NOTD || 31 January

I looooove this purple from Topshop.. maybe it's my recent pastel addiction talking, but it's gorgeous! Just what I needed :~)

Used:
❤ Sephora Base Coat
❤ Topshop Parma Violet
❤ Essie Smokin' Hot (accent nail)
❤ Nails Inc. Kensington Caviar Top Coat

xLB

OOTD || 30 January 2013

"I'll stop wearing black once they make a darker colour.."

❤ Oversized Velvet Top - Topshop
❤ Disco Pants - American Apparel
❤ Boots - Steve Madden Troopa
❤ Bag - MANGO

❤ Lips - Topshop Innocent

obsessed with the bow on the back

xLB

Paris Fashion Week || Elie Saab Spring 2013 Couture

As you may or may not know, Elie Saab is one of my absolute favourite designers, so I was definitely interested in this show most! For those of you unfamiliar, he just so happened to design my queen Blair Waldorf's wedding dress on the series finale of Gossip Girl (still can't believe it's over - tear, tear).

Be sure to click the pictures to make them bigger, the detailing on these dresses it too gorgeous not to!!

My favourite part about Elie Saabs designs is always the intricacy in the detailing. From the cutouts to the beading, it's all gorgeous. I also like how everything was sorted by colour, it just made it so easy to look at and was great for transitions.

xLB

OOTD || 29 January 2013

I'm going through skirt/dress withdrawals.. I hate wearing skirts/dresses in winter because let's face it - it's near impossible in the southern ontario cold.I just have a hard time styling skirts/dresses for Canadian winters because it's something I'm not used to. The hardest part for me is finding appropriate footwear.. but I had to wear a skirt. It's been too long. If it haven't said it before.. I hate pants. Okay.

❤ Blouse - Forever 21

❤ Blazer - Forever 21

❤ Skirt - MANGO

❤ Handbag - MANGO

❤ Tights - H&M

❤ Boots - Steve Madden

❤ Nails - Topshop Parma Violet

xLB

Paris Fashion Week || Chanel Spring 2013 Couture

I find quite often that I like elements from Chanel, but never it in it's entirety. Mainly because I'm clearly not their target market, so it's very understandable. But I do love the timeless pieces Chanel has to offer, and I feel like once I get to a stage in my life where I meet the demographic I'll love it. That being said, definitely wasn't my favourite show of fashion week.. haha.. or my favourite Chanel show. I don't know.. I also found the show very repetitive. Cara looked great thought!!

My favourite was definitely the black dress Cara wore (7th dress). I also liked when things got more romantic and girly, likely because that's more my style. However I felt as thought the classic tweed suits were very repetitive and nothing innovative which I guess kind of started me in my rampage. A lot of the necklines and colours were repeated numerous times. Understandable a couple, but eh, I got bored.

I'm sorry if it seemed like I was bashing it a bit.. I just didn't think it was Chanel's best. I liked a bit of the later stuff however! Merely opinion, Karl Lagerfeld is still a God, no worries! 

xLB

Music Monday

Happy Monday! This is a compilation of a lot of the music I've been listening to a lot recently.. some of them are a bit all over the place, I don't think I can pinpoint specific genres I like, I actually listen to almost every genre (how cliché!)

Also, the first one just so happens to be by one of my super talented friends who has just released her EP on iTunes which is super thrilling! She's trying to break into the music industry and needs 500 likes on her new Facebook page before she can release her music video, so if you have three seconds and wouldn't mind, her page is here and I would love you forever if you could give it a like!

Now onto the tunes! Links below x

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xLB

Paris Fashion Week || Christian Dior Spring 2013 Couture

Some highlights from the SS13 Dior show that happened in Paris recently.. definitely one of my favourite shows of the year.

I loved how this show was very true  to Dior's roots. A lot of the silhouettes were very similar to the very silhouettes which made Dior the powerhouse it is now, with the nipped in waists and full skirts. Gorgeous. I also liked the iridescence, which I noticed to have been very trendy, so I can't wait for it to trickle down to fast fashion! 

xLB

2013 || Week 04

quinoa risotto for dinner | scones in the oven | the finished product, proud! | fruit galore, yummy!

my hamster, mr. pickles | in my new monsters inc. jumper | perfect night | eating a scone

having a snack | found loads of lips gloss, oops! | philosophy have the cutest messages | selfie

best way to start the day | dinner | eating father christmas | I go through too many candles..

reese's pieces mm | cupcake face mask | leopard leopard leopard | a very intriguing fortune

omber jumper x curls | follow me on insta! | a weird cinnamon bun.. | looking super cute (and sick)

homemade mac & cheese for one! | I look so weird with a centre part | deliciousness | pizza

pomegranates.. too much of a hassle | blackberry and peach porridge | weird craving | my fav, pita

onion rings | ootd | delicious and super cute cookie | morning glory; special k and pjs

selfie | drinks with the girl | cool skull shot glass | then the boys came over..

veg burger, sweet potato fries and sprite YUM | say anything | textiles | transformer in NPS downtown

one of my favourite places | perk of secondhand books | topshop & book purchases | girly night in

xLB