
3. Standing in front of the statue of Michelangelo's David at Musei dell'Opera. I actually bowed to the master that is Michelangelo.
4. Getting out of the train station in Venice and seeing the Grand Canal with gondola's, taxi boats and Vaporetta''s (bus boats) floating about
5. Strolling on Ponte Saint Angelo with hubby at night. This is the most romantic bridge in Rome, especially gorgeous at dusk or dawn.
6. This is gonna sound cliche, but the expensive Gondola ride in venice was totally worth it. Seeing all the side waterways was serene!
7. The Coloseum was was one of the few sights I remembered from my last trip but it still didn't fail to amaze me. It's giant and it will take your breath away
8. Seeing the tomb of Galileo in Santa Croce in Florence made the hair on my body stand straight. What a genius, born sadly in the most terrible time for science.
9. Basilica di San Marco in Venice is the most beautiful church I've seen in my life. My neck was hurting from staring at the beautiful ceilings. I'm an agnostic but I know a beautiful church when I see one :)
10. Uffizi museum in Florence with works of the best of the Renaissance artist. Every painting and sculpture will leave you in awe.
Anyway, onto some of the pictures I selected for this post. Believe me, this wasn't easy, hahaha! And this is still a picture heavy post!
me looking at the Coleseum ruins in Rome
Standing in the main street of Roman Forums
Inside San Pietro's Basilica at the Vatican. Behind me is St Peter's tomb
Having my first Gelato of the trip in Rome....first of many
Enjoying my huge thin crust pizza at La Motecarlo in Rome
Standing in front of Duomo in Florence
Random sight street in Florence, I fell in love with this city
Enjoying my truffle and mascarpone filled ravioli in the Florence Market...best meal ever!
Hubs in front of Galileo's tomb
Inside Duomo, most beautiful neo gothic church evah!
View of Plazza Ducale from top of San Marco church in Venice
Enjoying another gelato in Venice, no matter where you stop you have a great view
The beautiful ponte Rialto in Venice by night, this is Venice' oldest bridge and the liveliest neighbourhood
Hubby and I on our Gondola about to tour Venice the touristy way, haha
Best view of the Grand Canal from a Gondola
Salute church in Venice, what amazing architecture
Hope you guys enjoyed this post. Will get back to makeup post promptly ;)
6:16 PM
September 21, 2011
Hello my lovelies! I know I've been a terrible blogger the last couple of weeks but I have been very overwhelmed with work and life in general. On top of that, my camera broke on me so I couldn't really take any FOTD/OOTD pictures. Life has just been hectic lately, sigh! But, at least vacation time is here:
I'm leaving for Italy tomorrow for 10 days. We'll be visiting Rome, Florence and Venice. I have been to Rome as a child with my folks but hubby's never been to Italy. And I am especially psyched about Florence as I'm a big admirer of Renaissance art. Can't wait to eat lotsa pasta and gelato and drink galons of wine, lol!
Will be back to frequent blogging when I'm back home. Talk to you all soon!
11:19 AM
August 11, 2011
4 years ago this exact day, I married my best friend. The most patient man I've ever known and the only one who ever really understands me. The one who stands by me during my highest and lowest and the one who inspires me to be the best version of myself without ever questioning me.
We've been married 4 years and together almost 9 and it has not been a day that he hasn't smiled when he sees me.
us at our wedding 11/08/2007
12:17 PM
August 8, 2011
Hey lovelies! As I mentioned in my previous post, I spent the weekend at a girlfriend's cottage for her birthday. There was 8 of us girls and we drive in two cars. She has a cute 4 bedroom cottage 20 mins drive from the main beach by Lac Simon. We spent Friday night drinking wine and chatting on her patio and hit the beach on Saturday. We spent almost 7 hours at the beach. The water was amazing and the weather beautiful. I did get an annoying burn on my back and shoulder (despite wearing SPF50) but now I got a nice tan :) We made a big BBQ dinner on Sat night, ate on the balcony again.
