OOTD | 1 December 2013

 GUYS GUYS GUYS IT'S DECEMBER HOLY

I feel like I blinked and November came and left! On that note, with December comes holiday parties. Today was the company I work for's annual Children's Party, which entails breakfast with Santa, crafts and face painting! Now, by no means am I a child nor do I have one, however I have a mother who works in HR for the company and requests my assistance.. So I figured, Outfit of the Day opportunity!

First off, a cheeky little snapchat

Necklace - EXPRESS ~ Ring - Forever 21 ~ Watch - Armani

Blazer - Forever 21 ~ Velvet Skirt - Brandy Melville ~ Boots - Steve Madden 

Hope you all have an amazing start to your December!

xLB

OOTD || 9 July 2013

❤ Denim Shirt - TJ Maxx 
❤ Floral Skirt - Forever 21
❤ Hair Bow - American Apparel
❤ Shoes - Converse
❤ Lipstick - Topshop: Charmed

❤ Necklace - We The Hatters

I'm loving my personalized necklace - being Greek and having a foreign name always prevented me from getting my name on those tchotchkes, so this satisfied my inner child.

xLB

New Haul!

Hey all :) so yesterday I did a little damage at the mall... OOPS.

Thought I'd show you guys what I picked up, it's been awhile since I've done a haul! Just picked up a few odds and ends for summer and stocked up on some necessities! 

LUSH 

• Bath Bomb in Dragons Egg 6.25$
• Bath Bomb in The Enchanter 6.25$
• Bubble Bar in Madame Butterfly 8.95$
• Lip Scrub in Bubblegum 9.95$

SEPHORA

• L'Occitane Hand Cream in Pivoine Flora 12$ (repurchase) 
• Rosebud Salve 7.50$ (repurchase) 
• Stila After Glow Lip Colour in Festive Fuchsia 23$ (Can't wait to try - glows in UV light!)
• Make Up For Ever Smoky Lash Mascara in Extra Black 27$ (repurchase)
• Fresh Rollerballs in Hesperides Grapefruit 23$ (exchanged)
• YSL Rollerballs in Manifesto 28$
• Nails Inc. Kensington Caviar Top Coat 12$ (repurchased)
• Sephora Blasted Nail Polish in Black 3$
• Samples, gratis

FOREVER 21

• Silver Spike Bracelet 5.80$
• Headbands 4.80$ each
• Earrings 1.80$
• Necklace 5.80$
• Sunglasses 6.80$
• Black High Waisted Shorts 17.80$ (These fit me so well, I'm so excited for them!)
• Green High Waisted Shorts 16.80$ (Not loving the fit on these, the fabric is just eh on)
• Sheer Pink Blouse 21.80$
• Star Print Jumper 27.80$ (I actually wanted a similar from Wildfox so was so happy for this!)

H&M

• Gold Spike Bracelet 6.95$
• Coloured Skulls Bracelet 5.95$
• Blue Circle Skirt 14.95$
• Grey & Pink Striped Tank Top 6.95$
• White Lace Top 10$

HOLLISTER

• Orange & Pink Racerback Tank 11$
• Black Cropped Racerback Tank 11$
• White Gilly Hick Bandeau 13$

Sorry the picture quality is a little grainy, I'm not sure what happened with them.. :/ if there's anything you'd like to see more in detail or a review on, let me know :)

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

OOTD + FOTD || 24 January 2013

hi hi hi :~) so today I had a bad case of the winter blues (It's currently -11 here, with high winds making it -20) so I needed a pop of colour! Since it was one of my longest school days it was a comfy day ;~) The shirt is from my latest haul, from Forever 21, which can be found here!

