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I tried something new with my hair on Wednesday. I’m not sure if my friend Tanya still reads my blog (if so, Hi T!), but I saw her vacation photos and she was wearing a side braid. So I’ve been doing the same. Except my braid is quite pitiful. I hardly have any hair. My boyfriend even asked “Is that all your hair?” No, I cut it all off because most of it wouldn’t fit in the braid….  ;) ha!

Have a great weekend everyone. I’m kind of in the blogging mood so check back this weekend for some more posts :) Maybe I’ll post some before/after photos of my hair cut trim tomorrow.

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Exposed boobs and another purse dilemma

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Last week I blogged about how my J Crew purse broke and I received my refund. 

Zara purse
Zara purse

This week my Zara purse is giving me major issues.

On Tuesday I stopped into Sobey’s on the way home after work to grab a few groceries, but as soon as I walked into the store, the darn security alarm went off! I was waved in by some teenage girls working there. That was fine — I picked up some raspberries, salad and milk and got my arse out of there. Only for the alarm to ring again, as I was walking out. Sure enough, waved on to carry about my business, while everyone else thought I was stealing… no big deal.

Wednesday I went to the mall during lunch and happened to run into Steph!! I was already frazzled when I saw her because I had been inside Winners, Mexx and Jacob and all three stores set off the buzzer. It’s not even a new purse, and no I wasn’t wearing anything new to set off the alarms.  So sorry Steph, if I was awkward talking to you. That’s not all.

No friend. I was wearing this buttoned up shirt, and my freaking middle button unpopped and exposed my bra (aka my BOOBIES) to the entire mall. Why didn’t someone stop me to tell me? How long was I walking around the mall for, with it undone?

Now that i think of it, that is one ill-fitting top.

It was not a good mid-week. At least it’s Friday Junior. I think I need to switch back to my Fossil bag. That one has never given me any issues. 

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Bobbi Brown Cosmetics: Holiday 2012 Collection

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Let’s turn down this summer heat for a while and talk about something chilly. May I remind you that there are 161 days until Christmas?

I’m one organized girl when it comes to shopping in advance for Christmas presents. I honestly start mentally shopping for my loved ones the day after Christmas. It’s not as hard (or as insane)  as you may think it is. I simply have an e-mail draft saved in my gmail account. It goes a little something like this:

Christmas 2012

  • Mom: gift idea 1, gift idea 2
  • Dad: gift idea 1, gift idea 2

Birthdays 2012

  • January xx – Dad: gift idea 1, gift idea 2
  • February xx – SIL: gift idea, gift idea 2

If it’s already purchased it’s in black. If I have yet to buy, it’s in a bold red font. It’s been a convenient way to keep track of ideas and since it’s not on a piece of paper, I cannot misplace it.

Come to think of it, I should make a Christmas wish-list for myself. Ah-ah-ah (That’s me, laughing like The Count) 

I’ve had a chance to take a sneak peek at the holiday press release from Bobbi Brown cosmetics. I already am a huge fan of Bobbi Brown products as they’ve been featured a number of months ago in my skin care, and make up routine’s — which I’ve since added more Bobbi Brown products to. I need to do an updated version of that blog post.

Bobbi Brown Holiday 2012

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Bobbi Brown Holiday 2012

If Bobbi Brown’s eye shadows, lip glosses and brush sets are anything like her foundation or skin care, I’m all about it. The eye cream that I use is incredibly expensive, but it lasts such a long time if you use the appropriate amount. I purchased a new jar of the eye cream in February and I’m about half way through right now, and I use it morning and night. A little goes a long way. My skin is so dehydrated, it loves to be quenched with a thick eye cream like the one I linked above. My skin also looks heavenly when I use the luminous foundation. It’s not a dewy finish, but has a luminous healthy glow, as appropriately named, and lasts so well on the skin throughout the day. No wearing off in patches, on my skin at least!

Conveniently for me, Bobbi Brown cosmetics is now available through certain Sephora stores. The Eaton Centre carries Bobbi Brown, but unfortunately they do not carry my two favorite products by her; the luminous moisturizing foundation and the extra eye repair cream. Not a huge deal as my go-to place for Bobbi Brown is Holt Renfew on Bloor Street in Toronto, which carries a wide range of her products.

Will you be picking up anything from the Bobbi Brown holiday collection? I don’t think I can wait until Christmas to get a few items from this collection. As it happens, it comes out in October for all you beauty girls out there. We only have to wait… three months.  :)

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