Glossier; A Product Round Up

Fashion & Beauty
When your babe of a best friend manages to get you both the most coveted makeup from New York, you have a freak out — I may or may not have burnt the tortilla I was cooking... we reached smoke alarm status.

Now, for those of you who have never herd of the brand Glossier, let me set a few things straight.

  1. Glossier is a company created by Emily Weiss who's focus is on striping down to the best possible ingredients, formulations and combination of products you could ever imagine. They call themselves " a beauty brand inspired by real life," which is exactly what they are
  2. They don't ship to Canada — which is why this is a monumental product round up. But fear not! They're working really hard on getting it to us

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Dr.Martens For Days... 365 To Be Exact

Edmonton

October means fall. Fall means no more nerdy sneakers and no more nerdy sneakers mean it's time to bring out the Dr. Martens.

There has not ever, in my entire 23 years of existence been a pair of shoes I have loved more than my Dr. Martens. This is saying a lot; finding shoes is an annoying and time consuming task because I am so picky with how things feel on my feet. Heaven forbid the heel even rubs me the wrong way, or that the pinky toe touches the side if the shoe weird.

I don't know what it is about these shoes that I am so obsessed with! They're edgy, practical but unconventional and are legitimately the coolest boots. 

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Stop Hoarding Things You Don't Wear!

Fashion & Beauty
This past week I went through my closet and purged a good chunk of clothes I never wear anymore. I love doing this a couple times a year to make room for new clothes and because I don't need to hoard every single item I've ever owned just in case I decide to start wearing it again- this never happens, don't kid yourself.

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4 Things To Do Before Summer's Over

Edmonton
It's the end of July and I couldn't even tell you where me entire summer's gone. Anyone you talk to is trying to jam pack all the summer-y things into the few short weeks we've got left, before we're forced to pull out the parkas and boots- which, to be fair,  does comes with some top notch outfits... very small trade off. I know.

1. Take a Picnic to the River Valley (or your backyard!)

This is one of those things you always say you're going to do, and have the most amazing intentions of organizing, but it never happens. Until now! Grab a blanket, pick up your favourite snacks, call up your friends and make it happen. A picnic doesn't have to be this daunting Pinterest curated event that most people imagine when you think of a picnic. Keep it simple, casual and fun so you can actually enjoy the day you're having and you won't have to fuss over the aesthetic of the picnic. 

Some of my favourite picnic snacks are candy, usually of the sour variety, some chips, cookies or crackers, fresh fruits usually in watermelon or berry form. Oh! And you've always got to have something to drink too. Arizona tea is the ultimate picnic drink- 99cents for the best summer drink out there!
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Sometimes Simple Is The Way To Go

Creative
Third times the charm right?
I have tried to write this post three times.

Initially I wanted to show you how to make a macrame hanging succulent basket that looks really cool and trendy and a great summertime craft, but it was literally impossible for me to take good enough photos to show you exactly how to make it. So, here we are, with a similar idea but way less complicated to show on camera and it's essentially what I wanted to show you in the first place, just a lot simpler.  

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