American Apparel Warehouse Sale in Montreal May-June 2013

Ah! I logged onto facebook this morning and saw their announcement for another warehouse sale! So for those of you in Montreal, just thought I'd share! I've been to the last three warehouse sales and they've always had a great selection and amazing prices! American Apparel is too expensive for me to buy at regular price so I always need to wait for this to purchase items. I'm already compiling a list of things to look for and I'm definitely going to visit the warehouse more than once! Good thing my exams finish on the 30th!

Revlon Selects Package

I came home one day and saw that another package arrived for me. I wasn't aware that they were sending out a second package! It cheered me up from all my end-of-the-semester assignments and the gloomy exam period coming ahead.

Revlon Chroma Chameleon in Gold, Revlon Color Stay in Nude Beige, Revlon Nail Art 3D Jewel Appliques in WildFlowers

Revlon Colorstay Nail Polish in Nude Beige

I've been wanting to find a nice nude nail polish and this is it! The ones I've previously tried had been too pale of a nude and made my hands look a tad scary but this is an amazingly chic nude. I feel polished but not too done up with these on my nails. 

It's a matte peachy brown nude that requires atleast three coats of nail polish to get a nice opaque color (it is a nude after all..) Revlon was spot on with this! 

I haven't tried the rest yet! Just wait until my exams are over! A little spoiler, the Chroma Chameleon looks gorgeous as a accent nail with nude beige! 

Snow in March?

We were just transitioning into spring weather... :(  

Stars - The North Tour

After my first week back to school from March break, I was worn down and not yet adjusted back to school mode. I've been waiting to go to a Stars show since I missed their last one way a few years back. I saw them last year when they were playing at the POP!Montreal festival but it's not the same as paying for your ticket and knowing you're supporting them. I was ecstatic when I heard that they would be performing in Montreal for their new album "The North"!

They will be doing two shows in Brooklyn, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, each night with a different set list. The Montreal shows were scheduled March 15th and 16th at the recently reopened Virgin Corona Theatre near Lionel Groulx. I went to the first show in Montreal with a friend. Tickets weren't expensive at all! $27 for a live show? Yes, please! We got there before the doors opened at 7 and joined the line. We were hoping to get there early enough to be able to get balcony seats... we were scared that the balcony would be closed off, but luckily it wasn't! 

The theatre was gorgeous! Nothing like the stage at La Tulipe! There was a bar on the balcony level which I was surprised to see, cause usually it's downstairs with the standing area. The girl at the merchandise table was very nice and helpful, I ended up getting a blue tour shirt. AH! 

They opened with "The Theory of Relativity" and soon after came "A Song is a Weapon" throw in some songs I can't remember names of, and in random order "Hold On When You Get Love," " Progress," "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead," "One More Night," "Calendar Girl," "Personal," and pretty much every single song I wanted them to play! They were amazing as always 

I can't wait to see them again!

it's that time of year again...

:( better luck next time!

footprints

Madison's

Birthday Dinner for my friend Bri last night :) 

We got a chocolate brownie on the house for her :P it looks pretty alright hahaha

And we tried taking pictures on my phone but the flash was wayyyy too bright.
Several attempts later.....

Lunch Out With Friends

Went out for lunch with some friends at Hakata Ramen. This is my favorite restaurant to go to when my boyfriend and I don't feel like going too far for noodles. From the outside, it doesn't look too nice and the location may be the reason why it doesn't get too much traffic (although it is only a street down from St. Catherine..) But the ramen there is amazing :) I'm quite a picky eater when it comes to Asian food, but this place gets my approval. The servings are just the right size and the prices are very affordable given the ambiance and setting. 

The boyfriend ordered his usual, Crispy Chicken Miso Ramen. The crispy chicken is amazing, but I don't order it because I don't like the miso soup base that much. As you can probably tell, he couldn't wait for me to take pictures before digging in. 

And I also ordered my usual, Curry Chicken Ramen. I find the curry soup base alot more appealing than the miso... but I never really liked miso... so I guess that might be why. I

 Such a pretty bowl of ramen!