Thought I share some quick pictures with you guys :)
Thought I share some picture with you guys. Hope you all had a fab weekend!
Me lounging at the beach, one piece suite is from American Apparel:
Me and bestie before hitting the waters:
Group shot of some of us before heading out:
5:12 PM
July 3, 2011
Hey lovelies! Hubby and I just got back from a relaxing long weekend in Mont Tremblant. We had rented a lake front luxury chalet with 4 more friends and spent Thursday to Sunday there sight seeing, sun tanning and especially eating, lol! As always, we had brought waaay more food than we needed, so we ended up all eating too much on the last day!
Here are some pics. To all my Canadian followers, happy belated Canada Day. To the US friends, happy 4th of July in advance :)
on our cottage balcony, July 1st:
View from the gandola in the Mont Tremblant Village:
Enjoying my smoke meat poutine. Boy how I love poutines! But I only eat it once a year, on Canada Day to be precise:
On the deck in front of our chalet. Spent quite some time here sun tanning...and got a nasty burn on my chest :(
Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!
Last breakfast in our gazebo:
12:08 PM
June 7, 2011
Hey lovelies! This is a look from last Saturday when I spent the whole day with my best girl. We had a yummy brunch at Baker Street Cafe (my fave brunch place in town) and then hit the mall. We finally parted in the evening after spending another couple of hours chatting over smoothies.
Oh randomly, I picked up a couple of bras when I was in the mall with my bff and realized that I've been wearing the wrong size bras for the last TWO YEARS (I got measured for the first time after 2 years)! I'm a whole friggin size bigger than I thought I was (and I already thought I was too big). I'm quite irritated by that but I guess we all want what we don't have. I still managed to find some cute sets though.
Anyway, I did a bright and happy summer flower look. I actually got a LOT of compliments from random chicks on this look. I normally get more complimented when I wear smokey looks so this was nice. Hope you guys like this look too :)
Face
Nars sheer matte foundation - Fiji
MUFE Full Cover Concealer - #6
Ben Nye powder
Nars Desire blush
Pink Cult blush
Eyes
Painterly p/p - base
Rated R e/s - inner lid
BioGreen e/s - mid lid
MUFE #26 - outer lid and crease
MUFE #75 - outer v
Gorgeous Gold e/s - highlight
Cargo Swimmable e/l - light green shade on lower lashline
BB Ivy Shimmer g/l - to line
Cargo 3 in 1 mascara
Lips
Trimmed in Pink l/l
Pink Nouveau l/s
Magnetique l/g
And here's some food porn for you guys. This place makes the most amazing baked omelet. I got the cheese and mushroom one. It also comes with salad, grilled pepper and potatoes wedges and fresh fruit...mmmmmm:
and here's a pic of me and my gorgeous girl, out on the sunny Saturday:
May 23, 2011
Hey lovelies! I'm finally back from my 10-day vacation in Hamilton/Toronto and Buffalo. I had the most amazing time with some of my favourite people and could not be more relaxed right now. Sometimes, it's not about the destination (I've been to Toronto more than I care to count, lol), but about the people you spend time away from home.
I thought I share some pictures with you. Hope you enjoy them :)
This pic was taken Up the Mountains in Hamilton. We climbed 500 steps to get up there. Amazing workout :D
This one is at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Obviously I took a pic by the Persian Arch:
Hubby took this pic of me in Letchworth State Park in NY where we had rented cabins with some friends. I loved the waterfalls, we saw 3 of them:
This pic was taken right before we left the cabin. Amazing time was had there, plus amazing food and weather:
Last night in Toronto we partied at Republik and Access. We had a booth and everyone had a blast:
As usual, I packed way more makeup that I actually used. I don't tend to care too much about makeup when I travel. So I did a series of look with my UD Naked palette, but nothing really worth posting about. This is what I did like 90% of the time; put together, but not exciting:
Anyhuw, I'm happy to be back to my favourite past time, blogging. Lookout for FOTD's coming up again starting tomorrow.