OOTD

❤ Blouse - Forever 21

❤ Jacket - H&M (from 2 years ago in London)

❤ Leggings - Victoria's Secret Pink Yoga Legging

❤ Boots - Steve Madden Troopa Combat Boots in Black

FOTD

❤ Make Up For Ever HD Invisible Foundation

❤ Make Up For Ever Camo Cream Palette (Concealer)

❤ Urban Decay Naked2 Palette (Blackout, Tease, Bootycall)

❤ Maybelline Great Lash Lots of Lashes Mascara

❤ MAC MSF in Lightscapade

❤ Benefit Coralista Blush

xLB

F21 Haul

I had actually nearly forgotten about this one! Around Boxing week time I had ordered a bunch of stuff from Forever 21. My family has a PO box in the states, so I get a lot of stuff delivered there so that I don't have to pay international shipping fees (hehehhehe) however this means I get stuff much later since I have to go home (err to my parents) instead of getting it delivered to my door. So I finally went home for a weekend to a lovely, massive box awaiting me!

The large box in all it's glory

I have to say; I'm O B S E S S E D with this sweater. It's super cute (I'm a massive Disney fan) and it's so so cozy! I'm getting my sister one for her birthday next month, so I'm defo ordering myself a Lion King one as well ;~) 19.80$

Another sweater I'm loving dearly; this one is a super cozy knit and is also ombre which I thought was so cool! 22.80$

And look at the colour descriptor on the tag.. can you say meant to be!?

I absolutely adored this sweater after seeing it online, it's very similar to a lot of wild fox's sweaters, so I thought it was a steal! It's also super cozy, it feels like a pyjama shirt! 17.80$

Unfortunately, as you can see a bit, quite a lot of pilling happened; and this was only after one wear :(

This shirt was sooo hard to photograph! haha. I liked this one a lot more online than I do in person, but I don't not like it enough to return it.. so I'm keeping it. It's a charcol/grey colour and the fabric is so soft and smooth and cool, it's really comfy! But it's super boxy and I hate the sleeves.. I'll work something out I'm sure ;~) 19.80$ Retail, 13.86$ Paid

I don't know if I'll be able to say this enough buuuut.. I LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE this shirt!! This is the epitome of my style and it just fit so perfectly, I'm just so pleased! I'm really into the flowy blouse type tops, but I love when they have little embellishments, like the gold studs on this shirt. 24.80$

Close up of the detailing on the sleeve, loooove the studs!!

Another blouse which is very much so my style. The picture doesn't do it justice! This is also my attempt at brightening up my wardrobe.. everything is rather.. black.. 17.80$

This skirt was kind of an impulse buy - I hadn't bought a skirt in so long, and it was so cheap I couldn't resist! I love the colour blocking to it, and also the mushroom pleats. Next, to find something to wear with it! 19.80$ Retail, 4.99$ Paid!!

Close up on the detailing

Next up is this dress; purchased partially due to the winter blues, but also because I actually used to only wear dresses, so since I haven't bought one in awhile I figured why not! I love it, it has a flap of fabric up top (can't think of a technical term.. oops!) which is super flattering. And the back dips a bit, which nice. I also quite like the colours to it, can't wait for some warmed weather to wear it! 22.80$ Retail, 5.49$ Paid

Next up, these earrings.. all I can say is I HATE how Forever 21's jewellery is all final sale.. grrrrr. As you can probably see, the left earring is significantly different than the right one. I am ridiculously into having everything symmetrical and even so this just isn't going to do for me. Also, like a lot of Forever 21's other earrings, the middle gem isn't actually the area that goes into your ear.. it's the part above it. I'm awful at explaining and never took a picture, like I should have (tsk!) but basically they just aren't centred in your ear and there's a massive portion dangling on the end. Long story short; NEVER buying Forever 21 jewellery online again, as I'm that dissatisfied! At least they didn't cost me much.. but STILL! 4.80$ Retail, 3.36$ Paid

Last but not least, an addition to my massive hair bow collection! The back one is a blue, and the front one fuchsia. I normally buy my bows from American Apparel, so I can't wait to try these out and see how they compare as they are significantly cheaper, yet still the same size/bigger! 1.80$ each

(Posted this from my phone so I hope it works EEP)
xLB