A Few Things I've Bought This Month

 I tend to go through periods of ups and downs with my shopping... sometimes I buy next to nothing and other times I buy whatever the hell I like! It's not much, but it's mostly because I'm not posting everything that I've bought this month but these are my favorites so far :)

Vero Moda Sweater, Expression Necklaces, The Body Shop Foundation Brush

L'Oreal Magic Smooth Souffle Foundation in 522. 

This foundation is sooooooo smooth and silky, I think it already has primer in it? The texture really feels like there's silicone in it ... maybe thats why it's so smooth. This is the perfect shade for me but too bad it's being discontinued and this was the last one at work :( I got it for 50% off and an additional 10% employee discount. 

LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL!!

I finally ordered Star's new album "The North"... I don't know why it took me so long, I love them! If you're into indie-pop then try listening to them. I recommend "A Song is a Weapon," " The Theory of Relativity,"  "Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When you Give It."   And that infrastructure on the cover? It's located in Montreal :)
My sister and I were randomly singing some songs one night... and realized we didn't have this album! A Walk to Remember was my favorite film, I enjoyed all the songs in it... and lo and behold there's an extended version of it on Amazon! So I ordered it, and I think my music life right now just might be a little more complete...(and if I also steal the Of Monsters And Men CD I bought for my boyfriend for Christmas...)

Revlon Selects Products Review Part I

I was selected to be a Revlon Select and got my package about a month ago. Being in the middle of exams, work, the holidays and now back to school, I hadn't really had time to blog. Now I'm trying to get back into the swing of things and I'm back!

My package came with these five products, I haven't had time to try out the Nail Art Expressionists and the Ultimate Suede lipstick yet.. I'll get onto that! First I tried out the eyeshadow palette. I wanted to get this out of the way since I'm not an eyeshadow girl; I only apply eyeshadow on my lower lash line. The palette I got is named "Metropolitan."

All the colors here have a little shimmer to it. They're all super soft and quite pigmented. I love these colors! I use this everyday on my lower lash line. I never really liked pink shadows, but the top most pink was light enough to used in the inner corners. The taupe-y silver shade is a little misleading, when swatched, it looks like a shimmery shade of the lid color with alot more silver pigmentation. Nonetheless, it's amazing to use as a blending shade. The sparkle in the eyelid brown shade is quite unnoticeable and looks quite matte swatched. I'm not too sure if the champagne pink primer, in the rectangle, was useful or not. I don't use these eyeshadows on my eyelids, so I don't need priming. the gold glitter shade gives such sparkle to draw attention to my eyes rather than my under eyes! I've been using this as a replacement for Wet N Wild's Comfort Zone palette for a more natural look..

Should you buy this? Probably not, the colours aren't spectacular, and you probably have these shades already if you're not a makeup newbie. Do I recommend it? Yes I do, it's a nice everyday neutral palette if you're in the market looking for a simple one. I was going to post a picture up with me wearing it, but I need to learn how to take better pictures before doing that :P

I then tried the Revlon Nail Art Moon Candy nail polish because the glitter side was just too adorable! The blue-ish pink speckles reminded me of moon rocks or something. I was a bit skeptical at first with the base navy shade containing the same amount of polish as the glitter side. Nail polish usually needs two coats to get a decent opacity.. and I would need much more than the provided Navy shade to use up the glitter.... But to my surprise the Navy was incredibly opaque. One coat was all it took to look like the shade in the bottle!

Though my problem with this product was with the glitter polish side... as cute as the concept was, I did not find the combination to be worth it. I applied the glitter polish on top of the navy and honestly, I barely saw the glitter. I can barely see the flecks... cute concept but the results were a little disappointing. Great pigmentation on the navy shade but the glitter didn't do it...I'll pass on this...


Part II coming shortly

Studying....

One more final to go until WINTER BREAK!

My cat won't leave me alone.... he wanted to join the fun too...

Revlon Selects

I got my package from Revlon today! I was chosen to be apart of their Revlon Selects program, which they send products to you for review. I was so excited to try out the palette and lipstick! Reviews coming soon!

procrastinating once again..

