amethyst

Please excuse the desperately grainy photos with an older camera!

Outfit:

Ruffle top, cardigan and leggings - Dynamite

Leopard platform heels - Kurt Geiger

Purse - Guess

Pearl and zirconia drop necklace - Christmas gift from Bonnie

Photos by Julie

ch-check it out

Outfit:

Acid wash shirt and leggings - Dynamite

Tote - Tommy Hilfiger

Heels - Forever 21

Bracelet - homemade

Hammered silver bangle - a gift from my lovely and talented sister Bonnie

Lipstick - Kate Moss for Rimmel in 107

Nailpolish (on toes) - Essie's Mint Candy Apple

Photos by Julie

instant mermaid hair

Uncovered some photos from Halloween. I had the last-minute challenge

of somehow styling my brown, chin-length bob into tresses befitting a mermaid.

Easily accomplished with a cheap wig. Not so mermaidey, I know, but it was last-minute

and it was the only blueish wig I could find. (Look, matching blue eyebrows!)

(Please excuse the shameless selfie - my tripod was M.I.A.)

aspenglow

This post comes a little too late for this Christmas, (but very early for next year, ha ha). 

This Christmas was not particularly restful. But the company was great.

And the gifts were beautiful.

Still, my favourite part of the holiday is decorating the house.

My Christmas indulgences are many, and as follows:

Dala horses, bottlebrush trees, Gzhel Russian porcelain, LIGHTS LIGHTS LIGHTS!,

fake snow, nutcrackers, tinsel, oh, the list goes on. But truly, the magic is in the mix.

And not to forget, it's not Christmas without Bubble lights!

My sister bought me one of the Bubble light night lights last year.

With. Glitter. Yup, I'm in love.

Merry Christmas to all!

And to all a good night!

fourth nail of christmas

Hard to believe it's only one week until Christmas!

It always seems to manage to sneak up, right?

Here's my attempt at a Christmas tree nail (not my own design).

The tutorial can be found here, whence I drew inspiration.

Her final result is much nicer than mine, though. I don't claim to be a nail artist.

Although, was art school no help in this department?

Best of luck anyhow!

Merry Merry Shopping and Decorating and Baking!

Nail polish:

Revlon in Posh

Gosh in Lambada

first nail of christmas

Welcome to Day One of my "12 Nails of Christmas!"

Today's theme is "Gold-dipped", inspired by the Slavic Christmas ornaments I bought this weekend.

Nail colours:

Revlon in Raven Red

Hawaii Sunset in Gold

a christmas to remember

HELLO DECEMBER!

Wow, many apologies for being MIA for a while (college and what not...)

You find me preparing for final exams and decorating my home intermittently.

I will say that this year there is a disproportionate quantity of fake snow...

Every December I look forward to making my wishlist collage, which

provides a small peek into my soul (and my Christmas stocking!)

Here are a handful of picks from this year's list:

1. Vintage lace-ups by Vegetarian Boots (available from niceshoes.ca)

2. Kate Spade "Stop and Smell the Roses" idiom necklace (available from katespade.com)

3. Vivienne Westwood Frilly Snake Shoulder Bag (available from monnierfreres.co.uk)

4. Melancholia DVD. A beautiful and heartbreaking film! (available from Amazon.ca)

5. More Kate Spade!! Kate Spade 4 x 6" photo frame (katespade.com)

6. Icy Pine Scented Candle. Smells like the perfect Christmas Tree! (chapters.indigo.ca)

There will be photos of my Xmas decorations. 

All in good time!

Pictures from Kate Spade, Chapters, Amazon, Monnier Freres, and Nice Shoes.