My sister likes taking photos together on our crappy webcam... so we can show off our twin-ness....

So here we are with our sunglasses. I have a week until my next exam so I can do nothing for the next few days! :) 

It's that time of year again....

Cramming for my philosophy final with friends at Starbucks...

American Apparel Montreal Warehouse Sale 2012

American Apparel extended their summer warehouse sale until LATE December! I've been there quite a few times, trying to find things in my size or just checking out the new stock. It's a tad more expensive than the sale from 2 years ago? But items this time around are in far better condition! I can't afford American Apparel items unless it's from the warehouse, I can't justify spending so much money on items. And even on sale I don't think the prices are of my range.


I went a little denim crazy during these trips.... ( mainly because I went to procrastinate from my school work, still am right now. I have 3 days off until my next exam) and I bought a few pairs of tights! They were giving a free gift with any purchase also, so I got a Legalize LA tee, mesh leggings and a cotton bra.

I mainly bought my first pair of Easy Jeans because I saw pictures of Miley Cyrus wearing them. She looked amazing in them, so naturally I wanted a pair for myself! Candids of her from earlier this year have been making her my fashion inspiration.

Easy Jeans... as you can see are my favorite. These were $35 a pair compared to the original $82 per pair! I bought them in 3 colours because they are just that comfortable!  I don't even feel like they're denim... they're most probably not. I feel like they're probably a jegging material or a very stretchy denim. Sizing is a little weird, I don't think AA denim/pants are made for curvier women. I'm about a size 6 or 8 UK and I range from XS to M in these Easy Jeans, RIDICULOUS. They really need to expand their sizing and acknowledge that there are curvier women who want to buy their items.

I bought other items at AA but I don't find them that aesthetically pleasing to take pictures of... tights out of their original packaging? But another reason is that I find tops hard to photograph, maybe I'll find another way to take pictures of them?

Secret Santa Shopping!

Visited my friend at work and went Secret Santa shopping! :) 

She got me a Chai Latte with Soy :) Sorry for the bad photo quality, I took it on my phone! D:
I'll post the gifts when the 3rd item arrives in the mail! I'm so excited for my Secret Santa to receive their gift!    I feel proud of myself for choosing his gift :)

Black Friday in NYC

Our room at the Hudson Hotel.

Popped into Magnolia Bakery for some cupcakes :)

We found a Tim Hortons off of Broadway! No Starbucks for us this trip!

Gorgeous Victoria's Secret Store Decor

Had our first dinner in the city at Del Frisco's. Nice ambiance

digging through my music folder...

I just finished my communications paper not too long ago, got sick of writing about similarities between the telegraph and the internet...... waste of my time, just a tad

So I went rummaging through my computer's music folder and got nostalgic over my old favourites.. I need to get myself back into my weird indie music again, listening to these old songs reminds me how amazing they are.

Some to share...

Then I went looking for The Hunger Games Score Soundtrack, "The Pretty Reckless" and "Chester French"'s albums, need to start listening to these now!

Song of the Week

Along with my lil Hunger Games fascination comes with the song I've been playing non stop this week.

When I first heard it I didn't like it. Its very different from Taylor's usual songs (and at that time I hadn't watched the trailer yet for The Hunger Games). But it was so hauntingly beautiful... maybe Taylor Swift should do more songs like this in the future

Hunger Games

I didn't read the books before watching the movie but the trailer and the plot was so appealing that I went to see it. I can't stress enough how I rarely go to the movie to spend $12 for a movie... I usually go on Cheapie Tuesday for half the price or wait til the movie comes out on DVD. But I couldn't wait to go see this! (And we had a gift certificate so that helped too)

I went with my boyfriend to a late morning/early afternoon showing during it's first weekend out. I was hoping that there wouldn't be too any people and luckily all the teens were still asleep at noon.

The movie was AMAZING. Though, I expected alot more action...

I even went out right away to buy the books! I finished them in 2 days and can't get enough of them :) No spoilers or anything, just sharing my enjoyment of the series and the movie.